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.
Table TeamKent2616280141877.77Lancashire2414460101855.55Yorkshire2612410081650.00Sussex267316041040.00Surrey301677092339.13Middlesex22651011119.09Northamptonshire1898101175.88Hampshire2277800140.00Worcestershire2088400160.00Nottinghamshire206851–214–14.28Somerset164750–311–27.27Warwickshire203890–511–45.45Leicestershire2231081–713–53.84Essex202792–59–55.55Derbyshire2221541–1317–76.47Gloucestershire2211380–1214–85.71Source: 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.
Statistics
Batting
Most runs 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 HampshireSource:
Bowling Most wickets 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 YorkshireSource:
See also 1909 English cricket season Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1909 Kent County Cricket Club in 1909
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