1976 County Championship

1976 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format	League system
Champions	Middlesex
← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 County Championship was the 77th officially organised running of the County Championship. ^[1] Middlesex won the Championship title. ^[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 100 overs of first innings
  • Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 runs - 4 points
  • Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points
• No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining.
• The two first innings limited to a total of 200 overs. The team batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the team batting first could be added to the overs of the team batting second.
• Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
• Each team plays 20 matches.
• All counties are required to achieve an overall average of at least 19.5 overs per hour. In the calculation, two minutes will be allowed for each wicket taken. Counties failing to reach this average will be fined £1000, half to be paid by the club and half by the players. The fines to be assed after ten matches and at the end of the season. Club fines to go to the N.C.A., players fines to go to the Cricketers' Association.

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Middlesex	20	11	5	4	57	67	234
Northamptonshire	20	9	3	8	54	74	218
Gloucestershire	19	9	5	5	54	66	210
Leicestershire	20	9	3	8	51	68	209
Warwickshire	20	6	7	7	65	70	195
Essex	20	7	4	9	57	62	189
Somerset	20	7	8	5	47	63	180
Yorkshire	20	6	6	8	49	67	176
Surrey	20	6	4	10	54	61	175
Sussex	20	5	8	7	49	71	170
Worcestershire	19	6	3	10	50	59	169
Hampshire	20	4	10	6	52	67	159
Nottinghamshire	20	4	7	9	58	60	158
Kent	20	5	7	8	48	57	155
Derbyshire	20	4	7	9	39	70	149
Lancashire	20	3	7	10	43	75	148
Glamorgan	20	3	10	7	37	60	127

• The match between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire at Bristol was abandoned without a ball being bowled and is not included in the table.

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.