1993 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:	League system
Champions:	Middlesex
Previous Year:	1992
Previous Tournament:	1992 County Championship
Next Year:	1994
Next Tournament:	1994 County Championship

The 1993 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 94th officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title.^{[1] [2]}

The season format switched to a logical one where only one match was played against each county resulting in 17 games played. This was the first time in the history of the Championship that this happened, although in 1892 there had been two matches against each county with the format of home and away matches. From 1993 onwards all matches were scheduled to take place over four days; this was a change from the format in place from 1988 to 1992 where a mixture of three- and four-day matches were played.^[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 first 120 overs of first innings
  • Batting: 200 runs - 1 point, 250 runs - 2 points 300 runs - 3 points, 350 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.

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
Middlesex	17	11	1	5	37	59	272
	17	9	4	3	32	52	236
Glamorgan	17	9	5	3	32	55	231
	17	8	4	5	35	59	222
Somerset	17	8	7	2	26	59	213
Surrey	17	6	6	5	40	60	196
	17	6	3	7	34	56	194
Kent	17	6	4	7	40	54	190
	17	6	5	6	23	61	180
Sussex	17	5	7	5	42	54	176
Essex	17	4	6	7	44	55	163
Yorkshire	17	5	4	8	21	56	157
Hampshire	17	4	5	8	39	47	150
Lancashire	17	4	8	5	38	48	150
Derbyshire	17	4	7	6	33	50	147
	17	4	8	5	24	49	137
	17	3	10	4	24	56	128
Durham	17	2	10	5	29	52	113

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: Alan Lee, Cricket Correspondent. "Middlesex prove too powerful for inconsistent challengers." Times [London, England] 31 Aug. 1993]. The Times.
3. Book: Engel . Matthew . Matthew Engel . Wisden Cricketers' Almanack . 1994 . John & Wisden Co Ltd . Guildford . 376. 0947766235.