1932 County Championship

1932 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Yorkshire (16th title)
← 1931 1933 →

Percy Holmes, left, and Herbert Sutcliffe shake hands in front of the scoreboard after a first wicket stand of 555 at Leyton, 1932. The players' autographs can be seen on the photo.

The 1932 County Championship was the 39th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won the championship title for the second successive year. ^{[1] [2]}

Percy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe set a new first-class opening partnership record of 555 for Yorkshire against Essex at Leyton. ^[3]

Table

• 15 points for a win
• 7.5 points to each side in a match where the scores finish level
• 5 points for first-innings lead in a drawn match
• 3 points for first-innings deficit in a drawn match
• 4 points to each side where the first-innings scores are level in a drawn match or where there is no result on first innings or where there is no play.

County Championship table

Team	Pld	W	L	DWF	DLF	NR	Pts
Yorkshire	28	19	2	3	1	3	315
Sussex	28	14	1	4	4	5	262
Kent	28	14	3	1	7	3	248
Nottinghamshire	28	13	4	6	4	1	241
Surrey	28	9	2	10	3	4	210
Lancashire	28	8	6	7	4	3	179
Somerset	28	8	7	3	7	3	168
Hampshire	28	8	10	3	6	1	157
Warwickshire	28	5	5	8	8	2	147
Derbyshire	28	6	8	5	6	3	145
Middlesex	28	6	9	8	5	0	145
Leicestershire	28	6	11	7	3	1	138
Gloucestershire	28	6	12	6	1	3	135
Essex	28	4	14	2	6	2	96
Glamorgan	28	3	12	2	9	2	90
Northamptonshire	28	3	15	3	5	2	83
Worcestershire	28	1	12	6	5	4	76

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.
3. Williamson, Martin. "The record that shouldn't have been". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.