Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
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Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Surrey (5th title) |
Participants | 14 |
Matches played | 131 |
Most runs | Bobby Abel (1,787 for Surrey) |
Most wickets | Tom Richardson (239 for Surrey) |
The 1895 County Championship was the sixth officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 6 May to 2 September 1895. Surrey claimed their fifth title, which was decided by the percentage of completed matches by each side.
The competition saw the first participation in the competition by Derbyshire, Essex, Hampshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire.