1895 County Championship
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The 1895 County Championship was the sixth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 6 May to 2 September 1895. Surrey claimed their fifth title, which was decided by the percentage of completed matches by each side.[3]
Quick Facts Cricket format, Tournament format(s) ...
Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
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Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Surrey (5th title) |
Participants | 14 |
Matches | 131 |
Most runs | Bobby Abel (1,787 for Surrey)[1] |
Most wickets | Tom Richardson (239 for Surrey)[2] |
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The competition saw the first participation in the competition by Derbyshire, Essex, Hampshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire.