1991 County Championship

1991 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Essex
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The 1991 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 92nd officially organised running of the County Championship. Essex won the Championship title. ^{[1] [2]}

The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the eighth 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	Tie	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Essex	22	11	5	6	0	69	67	312
Warwickshire	22	11	4	7	0	58	65	299
Derbyshire	22	9	5	8	0	46	68	258
Nottinghamshire	22	7	5	10	0	64	69	245
Surrey	22	8	6	8	0	47	66	241
Kent	22	6	3	12	1	50	55	209
Worcestershire	22	6	4	12	0	54	59	209
Lancashire	22	6	9	7	0	60	49	205
Hampshire	22	5	7	10	0	57	56	193
Northamptonshire	22	5	6	11	0	55	54	189
Sussex	22	4	3	14	1	57	60	189
Glamorgan	22	5	5	12	0	50	57	187
Gloucestershire	22	5	10	7	0	42	53	175
Yorkshire	22	4	6	12	0	58	37	159
Middlesex	22	3	9	10	0	48	63	159
Leicestershire	22	3	8	11	0	46	53	147
Somerset	22	2	5	15	0	66	45	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. "Essex are crowned champions." Times [London, England] 20 Sept. 1991". The Times .
3. "That's out: the sponsors who walked". The Guardian. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2025.