1950 County Championship

1950 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format	League system
Champions	Lancashire & Surrey
← 1949 1951 →

The 1950 County Championship was the 51st officially organised running of the County Championship. ^[1]

Lancashire and Surrey shared the Championship title. ^[2]

Table

• 12 points for a win
• 6 points to each team in a match in which scores finish level
• 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match
• 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	No Dec	1st inn lead match L	1st inn lead match D	Points
=1	Lancashire	28	16	2	10	0	0	1	6	220
=1	Surrey	28	17	4	6	0	1	0	4	220
3	Yorkshire	28	14	2	10	0	2	0	8	200
4	Warwickshire	28	8	6	13	0	1	1	8	132
5	Derbyshire	28	8	9	9	0	2	3	4	124
6	Worcestershire	28	7	9	9	0	3	0	7	114
=7	Gloucestershire	28	6	6	16	0	0	2	9	112
=7	Somerset	28	8	8	10	0	2	1	3	112
9	Kent	28	6	12	8	1	1	3	5	108
10	Northamptonshire	28	6	4	15	0	3	2	6	104
11	Glamorgan	28	6	4	9	0	9	0	7	100
12	Hampshire	28	7	9	9	1	2	0	2	96
13	Sussex	28	5	11	11	0	1	6	2	92
14	Middlesex	28	5	12	8	0	3	2	4	84
15	Nottinghamshire	28	3	6	17	0	2	0	8	68
16	Leicestershire	28	3	13	11	0	1	2	5	64
17	Essex	28	4	12	11	0	1	0	3	60

Hampshire and Gloucestershire records include eight points each for win on first innings in match reduced by weather to one day. Hampshire v Kent at Southampton ended as a tie: Hampshire, gaining first innings lead, awarded eight points, Kent four. Worcestershire record includes two points for tie on first innings in match lost. In a damp summer, Glamorgan's record of nine matches where no decision could be made even on first innings is a record.

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.