The 1980 Schweppes County Championship was the 81st officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title.
Table 12 points for a win 6 points to each team for a tie 6 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level Bonus points awarded in first 100 overs of first innings Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 runs - 4 points Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining. The two first innings limited to a total of 200 overs. The team batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the team batting first could be added to the overs of the team batting second. Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins. Each team plays 22 matches.
Four matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and are not included in the table. The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the third time.
+TeamPWLDPts1Middlesex 22 10 2 10 58 80 2582Surrey 22 10 4 8 51 74 2453Nottinghamshire 22 6 5 11 42 64 1784Sussex 22 4 3 15 60 60 1685Somerset 21 3 5 13 56 70 1686Yorkshire 22 4 3 15 51 64 1637Gloucestershire 21 4 5 12 39 74 1618Essex 22 4 3 15 48 64 1609Derbyshire 20 4 3 13 47 62 15710Leicestershire 22 4 2 16 45 58 15711Worcestershire 21 3 7 11 54 61 15112Northamptonshire 22 5 4 13 41 47 14813Glamorgan 21 4 4 13 43 57 14814Warwickshire 22 3 4 15 55 54 14515Lancashire 20 4 3 13 26 58 13216Kent 22 2 8 12 36 59 11917Hampshire 22 1 10 11 34 56 102
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