1949 County Championship
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Middlesex & Yorkshire |
The 1949 County Championship was the 50th officially organised running of the County Championship.
The Championship was shared for the first time in its history between Middlesex County Cricket Club and Yorkshire County Cricket Club.[1] [2]
Table
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | No Dec | 1st inn
lead match L |
1st inn
lead match D |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesex | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 192 |
| 1 | Yorkshire | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 192 |
| 3 | Worcestershire | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 172 |
| 4 | Warwickshire | 26 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 168 |
| 5 | Surrey | 26 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 156 |
| 6 | Northamptonshire | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 140 |
| 7 | Gloucestershire | 26 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 |
| 8 | Glamorgan | 26 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 120 |
| =9 | Essex | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 108 |
| =9 | Somerset | 26 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 108 |
| =11 | Lancashire | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100 |
| =11 | Nottinghamshire | 26 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 100 |
| =13 | Kent | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 96 |
| =13 | Sussex | 26 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 96 |
| 15 | Derbyshire | 26 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 88 |
| 16 | Hampshire | 26 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 84 |
| 17 | Leicestershire | 26 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 56 |
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.