1904 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Lancashire (2nd title) |
| Participants | 15 |
| Most runs | C. B. Fry (2,376 for Sussex) |
| Most wickets | George Dennett (123 for Gloucestershire) |
Location of the home ground of each county
The 1904 County Championship was the fifteenth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 9 May to 5 September 1904. Lancashire won their second championship title, while six times champions Yorkshire finished in second place. The previous season's winners, Middlesex, finished in fourth place.
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.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | Fin | %Fin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | 26 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 100.00 | |
| Yorkshire | 27 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 63.63 | |
| Kent | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 42.85 | |
| Middlesex | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 38.46 | |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 27.27 | |
| Sussex | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11.11 | |
| Leicestershire | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | |
| Gloucestershire | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 11 | –9.09 | |
| Derbyshire | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | -3 | 13 | –23.07 | |
| Surrey | 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 0 | –6 | 18 | –33.33 | |
| Somerset | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | –6 | 16 | –37.50 | |
| Worcestershire | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | –5 | 11 | –45.45 | |
| Essex | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | –7 | 13 | –53.84 | |
| Hampshire | 18 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | –10 | 14 | –71.42 | |
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Records
Batting
Bowling
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References
- ^ "County Championship 1904 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1904 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Bowling in County Championship 1904 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
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