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1928 County Championship
The 1928 County Championship was the 35th officially organised running of the County Championship. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship title for a third successive year.
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The 1928 County Championship was the 35th officially organised running of the County Championship. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship title for a third successive year.
This would be the last instance of where the Championship was decided by calculating the percentage of points gained against possible points available.
- Eight points were awarded for a win
- Four points were awarded for a tie
- Five points for the team leading after the first innings of a drawn match
- Three points for the team losing after the first innings of a drawn match
- Four points for the teams if tied after the first innings of a drawn match
- Four points for a no result on first innings (after more than six hours playing time)
- If the weather reduces a match to less than six hours and there has not been a result on first innings then the match shall be void.
| Team | Pld | W | L | DWF | DLF | NR | Pts | %PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | 30 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 186 | 77.50 |
| Kent | 30 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 167 | 69.58 |
| Nottinghamshire | 31 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 168 | 67.96 |
| Yorkshire | 26 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 137 | 65.86 |
| Gloucestershire | 28 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 133 | 59.37 |
| Surrey | 25 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 112 | 56.00 |
| Sussex | 30 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 134 | 55.83 |
| Middlesex | 24 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 102 | 53.17 |
| Leicestershire | 28 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 115 | 51.33 |
| Derbyshire | 25 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 97 | 48.50 |
| Warwickshire | 28 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 103 | 45.98 |
| Hampshire | 28 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 98 | 43.75 |
| Northamptonshire | 28 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 38.37 |
| Somerset | 23 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 33.69 |
| Glamorgan | 24 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 30.72 |
| Essex | 28 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 29.91 |
| Worcestershire | 30 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 38 | 15.83 |
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