1949 County Championship

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1949 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsMiddlesex &
Yorkshire
1948
1950

The 1949 County Championship was the 50th officially organised running of the County Championship.

The Championship was shared for the first time in its history between Middlesex County Cricket Club and Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[1][2]

Table

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  • 12 points for a win
  • 6 points to each side in 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.

Position Team Played Won Lost Drawn No Dec 1st inn

lead match L

1st inn

lead match D

Points
1 Middlesex 26 14 3 9 0 1 5 192
1 Yorkshire 26 14 2 10 0 0 6 192
3 Worcestershire 26 12 7 7 0 2 5 172
4 Warwickshire 26 12 5 8 1 0 6 168
5 Surrey 26 11 8 6 1 2 4 156
6 Northamptonshire 26 10 7 9 0 2 3 140
7 Gloucestershire 26 10 7 7 2 0 3 132
8 Glamorgan 26 7 6 12 1 2 7 120
=9 Essex 26 7 9 10 0 0 6 108
=9 Somerset 26 8 15 3 0 2 1 108
=11 Lancashire 26 6 7 13 0 0 7 100
=11 Nottinghamshire 26 6 5 13 2 0 7 100
=13 Kent 26 7 15 4 0 1 2 96
=13 Sussex 26 7 10 7 2 1 2 96
15 Derbyshire 26 6 13 6 1 2 2 88
16 Hampshire 26 6 13 6 1 2 1 84
17 Leicestershire 26 3 14 8 1 3 2 56

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.



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