1990 County Championship
| Dates | 26 April – 21 September 1990 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Middlesex (9th title) |
| Participants | 17 |
| Matches | 187 |
| Most runs | Jimmy Cook, (Somerset) 2,432 |
| Most wickets | Neil Foster, (Essex) 94 |
The 1990 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 91st officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title.
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the seventh time.
Table
- 16 points for a win
- 8 points to each team for a tie
- 8 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level
- Bonus points awarded in the first 100 overs of the 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. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points.
- Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
| Team | P | W | L | D | Bat | Bowl | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesex | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 73 | 55 | 288 |
| 2 | Essex | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 56 | 257 |
| 3 | Hampshire | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 67 | 48 | 243 |
| 4 | Worcestershire | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 70 | 58 | 240 |
| 5 | Warwickshire | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 55 | 64 | 231 |
| 6 | Lancashire | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 65 | 56 | 217 |
| 7 | Leicestershire | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 53 | 210 |
| 8 | Glamorgan | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 64 | 48 | 192 |
| 9 | Surrey | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 64 | 190 |
| 10 | Yorkshire | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 55 | 187 |
| 11 | Northamptonshire | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 60 | 185 |
| 12 | Derbyshire | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 58 | 52 | 181 |
| 13 | Gloucestershire | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 51 | 58 | 173 |
| 14 | Nottinghamshire | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 51 | 58 | 173 |
| 15 | Somerset | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 73 | 45 | 166 |
| 16 | Kent | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 69 | 35 | 152 |
| 17 | Sussex | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 51 | 44 | 143 |
References
- ↑ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ↑ "Alan Lee, Cricket Correspondent. "Middlesex claim championship with day to spare." Times [London, England] 21 Sept. 1990". The Times.
- ↑ "That's out: the sponsors who walked". The Guardian. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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