1948 County Championship Explained

The 1948 County Championship was the 49th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 8 May to 31 August 1948. Glamorgan County Cricket Club claimed their first title.^{[1] [2]}

In August 1948, Glamorgan's match against Gloucestershire at Eugene Cross Park, play was stopped due to mountain mist around the ground and a flock of sheep.^[3]

Table

• 12 points for a win
• 6 points to each side in a match in which scores finish level
• 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match
• 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match
• If no play possible on the first two days, the match played to one-day laws with 8 points for a win.

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	No Dec	1st inn leadmatch L	1st inn leadmatch D	Points
1	Glamorgan	26	13	5	6	2	1	3	172
2	Surrey	26	13	9	4	0	1	3	168
3	Middlesex	26	13	4	8	1	0	1	160
4	Yorkshire	26	11	4	10	1	3	3	156
5	Lancashire	26	8	2	15	1	0	14	152
6	Derbyshire	26	11	6	7	2	0	4	148
7	Warwickshire	26	9	7	8	2	1	5	132
8	Gloucestershire	26	9	7	9	1	1	4	128
9	Hampshire	26	9	8	8	1	2	1	120
10	Worcestershire	26	6	8	11	1	1	7	104
11	Leicestershire	26	6	11	8	1	1	5	96
12	Somerset	26	5	14	6	1	4	4	92
13	Essex	26	5	8	11	2	2	4	90
14	Nottinghamshire	26	5	10	9	2	1	3	82
15	Kent	26	4	11	10	1	0	7	76
16	Sussex	26	4	11	10	1	1	5	72
17	Northamptonshire	26	3	9	14	0	1	3	52

NOTES: Essex and Nottinghamshire totals include six points each for a drawn match that ended with scores equal (no allowance made in Championship scoring at this stage for the fact that Essex were still batting). Surrey total includes eight points for a win on first innings in a match reduced to one day.

Leading averages

Batting

Aggregate	Average	Player	County
1,391	92.73		Lancashire
1,565	92.05		Yorkshire
1,236	61.80		Middlesex
1,331	60.50		Middlesex
1,435	57.40		Gloucestershire
2,404	57.23		Kent
1,855	54.55		Middlesex
Qualification: 1,000 runs, 50.00 average. Source: CricketArchive[4]

Bowling

Aggregate	Average	Player	County
124	15.57		Derbyshire
139	16.38		Glamorgan
100	17.24		Derbyshire
163	17.47		Warwickshire
129	17.62		Yorkshire
109	17.97		Hampshire
Qualification: 100 wickets, 18.00 average. Source: CricketArchive[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Engel, Matthew. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. 2004. John Wisden & Company Ltd. 0-947766-83-9.
2. Book: Wynne-Thomas, Peter. The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. 1983. Hamlyn Publishing Group. 0-600-34667-6.
3. Web site: How often have both openers been dismissed for ducks in an ODI? . ESPN Cricinfo . 31 March 2020.
4. Web site: subscription . Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1948 (Ordered by Average) . CricketArchive. 2011-06-08.
5. Web site: subscription . Bowling in County Championship 1948 (Ordered by Average) . CricketArchive. 2011-06-08.