1969 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:League system
Previous Year:1968
Previous Tournament:1968 County Championship
Next Year:1970
Next Tournament:1970 County Championship

The 1969 County Championship was the 70th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Glamorgan won the Championship title in a season which saw games played reduced from 28 to 24.[2]

Table

County Championship table
width=175 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wonwidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lostwidth=20 abbr="Drawn" Drawnwidth=20 abbr="Bonus points" Batting bonuswidth=20 abbr="Bonus points" Bowling bonuswidth=20 abbr="Points" Points
Glamorgan 2411 0 13 67 73 250
2410 6 8 26 93 219
Surrey 247 1 16 64 76 210
247 3 14 41 89 205
Hampshire 246 7 11 56 87 203
Essex 246 6 12 44 85 189
Sussex 245 8 11 46 89 185
246 2 16 49 75 184
245 7 12 47 66 163
Kent 244 6 14 35 76 151
Middlesex 243 7 14 40 76 146
245 7 12 30 62 142
Yorkshire 243 6 15 30 77 142
244 7 13 26 64 130
Lancashire 242 1 21 39 67 126
Derbyshire 243 5 16 22 67 119
Somerset 241 9 14 17 69 96

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.