1979 County Championship (original) (raw)

The 1979 Schweppes County Championship was the 80th officially organised running of the County Championship. Essex won their first Championship title. Ten matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled and are not included in the table. The number of points awarded for a tie was increased from 5 to 6 points and the number of points awarded to a side batting last in a drawn match with the scores level also increased from 5 to 6 points. The Championship was sponsored by Schweppes for the second time.