1994 County Championship

1994 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Warwickshire (4th title)
Participants 18
Matches played 153
Most runs

Brian Lara

(2,066 for Warwickshire)[1]

Most wickets

Courtney Walsh

(89 for Gloucestershire)[2]

The 1994 County Championship, known as the Britannic Assurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 95th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 28 April to 19 September 1994. Each team played all the others in the division once. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their fourth title as part of their record-breaking treble season.[3]

Table

Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie, 8 to side batting in a draw where scores finish level, 0 for a draw or loss. Bonus points may be scored during the first 120 overs of each team's first innings.[4]

Team Pld W L D A BatBP BowBP Pts
Warwickshire (C) 17 11 1 5 0 41 55 272
Leicestershire 17 8 7 2 0 42 60 230
Nottinghamshire 17 8 5 4 0 39 51 218
Middlesex 17 7 3 7 0 43 57 212
Northamptonshire 17 8 4 5 0 28 53 209
Essex 17 7 5 5 0 32 63 207
Surrey 17 7 7 3 0 32 57 201
Sussex 17 7 5 5 0 28 60 200
Kent 17 6 7 4 0 44 58 198
Lancashire 17 8 6 3 0 32 59 194[5]
Somerset 17 7 7 3 0 32 47 191
Gloucestershire 17 5 8 4 0 28 56 172[6]
Hampshire 17 4 7 6 0 32 55 159[6]
Yorkshire 17 4 6 7 0 38 57 159
Worcestershire 17 4 6 7 0 42 52 158
Durham 17 4 10 3 0 32 57 153
Derbyshire 17 4 9 4 0 25 54 143
Glamorgan 17 2 8 7 0 29 50 111
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions.

Source: CricketArchive[3]

