1992 County Championship

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1992 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsEssex
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The 1992 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 93rd officially organised running of the County Championship. Essex won the Championship title.[1][2]

Durham entered the Championship for the first time. This was the first time that a new county had been admitted to the championship for 71 years since Glamorgan in 1921.[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.
  • Each team plays 22 matches.
County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonus Bowling bonus Points
Essex 22 11 6 5 60 64 300
Kent 22 9 3 10 60 55 259
Northamptonshire 22 8 4 10 62 58 248
Nottinghamshire 22 7 7 8 54 58 224
Derbyshire 22 7 6 9 47 63 222
Warwickshire 22 6 8 8 55 68 219
Sussex 22 6 7 9 60 61 217
Leicestershire 22 7 7 8 39 60 211
Somerset 22 5 4 13 64 62 206
Gloucestershire 22 6 6 9 48 58 202
Middlesex 22 5 3 14 62 60 202
Lancashire 22 4 6 12 73 51 188
Surrey 22 5 7 10 56 50 186
Glamorgan 22 5 4 13 53 49 182
Hampshire 22 4 6 12 61 57 182
Yorkshire 22 4 6 12 56 52 172
Worcestershire 22 3 4 14 54 65 167
Durham 22 2 10 10 46 53 131

References

  1. ISBN 0-947766-83-9
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  2. ^ "Alan Lee, Cricket Correspondent. "Gooch opens up as Essex retain title." Times [London, England] 4 Sept. 1992". The Times.
  3. ^ "Peter Ball. "Durham are determined to deliver." Times [London, England] 15 Apr. 1992". The Times.


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