1990 County Championship
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The 1990 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 91st officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title.[1][2]
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the seventh time.[3]
- 16 points for a win
- 8 points to each team for a tie
- 8 points to team 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.
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Drawn | Batting bonus | Bowling bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 73 | 55 | 288 |
| Essex | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 56 | 257 |
| Hampshire | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 67 | 48 | 243 |
| Worcestershire | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 70 | 58 | 240 |
| Warwickshire | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 64 | 231 |
| Lancashire | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 65 | 56 | 217 |
| Leicestershire | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 53 | 210 |
| Glamorgan | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 64 | 48 | 192 |
| Surrey | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 64 | 190 |
| Yorkshire | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 55 | 187 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 60 | 185 |
| Derbyshire | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 52 | 181 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 58 | 173 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 58 | 173 |
| Somerset | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 73 | 45 | 166 |
| Kent | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 69 | 35 | 152 |
| Sussex | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 44 | 143 |
References
- ↑ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ↑ "Alan Lee, Cricket Correspondent. "Middlesex claim championship with day to spare." Times [London, England] 21 Sept. 1990". The Times.
- ↑ "That's out: the sponsors who walked". The Guardian. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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