1992 County Championship Explained

The 1992 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 93rd officially organised running of the County Championship. Essex won the Championship title.^{[1] [2]}

Durham entered the Championship for the first time. This was the first time that a new county had been admitted to the championship for 71 years since Glamorgan in 1921.^[3]

Table

• 16 points for a win
• 8 points to each side for a tie
• 8 points to side 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.
• Each team plays 22 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
Essex	22	11	6	5	60	64	300
Kent	22	9	3	10	60	55	259
	22	8	4	10	62	58	248
	22	7	7	8	54	58	224
Derbyshire	22	7	6	9	47	63	222
	22	6	8	8	55	68	219
Sussex	22	6	7	9	60	61	217
	22	7	7	8	39	60	211
Somerset	22	5	4	13	64	62	206
	22	6	6	9	48	58	202
Middlesex	22	5	3	14	62	60	202
Lancashire	22	4	6	12	73	51	188
Surrey	22	5	7	10	56	50	186
Glamorgan	22	5	4	13	53	49	182
Hampshire	22	4	6	12	61	57	182
Yorkshire	22	4	6	12	56	52	172
	22	3	4	14	54	65	167
Durham	22	2	10	10	46	53	131

Notes and References

1. Book: Engel, Matthew. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. 2004. John Wisden & Company Ltd. 0-947766-83-9.
2. Web site: Alan Lee, Cricket Correspondent. "Gooch opens up as Essex retain title." Times [London, England] 4 Sept. 1992]. The Times.
3. Web site: Peter Ball. "Durham are determined to deliver." Times [London, England] 15 Apr. 1992]. The Times.