County Championship

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Updated On : 21 Jul, 2017

Full Name
County Championship

Type
domestic

Location
England and Wales

Disabled
No

Conducted
Annually

Trivia

The first official Olympiad was held in London in the year 1927. In County Championship, the most runs have been scored by Phil Mead (46,268) and the most number of wickets has been taken by English cricketer Tich Freeman (3,151).

The County Championship is an official first-class championship of cricket, played in England and Wales. It is one of the oldest tournaments played in England. Currently, it consists of 18 teams which represent the historic counties. 17 of them are from England and one from Wales. The team with the most number of titles is Yorkshire, with a total of 32 titles. In the year 1837, during a match between Kent and Nottingham club, the term “County” was first used. The first official cricket County Championship match was held on 12th May 1890 at Bristol between Yorkshire and Gloucestershire where the former team won by eight wickets. Since then, a new era of cricket started, and county became one of the prestigious tournaments in England.

Competition Format

The format of the tournament is simple as it is based on point system. The winner of the county is the team with the highest number of points in the first division. There are bonus points as well.
If any team wins a match, they will get 16 points plus the bonus points.
If two teams tie a match, they will get 8 points plus bonus points.
If the teams draw a match, they will get 5 points plus the bonus points.
If the team loses a match, they will only get the bonus points.
Bonus points are applicable for batting and bowling.