1936 County Championship

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]

1936 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsDerbyshire (1st title)
1935
1937

Table

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  • 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

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  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.