1977 County Championship

1977 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Middlesex & Kent

The 1977 County Championship was the 78th officially organised running of the County Championship. The Championship title was shared for only the third time in history after Middlesex and Kent finished on the same points.[1]

There was one change to the points system with twelve points awarded for a winning team instead of ten and six matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and are not included in the table.[2]

Table

County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonus Bowling bonus Points
Middlesex 22 9 5 8 43 76 227
Kent 21 9 2 10 54 65 227
Gloucestershire 21 9 5 6 44 70 222
Somerset 21 6 4 11 58 64 194
Leicestershire 22 6 4 12 44 73 189
Essex 21 7 5 9 38 65 187
Derbyshire 21 7 3 11 38 64 186
Sussex 22 6 5 11 52 60 184
Northamptonshire 20 6 6 8 43 68 183
Warwickshire 22 4 8 10 61 72 181
Hampshire 22 6 5 11 53 54 179
Yorkshire 21 6 5 10 36 63 171
Worcestershire 22 5 10 7 29 55 144
Glamorgan 21 3 7 11 36 60 132
Surrey 21 3 6 12 42 54 132
Lancashire 21 2 4 15 36 57 117
Nottinghamshire 22 1 11 10 34 52 98

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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