{{Short description|English cricket tournament}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cricket tournament | administrator = | cricket format = First-class cricket | tournament format = League system | champions = Surrey | count = | participants = | matches = | most runs = | most wickets = | previous_year = 1952 | previous_tournament = 1952 County Championship | next_year = 1954 | next_tournament = 1954 County Championship }}
The '''1953 County Championship''' was the 54th officially organised running of the County Championship.<ref>{{cite book|last=Engel|first=Matthew|title=Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494|year=2004|publisher=John Wisden & Company Ltd|isbn=0-947766-83-9}}</ref> Surrey won the Championship title.<ref>{{cite book|last=Wynne-Thomas|first=Peter|title=The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records|year=1983|publisher=Hamlyn Publishing Group|isbn=0-600-34667-6}}</ref>
On 16 May 1953, the match between Surrey and Warwickshire finished within the first day, with Surrey winning by an innings and 49 runs.<ref name="OTD-CI">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149556.html |title=The IPL's can of worms |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="scorecard">{{cite web |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1953/ENG_LOCAL/CC/SURREY_WARWICKS_CC_16MAY1953.html |title=County Championship, 1953: Surrey v Warwickshire|publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 May 2017}}</ref>
==Table== *12 points for a win *6 points to team still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level *4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match *2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match *If no play possible on the first two days, the match played to one-day laws with 8 points for a win. {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;" !Position !Team !Played !Won !Lost !Drawn !No Dec !1st inn lead match L !1st inn lead match D !Points |- |bgcolor="gold"|1 |bgcolor="gold"|Surrey |bgcolor="gold"|28 |bgcolor="gold"|13 |bgcolor="gold"|4 |bgcolor="gold"|10 |bgcolor="gold"|1 |bgcolor="gold"|0 |bgcolor="gold"|7 |bgcolor="gold"|184 |- |2 |Sussex |28 |11 |3 |13 |1 |1 |8 |168 |- |=3 |Lancashire |28 |10 |4 |10 |4 |1 |8 |156 |- |=3 |Leicestershire |28 |10 |7 |11 |0 |3 |6 |156 |- |5 |Middlesex |28 |10 |5 |11 |1 |1 |5 |150 |- |=6 |Derbyshire |28 |9 |7 |9 |3 |2 |5 |136 |- |=6 |Gloucestershire |28 |9 |7 |10 |2 |2 |5 |136 |- |8 |Nottinghamshire |28 |9 |10 |8 |1 |4 |1 |128 |- |9 |Warwickshire |28 |6 |7 |14 |1 |2 |11 |124 |- |10 |Glamorgan |28 |8 |4 |14 |2 |0 |6 |120 |- |11 |Northamptonshire |28 |6 |3 |15 |3 |2 |7 |114 |- |=12 |Essex |28 |6 |7 |13 |2 |1 |6 |100 |- |=12 |Yorkshire |28 |6 |6 |13 |3 |1 |6 |100 |- |14 |Hampshire |28 |6 |11 |11 |0 |2 |4 |96 |- |15 |Worcestershire |28 |5 |12 |10 |1 |1 |2 |72 |- |16 |Kent |28 |4 |14 |8 |2 |1 |3 |64 |- |17 |Somerset |28 |2 |19 |6 |1 |0 |3 |36 |}
The match between Northamptonshire and Middlesex at Peterborough ended in a tie, and both teams were awarded six points.
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{County Championship seasons}} {{English cricket seasons}}
Category:1953 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons