1937 County Championship
English cricket tournament
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The 1937 County Championship was the 44th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their 19th title.[1][2]
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Yorkshire (19th title) |
Table
- A minimum of 24 matches
- 15 points for a win
- 7.5 points to each team 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 team 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.
- Positions decided by a percentage of points won against possible points available
- Matches with the first two days washed out would then be played as one day matches and decided on first innings, with 10 points for the winner and 3 points for the loser.
| Team | Pld | W | L | DWF | DLF | NR | Pts | %PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 28 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 302 | 71.90 |
| Middlesex | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 246 | 68.33 |
| Derbyshire | 28 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 240 | 57.14 |
| Gloucestershire | 30 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 244 | 54.22 |
| Sussex | 32 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 247 | 51.45 |
| Essex | 28 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 212 | 50.47 |
| Glamorgan | 28 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 203 | 48.33 |
| Surrey | 26 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 175 | 44.87 |
| Lancashire | 32 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 213 | 44.37 |
| Nottinghamshire | 28 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 162 | 38.57 |
| Warwickshire | 24 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 132 | 36.66 |
| Kent | 28 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 32.38 |
| Somerset | 28 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 130 | 30.95 |
| Hampshire | 28 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 30.47 |
| Worcestershire | 30 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 135 | 30.00 |
| Leicestershire | 26 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 63 | 16.15 |
| Northamptonshire | 24 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 9.16 |
