1983 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:	League system
Champions:	Essex
Previous Year:	1982
Previous Tournament:	1982 County Championship
Next Year:	1984
Next Tournament:	1984 County Championship

The 1983 Schweppes County Championship was the 84th officially organised running of the County Championship. Essex won the Championship title.^[1] The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the sixth and final time.^[2]

In May 1983, in the match between Essex and Surrey at Chelmsford, Surrey were dismissed in their first innings for 14 runs.^[3]

Table

• 16 points for a win
• 8 points to each side for a tie
• 8 points to side still batting in a match in which scores finish level
• Bonus points awarded in the first 100 overs of the 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. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points.
• 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
Essex	24	11	5	8	69	79	324
Middlesex	24	11	4	8	60	72	308
Hampshire	24	10	2	12	62	71	289
	24	9	3	12	52	81	277
	24	10	3	11	52	64	276
	24	7	4	13	63	77	252
Kent	24	7	4	13	68	70	250
Surrey	24	7	4	13	65	70	247
Derbyshire	24	7	5	12	46	65	219
Somerset	24	3	7	14	57	75	180
Sussex	24	3	10	10	50	72	170
	24	3	8	12	56	61	165
Lancashire	24	3	4	17	56	61	165
	24	3	10	11	39	62	149
Glamorgan	24	2	10	12	45	64	141
	24	2	11	11	43	54	129
Yorkshire	24	1	5	17	45	64	125

Notes and References

1. Book: Engel, Matthew. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. 2004. John Wisden & Company Ltd. 0-947766-83-9.
2. Web site: John Woodcock, Cricket Correspondent. "Failure's fruit has the seeds of tomorrow's improvements." Times [London, England] 20 Apr. 1983]. The Times.
3. Web site: The Black Bradman . ESPN Cricinfo . 31 May 2018.