County Championship 1991
The 1991 County Championship was the 93rd season of the national first-class cricket competition in England and Wales . The County Championship winner was Essex , making it their fifth county championship.
format
In a division, each team played one game against each other. A team received 16 points for a win and 8 points for a draw (both teams achieve the same number of runs ). If no result is achieved and the game ends in a draw, both teams receive no points. In addition, there is the possibility of collecting bonus points in the first 130 overs of the first inning . Up to 5 points are awarded for runs and up to 3 points for wickets. Furthermore, it is possible that teams are deducted points if, for example, they play too slowly or the pitch is not properly prepared. At the end of the season, the winner is the Division County Champion.
Results
table
The table of the season took the following shape at the end of the season.
| team | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | Bat | Bwl | Ded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | 22nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 69 | 67 | 0 | 312 |
| Warwickshire | 22nd | 11 | 4th | 0 | 7th | 58 | 65 | 0 | 299 |
| Derbyshire | 22nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8th | 46 | 68 | 0 | 258 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22nd | 7th | 5 | 0 | 10 | 64 | 69 | 0 | 245 |
| Surrey | 22nd | 8th | 6th | 0 | 8th | 47 | 66 | 0 | 241 |
| Kent | 22nd | 6th | 3 | 1 | 12 | 50 | 55 | 0 | 209 |
| Worcestershire | 22nd | 6th | 4th | 0 | 12 | 54 | 59 | 0 | 209 |
| Lancashire | 22nd | 6th | 9 | 0 | 7th | 60 | 49 | 0 | 205 |
| Hampshire | 22nd | 5 | 7th | 0 | 10 | 57 | 56 | 0 | 193 |
| Northamptonshire | 22nd | 5 | 6th | 0 | 11 | 55 | 54 | 0 | 189 |
| Sussex | 22nd | 4th | 3 | 1 | 14th | 57 | 60 | 0 | 189 |
| Glam organ | 22nd | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 50 | 57 | 0 | 187 |
| Gloucestershire | 22nd | 5 | 10 | 0 | 7th | 42 | 53 | 0 | 175 |
| Yorkshire | 22nd | 4th | 6th | 0 | 12 | 58 | 37 | 0 | 159 |
| Middlesex | 22nd | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 63 | 0 | 159 |
| Leicestershire | 22nd | 3 | 8th | 0 | 11 | 46 | 53 | 0 | 147 |
| Somerset | 22nd | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15th | 66 | 45 | 0 | 143 |
Win: 16 points; Draw: 0 points
statistics
Runs
Most of the runs of the season were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cook | Somerset | 22nd | 39 | 2,370 | 71.81 | 210 * | 9 | 8th |
| Michael Gatting | Middlesex | 21st | 37 | 2,044 | 78.61 | 215 * | 8th | 6th |
| Saleem Malik | Essex | 22nd | 33 | 1,891 | 78.79 | 215 | 6th | 8th |
| Alan Wells | Sussex | 21st | 34 | 1,777 | 61.27 | 253 * | 7th | 5 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | Derbyshire | 20th | 35 | 1,773 | 55.40 | 212 | 6th | 9 |
Wickets
Most of the season's wickets were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waqar Younis | Surrey | 4.167 | 113 | 14.36 | 7/87 | 13 |
| Neil Foster | Essex | 4.018 | 91 | 21.97 | 8/99 | 7th |
| Allan Donald | Warwickshire | 3,976 | 83 | 19.68 | 6/69 | 8th |
| Franklyn Stephenson | Nottinghamshire | 4,315 | 78 | 25.76 | 5/27 | 4th |
| Timothy Munton | Warwickshire | 3,972 | 71 | 25.28 | 8/89 | 5 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Britannic Assurance County Championship 1991 Points Table ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ^ Batting and Fielding in Britannic Assurance County Championship 1991 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ Bowling Britannic Assurance County Championship in 1991 (Ordered by wickets) ( English ) Cricket archives. Retrieved April 4, 2015.