1996 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 2 May 22 September 1996 First-class cricket League system Leicestershire 2 England and Wales Cricket Board 18 153 Graham Gooch, (Essex) 1,994 Courtney Walsh, (Gloucestershire) 85 1995 1995 County Championship 1997 1997 County Championship The 1996 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 97th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won the Championship.Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9 141st 493-494 Engel MatthewThe Times http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF501181745&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Leicestershire encouraged by coincidence 19 September 1996 Lee Alan The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the thirteenth season.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/1999/aug/20/cricket7 That's out: the sponsors who walked The Guardian 20 August 1999 16 September 2025 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 3 points for a draw 3 points for a match abandoned without a ball bowled 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 or 4 wickets – 1 point, 5 or 6 wickets – 2 points 7 or 8 wickets – 3 points 9 or 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. TeamPWLDBat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsPts1Leicestershire17101657612962Derbyshire1793552582693Surrey1782749642624Kent1792647522615Essex1785458572556Yorkshire1785450582487Worcestershire1764745602228Warwickshire1776439552189Middlesex17764305921310Glamorgan17656504320711Somerset17566386119712Sussex17692365819613Gloucestershire17575235917714Hampshire17377415616615Lancashire17269495216016Northamptonshire17386365715917Nottinghamshire17197425213118Durham170125226097 Season notes In response to the very early finishing of many games in 1995, three points was now awarded for a drawn or abandoned game to encourage teams to battle to the end.Britannic Assurance County Championship and Other Matches Benson and Hedges Cricket Year 1995–1996 1996 316-317 The move gained support from the press after the season.Lee Alan 24 September 1996 Cricket: Unlikely Top Two in Championship Contest Provide Much-Needed Whiff of Romance; Poor Vintage Leaves Taste of Mediocrity The Times Sport 47 Durham became the first team to finish winless since Warwickshire in 1982Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack Britannic Assurance County Championship, 1996 134th 1997 430 References Category:1996 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons