The 1962 County Championship was the 63rd officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire won the 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 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 LeadBonusPtsAverage1Yorkshire 3214 4 14 0 10 36 224 7.002Worcestershire 3214 3 14 1 9 34 220 6.873Warwickshire 3212 5 15 0 13 32 202 6.31=4Gloucestershire 28 11 11 6 0 9 24 174 6.21=4Surrey 28 10 3 14 1 11 32 174 6.216Somerset 32 12 7 13 0 8 30 190 5.937Derbyshire 28 8 6 13 1 10 28 144 5.148Northamptonshire 28 7 5 16 0 11 22 128 4.579Essex 28 8 6 13 1 9 12 126 4.5010Hampshire 32 7 5 19 1 13 30 140 4.3711Kent 28 7 9 10 2 5 16 110 3.9212Sussex 32 7 12 13 0 10 18 122 3.81 13Middlesex 28 6 8 13 1 6 18 102 3.6414Glamorgan 32 6 13 13 0 5 14 96 3.0015Nottinghamshire 28 4 12 11 1 1 4 54 1.9216Lancashire 32 2 16 14 0 11 14 60 1.8717Leicestershire 28 2 12 13 1 7 12 50 1.78
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