1971 County Championship

1971 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Surrey

The 1971 County Championship was the 72nd officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Surrey won the Championship title by virtue of winning more matches because they had finished level on points with Warwickshire.[2]

Table

County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonus Bowling bonus Points
Surrey 2411 3 10 63 82 255
Warwickshire 249 9 6 73 92 255
Lancashire 249 4 11 76 75 241
Kent 247 6 11 82 82 234
Leicestershire 246 2 16 76 74 215
Middlesex 247 6 11 61 81 212
Somerset 247 4 13 50 89 209
Gloucestershire 247 3 13 50 81 201
Hampshire 244 6 14 70 82 192
Essex 246 5 13 43 84 187
Sussex 245 9 10 55 77 182
Nottinghamshire 243 7 14 58 83 171
Yorkshire 244 8 12 47 75 162
Northamptonshire 244 8 12 36 83 159
Worcestershire 243 7 14 46 76 152
Glamorgan 243 5 15 55 63 148
Derbyshire 241 4 19 51 81 142

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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