1913 was the twenty-fourth season of County Championship cricket in England. Kent won the title for the fourth time in eight seasons.
Honours County Championship – Kent Minor Counties Championship – Norfolk Wisden – Major Booth, George Gunn, Bill Hitch, Albert Relf, Lionel Tennyson
County Championship
CountyPlayedWonLostFirst InningsPoints %WonLostNoresultPossObtd1Kent2820331113511081.482Yorkshire281644311359570.373Surrey261354401308162.304Northamptonshire221241501106861.815Nottinghamshire20853401005353.006Middlesex20764301005050.007Sussex2810104311356548.148Lancashire267117011255644.809Gloucestershire228111201104540.9010Hampshire267114401305139.2311Warwickshire247113301204739.1612Worcestershire2069131953637.8913Derbyshire18410220902831.1114Leicestershire224131401102724.5415Essex1829241852023.5216Somerset16211210801721.25Details as recorded in John Wisden's Cricketers' Almanack
Five points were awarded for a win. Three points were awarded for "winning" the first innings of a drawn match. One point was awarded for "losing" the first innings of a drawn match. Matches in which no result was achieved on the first innings were not included in calculating maximum possible points. Final placings were decided by calculating the percentage of possible points.
Minor Counties Championship +1913 Minor Counties Championship tableCountyPlayedWonFirst inningsPoints%WonLostNoresultPossObtd1Norfolk84300402972.50Glamorgan85110402972.503Hertfordshire84220402870.004Staffordshire106011453168.885Durham105111452964.446Northumberland105101452862.227Lincolnshire104310503060.008Bedfordshire84020402255.009Surrey Second Eleven83200402152.5010Berkshire84000402050.00Dorset84000402050.0012Monmouthshire83110401947.5013Devon83100401845.0014Cornwall83010401640.0015Cheshire82001351028.5716Buckinghamshire82010401127.50Cambridgeshire82010401127.50Wiltshire82010401127.5019Kent Second Eleven81120401025.0020Suffolk800104012.50 Five points were awarded for a win. Three points were awarded for "winning" the first innings of a drawn match. One point was awarded for "losing" the first innings of a drawn match. Matches in which no result was achieved on the first innings were not included in calculating maximum possible points. Final placings were decided by calculating the percentage of possible points.
Final Because Norfolk and Glamorgan were tied on percentage and had not played each other, the rules required that they play a challenge match. Glamorgan accepted this on condition that a guarantee of £50 be given. When rain prevented the match being played out, Norfolk were declared champions by virtue of their first innings lead.
Leading batsmen (qualification 20 innings) 1913 English season leading batsmenNameTeamMatchesInningsNot outsRunsHighest scoreAverage100sPhil MeadHampshire326082627171 not out50.519Jack HobbsSurrey32575260518450.099George GunnNottinghamshire22395169717049.916Eric Leslie KiddCambridge UniversityMiddlesex14243104115049.573Frank WoolleyKent294561760224 not out45.124Reginald LagdenCambridge University1120184715344.573J. W. HearneMiddlesex29493203618944.266John GunnNottinghamshire21386140512643.903Wally HardingeKent32567203726841.577Frank TarrantMiddlesexMCC26422163014240.753
Leading bowlers (qualification 1,000 balls) 1913 English season leading bowlersNameTeamMatchesBalls bowledRuns concededWickets takenAverageBest bowling5 wicketsin innings10 wicketsin matchBasil von MelleOxford University921028755515.907/4871Colin BlytheKent346722272916716.347/21153Norman HollowaySussex1220219315516.926/10450Alonzo DrakeYorkshire324908196511616.938/5960Frank TarrantMiddlesexMCC265919232313617.088/20123Sidney SmithNorthamptonshire245160191511117.257/3983Razor SmithSurrey13277411276517.338/6163George ThompsonNorthamptonshire235872256914817.357/39166Albert RelfSussex347322255214118.096/3082Douglas CarrKent11181411026018.366/8861
References
Annual reviews John Wisden's Cricketer's Almanack, 1914
External links CricketArchive – season summaries