1968 English cricket season 1968 English cricket season 1968 was the 69th season of County Championship cricket in England and it was something of a watershed for it was the last in which the County Championship predominated. From 1969, a new limited overs league began and the number of Championship matches was therefore reduced. A system of batting and bowling bonus points was introduced into the County Championship, replacing the long- established "first innings points". The season was a watershed for Yorkshire too as, although they won their third successive championship title, the team broke up at the end of the season. The great
Kent County Cricket Club in the County Championship era, serving between 1957 and 1971. Ted Dillon led the county to the County Championship title three times, the only man to captain Kent to more than one championship title. Mike Denness' side of the early 1970s won six one-day titles in his five years as captain. Of the players in the current squad Joe Denly and Sam Billings have appeared in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and T20 internationals for the England cricket team. Heino Kuhn, who signed a Kolpak contract in March 2018, has played Test and T20 cricket for South Africa and Fred Klaassen,