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1937 County Championship

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1937 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire (19th title)
1936
1938

The 1937 County Championship was the 44th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their 19th title.[1][2]

Table

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  • A minimum of 24 matches
  • 15 points for a win
  • 7.5 points to each side in a match where the scores finish level
  • 5 points for first-innings lead in a drawn match
  • 3 points for first-innings deficit in a drawn match
  • 4 points to each side where the first-innings scores are level in a drawn match or where there is no result on first innings or where there is no play.
  • Positions decided by a percentage of points won against possible points available
  • Matches with the first two days washed out would then be played as one day matches and decided on first innings, with 10 points for the winner and 3 points for the loser.
County Championship table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF NR Pts %PC
Yorkshire 28 18 2 4 4 0 302 71.90
Middlesex 24 15 4 3 2 0 246 68.33
Derbyshire 28 14 6 2 4 2 240 57.14
Gloucestershire 30 15 10 2 3 0 244 54.22
Sussex 32 13 7 8 4 0 247 51.45
Essex 28 13 11 2 1 1 212 50.47
Glamorgan 28 11 7 4 6 0 203 48.33
Surrey 26 8 5 7 4 2 175 44.87
Lancashire 32 9 5 12 6 0 213 44.37
Nottinghamshire 28 6 4 8 8 2 162 38.57
Warwickshire 24 6 8 6 4 0 132 36.66
Kent 28 8 16 2 2 0 136 32.38
Somerset 28 7 14 2 5 0 130 30.95
Hampshire 28 7 16 4 1 0 128 30.47
Worcestershire 30 8 17 0 5 0 135 30.00
Leicestershire 26 1 11 3 11 0 63 16.15
Northamptonshire 24 0 16 4 3 1 33 9.16

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.