1971 County Championship

{{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 = 1970 | previous_tournament = 1970 County Championship | next_year = 1972 | next_tournament = 1972 County Championship }}

The '''1971 County Championship''' was the 72nd 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 by virtue of winning more matches because they had finished level on points with Warwickshire.<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>

==Table== *10 points for a win *5 points to each team for a tie *5 points to team 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 24 matches. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+ County Championship table |- !width=175 |Team !width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=20 abbr="Won" |Won !width=20 abbr="Lost" |Lost !width=20 abbr="Drawn" |Drawn !width=20 abbr="Bonus points" |Batting bonus !width=20 abbr="Bonus points" |Bowling bonus !width=20 abbr="Points" |Points |- style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|Surrey ||24||11 ||3 ||10 ||63 ||82 ||255 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Warwickshire ||24||9 ||9 ||6 ||73 ||92 ||255 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Lancashire ||24||9 ||4 ||11 ||76 ||75 ||241 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Kent ||24||7 ||6 ||11 ||82 ||82 ||234 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Leicestershire ||24||6 ||2 ||16 ||76 ||74 ||215 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Middlesex ||24||7 ||6 ||11 ||61 ||81 ||212 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Somerset ||24||7 ||4 ||13 ||50 ||89 ||209 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Gloucestershire ||24||7 ||3 ||13 ||50 ||81 ||201 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Hampshire ||24||4 ||6 ||14 ||70 ||82 ||192 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Essex ||24||6 ||5 ||13 ||43 ||84 ||187 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Sussex ||24||5 ||9 ||10 ||55 ||77 ||182 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Nottinghamshire ||24||3 ||7 ||14 ||58 ||83 ||171 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Yorkshire ||24||4 ||8 ||12 ||47 ||75 ||162 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Northamptonshire ||24||4 ||8 ||12 ||36 ||83 ||159 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Worcestershire ||24||3 ||7 ||14 ||46 ||76 ||152 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Glamorgan ||24||3 ||5 ||15 ||55 ||63 ||148 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Derbyshire ||24||1 ||4 ||19 ||51 ||81 ||142 |}

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