ACS Overseas First-Class Annual 2009

League Tables: Key to abbreviations and point-scoring systems Although Test matches attract most attention, the great majority of first-class games throughout the world are league matches played in one of the domestic competitions in the various ICC full member nations. The table on the facing page sets out the various competitions and summarises the different types of result that are relevant to each, as shown in the league tables that appear in the introduction to each section of this Annual. It also acts as a key to the abbreviations used in the tables. For comparison and for the sake of completeness, the English County Championship is included in the table although it does not otherwise feature in the Annual. The ICC Inter-Continental Cup is also included, although it is not strictly a domestic tournament. The number of points awarded for the different types of result varies from competition to competition, as indicated in the league tables. Point-scoring systems also invariably provide for unusual results, such as ties, but these are not shown unless they are relevant to the current table. In addition, most competitions separate teams level on points by a variety of mechanisms including number of outright wins, head-to-head results, and calculations based on run rates or runs per wicket. Net run rate (NetRR) Runs per over for minus runs per over against Net runs per wicket (NetRpW) Runs per wicket for minus runs per wicket against Quotient (Quot) Runs per wicket for divided by runs per wicket against 12