# 1972 County Championship

The 1972 County Championship was the 73rd officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 12 September 1972. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their third title.

## Table

* Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, D1 = Draws in matches reduced to single innings, A = Abandonments, BatBP = Batting points, BowBP = Bowling points, Pts = Points.
* 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 20 matches.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | D1 | A | BatBP | BowBP | Pts |
| Warwickshire (C) | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 69 | 227 |
| Kent | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 52 | 191 |
| Gloucestershire | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 77 | 185 |
| Northamptonshire | 20 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 77 | 181 |
| Essex | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 63 | 173 |
| Leicestershire | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 68 | 171 |
| Worcestershire | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 68 | 167 |
| Middlesex | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 61 | 159 |
| Hampshire | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 64 | 154 |
| Yorkshire | 20 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 73 | 152 |
| Somerset | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 71 | 145 |
| Surrey | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 61 | 140 |
| Glamorgan | 20 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 61 | 126 |
| Nottinghamshire | 20 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 73 | 121 |
| Lancashire | 20 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 57 | 118 |
| Sussex | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 49 | 115 |
| Derbyshire | 20 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 60 | 97 |
| Team marked (C) finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive ||||||||||

### Results

| | Derbyshire | Essex | Glamorgan | Gloucester | Hampshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicester | Middlesex | Northampton | Nottingham | Somerset | Surrey | Sussex | Warwick | Worcester | Yorkshire |
| Derbyshire | | 1-4 Jul Essex 41 runs | 21-23 Jun Match drawn | | 12-15 Aug Match drawn | | 24-27 Jun Match abandoned | 17–19 May Match drawn | | 26-28 Jul Match drawn | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | 30 Aug-1 Sep Somerset 2 wickets | | 12-14 Jul Derbyshire 3 wickets | | | 17-20 Jun Match drawn |
| Essex | | | | 15-18 Jul Gloucestershire 107 runs | 24–26 May Match drawn | | | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | 12-14 Jul Match drawn | 23-25 Aug Northamptonshire 164 runs | | 7-9 Jun Essex 9 wickets | 21-23 Jun Essex 8 wickets | | 27–30 May Match drawn | 9-11 Aug Match drawn | 19-22 Aug Essex 6 wickets |
| Glamorgan | | 12-15 Aug Essex 2 wickets | | 1-4 Jul Match drawn | 10–12 May Match drawn | | | 7-9 Jun Match drawn | 30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn | 26-29 Aug Northamptonshire 29 runs | 15-18 Jul Match drawn | 10-13 Jun Somerset inns & 25 runs | | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | | 24–26 May Match drawn | |
| Gloucestershire | 9-11 Aug Gloucestershire 5 wickets | | 9-12 Sep Match drawn | | 17-20 Jun Gloucestershire 2 wickets | | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | | 12-15 Aug Middlesex 6 wickets | | 30 Aug-1 Sep Nottinghamshire 42 runs | 27–30 May Match drawn | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | 21-23 Jun Gloucestershire 230 runs | | 12-15 Jul Gloucestershire 9 runs | |
| Hampshire | | | 9-11 Aug Glamorgan 4 wickets | 7-9 Jun Match drawn | | 15-18 Jul Match drawn | 26-29 Aug Match drawn | 1-3 Jul Leicestershire 9 wickets | | | | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | | 30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn | 21-23 Jun Warwickshire 5 wickets | 5-8 Aug Hampshire 9 wickets | 9-12 Sep Match drawn |
| Kent | 7-9 Jun Match drawn | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | 5-8 Aug Kent 7 wickets | 10-13 Jun Gloucestershire 2 wickets | 23-25 Aug Kent 5 wickets | | | | 5-7 Jul Kent 7 wickets | 12-14 Jul Kent 5 wickets | | | 27–30 May Match drawn | 9-11 Aug Kent 9 wickets | 26-28 Jul Warwickshire 4 wickets | | |
