1970 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:	League system
Previous Year:	1969
Previous Tournament:	1969 County Championship
Next Year:	1971
Next Tournament:	1971 County Championship

The 1970 County Championship was the 71st officially organised running of the County Championship.^[1] Kent won the Championship title.^[2]

Table

• 10 points for a win
• 5 points to each side for a tie
• 5 points to side still batting in a match in which scores finish level
• Bonus points awarded in first 85 overs of first innings
• Batting: 1 point for each 25 runs above 150
• Bowling: 2 point for every 2 wickets taken
• No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining.
• Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
• Each team plays 24 matches.

County Championship table

width=175	Team	width=20 abbr="Played"	Pld	width=20 abbr="Won"	Won	width=20 abbr="Lost"	Lost	width=20 abbr="Drawn"	Drawn	width=20 abbr="Bonus points"	Batting bonus	width=20 abbr="Bonus points"	Bowling bonus	width=20 abbr="Points"	Points
Kent	24	9	5	10	70	77	237
Glamorgan	24	9	6	9	48	82	220
Lancashire	24	6	2	16	78	78	216
Yorkshire	24	8	5	11	49	86	215
Surrey	24	6	4	14	60	83	203
	24	7	1	16	46	84	200
Derbyshire	24	7	7	10	51	78	199
	24	7	6	11	53	71	199
Sussex	24	5		7	12	62	87	199
Hampshire	24	4	6	14	69	88	197
	24	4	8	12	71	73	184
Essex	24	4	6	14	64	76	180
Somerset	24	5	10	9	40	86	176
	24	4	6	14	60	74	174
	24	5	6	13	46	77	173
Middlesex	24	5	5	14	47	69	166
	24	3	8	13	56	80	166

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.