2001 County Championship

Cricket season

Cricket tournament

2001 County ChampionshipAdministrator(s)| England and Wales Cricket Board

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Cricket format| First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)| League system
Champions| Yorkshire (30th title)
Participants| 18
Matches| 144
Most runs| Michael Hussey

(2,055 for Northamptonshire)[1]
Most wickets| James Kirtley

(75 for Sussex)[2]

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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

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### Division One

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Team promoted from Division Two

Team  | Primary home ground  | Other grounds  | Captain

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

### Division Two

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Team relegated from Division One

Team  | Primary home ground  | Other grounds  | Captain

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

## Standings

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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

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| Team  | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts

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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

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| Team  | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts

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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]

## Results

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### Division One

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| Essex | Glamorgan | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Northamptonshire | Somerset | Surrey | Yorkshire

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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

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### Division Two

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| Derbyshire | Durham | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Middlesex | Nottinghamshire | Sussex | Warwickshire | Worcestershire

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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

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## Statistics

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### Division One

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#### Most runs

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Player  | Team  | Matches  | Innings  | Runs  | Average  | HS  | 100s  | 50s

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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
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#### Most wickets

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Player  | Team  | Matches  | Overs  | Wickets  | Average  | BBI  | 5W

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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

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#### Most runs

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Player  | Team  | Matches  | Innings  | Runs  | Average  | HS  | 100s  | 50s

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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

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Player  | Team  | Matches  | Overs  | Wickets  | Average  | BBI  | 5W

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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

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* 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
* 2001 Benson & Hedges Cup
* 2001 Norwich Union League

## Notes

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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

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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 0-947766-70-7.
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. ^ a b "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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