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Leicestershire 1920 cricket statistics and records

Leicestershire in County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1920; Tests are excluded.

S Coe leads the displayed batting table with 960 runs. JH King leads the bowling table with 100 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 24
Recorded players: 25
Wins: 7
Recorded venues: 15

Selected season match starts: 1920-05-08 to 1920-09-01. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.

County Championship standings · 1920

League table for 1920. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1920 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Middlesex	20	15	2	—	77
2	Lancashire	28	19	5	—	97
3	Surrey	24	15	6	—	79
4	Yorkshire	28	15	6	—	81
5	Kent	26	16	6	—	82
6	Sussex	30	18	8	—	90
7	Nottinghamshire	20	10	6	—	54
8	Gloucestershire	20	8	9	—	40
9	Essex	24	9	9	—	45
10	Somerset	20	7	10	—	39
11	Hampshire	26	7	14	—	41
12	Warwickshire	26	7	13	—	39
13	Leicestershire	24	7	14	—	35
14	Northamptonshire	20	3	16	—	15
15	Worcestershire	18	1	16	—	5
16	Derbyshire	18	0	17	—	0

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.

Recorded table source 1

Season leaders · County Championship 1920

Figures earned for Leicestershire only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Leicestershire County Championship 1920 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
S Coe	24	960
JH King	23	780
H Whitehead	24	777
WE Astill	23	708
A Mounteney	20	687

Recorded innings through 1920-09-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Leicestershire County Championship 1920 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
JH King	23	100
WE Astill	23	97
WE Benskin	21	71
AW Shipman	9	21
WCM Berridge	8	14

Recorded innings through 1920-09-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1920

All recorded players for Leicestershire in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 25 players

Leicestershire 1920 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
S Coe	Leicestershire	24	45	3	960	107*	22.86	—	5	1	0	0
JH King	Leicestershire	23	43	1	780	72	18.57	—	5	0	0	0
H Whitehead	Leicestershire	24	45	0	777	116	17.27	—	1	1	16	1
WE Astill	Leicestershire	23	43	5	708	70*	18.63	—	3	0	0	0
A Mounteney	Leicestershire	20	36	2	687	132	20.21	—	2	1	19	0
GBF Rudd	Leicestershire	18	33	1	506	81	15.81	—	2	0	0	0
CJB Wood	Leicestershire	15	28	2	361	36	13.88	—	0	0	0	0
AT Sharp	Leicestershire	10	18	2	286	66	17.88	—	1	0	0	0
GH Salmon	Leicestershire	10	18	2	251	46	15.69	—	0	0	0	0
TE Sidwell	Leicestershire	24	45	9	227	28	6.31	—	0	0	0	0
WE Benskin	Leicestershire	21	38	12	175	23	6.73	—	0	0	0	0
JW Middleton	Leicestershire	6	12	0	117	24	9.75	—	0	0	0	0
WCM Berridge	Leicestershire	8	14	2	115	42	9.58	—	0	0	0	0
AW Shipman	Leicestershire	10	20	4	83	14	5.19	—	0	0	0	0
HM Bannister	Leicestershire	3	6	2	80	44*	20.00	—	0	0	0	0
G Shingler	Leicestershire	3	6	0	73	26	12.17	—	0	0	0	0
WF Curtis	Leicestershire	4	7	0	60	38	8.57	—	0	0	0	0
CLM Brown	Leicestershire	5	9	0	52	33	5.78	—	0	0	0	0
FM Joyce	Leicestershire	1	2	0	41	40	20.50	—	0	0	0	0
CE de Trafford	Leicestershire	1	2	0	31	23	15.50	—	0	0	0	0
EW Parkinson	Leicestershire	2	4	0	26	18	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
H King	Leicestershire	2	4	1	17	10*	5.67	—	0	0	0	0
F Bale	Leicestershire	4	8	0	10	5	1.25	—	0	0	0	0
WE Pratt	Leicestershire	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
A Skelding	Leicestershire	2	4	1	1	1	0.33	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 19 players

