1972 County Championship

1972 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket (3 days)
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Warwickshire (3rd title)
Participants	17
Matches	170
Most runs	Mushtaq Mohammad (1,743 for Northamptonshire)
Most wickets	Tom Cartwright (93 for Somerset) Barry Stead (93 for Nottinghamshire)

The 1972 County Championship was the 73rd officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 12 September 1972. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their third title.

Table

• Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, D1 = Draws in matches reduced to single innings, A = Abandonments, BatBP = Batting points, BowBP = Bowling points, Pts = Points.
• 10 points for a win
• 5 points to each side for a tie
• 5 points to side still batting in a match in which scores finish level
• Bonus points awarded in first 85 overs of first innings
• Batting: 1 point for each 25 runs above 150
• Bowling: 2 point for every 2 wickets taken
• No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining.
• Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
• Each team plays 20 matches.

Team	Pld	W	L	D	D1	A	BatBP	BowBP	Pts
Warwickshire (C)	20	9	0	11	0	0	68	69	227
Kent	20	7	4	9	0	0	69	52	191
Gloucestershire	20	7	4	9	0	0	38	77	185
Northamptonshire	20	7	3	10	0	0	34	77	181
Essex	20	6	4	10	0	0	50	63	173
Leicestershire	20	6	2	12	0	0	43	68	171
Worcestershire	20	4	4	12	0	0	59	68	167
Middlesex	20	5	5	10	0	0	48	61	159
Hampshire	20	4	6	10	0	0	50	64	154
Yorkshire	20	4	5	10	1	0	39	73	152
Somerset	20	4	2	14	0	0	34	71	145
Surrey	20	3	5	12	0	0	49	61	140
Glamorgan	20	1	7	12	0	0	55	61	126
Nottinghamshire	20	1	6	13	0	0	38	73	121
Lancashire	20	2	3	14	0	1	41	57	118
Sussex	20	2	8	10	0	0	46	49	115
Derbyshire	20	1	5	12	1	1	27	60	97
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive

