1978 County Championship

1978 County Championship
Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Kent

The 1978 Schweppes County Championship was the 79th officially organised running of the County Championship.^[1] Kent won the Championship title. Sussex and Glamorgan were both deducted six points after a breach of regulations.^[2] The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the first time.

Table

County Championship table
Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Kent	22	13	3	6	56	80	292
Essex	22	12	1	9	55	74	273
Middlesex	21	11	5	5	48	75	255
Yorkshire	22	10	3	9	58	55	233
Somerset	22	9	4	9	44	76	228
Leicestershire	22	4	5	13	57	68	173
Nottinghamshire	22	3	7	12	63	67	166
Hampshire	21	4	6	11	53	60	161
Sussex	22	4	7	11	39	64	151*
Gloucestershire	21	4	8	9	42	55	145
Warwickshire	22	4	5	13	39	56	143
Lancashire	21	4	8	9	28	59	135*
Glamorgan	22	3	8	11	43	54	133
Derbyshire	22	3	7	12	33	63	132
Worcestershire	22	2	5	15	56	51	131
Surrey	22	3	7	12	36	58	130
Northamptonshire	20	2	6	12	41	56	121

References

↑ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
↑ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.

County Championship seasons

English cricket seasons

Underarm era

1598 to 1725

Roundarm era
1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863

"Champion County" era
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County Championship era

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