1952 County Championship

1952 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Surrey

The 1952 County Championship was the 53rd officially organised running of the County Championship. Surrey won the Championship title.

Table

• 12 points for a win
• 6 points to each side in a match in which scores finish level
• 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match
• 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	No Dec	1st inn lead match L	1st inn lead match D	Points
1	Surrey	28	20	3	5	0	0	0	4	256
2	Yorkshire	28	17	2	8	0	1	0	5	224
3	Lancashire	28	12	3	11	1	1	1	8	188
4	Derbyshire	28	11	8	9	0	0	2	6	164
5	Middlesex	28	11	12	4	0	1	0	1	136
6	Leicestershire	28	9	9	9	0	1	1	5	132
7	Glamorgan	28	8	7	13	0	0	2	6	130
8	Northamptonshire	28	7	8	12	0	1	3	8	128
9	Gloucestershire	28	7	10	11	0	0	4	6	124
=10	Essex	28	8	4	13	1	2	1	4	120
=10	Warwickshire	28	8	10	8	1	1	0	4	120
12	Hampshire	28	7	11	9	0	1	4	3	112
13	Sussex	28	7	12	6	1	2	0	2	96
14	Worcestershire	28	6	11	10	0	1	1	3	90
15	Kent	28	5	15	8	0	0	2	4	84
16	Nottinghamshire	28	3	11	13	0	1	2	7	72
17	Somerset	28	2	12	13	0	1	1	4	44

Warwickshire and Lancashire records include eight points for a tied match with first innings lead; Sussex and Essex records include four points for tied match without first innings lead. Glamorgan and Worcestershire records include two points each for tie on first innings in drawn match.