County Championship 1993
The 1993 County Championship was the 95th season of the national first-class cricket competition in England and Wales . The County Championship winner was Middlesex , making it their fifth county championship.
format
In a division, each team played one game against each other. A team received 16 points for a win and 8 points for a draw (both teams achieve the same number of runs ). If no result is achieved and the game ends in a draw, both teams receive no points. In addition, there is the possibility of collecting bonus points in the first 130 overs of the first inning . Up to 5 points are awarded for runs and up to 3 points for wickets. Furthermore, it is possible that teams are deducted points if, for example, they play too slowly or the pitch is not properly prepared. At the end of the season, the winner is the Division County Champion.
Results
table
The table of the season took the following shape at the end of the season.
| team | Sp. | S. | N | U | R. | Bat | Bwl | Ded | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex | 17th | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 59 | 0 | 272 |
| Worcestershire | 17th | 9 | 4th | 1 | 3 | 32 | 52 | 0 | 236 |
| Glam organ | 17th | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 55 | 0 | 231 |
| Northamptonshire | 17th | 8th | 4th | 0 | 5 | 35 | 59 | 0 | 222 |
| Somerset | 17th | 8th | 7th | 0 | 2 | 26th | 59 | 0 | 213 |
| Surrey | 17th | 6th | 6th | 0 | 5 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 196 |
| Nottinghamshire | 17th | 6th | 3 | 1 | 7th | 34 | 56 | 0 | 194 |
| Kent | 17th | 6th | 4th | 0 | 7th | 40 | 54 | 0 | 190 |
| Leicestershire | 17th | 6th | 5 | 0 | 6th | 23 | 61 | 0 | 180 |
| Sussex | 17th | 5 | 7th | 0 | 5 | 42 | 54 | 0 | 176 |
| Essex | 17th | 4th | 6th | 0 | 7th | 44 | 55 | 0 | 163 |
| Yorkshire | 17th | 5 | 4th | 0 | 8th | 21st | 56 | 0 | 157 |
| Hampshire | 17th | 4th | 5 | 0 | 8th | 39 | 47 | 0 | 150 |
| Lancashire | 17th | 4th | 8th | 0 | 5 | 38 | 48 | 0 | 150 |
| Derbyshire | 17th | 4th | 7th | 0 | 6th | 33 | 50 | 0 | 147 |
| Warwickshire | 17th | 4th | 8th | 0 | 5 | 24 | 49 | 0 | 137 |
| Gloucestershire | 17th | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4th | 24 | 56 | 0 | 128 |
| Durham | 17th | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 52 | 0 | 113 |
Win: 16 points; Draw: 0 points
statistics
Runs
Most of the runs of the season were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Athey | Sussex | 15th | 26th | 1,432 | 68.19 | 137 | 4th | 9 |
| Darren Bicknell | Surrey | 17th | 31 | 1,383 | 47.68 | 190 | 4th | 8th |
| Timothy Curtis | Worcestershire | 17th | 28 | 1,354 | 52.07 | 127 | 4th | 7th |
| Alan Wells | Sussex | 17th | 26th | 1,339 | 55.79 | 144 | 6th | 4th |
| John Morris | Derbyshire | 16 | 27 | 1,323 | 50.88 | 229 | 4th | 6th |
Wickets
Most of the season's wickets were scored by the following players:
| player | team | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mushtaq Ahmed | Somerset | 4.167 | 85 | 20.85 | 7/91 | 8th |
| Steven Watkin | Glam organ | 4.018 | 81 | 23.02 | 5/71 | 2 |
| John Emburey | Middlesex | 3,976 | 68 | 18.39 | 8/40 | 2 |
| Kevin Curran | Northamptonshire | 2,748 | 67 | 19.29 | 7/47 | 3 |
| Shaun Udal | Hampshire | 4,071 | 65 | 29.06 | 6/141 | 5 |
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Britannic Assurance County Championship 1993 Points Table ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ^ Batting and Fielding in Britannic Assurance County Championship 1993 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
- ↑ Bowling Britannic Assurance County Championship in 1993 (Ordered by wickets) ( English ) Cricket archives. Retrieved April 2, 2015.