County Championship 2002

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The 2002 County Championship was the 104th season of the national first-class cricket competition in England and Wales . It was held in two divisions, Division 1 and Division 2. Division 1 was won by Surrey , thus reaching their sixth county championship. Relegated from Division 1 were Hampshire , Somerset and Yorkshire , which were replaced in the following 2003 season by the top three of Division 2, Essex , Middlesex and Nottinghamshire .

format

The 18 First Class Counties were divided into two divisions according to the results of the 2001 season . In each division, each team played one home and one away game against each other. A team received 12 points for a win and 6 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 get 4 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 of Division 1 is County Champion, the last two placed in this division are relegated and the top two placed in Division 2 are promoted.

Results

table

Division 1

The table of Division 1 finally took the following form. 8 points were deducted from Hampshire for improperly prepared space. All other point deductions were made because the game was too slow.

team Sp. S. N R. Bat Bwl Ded Points
Surrey 16 10 2 4th 59 48 0.25 242.75 
Warwickshire 16 7th 2 7th 42 44 0 198 
Kent 16 7th 4th 5 48 44 0.5 195.5 
Lancashire 16 6th 4th 6th 33 43 0 172 
Leicestershire 16 5 5 6th 42 46 1 171 
Sussex 16 3 6th 7th 43 47 0 154 
Hampshire 16 2 5 9 35 44 8th 131 
Somerset 16 1 7th 8th 39 44 0.25 126.75 
Yorkshire 16 2 8th 6th 35 45 3.25 124.75 

Win: 12 points; Draw: 4 points

Division 2

The Division 2 table had the following form. 8 points were deducted from Derbyshire for an improperly prepared course. All other point deductions were made because the game was too slow.

team Sp. S. N R. Bat Bwl Ded Points
Essex 16 10 3 3 42 46 1 219 
Middlesex 16 7th 3 6th 61 43 0.25 211.75 
Nottinghamshire 16 8th 5 3 47 48 1.75 201.25 
Worcestershire 16 7th 4th 5 53 43 0 200 
Glam organ 16 5 5 6th 41 44 0 169 
Derbyshire 16 7th 7th 2 37 48 9.25 167.75 
Northamptonshire 16 5 7th 4th 46 41 0.5 162.5 
Gloucestershire 16 2 7th 7th 42 44 1.5 136.5 
Durham 16 1 11 4th 21st 42 0.25 90.75 

Win: 12 points; Draw: 4 points

statistics

Runs

Most of the season's runs in both divisions were scored by the following players:

player team Games Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Ian Ward Surrey 16 29 1,708 61.92 168 * 7th 7th
Michael Di Venuto Derbyshire 15th 28 1,538 61.52 230 4th 7th
Nick Knight Warwickshire 10 19th 1,520 95.00 255 * 5 5
Craig Spearman Gloucestershire 16 32 1,388 49.57 180 * 5 6th
Michael Hussey Northamptonshire 12 21st 1,379 72.57 310 * 5 3

Wickets

Most of the season's wickets in both divisions were scored by the following players:

player team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5W
Kevin Dean Derbyshire 3.468 80 24.02 7/42 10
Martin Saggers Kent 3.285 79 21.54 9/39 3
Andrew Harris Nottinghamshire 2.356 63 25.53 7/54 6th
Amjad Khan Kent 2.910 63 31.80 6/52 4th
Kabir Ali Worcestershire 2,987 60 26.56 5/32 4th
Devon Malcolm Leicestershire 2,867 60 30.43 7/76 4th

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Frizzell County Championship 2002 Points Table ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  2. ^ Batting and Fielding in Frizzel County Championship 2002 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Bowling in Frizzell County Championship 2002 (Ordered by Wickets) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved March 8, 2015.