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English cricket tournament

Cricket tournament

The 1970 County Championship was the 71st officially organised running of the County Championship. Kent won the Championship title.

Table

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 24 matches.

County Championship table
Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Kent	24	9	5	10	70	77	237
Glamorgan	24	9	6	9	48	82	220
Lancashire	24	6	2	16	78	78	216
Yorkshire	24	8	5	11	49	86	215
Surrey	24	6	4	14	60	83	203
Worcestershire	24	7	1	16	46	84	200
Derbyshire	24	7	7	10	51	78	199
Warwickshire	24	7	6	11	53	71	199
Sussex	24	5	7	12	62	87	199
Hampshire	24	4	6	14	69	88	197
Nottinghamshire	24	4	8	12	71	73	184
Essex	24	4	6	14	64	76	180
Somerset	24	5	10	9	40	86	176
Northamptonshire	24	4	6	14	60	74	174
Leicestershire	24	5	6	13	46	77	173
Middlesex	24	5	5	14	47	69	166
Gloucestershire	24	3	8	13	56	80	166

Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.

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