| Cricket Format: | First-class cricket (3 days) |
| Tournament Format: | League system |
| Champions: | Warwickshire |
| Count: | 2 |
| Participants: | 17 |
| Matches: | 238 |
| Most Runs: | (2,452 for Middlesex) |
| Most Wickets: | (169 for Yorkshire) |
| Previous Year: | 1950 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1950 County Championship |
| Next Year: | 1952 |
| Next Tournament: | 1952 County Championship |
The 1951 County Championship was the 52nd officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 5 May to 4 September 1951. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their second title.
Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, LWF = Lost but won on 1st innings, DWF = Won on 1st innings in drawn match, DTF = Tied on 1st innings in drawn match, DLF = Lost on 1st innings in drawn match, ND = No Decision on 1st innings, Pts = Points, (C) = Champions.
| Team | Pld | W | L | LWF | DWF | DTF | DLF | ND | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwickshire (C) | 28 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 216 |
| 28 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 184 | |
| 28 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 136 | |
| 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 132 | |
| 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 128 | |
| 28 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 120 | |
| 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 116 | |
| 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 110 | |
| 28 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 100 | |
| Sussex | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 94 |
| 28 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 92 | |
| 28 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 88 | |
| 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 80 | |
| 28 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 76 | |
| 28 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 64 | |
| 28 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 60 | |
| 28 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 40 | |
| Source: CricketArchive[1] |
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