County Championship 1997
The 1997 County Championship was the 99th season of the national first-class cricket competition in England and Wales . The County Championship winner was Glamorgan , making it their third County Championship.
format
In a division, each team played one game against each other. A team received 16 points for a win and 8 points for a draw (both teams achieve the same number of runs ). If no result is achieved and the game ends in a draw, both teams get 3 points. In addition, there is the possibility of collecting bonus points in the first 130 overs of the first inning . Up to 5 points are awarded for runs and up to 3 points for wickets. Furthermore, it is possible that teams are deducted points if, for example, they play too slowly or the pitch is not properly prepared. At the end of the season, the winner is the Division County Champion.
Results
table
The table of the season took the following shape at the end of the season. All points were deducted due to an improperly prepared space.
Teams | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | DE | D1 | A. | Bat | Bwl | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glam organ | 17th | 8th | 2 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 57 | 256 |
Kent | 17th | 8th | 4th | 0 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 60 | 252 |
Worcestershire | 17th | 6th | 3 | 0 | 7th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 54 | 228 |
Middlesex | 17th | 7th | 4th | 0 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 56 | 219 |
Warwickshire | 17th | 7th | 2 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 51 | 219 |
Yorkshire | 17th | 6th | 3 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 54 | 215 |
Gloucestershire | 17th | 6th | 6th | 0 | 4th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 60 | 206 |
Essex | 17th | 5 | 6th | 0 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 55 | 192 |
Surrey | 17th | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 52 | 192 |
Leicestershire | 17th | 4th | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 54 | 191 |
Lancashire | 17th | 5 | 6th | 0 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 54 | 186 |
Somerset | 17th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 64 | 183 |
Nottinghamshire | 17th | 4th | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th | 55 | 175 |
Hampshire | 17th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 41 | 158 |
Northamptonshire | 17th | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 48 | 156 |
Derbyshire | 17th | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 59 | 141 |
Durham | 17th | 2 | 8th | 0 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22nd | 56 | 131 |
Sussex | 17th | 1 | 10 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 57 | 115 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Britannic Assurance County Championship 1997 Points Table ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved July 21, 2015.