1926 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Lancashire (3rd title) |
| Participants | 17 |
The 1926 County Championship was the 33rd officially organised running of the County Championship. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship title for the third time.[1]
Final placings were still decided by calculating the percentage of points gained against possible points available. The matches Yorks vs Notts, Derbys vs Leics, Northants vs Sussex were abandoned without a ball being bowled.[2]
Table
| Team | Pld | W | L | DWF | DLF | T | NR | Pts | %PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | 32 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 106 | 75.71 |
| Yorkshire | 31 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 104 | 74.28 |
| Kent | 28 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 65.71 |
| Nottinghamshire | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 56.55 |
| Surrey | 26 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 56.36 |
| Middlesex | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 51 | 53.68 |
| Hampshire | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 51.85 |
| Glamorgan | 24 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 50.52 |
| Essex | 30 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 62.5 | 44.64 |
| Sussex | 27 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 39.25 |
| Derbyshire | 23 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 39.09 |
| Warwickshire | 28 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 32.50 |
| Leicestershire | 27 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 31.66 |
| Somerset | 26 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 32.5 | 29.54 |
| Gloucestershire | 30 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 26.20 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 25.60 |
| Worcestershire | 28 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 24.34 |
- Essex and Somerset were awarded 2.5 points each for a tie after the match ended with scores tied and with Essex having one wicket remaining.
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.