1997 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 23 April 26 September 1997 First-class cricket League system Glamorgan 3 England and Wales Cricket Board 18 153 Steve James, (Glamorgan) 1,605 Mike Smith, (Gloucestershire) 78 1996 1996 County Championship 1998 1998 County Championship The 1997 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 98th officially organised running of the County Championship. Glamorgan won the Championship.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=IF502232946&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Alan Lee Cricket Correspondent. "Glamorgan prove value of team ethic." Times [London, England] 22 Sept. 1997 The Times The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the 14th 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 Points awarded: 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. PosTeamPWLDBat Batting pointsBowl Bowling pointsPts 1Glamorgan1782750572562Kent1784444602523Worcestershire1763749542284=Middlesex1774633562194=Warwickshire1772832512196Yorkshire1763841542157Gloucestershire1766435602068=Essex1756639551928=Surrey17557395219210Leicestershire174112375419111Lancashire17566345418612Somerset173311386418313Nottinghamshire174310265517514Hampshire17359424115815Northamptonshire17358334815616Derbyshire17296325914117Durham17287225613118Sussex1711062457115 References Category:1997 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons Category:Welsh cricket in the 20th century