1972 County Championship
English cricket season
Cricket tournament
Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
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Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Warwickshire (3rd title) |
Participants | 17 |
Matches | 170 |
Most runs | Mushtaq Mohammad (1,743 for Northamptonshire)[1] |
Most wickets | Tom Cartwright (93 for Somerset) Barry Stead (93 for Nottinghamshire)[2] |
← 1971 1973 → |
The 1972 County Championship was the 73rd officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 12 September 1972. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their third title.[3]
Table
- Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, D1 = Draws in matches reduced to single innings, A = Abandonments, BatBP = Batting points, BowBP = Bowling points, Pts = Points.
- 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 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 20 matches.[4]
Team | Pld | W | L | D | D1 | A | BatBP | BowBP | Pts |
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Warwickshire (C) | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 69 | 227 |
Kent | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 52 | 191 |
Gloucestershire | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 77 | 185 |
Northamptonshire | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 77 | 181 |
Essex | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 63 | 173 |
Leicestershire | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 68 | 171 |
Worcestershire | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 68 | 167 |
Middlesex | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 61 | 159 |
Hampshire | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 64 | 154 |
Yorkshire | 20 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 73 | 152 |
Somerset | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 71 | 145 |
Surrey | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 61 | 140 |
Glamorgan | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 61 | 126 |
Nottinghamshire | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 73 | 121 |
Lancashire | 20 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 57 | 118 |
Sussex | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 49 | 115 |
Derbyshire | 20 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 60 | 97 |
Team marked (C) finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive[3] |
Results
Derbyshire | Essex | Glamorgan | Gloucester | Hampshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicester | Middlesex | Northampton | Nottingham | Somerset | Surrey | Sussex | Warwick | Worcester | Yorkshire | |
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Derbyshire | 1-4 Jul Essex 41 runs | 21-23 Jun Match drawn | 12-15 Aug Match drawn | 24-27 Jun Match abandoned | 17–19 May Match drawn | 26-28 Jul Match drawn | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | 30 Aug-1 Sep Somerset 2 wickets | 12-14 Jul Derbyshire 3 wickets | 17-20 Jun Match drawn | |||||||
Essex | 15-18 Jul Gloucestershire 107 runs | 24–26 May Match drawn | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | 12-14 Jul Match drawn | 23-25 Aug Northamptonshire 164 runs | 7-9 Jun Essex 9 wickets | 21-23 Jun Essex 8 wickets | 27–30 May Match drawn | 9-11 Aug Match drawn | 19-22 Aug Essex 6 wickets | |||||||
Glamorgan | 12-15 Aug Essex 2 wickets | 1-4 Jul Match drawn | 10–12 May Match drawn | 7-9 Jun Match drawn | 30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn | 26-29 Aug Northamptonshire 29 runs | 15-18 Jul Match drawn | 10-13 Jun Somerset inns & 25 runs | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | 24–26 May Match drawn | |||||||
Gloucestershire | 9-11 Aug Gloucestershire 5 wickets | 9-12 Sep Match drawn | 17-20 Jun Gloucestershire 2 wickets | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | 12-15 Aug Middlesex 6 wickets | 30 Aug-1 Sep Nottinghamshire 42 runs | 27–30 May Match drawn | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | 21-23 Jun Gloucestershire 230 runs | 12-15 Jul Gloucestershire 9 runs | |||||||
Hampshire | 9-11 Aug Glamorgan 4 wickets | 7-9 Jun Match drawn | 15-18 Jul Match drawn | 26-29 Aug Match drawn | 1-3 Jul Leicestershire 9 wickets | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | 30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn | 21-23 Jun Warwickshire 5 wickets | 5-8 Aug Hampshire 9 wickets | 9-12 Sep Match drawn | |||||||
