1984 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:	League system
Champions:	Essex
Previous Year:	1983
Previous Tournament:	1983 County Championship
Next Year:	1985
Next Tournament:	1985 County Championship

The 1984 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 85th officially organised running of the County Championship. Essex won their second successive Championship title.^[1]

The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the first time.^[2]

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="Tie"	Tie	width=20 abbr="Bonus points"	Batting bonus	width=20 abbr="Bonus points"	Bowling bonus	width=20 abbr="Points"	Points
Essex	24	13	3	8	0	64	83	355
	24	12	3	9	0	68	81	341
Middlesex	24	8	7	9	0	63	78	269
	24	8	2	14	0	60	78	266
Kent	24	8	3	11	2	45	65	254
Sussex	24	7	6	10	1	54	79	249
Somerset	24	6	7	11	0	60	78	234
Surrey	24	6	6	12	0	62	72	230
	24	6	7	11	0	71	60	227
	24	5	5	14	0	66	74	220
	24	5	9	9	1		58	56	202
Derbyshire	24	4	6	14	0	72	66	202
Glamorgan	24	4	2	18	0	65	71	200
Yorkshire	24	5	4	15	0	59	55	194
Hampshire	24	3	13	8	0	58	62	168
Lancashire	24	1	9	14	0	49	72	137
	24	1	10	13	0	56	61	133

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. "Rule Britannic Assurance." Times [London, England] 13 Dec. 1983]. The Times.