1953 County Championship Explained

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

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 leadmatch L	1st inn leadmatch 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.

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