# 1951 County Championship

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The **1951 County Championship** was the 52nd officially organised running of the [County Championship](/source/County_Championship), and ran from 5 May to 4 September 1951. [Warwickshire County Cricket Club](/source/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club) claimed their second title.[3]

## Table

- 12 points for a win
- 6 points to each team in a match in which scores finish level
- 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match
- 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match

*Note: **Pld** = Played, **W** = [Wins](/source/Result_(cricket)#Win_and_loss), **L** = [Losses](/source/Result_(cricket)#Win_and_loss), **LWF** = Lost but won on 1st innings, **DWF** = Won on 1st innings in drawn match, **DTF** = Tied on 1st innings in drawn match, **DLF** = Lost on 1st innings in drawn match, **ND** = No Decision on 1st innings, **Pts** = Points, **(C)** = Champions.*

Team Pld W L LWF DWF DTF DLF ND Pts Warwickshire (C) 28 16 2 0 6 0 4 0 216 Yorkshire 28 12 3 0 10 0 1 2 184 Lancashire 28 8 1 1 9 0 5 4 136 Worcestershire 28 9 5 2 4 0 6 2 132 Glamorgan 28 8 3 1 7 0 6 3 128 Surrey 28 7 6 0 9 0 4 2 120 Middlesex 28 7 5 1 7 0 6 2 116 Essex 28 6 2 0 9 1 8 2 110 Hampshire 28 5 6 1 9 0 4 3 100 Sussex 28 6 6 0 5 1 9 1 94 Derbyshire 28 5 4 2 6 0 10 1 92 Gloucestershire 28 5 8 1 6 0 6 2 88 Northamptonshire 28 4 3 1 7 0 10 3 80 Somerset 28 5 12 3 1 0 5 2 76 Leicestershire 28 4 7 0 4 0 12 1 64 Kent 28 4 14 1 2 0 6 1 60 Nottinghamshire 28 1 11 0 7 0 6 3 40 Source: CricketArchive[3]

## Statistics

Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 2,452 61.30 Jack Robertson Middlesex 2,046 42.62 Arthur Fagg Kent 2,018 38.80 Maurice Tremlett Somerset 1,903 43.25 Don Kenyon Worcestershire 1,825 44.51 George Emmett Gloucestershire 1,819 58.67 Freddie Jakeman Northamptonshire 1,817 42.25 John Langridge Sussex Source:[1] Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 169 13.93 Bob Appleyard Yorkshire 145 17.69 Eric Hollies Warwickshire 127 19.55 Jack Young Middlesex 123 16.84 Jim McConnon Glamorgan 123 17.82 Cliff Gladwin Derbyshire 118 17.97 Dick Howorth Worcestershire 118 19.91 Derek Shackleton Hampshire Source:[2]

## See also

- [1951 English cricket season](/source/1951_English_cricket_season)

## References

1. ["Batting in 1951 County Championship (Ordered by Runs)"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1951/Batting_by_Runs.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

1. ["Bowling in 1951 County Championship (Ordered by Wickets)"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1951/Bowling_by_Wickets.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

1. ["County Championship 1951 Table"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/0/County_Championship_1951.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

## External links

- [County Championship, 1951](http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1951/ENG_LOCAL/CC/) at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)

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