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	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

     Team relegated from Division One

Team	Primary home ground	Other grounds	Captain
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

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

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

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

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