1911 English cricket season


1911 was the 22nd season of County Championship cricket in England. Warwickshire were champions for the first time.

Honours

County Championship

The experimental point scoring system adopted for 1910 on the recommendation of Lancashire was generally regarded as unsatisfactory. Several alternative proposals were put forward by counties such as Yorkshire Sussex, and Surrey. Ultimately Somerset in February 1911 put forward a scheme in which, for the first time, points were awarded for a win on the first innings, and this was accepted by the MCC in the final week of that month.
  • Five points were awarded for a win.
  • Three points were awarded for "winning" the first innings of a drawn match.
  • One point was awarded for "losing" the first innings of a drawn match.
  • Matches in which no result was achieved on the first innings were not included in calculating maximum possible points.
  • Final placings were decided by calculating the percentage of possible points.

Minor Counties Championship

For this season, the Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire Second Elevens withdrew from the competition due to their counties' financial difficulties; however, Kent Second Eleven joined the South and West division and Hertfordshire moved to the North and East.

South and West Challenge Match

Because Berkshire had not played Surrey Second Eleven, the new rules required a challenge match.

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