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1953 County Championship

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1953 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsSurrey
1952
1954

The 1953 County Championship was the 54th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Surrey won the Championship title.[2]

On 16 May 1953, the match between Surrey and Warwickshire finished within the first day, with Surrey winning by an innings and 49 runs.[3][4]

Table

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  • 12 points for a win
  • 6 points to side still batting in the fourth innings of 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

lead match L

1st inn

lead match D

Points
1 Surrey 28 13 4 10 1 0 7 184
2 Sussex 28 11 3 13 1 1 8 168
=3 Lancashire 28 10 4 10 4 1 8 156
=3 Leicestershire 28 10 7 11 0 3 6 156
5 Middlesex 28 10 5 11 1 1 5 150
=6 Derbyshire 28 9 7 9 3 2 5 136
=6 Gloucestershire 28 9 7 10 2 2 5 136
8 Nottinghamshire 28 9 10 8 1 4 1 128
9 Warwickshire 28 6 7 14 1 2 11 124
10 Glamorgan 28 8 4 14 2 0 6 120
11 Northamptonshire 28 6 3 15 3 2 7 114
=12 Essex 28 6 7 13 2 1 6 100
=12 Yorkshire 28 6 6 13 3 1 6 100
14 Hampshire 28 6 11 11 0 2 4 96
15 Worcestershire 28 5 12 10 1 1 2 72
16 Kent 28 4 14 8 2 1 3 64
17 Somerset 28 2 19 6 1 0 3 36

The match between Northamptonshire and Middlesex at Peterborough ended in a tie, and both sides were awarded six points.

References

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  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
  3. ^ "The IPL's can of worms". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  4. ^ "County Championship, 1953: Surrey v Warwickshire". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2017.