The 1956 County Championship was the 57th officially organised running of the County Championship. Surrey won the Championship title for the fifth successive year.
Table 12 points for a win 6 points to team still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match If no play possible on the first two days, the match played to one-day laws with 8 points for a win. +TeamPWLDNo Dec1st Inns Lead1st Inns TiePts1Surrey 2815 5 6 2 5 0 2002Lancashire 2812 2 12 2 9 0 1803Gloucestershire 2814 7 5 2 2 0 1764Northamptonshire 288 5 15 0 13 0 1485Middlesex 2811 9 7 1 3 0 1446Hampshire 289 6 10 3 8 0 1407Yorkshire 288 7 10 3 10 0 1368Nottinghamshire 287 4 152 9 0 128=9Sussex 287 10 9 2 7 0 112=9Worcestershire 288 4 14 2 4 0 11211Essex 286 10 9 3 9 1 11012Derbyshire 287 6 11 4 4 1 10213Glamorgan 286 9 9 4 7 0 10014Warwickshire 285 11 9 3 5 0 8015Somerset 284 15 8 1 7 0 7616Kent 284 12 10 2 3 0 6017Leicestershire 283 12 9 4 5 0 56
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