The 1975 County Championship was the 76th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won their first Championship title.
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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 100 overs of first innings Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 runs - 4 points Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining. The two first innings limited to a total of 200 overs. The team batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the team batting first could be added to the overs of the team batting second. Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins. Each team plays 20 matches. All counties are required to achieve an overall average of at least 19.5 overs per hour. In the calculation, two minutes will be allowed for each wicket taken. Counties failing to reach this average will be fined £1000, half to be paid by the club and half by the players. The fines to be assed after ten matches and at the end of the season. Club fines to go to the N.C.A., players fines to go to the Cricketers' Association. +TeamPWLDPts1Leicestershire 20 12 1 7 61 59 2402Yorkshire 20 10 1 9 56 68 2243Hampshire 20 10 6 4 51 72 2234Lancashire 20 9 3 8 57 72 2195Kent 20 8 4 8 59 70 2096Surrey 20 8 3 9 55 67 2027Essex 20 7 6 7 61 67 1988Northamptonshire 20 7 9 4 40 72 1829Glamorgan 20 7 8 5 45 66 18110Worcestershire 20 5 6 9 55 63 16811Middlesex 20 6 7 7 45 59 16412Somerset 20 4 8 8 51 65 15613Nottinghamshire 20 3 9 8 59 67 15614Warwickshire 20 4 10 6 48 65 15315Derbyshire 20 5 7 8 33 69 15216Gloucestershire 20 4 10 6 43 62 14517Sussex 20 2 13 5 37 62 119
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