1962 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 First-class cricket League system Yorkshire 25 2 May 7 September 1962 17 254 Jimmy Gray, (Hampshire) 2,196 Derek Shackleton, (Hampshire) 161 1961 1961 County Championship 1963 1963 County Championship The 1962 County Championship was the 63rd 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 the Championship title.Wynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6 Table 12 points for a win 6 points to team still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level 2 points for first innings lead 2 bonus points for team leading on first innings if they also score faster on runs per over in first innings If no play possible on the first two days, and the match does not go into the second innings, the team leading on first innings scores 8 points. Teams played either 28 or 32 matches. Therefore, a final average was calculated by dividing the points by the matches played which determined the final placings.Wynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6 +TeamPWLDNo Dec1st Inns LeadBonusPtsAverage1Yorkshire 3214 4 14 0 10 36 224 7.002Worcestershire 3214 3 14 1 9 34 220 6.873Warwickshire 3212 5 15 0 13 32 202 6.31=4Gloucestershire 28 11 11 6 0 9 24 174 6.21=4Surrey 28 10 3 14 1 11 32 174 6.216Somerset 32 12 7 13 0 8 30 190 5.937Derbyshire 28 8 6 13 1 10 28 144 5.148Northamptonshire 28 7 5 16 0 11 22 128 4.579Essex 28 8 6 13 1 9 12 126 4.5010Hampshire 32 7 5 19 1 13 30 140 4.3711Kent 28 7 9 10 2 5 16 110 3.9212Sussex 32 7 12 13 0 10 18 122 3.81 13Middlesex 28 6 8 13 1 6 18 102 3.6414Glamorgan 32 6 13 13 0 5 14 96 3.0015Nottinghamshire 28 4 12 11 1 1 4 54 1.9216Lancashire 32 2 16 14 0 11 14 60 1.8717Leicestershire 28 2 12 13 1 7 12 50 1.78 References Category:1962 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons