1950 County Championship

1950 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsLancashire & Surrey
Participants17
Matches238
Most runsLaurie Fishlock, (Surrey)
2,077
Most wicketsRoy Tattersall, (Lancashire)
163
← 1949
1951 →

The 1950 County Championship was the 51st officially organised running of the County Championship.

Lancashire and Surrey shared the Championship title. Glamorgan's record of nine matches where no decision could be made on first innings is a record.

Table

Team P W L D T No
Dec		 1st
Inns
Lead		 1st
Inns
Tie		 Pts
=1 Lancashire 28 16 2 10 0 0 7 0 220
=1 Surrey 28 17 4 7 0 1 4 0 220
3 Yorkshire 28 14 2 12 0 2 8 0 200
4 Warwickshire 28 8 6 14 0 1 9 0 132
5 Derbyshire 28 8 9 11 0 2 7 0 124
6 Worcestershire 28 7 9 12 0 3 7 1 114
=7 Gloucestershire 28 5 6 17 0 0 11 0 112
=7 Somerset 28 8 8 12 0 2 4 0 112
9 Kent 28 6 12 9 1 1 8 0 108
10 Northamptonshire 28 6 4 18 0 3 8 0 104
11 Glamorgan 28 6 4 18 0 9 7 0 100
12 Hampshire 28 6 9 12 1 2 3 0 96
13 Sussex 28 5 10 13 0 1 8 0 92
14 Middlesex 28 5 11 12 0 3 6 0 84
15 Nottinghamshire 28 3 6 19 0 2 8 0 68
16 Leicestershire 28 3 13 12 0 1 7 0 64
17 Essex 28 4 12 12 0 1 3 0 60
  1. ↑ Gloucestershire were awarded eight points for the draw against Sussex, which they won under one-day rules.
  2. ↑ Hampshire were awarded eight points for the draw against Middlesex, which they won under one-day rules.

References

  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.
  3. ↑ "Gloucestershire v Sussex at Bristol, 15-18 Jul 1950". i.imgci.com.
  4. ↑ "Middlesex v Hampshire at Lord's, 6-9 May 1950". i.imgci.com.