The 1989 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 90th officially organised running of the County Championship. Worcestershire won their second successive Championship title. A sub-standard pitch at Southchurch Park, for which Essex were docked the 25 points, cost them the Championship.
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the sixth time.
Table 16 points for a win 8 points to each team for a tie 8 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level Bonus points awarded in the first 100 overs of the 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. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points. Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
+TeamPWLDPts1Worcestershire 2212 3 7 44 83 3192Essex 2213 2 7 59 71 3133Middlesex 229 2 11 50 72 2664Lancashire 228 5 9 57 65 2505Northamptonshire 227 8 7 47 63 2226Derbyshire 226 6 10 45 75 2167Hampshire 226 8 8 55 65 2168Warwickshire 225 4 13 44 75 2079Gloucestershire 226 11 5 38 70 20410Sussex 224 4 14 60 68 19211Nottinghamshire 226 6 10 54 65 19012Surrey 224 7 11 50 69 18313Leicestershire 224 8 10 43 74 18114Somerset 224 6 12 50 54 16815Kent 223 8 11 53 53 15416Yorkshire 223 9 10 41 60 14917Glamorgan 223 6 13 38 59 145
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