1973 County Championship

1973 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format	League system
Champions	Hampshire
← 1972 1974 →

The 1973 County Championship was the 74th officially organised running of the County Championship. ^[1] Hampshire won the Championship title.

Points system

• 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 75 runs in first 25 overs
• 1 point for 150 runs in first 50 overs
• 1 point for each 25 runs above 150
• Bowling: 1 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 20 matches.
• All counties required to achieve an overall average of at least 18.5 overs per hour. Teams failing to reach this rate fined £500, the total of all such fines being shared equally between those teams averaging 19.5 overs per hour or better.

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Table

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tie	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Hampshire	20	10	0	10	0	84	81	265
Surrey	20	9	3	8	0	71	73	234
Northamptonshire	20	8	4	8	0	53	75	208
Kent	20	4	3	13	0	98	59	197
Gloucestershire	19	6	4	9	0	63	70	193
Worcestershire	20	6	4	10	0	56	75	191
Warwickshire	20	5	5	10	0	74	62	186
Essex	20	6	5	9	0	46	72	178
Leicestershire	19	4	3	12	0	66	60	166
Somerset	20	7	2	11	0	29	60	159
Glamorgan	20	4	8	8	0	44	68	152
Lancashire	20	4	6	10	0	44	67	151
Middlesex	20	4	5	10	1	49	54	148
Yorkshire	20	3	5	11	1	28	69	132
Sussex	20	2	10	8	0	42	67	129
Derbyshire	20	2	10	8	0	15	67	102
Nottinghamshire	20	1	8	11	0	28	63	101

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.