| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Worcestershire |
The 1988 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 89th officially organised running of the County Championship. Worcestershire won the Championship title.[1][2] Matches played over four days were introduced to the competition this season. Each county was scheduled to play sixteen three-day matches, one against each other county, and six four-day matches. The four-day matches were played at the start and end of the season. This resulted in a total of twenty-two games for each county, a decrease of two from the number played in 1987.[3]
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Drawn | Batting bonus | Bowling bonus | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcestershire | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 55 | 75 | 290 |
| Kent | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 72 | 289 |
| Essex | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 69 | 282 |
| Surrey | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 57 | 72 | 241 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 71 | 229 |
| Warwickshire | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 74 | 218 |
| Middlesex | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 49 | 54 | 215 |
| Leicestershire | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 56 | 63 | 215 |
| Lancashire | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 67 | 212 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 52 | 59 | 207 |
| Somerset | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 65 | 201 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 71 | 199 |
| Yorkshire | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 48 | 65 | 177 |
| Derbyshire | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 53 | 54 | 171 |
| Hampshire | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 69 | 166 |
| Sussex | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 65 | 150 |
| Glamorgan | 22 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 53 | 111 |