1950 County Championship

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1950 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket
Tournament format(s) 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

PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnTiedNo Dec1st inn

lead match L

1st inn

lead match D

Points
=1 Lancashire 28162100016220
=1 Surrey 2817460104220
3 Yorkshire 28142100208200
4 Warwickshire 2886130118132
5 Derbyshire 288990234124
6 Worcestershire 287990307114
=7 Gloucestershire 2866160029112
=7 Somerset 2888100213112
9 Kent 2861281135108
10 Northamptonshire 2864150326104
11 Glamorgan 286490907100
12 Hampshire 28799120296
13 Sussex 2851111016292
14 Middlesex 285128032484
15 Nottinghamshire 283617020868
16 Leicestershire 2831311012564
17 Essex 2841211010360

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.

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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.