1924 County Championship
English cricket tournament
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The 1924 County Championship was the 31st officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won the championship title for the third successive year.[1]
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsYorkshire (13th title)
Participants17
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire (13th title) |
| Participants | 17 |
Final placings were still decided by calculating the percentage of points gained against possible points available but the points for a win on first innings drawn matches reverted to three points and in a match lost to one point. The matches Warwicks vs Notts, Surrey vs Essex, Leics vs Surrey, Somerset vs Essex and Glamorgan vs Somerset were all abandoned without a ball being bowled.[2]
Table
- Five points were awarded for a win.
- Three points were awarded for "winning" the first innings of a drawn match.
- Two points were awarded for "tying" the first innings of a drawn match.
- One points were awarded for "losing" the first innings of a drawn match.
- Final placings were decided by calculating the percentage of possible points.
| Team | Pld | W | L | DWF | DLF | T | NR | Pts | %PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 30 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 88 | 76.52 |
| Middlesex | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 69.00 |
| Surrey | 24 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 67 | 67.00 |
| Lancashire | 30 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 63.20 |
| Kent | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 62.30 |
| Gloucestershire | 26 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 55.65 |
| Nottinghamshire | 27 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 55.65 |
| Somerset | 22 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 52.00 |
| Warwickshire | 25 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 46.00 |
| Sussex | 26 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 40.80 |
| Leicestershire | 25 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 39.20 |
| Hampshire | 28 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 35.83 |
| Glamorgan | 21 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 35.00 |
| Worcestershire | 24 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 29.56 |
| Essex | 26 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 23.47 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 18.82 |
| Derbyshire | 22 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15.23 |
