1929 County Championship

The 1929 County Championship was the 36th officially organised running of the County Championship. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club won the championship title for the second time.[1]

1929 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsNottinghamshire (2nd title)

A new method of deciding the Championship was introduced where all counties played 28 matches with the team with the most points being declared winners instead of the previous system of calculating the percentage of points gained against possible points available.[2]

Table

County Championship table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF NR Pts
Nottinghamshire28142462158
Lancashire28123661148
Yorkshire28102952148
Gloucestershire28156142145
Sussex28136720145
Middlesex28127630135
Derbyshire28106831133
Kent28128620132
Leicestershire2896940129
Surrey2887562115
Hampshire2881008296
Essex286939194
Northamptonshire2871326084
Warwickshire2851345179
Somerset2831753058
Worcestershire2821536257
Glamorgan2831933048

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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