The 1939 County Championship was the 46th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their 21st Championship.[1]

The Championship was the last for six years due to World War II and during the 1939 Championship three matches were not played due to the outbreak of the war, they were abandoned on the third day.[2]

Table

  • 12 pts for a win
  • 6 pts for a tie
  • 4 pts for a first innings lead in a match either drawn or lost
  • 8 pts for a win in a match under one day rules
County Championship table
Team Pld W L D T 1st Inns Loss 1st Inns Draw Pts Average
Yorkshire 28 20 4 4 0 2 3 260 9.28
Middlesex 22 14 6 2 0 3 1 180 8.18
Gloucestershire 26 15 7 4 0 1 3 196 7.53
Essex 24 12 10 2 0 4 2 170* 7.08
Kent 26 14 9 3 0 2 1 180 6.92
Lancashire 21 10 6 5 0 3 2 140 6.66
Worcestershire 27 11 10 5 1 2 4 162 6.00
Surrey 24 11 7 6 0 0 2 140 5.83
Derbyshire 25 10 8 7 0 1 5 144 5.76
Sussex 29 10 12 7 0 1 4 140 4.82
Warwickshire 22 7 8 7 0 1 2 98* 4.45
Nottinghamshire 23 6 8 9 0 2 5 100 4.34
Glamorgan 24 6 8 10 0 1 5 96 4.00
Somerset 27 6 11 9 1 2 4 102 3.77
Hampshire 26 3 17 6 0 8 4 84 3.23
Northamptonshire 22 1 12 9 0 3 3 36 1.63
Leicestershire 20 1 14 5 0 1 0 16 0.80
  • Includes 2 points for a tie on first innings in match lost

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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_County_Championship
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