1956 County Championship
The 1956 County Championship was the 57th officially organised running of the County Championship. Surrey won the Championship title for the fifth successive year.
Table
- 12 points for a win
- 6 points to team still batting in the fourth innings of a match in which scores finish level
- 4 points for first innings lead in a lost or drawn match
- 2 points for tie on first innings in a lost or drawn match
- If no play possible on the first two days, the match played to one-day laws with 8 points for a win.
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Drawn | No Decision | 1st Inns Loss | 1st Inns Draw | Points |
| Surrey | 28 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 200 |
| Lancashire | 28 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 180 |
| Gloucestershire | 28 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 176 |
| Northamptonshire | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 148 |
| Middlesex | 28 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 144 |
| Hampshire | 28 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 140 |
| Yorkshire | 28 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 136 |
| Nottinghamshire | 28 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 128 |
| Sussex | 28 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 112 |
| Worcestershire | 28 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 112 |
| Essex | 28 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 110 |
| Derbyshire | 28 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 102 |
| Glamorgan | 28 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 100 |
| Warwickshire | 28 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 80 |
| Somerset | 28 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 76 |
| Kent | 28 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 60 |
| Leicestershire | 28 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 56 |