1974 County Championship

1974 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Worcestershire

The 1974 County Championship was the 75th officially organised running of the County Championship. Worcestershire won the Championship title.

Points system

• 10 points for a win
• 5 points to each side for a tie
• 5 points to side 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 wickets - 1 point, 5 wickets - 2 points 7 wickets - 3 points, 9 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 side batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the side batting first could be added to the overs of the side 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 18.5 overs per hour. Counties failing to achieve this will be fined £1000, of which the club will pay half and the players half.

Table

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tie	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Worcestershire	20	11	3	6	0	45	72	227
Hampshire	19	10	3	6	0	55	70	225
Northamptonshire	20	9	2	9	0	46	67	203
Leicestershire	20	7	7	6	0	47	69	186
Somerset	20	6	4	10	0	49	72	181
Middlesex	20	7	5	8	0	45	56	171
Surrey	20	6	4	10	0	42	69	171
Lancashire	20	5	0	15	0	47	66	163
Warwickshire	20	5	5	10	0	44	65	159
Kent	20	5	8	7	0	33	63	146
Yorkshire	19	4	7	8	0	37	69	146
Essex	20	4	3	12	1	44	52	146
Sussex	20	4	9	6	1	29	63	141
Gloucestershire	19	4	9	6	0	29	55	124
Nottinghamshire	20	1	9	10	0	42	66	118
Glamorgan	19	2	7	10	0	28	56	104
Derbyshire	20	1	6	13	0	23	62	95