1950 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:	League system
Champions:	Lancashire & Surrey
Previous Year:	1949
Previous Tournament:	1949 County Championship
Next Year:	1951
Next Tournament:	1951 County Championship

The 1950 County Championship was the 51st officially organised running of the County Championship.^[1]

Lancashire and Surrey shared the Championship title.^[2]

Table

• 12 points for a win
• 6 points to each side in 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

Hampshire and Gloucestershire records include eight points each for win on first innings in match reduced by weather to one day. Hampshire v Kent at Southampton ended as a tie: Hampshire, gaining first innings lead, awarded eight points, Kent four. Worcestershire record includes two points for tie on first innings in match lost. In a damp summer, Glamorgan's record of nine matches where no decision could be made even on first innings is a record.

Notes and References

1. Book: Engel, Matthew. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. 2004. John Wisden & Company Ltd. 0-947766-83-9.
2. Book: Wynne-Thomas, Peter. The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. 1983. Hamlyn Publishing Group. 0-600-34667-6.