The 1968 County Championship was the 69th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire won their third consecutive Championship title.
The method of obtaining points changed again for a third successive year:
10 points for a win 5 points for a tie 5 points for a team batting last in a drawn match with scores level 1 bonus point for every 25 runs over 150 and for every 2 wickets taken (in the first 85 overs only). 10 points for a win but no bonus points if less than 8 hours remain at the start of a match
Table +TeamPWLDNRPts1Yorkshire 2811 4 13 0 46 114 2702Kent 2812 5 11 0 41 95 2563Glamorgan 2811 6 9 2 42 85 2374Nottinghamshire 287 3 17 1 53 99 2225Hampshire 288 5 15 0 43 92 2156Lancashire 288 6 14 0 24 105 2097Worcestershire 288 7 13 0 26 97 2038Derbyshire 286 5 16 1 47 92 1999Leicestershire 286 10 12 0 52 85 19710Middlesex 288 6 14 0 21 91 19211Warwickshire 287 8 12 1 38 82 19012Somerset 285 11 11 1 36 86 17213Northamptonshire 285 6 17 0 34 86 17014Essex 285 6 16 1 31 88 16915Surrey 284 7 17 0 25 92 15716Gloucestershire 282 8 17 1 40 93 15317Sussex 282 12 14 0 43 77 140
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