1937 County Championship

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

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

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.