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expressed by Dr. W. G. Grace in his Cricket has generally been regarded as paramount, and few will venture to dispute his authority.

Champion Counties, 1864-1901

1864.

Surrey.

1883.

Yorkshire.

1865.

Notts.

1884.

Notts.

1866.

Middlesex.

1885.

Notts.

1867.

Yorkshire.

1886.

Notts.

1868.

Yorkshire.

1887.

Surrey.

1869.

Notts.

1888.

Surrey.

1870.

Yorkshire.

1889.

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

Notts. Lancashire. Surrey.

$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ equal.

1871.

Notts.

1890.

Surrey.

1872.

Surrey.

1891.

Surrey.

1873.

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

Gloucestershire Notts

$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ equal.

1892.

Surrey.

1874.

Gloucestershire.

1893.

Yorkshire.

1875.

Notts.

1894.

Surrey.

1876.

Gloucestershire.

1895.

Surrey.

1877.

Gloucestershire.

1896.

Yorkshire.

1878.

Notts.

1897.

Lancashire.

1879.

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

Lancashire Notts

$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ equal.

1898.

Yorkshire.

1880.

Notts.

1899.

Surrey.

1881.

Lancashire.

1900.

Yorkshire.

1882.

$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right.}$

Lancashire Notts

$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$ equal.

1901.

Yorkshire.

1902.

Yorkshire.

Thus in the last thirty-eight years, if we reckon in the occasions when two or more counties have tied for the first place, we find that the championship has been held by Nottinghamshire thirteen times, by Surrey eleven times, by Yorkshire ten times, by Lancashire five times, by Gloucestershire four times,