1968 County Championship

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