1989 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 First-class cricket League system Worcestershire 5 20 April 16 September 1989 England and Wales Cricket Board 17 187 [[Jimmy Cook ]], (Somerset) 2,173 Franklyn Stephenson, (Nottinghamshire) 91 1988 1988 County Championship 1990 1990 County Championship The 1989 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 90th officially organised running of the County Championship. Worcestershire won their second successive Championship title.Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF500556655&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Ivo Tennant. "Rainy end to fine summer." Times [London, England] 18 Sept. 1989 The Times A sub-standard pitch at Southchurch Park, for which Essex were docked the 25 points, cost them the Championship. The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the sixth time.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 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. +TeamPWLDBat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsPts1Worcestershire 2212 3 7 44 83 3192Essex 2213 2 7 59 71 313"lost" Essex and Nottinghamshire each lost 25 points for preparing a pitch deemed unsuitable for first-class cricket.3Middlesex 229 2 11 50 72 2664Lancashire 228 5 9 57 65 2505Northamptonshire 227 8 7 47 63 2226Derbyshire 226 6 10 45 75 2167Hampshire 226 8 8 55 65 2168Warwickshire 225 4 13 44 75 2079Gloucestershire 226 11 5 38 70 20410Sussex 224 4 14 60 68 19211Nottinghamshire 226 6 10 54 65 190"lost"12Surrey 224 7 11 50 69 18313Leicestershire 224 8 10 43 74 18114Somerset 224 6 12 50 54 16815Kent 223 8 11 53 53 15416Yorkshire 223 9 10 41 60 14917Glamorgan 223 6 13 38 59 145 Notes References Category:1989 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons