The 1988 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 89th officially organised running of the County Championship. Worcestershire won the Championship title. Matches played over four days were introduced to the competition this season. Each county was scheduled to play sixteen three-day matches, one against each other county, and six four-day matches. The four-day matches were played at the start and end of the season. This resulted in a total of twenty-two games for each county, a decrease of two from the number played in 1987.
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the fifth time.
Table 16 points for a win 8 points to each team for a tie 8 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level Bonus points awarded in the first 100 overs of the 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. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points. Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
+TeamPWLDPts1Worcestershire 2210 3 9 55 75 2902Kent 2210 5 7 57 72 2893Essex 229 5 8 61 69 2824Surrey 227 5 10 57 72 2415Nottinghamshire 228 8 6 34 71 2296Warwickshire 226 8 8 48 74 2187Middlesex 227 3 12 49 54 2158Leicestershire 226 3 13 56 63 2159Lancashire 226 7 9 41 67 21210Gloucestershire 226 7 8 52 59 20711Somerset 225 6 11 48 65 20112Northamptonshire 225 7 10 48 71 19913Yorkshire 224 6 12 48 65 17714Derbyshire 224 3 15 53 54 17115Hampshire 224 6 12 33 69 16616Sussex 223 11 8 37 65 15017Glamorgan 221 8 12 42 53 111
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