By "Aman"
London, Sept. 2.
FTER the second year in succession, the eleventh time since the war and the 20th altogether, Yorkshire have won the County Championship. Not since 1912 have they finished on top in a season of big Tests.
This year the calls on the team have been even heavier than usual.
In no fewer than 11 out of'27 county games (of which they won 19) Yorkshire were well under their full strength.
At the Oval the northern county contributed Hutton, Leyland, Verity, Bowes and Wood—each of, whom played an important part in this final "Test—and at other times Yardley, Gibb and Smailes were among England's selected. Though Yorkshire are always well represented in an England's eleven, they have not had five men playing for the country against Australia since 1877. That Was the second Test match ever played and the first won by England. The five Yorkshiremen scored 326 out of 356 runs and took eight wickets—a clear case of Yorkshire v. Australia!
Incidentally, it was a cruel disappointment to the champions that rain prevented them beating the Australians at Sheffield, when they had seven wickets in hand and wanted only 67 runs to win.
English county cricket made a
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