1988 County Championship

English cricket tournament December 2025 First-class cricket League system Worcestershire 4 21 April 17 September 1988 England and Wales Cricket Board 17 187 Graeme Hick, (Worcestershire) 2,443 Franklyn Stephenson, (Nottinghamshire) 121 1987 1987 County Championship 1989 1989 County Championship The 1988 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 89th officially organised running of the County Championship. Worcestershire won the 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=IF500365437&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 John Woodcock. "Worcestershire win in style." Times [London, England] 17 Sept. 1988 The Times Matches played over four days were introduced to the competition this season. Each county was scheduled to play sixteen three-day matches, one against each other county, and six four-day matches. The four-day matches were played at the start and end of the season. This resulted in a total of twenty-two games for each county, a decrease of two from the number played in 1987.Wright Graeme Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1989 John Wisden & Co Ltd Robertsbridge 094776612X 339 The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the fifth time.http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF503030832&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Richard Streeton. "Championship's ?1m boost." Times [London, England] 24 Apr. 1986 The Times 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 2210 3 9 55 75 2902Kent 2210 5 7 57 72 2893Essex 229 5 8 61 69 2824Surrey 227 5 10 57 72 2415Nottinghamshire 228 8 6 34 71 2296Warwickshire 226 8 8 48 74 2187Middlesex 227 3 12 49 54 2158Leicestershire 226 3 13 56 63 2159Lancashire 226 7 9 41 67 21210Gloucestershire 226 7 8 52 59 20711Somerset 225 6 11 48 65 20112Northamptonshire 225 7 10 48 71 19913Yorkshire 224 6 12 48 65 17714Derbyshire 224 3 15 53 54 17115Hampshire 224 6 12 33 69 16616Sussex 223 11 8 37 65 15017Glamorgan 221 8 12 42 53 111 References County Championship Category:County Championship seasons