The 1968 County Championship was the 69th officially organised running of the

County Championship The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ...

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

won their third consecutive Championship title. The method of obtaining points changed again for a third successive year: * 10 points for a win * 5 points for a tie * 5 points for a team batting last in a drawn match with scores level * 1 bonus point for every 25 runs over 150 and for every 2 wickets taken (in the first 85 overs only). * 10 points for a win but no bonus points if less than 8 hours remain at the start of a match

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{{English cricket seasons 1968 in English cricket County Championship seasons