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1929 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Nottinghamshire (2nd title)
1928
1930

The 1929 County Championship was the 36th officially organised running of the County Championship. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club won the championship title for the second time. [1]

A new method of deciding the Championship was introduced where all counties played 28 matches with the team with the most points being declared winners instead of the previous system of calculating the percentage of points gained against possible points available. [2]

Table

  • Eight points were awarded for a win
  • Four points were awarded for a tie
  • Five points for the side leading after the first innings of a drawn match
  • Three points for the side losing after the first innings of a drawn match
  • Four points for the sides if tied after the first innings of a drawn match
  • Four points for a no result on first innings (after more than six hours playing time)
  • If the weather reduces a match to less than six hours and there has not been a result on first innings then the match shall be void.
County Championship table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF NR Pts
Nottinghamshire 28 14 2 4 6 2 158
Lancashire 28 12 3 6 6 1 148
Yorkshire 28 10 2 9 5 2 148
Gloucestershire 28 15 6 1 4 2 145
Sussex 28 13 6 7 2 0 145
Middlesex 28 12 7 6 3 0 135
Derbyshire 28 10 6 8 3 1 133
Kent 28 12 8 6 2 0 132
Leicestershire 28 9 6 9 4 0 129
Surrey 28 8 7 5 6 2 115
Hampshire 28 8 10 0 8 2 96
Essex 28 6 9 3 9 1 94
Northamptonshire 28 7 13 2 6 0 84
Warwickshire 28 5 13 4 5 1 79
Somerset 28 3 17 5 3 0 58
Worcestershire 28 2 15 3 6 2 57
Glamorgan 28 3 19 3 3 0 48

References

  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN  0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN  0-600-34667-6.