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Lancashire's First Title — 1897 County Championship

Lancashire CCC

1897-08-30

Lancashire won their first official County Championship in 1897, narrowly edging Surrey, with a bowling attack of Briggs, Cuttell, Mold and Hallam taking 420 wickets between them. Captain Archie MacLaren — the same MacLaren of the 424 at Taunton in 1895 — averaged 41 with the bat. The 1897 title broke Surrey's hold on the early Championship and is the only one of Lancashire's nine official Championships from the 19th century.

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Archie MacLaren — 424 at Taunton (1895) and the Lancashire Captaincy

Lancashire, Somerset

1895-07-16

Archibald Campbell MacLaren scored 424 for Lancashire v Somerset at Taunton on 15-16 July 1895 — the first quadruple-century in first-class cricket and the highest individual innings until Bill Ponsford's 429 in 1923. The score remained the English first-class record until Brian Lara's 501 not out in 1994. MacLaren went on to captain Lancashire and England across the 1900s.

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Archie MacLaren's 424 — First Quadruple Century in First-Class Cricket, 1895

Lancashire v Somerset

1895-07-15

On 15-16 July 1895, the 23-year-old Archie MacLaren batted across two days at Taunton to score 424 — the first quadruple century in first-class cricket history and the highest individual first-class score the game had seen. He surpassed W.G. Grace's 1876 mark of 344, batted 470 minutes, hit 62 fours and a six, and held the world record for 28 years until Bill Ponsford's 429 in 1923. The score remained the highest in English first-class cricket until 1994.

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