1989 County Championship
The 1989 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 90th officially organised running of the County Championship. Worcestershire won their second successive Championship title.
A sub-standard pitch at Southchurch Park, for which Essex were docked the 25 points, cost them the Championship.
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the sixth time.
Table
- 16 points for a win
- 8 points to each team for a tie
- 8 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level
- Bonus points awarded in the first 100 overs of the first innings
- *Batting: 150 runs - 1 point, 200 runs - 2 points 250 runs - 3 points, 300 runs - 4 points
- *Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points
- No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points.
- Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins.
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Drawn | Batting bonus | Bowling bonus | Points |
| Worcestershire | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 83 | 319 |
| Essex | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 59 | 71 | 313 |
| Middlesex | 22 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 50 | 72 | 266 |
| Lancashire | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 57 | 65 | 250 |
| Northamptonshire | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 63 | 222 |
| Derbyshire | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 45 | 75 | 216 |
| Hampshire | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 65 | 216 |
| Warwickshire | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 44 | 75 | 207 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 70 | 204 |
| Sussex | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 60 | 68 | 192 |
| Nottinghamshire | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 65 | 190 |
| Surrey | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 50 | 69 | 183 |
| Leicestershire | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 74 | 181 |
| Somerset | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 50 | 54 | 168 |
| Kent | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 53 | 154 |
| Yorkshire | 22 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 60 | 149 |
| Glamorgan | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 59 | 145 |