The 1974 County Championship was the 75th officially organised running of the County Championship. Worcestershire won the Championship title.
Points system
10 points for a win 5 points to each team for a tie 5 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 wickets - 1 point, 5 wickets - 2 points 7 wickets - 3 points, 9 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 20 matches. All counties are required to achieve an overall average of at least 18.5 overs per hour. Counties failing to achieve this will be fined £1000, of which the club will pay half and the players half.
Table +TeamPWLDTPts1Worcestershire 20 11 3 6 0 45 72 2272Hampshire 19 10 3 6 0 55 70 2253Northamptonshire 20 9 2 9 0 46 67 2034Leicestershire 20 7 7 6 0 47 69 1865Somerset 20 6 4 10 0 49 72 1816Middlesex 20 7 5 8 0 45 56 1717Surrey 20 6 4 10 0 42 69 1718Lancashire 20 5 0 15 0 47 66 1639Warwickshire 20 5 5 10 0 44 65 15910Kent 20 5 8 7 0 33 63 146 11Yorkshire 19 4 7 8 0 37 69 146 12Essex 20 4 3 12 1 44 52 14613Sussex 20 4 9 6 1 29 63 14114Gloucestershire 19 4 9 6 0 29 55 12415Nottinghamshire 20 1 9 10 0 42 66 11816Glamorgan 19 2 7 10 0 28 56 10417Derbyshire 20 1 6 13 0 23 62 95
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