1979 County Championship

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The 1979 Schweppes County Championship was the 80th officially organised running of the County Championship. Essex won their first Championship title.[1]

Ten matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and are not included in the table. The number of points awarded for a tie was increased from 5 to 6 points and the number of points awarded to a side batting last in a drawn match with the scores level also increased from 5 to 6 points.[2] The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the second time.

## Table

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* 12 points for a win
* 6 points to each side for a tie
* 6 points to side still batting in a match in which scores finish level
* Bonus points awarded in first 100 overs of 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.
* The two first innings limited to a total of 200 overs. The side batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the side batting first could be added to the overs of the side batting second.
* Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
* Each team plays 22 matches.

County Championship table  Team  | Pld  | Won | Lost | Drawn | Batting bonus  | Bowling bonus  | Points

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Essex | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 69 | 281
Worcestershire | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 62 | 204
Surrey | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 50 | 70 | 192
Sussex | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 47 | 65 | 184
Kent | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 49 | 60 | 181
Leicestershire | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 68 | 176
Yorkshire | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 63 | 175
Somerset | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 56 | 53 | 171
Nottinghamshire | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 54 | 169
Gloucestershire | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 53 | 54 | 167
Northamptonshire | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 58 | 153
Hampshire | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 66 | 141
Lancashire | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 55 | 140
Middlesex | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 60 | 140
Warwickshire | 21 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 46 | 51 | 133
Derbyshire | 21 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 118
Glamorgan | 21 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 58 | 93

## 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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International cricket|

* 1979 Cricket World Cup (Final)
* England Women v West Indies Women
* England v India

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* Schweppes County Championship
* John Player League
* Benson & Hedges Cup (Worcestershire v Somerset)
* Gillette Cup (Final)

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County cricket in 1979|

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