The 1971 County Championship was the 72nd officially organised running of the County Championship. Surrey won the Championship title by virtue of winning more matches because they had finished level on points with Warwickshire.
Table 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 24 matches. +TeamPWLDPts1Surrey 2411 3 10 63 82 2552Warwickshire 249 9 6 73 92 2553Lancashire 249 4 11 76 75 2414Kent 247 6 11 82 82 2345Leicestershire 246 2 1676 74 2156Middlesex 247 6 11 61 81 2127Somerset 247 4 13 50 89 2098Gloucestershire 247 3 13 50 81 2019Hampshire 244 6 14 70 82 19210Essex 246 5 13 43 84 18711Sussex 245 9 10 55 77 18212Nottinghamshire 243 7 14 58 83 17113Yorkshire 244 8 12 47 75 16214Northamptonshire 244 8 12 36 83 15915Worcestershire 243 7 14 46 76 15216Glamorgan 243 5 15 55 63 14817Derbyshire 241 4 19 51 81 142
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