Leicestershire 1920 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
JH King	Leicestershire	23	35	4,442	179	1,765	100	17.65	44.42	2.38	8	8/61
WE Astill	Leicestershire	23	36	5,027	222	1,920	97	19.79	51.82	2.29	9	7/47
WE Benskin	Leicestershire	21	32	3,485	130	1,581	71	22.27	49.08	2.72	3	7/16
AW Shipman	Leicestershire	9	13	971	28	548	21	26.10	46.24	3.39	1	6/108
WCM Berridge	Leicestershire	8	11	672	23	328	14	23.43	48.00	2.93	0	2/10
A Mounteney	Leicestershire	10	11	348	7	248	9	27.56	38.67	4.28	0	2/29
HM Bannister	Leicestershire	3	3	432	8	242	5	48.40	86.40	3.36	0	2/61
CJB Wood	Leicestershire	10	11	358	15	135	5	27.00	71.60	2.26	0	4/40
GBF Rudd	Leicestershire	4	5	138	2	101	3	33.67	46.00	4.39	0	3/46
F Bale	Leicestershire	4	7	270	7	157	2	78.50	135.00	3.49	0	2/22
A Skelding	Leicestershire	2	2	198	3	137	2	68.50	99.00	4.15	0	2/88
H Whitehead	Leicestershire	1	1	6	0	6	1	6.00	6.00	6.00	0	1/6
S Coe	Leicestershire	2	2	16	0	7	0	—	—	2.63	0	0/3
H King	Leicestershire	1	1	18	0	21	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/21
EW Parkinson	Leicestershire	2	3	138	2	100	0	—	—	4.35	0	0/24
WE Pratt	Leicestershire	1	1	24	1	10	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/10
GH Salmon	Leicestershire	1	1	7	0	11	0	—	—	9.43	0	0/11
AT Sharp	Leicestershire	1	1	12	0	13	0	—	—	6.50	0	0/13
G Shingler	Leicestershire	3	4	132	4	83	0	—	—	3.77	0	0/0

Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team season summary

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1920. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Leicestershire 1920 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Leicestershire	24	7	14	3	0	6,867	424	16.20	362	7,765	343	22.64

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1920

Latest 12 of 24 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1920-09-01 to 1920-09-03 · County Ground, Southampton

Hampshire: 447/8d
Leicestershire: 240 & 131/4

Match drawn

1920-08-28 to 1920-08-31 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 366 & 155/2
Leicestershire: 156 & 362

Sussex won by 8 wickets

1920-08-25 to 1920-08-26 · Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare

Somerset: 132 & 101
Leicestershire: 113 & 161

Leicestershire won by 41 runs

1920-08-21 to 1920-08-23 · College Ground, Cheltenham

Gloucestershire: 190
Leicestershire: 54 & 83

Gloucestershire won by an innings and 53 runs

1920-08-14 to 1920-08-17 · Aylestone Road, Leicester

Leicestershire: 198 & 171
Gloucestershire: 149 & 250

Gloucestershire won by 30 runs

1920-08-11 to 1920-08-13 · County Ground, Derby

Derbyshire: 204 & 53
Leicestershire: 271/7d

Leicestershire won by an innings and 14 runs

1920-08-04 to 1920-08-06 · Aylestone Road, Leicester

Leicestershire: 202
Yorkshire: 201/9

Match drawn

1920-08-02 to 1920-08-31 · County Ground, Northampton

Northamptonshire: 110 & 149
Leicestershire: 111 & 251

Leicestershire won by 103 runs

1920-07-24 to 1920-07-26 · Ashby Road, Hinckley

Leicestershire: 94 & 181
Warwickshire: 269 & 10/1

Warwickshire won by 9 wickets

1920-07-17 to 1920-07-19 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 336 & 17/0
Leicestershire: 247 & 103

Surrey won by 10 wickets

1920-07-14 to 1920-07-15 · The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells

Kent: 290
Leicestershire: 66 & 125

Kent won by an innings and 99 runs

1920-07-07 to 1920-07-09 · Aylestone Road, Leicester

Leicestershire: 83 & 182/4
Derbyshire: 144 & 118

Leicestershire won by 6 wickets

Recorded venues

Leicestershire 1920 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Aylestone Road, Leicester	10
Ashby Road, Hinckley	1
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch	1
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare	1
College Ground, Cheltenham	1
County Ground, Derby	1
County Ground, Hove	1
County Ground, Northampton	1
County Ground, Southampton	1
Edgbaston, Birmingham	1
Kennington Oval, Kennington	1
Old Trafford, Manchester	1
The Circle, Hull	1
The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	1
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1920 for Leicestershire, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1920 batting innings records for Leicestershire
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
A Mounteney	132	Nottinghamshire	1920-06-19
H Whitehead	116	Northamptonshire	1920-05-22
S Coe	107*	Warwickshire	1920-07-24
GBF Rudd	81	Sussex	1920-08-28
JH King	72	Northamptonshire	1920-08-02

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1920 bowling innings records for Leicestershire
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
JH King	8/61	Derbyshire	1920-07-07
WE Benskin	7/16	Hampshire	1920-05-08
JH King	7/34	Somerset	1920-08-25
JH King	7/46	Lancashire	1920-05-12
WE Astill	7/47	Northamptonshire	1920-08-02

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Leicestershire in County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

Recorded match dates: 1895-05-09 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.

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Season overview

County Championship standings · 1920

Single Division

Season leaders · County Championship 1920

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1920

Batting · 25 players

Bowling · 19 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1920

Hampshire v Leicestershire

Sussex v Leicestershire

Somerset v Leicestershire

Gloucestershire v Leicestershire

Leicestershire v Gloucestershire

Derbyshire v Leicestershire

Leicestershire v Yorkshire

Northamptonshire v Leicestershire

Leicestershire v Warwickshire

Surrey v Leicestershire

Kent v Leicestershire

Leicestershire v Derbyshire