1914 County Championship
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The 1914 County Championship was the 25th officially organised running of the County Championship
, and began on 2 May 1914. Originally scheduled to run until 9 September, the last two matches of the season (both involving Surrey
) were cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I
.
With the final positions in the table being calculated by the percentage of possible points gained, Surrey were named champions for the seventh time.
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
, and began on 2 May 1914. Originally scheduled to run until 9 September, the last two matches of the season (both involving Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
) were cancelled due to the outbreak of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
With the final positions in the table being calculated by the percentage of possible points gained, Surrey were named champions for the seventh time.
Table
Five points were awarded for each win, three points were awarded to the team winning on first innings in a drawn match, and one point was awarded to the team losing on first innings in a drawn match. Defeats and abandonments scored no points.| Team | Pld | W | T | L | D | A | Pts | Pts% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions... |
28 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 93 | 74.4 |
| Middlesex Middlesex County Cricket Club Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the... |
20 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 70 | 70.0 |
| Kent Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent... |
28 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 62.1 |
| Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
28 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 86 | 61.4 |
| Hampshire Hampshire County Cricket Club Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it... |
28 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 58.6 |
| Sussex Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a... |
28 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 68 | 52.3 |
| Warwickshire Warwickshire County Cricket Club Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor... |
24 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 61 | 50.8 |
| Essex Essex County Cricket Club Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games... |
24 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 49.2 |
| Northamptonshire Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the... |
22 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 51 | 48.6 |
| Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws... |
20 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 48.4 |
| Lancashire Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then... |
26 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 51 | 39.2 |
| Derbyshire Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire... |
20 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 |
| Leicestershire Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland.... |
24 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 33.0 |
| Worcestershire Worcestershire County Cricket Club Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire... |
22 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 21.0 |
| Somerset Somerset County Cricket Club Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset... |
20 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.8 |
| Gloucestershire Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators.... |
22 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 13.6 |
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External links
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