1997 County Championship
| Dates | 23 April – 26 September 1997 |
|---|---|
| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Glamorgan (3rd title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 153 |
| Most runs | Steve James, (Glamorgan) 1,605 |
| Most wickets | Mike Smith, (Gloucestershire) 78 |
The 1997 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 98th officially organised running of the County Championship. Glamorgan won the Championship.
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the 14th time.
Table
Points awarded:
- 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
- 3 points for a draw
- 3 points for a match abandoned without a ball bowled
- Bonus points awarded in first 120 overs of first innings
- Batting:
- 200 runs – 1 point
- 250 runs – 2 points
- 300 runs – 3 points
- 350 runs – 4 points
- Bowling:
- 3 or 4 wickets – 1 point,
- 5 or 6 wickets – 2 points
- 7 or 8 wickets – 3 points
- 9 or 10 wickets – 4 points
- Batting:
- 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.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | D | Bat | Bowl | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamorgan | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 57 | 256 |
| 2 | Kent | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 60 | 252 |
| 3 | Worcestershire | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 54 | 228 |
| 4= | Middlesex | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 56 | 219 |
| 4= | Warwickshire | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 51 | 219 |
| 6 | Yorkshire | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 54 | 215 |
| 7 | Gloucestershire | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 60 | 206 |
| 8= | Essex | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 55 | 192 |
| 8= | Surrey | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 52 | 192 |
| 10 | Leicestershire | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 37 | 54 | 191 |
| 11 | Lancashire | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 54 | 186 |
| 12 | Somerset | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 64 | 183 |
| 13 | Nottinghamshire | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 55 | 175 |
| 14 | Hampshire | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 41 | 158 |
| 15 | Northamptonshire | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 48 | 156 |
| 16 | Derbyshire | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 59 | 141 |
| 17 | Durham | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 56 | 131 |
| 18 | Sussex | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 57 | 115 |
References
- ↑ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
- ↑ "Alan Lee Cricket Correspondent. "Glamorgan prove value of team ethic." Times [London, England] 22 Sept. 1997". The Times.
- ↑ "That's out: the sponsors who walked". The Guardian. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
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