| Lancashire | 9-12 Sep Match drawn | 5-7 Jul Match drawn | 17-20 Jun Match drawn | | | 31 May-2 Jun Lancashire 5 wickets | | | | 1-4 Jul Match drawn | 12-15 Aug Match drawn | | 10–12 May Match drawn | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | 17–19 May Warwickshire inns & 41 runs | | 29 Jul-1 Aug Lancashire inns & 34 runs |
| Leicestershire | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 26-29 Aug Leicestershire 7 wickets | | 31 May-2 Jun Leicestershire 123 runs | | 10–12 May Match drawn | 21-23 Jun Match drawn | | | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | | 10-13 Jun Leicestershire 6 wickets | | 30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn | | 12-15 Aug Match drawn |
| Middlesex | 19-22 Aug Middlesex inns & 61 runs | | | | 10-13 Jun Hampshire 5 wickets | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 15-18 Aug Middlesex 7 wickets | 3–5 May Match drawn | | 9-10 Aug Northamptonshire inns & 65 runs | 24–26 May Match drawn | | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | 27–30 May Middlesex 9 wickets | | | 7-9 Jun Match drawn |
| Northamptonshire | | 10–12 May Northamptonshire 5 wickets | | 17–19 May Gloucestershire 6 wickets | 27–30 May Hampshire 5 wickets | | | 19-22 Aug Match drawn | | | 17-20 Jun Northamptonshire 9 wickets | 12-15 Aug Match drawn | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | | 24–26 May Match drawn | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 15-18 Jul Northamptonshire 151 runs |
| Nottinghamshire | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | 31 May-2 Jun Match drawn | | | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 21-23 Jun Match drawn | 19-22 Aug Match drawn | 27–30 May Leicestershire 105 runs | | | | 17–19 May Match drawn | | | 9-12 Sep Warwickshire 4 wickets | 23-25 Aug Worcestershire 4 wickets | 1-4 Jul Match drawn |
| Somerset | | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | 19-22 Aug Match drawn | | 26-29 Aug Match drawn | 9-11 Aug Match drawn | 26-28 Jul Leicestershire 83 runs | 10–12 May Match drawn | 21-23 Jun Match drawn | | | | | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | | 24–26 May Match drawn |
| Surrey | 15-18 Jul Match drawn | | 23-25 Aug Match drawn | | 12-14 Jul Surrey 126 runs | 17-20 Jun Match drawn | | | 1-4 Jul Match drawn | | 26-29 Aug Surrey 21 runs | 31 May-2 Jun Somerset inns & 8 runs | | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | | 17–19 May Match drawn | 26-27 Jul Surrey inns & 12 runs |
| Sussex | | 3–5 May Match drawn | | | 19-22 Aug Hampshire 156 runs | 1-4 Jul Sussex 10 wickets | | 23-25 Aug Sussex 7 wickets | 26-29 Aug Middlesex 3 wickets | 7-9 Jun Northamptonshire 9 wickets | 26-28 Jul Match drawn | 15-18 Jul Somerset 110 runs | 12-15 Aug Match drawn | | | 17-20 Jun Match drawn | |
| Warwickshire | 6-8 Sep Match drawn | | 8-11 Jul Warwickshire 8 wickets | 29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn | | | 12-14 Jul Warwickshire 35 runs | | 17-20 Jun Warwickshire 10 wickets | 31 May-2 Jun Match drawn | 9-11 Aug Warwickshire 9 wickets | | 19-22 Aug Warwickshire 9 wickets | 10–12 May Match drawn | | 1-4 Jul Match drawn | |
| Worcestershire | 27–30 May Worcestershire 87 runs | 22-25 Jul Essex 90 runs | 19-21 Aug Worcestershire inns & 23 runs | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | | 12-15 Aug Kent 3 wickets | 26-28 Jul Match drawn | 15-18 Jul Worcestershire 44 runs | 31 May-2 Jun Match drawn | | | 3–5 May Match drawn | | | 10-13 Jun Match drawn | | |
| Yorkshire | 10-13 Jun Match drawn | | 31 May-2 Jun Yorkshire inns & 124 runs | 10–12 May Yorkshire 126 runs | | 30-31 Aug Kent inns & 81 runs | 27–30 May Match drawn | | 23-25 Aug Yorkshire 98 runs | | | | 9-11 Aug Yorkshire 9 wickets | 5-8 Aug Match drawn | 24-27 Jun Match drawn | 8-11 Jul Match drawn | |
| Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |

## Records
### Batting

Most runs :
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 1,743 | 60.10 | Mushtaq Mohammad | Northamptonshire |
| 1,649 | 51.53 | Glenn Turner | Worcestershire |
| 1,644 | 68.50 | Keith Fletcher | Essex |
| 1,438 | 47.93 | Roger Prideaux | Sussex |
| 1,437 | 59.87 | Rohan Kanhai | Warwickshire |
| 1,417 | 48.86 | David Steele | Northamptonshire |
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