Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2004
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Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2004 were playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and totesport league. Despite finishing in mid-table positions in the leagues Gloucestershire won the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy, beating Worcestershire by eight wickets in the final at Lord's
In the Final Phil Weston scored 110 and James Averis took four wickets for 23 runs for Gloucestershire. However, Vikram Solanki of Worcestershire was made Man of the Match for his 115 which included 14 fours and the century coming off 128 balls.
In the Twenty20 Cup, Gloucestershire came sixth and last in the Midlands/Wales/West group which was not high enough to proceed from the league stage to the quarter finals. Gloucestershire won one match in the group stage, lost three and had one no-result.
Tables
Championship
| 2004 County Championship – Division One | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | Pen | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Warwickshire | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 108 | 222 |
| 2 | Kent | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 84 | 206 |
| 3 | Surrey | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0.5 | 102 | 195.5 |
| 4 | Middlesex | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 101 | 179 |
| 5 | Sussex | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 88 | 172 |
| 6 | Gloucestershire | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 90 | 172 |
| 7 | Worcestershire | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 91 | 161 |
| 8 | Lancashire | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 88 | 154 |
| 9 | Northamptonshire | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 76 | 134 |
totesport League
| 2004 totesport League – Division One | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
| 1 | Glamorgan Dragons | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 44 |
| 2 | Lancashire Lightning | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | Hampshire Hawks | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 34 |
| 4 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 32 |
| 6 | Essex Eagles | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| 7 | Warwickshire Bears | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 30 |
| 8 | Kent Spitfires | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 9 | Surrey Lions | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
Match details
Gloucestershire v Kent (16–19 April)
County Championship Division One (4-day match)
Kent (16pts) beat Gloucestershire (3pts) by 7 wickets
Gloucestershire v Loughborough UCCE (21–23 April)
University Centres of Cricketing Excellence (3-day match)
Match Drawn
Kent v Gloucestershire (25 April)
National League Division One (45-over match)
Kent (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 1 run
Gloucestershire v Glamorgan (2 May)
National League Division One (45-over match)
Glamorgan (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 8 wickets
Netherlands v Gloucestershire (5 May)
Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 2nd Round (50-over match)
Gloucestershire won by 72 runs and qualified for the Third Round of the C&G Trophy
Kent v Gloucestershire (7–10 May)
County Championship Division One (4-day match)
Kent (5pts) drew with Gloucestershire (7pts)
Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire (12–15 may)
County Championship Division One (4-day match)
Gloucestershire (12pts) drew with Northamptonshire (6pts)
Gloucestershire v Surrey (16 May)
National League Division One (45-over match)
Gloucestershire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 42 runs
Worcestershire v Gloucestershire (18–21 May)
County Championship Division One (4-day match)
Worcestershire (22pts) beat Gloucestershire (2pts)by an innings and 86 runs
Gloucestershire v Hampshire (23 May)
National League Division One (45-over match)
Hampshire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 4 wickets
Gloucestershire v Hampshire (29 May)
Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 3rd Round (50-over match)
Gloucestershire beat Hampshire by 3 wickets to qualify for the Fourth Round of the C&G Trophy