1980 County Championship

1980 County Championship
Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Middlesex
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The 1980 Schweppes County Championship was the 81st officially organised running of the County Championship. Middlesex won the Championship title.^[1]

Four matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and are not included in the table and Leics and Sussex were both awarded 6 points for a drawn match in which the scores were level.^[2] The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the third time.

Table

12 points for a win
6 points to each side for a tie
6 points to side 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 side batting first limited to 100 overs. Any overs up to 100 not used by the side batting first could be added to the overs of the side batting second.
Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
Each team plays 22 matches.

County Championship table
Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
Middlesex	22	10	2	10	58	80	258
Surrey	22	10	4	8	51	74	245
Nottinghamshire	22	6	5	11	42	64	178
Sussex	22	4	3	15	60	60	168
Somerset	21	3	5	13	56	70	168
Yorkshire	22	4	3	15	51	64	163
Gloucestershire	21	4	5	12	39	74	161
Essex	22	4	3	15	48	64	160
Derbyshire	20	4	3	13	47	62	157
Leicestershire	22	4	2	16	45	58	157
Worcestershire	21	3	7	11	54	61	151
Northamptonshire	22	5	4	13	41	47	148
Glamorgan	21	4	4	13	43	57	148
Warwickshire	22	3	4	15	55	54	145
Lancashire	20	4	3	13	26	58	132
Kent	22	2	8	12	36	59	119
Hampshire	22	1	10	11	34	56	102

References

^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.