1993 County Championship

The 1993 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 94th officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title.[1][2]

1993 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsMiddlesex
1992
1994

The season format switched to a logical one where only one match was played against each county resulting in 17 games played. This was the first time in the history of the Championship that this happened, although in 1892 there had been two matches against each county with the format of home and away matches. From 1993 onwards all matches were scheduled to take place over four days; this was a change from the format in place from 1988 to 1992 where a mixture of three- and four-day matches were played.[3]

Table

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  • 16 points for a win
  • 8 points to each side for a tie
  • 8 points to side still batting in a match in which scores finish level
  • Bonus points awarded in first 120 overs of first innings
    • Batting: 200 runs - 1 point, 250 runs - 2 points 300 runs - 3 points, 350 runs - 4 points
    • Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points
  • No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points.
  • Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonus Bowling bonus Points
Middlesex 17 11 1 5 37 59 272
Worcestershire 17 9 4 3 32 52 236
Glamorgan 17 9 5 3 32 55 231
Northamptonshire 17 8 4 5 35 59 222
Somerset 17 8 7 2 26 59 213
Surrey 17 6 6 5 40 60 196
Nottinghamshire 17 6 3 7 34 56 194
Kent 17 6 4 7 40 54 190
Leicestershire 17 6 5 6 23 61 180
Sussex 17 5 7 5 42 54 176
Essex 17 4 6 7 44 55 163
Yorkshire 17 5 4 8 21 56 157
Hampshire 17 4 5 8 39 47 150
Lancashire 17 4 8 5 38 48 150
Derbyshire 17 4 7 6 33 50 147
Warwickshire 17 4 8 5 24 49 137
Gloucestershire 17 3 10 4 24 56 128
Durham 17 2 10 5 29 52 113

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "Alan Lee, Cricket Correspondent. "Middlesex prove too powerful for inconsistent challengers." Times [London, England] 31 Aug. 1993". The Times.
  3. ^ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1994). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Guildford: John & Wisden Co Ltd. p. 376. ISBN 0947766235.