The 1951 County Championship was the 52nd officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 5 May to 4 September 1951. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their second title.
Table 12 points for a win 6 points to each team in a match in which scores finish level 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match
TeamPWLDNoDec1stInnsLead1stInnsTiePts1Warwickshire (C)28162100602162Yorkshire281231121001843Lancashire28811541001364Worcestershire2895122601325Glamorgan2883143801286Surrey2876132901207Middlesex2875142801168Essex2862182911109Hampshire285614310010010Sussex2866151519411Derbyshire2854181809212Gloucestershire2858132708813Northamptonshire2843183808014Somerset2851292407615Leicestershire2847161406416Kent2841491306017Nottinghamshire281111337040Source: CricketArchive
Statistics
Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 2,452 61.30 Jack Robertson Middlesex 2,046 42.62 Arthur Fagg Kent 2,018 38.80 Maurice Tremlett Somerset 1,903 43.25 Don Kenyon Worcestershire 1,825 44.51 George Emmett Gloucestershire 1,819 58.67 Freddie Jakeman Northamptonshire 1,817 42.25 John Langridge SussexSource: Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 169 13.93 Bob Appleyard Yorkshire 145 17.69 Eric Hollies Warwickshire 127 19.55 Jack Young Middlesex 123 16.84 Jim McConnon Glamorgan 123 17.82 Cliff Gladwin Derbyshire 118 17.97 Dick Howorth Worcestershire 118 19.91 Derek Shackleton HampshireSource:
See also 1951 English cricket season
References
External links County Championship, 1951 at Cricinfo