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Worcestershire 1920 cricket statistics and records

Worcestershire 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.

FL Bowley leads the displayed batting table with 1,024 runs. CR Preece leads the bowling table with 42 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 18
Recorded players: 29
Wins: 1
Recorded venues: 11

Selected season match starts: 1920-05-19 to 1920-08-28. 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 Worcestershire only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Worcestershire County Championship 1920 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
FL Bowley	18	1,024
FA Pearson	14	594
AN Jewell	17	575
MFS Jewell	17	401
JWC Turner	16	368

Recorded innings through 1920-08-28. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Worcestershire County Championship 1920 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
CR Preece	16	42
WE Richardson	12	23
WH Taylor	17	22
GGF Greig	10	21
FA Pearson	13	20

Recorded innings through 1920-08-28. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1920

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

Batting · 29 players

Worcestershire 1920 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s
FL Bowley	Worcestershire	18	35	0	1,024	131	29.26	—	5	1	20
FA Pearson	Worcestershire	14	25	0	594	135	23.76	—	2	1	14
AN Jewell	Worcestershire	17	33	0	575	110	17.42	—	1	2	16
MFS Jewell	Worcestershire	17	33	0	401	44	12.15	—	0	0	0
JWC Turner	Worcestershire	16	31	0	368	85	11.87	—	1	0	0
HL Higgins	Worcestershire	11	21	1	308	64*	15.40	—	1	0	0
CR Preece	Worcestershire	18	35	4	264	42	8.52	—	0	0	0
WH Taylor	Worcestershire	17	34	6	263	33	9.39	—	0	0	0
MK Foster	Worcestershire	5	10	0	223	69	22.30	—	2	0	0
GGF Greig	Worcestershire	11	21	6	180	37	12.00	—	0	0	0
WE Richardson	Worcestershire	15	29	10	120	17	6.32	—	0	0	0
JB Higgins	Worcestershire	7	14	3	85	28*	7.73	—	0	0	0
EW Bale	Worcestershire	3	6	1	48	14*	9.60	—	0	0	0
HK Foster	Worcestershire	1	2	0	41	33	20.50	—	0	0	0
AT Cliff	Worcestershire	4	8	0	39	13	4.88	—	0	0	0
T Clare	Worcestershire	1	2	0	35	34	17.50	—	0	0	0
F Harry	Worcestershire	3	4	0	33	13	8.25	—	0	0	0
WHN Shakespeare	Worcestershire	3	5	0	28	11	5.60	—	0	0	0
W Baker	Worcestershire	2	4	0	24	7	6.00	—	0	0	0
CB Ponsonby	Worcestershire	3	6	0	24	11	4.00	—	0	0	0
F Hunt	Worcestershire	1	2	1	22	22*	22.00	—	0	0	0
FJ Abbott	Worcestershire	2	4	0	21	11	5.25	—	0	0	0
H Harper	Worcestershire	1	2	0	10	7	5.00	—	0	0	0
JFT Toppin	Worcestershire	1	2	0	8	6	4.00	—	0	0	0
AW Robinson	Worcestershire	1	2	1	6	4	6.00	—	0	0	0
T Allchurch	Worcestershire	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0
JB Coventry	Worcestershire	3	6	2	5	4	1.25	—	0	0	0
ER Nesfield	Worcestershire	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0
RS Swalwell	Worcestershire	1	2	0	3	2	1.50	—	0	0	0

Bowling · 18 players

Worcestershire 1920 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
CR Preece	Worcestershire	16	18	2,396	91	1,265	42	30.12	57.05	3.17	2	6/109
WE Richardson	Worcestershire	12	15	1,217	23	866	23	37.65	52.91	4.27	1	6/48
WH Taylor	Worcestershire	17	20	1,350	23	1,015	22	46.14	61.36	4.51	1	6/46
GGF Greig	Worcestershire	10	14	1,437	43	841	21	40.05	68.43	3.51	1	7/86
FA Pearson	Worcestershire	13	15	1,820	73	955	20	47.75	91.00	3.15	1	6/62
MFS Jewell	Worcestershire	13	14	912	23	584	15	38.93	60.80	3.84	0	4/62
JB Coventry	Worcestershire	3	5	370	15	212	6	35.33	61.67	3.44	0	2/99
T Allchurch	Worcestershire	1	1	87	1	70	5	14.00	17.40	4.83	1	5/70
JB Higgins	Worcestershire	6	6	642	15	353	4	88.25	160.50	3.30	0	2/42
MK Foster	Worcestershire	1	1	96	1	81	1	81.00	96.00	5.06	0	1/81
W Baker	Worcestershire	1	1	90	4	38	1	38.00	90.00	2.53	0	1/38
JWC Turner	Worcestershire	1	1	12	0	14	1	14.00	12.00	7.00	0	1/14
EW Bale	Worcestershire	2	2	42	0	32	0	—	—	4.57	0	0/15
AT Cliff	Worcestershire	1	1	30	0	20	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/20
F Harry	Worcestershire	1	1	120	7	63	0	—	—	3.15	0	0/63
F Hunt	Worcestershire	1	1	48	0	40	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/40
RS Swalwell	Worcestershire	1	1	48	1	26	0	—	—	3.25	0	0/26
JFT Toppin	Worcestershire	1	1	12	0	5	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5

