1956 County Championship

1956 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Surrey
← 1955 1957 →

The 1956 County Championship was the 57th officially organised running of the County Championship. ^[1] Surrey won the Championship title for the fifth successive year. ^[2]

Table

• 12 points for a win
• 6 points to side still batting in the fourth innings of 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
• If no play possible on the first two days, the match played to one-day laws with 8 points for a win.

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	No Decision	1st Inns Loss	1st Inns Draw	Points
Surrey	28	15	5	6	2	1	4	200
Lancashire	28	12	2	12	2	0	9	180
Gloucestershire	28	14	7	5	2	1	1	176
Northamptonshire	28	8	5	15	0	2	11	148
Middlesex	28	11	9	7	1	1	2	144
Hampshire	28	9	6	10	3	1	7	140
Yorkshire	28	8	7	10	3	4	6	136
Nottinghamshire	28	7	4	15	2	1	9	128
Sussex	28	7	10	9	2	2	5	112
Worcestershire	28	8	4	14	2	0	4	112
Essex	28	6	10	9	3	5	4	110
Derbyshire	28	7	6	11	4	0	4	102
Glamorgan	28	6	9	9	4	2	5	100
Warwickshire	28	5	11	9	3	3	2	80
Somerset	28	4	15	8	1	3	4	76
Kent	28	4	12	10	2	1	2	60
Leicestershire	28	3	12	9	4	1	4	56

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.