Results

Derbyshire Durham Essex Glamorgan Gloucester Hampshire Kent Lancashire Leicester Middlesex Northampton Nottingham Somerset Surrey Sussex Warwick Worcester Yorkshire
Derbyshire 28 Apr-1 May
Durham
7 wickets
8-12 Sep
Match drawn
4-8 Aug
Derbyshire
155 runs
18-22 Aug
Kent
69 runs
9-11 Jun
Leicestershire
7 wickets
30 Jun-2 Jul
Middlesex
inns & 96 runs
26–30 May
Nottinghamshire
1 wicket
28-30 Jul
Warwickshire
139 runs
19–23 May
Match drawn
Durham 5–9 May
Essex
10 wickets
18-20 Aug
Durham
3 wickets
19–23 May
Durham
108 runs
8-9 Sep
Lancashire
10 wickets
21-23 Jul
Leicestershire
inns & 5 runs
9-11 Jun
Durham
inns & 87 runs
30 Jun-4 Jul
Surrey
290 runs
28 Jul-1 Aug
Yorkshire
116 runs
Essex 14-18 Jul
Essex
18 runs
2-6 Jun
Match drawn
12–16 May
Essex
4 wickets
4-6 Aug
Lancashire
inns & 60 runs
15-19 Sep
Match drawn
23-27 Jun
Nottinghamshire
2 wickets
11-15 Aug
Essex
inns & 87 runs
30 Aug-2 Sep
Essex
7 wickets
Glamorgan 16-20 Jun
Derbyshire
8 wickets
21-25 Jul
Kent
94 runs
23-27 Jun
Lancashire
220 runs
25-29 Aug
Glamorgan
150 runs
28 Jul-1 Aug
Match drawn
2-6 Jun
Match drawn
8-12 Sep
Match drawn
12–16 May
Match drawn
Gloucestershire 30 Jun-2 Jul
Glamorgan
9 wickets
28-30 Jul
Kent
50 runs
30 Aug-2 Sep
Gloucestershire
102 runs
11-15 Aug
Northamptonshire
8 wickets
28 Apr-1 May
Gloucestershire
83 runs
26–30 May
Surrey
1 wicket
5–9 May
Match drawn
15-19 Sep
Match drawn
21-25 Jul
Gloucestershire
324 runs
Hampshire 5–9 May
Match drawn
25-29 Aug
Match drawn
28 Apr-1 May
Essex
8 wickets
15-19 Sep
Match drawn
14-16 Jul
Hampshire
165 runs
19–23 May
Match drawn
28 Jul-1 Aug
Northamptonshire
24 runs
9-13 Jun
Match drawn
18-22 Aug
Hampshire
inns & 68 runs
Kent 11-15 Aug
Kent
9 wickets
4-8 Aug
Hampshire
18 runs
19–23 May
Match drawn
9-13 Jun
Match drawn
5–7 May
Nottinghamshire
9 runs
8-12 Sep
Kent
inns & 57 runs
2-6 Jun
Match drawn
14-18 Jul
Worcestershire
140 runs
30 Jun-4 Jul
Kent
175 runs
Lancashire 14-18 Jul
Derbyshire
3 wickets
18-22 Aug
Gloucestershire
2 wickets
16-20 Jun
Lancashire
263 runs
15-19 Sep
Match drawn
21-23 Jul
Lancashire
361 runs
26–30 May
Lancashire
inns & 88 runs
5–9 May
Surrey
10 wickets
30 Aug-2 Sep
Worcestershire
inns & 13 runs
Leicestershire 30 Jun-2 Jul
Leicestershire
inns & 49 runs
8-12 Sep
Leicestershire
7 wickets
26–30 May
Leicestershire
139 runs
16-20 Jun
Middlesex
10 wickets
28-30 Apr
Leicestershire
10 wickets
12–16 May
Leicestershire
5 wickets
18-19 Aug
Sussex
9 wickets
11-15 Aug
Leicestershire
97 runs
Middlesex 23-25 Jun
Middlesex
inns & 34 runs
28 Jul-1 Aug
Match drawn
4-8 Aug
Middlesex
80 runs
8-10 Sep
Middlesex
inns & 63 runs
11-15 Aug
Middlesex
inns & 30 runs
26–30 May
Match drawn
2-6 Jun
Match drawn
5–9 May
Match drawn
Northamptonshire 21-23 Jul
Northamptonshire
10 wickets
5–9 May
Match drawn
25-27 Aug
Northamptonshire
8 wickets
2-6 Jun
Match drawn
18-22 Aug
Northamptonshire
6 wickets
4-6 Aug
Sussex
217 runs
23-27 Jun
Warwickshire
4 wickets
16-20 Jun
Northamptonshire
160 runs
Nottinghamshire 12–14 May
Nottinghamshire
8 wickets
30 Aug-2 Sep
Nottinghamshire
inns & 37 runs
16-18 Jun
Gloucestershire
3 wickets
25-29 Aug
Lancashire
inns & 148 runs
4-8 Aug
Nottinghamshire
6 wickets
15-19 Sep
Match drawn
30 Jun-4 Jul
Match drawn
21-23 Jul
Surrey
inns & 231 runs
19–23 May
Match drawn
Somerset 15-19 Sep
Match drawn
4-5 Aug
Somerset
9 wickets
18-20 Aug
Somerset
136 runs
2-6 Jun
Somerset
87 runs
30 Aug-2 Sep
Northamptonshire
2 wickets
14-18 Jul
Somerset
111 runs
16-20 Jun
Somerset
317 runs
19–23 May
Warwickshire
6 wickets
30 Jun-4 Jul
Somerset
53 runs
Surrey 12–16 May
Surrey
inns & 138 runs
15-19 Sep
Match drawn
23-25 Jun
Surrey
inns & 50 runs
25-29 Aug
Middlesex
2 wickets
19–23 May
Northamptonshire
3 wickets
28-30 Jul
Sussex
inns & 24 runs
14-18 Jul
Warwickshire
256 runs
28 Apr-1 May
Surrey
9 wickets
Sussex 11-15 Aug
Derbyshire
1 wicket
16-18 Jun
Sussex
8 wickets
26–30 May
Match drawn
12–16 May
Sussex
2 wickets
9-13 Jun
Sussex
60 runs
14-16 Jul
Sussex
148 runs
21-25 Jul
Somerset
68 runs
25-27 Aug
Warwickshire
10 wickets
15-19 Sep
Match drawn
Warwickshire 2-6 Jun
Match drawn
21-23 Jul
Warwickshire
203 runs
28 Apr-1 May
Warwickshire
inns & 103 runs
30 Aug-2 Sep
Warwickshire
inns & 95 runs
16-20 Jun
Warwickshire
76 runs
30 Jun-4 Jul
Warwickshire
6 wickets
5–9 May
Match drawn
11-15 Aug
Nottinghamshire
inns & 43 runs
Worcestershire 15-19 Sep
Match drawn
9-13 Jun
Essex
4 wickets
12–16 May
Match drawn
21-25 Jul
Hampshire
56 runs
26–30 May
Match drawn
18-22 Aug
Worcestershire
5 wickets
23-27 Jun
Worcestershire
1 wicket
4-8 Aug
Match drawn
25-29 Aug
Yorkshire
inns & 61 runs
Yorkshire 30 Aug-2 Sep
Yorkshire
184 runs
19–23 May
Match drawn
23-27 Jun
Match drawn
11-15 Aug
Lancashire
7 wickets
14-18 Jul
Yorkshire
114 runs
2-4 Jun
Nottinghamshire
5 wickets
9-13 Jun
Match drawn
8-12 Sep
Match drawn
18-22 Aug
Warwickshire
8 wickets
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn

Records

Batting

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
2,066 89.82 Brian Lara Warwickshire
1,579 54.44 Carl Hooper Kent
1,395 55.80 Roger Twose Warwickshire
1,389 60.39 Mike Gatting Middlesex
1,369 45.63 John Morris Durham
1,343 83.93 Graham Gooch Essex
Source:[1]

Bowling

Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
89 17.24 Courtney Walsh Gloucestershire
81 21.54 Tim Munton Warwickshire
79 24.17 Min Patel Kent
77 14.45 Curtly Ambrose Northamptonshire
76 20.76 Joey Benjamin Surrey
68 25.82 David Millns Leicestershire
Source:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Batting and Fielding in Britannic Assurance County Championship 1994 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Bowling in Britannic Assurance County Championship 1994 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Britannic Assurance County Championship 1994 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  4. "1994 County Championship Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
  5. Lancashire were deducted 25 points for a sub-standard pitch in the match against Middlesex at Old Trafford[3]
  6. 1 2 Includes 8 points for batting last in drawn match with scores level
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