1971 County Championship Explained

The 1971 County Championship was the 72nd officially organised running of the County Championship.^[1] Surrey won the Championship title by virtue of winning more matches because they had finished level on points with Warwickshire.^[2]

Table

• 10 points for a win
• 5 points to each side for a tie
• 5 points to side still batting in a match in which scores finish level
• Bonus points awarded in first 85 overs of first innings
• Batting: 1 point for each 25 runs above 150
• Bowling: 2 point for every 2 wickets taken
• No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining.
• Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
• Each team plays 24 matches.

County Championship table

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	Won	width=20 abbr="Lost"	Lost	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	Drawn	width=20 abbr="Bonus points"	Batting bonus	width=20 abbr="Bonus points"	Bowling bonus	width=20 abbr="Points"	Points
Surrey	24	11	3	10	63	82	255
	24	9	9	6	73	92	255
Lancashire	24	9	4	11	76	75	241
Kent	24	7	6	11	82	82	234
	24	6	2	16	76	74	215
Middlesex	24	7	6	11	61	81	212
Somerset	24	7	4	13	50	89	209
	24	7	3	13	50	81	201
Hampshire	24	4	6	14	70	82	192
Essex	24	6	5	13	43	84	187
Sussex	24	5	9	10	55	77	182
	24	3	7	14	58	83	171
Yorkshire	24	4	8	12	47	75	162
	24	4	8	12	36	83	159
	24	3	7	14	46	76	152
Glamorgan	24	3	5	15	55	63	148
Derbyshire	24	1	4	19	51	81	142

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.