1973 County Championship
| Dates | 2 May – 11 September 1973 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Hampshire (2nd title) |
| Participants | 17 |
| Matches | 168 |
| Most runs | Gordon Greenidge, (Hampshire) 1,620 |
| Most wickets | Peter Lee, (Lancashire) 96 |
The 1973 County Championship was the 74th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Hampshire won the Championship title.
Points system
[edit]- 10 points for a win
- 5 points to each team for a tie
- 5 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level
- Bonus points awarded in first 85 overs of first innings
- Batting: 1 point for 75 runs in first 25 overs
- 1 point for 150 runs in first 50 overs
- 1 point for each 25 runs above 150
- Bowling: 1 point for every 2 wickets taken
- No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining.
- Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
- Each team plays 20 matches.
- All counties required to achieve an overall average of at least 18.5 overs per hour. Teams failing to reach this rate fined £500, the total of all such fines being shared equally between those teams averaging 19.5 overs per hour or better.[2]
Table
[edit]| Team | P | W | L | D | T | Bat | Bowl | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hampshire | 20 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 84 | 81 | 265 |
| 2 | Surrey | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 71 | 73 | 234 |
| 3 | Northamptonshire | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 53 | 75 | 208 |
| 4 | Kent | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 98 | 59 | 197 |
| 5 | Gloucestershire | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 63 | 70 | 193 |
| 6 | Worcestershire | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 56 | 75 | 191 |
| 7 | Warwickshire | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 74 | 62 | 186 |
| 8 | Essex | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 72 | 178 |
| 9 | Leicestershire | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 66 | 60 | 166 |
| 10 | Somerset | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 29 | 60 | 159 |
| 11 | Glamorgan | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 68 | 152 |
| 12 | Lancashire | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 67 | 151 |
| 13 | Middlesex | 20 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 49 | 54 | 148 |
| 14 | Yorkshire | 20 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 69 | 132 |
| 15 | Sussex | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 67 | 129 |
| 16 | Derbyshire | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 67 | 102 |
| 17 | Nottinghamshire | 20 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 63 | 101 |
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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