| Cricket format | First-class cricket (3 days) |
|---|---|
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Glamorgan (1st title) |
| Participants | 17 |
| Matches played | 221 |
| Most runs | Arthur Fagg (2,404 for Kent) |
| Most wickets | Tom Pritchard (163 for Warwickshire) |
The 1948 County Championship was the 49th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 8 May to 31 August 1948. Glamorgan County Cricket Club claimed their first title.
lead match L
lead match D
NOTES: Essex and Nottinghamshire totals include six points each for a drawn match that ended with scores equal (no allowance made in Championship scoring at this stage for the fact that Essex were still batting). Surrey total includes eight points for a win on first innings in a match reduced to one day.