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]

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.^[4]

Results

	Derbyshire	Essex	Glamorgan	Gloucester	Hampshire	Kent	Lancashire	Leicester	Middlesex	Northampton	Nottingham	Somerset	Surrey	Sussex	Warwick	Worcester	Yorkshire
Derbyshire		1-4 Jul Essex 41 runs	21-23 Jun Match drawn		12-15 Aug Match drawn		24-27 Jun Match abandoned	17–19 May Match drawn		26-28 Jul Match drawn	5-8 Aug Match drawn	30 Aug-1 Sep Somerset 2 wickets		12-14 Jul Derbyshire 3 wickets			17-20 Jun Match drawn
Essex				15-18 Jul Gloucestershire 107 runs	24–26 May Match drawn			5-8 Aug Match drawn	12-14 Jul Match drawn	23-25 Aug Northamptonshire 164 runs		7-9 Jun Essex 9 wickets	21-23 Jun Essex 8 wickets		27–30 May Match drawn	9-11 Aug Match drawn	19-22 Aug Essex 6 wickets
Glamorgan		12-15 Aug Essex 2 wickets		1-4 Jul Match drawn	10–12 May Match drawn			7-9 Jun Match drawn	30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn	26-29 Aug Northamptonshire 29 runs	15-18 Jul Match drawn	10-13 Jun Somerset inns & 25 runs		24-27 Jun Match drawn		24–26 May Match drawn
Gloucestershire	9-11 Aug Gloucestershire 5 wickets		9-12 Sep Match drawn		17-20 Jun Gloucestershire 2 wickets		5-8 Aug Match drawn		12-15 Aug Middlesex 6 wickets		30 Aug-1 Sep Nottinghamshire 42 runs	27–30 May Match drawn	8-11 Jul Match drawn	21-23 Jun Gloucestershire 230 runs		12-15 Jul Gloucestershire 9 runs
Hampshire			9-11 Aug Glamorgan 4 wickets	7-9 Jun Match drawn		15-18 Jul Match drawn	26-29 Aug Match drawn	1-3 Jul Leicestershire 9 wickets				8-11 Jul Match drawn		30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn	21-23 Jun Warwickshire 5 wickets	5-8 Aug Hampshire 9 wickets	9-12 Sep Match drawn
Kent	7-9 Jun Match drawn	8-11 Jul Match drawn	5-8 Aug Kent 7 wickets	10-13 Jun Gloucestershire 2 wickets	23-25 Aug Kent 5 wickets				5-7 Jul Kent 7 wickets	12-14 Jul Kent 5 wickets			27–30 May Match drawn	9-11 Aug Kent 9 wickets	26-28 Jul Warwickshire 4 wickets
Lancashire	9-12 Sep Match drawn	5-7 Jul Match drawn	17-20 Jun Match drawn			31 May-2 Jun Lancashire 5 wickets				1-4 Jul Match drawn	12-15 Aug Match drawn		10–12 May Match drawn	8-11 Jul Match drawn	17–19 May Warwickshire inns & 41 runs		29 Jul-1 Aug Lancashire inns & 34 runs
Leicestershire	29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	26-29 Aug Leicestershire 7 wickets		31 May-2 Jun Leicestershire 123 runs		10–12 May Match drawn	21-23 Jun Match drawn			8-11 Jul Match drawn	24-27 Jun Match drawn		10-13 Jun Leicestershire 6 wickets		30 Aug-1 Sep Match drawn		12-15 Aug Match drawn
Middlesex	19-22 Aug Middlesex inns & 61 runs				10-13 Jun Hampshire 5 wickets	29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	15-18 Aug Middlesex 7 wickets	3–5 May Match drawn		9-10 Aug Northamptonshire inns & 65 runs	24–26 May Match drawn		5-8 Aug Match drawn	27–30 May Middlesex 9 wickets			7-9 Jun Match drawn
Northamptonshire		10–12 May Northamptonshire 5 wickets		17–19 May Gloucestershire 6 wickets	27–30 May Hampshire 5 wickets			19-22 Aug Match drawn			17-20 Jun Northamptonshire 9 wickets	12-15 Aug Match drawn	24-27 Jun Match drawn		24–26 May Match drawn	29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	15-18 Jul Northamptonshire 151 runs
Nottinghamshire	8-11 Jul Match drawn	31 May-2 Jun Match drawn			29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	21-23 Jun Match drawn	19-22 Aug Match drawn	27–30 May Leicestershire 105 runs				17–19 May Match drawn			9-12 Sep Warwickshire 4 wickets	23-25 Aug Worcestershire 4 wickets	1-4 Jul Match drawn
Somerset		24-27 Jun Match drawn	29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	19-22 Aug Match drawn		26-29 Aug Match drawn	9-11 Aug Match drawn	26-28 Jul Leicestershire 83 runs	10–12 May Match drawn	21-23 Jun Match drawn					5-8 Aug Match drawn		24–26 May Match drawn
Surrey	15-18 Jul Match drawn		23-25 Aug Match drawn		12-14 Jul Surrey 126 runs	17-20 Jun Match drawn			1-4 Jul Match drawn		26-29 Aug Surrey 21 runs	31 May-2 Jun Somerset inns & 8 runs		29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn		17–19 May Match drawn	26-27 Jul Surrey inns & 12 runs
Sussex		3–5 May Match drawn			19-22 Aug Hampshire 156 runs	1-4 Jul Sussex 10 wickets		23-25 Aug Sussex 7 wickets	26-29 Aug Middlesex 3 wickets	7-9 Jun Northamptonshire 9 wickets	26-28 Jul Match drawn	15-18 Jul Somerset 110 runs	12-15 Aug Match drawn			17-20 Jun Match drawn
Warwickshire	6-8 Sep Match drawn		8-11 Jul Warwickshire 8 wickets	29 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn			12-14 Jul Warwickshire 35 runs		17-20 Jun Warwickshire 10 wickets	31 May-2 Jun Match drawn	9-11 Aug Warwickshire 9 wickets		19-22 Aug Warwickshire 9 wickets	10–12 May Match drawn		1-4 Jul Match drawn
Worcestershire	27–30 May Worcestershire 87 runs	22-25 Jul Essex 90 runs	19-21 Aug Worcestershire inns & 23 runs	24-27 Jun Match drawn		12-15 Aug Kent 3 wickets	26-28 Jul Match drawn	15-18 Jul Worcestershire 44 runs	31 May-2 Jun Match drawn			3–5 May Match drawn			10-13 Jun Match drawn
Yorkshire	10-13 Jun Match drawn		31 May-2 Jun Yorkshire inns & 124 runs	10–12 May Yorkshire 126 runs		30-31 Aug Kent inns & 81 runs	27–30 May Match drawn		23-25 Aug Yorkshire 98 runs				9-11 Aug Yorkshire 9 wickets	5-8 Aug Match drawn	24-27 Jun Match drawn	8-11 Jul Match drawn

Records

Batting