1999 CGU National League
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (45 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Lancashire Lightning (5th title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches played | 144 |
| Most runs | 798 Chris Adams (Sussex)[1] |
| Most wickets | 30 Ian Harvey (Gloucestershire)[2] |
The 1999 CGU National League season was a 45 over English county cricket competition; colloquially known as the Sunday League, it featured many mid-week floodlit matches. For the first time, it was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for the 2000 season, while the bottom three sides from Division One were relegated. From this season, the counties had nicknames.[3][4]
Lancashire Lightning won the League for a record fifth time, retaining the title they had won the previous season. Warwickshire Bears, Hampshire Hawks and Essex Eagles were relegated from Division One, while Sussex Sharks, Somerset Sabres and Northamptonshire Steelbacks were promoted from Division Two.
Teams
Standings
- Pos = Position, Pld = Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, NR = No Results, A = Abandonments, Pts = Points.
- Points awarded: W = 4, L = 0, T = 2, NR = 2, A = 2
Division One
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Division Two
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Statistics
Division One
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Crawley | Lancashire | 14 | 14 | 483 | 43.90 | 85* | 0 | 3 |
| Graeme Hick | Worcestershire | 11 | 10 | 480 | 60.00 | 110* | 1 | 3 |
| Anthony McGrath | Yorkshire | 15 | 14 | 450 | 37.50 | 75 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Vaughan | Yorkshire | 16 | 16 | 425 | 28.33 | 72 | 0 | 2 |
| David Byas | Yorkshire | 16 | 16 | 417 | 29.78 | 87 | 0 | 2 |
| Source:[1] | ||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Harvey | Gloucestershire | 14 | 107.5 | 30 | 15.80 | 5/41 | 2 |
| Craig White | Yorkshire | 15 | 114.1 | 26 | 16.80 | 4/25 | 2 |
| Alamgir Sheriyar | Worcestershire | 15 | 104.5 | 26 | 20.76 | 4/42 | 1 |
| Chris Silverwood | Yorkshire | 12 | 101.5 | 24 | 15.04 | 4/44 | 1 |
| Ronnie Irani | Essex | 14 | 102.2 | 24 | 19.58 | 5/33 | 3 |
| Source:[2] | |||||||
Division Two
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Adams | Sussex | 15 | 15 | 798 | 79.80 | 163 | 2 | 5 |
| Piran Holloway | Somerset | 15 | 15 | 645 | 58.63 | 101* | 1 | 6 |
| Michael Di Venuto | Sussex | 14 | 14 | 596 | 59.60 | 94* | 0 | 6 |
| Jamie Cox | Somerset | 14 | 14 | 593 | 42.35 | 101 | 1 | 3 |
| Jason Gallian | Nottinghamshire | 15 | 15 | 490 | 35.00 | 130 | 2 | 1 |
| Source:[1] | ||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Parkin | Glamorgan | 15 | 115 | 28 | 18.57 | 3/31 | 0 |
| Umer Rashid | Sussex | 15 | 115.4 | 27 | 16.92 | 5/24 | 2 |
| Tony Penberthy | Northamptonshire | 14 | 108 | 27 | 18.66 | 5/41 | 3 |
| James Kirtley | Sussex | 13 | 91.2 | 26 | 14.57 | 4/31 | 2 |
| Steffan Jones | Somerset | 15 | 113.5 | 26 | 25.11 | 4/49 | 1 |
| Source:[2] | |||||||
References
- 1 2 3 "Batting and Fielding in CGU National League 1999 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Bowling in CGU National League 1999 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "National League 1999 First Division Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "National League 1999 Second Division Fixtures)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- 1 2 "CGU National League 1999 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.