1983 County Championship

1983 County Championship
Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Essex
	← 1982 1984 →

The 1983 Schweppes County Championship was the 84th officially organised running of the County Championship. Essex won the Championship title.^[1] The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the sixth and final time.^[2]

In May 1983, in the match between Essex and Surrey at Chelmsford, Surrey were dismissed in their first innings for 14 runs.^[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 the first 100 overs of the first innings
- Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 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.
Each team plays 24 matches.

County Championship table
Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Essex	24	11	5	8	69	79	324
Middlesex	24	11	4	8	60	72	308
Hampshire	24	10	2	12	62	71	289
Leicestershire	24	9	3	12	52	81	277
Warwickshire	24	10	3	11	52	64	276
Northamptonshire	24	7	4	13	63	77	252
Kent	24	7	4	13	68	70	250
Surrey	24	7	4	13	65	70	247
Derbyshire	24	7	5	12	46	65	219
Somerset	24	3	7	14	57	75	180
Sussex	24	3	10	10	50	72	170
Gloucestershire	24	3	8	12	56	61	165
Lancashire	24	3	4	17	56	61	165
Nottinghamshire	24	3	10	11	39	62	149
Glamorgan	24	2	10	12	45	64	141
Worcestershire	24	2	11	11	43	54	129
Yorkshire	24	1	5	17	45	64	125

References

^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
^ "John Woodcock, Cricket Correspondent. "Failure's fruit has the seeds of tomorrow's improvements." Times [London, England] 20 Apr. 1983". The Times.
^ "The Black Bradman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

This article related to an English domestic cricket competition is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1983_County_Championship
Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia.

[1] Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.

[2] "John Woodcock, Cricket Correspondent. "Failure's fruit has the seeds of tomorrow's improvements." Times [London, England] 20 Apr. 1983". The Times.

[3] "The Black Bradman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e 1983 English cricket season
« 1982 1984 »
International cricket	1983 Cricket World Cup (Final) England v New Zealand
Domestic cricket	Schweppes County Championship John Player Special League Benson & Hedges Cup NatWest Trophy
County seasons
County cricket in 1983	Derbyshire Essex Glamorgan Gloucestershire Hampshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Middlesex Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Somerset Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Worcestershire Yorkshire