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1932 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Yorkshire (16th title)
1931
1933
Percy Holmes, left, and Herbert Sutcliffe shake hands in front of the scoreboard after a first wicket stand of 555 at Leyton, 1932. The players' autographs can be seen on the photo.

The 1932 County Championship was the 39th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won the championship title for the second successive year. [1] [2]

Percy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe set a new first-class opening partnership record of 555 for Yorkshire against Essex at Leyton. [3]

Table

  • 15 points for a win
  • 7.5 points to each side in a match where the scores finish level
  • 5 points for first-innings lead in a drawn match
  • 3 points for first-innings deficit in a drawn match
  • 4 points to each side where the first-innings scores are level in a drawn match or where there is no result on first innings or where there is no play.
County Championship table
Team Pld W L DWF DLF NR Pts
Yorkshire 28 19 2 3 1 3 315
Sussex 28 14 1 4 4 5 262
Kent 28 14 3 1 7 3 248
Nottinghamshire 28 13 4 6 4 1 241
Surrey 28 9 2 10 3 4 210
Lancashire 28 8 6 7 4 3 179
Somerset 28 8 7 3 7 3 168
Hampshire 28 8 10 3 6 1 157
Warwickshire 28 5 5 8 8 2 147
Derbyshire 28 6 8 5 6 3 145
Middlesex 28 6 9 8 5 0 145
Leicestershire 28 6 11 7 3 1 138
Gloucestershire 28 6 12 6 1 3 135
Essex 28 4 14 2 6 2 96
Glamorgan 28 3 12 2 9 2 90
Northamptonshire 28 3 15 3 5 2 83
Worcestershire 28 1 12 6 5 4 76

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.
  3. ^ Williamson, Martin. "The record that shouldn't have been". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.