1938 County Championship

1938 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Yorkshire (20th title)
← 1937 1939 →

The 1938 County Championship was the 45th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their 20th title. ^[1] The points system for the Championship was altered as follows ^[2] -

• 12 pts for a win
• 6 pts for a tie
• 4 pts for a first innings lead in a match either drawn or lost
• 8 pts for a win in a match under one day rules

Table

County Championship table

Team	Pld	W	L	D	1st Inns Loss	1st Inns Draw	Pts	Average
Yorkshire	28	20	2	6	0	4	256	9.14
Middlesex	22	15	5	2	0	1	184	8.36
Surrey	25	12	6	7	2	5	172	6.88
Lancashire	28	14	6	8	0	6	192	6.85
Derbyshire	25	11	8	6	3	4	160	6.40
Essex	26	12	11	3	3	2	164	6.30
Somerset	25	10	9	6	1	5	144	5.76
Sussex	29	11	9	9	3	3	156	5.37
Kent	27	8	14	5	2	4	120	4.44
Gloucestershire	28	8	13	7	2	4	122*	4.35
Worcestershire	30	9	11	10	2	3	128	4.26
Nottinghamshire	25	7	10	8	2	3	106*	4.24
Warwickshire	22	7	7	8	0	2	92	4.18
Hampshire	30	9	16	5	4	0	124	4.13
Leicestershire	22	4	9	9	1	7	80	3.63
Glamorgan	22	5	9	8	1	3	76	3.45
Northamptonshire	24	0	17	7	3	1	16	0.66

• includes 2 pts for a tie on first innings of a lost match

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.