Sporting and Athletic Records

THE COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP 49 The Wooden Spoon 1891—1894 During these four years GLOUCESTERSHIRE was at the bottom 3 times, and SUSSEX once. Matches played and Order of Merit 1891—1894 In the following table the points given to each county are deter mined by the percentage of games won and drawn (reckoning I for a win and '/a f or a draw) to the total number of games played. Won Lost Drawn Total games Percentage of points gained Surrey ... 45 14 5* 64 74 Yorkshire 34 20 9 63 61 Lancashire 3i 21 11* 63 57 Middlesex 32 22 ID 64 57 Nottinghamshire... 24 21 »7 62 53 Somerset 23 26 11 60 47 Kent 18 24 20 62 45 Sussex 12 37 13 62 29 Gloucestershire ... 8 42 H 64 28 (iii) 1895 AND 1896 In 1895 SURREY was champion county with 17 wins, 4 losses and 5 draws; KENT held the wooden spoon with 3 wins, 11 losses and 4 draws. In 1896 YORKSHIRE with 16 wins, 3 losses and 7 draws wrested the championship from SURREY , while SUSSEX secured the wooden spoon with 2 wins, 9 losses and 7 draws. Matches played and Order of Merit 1895 and 1896 In the following table the points given to each county are deter- * Including one tie game. 4