1936 County Championship

The 1936 County Championship was the 43rd officially organised running of the County Championship. Derbyshire County Cricket Club won their maiden (and so far the only) championship title.[1][2]

1936 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsDerbyshire (1st title)

Table
  • A minimum of 24 matches
  • 15 points for a win
  • 7.5 points to each side in a match where the scores finish level
  • 5 points for first-innings lead in a drawn match
  • 3 points for first-innings deficit in a drawn match
  • 4 points to each side where the first-innings scores are level in a drawn match or where there is no result on first innings or where there is no play.
  • Positions decided by a percentage of points won against possible points available
  • Matches with the first two days washed out would then be played as one day matches and decided on first innings, with 10 points for the winner and 3 points for the loser.
County Championship table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF NR Pts %PC
Derbyshire2813455123956.90
Middlesex2610483120352.05
Yorkshire30102124223051.11
Gloucestershire3010748120345.11
Nottinghamshire288398018945.00
Surrey309766219142.44
Somerset2691023216241.53
Kent289945117441.42
Essex268855016041.02
Hampshire307599017739.33
Lancashire307675517538.88
Worcestershire287947115035.71
Warwickshire244827310328.61
Sussex3041076312527.77
Leicestershire24258819827.22
Glamorgan261126526817.43
Northamptonshire24095916116.94

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.
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