1974 County Championship

The 1974 County Championship was the 75th officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Worcestershire won the Championship title.

1974 County Championship

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

Points changes

The method of allocating bonus points changed as follows:[2] -

Batting during the first 100 overs of each first innings

• 1 point for scoring 150-199
• 2 points for scoring 200-249
• 3 points for scoring 250-299
• 4 points for scoring over 300

Bowling during the first 100 overs of each first innings

• 1 point for 3 or 4 wickets
• 2 points for 5 or 6 wickets
• 3 points for 7 or 8 wickets
• 4 points for 9 or 10 wickets

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

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.