1985 County Championship

English county cricket championship April 2022 First-class cricket League system Middlesex 8 27 April 17 September 1985 England and Wales Cricket Board 17 204 Derek Randall, (Nottinghamshire) 1,977 Neal Radford, (Worcestershire) 100 1984 1984 County Championship 1986 1986 County Championship The 1985 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 86th officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title.Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9 The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the second time with the winners of the championship receiving £20,000.http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=CS370380939&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 John Woodcock Cricket Correspondent. "Cricket." Times [London, England] 11 Apr. 1985 The Times Table 16 points for a win 8 points to each team for a tie 8 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level Bonus points awarded in the first 100 overs of the first innings Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 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. Each team plays 24 matches. +TeamPWLDBat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsPts1Middlesex 248 4 12 61 85 2742Hampshire 247 2 15 66 78 2563Gloucestershire 247 3 14 51 78 2414Essex 247 2 14 42 70 2245Worcestershire 245 6 13 65 68 2216Surrey 245 5 14 62 76 2187Sussex 246 1 16 52 57 2058Nottinghamshire 244 2 18 66 69 1999Kent 244 5 15 51 71 18610Northamptonshire 245 4 15 52 51 18311Yorkshire 243 4 16 58 59 16512Glamorgan 244 4 16 43 48 16313Derbyshire 243 7 14 46 69 16314Lancashire 243 7 14 44 67 15915Warwickshire 242 8 14 47 74 15316Leicestershire 242 3 19 48 65 14517Somerset 241 7 16 70 45 131 References Category:1985 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons