by County Championship table after the games ending on 17th June.
First, as background, a reminder of how points are scored:
(1) 16 points for a win;
(2) eight points each for a tie;
(3) eight points for the side batting last in a draw with equal scores;
(4) bonus points for, in the first 100 overs of a first innings,
(a) making 150-199 runs: 1 point, 200-249: 2, 250-299: 3, >=300: 4;
(b) taking 3/4 wickets: 1 point, 5/6: 2, 7/8: 3, 9/10: 4;
(5) if a one-innings match is played with less than eight hours of playing
time available, 12 points for a win (no bonus points);
(6) 25 points off for a county preparing a pitch "unsuitable for first
class cricket".
Now, the table (only categories (1) and (4) above apply so far).
Played Won Lost Drawn Bat Bowl Points
Warwickshire (5) 8 4 1 3 21 25 110
Essex (2) 7 3 0 4 24 23 95
Kent (16) 9 2 0 7 22 24 78
Glamorgan (8) 9 2 2 5 17 23 72
Lancashire (6) 6 2 1 3 20 15 67
Gloucestershire (13) 8 2 2 4 12 19 63
Surrey (9) 6 2 1 3 14 15 61
Sussex (17) 8 1 1 6 25 17 58
Nottinghamshire (14) 7 1 0 6 20 21 57
Northamptonshire (11) 7 1 1 5 15 19 50
Derbyshire (12) 6 1 1 4 12 19 47
Middlesex (1) 8 0 2 6 16 23 39
Hampshire (3) 7 0 4 3 16 18 34
Worcestershire (4) 6 0 1 5 18 12 30
Leicestershire (7) 7 0 1 6 15 15 30
Somerset (15) 6 0 1 5 17 11 28
Yorkshire (10) 7 0 2 5 15 12 27
Despite some contrived declarations after rain, all of the county matches
which finished yesterday were drawn, except the one at Cardiff, where
Glamorgan beat Middlesex by 129 runs. This is the first time that Glamorgan
have beaten Middlesex for 22 years.
The match between West Indies and Northamptonshire was also rain-affected
and drawn (W.I. 310-8 dec, Northants 68-1 dec). The main news is that
Patrick Patterson slipped when delivering his second ball, and may be
out of the second Test starting on Thursday.
Gordon.