1961 County Championship

1961 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsHampshire
← 1960
1962 →

The 1961 County Championship was the 62nd officially organised running of the County Championship.[1] Hampshire won their first ever Championship title.[2]

For the 1961 season, the follow-on was abolished in the County Championship, when play took place on the first day of matches. Teams were able to forfeit their second innings, but none did so.[3]

  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ Wynne-Thomas, Peter (1983). The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records. Hamlyn Publishing Group. ISBN 0-600-34667-6.
  3. ^ Preston, Norman, ed. (1963). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1962. London: Sporting Handbooks. pp. 351–352.