County Championship 2016

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The 2016 County Championship was the 117th 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 through Middlesex , which thus reached their eleventh county championship. Relegated from Division 1 were Durham and Nottinghamshire , who were replaced in the subsequent 2017 season by the top-ranked Division 2 team, Essex .

format

The 18 First Class Counties were divided into two divisions according to the results of the 2015 season . In each division, each team plays one home and one away game against each other. A team receives 16 points for a win and 8 points for a tie (both teams achieve the same number of runs). If no result is achieved and the game ends in a draw, both teams get 5 points. There is also the possibility to collect bonus points in the first 110 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, as Division 1 is reduced to eight teams, the top placed in Division 2 on.

Results

The season ended with a final day of play in which three teams played for the title and three teams for relegation. After Nottinghamshire was relegated before the final day of the match, Warwickshire beat Lancashire with 237 runs . This meant that Hampshire had to score 10 wickets against Durham on the final day . However, they only scored four and eventually lost with six wickets. In the battle for the championship, Middlesex was ahead of Yorkshire and Somerset before the final day of the match . Middlesex ended up playing against Yorkshire at their home stadium, Lord's Cricket Ground . Somerset managed to win their game against Nottinghamshire on the third day and gained so many bonus points that Yorkshire had to score 350 runs in the first innings to get their chances for the title. They did this with the last wicket. This meant that the winner of the game in London would win the championship, and Somerset would get their first title in a draw. After 85 overs in Middlesex's second innings , the two captains agreed to do a declared bowling by giving Yorkshire easy runs to Middlesex, which would make an early declaration. Middlesex scored 112 runs in 8 overs and Yorkshire set a target of 240 runs in 40 overs. In the end it was Toby Roland-Jones who decided the game for Middlesex and thus the championship with a hat trick 4.4 over before the end.

After the season was over, Durham received a financial aid package from the ECB . This was linked to a forced relegation from the first division, so that the actually relegated Hampshire remained in the first division.

Division 1

table

The status of the Division 1 table after the end of the season. All points were deducted because the game was too slow.

team Sp. S. N R. Bat Bwl Ded Points
Middlesex 16 6th 0 10 48 40 0 234 
Somerset 16 6th 1 9 44 41 0 226 
Yorkshire 16 5 3 8th 49 42 0 211 
Durham 16 5 3 8th 39 41 0 200 
Surrey 16 4th 6th 6th 46 42 0 182 
Warwickshire 16 3 4th 9 39 44 0 176 
Lancashire 16 3 5 8th 39 38 0 165 
Hampshire 16 2 4th 10 41 35 3 155 
Nottinghamshire 16 1 9 6th 34 44 0 124 

Win: 16 points; Draw: 5 points

Division 2

table

The status of the Division 2 table after the end of the season. All points were deducted because the game was too slow.

team Sp. S. N R. A. Bat Bwl Ded Points
Essex 16 6th 3 7th 0 58 46 0 235 
Kent 16 5 2 8th 1 49 38 0 212 
Worcestershire 16 6th 4th 5 1 42 35 0 203 
Sussex 16 4th 2 10 0 40 38 0 192 
Northamptonshire 16 4th 3 8th 1 42 33 0 184 
Gloucestershire 16 4th 5 7th 0 44 40 0 183 
Leicestershire 16 4th 4th 8th 0 39 40 1 182 
Glam organ 16 3 8th 5 0 34 42 1 148 
Derbyshire 16 0 5 10 1 32 32 0 119 

Win: 16 points; Draw: 5 points

statistics

During the season the following cricket statistics were obtained:

First class
Batting
player team Games Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Keaton Jennings Durham 16 28 1548 64.50 221 * 7th 2
Nick Gubbins Middlesex 16 24 1409 61.26 201 * 4th 9
Ben Duckett Northamptonshire 14th 24 1338 60.81 282 * 4th 5
Sam Northeast Kent 15th 22nd 1337 83.56 191 5 3
Wayne Madsen Derbyshire 15th 26th 1292 58.72 163 6th 3
bowling
player team Games Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W 10W
Jeetan Patel Warwickshire 16 616.4 69 24.02 5/32 4th 1
Jack Leach Somerset 15th 526.3 65 21.87 6/42 5 0
Joe Leach Worcestershire 15th 495.4 65 27.47 5/60 5 0
Graham Napier Essex 14th 451.3 63 23.17 5/59 4th 0
Steve Magoffin Sussex 16 523.1 62 20.14 5/32 5 1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Specsavers County Championship Division One ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ County Championship: Hampshire relegated as Durham win at Ageas Bowl ( English ) BBC. September 23, 2016. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  3. ↑ County Championship: Warwickshire and Lancashire both safe from relegation ( English ) BBC. September 23, 2016. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ County Championship: Middlesex, Yorkshire and Somerset set for title showdown ( English ) BBC. September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ County Championship: Somerset beat Notts but need Lord's draw to clinch title ( English ) BBC. September 22, 2016. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  6. ↑ Paul Grunhill: County Championship: Middlesex win title by beating Yorkshire at Lord's ( English ) Cricinfo. September 23, 2016. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ [Roland-Jones hat-trick gives Middlesex Championship title http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2016/content/story/1058694.html ] ( English ) Cricinfo. September 23, 2016. Accessed September 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ ECB and Durham agree financial package ( English ) ECB. October 3, 2016. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 3, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ecb.co.uk
  9. ↑ Specsavers Championship Division Two ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  10. ↑ Specsavers County Championship Division One, 2016 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  11. ↑ Specsaver County Championship Division Two, 2016 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  12. ↑ Specsaver County Championship Division One, 2016 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  13. ↑ Specsaver County Championship Division Two, 2016 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 23, 2016.