1948 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Glamorgan (1st title) |
| Participants | 17 |
| Matches | 221 |
| Most runs | Arthur Fagg (2,404 for Kent)[1] |
| Most wickets | Tom Pritchard (163 for Warwickshire)[2] |
The 1948 County Championship was the 49th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 8 May to 31 August 1948. Glamorgan County Cricket Club claimed their first title.[3][4]
Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | No Dec | 1st inn
lead match L |
1st inn
lead match D |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamorgan | 26 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 172 |
| 2 | Surrey | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 168 |
| 3 | Middlesex | 26 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 160 |
| 4 | Yorkshire | 26 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 156 |
| 5 | Lancashire | 26 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 152 |
| 6 | Derbyshire | 26 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 148 |
| 7 | Warwickshire | 26 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 132 |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | 26 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 128 |
| 9 | Hampshire | 26 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 120 |
| 10 | Worcestershire | 26 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 104 |
| 11 | Leicestershire | 26 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 96 |
| 12 | Somerset | 26 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 92 |
| 13 | Essex | 26 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 90 |
| 14 | Nottinghamshire | 26 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 82 |
| 15 | Kent | 26 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 76 |
| 16 | Sussex | 26 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 72 |
| 17 | Northamptonshire | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 52 |
NOTES: Essex and Nottinghamshire totals include six points each for a drawn match that ended with scores equal (no allowance made in Championship scoring at this stage for the fact that Essex were still batting). Surrey total includes eight points for a win on first innings in a match reduced to one day.
Leading averages
Batting
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,391 | 92.73 | Cyril Washbrook | Lancashire |
| 1,565 | 92.05 | Len Hutton | Yorkshire |
| 1,236 | 61.80 | Denis Compton | Middlesex |
| 1,331 | 60.50 | Bill Edrich | Middlesex |
| 1,435 | 57.40 | Jack Crapp | Gloucestershire |
| 2,404 | 57.23 | Arthur Fagg | Kent |
| 1,855 | 54.55 | Jack Robertson | Middlesex |
| Qualification: 1,000 runs, 50.00 average. Source: CricketArchive[1] | |||
Bowling
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 15.57 | Cliff Gladwin | Derbyshire |
| 139 | 16.38 | Len Muncer | Glamorgan |
| 100 | 17.24 | George Pope | Derbyshire |
| 163 | 17.47 | Tom Pritchard | Warwickshire |
| 129 | 17.62 | Johnny Wardle | Yorkshire |
| 109 | 17.97 | Jim Bailey | Hampshire |
| Qualification: 100 wickets, 18.00 average. Source: CricketArchive[2] | |||
References
- ^ a b "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1948 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Bowling in County Championship 1948 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|subscription=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.