2001 County Championship

2001 County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Yorkshire (30th title)
Participants 18
Matches played 144
Most runs

Michael Hussey

(2,055 for Northamptonshire)[1]

Most wickets

James Kirtley

(75 for Sussex)[2]

The 2001 County Championship season, known as the CricInfo Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2002, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 are relegated.

Teams

Division One

     Team promoted from Division Two

Team Primary home ground Other grounds Captain
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Valentines Park, Ilford
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester		 England Nasser Hussain[nb 1]
Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff St Helen's, Swansea
Colwyn Bay Cricket Club Ground, Rhos on Sea		 England Steve James
Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
Mote Park, Maidstone		 England Matthew Fleming
Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester — England John Crawley
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester — England Vince Wells
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton — England David Ripley
Somerset County Ground, Taunton Recreation Ground, Bath Australia Jamie Cox
Surrey The Oval, London Woodbridge Road, Guildford England Adam Hollioake
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough England David Byas

Division Two

     Team relegated from Division One

Team Primary home ground Other grounds Captain
Derbyshire County Ground, Derby — England Dominic Cork
Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street — England Jonathan Lewis
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Archdeacon Meadow, Gloucester
College Ground, Cheltenham		 England Mark Alleyne
Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton — England Robin Smith
Middlesex Lord's, London John Walker's Ground, Southgate England Angus Fraser
Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham — England Jason Gallian
Sussex County Ground, Hove Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham
Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel		 England Chris Adams
Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham — England Mike Powell
Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster England Graeme Hick

Standings

Teams receive 12 points for a win, 6 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 130 overs of each team's first innings.[4][5]

Division One

Team
 Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Yorkshire (C) 16 9 3 0 4 0 50 45 0 219
Somerset 16 6 2 0 8 0 55 44 0 203
Kent 16 4 3 0 9 0 48 44 1 175
Surrey 16 3 1 0 11 1 43 43 0.5 169.5
Leicestershire 16 5 6 0 5 0 38 47 0 165
Lancashire 16 4 5 0 5 2 38 39 0 153
Northamptonshire (R) 16 2 5 0 9 0 52 36 0 148
Glamorgan (R) 16 2 5 0 8 1 36 37 0 133
Essex (R) 16 2 7 0 7 0 28 36 0 116
Source:.[6]

Division Two

Team
 Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Sussex (C) 16 9 3 0 4 0 42 42 0 208
Hampshire (P) 16 7 2 0 7 0 34 44 0 192[nb 2]
Warwickshire (P) 16 5 1 0 10 0 46 40 0.25 185.75
Gloucestershire 16 5 5 0 6 0 46 43 0 173
Middlesex 16 4 3 0 9 0 46 42 0 172
Worcestershire 16 4 5 0 7 0 35 41 0.25 151.75
Nottinghamshire 16 3 7 0 6 0 44 38 0.75 141.25
Durham 16 3 6 0 7 0 32 44 0 140
Derbyshire 16 1 9 0 6 0 20 37 0.75 92.25
Source:[6]

