1959 County Championship

1959 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format	League system
Champions	Yorkshire
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The 1959 County Championship was the 60th officially organised running of the County Championship. ^[1] Yorkshire won the Championship title ending a seven-year winning sequence by Surrey. ^[2]

Table

• 12 points for a win
• 6 points to team still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level
• 2 points for first innings lead
• 2 bonus points for team leading on first innings if they also score faster on runs per over in first innings
• If no play possible on the first two days, and the match does not go into the second innings, the team leading on first innings scores 8 points.

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tie	No Decision	1st Inns Loss	1st Inns Draw	Bonus	Points
Yorkshire	28	14	7	7	0	0	0	5	26	204
Gloucestershire	28	12	11	4	1	0	1	3	28	186
Surrey	28	12	5	11	0	0	0	8	26	186
Warwickshire	28	13	10	5	0	0	2	1	22	184
Lancashire	28	12	7	9	0	0	1	5	28	184
Glamorgan	28	12	8	7	0	1	3	4	20	178
Derbyshire	28	12	6	10	0	0	3	2	20	174
Hampshire	28	11	10	7	0	0	1	4	26	168
Essex	28	11	7	9	1	0	0	4	22	168
Middlesex	28	10	9	9	0	0	3	3	24	157
Northamptonshire	28	8	10	10	0	0	4	9	24	146
Somerset	28	8	13	7	0	0	4	3	20	130
Kent	28	8	12	8	0	0	2	5	18	128
Worcestershire	28	6	8	13	0	1	1	7	18	106
Sussex	28	6	11	10	0	1	3	3	18	102
Leicestershire	28	5	16	7	0	0	0	2	8	72
Nottinghamshire	28	4	14	9	0	1	1	3	6	62

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.