1977 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 = Middlesex & Kent | count = | participants = | matches = | most runs = | most wickets = | previous_year = 1976 | previous_tournament = 1976 County Championship | next_year = 1978 | next_tournament = 1978 County Championship }}

The '''1977 County Championship''' was the 78th officially organised running of the County Championship. The Championship title was shared for only the third time in history after Middlesex and Kent finished on the same points.<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>

There was one change to the points system with twelve points awarded for a winning team instead of ten and six matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and are not included in the table.<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== *12 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 100 overs of first innings **Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 runs - 4 points **Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points *No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining. *The two first innings limited to a total of 200 overs. The team batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the team batting first could be added to the overs of the team batting second. *Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins. *Each team plays 22 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;"|Middlesex ||22 ||9 ||5 ||8 ||43 ||76 ||227 |- style="background:#ccffcc;" |style="text-align:left;"|Kent ||21 ||9 ||2 ||10 ||54 ||65 ||227 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Gloucestershire ||20 ||9 ||5 |||6 ||44 ||70 ||222 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Somerset ||21 ||6 ||4 ||11 ||58 ||64 |||194 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Leicestershire ||22 ||6 ||4 ||12 ||44 ||73 ||189 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Essex ||21 ||7 ||5 ||9 ||38 ||65 ||187 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Derbyshire ||21 ||7 ||3 ||11 ||38 ||64 ||186 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Sussex ||22 ||6 ||5 ||11 ||52 ||60 ||184 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Northamptonshire ||20 ||6 ||6 ||8 ||43 ||68 ||183 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Warwickshire ||22 ||4 ||8 ||10 ||61 ||72 ||181 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Hampshire ||22 ||6 ||5 ||11 ||53 ||54 ||179 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Yorkshire ||21 ||6 ||5 ||10 ||36 ||63 ||171 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Worcestershire ||22 ||5 ||10 ||7 ||29 ||55 ||144 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Glamorgan ||21 ||3 ||7 ||11 ||36 ||60 ||132 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Surrey ||21 ||3 ||6 ||12 ||42 ||54 ||132 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Lancashire ||21 ||2 ||4 ||15 ||36 ||57 ||117 |- |style="text-align:left;"|Nottinghamshire ||22 ||1 ||11 ||10 ||34 ||52 ||98 |}

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