The 1955 County Championship was the 56th officially organised running of the County Championship. Surrey won the Championship title for the fourth successive year.
Table 12 points for a win 6 points to team still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match If no play possible on the first two days, the match played to one-day laws with 8 points for a win. +TeamPWLDTNo Dec1st Inns Lead1st Inns TiePts1Surrey 2823 5 0 0 0 2 0 2842Yorkshire 2821 5 2 0 0 4 0 2683Hampshire 2816 5 6 1 0 3 0 2104Sussex 2813 8 6 1 0 8 1 1965Middlesex 2814 12 2 0 0 6 0 1926Leicestershire 2811 10 7 0 0 5 1 1547Northamptonshire 289 10 9 0 0 10 0 1488Derbyshire 289 10 9 0 0 9 1 146=9Lancashire 2810 9 8 0 1 5 0 140=9Warwickshire 2810 9 9 0 0 5 0 14011Nottinghamshire 2810 11 7 0 0 3 0 13212Gloucestershire 289 13 6 0 0 5 0 12813Kent 288 13 7 0 0 2 0 10414Essex 286 15 7 0 0 7 0 10015Worcestershire 285 17 6 0 0 6 0 8416Glamorgan 285 14 8 0 1 5 0 8017Somerset 284 17 7 0 0 4 0 64
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