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.

Worcestershire 1920 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Worcestershire	18	1	16	1	0	5,102	349	14.62	331	6,950	172	40.41

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 18 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1920-08-28 to 1920-08-31 · Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire: 194 & 100/1
Worcestershire: 124 & 168

Lancashire won by 9 wickets

1920-08-25 to 1920-08-27 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 285 & 191
Gloucestershire: 395 & 85/1

Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets

1920-08-21 to 1920-08-23 · War Memorial Ground, Amblecote

Worcestershire: 131 & 68
Lancashire: 298/9d

Lancashire won by an innings and 99 runs

1920-08-18 to 1920-08-20 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 82 & 310
Warwickshire: 345 & 48/1

Warwickshire won by 9 wickets

1920-08-07 to 1920-08-09 · Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Yorkshire: 377/5d
Worcestershire: 80 & 87

Yorkshire won by an innings and 210 runs

1920-08-04 to 1920-08-06 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 603/9d
Worcestershire: 102 & 161

Warwickshire won by an innings and 340 runs

1920-08-02 to 1920-08-31 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 116 & 142
Essex: 500

Essex won by an innings and 242 runs

1920-07-24 to 1920-07-26 · United Services Ground, Portsmouth

Hampshire: 334/3d
Worcestershire: 87 & 109

Hampshire won by an innings and 138 runs

1920-07-14 to 1920-07-16 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 134 & 158
Somerset: 337

Somerset won by an innings and 45 runs

1920-07-07 to 1920-07-09 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 187/9
Sussex: Score unavailable

Match drawn

1920-06-23 to 1920-06-24 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 130 & 100
Kent: 414

Kent won by an innings and 184 runs

1920-06-19 to 1920-06-21 · County Ground, Taunton

Somerset: 337
Worcestershire: 68 & 114

Somerset won by an innings and 155 runs

Recorded venues

Worcestershire 1920 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	8
Angel Ground, Tonbridge	1
Bramall Lane, Sheffield	1
County Ground, Hove	1
County Ground, Leyton	1
County Ground, Taunton	1
Edgbaston, Birmingham	1
Old Trafford, Manchester	1
Spa Ground, Gloucester	1
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	1
War Memorial Ground, Amblecote	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 Worcestershire, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1920 batting innings records for Worcestershire
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
FA Pearson	135	Gloucestershire	1920-08-25
FL Bowley	131	Essex	1920-05-24
AN Jewell	110	Hampshire	1920-05-19
AN Jewell	110	Gloucestershire	1920-06-05
FA Pearson	87	Essex	1920-05-24

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1920 bowling innings records for Worcestershire
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
GGF Greig	7/86	Lancashire	1920-08-28
WH Taylor	6/46	Gloucestershire	1920-06-05
WE Richardson	6/48	Gloucestershire	1920-06-05
FA Pearson	6/62	Kent	1920-06-23
CR Preece	6/109	Somerset	1920-06-19

* 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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Competitions and other teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

County Championship · 1899-05-04 to 2026-09-24

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Worcestershire 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: 1899-05-04 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 · 29 players

Bowling · 18 players

Team season summary

Recent recorded matches · 1920

Lancashire v Worcestershire

Worcestershire v Gloucestershire

Worcestershire v Lancashire

Worcestershire v Warwickshire

Yorkshire v Worcestershire

Warwickshire v Worcestershire

Worcestershire v Essex

Hampshire v Worcestershire

Worcestershire v Somerset

Worcestershire v Sussex

Worcestershire v Kent

Somerset v Worcestershire