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1928 County Championship

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1928 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsLancashire (5th title)
1927
1929

The 1928 County Championship was the 35th officially organised running of the County Championship. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship title for a third successive year.[1]

This would be the last instance of where the Championship was decided by calculating the percentage of points gained against possible points available.[2]

Table

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  • Eight points were awarded for a win
  • Four points were awarded for a tie
  • Five points for the side leading after the first innings of a drawn match
  • Three points for the side losing after the first innings of a drawn match
  • Four points for the sides if tied after the first innings of a drawn match
  • Four points for a no result on first innings (after more than six hours playing time)
  • If the weather reduces a match to less than six hours and there has not been a result on first innings then the match shall be void.
County Championship table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF NR Pts %PC
Lancashire 30 15 0 9 3 3 186 77.50
Kent 30 15 5 8 1 1 167 69.58
Nottinghamshire 31 13 3 9 5 1 168 67.96
Yorkshire 26 8 0 8 7 3 137 65.86
Gloucestershire 28 9 6 9 0 4 133 59.37
Surrey 25 5 3 10 6 1 112 56.00
Sussex 30 12 8 4 6 0 134 55.83
Middlesex 24 6 5 7 5 1 102 53.17
Leicestershire 28 6 4 6 11 1 115 51.33
Derbyshire 25 6 6 4 7 2 97 48.50
Warwickshire 28 3 6 10 7 2 103 45.98
Hampshire 28 5 7 5 11 0 98 43.75
Northamptonshire 28 7 13 3 5 0 86 38.37
Somerset 23 4 11 3 5 0 62 33.69
Glamorgan 24 2 9 1 10 2 59 30.72
Essex 28 2 13 5 6 2 67 29.91
Worcestershire 30 0 19 2 8 1 38 15.83

References

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  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.