1936 County Championship

English cricket tournament

Cricket tournament
1936 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsDerbyshire (1st title)
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The 1936 County Championship was the 43rd officially organised running of the County Championship. Derbyshire County Cricket Club won their maiden (and so far the only) championship title.[1][2]

Table

  • A minimum of 24 matches
  • 15 points for a win
  • 7.5 points to each side in a match where the scores finish level
  • 5 points for first-innings lead in a drawn match
  • 3 points for first-innings deficit in a drawn match
  • 4 points to each side where the first-innings scores are level in a drawn match or where there is no result on first innings or where there is no play.
  • Positions decided by a percentage of points won against possible points available
  • Matches with the first two days washed out would then be played as one day matches and decided on first innings, with 10 points for the winner and 3 points for the loser.
County Championship table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF NR Pts %PC
Derbyshire 28 13 4 5 5 1 239 56.90
Middlesex 26 10 4 8 3 1 203 52.05
Yorkshire 30 10 2 12 4 2 230 51.11
Gloucestershire 30 10 7 4 8 1 203 45.11
Nottinghamshire 28 8 3 9 8 0 189 45.00
Surrey 30 9 7 6 6 2 191 42.44
Somerset 26 9 10 2 3 2 162 41.53
Kent 28 9 9 4 5 1 174 41.42
Essex 26 8 8 5 5 0 160 41.02
Hampshire 30 7 5 9 9 0 177 39.33
Lancashire 30 7 6 7 5 5 175 38.88
Worcestershire 28 7 9 4 7 1 150 35.71
Warwickshire 24 4 8 2 7 3 103 28.61
Sussex 30 4 10 7 6 3 125 27.77
Leicestershire 24 2 5 8 8 1 98 27.22
Glamorgan 26 1 12 6 5 2 68 17.43
Northamptonshire 24 0 9 5 9 1 61 16.94

References

  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.
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