1932 County Championship

The 1932 County Championship was the 39th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won the championship title for the second successive year.[1][2]

1932 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire (16th title)
1931
1933
Percy Holmes, left, and Herbert Sutcliffe shake hands in front of the scoreboard after a first wicket stand of 555 at Leyton, 1932. The players' autographs can be seen on the photo.

Percy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe set a new first-class opening partnership record of 555 for Yorkshire against Essex at Leyton.[3]

Table edit

  • 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.
County Championship table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF NR Pts
Yorkshire 28 19 2 3 1 3 315
Sussex 28 14 1 4 4 5 262
Kent 28 14 3 1 7 3 248
Nottinghamshire 28 13 4 6 4 1 241
Surrey 28 9 2 10 3 4 210
Lancashire 28 8 6 7 4 3 179
Somerset 28 8 7 3 7 3 168
Hampshire 28 8 10 3 6 1 157
Warwickshire 28 5 5 8 8 2 147
Derbyshire 28 6 8 5 6 3 145
Middlesex 28 6 9 8 5 0 145
Leicestershire 28 6 11 7 3 1 138
Gloucestershire 28 6 12 6 1 3 135
Essex 28 4 14 2 6 2 96
Glamorgan 28 3 12 2 9 2 90
Northamptonshire 28 3 15 3 5 2 83
Worcestershire 28 1 12 6 5 4 76

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.
  3. ^ Williamson, Martin. "The record that shouldn't have been". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.