1977 County Championship

1977 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Middlesex & Kent
← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 County Championship was the 78th officially organised running of the County Championship. The Championship title was shared for only the third time in history after Middlesex and Kent finished on the same points. ^[1]

There was one change to the points system with twelve points awarded for a winning team instead of ten and six matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and are not included in the table. ^[2]

Table

• 12 points for a win
• 5 points to each side for a tie
• 5 points to side 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 side batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the side batting first could be added to the overs of the side batting second.
• Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
• Each team plays 22 matches.

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Middlesex	22	9	5	8	43	76	227
Kent	21	9	2	10	54	65	227
Gloucestershire	20	9	5	6	44	70	222
Somerset	21	6	4	11	58	64	194
Leicestershire	22	6	4	12	44	73	189
Essex	21	7	5	9	38	65	187
Derbyshire	21	7	3	11	38	64	186
Sussex	22	6	5	11	52	60	184
Northamptonshire	20	6	6	8	43	68	183
Warwickshire	22	4	8	10	61	72	181
Hampshire	22	6	5	11	53	54	179
Yorkshire	21	6	5	10	36	63	171
Worcestershire	22	5	10	7	29	55	144
Glamorgan	21	3	7	11	36	60	132
Surrey	21	3	6	12	42	54	132
Lancashire	21	2	4	15	36	57	117
Nottinghamshire	22	1	11	10	34	52	98

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.