1934 County Championship

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1934 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsLancashire (7th title)
1933
1935

The 1934 County Championship was the 41st officially organised running of the County Championship. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship title.[1][2]

Table[edit]

  • A minimum of 24 matches
  • 15 points for a win
  • 7.5 points to each side in a match where the scores finish level
  • 5 points for first-innings lead in a drawn match
  • 3 points for first-innings deficit in a drawn match
  • 4 points to each side where the first-innings scores are level in a drawn match or where there is no result on first innings or where there is no play.
  • Positions decided by a percentage of points won against possible points available
  • Matches with the first two days washed out would then be played as one day matches and decided on first innings, with 10 points for the winner and 3 points for the loser.
County Championship table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF NR Pts %PC
Lancashire 30 13 3 10 4 0 257 57.11
Sussex 30 12 2 7 8 1 243 54.00
Derbyshire 28 12 6 6 3 1 223 53.09
Warwickshire 24 10 4 4 4 2 190 52.77
Kent 30 12 7 6 5 0 225 50.00
Yorkshire 30 12 7 5 4 2 225 50.00
Gloucestershire 30 12 10 2 4 2 210 46.66
Essex 28 9 4 5 9 1 191 45.47
Nottinghamshire 28 8 7 7 6 0 173 41.19
Middlesex 28 8 9 7 2 2 169 40.23
Surrey 26 6 8 9 3 0 144 36.92
Leicestershire 24 6 9 3 6 0 123 34.16
Glamorgan 24 3 8 5 5 3 97 26.94
Hampshire 28 3 11 8 5 1 104 24.76
Somerset 24 3 10 0 11 0 78 21.66
Worcestershire 28 3 12 3 9 1 91 21.66
Northamptonshire 24 2 17 3 2 0 51 14.16

References[edit]

  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.