1988 County Championship

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1988 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsWorcestershire
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The 1988 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 89th officially organised running of the County Championship. Worcestershire won the Championship title.[1] [2] Matches played over four days were introduced to the competition this season. Each county was scheduled to play sixteen three-day matches, one against each other county, and six four-day matches. The four-day matches were played at the start and end of the season. This resulted in a total of twenty-two games for each county, a decrease of two from the number played in 1987.[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
Worcestershire 22 10 3 9 55 75 290
Kent 22 10 5 7 57 72 289
Essex 22 9 5 8 61 69 282
Surrey 22 7 5 10 57 72 241
Nottinghamshire 22 8 8 6 34 71 229
Warwickshire 22 6 8 8 48 74 218
Middlesex 22 7 3 12 49 54 215
Leicestershire 22 6 3 13 56 63 215
Lancashire 22 6 7 9 41 67 212
Gloucestershire 22 6 7 8 52 59 207
Somerset 22 5 6 11 48 65 201
Northamptonshire 22 5 7 10 48 71 199
Yorkshire 22 4 6 12 48 65 177
Derbyshire 22 4 3 15 53 54 171
Hampshire 22 4 6 12 33 69 166
Sussex 22 3 11 8 37 65 150
Glamorgan 22 1 8 12 42 53 111

References[]

  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "John Woodcock. "Worcestershire win in style." Times [London, England] 17 Sept. 1988". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ Wright, Graeme, ed. (1989). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Robertsbridge: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 339. ISBN 094776612X.
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