The 1960 County Championship was the 61st officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire won their second successive Championship title.
Table 12 points for a win 6 points to team still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level 2 points for first innings lead 1 point for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match 2 bonus points for team leading on first innings if they also score faster on runs per over in first innings If no play possible on the first two days, and the match does not go into the second innings, the team leading on first innings scores 8 points. Teams played either 28 or 32 matches. Therefore, a final average was calculated by dividing the points by the matches played which determined the final placings.
+TeamPWLDNo Dec1st Inns Lead1st Inns TieBonusPtsAverage1Yorkshire 32176 6 3 4 0 34 2467.68 2Lancashire 3213 8 10 1 12 0 34 2146.683Middlesex 28124 12 0 7 0 28 1866.64 4Sussex 32126 12 2 8 0 28 1885.875Derbyshire 28107 10 1 6 0 20 1525.426Essex 289314 2 8 0 28 152 5.427Surrey 289610 3 5 0 20 1384.928Gloucestershire 289712 0 3 0 16 130 4.649Northamptonshire 2886 13 1 7 0 16 126 4.5010Kent 28 77 12 2 7 0 20 1184.21 11Glamorgan 32914 7 2 4 1 16 1334.15 12Hampshire 328 8 14 2 7 0 22 1324.12 13Worcestershire 328 12 10 2 7 0 20 1304.0614Somerset 325 11 15 1 12 0 22 1063.31 15Warwickshire 324 1216 0 11 0 26 963.00 16Nottinghamshire 28416 7 1 6 0 12 722.57 17Leicestershire 28213 12 1 5 0 12 46 1.64
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