2000 English cricket season

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2000 English cricket season

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2001 ->

The 2000 cricket season was the 101st in which the County Championship has been an official competition. Surrey in first-class cricket and Gloucestershire in limited overs cricket were the dominant teams. The West Indies toured England to compete in a test series which England won 3–1. Zimbabwe also played their first test series on English soil losing 1–0.

## Honours

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* County Championship \- Surrey
* NatWest Trophy \- Gloucestershire
* National League \- Gloucestershire
* Benson & Hedges Cup \- Gloucestershire
* Minor Counties Championship \- Dorset
* MCCA Knockout Trophy \- Herefordshire
* Second XI Championship \- Middlesex II
* Wisden \- Mark Alleyne, Martin Bicknell, Andy Caddick, Justin Langer, Darren Lehmann

## Test series

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England played five Test matches against West Indies following two against Zimbabwe.

### West Indies tour

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Main article: West Indian cricket team in England in 2000

### Zimbabwe tour

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Main article: Zimbabwean cricket team in England in 2000

## County Championship

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Main article: 2000 County Championship

## National League

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Main article: 2000 Norwich Union National League

## NatWest Trophy

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Main article: 2000 NatWest Trophy

## Benson & Hedges Cup

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Main article: 2000 Benson & Hedges Cup

## Leading batsmen

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Michael Bevan topped the averages with 1124 runs @ 74.93

The top runscorer was Darren Lehmann with 1477 @ 67.13

## Leading bowlers

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Courtney Walsh topped the averages with 40 wickets @ 11.42

The leading wicket taker was Glenn McGrath, playing for Worcestershire, who took 80 @ 13.21

## References

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## External links

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* CricketArchive - season and tournament itineraries

## Annual reviews

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* Playfair Cricket Annual 2001
* Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2001

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International cricket|

* England v Zimbabwe
* England v West Indies
* NatWest Series
* New Zealand A in England
* England Women v Pakistan Women

Domestic cricket|

* PPP Healthcare County Championship
* Division One
* Division Two
* Norwich Union National League
* Division One
* Division Two
* NatWest Trophy
* Benson & Hedges Cup
* University matches
* Women's County Championship

Team seasons|

| County Championship Division One|

* Derbyshire
* Durham
* Hampshire
* Kent
* Lancashire
* Leicestershire
* Somerset
* Surrey
* Yorkshire

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County Championship Division Two|

* Essex
* Glamorgan
* Gloucestershire
* Middlesex
* Northamptonshire
* Nottinghamshire
* Sussex
* Warwickshire
* Worcestershire

University matches|

* Cambridge University
* Oxford Universities

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Benson & Hedges Cup seasons

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* 1973
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* 2000
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Test and LOI tours

| Australia|

* 1880
* 1882
* 1884
* 1886
* 1888
* 1890
* 1893
* 1896
* 1899
* 1902
* 1905
* 1909
* 1912
* 1921
* 1926
* 1930
* 1934
* 1938
* 1948
* 1953
* 1956
* 1961
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1975
* 1977
* 1980
* 1981
* 1985
* 1989
* 1993
* 1997
* 2001
* 2005
* 2009
* 2010
* 2012
* 2013
* 2015
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2023
* 2024

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Bangladesh|

* 2005
* 2010

India|

* 1932
* 1936
* 1946
* 1952
* 1959
* 1967
* 1971
* 1974
* 1979
* 1982
* 1986
* 1990
* 1996
* 2002
* 2004
* 2007
* 2011
* 2014
* 2018
* 2021
* 2022
* 2025

Ireland|

* 2017
* 2019
* 2020
* 2023

New Zealand|

* 1931
* 1937
* 1949
* 1958
* 1965
* 1969
* 1973
* 1978
* 1983
* 1986
* 1990
* 1994
* 1999
* 2004
* 2008
* 2013
* 2015
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

Pakistan|

* 1954
* 1962
* 1967
* 1971
* 1974
* 1978
* 1982
* 1987
* 1992
* 1996
* 2001
* 2003
* 2006
* 2010
* 2016
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2024

South Africa|

* 1907
* 1912
* 1924
* 1929
* 1935
* 1947
* 1951
* 1955
* 1960
* 1965
* 1970 (cancelled)
* 1994
* 1998
* 2003
* 2008
* 2012
* 2017
* 2022

Sri Lanka|

* 1984
* 1988
* 1991
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2011
* 2014
* 2016
* 2021
* 2024

West Indies|

* 1928
* 1933
* 1939
* 1950
* 1957
* 1963
* 1966
* 1969
* 1973
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1991
* 1995
* 2000
* 2004
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2012
* 2017
* 2020
* 2024

Zimbabwe|

* 2000
* 2003
* 2025

Major tournaments hosted

| Multiple teams|

* 1912
* 1975
* 1979
* 1983
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2004
* 2005
* 2009
* 2013
* 2017
* 2019

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Other tours

| Australian|

* 1868
* 1878
* 1919
* 1945
* 1988
* 2009
* 2018

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Canadian|

* 1954

Indian|

* 1911

Multi-team|

* 1932
* 1970
* 1972
* 1975
* 1987

New Zealand|

* 1927
* 1945

Parsis|

* 1886
* 1888

Philadelphian|

* 1884
* 1889
* 1897
* 1903
* 1908

South African|

* 1894
* 1901
* 1904
* 1961

Sri Lankan|

* 1968 (cancelled)
* 1975
* 1979
* 1981
* 1990

West Indian|

* 1900
* 1906
* 1923
* 1964

Zimbabwean|

* 1982
* 1985
* 1986
* 1990
* 1993

Other tournaments hosted

| Multiple teams|

* 1979
* 1982
* 1986
* 2018

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