1990 County Championship

1990 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Middlesex
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The 1990 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 91st officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title. ^{[1] [2]}

The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the seventh 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
Middlesex	22	10	1	11	73	55	288
Essex	22	8	2	12	73	56	257
Hampshire	22	8	4	10	67	48	243
Worcestershire	22	7	1	14	70	58	240
Warwickshire	22	7	7	8	55	64	231
Lancashire	22	6	3	13	65	56	217
Leicestershire	22	6	7	9	61	53	210
Glamorgan	22	5	6	11	64	48	192
Surrey	22	4	3	15	54	64	190
Yorkshire	22	5	9	8	52	55	187
Northamptonshire	22	4	9	9	61	60	185
Derbyshire	22	6	7	9	58	52	181
Gloucestershire	22	4	7	11	51	58	173
Nottinghamshire	22	4	8	10	51	58	173
Somerset	22	3	4	15	73	45	166
Kent	22	3	6	13	69	35	152
Sussex	22	3	9	10	51	44	143

References

1. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN   0-947766-83-9.
2. "Alan Lee, Cricket Correspondent. "Middlesex claim championship with day to spare." Times [London, England] 21 Sept. 1990". The Times .
3. "That's out: the sponsors who walked". The Guardian. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2025.