The 1972 County Championship was the 73rd 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 ...
, and ran from 3 May to 12 September 1972.
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Warwickshire. Its T20 team is called the Birmingham Bears. Founde ...
claimed their third title.
Table
* ''Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, D1 = Draws in matches reduced to single innings, A = Abandonments, BatBP = Batting points, BowBP = Bowling points, Pts = Points.''
*10 points for a win
*5 points to each side for a tie
*5 points to side still batting in a match in which scores finish level
*Bonus points awarded in first 85 overs of first innings
*Batting: 1 point for each 25 runs above 150
*Bowling: 2 point for every 2 wickets taken
*No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining.
*Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
*Each team plays 20 matches.
Results
Records
Batting
References
{{English cricket seasons
1972 in English cricket
County Championship seasons
County
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