1976 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 First-class cricket League system Middlesex 5 28 April 10 September 1976 England and Wales Cricket Board 17 169 Zaheer Abbas, (Gloucestershire) 2,431 Sarfraz Nawaz, (Northamptonshire) 82 1975 1975 County Championship 1977 1977 County Championship The 1976 County Championship was the 77th 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 Middlesex 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 100 overs of 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. The two first innings limited to a total of 200 overs. The team batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the team batting first could be added to the overs of the team batting second. Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins. Each team plays 20 matches. All counties are required to achieve an overall average of at least 19.5 overs per hour. In the calculation, two minutes will be allowed for each wicket taken. Counties failing to reach this average will be fined £1000, half to be paid by the club and half by the players. The fines to be assed after ten matches and at the end of the season. Club fines to go to the N.C.A., players fines to go to the Cricketers' Association. +TeamPWLDBat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsPts1Middlesex 2011 5 4 57 67 2342Northamptonshire 209 3 8 54 74 2183Gloucestershire 199 5 5 54 66 2104Leicestershire 20 9 3 8 51 68 2095Warwickshire 206 7 7 65 70 1956Essex 207 4 9 57 62 1897Somerset 207 8 5 47 63 1808Yorkshire 206 6 8 49 67 1769Surrey 206 4 10 54 61 17510Sussex 205 8 7 49 71 17011Worcestershire 196 3 10 50 59 16912Hampshire 204 10 6 52 67 15913Nottinghamshire 20 4 7 9 58 60 15814Kent 20 5 7 8 48 57 15515Derbyshire 204 7 9 39 70 14916Lancashire 203 7 10 43 75 14817Glamorgan 203 10 7 37 60 127 The match between Gloucestershire and Worcestershire at Bristol was abandoned without a ball being bowled and is not included in the table. References Category:1976 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons