A team is awarded 16 points for a win, with each side earning eight points for a tie and three each for a drawn match.
If the scores are level in a drawn match, the side batting in the fourth innings will score eight points with the opposing side picking up three points.
Chris Read led Nottinghamshire to the 2010 County Championship title
Teams can also earn bonus points, regardless of the result, for performances in the first 110 overs of each first innings.
Bonus points are awarded as follows:
Batting
200 - 249 runs: 1 point
250 - 299 runs: 2 points
300 - 349 runs: 3 points
350 - 399 runs: 4 points
400 runs or over: 5 points
Bowling
3 to 5 wickets taken: 1 point
6 to 8 wickets taken: 2 points
9 to 10 wickets taken: 3 points
If a match is abandoned without a ball being bowled, then each side is awarded three points.
Teams can also be deducted points for not bowling their overs at the required rate (16 overs per hour).
For each over below the required rate, teams will be deducted one point from their Championship total - one point for one over, two points for two overs, etc.