1978 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:	League system
Champions:	Kent
Previous Year:	1977
Previous Tournament:	1977 County Championship
Next Year:	1979
Next Tournament:	1979 County Championship

The 1978 Schweppes County Championship was the 79th officially organised running of the County Championship.^[1] Kent won the Championship title. Sussex and Glamorgan were both deducted six points after a breach of regulations.^[2] The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the first time.

Table

• 12 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 100 overs of first innings
  • Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 runs - 4 points
  • Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points
• No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining.
• The two first innings limited to a total of 200 overs. The side batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the side batting first could be added to the overs of the side batting second.
• Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
• Each team plays 22 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	22	13	3	6	56	80	292
Essex	22	12	1	9	55	74	273
Middlesex	21	11	5	5	48	75	255
Yorkshire	22	10	3	9	58	55	233
Somerset	22	9	4	9	44	76	228
	22	4	5	13	57	68	173
	22	3	7	12	63	67	166
Hampshire	21	4	6	11	53	60	161
Sussex	22	4	7	11	39	64	151*
	21	4	8	9	42	55	145
	22	4	5	13	39	56	143
Lancashire	21	4	8	9	28	59	135
Glamorgan	22	3	8	11	43	54	133*
Derbyshire	22	3	7	12	33	63	132
	22	2	5	15	56	51	131
Surrey	22	3	7	12	36	58	130
	20	2	6	12	41	56	121

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.