1953 County Championship
English cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
Cricket format | First-class cricket |
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Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Surrey |
← 1952 1954 → |
The 1953 County Championship was the 54th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Surrey won the Championship title.[2]
On 16 May 1953, the match between Surrey and Warwickshire finished within the first day, with Surrey winning by an innings and 49 runs.[3][4]
Table
- 12 points for a win
- 6 points to side still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level
- 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match
- 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match
- If no play possible on the first two days, the match played to one-day laws with 8 points for a win.
Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | No Dec | 1st inn lead match L | 1st inn lead match D | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Surrey | 28 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 184 |
2 | Sussex | 28 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 168 |
=3 | Lancashire | 28 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 156 |
=3 | Leicestershire | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 156 |
5 | Middlesex | 28 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 150 |
=6 | Derbyshire | 28 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 136 |
=6 | Gloucestershire | 28 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 136 |
8 | Nottinghamshire | 28 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 128 |
9 | Warwickshire | 28 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 124 |
10 | Glamorgan | 28 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 120 |
11 | Northamptonshire | 28 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 114 |
=12 | Essex | 28 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 100 |
=12 | Yorkshire | 28 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 100 |
14 | Hampshire | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 96 |
15 | Worcestershire | 28 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 72 |
16 | Kent | 28 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 64 |
17 | Somerset | 28 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
The match between Northamptonshire and Middlesex at Peterborough ended in a tie, and both sides were awarded six points.
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.
- ^ "The IPL's can of worms". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ^ "County Championship, 1953: Surrey v Warwickshire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
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