Results

	Derbyshire	Essex	Glamorgan	Gloucester	Hampshire	Kent	Lancashire	Leicester	Middlesex	Northampton	Nottingham	Somerset	Surrey	Sussex	Warwick	Worcester	Yorkshire
Derbyshire		1-4 Jul Essex 41 runs	21-23 Jun Match drawn		12-15 Aug Match drawn		24-27 Jun Match abandoned	17–19 May Match drawn		26-28 Jul Match drawn	5-8 Aug Match drawn	30 Aug-1 Sep Somerset 2 wickets		12-14 Jul Derbyshire 3 wickets			17-20 Jun Match drawn
Essex				15-18 Jul Gloucestershire 107 runs	24–26 May Match drawn			5-8 Aug Match drawn	12-14 Jul Match drawn	23-25 Aug Northamptonshire 164 runs		7-9 Jun Essex 9 wickets	21-23 Jun Essex 8 wickets		27–30 May Match drawn	9-11 Aug Match drawn	19-22 Aug Essex 6 wickets
Glamorgan		12-15 Aug Essex 2 wickets		1-4 Jul Match drawn	10–12 May Match drawn			7-9 Jun Match drawn	30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn	26-29 Aug Northamptonshire 29 runs	15-18 Jul Match drawn	10-13 Jun Somerset inns & 25 runs		24-27 Jun Match drawn		24–26 May Match drawn
Gloucestershire	9-11 Aug Gloucestershire 5 wickets		9-12 Sep Match drawn		17-20 Jun Gloucestershire 2 wickets		5-8 Aug Match drawn		12-15 Aug Middlesex 6 wickets		30 Aug-1 Sep Nottinghamshire 42 runs	27–30 May Match drawn	8-11 Jul Match drawn	21-23 Jun Gloucestershire 230 runs		12-15 Jul Gloucestershire 9 runs
Hampshire			9-11 Aug Glamorgan 4 wickets	7-9 Jun Match drawn		15-18 Jul Match drawn	26-29 Aug Match drawn	1-3 Jul Leicestershire 9 wickets				8-11 Jul Match drawn		30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn	21-23 Jun Warwickshire 5 wickets	5-8 Aug Hampshire 9 wickets	9-12 Sep Match drawn
Kent	7-9 Jun Match drawn	8-11 Jul Match drawn	5-8 Aug Kent 7 wickets	10-13 Jun Gloucestershire 2 wickets	23-25 Aug Kent 5 wickets				5-7 Jul Kent 7 wickets	12-14 Jul Kent 5 wickets			27–30 May Match drawn	9-11 Aug Kent 9 wickets	26-28 Jul Warwickshire 4 wickets
Lancashire	9-12 Sep Match drawn	5-7 Jul Match drawn	17-20 Jun Match drawn			31 May-2 Jun Lancashire 5 wickets				1-4 Jul Match drawn	12-15 Aug Match drawn		10–12 May Match drawn	8-11 Jul Match drawn	17–19 May Warwickshire inns & 41 runs		29 Jul-1 Aug Lancashire inns & 34 runs
Leicestershire	29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	26-29 Aug Leicestershire 7 wickets		31 May-2 Jun Leicestershire 123 runs		10–12 May Match drawn	21-23 Jun Match drawn			8-11 Jul Match drawn	24-27 Jun Match drawn		10-13 Jun Leicestershire 6 wickets		30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn		12-15 Aug Match drawn
Middlesex	19-22 Aug Middlesex inns & 61 runs				10-13 Jun Hampshire 5 wickets	29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	15-18 Aug Middlesex 7 wickets	3–5 May Match drawn		9-10 Aug Northamptonshire inns & 65 runs	24–26 May Match drawn		5-8 Aug Match drawn	27–30 May Middlesex 9 wickets			7-9 Jun Match drawn
Northamptonshire		10–12 May Northamptonshire 5 wickets		17–19 May Gloucestershire 6 wickets	27–30 May Hampshire 5 wickets			19-22 Aug Match drawn			17-20 Jun Northamptonshire 9 wickets	12-15 Aug Match drawn	24-27 Jun Match drawn		24–26 May Match drawn	29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	15-18 Jul Northamptonshire 151 runs
Nottinghamshire	8-11 Jul Match drawn	31 May-2 Jun Match drawn			29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	21-23 Jun Match drawn	19-22 Aug Match drawn	27–30 May Leicestershire 105 runs				17–19 May Match drawn			9-12 Sep Warwickshire 4 wickets	23-25 Aug Worcestershire 4 wickets	1-4 Jul Match drawn
Somerset		24-27 Jun Match drawn	29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	19-22 Aug Match drawn		26-29 Aug Match drawn	9-11 Aug Match drawn	26-28 Jul Leicestershire 83 runs	10–12 May Match drawn	21-23 Jun Match drawn					5-8 Aug Match drawn		24–26 May Match drawn
Surrey	15-18 Jul Match drawn		23-25 Aug Match drawn		12-14 Jul Surrey 126 runs	17-20 Jun Match drawn			1-4 Jul Match drawn		26-29 Aug Surrey 21 runs	31 May-2 Jun Somerset inns & 8 runs		29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn		17–19 May Match drawn	26-27 Jul Surrey inns & 12 runs
Sussex		3–5 May Match drawn			19-22 Aug Hampshire 156 runs	1-4 Jul Sussex 10 wickets		23-25 Aug Sussex 7 wickets	26-29 Aug Middlesex 3 wickets	7-9 Jun Northamptonshire 9 wickets	26-28 Jul Match drawn	15-18 Jul Somerset 110 runs	12-15 Aug Match drawn			17-20 Jun Match drawn
Warwickshire	6-8 Sep Match drawn		8-11 Jul Warwickshire 8 wickets	29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn			12-14 Jul Warwickshire 35 runs		17-20 Jun Warwickshire 10 wickets	31 May-2 Jun Match drawn	9-11 Aug Warwickshire 9 wickets		19-22 Aug Warwickshire 9 wickets	10–12 May Match drawn		1-4 Jul Match drawn
Worcestershire	27–30 May Worcestershire 87 runs	22-25 Jul Essex 90 runs	19-21 Aug Worcestershire inns & 23 runs	24-27 Jun Match drawn		12-15 Aug Kent 3 wickets	26-28 Jul Match drawn	15-18 Jul Worcestershire 44 runs	31 May-2 Jun Match drawn			3–5 May Match drawn			10-13 Jun Match drawn
Yorkshire	10-13 Jun Match drawn		31 May-2 Jun Yorkshire inns & 124 runs	10–12 May Yorkshire 126 runs		30-31 Aug Kent inns & 81 runs	27–30 May Match drawn		23-25 Aug Yorkshire 98 runs				9-11 Aug Yorkshire 9 wickets	5-8 Aug Match drawn	24-27 Jun Match drawn	8-11 Jul Match drawn

Home team won

Visiting team won

Match drawn

Records

Batting

Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 1,743 60.10 Mushtaq Mohammad Northamptonshire 1,649 51.53 Glenn Turner Worcestershire 1,644 68.50 Keith Fletcher Essex 1,438 47.93 Roger Prideaux Sussex 1,437 59.87 Rohan Kanhai Warwickshire 1,417 48.86 David Steele Northamptonshire Source: Bowling Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 93 18.65 Tom Cartwright Somerset 93 20.33 Barry Stead Nottinghamshire 80 19.27 Keith Boyce Essex 76 21.00 Vanburn Holder Worcestershire 75 18.13 John Dye Northamptonshire 75 21.52 Bob Herman Hampshire Source: