Sporting and Athletic Records

48 CRICKET Gloucestershire Lancashire Middlesex Sussex 2 years 1876, 77. 2 „ R88I, 82. 1 year 1878. 1 „ 1871. The Wooden Spoon 1870—1890 During these 21 years SUSSEX was at the bottom of the list 10 times; SURREY and GLOUCESTERSHIRE 4 times each; KENT twice; and MIDDLESEX once. Matches played and Order of Merit 1870—1890 In the following table the points given to eachcounty are determined by the percentage of games won and drawn (reckoning i for a win and */* f or a draw) to the total number of games played. Won Lost Drawn Total games Percentagt of points gained Nottinghamshire 108 43 70 221 64 Lancashire ... 9i 54 34 179 60 Yorkshire ... 108 76 66 250 56 Surrey 112 1 10 50 272 SO Gloucestershire 67 75 59 201 48 Middlesex ... 48 70 43 I b l 43 Kent 60 9i 3i 182 4i Sussex 39 114 (ii) 1891- 23 ^-1894 176 38 Champion County 1891—1894 Surrey 3 years Yorkshire I year 1891, 92, 94. 1893.