1968 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 First-class cricket League system Yorkshire 29 1 May 6 September 1968 England and Wales Cricket Board 17 238 Barry Richards, (Hampshire) 2,039 Bob Cottam (122) 1967 1967 County Championship 1969 1969 County Championship The 1968 County Championship was the 69th 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 Yorkshire won their third consecutive Championship title. The method of obtaining points changed again for a third successive year:Wynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6 10 points for a win 5 points for a tie 5 points for a team batting last in a drawn match with scores level 1 bonus point for every 25 runs over 150 and for every 2 wickets taken (in the first 85 overs only). 10 points for a win but no bonus points if less than 8 hours remain at the start of a match Table +TeamPWLDNRBat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsPts1Yorkshire 2811 4 13 0 46 114 2702Kent 2812 5 11 0 41 95 2563Glamorgan 2811 6 9 2 42 85 2374Nottinghamshire 287 3 17 1 53 99 2225Hampshire 288 5 15 0 43 92 2156Lancashire 288 6 14 0 24 105 2097Worcestershire 288 7 13 0 26 97 2038Derbyshire 286 5 16 1 47 92 1999Leicestershire 286 10 12 0 52 85 19710Middlesex 288 6 14 0 21 91 19211Warwickshire 287 8 12 1 38 82 19012Somerset 285 11 11 1 36 86 17213Northamptonshire 285 6 17 0 34 86 17014Essex 285 6 16 1 31 88 16915Surrey 284 7 17 0 25 92 15716Gloucestershire 282 8 17 1 40 93 15317Sussex 282 12 14 0 43 77 140 References Category:1968 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons