1996 County Championship
The 1996 Britannic Assurance County Championship was the 97th officially organised running of the County Championship. Leicestershire won the Championship.
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the 13th 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
- 3 points for a draw
- Bonus points awarded in first 120 overs of first innings
- *Batting: 200 runs - 1 point, 250 runs - 2 points 300 runs - 3 points, 350 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.
| Position | Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Drawn | Batting bonus | Bowling bonus | Points |
| 1 | Leicestershire | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 61 | 296 |
| 2 | Derbyshire | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 52 | 58 | 269 |
| 3 | Surrey | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 49 | 64 | 262 |
| 4 | Kent | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 52 | 261 |
| 5 | Essex | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 57 | 255 |
| 6 | Yorkshire | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 58 | 248 |
| 7 | Worcestershire | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 45 | 60 | 222 |
| 8 | Warwickshire | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 55 | 218 |
| 9 | Middlesex | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 59 | 213 |
| 10 | Glamorgan | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 50 | 43 | 207 |
| 11 | Somerset | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 61 | 197 |
| 12 | Sussex | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 58 | 196 |
| 13 | Gloucestershire | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 59 | 177 |
| 14 | Hampshire | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 56 | 166 |
| 15 | Lancashire | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 52 | 160 |
| 16 | Northamptonshire | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 57 | 159 |
| 17 | Nottinghamshire | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 42 | 52 | 131 |
| 18 | Durham | 17 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 60 | 97 |