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The 1996 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 97th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won the Championship.[1][2]

The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the thirteenth season.[3]

Table

  • 16 points for a win
  • 8 points to each team for a tie
  • 8 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level
  • 3 points for a draw
  • 3 points for a match abandoned without a ball bowled
  • Bonus points awarded in first 120 overs of first innings
    • Batting:
      • 200 runs – 1 point
      • 250 runs – 2 points
      • 300 runs – 3 points
      • 350 runs – 4 points
    • Bowling:
      • 3 or 4 wickets – 1 point,
      • 5 or 6 wickets – 2 points
      • 7 or 8 wickets – 3 points
      • 9 or 10 wickets – 4 points
  • No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours’ play remaining. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points.
  • Position determined by points gained.
    • If equal, then decided on most wins.
1996 Britannic Assurance County Championship table
Position Team Pld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonus Bowling bonus Points
1 Leicestershire 17 10 1 6 57 61 296
2 Derbyshire 17 9 3 5 52 58 269
3 Surrey 17 8 2 7 49 64 262
4 Kent 17 9 2 6 47 52 261
5 Essex 17 8 5 4 58 57 255
6 Yorkshire 17 8 5 4 50 58 248
7 Worcestershire 17 6 4 7 45 60 222
8 Warwickshire 17 7 6 4 39 55 218
9 Middlesex 17 7 6 4 30 59 213
10 Glamorgan 17 6 5 6 50 43 207
11 Somerset 17 5 6 6 38 61 197
12 Sussex 17 6 9 2 36 58 196
13 Gloucestershire 17 5 7 5 23 59 177
14 Hampshire 17 3 7 7 41 56 166
15 Lancashire 17 2 6 9 49 52 160
16 Northamptonshire 17 3 8 6 36 57 159
17 Nottinghamshire 17 1 9 7 42 52 131
18 Durham 17 0 12 5 22 60 97

Season notes

  • In response to the very early finishing of many games in 1995, three points was now awarded for a drawn or abandoned game to encourage teams to battle to the end.[4] The move gained support from the press after the season.[5]
  • Durham became the first team to finish winless since Warwickshire in 1982[6]

References

  1. ^ Engel, Matthew, ed. (2004). Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack (141st ed.). John Wisden & Company Ltd. pp. 493–494. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ Lee, Alan (19 September 1996). “Leicestershire encouraged by coincidence”. The Times.
  3. ^ “That’s out: the sponsors who walked”. The Guardian. 20 August 1999. Retrieved 16 September 2025.
  4. ^ “Britannic Assurance County Championship and Other Matches”. Benson and Hedges Cricket Year (1995–1996 ed.). 1996. pp. 316–317.
  5. ^ Lee, Alan (24 September 1996). “Cricket: Unlikely Top Two in Championship Contest Provide Much-Needed Whiff of Romance; Poor Vintage Leaves Taste of Mediocrity”. Sport. The Times. p. 47.
  6. ^ Engel, Matthew, ed. (1997). “Britannic Assurance County Championship, 1996”. Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack (134th ed.). p. 430.