1968 County Championship

The 1968 County Championship was the 69th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Yorkshire won their third consecutive Championship title.

1968 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire
1967
1969

The method of obtaining points changed again for a third successive year:[2]

  • 10 points for a win
  • 5 points for a tie
  • 5 points for a team batting last in a drawn match with scores level
  • 1 bonus point for every 25 runs over 150 and for every 2 wickets taken (in the first 85 overs only).
  • 10 points for a win but no bonus points if less than 8 hours remain at the start of a match

Table

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County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn No result Batting bonus Bowling bonus Points
Yorkshire 28 11 4 13 0 46 114 270
Kent 28 12 5 11 0 41 95 256
Glamorgan 28 11 6 9 2 42 85 237
Nottinghamshire 28 7 3 17 1 53 99 222
Hampshire 28 8 5 15 0 43 92 215
Lancashire 28 8 6 14 0 24 105 209
Worcestershire 28 8 7 13 0 26 97 203
Derbyshire 28 6 5 16 1 47 92 199
Leicestershire 28 6 10 12 0 52 85 197
Middlesex 28 8 6 14 0 21 91 192
Warwickshire 28 7 8 12 1 38 82 190
Somerset 28 5 11 11 1 36 86 172
Northamptonshire 28 5 6 17 0 34 86 170
Essex 28 5 6 16 1 31 88 169
Surrey 28 4 7 17 0 25 92 157
Gloucestershire 28 2 8 17 1 40 93 153
Sussex 28 2 12 14 0 43 77 140

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.