1952 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
|---|---|
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Surrey (8th title) |
| Participants | 17 |
| Matches | 238 |
| Most runs | Harold Gimblett, (Somerset) 2,068 |
| Most wickets | Johnny Wardle, (Yorkshire) 158 |
The 1952 County Championship was the 53rd officially organised running of the County Championship. Surrey won the Championship title.
Table
- 12 points for a win
- 6 points to each team 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
Warwickshire and Lancashire records include eight points for a tied match with first innings lead; Sussex and Essex records include four points for tied match without first innings lead. Glamorgan and Worcestershire records include two points each for tie on first innings in drawn match.
| Team | P | W | L | D | T | No Dec |
1st Inns Lead |
1st Inns Tie |
Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 28 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 256 |
| 2 | Yorkshire | 28 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 224 |
| 3 | Lancashire | 28 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 188 |
| 4 | Derbyshire | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 164 |
| 5 | Middlesex | 28 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 136 |
| 6 | Leicestershire | 28 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 132 |
| 7 | Glamorgan | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 130 |
| 8 | Northamptonshire | 28 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 128 |
| 9 | Gloucestershire | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 124 |
| =10 | Essex | 28 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 120 |
| =10 | Warwickshire | 28 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 120 |
| 12 | Hampshire | 28 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 112 |
| 13 | Sussex | 28 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 96 |
| 14 | Worcestershire | 28 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 90 |
| 15 | Kent | 28 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 84 |
| 16 | Nottinghamshire | 28 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72 |
| 17 | Somerset | 28 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
| Source: CricketArchive | ||||||||||
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "County Championship 1951 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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