1896 English cricket season
Final table
¹ Games completed Points system: 1 for a win 0 for a draw, a tie or an abandoned match -1 for a loss Total points were then divided by the number of games completed, which determined the ranking

1896 English cricket season

Section Title: Final table
Table Section Text: ¹ Games completed Points system: 1 for a win 0 for a draw, a tie or an abandoned match -1 for a loss Total points were then divided by the number of games completed, which determined the ranking

County Championship 1896 - Final Standings

Team	P	W	L	D	Pts	GC1	Pts/GC (as %)

1	Yorkshire	26	16	3	7	13	19	68.42

2	Lancashire	22	11	4	7	7	15	46.67

3	Middlesex	16	8	3	5	5	11	45.45

4	Surrey	26	17	7	2	10	24	41.67

5	Essex	12	5	4	3	1	9	11.11

6	Nottinghamshire	16	5	5	6	0	10	0.00

7	Derbyshire	16	4	6	6	2	10	20.00

8	Hampshire	16	5	8	3	3	13	23.08

9	Kent	18	5	9	4	4	14	28.57

10	Gloucestershire	18	5	10	3	5	15	33.33

11	Somerset	16	3	7	6	4	10	40.00

12	Warwickshire	18	3	8	7	5	11	45.45

13	Leicestershire	14	2	8	4	6	10	60.00

14	Sussex	18	2	9	7	7	11	63.64

Sentence(s)

Yorkshire won the championship title having lost three of their 26 matches, setting a points percentage record with 68.42.

final_sentence: Yorkshire won the championship title having lost three of their 26 matches, setting a points percentage record with 68.42.