1970 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 First-class cricket League system Kent 5 2 May 15 September 1970 England and Wales Cricket Board 17 204 Glenn Turner, (Worcestershire) 2,346 Don Shepherd, (Glamorgan) 101 1969 1969 County Championship 1971 1971 County Championship The 1970 County Championship was the 71st officially organised running of the County Championship.Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9 Kent won the Championship title.Wynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6 Table 10 points for a win 5 points to each team for a tie 5 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level Bonus points awarded in first 85 overs of first innings Batting: 1 point for each 25 runs above 150 Bowling: 2 point for every 2 wickets taken No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining. Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins. Each team plays 24 matches. +TeamPWLDBat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsPts1Kent 249 5 10 70 77 2372Glamorgan 249 6 9 48 82 2203Lancashire 246 2 16 78 78 2164Yorkshire 248 5 11 49 86 2155Surrey 246 4 14 60 83 2036Worcestershire 247 1 16 46 84 200=7Derbyshire 247 7 10 51 78 199=7Warwickshire 247 6 11Warwickshire were awarded 5 points for the draw against Surrey, as they were batting fourth when scores were tied.https://i.imgci.com/db/ARCHIVE/1970S/1970/ENG_LOCAL/CC/SURREY_WARWICKS_CC_18-21JUL1970.html53 71 199=7Sussex 245 7 12 62 87 19910Hampshire 244 6 14 69 88 19711Nottinghamshire 244 8 12 71 73 18412Essex 244 6 14 64 76 18013Somerset 245 10 9 40 86 17614Northamptonshire 244 6 14 60 74 17415Leicestershire 245 6 13 46 77 173=16Middlesex 245 5 14 47 69 166=16Gloucestershire 243 8 13 56 80 166 References Category:1970 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons