The 1972 County Championship was the 73rd officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 12 September 1972. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their third title.
Table
Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, D1 = Draws in matches reduced to single innings, A = Abandonments, BatBP = Batting points, BowBP = Bowling points, Pts = Points. 10 points for a win 5 points to each team for a tie 5 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level Bonus points awarded in first 85 overs of first innings Batting: 1 point for each 25 runs above 150 Bowling: 2 point for every 2 wickets taken No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining. Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins. Each team plays 20 matches.
TeamPWLDAPts1Warwickshire209011068692272Kent2074 9069521913Gloucestershire2074 9038771854Northamptonshire207310034771815Essex206410050631736Leicestershire206212043681717Worcestershire204412059681678Middlesex205510048611599Hampshire2046100506415410Yorkshire2045110397315211Somerset2042140347114512Surrey2035120496114013Glamorgan2017120556112614Nottinghamshire2016130387312115Lancashire2023141415711816Sussex2028100464911517Derbyshire20151312760 97Source: CricketArchive
Results DerbyshireEssexGlamorganGloucesterHampshireKentLancashireLeicesterMiddlesexNorthamptonNottinghamSomersetSurreySussexWarwickWorcesterYorkshire Derbyshire
Essex
Glamorgan
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Middlesex
Northamptonshire
Nottinghamshire
Somerset
Surrey
Sussex
Warwickshire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire
Records
Batting Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 1,743 60.10 Mushtaq Mohammad Northamptonshire 1,649 51.53 Glenn Turner Worcestershire 1,644 68.50 Keith Fletcher Essex 1,438 47.93 Roger Prideaux Sussex 1,437 59.87 Rohan Kanhai Warwickshire 1,417 48.86 David Steele NorthamptonshireSource:
Bowling Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 93 18.65 Tom Cartwright Somerset 93 20.33 Barry Stead Nottinghamshire 80 19.27 Keith Boyce Essex 76 21.00 Vanburn Holder Worcestershire 75 18.13 John Dye Northamptonshire 75 21.52 Bob Herman HampshireSource:
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