1960 County Championship

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1960 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire
1959
1961

The 1960 County Championship was the 61st officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Yorkshire won their second successive Championship title.

Table[edit]

  • 12 points for a win
  • 6 points to side still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level
  • 2 points for first innings lead
  • 2 bonus points for side leading on first innings if they also score faster on runs per over in first innings
  • If no play possible on the first two days, and the match does not go into the second innings, the side leading on first innings scores 8 points.
  • Teams played either 28 or 32 matches. Therefore, a final average was calculated by dividing the points by the matches played which determined the final placings.[2]
County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn No Decision 1st Inns Loss 1st Inns Draw Bonus Points Average
Yorkshire 32 17 6 6 3 2 2 34 246 7.68
Lancashire 32 13 8 10 1 3 9 34 214 6.68
Middlesex 28 12 4 12 0 0 7 28 186 6.64
Sussex 32 12 6 12 2 2 6 28 188 5.87
Derbyshire 28 10 7 10 1 1 5 20 152 5.42
Essex 28 9 3 14 2 1 7 28 152 5.42
Surrey 28 9 6 10 3 2 3 20 138 4.92
Gloucestershire 28 9 7 12 0 0 3 16 130 4.64
Northamptonshire 28 8 6 13 1 1 6 16 126 4.50
Kent 28 7 7 12 2 1 6 20 118 4.21
Glamorgan 32 9 14 7 2 0 4 16 133 4.15
Hampshire 32 8 8 14 2 1 6 22 132 4.12
Worcestershire 32 8 12 10 2 1 6 20 130 4.06
Somerset 32 5 11 15 1 2 10 22 106 3.31
Warwickshire 32 4 12 16 0 2 9 26 96 3.00
Nottinghamshire 28 4 16 7 1 4 2 12 72 2.57
Leicestershire 28 2 13 12 1 0 5 12 46 1.64

References[edit]

  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.