1926 County Championship

1926 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Lancashire (3rd title)
Participants	17
← 1925 1927 →

The 1926 County Championship was the 33rd officially organised running of the County Championship. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship title for the third time. ^[1]

Final placings were still decided by calculating the percentage of points gained against possible points available. The matches Yorks vs Notts, Derbys vs Leics, Northants vs Sussex were abandoned without a ball being bowled. ^[2]

Table

• Five points were awarded for a win.
• Three points were awarded for "winning" the first innings of a drawn match.
• Two points were awarded for "tying" the first innings of a drawn match.
• One points were awarded for "losing" the first innings of a drawn match.
• Final placings were decided by calculating the percentage of possible points.

County Championship table

Team	Pld	W	L	DWF	DLF	T	NR	Pts	%PC
Lancashire	32	17	2	6	3	0	4	106	75.71
Yorkshire	31	14	0	10	4	0	3	104	74.28
Kent	28	15	2	3	8	0	0	92	65.71
Nottinghamshire	29	13	7	4	5	0	0	82	56.55
Surrey	26	7	4	8	3	0	4	62	56.36
Middlesex	24	9	4	0	6	0	5	51	53.68
Hampshire	28	10	5	4	8	0	1	70	51.85
Glamorgan	24	9	9	1	0	0	5	48	50.52
Essex	30	6	9	9	3	1	2	62.5	44.64
Sussex	27	6	10	6	5	0	0	53	39.25
Derbyshire	23	5	7	4	6	0	1	43	39.09
Warwickshire	28	2	9	8	5	0	4	39	32.50
Leicestershire	27	5	12	3	4	0	3	38	31.66
Somerset	26	3	9	3	6	1	4	32.5	29.54
Gloucestershire	30	5	17	3	4	0	1	38	26.20
Northamptonshire	25	3	13	4	5	0	0	32	25.60
Worcestershire	28	3	13	3	4	0	5	28	24.34

• Essex and Somerset were awarded 2.5 points each for a tie after the match ended with scores tied and with Essex having one wicket remaining.

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.