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1967 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire
19661968

The 1967 County Championship was the 68th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire won their second consecutive Championship title.

The method of obtaining points changed again for a second successive year:

  • 8 points for a win
  • 4 points for a tie
  • 4 points for a team batting first in a drawn match with scores level
  • 4 points for a first innings lead
  • 2 points for a tie on first innings
  • 2 points for draw providing there is a first innings result
  • One day rules scrapped

Table

County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn Tie No Decision 1st Inns Points
Yorkshire 28 12 5 9 0 2 18 186
Kent 28 11 3 12 0 2 16 176
Leicestershire 28 10 3 12 0 3 18 176
Surrey 28 8 4 12 0 4 15 148
Worcestershire 28 6 6 16 0 0 13 132
Derbyshire 28 5 5 17 0 1 14 130
Middlesex 28 5 4 14 1 4 14 128
Somerset 28 5 7 14 0 2 13 120
Northamptonshire 28 7 8 11 0 2 10 118
Warwickshire 28 5 4 15 0 4 11 118
Lancashire 28 4 3 17 0 4 12 116
Hampshire 28 5 6 13 1 3 10 114
Sussex 28 5 9 12 0 2 10 104
Glamorgan 28 4 7 15 0 2 9 100
Essex 28 3 9 14 0 2 9 88
Nottinghamshire 28 0 4 22 0 2 11 88
Gloucestershire 28 3 11 9 0 5 11 86

References

  1. Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
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