1996 County Championship
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The 1996 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 97th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won the Championship.[1][2]
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the thirteenth season.[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
- 3 points for a draw
- 3 points for a match abandoned without a ball bowled
- Bonus points awarded in first 120 overs of first innings
- Batting:
- 200 runs – 1 point
- 250 runs – 2 points
- 300 runs – 3 points
- 350 runs – 4 points
- Bowling:
- 3 or 4 wickets – 1 point,
- 5 or 6 wickets – 2 points
- 7 or 8 wickets – 3 points
- 9 or 10 wickets – 4 points
- Batting:
- 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.
| Position | Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Drawn | Batting bonus | Bowling bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicestershire | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 61 | 296 |
| 2 | Derbyshire | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 58 | 269 |
| 3 | Surrey | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 64 | 262 |
| 4 | Kent | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 52 | 261 |
| 5 | Essex | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 57 | 255 |
| 6 | Yorkshire | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 58 | 248 |
| 7 | Worcestershire | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 60 | 222 |
| 8 | Warwickshire | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 55 | 218 |
| 9 | Middlesex | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 59 | 213 |
| 10 | Glamorgan | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 43 | 207 |
| 11 | Somerset | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 61 | 197 |
| 12 | Sussex | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 58 | 196 |
| 13 | Gloucestershire | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 177 |
| 14 | Hampshire | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 56 | 166 |
| 15 | Lancashire | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 52 | 160 |
| 16 | Northamptonshire | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 57 | 159 |
| 17 | Nottinghamshire | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 52 | 131 |
| 18 | Durham | 17 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 60 | 97 |
Season notes
- In response to the very early finishing of many games in 1995, three points was now awarded for a drawn or abandoned game to encourage teams to battle to the end.[4] The move gained support from the press after the season.[5]
- Durham became the first team to finish winless since Warwickshire in 1982[6]
References
- ↑ Engel, Matthew, ed. (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (141st ed.). John Wisden & Company Ltd. pp. 493–494. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ↑ Lee, Alan (19 September 1996). "Leicestershire encouraged by coincidence". The Times.
- ↑ "That's out: the sponsors who walked". The Guardian. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
- ↑ "Britannic Assurance County Championship and Other Matches". Benson and Hedges Cricket Year (1995–1996 ed.). 1996. pp. 316–317.
- ↑ Lee, Alan (24 September 1996). "Cricket: Unlikely Top Two in Championship Contest Provide Much-Needed Whiff of Romance; Poor Vintage Leaves Taste of Mediocrity". Sport. The Times. p. 47.
- ↑ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1997). "Britannic Assurance County Championship, 1996". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (134th ed.). p. 430.
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