1960 County Championship

1960 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format	League system
Champions	Yorkshire
← 1959 1961 →

The 1960 County Championship was the 61st officially organised running of the County Championship. ^[1] Yorkshire won their second successive Championship title.

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.
• Teams played either 28 or 32 matches. Therefore, a final average was calculated by dividing the points by the matches played which determined the final placings. ^[2]

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	No Decision	1st Inns Loss	1st Inns Draw	Bonus	Points	Average
Yorkshire	32	17	6	6	3	2	2	34	246	7.68
Lancashire	32	13	8	10	1	3	9	34	214	6.68
Middlesex	28	12	4	12	0	0	7	28	186	6.64
Sussex	32	12	6	12	2	2	6	28	188	5.87
Derbyshire	28	10	7	10	1	1	5	20	152	5.42
Essex	28	9	3	14	2	1	7	28	152	5.42
Surrey	28	9	6	10	3	2	3	20	138	4.92
Gloucestershire	28	9	7	12	0	0	3	16	130	4.64
Northamptonshire	28	8	6	13	1	1	6	16	126	4.50
Kent	28	7	7	12	2	1	6	20	118	4.21
Glamorgan	32	9	14	7	2	0	4	16	133	4.15
Hampshire	32	8	8	14	2	1	6	22	132	4.12
Worcestershire	32	8	12	10	2	1	6	20	130	4.06
Somerset	32	5	11	15	1	2	10	22	106	3.31
Warwickshire	32	4	12	16	0	2	9	26	96	3.00
Nottinghamshire	28	4	16	7	1	4	2	12	72	2.57
Leicestershire	28	2	13	12	1	0	5	12	46	1.64

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.