1966 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 First-class cricket League system Yorkshire 27 4 May 3 September 1966 England and Wales Cricket Board 17 238 Tony Lewis, (Glamorgan) 1,960 Derek Underwood, (Kent) 143 1965 1965 County Championship 1967 1967 County Championship The 1966 County Championship was the 67th 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. The method of obtaining points for the first innings was changed with two points awarded for a first innings lead for any match won, lost or drawn.Wynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6 Table 10 points for a win 5 points to each team for a tie 5 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level 2 points for first innings lead 1 point for first innings tie 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 6 points. If the scores are level, the team batting second scores 3 points. Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins. Each team plays 28 matches. The first innings in the first 102 matches of the season (first 12 games played by each county on a home and away basis) was restricted to 65 overs. Normal conditions applied to return matches or when teams met only once in the season. +TeamPWLDNoDec1stInnsLead1stInnsTiePts1Yorkshire 2815 5 8 0 17 01842Worcestershire 2813 5 9 1 18 01663Somerset 2813 7 7 1 13 01564Kent 2811 8 8 1 17 01445Northamptonshire 2810 9 9 0 15 01306Warwickshire 288 8 10 2 16 11137Surrey 288 3 16 1 15 01108Leicestershire 288 7 12 1 14 01089Derbyshire 288 12 7 1 8 09610Sussex 286 11 11 0 16 09211Hampshire 285 4 18Hampshire were awarded 5 points for the draw against Nottinghamshire, as they were batting fourth when scores were tied.https://i.imgci.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1966/ENG_LOCAL/CC/NOTTS_HANTS_CC_04-06JUN1966.html Nottinghamshire v Hampshire at Nottingham, 4-6 Jun 1966 I.imgci.com 23 September 20261 15 087=12Lancashire 286 11 8 3 13 086=12Middlesex 286 5 14 3 13 08614Glamorgan 286 8 13Glamorgan were awarded 5 points for the draw against Essex, as they were batting fourth when scores were tied.https://i.imgci.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1966/ENG_LOCAL/CC/GLAM_ESSEX_CC_27-29JUL1966.html Glamorgan v Essex at Swansea, 27-29 Jul 1966 I.imgci.com 23 September 20261 10 08515Gloucestershire 286 12 9 1 7 17516Essex 284 10 11 3 10 06017Nottinghamshire 283 11 12 2 8 046 References Category:1966 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons