2004 County Championship

2004 County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Warwickshire (6th title)
Participants 18
Matches played 144
Most runs Brad Hodge
(1,548 for Leicestershire)[1]
Most wickets Mushtaq Ahmed
(82 for Sussex)[2]

The 2004 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2005, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 are relegated.

Teams

Teams in the County Championship 2004:

Division OneDivision Two
Gloucestershire Derbyshire
Kent Durham
Lancashire Essex
Middlesex Glamorgan
Northamptonshire Hampshire
Surrey Leicestershire
Sussex Nottinghamshire
Warwickshire Somerset
Worcestershire Yorkshire
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Division One

Standings

P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 L
 Tie
 D
 Aban
 Bat
 Bowl
 Deduct
 Pts
 Promoted / Relegated
1 Warwickshire 16 5 0 0 11 0 65 43 0 222 Winners of Championship
2 Kent 16 7 3 0 6 0 43 41 0 206
3 Surrey 16 5 5 0 6 0 60 42 0.5 195.5
4 Middlesex 16 4 4 0 8 0 48 43 0 179
5 Sussex 16 4 5 0 7 0 46 42 0 172
6 Gloucestershire 16 3 3 0 10 0 49 41 0 172
7 Worcestershire 16 3 6 0 7 0 51 40 0 161 Relegated to
Championship Division 2
8 Lancashire 16 2 4 0 10 0 44 44 2 154
9 Northamptonshire 16 1 4 0 11 0 35 41 0 134

Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points

Division Two

Standings

P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 L
 Tie
 D
 Aban
 Bat
 Bowl
 Deduct
 Pts
 Promoted / Relegated
1 Nottinghamshire 16 9 2 0 5 0 66 40 0 252 Promoted to
Championship Division 1
2 Hampshire 16 9 2 0 5 0 42 40 0 228
3 Glamorgan 16 5 2 0 9 0 48 44 1.5 196.5
4 Somerset 16 4 5 0 7 0 47 44 0 175
5 Essex 16 3 6 0 7 0 50 45 0 165
6 Leicestershire 16 4 5 0 7 0 39 42 1.5 163.5
7 Yorkshire 16 3 4 0 9 0 44 40 0 162
8 Derbyshire 16 1 6 0 9 0 36 40 0 126
9 Durham 16 2 8 0 6 0 28 41 2.5 118.5

Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,54861.92Brad HodgeLeicestershire
1,49871.33Ian BellWarwickshire
1,45160.45Mark RamprakashSurrey
1,42456.96Craig SpearmanGloucestershire
1,41152.25Will JeffersonEssex
1,36559.34Usman AfzaalNorthamptonshire
1,34956.20Graeme HickWorcestershire
1,28053.33Owais ShahMiddlesex
1,27479.62Robert KeyKent
1,26950.76Ed SmithKent
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
8227.14Mushtaq AhmedSussex
7225.68Gary KeedyLancashire
6325.53Danish KaneriaEssex
6024.08Otis GibsonLeicestershire
6026.51Johann LouwNorthamptonshire
5725.26Jon LewisGloucestershire
5618.67Dimitri MascarenhasHampshire
5634.55Robert CroftGlamorgan
5635.59Andrew CaddickSomerset
5327.64David HarrisonGlamorgan
Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Batting and Fielding in Frizzell County Championship 2004 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. 1 2 "Bowling in Frizzell County Championship 2004 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. 1 2 "Frizzell County Championship 2004 Points Table". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011. (Subscription required (help)).
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