1996 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:	League system
Champions:	Leicestershire
Previous Year:	1995
Previous Tournament:	1995 County Championship
Next Year:	1997
Next Tournament:	1997 County Championship

The 1996 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 97th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won the Championship.^{[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
• 3 points for a draw
• 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=20	Position	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
1	Leicestershire	17	10	1	6	57	61	296
2	Derbyshire	17	9	3	5	52	58	269
3	Surrey	17	8	2	7	49	64	262
4	Kent	17	9	2	6	47	52	261
5	Essex	17	8	5	4	58	57	255
6	Yorkshire	17	8	5	4	50	58	248
7	Worcestershire	17	6	4	7	45	60	222
8	Warwickshire	17	7	6	4	39	55	218
9	Middlesex	17	7	6	4	30	59	213
10	Glamorgan	17	6	5	6	50	43	207
11	Somerset	17	5	6	6	38	61	197
12	Sussex	17	6	9	2	36	58	196
13	Gloucestershire	17	5	7	5	23	59	177
14	Hampshire	17	3	7	7	41	56	166
15	Lancashire	17	2	6	9	49	52	160
16	Northamptonshire	17	3	8	6	36	57	159
17	Nottinghamshire	17	1	9	7	42	52	131
18	Durham	17	0	12	5	22	60	97

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. "Leicestershire encouraged by coincidence." Times [London, England] 19 Sept. 1996]. The Times.