Division One

Essex Glamorgan Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Northamptonshire Somerset Surrey Yorkshire
Essex 6-9 Jun
Glamorgan
6 wickets 		18-20 Jul
Kent
inns & 132 runs 		22-25 Aug
Match drawn 		1-4 Aug
Match drawn 		25-28 Apr
Match drawn 		5-7 Sep
Somerset
9 wickets 		13-16 Jun
Match drawn 		16–19 May
Match drawn
Glamorgan 15-18 Aug
Match drawn 		25–28 May
Match drawn 		1-4 Aug
Match drawn 		18-21 Jul
Leicestershire
inns & 90 runs 		29 Jun-2 Jul
Match drawn 		25-28 Apr
Match drawn 		12-15 Sep
Match drawn 		30 May-1 Jun
Yorkshire
328 runs
Kent 30 May-1 Jun
Kent
inns & 152 runs 		13-16 Jun
Match drawn 		4-6 Jul
Kent
268 runs 		20-22 Jun
Leicestershire
inns & 149 runs 		5-8 Sep
Match drawn 		1-4 Aug
Match drawn 		16-19 Aug
Match drawn 		25-28 Apr
Yorkshire
4 wickets
Lancashire 19-22 Jun
Lancashire
9 wickets 		16–19 May
Match abandoned 		12-15 Sep
Match drawn 		6-9 Jun
Lancashire
6 wickets 		15-18 Aug
Match drawn 		19-21 Jul
Somerset
10 wickets 		25-28 Apr
Match abandoned 		7-10 Aug
Yorkshire
inns & 37 runs
Leicestershire 20-22 Apr
Essex
inns & 9 runs 		7-9 Sep
Leicestershire
10 wickets 		27-30 Jul
Kent
3 wickets 		9–11 May
Leicestershire
6 runs 		13-15 Jun
Leicestershire
9 wickets 		30 May-2 Jun
Match drawn 		4-7 Jul
Match drawn 		15-18 Aug
Yorkshire
168 runs
Northamptonshire 27-30 Jul
Northamptonshire
10 wickets 		20-23 Apr
Match drawn 		8-11 Aug
Match drawn 		30 May-2 Jun
Lancashire
3 wickets 		23-26 Aug
Northamptonshire
202 runs 		20-23 Jun
Match drawn 		9–12 May
Match drawn 		4-7 Jul
Match drawn
Somerset 4-7 Jul
Somerset
inns & 60 runs 		27-29 Jul
Somerset
inns & 67 runs 		16–19 May
Match drawn 		20-23 Apr
Lancashire
inns & 4 runs 		7-10 Aug
Match drawn 		12-15 Sep
Somerset
4 wickets 		23-26 Aug
Match drawn 		13-16 Jun
Match drawn
Surrey 25–28 May
Match drawn 		8-11 Aug
Glamorgan
3 wickets 		20-23 Apr
Match drawn 		29 Jun-2 Jul
Match drawn 		16–19 May
Match drawn 		18-20 Jul
Surrey
inns & 55 runs 		6-9 Jun
Surrey
6 wickets 		5-8 Sep
Surrey
inns & 46 runs
Yorkshire 12-15 Sep
Essex
51 runs 		21-24 Aug
Yorkshire
inns & 112 runs 		6-9 Jun
Yorkshire
9 wickets 		27-30 Jul
Yorkshire
7 wickets 		29 Jun-1 Jul
Yorkshire
inns & 227 runs 		25–27 May
Yorkshire
4 wickets 		9–12 May
Somerset
161 runs 		1-4 Aug
Match drawn
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn


Division Two

Derbyshire Durham Gloucestershire Hampshire Middlesex Nottinghamshire Sussex Warwickshire Worcestershire
Derbyshire 6-9 Jun
Match drawn 		20-23 Jun
Match drawn 		25–28 May
Hampshire
9 wickets 		25-28 Apr
Match drawn 		27-30 Jul
Match drawn 		15-18 Aug
Sussex
130 runs 		12-15 Sep
Warwickshire
inns & 100 runs 		5-8 Jul
Worcestershire
inns & 3 runs
Durham 8-10 Aug
Derbyshire
4 wickets 		20-23 Apr
Match drawn 		17-20 Aug
Hampshire
7 wickets 		16–19 May
Match drawn 		30 May-2 Jun
Durham
8 wickets 		18-21 Jul
Sussex
133 runs 		29 Jun-2 Jul
Match drawn 		5-8 Sep
Match drawn
Gloucestershire 5-7 Sep
Gloucestershire
inns & 20 runs 		13-16 Jun
Match drawn 		1-4 Aug
Match drawn 		9–12 May
Middlesex
5 wickets 		15-18 Aug
Gloucestershire
inns & 120 runs 		27-30 Jul
Gloucestershire
10 wickets 		4-7 Jul
Match drawn 		25–28 May
Worcestershire
252 runs
Hampshire 29 Jun-1 Jul
Hampshire
10 wickets 		20-22 Jun
Hampshire
47 runs 		16–19 May
Match drawn 		5-7 Sep
Hampshire
5 wickets 		18-21 Jul
Hampshire
338 runs 		30 May-2 Jun
Match drawn 		7-10 Aug
Match drawn 		9–11 May
Hampshire
124 runs
Middlesex 30 May-1 Jun
Middlesex
inns & 185 runs 		27-29 Jul
Middlesex
inns & 74 runs 		8-11 Aug
Gloucestershire
inns & 59 runs 		13-16 Jun
Match drawn 		25–28 May
Match drawn 		29 Jun-2 Jul
Match drawn 		22-25 Aug
Match drawn 		20-23 Apr
Match drawn
Nottinghamshire 22-25 Aug
Nottinghamshire
7 wickets 		25-28 Apr
Match drawn 		6-9 Jun
Gloucestershire
187 runs 		12-15 Sep
Match drawn 		4-7 Jul
Match drawn 		20-23 Jun
Sussex
161 runs 		16–19 May
Match drawn 		8-11 Aug
Nottinghamshire
61 runs
Sussex 13-15 Jun
Sussex
inns & 34 runs 		22-25 Aug
Durham
71 runs 		12-14 Sep
Sussex
10 wickets 		6-7 Jul
Sussex
inns & 113 runs 		2-5 Aug
Sussex
192 runs 		9–12 May
Sussex
162 runs 		25–28 May
Warwickshire
8 wickets 		6-9 Jun
Sussex
33 runs
Warwickshire 18-21 Jul
Match drawn 		9–12 May
Warwickshire
7 wickets 		31 May-3 Jun
Warwickshire
10 wickets 		20-23 Apr
Match drawn 		20-23 Jun
Middlesex
129 runs 		3-6 Aug
Warwickshire
139 runs 		7-10 Sep
Match drawn 		15-18 Aug
Match drawn
Worcestershire 16–19 May
Match drawn 		2-5 Aug
Durham
7 wickets 		20-22 Jul
Worcestershire
7 wickets 		22-25 Aug
Worcestershire
112 runs 		12-15 Sep
Match drawn 		29 Jun-2 Jul
Nottinghamshire
7 wickets 		25-28 Apr
Match drawn 		13-16 Jun
Match drawn
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn


