1978 County Championship

1978 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format	League system
Champions	Kent
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Schweppes County Championship was the 79th officially organised running of the County Championship. ^[1] Kent won the Championship title. Sussex and Glamorgan were both deducted six points after a breach of regulations. ^[2] The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the first time.

Table

• 12 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 22 matches.

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Kent	22	13	3	6	56	80	292
Essex	22	12	1	9	55	74	273
Middlesex	21	11	5	5	48	75	255
Yorkshire	22	10	3	9	58	55	233
Somerset	22	9	4	9	44	76	228
Leicestershire	22	4	5	13	57	68	173
Nottinghamshire	22	3	7	12	63	67	166
Hampshire	21	4	6	11	53	60	161
Sussex	22	4	7	11	39	64	151*
Gloucestershire	21	4	8	9	42	55	145
Warwickshire	22	4	5	13	39	56	143
Lancashire	21	4	8	9	28	59	135
Glamorgan	22	3	8	11	43	54	133*
Derbyshire	22	3	7	12	33	63	132
Worcestershire	22	2	5	15	56	51	131
Surrey	22	3	7	12	36	58	130
Northamptonshire	20	2	6	12	41	56	121

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.