1976 County Championship

The 1976 County Championship was the 77th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Middlesex won the Championship title.[2]

1976 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsMiddlesex
1975
1977

Table

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  • 10 points for a win
  • 5 points to each side for a tie
  • 5 points to side still batting in a match in which scores finish level
  • Bonus points awarded in first 100 overs of first innings
    • Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 runs - 4 points
    • Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points
  • No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining.
  • The two first innings limited to a total of 200 overs. The side batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the side batting first could be added to the overs of the side batting second.
  • Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
  • Each team plays 20 matches.
  • All counties are required to achieve an overall average of at least 19.5 overs per hour. In the calculation, two minutes will be allowed for each wicket taken. Counties failing to reach this average will be fined £1000, half to be paid by the club and half by the players. The fines to be assed after ten matches and at the end of the season. Club fines to go to the N.C.A., players fines to go to the Cricketers' Association.
County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonus Bowling bonus Points
Middlesex 20 11 5 4 57 67 234
Northamptonshire 20 9 3 8 54 74 218
Gloucestershire 19 9 5 5 54 66 210
Leicestershire 20 9 3 8 51 68 209
Warwickshire 20 6 7 7 65 70 195
Essex 20 7 4 9 57 62 189
Somerset 20 7 8 5 47 63 180
Yorkshire 20 6 6 8 49 67 176
Surrey 20 6 4 10 54 61 175
Sussex 20 5 8 7 49 71 170
Worcestershire 19 6 3 10 50 59 169
Hampshire 20 4 10 6 52 67 159
Nottinghamshire 20 4 7 9 58 60 158
Kent 20 5 7 8 48 57 155
Derbyshire 20 4 7 9 39 70 149
Lancashire 20 3 7 10 43 75 148
Glamorgan 20 3 10 7 37 60 127
  • The match between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire at Bristol was abandoned without a ball being bowled and is not included in the table.

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.