The 1926 County Championship was the 33rd officially organised running of the County Championship. Lancashire County Cricket Club won the championship title for the third time.
Final placings were still decided by calculating the percentage of points gained against possible points available. The matches Yorks vs Notts, Derbys vs Leics, Northants vs Sussex were abandoned without a ball being bowled.
Table Five points were awarded for a win. Three points were awarded for "winning" the first innings of a drawn match. Two points were awarded for "tying" the first innings of a drawn match. One point was awarded for "losing" the first innings of a drawn match. Final placings were decided by calculating the percentage of possible points. + County Championship tableTeamPldWLDWFDLFTNRPts%PCLancashire 32 17 2 6 3 0 4 10675.71Yorkshire 31 14 0 10 4 0 3 104 74.28Kent 28 15 2 3 8 0 0 92 65.71Nottinghamshire 29 13 7 45 0 082 56.55Surrey 26 7 4 8 3 0 4 62 56.36Middlesex 24 9 4 0 6 0 5 51 53.68Hampshire 28 10 5 4 8 0 1 70 51.85Glamorgan 24 9 9 1 0 0 5 48 50.52Essex 30 6 9 9 3 1 2 62.5 44.64Sussex 27 6 10 6 5 0 0 53 39.25 Derbyshire 23 5 7 4 6 0 1 43 39.09Warwickshire 282 9 8 5 0 4 39 32.50Leicestershire 27 5 12 3 4 0 3 38 31.66Somerset 26 3 9 3 6 1 4 32.5 29.54Gloucestershire 30 5 17 3 4 0 1 38 26.20Northamptonshire 25 3 13 4 5 0 0 32 25.60Worcestershire 28 3 13 3 4 0 5 28 24.34
Essex and Somerset were awarded 2.5 points each for a tie after the match ended with scores tied and with Essex having one wicket remaining.
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