1906 was the 17th season of County Championship cricket in England. The title was decided in the final round of matches with Kent County Cricket Club finishing just ahead of Yorkshire. George Hirst completed a unique "double Double" of 2,385 runs and 208 wickets. Tom Hayward broke Bobby Abel’s 1901 record for the most runs scored in a first-class season.
County | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points | Finished Games |
% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kent | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 77.77 |
2 | Yorkshire | 28 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 70.00 |
3 | Surrey | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 63.63 |
4 | Lancashire | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 42.85 |
5 | Nottinghamshire | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 38.46 |
6 | Warwickshire | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 27.27 |
7 | Essex | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 23.00 |
8 | Hampshire | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | -2 | 16 | -12.50 |
9 | Gloucestershire | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | -4 | 16 | -25.00 |
10 | Sussex | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | -6 | 18 | -33.33 |
11 | Somerset | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | -6 | 14 | -42.85 |
11 | Middlesex | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | -6 | 14 | -42.85 |
11 | Northamptonshire | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | -6 | 14 | -42.85 |
14 | Worcestershire | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 10 | -60.00 |
15 | Leicestershire | 22 | 3 | 14 | 5 | -11 | 17 | -64.70 |
16 | Derbyshire | 20 | 2 | 17 | 1 | -15 | 19 | -78.94 |
Points system:
County | Played | Won | Won on 1st inns |
No result |
Possible points |
Points obtained |
% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Staffordshire | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 30 | 83.33 |
2 | Devon | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 73.33 |
3 | Bedfordshire | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 20 | 66.67 |
4 | Berkshire | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 63.33 |
4 | Surrey Second Eleven | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 19 | 63.33 |
6 | Yorkshire Second Eleven | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 60.00 |
7 | Hertfordshire | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 21 | 58.23 |
8 | Durham | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 50.00 |
8 | Glamorgan | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 50.00 |
8 | Norfolk | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 50.00 |
11 | Monmouthshire | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 46.66 |
12 | Dorset | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 45.83 |
13 | Wiltshire | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 40.00 |
14 | Suffolk | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 33.33 |
15 | Buckinghamshire | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 25.00 |
15 | Cambridgeshire | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 25.00 |
17 | Cornwall | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 12.50 |
17 | Oxfordshire | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 12.50 |
19 | Lancashire Second Eleven | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 8.33 |
20 | Northumberland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 4.16 |
Points system:
1906 English season leading batsmen[3] | |||||||||
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Name | Team | Matches | Innings | Not outs | Runs | Highest score | Average | 100s | 50s |
Cuthbert Burnup | Kent | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1207 | 179 | 67.05 | 4 | 6 |
Tom Hayward | Surrey | 36 | 61 | 8 | 3518 | 219 | 66.37 | 13 | 17 |
Kenneth Hutchings | Kent | 21 | 34 | 4 | 1597 | 176 | 53.23 | 4 | 11 |
Ted Arnold | Worcestershire | 21 | 39 | 4 | 1767 | 166 | 50.48 | 6 | 8 |
James Iremonger | Nottinghamshire | 23 | 43 | 6 | 1794 | 200 not out | 48.48 | 4 | 9 |
Percy Perrin | Essex | 23 | 43 | 3 | 1893 | 150 | 47.32 | 5 | 11 |
Johnny Tyldesley | Lancashire | 31 | 52 | 3 | 2270 | 295 not out | 46.32 | 4 | 15 |
George Hirst | Yorkshire | 35 | 58 | 6 | 2385 | 169 | 45.86 | 6 | 15 |
Ernie Hayes | Surrey | 35 | 56 | 5 | 2309 | 218 | 45.27 | 7 | 11 |
Arthur Jones | Nottinghamshire | 21 | 39 | 3 | 1560 | 105 | 43.33 | 1 | 14 |
William Burns | Worcestershire | 18 | 32 | 4 | 1206 | 165 | 43.07 | 3 | 8 |
1906 English season leading bowlers[4] | ||||||||
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Name | Team | Balls bowled | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Average | Best bowling | 5 wickets in innings |
10 wickets in match |
William Huddleston | Lancashire | 1405 | 613 | 50 | 12.26 | 9/36 | 3 | 2 |
Willis Cuttell | Lancashire | 2653 | 909 | 67 | 13.56 | 6/43 | 5 | 1 |
Schofield Haigh | Yorkshire | 5810 | 2540 | 174 | 14.59 | 7/35 | 13 | 4 |
George Hirst | Yorkshire | 7838 | 3434 | 208 | 16.50 | 7/18 | 19 | 4 |
Albert Hallam | Nottinghamshire | 4994 | 1723 | 104 | 16.56 | 6/30 | 8 | 1 |
George Dennett | Gloucestershire MCC |
6875 | 3096 | 175 | 17.69 | 10/40 | 20 | 5 |
Billy Bestwick | Derbyshire | 4657 | 2123 | 115 | 18.46 | 7/49 | 11 | 4 |
Thomas Wass | Nottinghamshire | 3656 | 1888 | 100 | 18.88 | 8/25 | 9 | 4 |
Alfred Morcom | Cambridge University | 1534 | 700 | 37 | 18.91 | 6/25 | 2 | 1 |
Frank Tarrant | Middlesex MCC |
3696 | 1740 | 91 | 19.12 | 9/54 | 7 | 1 |