1989 County Championship

1989 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Worcestershire
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The 1989 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 90th officially organised running of the County Championship. Worcestershire won their second successive Championship title. ^{[1] [2]} A sub-standard pitch at Southchurch Park, for which Essex were docked the 25 points, cost them the Championship.

The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the sixth time. ^[3]

Table

• 16 points for a win
• 8 points to each side for a tie
• 8 points to side still batting in a match in which scores finish level
• Bonus points awarded in the first 100 overs of the 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. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points.
• Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Worcestershire	22	12	3	7	44	83	319
Essex	22	13	2	7	59	71	313 [a]
Middlesex	22	9	2	11	50	72	266
Lancashire	22	8	5	9	57	65	250
Northamptonshire	22	7	8	7	47	63	222
Derbyshire	22	6	6	10	45	75	216
Hampshire	22	6	8	8	55	65	216
Warwickshire	22	5	4	13	44	75	207
Gloucestershire	22	6	11	5	38	70	204
Sussex	22	4	4	14	60	68	192
Nottinghamshire	22	6	6	10	54	65	190 [a]
Surrey	22	4	7	11	50	69	183
Leicestershire	22	4	8	10	43	74	181
Somerset	22	4	6	12	50	54	168
Kent	22	3	8	11	53	53	154
Yorkshire	22	3	9	10	41	60	149
Glamorgan	22	3	6	13	38	59	145

Notes

1. Essex and Nottinghamshire each lost 25 points for preparing a pitch deemed unsuitable for first-class cricket.

References

1. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN   0-947766-83-9.
2. "Ivo Tennant. "Rainy end to fine summer." Times [London, England] 18 Sept. 1989". The Times .
3. "That's out: the sponsors who walked". The Guardian. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2025.