1985 County Championship

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1985 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Middlesex
1984
1986

The 1985 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 86th officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title. [1]

The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the second time with the winners of the championship receiving £20,000. [2]

Table

County Championship table
TeamPld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonusBowling bonusPoints
Middlesex 2484126185274
Hampshire 2472156678256
Gloucestershire 2473145178241
Essex 2472144270224
Worcestershire 2456136568221
Surrey 2455146276218
Sussex 2461165257205
Nottinghamshire 2442186669199
Kent 2445155171186
Northamptonshire 2454155251183
Yorkshire 2434165859165
Glamorgan 2444164348163
Derbyshire 2437144669163
Lancashire 2437144467159
Warwickshire 2428144774153
Leicestershire 2423194865145
Somerset 2417167045131

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References

  1. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN   0-947766-83-9.
  2. "John Woodcock Cricket Correspondent. "Cricket." Times [London, England] 11 Apr. 1985". The Times Digital Archive.