| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire (5th title) |
| Participants | 15 |
| Matches | 164 |
| Most runs | Johnny Tyldesley (2,605 for Lancashire) |
| Most wickets | Wilfred Rhodes (196 for Yorkshire) |
The 1901 County Championship was the 12th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 6 May to 4 September 1901. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their fifth championship title, their second title in successive seasons. Middlesex finished in a distant second place.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | Fin | %Fin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 28 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 21 | 90.48 | |
| Middlesex | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.00 | |
| Lancashire | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 37.50 | |
| Sussex | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 33.33 | |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.27 | |
| Surrey | 28 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7.69 | |
| Hampshire | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | |
| Kent | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | -1 | 11 | -9.09 | |
| Essex | 22 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | –1 | 9 | –11.11 | |
| Worcestershire | 22 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | –3 | 17 | –17.65 | |
| Leicestershire | 20 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | –6 | 14 | –42.86 | |
| Somerset | 18 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | –6 | 14 | –42.86 | |
| Gloucestershire | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | –7 | 13 | –53.85 | |
| Derbyshire | 20 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | –13 | 13 | –100.00 | |
| Source: CricketArchive[1] | |||||||||
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