1955 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Surrey (11th title) |
| Participants | 17 |
| Matches | 238 |
| Most runs | Jock Livingston, (Northamptonshire) 1,957 |
| Most wickets | George Tribe, (Northamptonshire) 169 |
The 1955 County Championship was the 56th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Surrey won the Championship title for the fourth successive year.[2]
Table
[edit]- 12 points for a win
- 6 points to team still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level
- 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match
- 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match
- If no play possible on the first two days, the match played to one-day laws with 8 points for a win.
| Team | P | W | L | D | T | No Dec |
1st Inns Lead |
1st Inns Tie |
Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 284 |
| 2 | Yorkshire | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 268 |
| 3 | Hampshire | 28 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 210 |
| 4 | Sussex | 28 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 196 |
| 5 | Middlesex | 28 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 192 |
| 6 | Leicestershire | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 154 |
| 7 | Northamptonshire | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 148 |
| 8 | Derbyshire | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 146 |
| =9 | Lancashire | 28 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 140 |
| =9 | Warwickshire | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 140 |
| 11 | Nottinghamshire | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 132 |
| 12 | Gloucestershire | 28 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 128 |
| 13 | Kent | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 104 |
| 14 | Essex | 28 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 100 |
| 15 | Worcestershire | 28 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 84 |
| 16 | Glamorgan | 28 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 80 |
| 17 | Somerset | 28 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ↑ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
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