1997 County Championship Explained

Tournament Format:	League system
Champions:	Glamorgan
Previous Year:	1996
Previous Tournament:	1996 County Championship
Next Year:	1998
Next Tournament:	1998 County Championship

The 1997 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 98th officially organised running of the County Championship. Glamorgan won the Championship.^{[1] [2]}

Table

Points awarded:Win: 16 points.Draw: 3 points.Draw with scores level (DrT): 8 points.Draw in one-innings game (Dr1): 8 points.Abandoned: 3 points.

Britannic Assurance County Championship, 1997
Pos	Team	Pld	Won	Lst	Drn	DrT	Dr1	Abd	BatB	BwlB	Pts
1	Glamorgan	17	8	2	7	0	0	0	50	57	256
2	Kent	17	8	4	4	1	0	0	44	60	252
3	Worcestershire	17	6	3	7	1	0	0	49	54	228
4=	Middlesex	17	7	4	6	0	0	0	33	56	219
4=	Warwickshire	17	7	2	7	0	0	1	32	51	219
6	Yorkshire	17	6	3	8	0	0	0	41	54	215
7	Gloucestershire	17	6	6	4	0	1	0	35	60	206
8=	Essex	17	5	6	6	0	0	0	39	55	192
8=	Surrey	17	5	5	7	0	0	0	39	52	192
10	Leicestershire	17	4	1	11	0	0	1	37	54	191
11	Lancashire	17	5	6	6	0	0	0	34	54	186
12	Somerset	17	3	3	11	0	0	0	38	64	183
13	Nottinghamshire	17	4	3	10	0	0	0	26	55	175
14	Hampshire	17	3	5	8	0	0	1	42	41	158
15	Northamptonshire	17	3	5	8	0	1	0	33	48	156
16	Derbyshire	17	2	9	6	0	0	0	32	59	141
17	Durham	17	2	8	6	0	0	1	22	56	131
18	Sussex	17	1	10	6	0	0	0	24	57	115

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. "Glamorgan prove value of team ethic." Times [London, England] 22 Sept. 1997]. The Times.