Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
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Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Warwickshire (3rd title) |
Participants | 17 |
Matches | 170 |
Most runs | Mushtaq Mohammad (1,743 for Northamptonshire)[1] |
Most wickets | Tom Cartwright (93 for Somerset) Barry Stead (93 for Nottinghamshire)[2] |
The 1972 County Championship was the 73rd officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 3 May to 12 September 1972. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their third title.[3]