The 1938 County Championship was the 45th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their 20th championship title.
The points system for the Championship was altered as follows -
12 pts for a win 6 pts for a tie 4 pts for a first innings lead in a match either drawn or lost 8 pts for a win in a match under one day rules
Table + County Championship tableTeamPldWLD1st Inns Loss1st Inns DrawPtsAverageYorkshire 28 20 2 6 0 4 256 9.14Middlesex 22 15 5 2 0 1 184 8.36Surrey 25 12 6 7 2 5 172 6.88Lancashire 28 14 6 8 0 6 192 6.85Derbyshire 25 11 8 6 3 4 160 6.40Essex 26 12 11 3 3 2 164 6.30Somerset 25 10 9 6 1 5 144 5.76Sussex 29 11 9 9 3 3 156 5.37Kent 27 8 14 5 2 4 120 4.44Gloucestershire 28 8 13 7 2 4 122* 4.35Worcestershire 30 9 11 10 2 3 128 4.26Nottinghamshire 25 7 10 8 2 3 106* 4.24Warwickshire 227 7 8 0 2 92 4.18Hampshire 30 9 16 5 4 0 124 4.13Leicestershire 22 4 9 9 1 7 80 3.63Glamorgan 22 5 9 8 1 3 76 3.45Northamptonshire 24 0 17 7 3 1 16 0.66
includes 2 pts for a tie on first innings of a lost match
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