The 1903 County Championship was the 14th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 4 May to 3 September 1903. Middlesex won their first championship title, ending Yorkshire's run of three successive titles. Sussex finished in second place for the second successive season.
Table One point was awarded for a win, and one point was taken away for each loss. Final placings were decided by dividing the number of points earned by the number of completed matches (i.e. those that ended in a win or a loss), and multiplying by 100. TeamPldWLDAPtsFin%FinMiddlesex1881727977.77Sussex24721415955.55Yorkshire261358081844.44Lancashire2610511031533.33Nottinghamshire206410021020.00Worcestershire20866021414.28Warwickshire1854901911.11Essex2276721137.69Kent2276721137.69Somerset1866510120.00Surrey2871191–418–22.22Derbyshire164750–311–27.27Gloucestershire2031070–713–53.84Hampshire1811043–911–81.81Leicestershire1811043–911–81.81Source:
Records Batting Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 2,413 80.43 C. B. Fry Sussex 1,618 44.94 Johnny Tyldesley Lancashire 1,565 40.12 Archie MacLaren Lancashire 1,449 34.50 Ernie Hayes Surrey 1,428 44.62 Percy Perrin EssexSource:
Bowling Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 143 14.72 Wilfred Rhodes Yorkshire 137 13.05 Charlie Blythe Kent 131 17.85 Sydney Barnes Lancashire 123 12.17 Sam Hargreave Warwickshire 115 12.79 George Hirst YorkshireSource:
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