County Championship 2003

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The 2003 County Championship was the 105th 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 Sussex , thus reaching their sixth county championship. Relegated from Division 1 were Essex , Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire , which were replaced in the following 2004 season by the top three of Division 2, Worcestershire , Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire .

format

The 18 First Class Counties were divided into two divisions according to the results of the 2002 season . In each division, each team played one home and one away game against each other. A team received 14 points for a win and 7 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. All points were deducted because the game was too slow.

team Sp. S. N U R. Bat Bwl Ded Points
Sussex 16 10 4th 0 2 62 47 0 257 
Lancashire 16 6th 2 0 8th 64 43 0 223 
Surrey 16 6th 3 0 7th 63 44 0 219 
Kent 16 6th 5 0 5 47 47 0 198 
Warwickshire 16 4th 5 1 6th 50 37 2.5 171.5 
Middlesex 16 3 3 0 10 46 41 0 169 
Essex 16 3 5 1 7th 34 45 0 156 
Nottinghamshire 16 2 8th 0 6th 36 45 1 132 
Leicestershire 16 1 6th 0 9 36 40 0.5 125.5 

Win: 14 points; Draw: 4 points

Division 2

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

team Sp. S. N R. Bat Bwl Ded Points
Worcestershire 16 10 1 5 42 44 0.25 245.75 
Northamptonshire 16 10 2 4th 45 44 8th 237 
Gloucestershire 16 5 2 9 38 46 0 190 
Yorkshire 16 4th 5 7th 54 47 1.5 183.5 
Glam organ 16 5 5 6th 45 45 1 183 
Durham 16 5 7th 4th 31 43 0.75 159.25 
Somerset 16 4th 8th 4th 41 44 0 157 
Hampshire 16 2 6th 8th 36 44 0 140 
Derbyshire 16 2 11 3 30th 44 0 114 

Win: 14 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
Stuart Law Lancashire 16 24 1,820 91.00 236 7th 6th
Michael Hussel Northamptonshire 14th 21st 1,697 89.31 331 * 6th 5
Michael Di Venuto Derbyshire 16 31 1,520 49.03 150 5 8th
Murray Goodwin Sussex 16 28 1,496 59.84 335 * 4th 5
Kevin Pietersen Nottinghamshire 16 29 1,488 51.31 221 4th 10

Wickets

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

player team Balls Wickets Average BBI 5W
Mushtaq Ahmed Sussex 5,019 103 24.65 7/85 10
Michael Kasprowicz Galmorgan 3,435 77 21.15 9/36 4th
Jonathan Lewis Gloucestershire 3,308 74 24.32 7/117 5
Mornantau Hayward Worcestershire 2,565 67 22.88 5/46 2
Steven Kirby Yorkshire 2,778 67 26.40 8/80 5

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Frizzell County Championship 2003 Points Table ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  2. ^ Batting and Fielding in Frizzel County Championship 2003 (Ordered by Runs) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ Bowling in Frizzell County Championship 2003 (Ordered by wickets) ( English ) Cricket archives. Retrieved March 7, 2015.