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1979 County Cricket Championship


1979 County Championship Table
                        M      W     L     D     Bt     Bl     Pts
 1  Essex              21     13     4     4     56     69     281
 2  Worcestershire     21      7     4    10     58     62     204
 3  Surrey             21      6     3    12     50     70     192
 4  Sussex             20      6     4    10     47     65     184
 5  Kent               22      6     3    13     49     60     181
 6  Leicestershire     21      4     5    12     60     68     176
 7  Yorkshire          21      5     3    13     52     63     175
 8  Somerset           21      5     1    15     56     53     171
 9  Nottinghamshire    19      6     4     9     43     54     169
10  Gloucestershire    20      5     4    11     53     54     167
11  Northamptonshire   21      3     6    12     59     58     153
12  Hampshire          21      3     9     9     39     66     141
13  Lancashire         22      4     4    14     37     55     140
14  Middlesex          20      3     3    14     44     60     140
15  Warwickshire       21      3     7    11     46     51     133
16  Derbyshire         21      1     6    14     46     60     118
17  Glamorgan          21      -    10    11     35     58      93
Points system:
12 points for a win
6 points to each side for a tie
6 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 22 matches.

Sussex v Gloucestershire at Hove, Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire at Derby, Gloucestershire v Somerset at Bristol, Middlesex v Sussex at Lord's, Northamptonshire v Glamorgan at Northampton, Surrey v Essex at The Oval, Warwickshire v Worcestershire at Edgbaston, Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire at Sheffield, Leicestershire v Hampshire at Leicester, Middlesex v Nottinghamshire at Lord's, all abandoned without a ball being bowled.


The competition was sponsored by Schweppes
Prize money:

Winner: £8000
   2nd: £3500
   3rd: £1750
£120 to the winner of each match.
£5 for each bonus point scored.




 

Date-stamped : 01 Apr1998 - 02:59