1987 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:	League system
Champions:	Nottinghamshire
Previous Year:	1986
Previous Tournament:	1986 County Championship
Next Year:	1988
Next Tournament:	1988 County Championship

The 1987 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 88th officially organised running of the County Championship. Nottinghamshire won the Championship title.^{[1] [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="Bonus points"	Batting bonus	width=20 abbr="Bonus points"	Bowling bonus	width=20 abbr="Points"	Points
	23	9	1	13	68	80	292
Lancashire	24	10	4	10	55	73	288
	24	8	3	13	57	75	260
Surrey	24	7	4	13	65	73	250
Hampshire	24	7	3	14	59	73	244
Derbyshire	23	6	5	12	51	70	225
	24	7	4	13	48	68	224
Yorkshire	24	7	3	13	52	58	222
	24	5	4	15	58	68	206
	24	5	8	10	62	50	200
Somerset	24	2	3	19	61	70	163
Essex	24	2	4	18	45	77	162
Glamorgan	24	3	9	12	40	70	158
Kent	24	2	7	15	53	66	151
	24	2	7	15	48	67	147
Middlesex	24	2	8	13	47	60	139
Sussex	24	1	8	14	47	56	119

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: Marcus Williams. "County title goes to Notts." Times [London, England] 15 Sept. 1987]. The Times.