Statistics

Division One

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Michael Hussey Northamptonshire 16 30 2055 79.03 329* 5 9
David Fulton Kent 16 24 1729 78.59 208* 8 3
Darren Lehmann Yorkshire 13 19 1416 83.29 252 5 5
Stuart Law Essex 13 23 1311 65.55 153 4 8
Russell Warren Northamptonshire 16 27 1303 54.29 194 4 7
Source:[7]

Most wickets

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W
Martin Bicknell Surrey 15 541.5 72 21.36 7/60 3
Devon Malcolm Leicestershire 16 545.1 68 28.58 8/63 4
Martin Saggers Kent 16 492.3 63 24.12 6/92 3
Richard Johnson Somerset 13 463.2 62 23.77 5/40 5
Steffan Jones Somerset 16 560 59 34.15 5/115 1
Source:[8]

Division Two

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Murray Goodwin Sussex 16 30 1521 58.50 203* 6 5
Richard Montgomerie Sussex 16 30 1461 47.51 160* 7 4
Graeme Hick Worcestershire 16 26 1390 60.43 201 6 3
Martin Love Durham 15 29 1364 50.51 145* 1 13
Greg Blewett Nottinghamshire 16 30 1292 47.85 137* 5 5
Source:[9]

Most wickets

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W
James Kirtley Sussex 16 566.3 75 23.32 6/34 5
Andy Bichel Worcestershire 16 555.5 66 27.33 6/44 4
Alamgir Sheriyar Worcestershire 14 472.3 65 23.60 6/88 3
Alan Mullally Hampshire 12 427.3 57 18.36 8/90 5
Jason Lewry Sussex 15 489.1 57 25.70 7/42 3
Phil Tufnell Middlesex 15 626.3 57 26.49 6/44 3
Source:[10]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Hussain was club captain; ECB-contracted, he played only one match for Essex and was not captain for that. Ronnie Irani served as the team captain.[3]
  2. ↑ Includes 8 points for batting last in drawn match with scores level

References

  1. ↑ "Batting and Fielding in Cricinfo Championship 2001 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bowling in Cricinfo Championship 2001 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Wright, Graeme, ed. (2002). "Essex in 2001". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2002. Alton: John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 501. ISBN 0-947-76670-7.
  4. ↑ "Cricinfo Championship Final Division One Table, 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cricinfo Championship Final Division Two Table, 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Cricinfo Championship 2001 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "2001 CricInfo Championship Division One Batting - Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "CricInfo Championship Division One Bowling - Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "CricInfo Championship Division Two Batting - Most Runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "CricInfo Championship Division Two Bowling - Most Wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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