Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
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Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Kent (2nd title) |
Participants | 16 |
Most runs | Ernie Hayes (1,844 for Surrey) |
Most wickets | Colin Blythe (178 for Kent) |
The 1909 County Championship was the 20th officially organised running of the County Championship. The season ran from 3 May to 30 August 1909. Kent won their second championship title, while Lancashire finished in second place. The previous season's winners, Yorkshire, finished third.
Team | P | W | L | D | A | Pts | Fin | %Fin | |
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Kent | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 18 | 77.77 | |
Lancashire | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 55.55 | |
Yorkshire | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 50.00 | |
Sussex | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40.00 | |
Surrey | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 39.13 | |
Middlesex | 22 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9.09 | |
Northamptonshire | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5.88 | |
Hampshire | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.00 | |
Worcestershire | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | |
Nottinghamshire | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | –2 | 14 | –14.28 | |
Somerset | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | –3 | 11 | –27.27 | |
Warwickshire | 20 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0 | –5 | 11 | –45.45 | |
Leicestershire | 22 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 1 | –7 | 13 | –53.84 | |
Essex | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | –5 | 9 | –55.55 | |
Derbyshire | 22 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 1 | –13 | 17 | –76.47 | |
Gloucestershire | 22 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 | –12 | 14 | –85.71 | |
Source:[1] |
Most runs | |||
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Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
1,844 | 39.23 | Ernie Hayes | Surrey |
1,771 | 45.41 | Jack Hobbs | Surrey |
1,544 | 37.65 | David Denton | Yorkshire |
1,451 | 40.30 | Robert Relf | Sussex |
1,352 | 37.55 | Phil Mead | Hampshire |
Source:[2] |
Most wickets | |||
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Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
178 | 14.07 | Colin Blythe | Kent |
135 | 19.11 | George Dennett | Gloucestershire |
120 | 20.17 | Walter Lees | Surrey |
118 | 13.80 | George Thompson | Northamptonshire |
111 | 12.67 | Schofield Haigh | Yorkshire |
Source:[3] |