1957 County Championship

The 1957 County Championship was the 58th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Surrey won the Championship title for the sixth successive year.

1957 County Championship

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

Changes were applied to the points system for the Championship as follows [2] -

• The team leading on first innings in a match drawn or lost is awarded 2 points
• The team leading on first innings in a match drawn or lost is awarded 2 points if scoring faster runs per over than opponents
• The team winning a match is awarded 2 points if scoring faster than its opponents in the first innings
• The one day rule now applied to matches restricted to the last third of the total playing time.

Table

County Championship table

Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	No Decision	1st Inns Loss	1st Inns Draw	Bonus	Points
Surrey	28	21	3	3	1	3	3	48	312
Northamptonshire	28	15	2	10	1	0	8	22	218
Yorkshire	28	13	4	11	0	0	5	24	190
Derbyshire	28	10	8	9	1	2	4	30	162
Essex	28	11	6	10	1	0	5	16	158
Lancashire	28	10	8	8	2	2	4	24	156
Middlesex	28	10	12	3	3	2	1	22	148
Somerset	28	9	14	5	0	3	2	20	138
Glamorgan	28	10	9	8	1	0	2	12	136
Sussex	28	8	9	9	2	2	6	24	136
Warwickshire	28	9	7	11	1	0	5	16	134
Gloucestershire	28	8	13	6	1	1	5	24	132
Hampshire	28	7	12	8	1	1	5	20	116
Kent	28	6	13	9	0	2	3	8	90
Nottinghamshire	28	5	13	9	1	3	4	14	88
Worcestershire	28	4	9	14	1	1	4	8	72
Leicestershire	28	2	16	9	1	2	5	2	40

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.