1980 County Championship

The 1980 Schweppes County Championship was the 81st officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title.[1]

1980 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsMiddlesex

Four matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and are not included in the table and Leics and Sussex were both awarded 6 points for a drawn match in which the scores were level.[2] The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the third time.

Table

County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonus Bowling bonus Points
Middlesex22102105880258
Surrey2210485174245
Nottinghamshire2265114264178
Sussex2243156060168
Somerset2135135670168
Yorkshire2243155164163
Gloucestershire2145123974161
Essex2243154864160
Derbyshire2043134762157
Leicestershire2242164558157
Worcestershire2137115461151
Northamptonshire2254134147148
Glamorgan2144134357148
Warwickshire2234155554145
Lancashire2043132658132
Kent2228123659119
Hampshire22110113456102

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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.