1967 County Championship

1967 County Championship

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

The 1967 County Championship was the 68th officially organised running of the County Championship.^[1] Yorkshire won their second consecutive Championship title.

The method of obtaining points changed again for a second successive year:^[2]

• 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.