The 1939 County Championship was the 46th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their 21st Championship.
The Championship was the last for six years due to World War II and during the 1939 Championship three matches were not played due to the outbreak of the war, they were abandoned on the third day.
Table 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 + County Championship tableTeamPldWLDT1st Inns Loss1st Inns DrawPtsAverageYorkshire 28 20 4 4 0 2 3 260 9.28Middlesex 22 14 6 2 0 3 1 180 8.18Gloucestershire 26 15 7 4 0 1 3 196 7.53Essex 24 12 10 2 0 4 2 170* 7.08Kent 26 14 9 3 0 2 1 180 6.92Lancashire 21 10 6 5 0 3 2 140 6.66Worcestershire 27 11 10 5 1 2 4 162 6.00Surrey 24 11 7 6 0 0 2 140 5.83Derbyshire 25 10 8 7 0 1 5 144 5.76Sussex 29 10 12 7 0 1 4 140 4.82Warwickshire 22 7 8 7 0 1 2 98* 4.45Nottinghamshire 23 6 8 9 0 2 5 100 4.34Glamorgan 24 6 8 10 0 1 5 96 4.00Somerset 27 6 11 9 1 2 4 102 3.77Hampshire 26 3 17 6 0 8 4 84 3.23Northamptonshire 221 12 9 0 3 3 36 1.63Leicestershire 20 1 14 5 0 1 0 16 0.80
Includes 2 points for a tie on first innings in match lost
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