1996 County Championship

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1996 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Leicestershire
1995
1997

The 1996 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 97th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won the Championship. [1] [2]

The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the 13th time. [3]

Table

County Championship table
PositionTeamPld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonusBowling bonusPoints
1 Leicestershire 1710165761296
2 Derbyshire 179355258269
3 Surrey 178274964262
4 Kent 179264752261
5 Essex 178545857255
6 Yorkshire 178545058248
7 Worcestershire 176474560222
8 Warwickshire 177643955218
9 Middlesex 177643059213
10 Glamorgan 176565043207
11 Somerset 175663861197
12 Sussex 176923658196
13 Gloucestershire 175752359177
14 Hampshire 173774156166
15 Lancashire 172694952160
16 Northamptonshire 173863657159
17 Nottinghamshire 171974252131
18 Durham 170125226097

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. "Leicestershire encouraged by coincidence." Times [London, England] 19 Sept. 1996". The Times .
  3. "That's out: the sponsors who walked". The Guardian. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2025.