1969 County Championship

1969 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format	League system
Champions	Glamorgan
← 1968 1970 →

The 1969 County Championship was the 70th officially organised running of the County Championship. ^[1] Glamorgan won the Championship title in a season which saw games played reduced from 28 to 24. ^[2]

Table

• 10 points for a win
• 5 points to each team for a tie
• 5 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level
• Bonus points awarded in first 85 overs of first innings
• Batting: 1 point for each 25 runs above 150
• Bowling: 2 point for every 2 wickets taken
• No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining.
• Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
• Each team plays 24 matches.

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Glamorgan	24	11	0	13	67	73	250
Gloucestershire	24	10	6	8	26	93	219
Surrey	24	7	1	16	64	76	210
Warwickshire	24	7	3	14	41	89	205
Hampshire	24	6	7	11	56	87	203
Essex	24	6	6	12	44	85	189
Sussex	24	5	8	11	46	89	185
Nottinghamshire	24	6	2	16	49	75	184
Northamptonshire	24	5	7	12	47	66	163
Kent	24	4	6	14	35	76	151
Middlesex	24	3	7	14	40	76	146
Worcestershire	24	5	7	12	30	62	142
Yorkshire	24	3	6	15	30	77	142
Leicestershire	24	4	7	13	26	64	130
Lancashire	24	2	1	21	39	67	126
Derbyshire	24	3	5	16	22	67	119
Somerset	24	1	9	14	17	69	96

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.