Kent | 7-9 Jun Match drawn | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | 5-8 Aug Kent 7 wickets | 10-13 Jun Gloucestershire 2 wickets | 23-25 Aug Kent 5 wickets | 5-7 Jul Kent 7 wickets | 12-14 Jul Kent 5 wickets | 27–30 May Match drawn | 9-11 Aug Kent 9 wickets | 26-28 Jul Warwickshire 4 wickets | |||||||
Lancashire | 9-12 Sep Match drawn | 5-7 Jul Match drawn | 17-20 Jun Match drawn | 31 May-2 Jun Lancashire 5 wickets | 1-4 Jul Match drawn | 12-15 Aug Match drawn | 10–12 May Match drawn | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | 17–19 May Warwickshire inns & 41 runs | 29 Jul-1 Aug Lancashire inns & 34 runs | |||||||
Leicestershire | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 26-29 Aug Leicestershire 7 wickets | 31 May-2 Jun Leicestershire 123 runs | 10–12 May Match drawn | 21-23 Jun Match drawn | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | 10-13 Jun Leicestershire 6 wickets | 30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn | 12-15 Aug Match drawn | |||||||
Middlesex | 19-22 Aug Middlesex inns & 61 runs | 10-13 Jun Hampshire 5 wickets | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 15-18 Aug Middlesex 7 wickets | 3–5 May Match drawn | 9-10 Aug Northamptonshire inns & 65 runs | 24–26 May Match drawn | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | 27–30 May Middlesex 9 wickets | 7-9 Jun Match drawn | |||||||
Northamptonshire | 10–12 May Northamptonshire 5 wickets | 17–19 May Gloucestershire 6 wickets | 27–30 May Hampshire 5 wickets | 19-22 Aug Match drawn | 17-20 Jun Northamptonshire 9 wickets | 12-15 Aug Match drawn | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | 24–26 May Match drawn | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 15-18 Jul Northamptonshire 151 runs | |||||||
Nottinghamshire | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | 31 May-2 Jun Match drawn | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 21-23 Jun Match drawn | 19-22 Aug Match drawn | 27–30 May Leicestershire 105 runs | 17–19 May Match drawn | 9-12 Sep Warwickshire 4 wickets | 23-25 Aug Worcestershire 4 wickets | 1-4 Jul Match drawn | |||||||
Somerset | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 19-22 Aug Match drawn | 26-29 Aug Match drawn | 9-11 Aug Match drawn | 26-28 Jul Leicestershire 83 runs | 10–12 May Match drawn | 21-23 Jun Match drawn | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | 24–26 May Match drawn | |||||||
Surrey | 15-18 Jul Match drawn | 23-25 Aug Match drawn | 12-14 Jul Surrey 126 runs | 17-20 Jun Match drawn | 1-4 Jul Match drawn | 26-29 Aug Surrey 21 runs | 31 May-2 Jun Somerset inns & 8 runs | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 17–19 May Match drawn | 26-27 Jul Surrey inns & 12 runs | |||||||
Sussex | 3–5 May Match drawn | 19-22 Aug Hampshire 156 runs | 1-4 Jul Sussex 10 wickets | 23-25 Aug Sussex 7 wickets | 26-29 Aug Middlesex 3 wickets | 7-9 Jun Northamptonshire 9 wickets | 26-28 Jul Match drawn | 15-18 Jul Somerset 110 runs | 12-15 Aug Match drawn | 17-20 Jun Match drawn | |||||||
Warwickshire | 6-8 Sep Match drawn | 8-11 Jul Warwickshire 8 wickets | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 12-14 Jul Warwickshire 35 runs | 17-20 Jun Warwickshire 10 wickets | 31 May-2 Jun Match drawn | 9-11 Aug Warwickshire 9 wickets | 19-22 Aug Warwickshire 9 wickets | 10–12 May Match drawn | 1-4 Jul Match drawn | |||||||
Worcestershire | 27–30 May Worcestershire 87 runs | 22-25 Jul Essex 90 runs | 19-21 Aug Worcestershire inns & 23 runs | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | 12-15 Aug Kent 3 wickets | 26-28 Jul Match drawn | 15-18 Jul Worcestershire 44 runs | 31 May-2 Jun Match drawn | 3–5 May Match drawn | 10-13 Jun Match drawn | |||||||
Yorkshire | 10-13 Jun Match drawn | 31 May-2 Jun Yorkshire inns & 124 runs | 10–12 May Yorkshire 126 runs | 30-31 Aug Kent inns & 81 runs | 27–30 May Match drawn | 23-25 Aug Yorkshire 98 runs | 9-11 Aug Yorkshire 9 wickets | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | 8-11 Jul Match drawn |
Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |
Records
Batting
Bowling
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References
- ^ a b "Batting and Fielding in County Championship 1972 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Bowling in County Championship 1972 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ a b "County Championship 1972 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "1972 County Championship". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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