1931 County Championship

The 1931 County Championship was the 38th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won the championship title.[1]

1931 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire (15th title)
1930
1932

The method of scoring points was changed again. Fifteen points were awarded for the side winning a match and both sides received 7.5 points for a tied match.[2]

Table edit

County Championship table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF NR Pts
Yorkshire 28 16 1 4 1 6 287
Gloucestershire 28 11 4 7 5 1 219
Kent 28 12 7 3 3 3 216
Sussex 28 10 6 8 1 3 205
Nottinghamshire 28 9 3 9 6 1 202
Lancashire 28 7 4 7 6 4 174
Derbyshire 28 7 6 8 3 4 170
Surrey 28 6 4 7 7 4 162
Warwickshire 28 6 5 5 7 5* 156
Essex 28 7 11 5 4 1 146
Middlesex 28 5 8 9 2 4 142
Hampshire 28 5 9 4 6 4 129
Somerset 28 6 11 2 8 1 128
Worcestershire 28 5 10 4 7 2 124
Glamorgan 28 4 11 1 8 4 105
Leicestershire 28 2 7 7 10 2* 103
Northamptonshire 28 2 13 3 9 1 76
  • includes one tie on first innings

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.