1905 County Championship

The 1905 County Championship was the 16th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 4 May to 4 September 1905. Yorkshire won their seventh championship title, while the previous season's winners, Lancashire, finished in fourth place. The number of participants was expanded from fifteen to sixteen, with Northamptonshire gaining first-class status, having previously played with some success in the Minor Counties Championship.

1905 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
(3 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire (7th title)
Participants16
Most runsDavid Denton
(1,963 for Yorkshire)
Most wicketsWalter Lees
(169 for Surrey)
Leicestershire
Middlesex
Northamptonshire
Nottinghamshire
Somerset
Surrey
Sussex
Warwickshire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire
Location of the home ground of each county
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