2006 County Championship

2006 County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Sussex (2nd title)
Participants 18
Matches played 144
Most runs Mark Ramprakash
(2,211 for Surrey)[1]
Most wickets Mushtaq Ahmed
(102 for Sussex)[2]

The 2006 County Championship season, known as the Liverpool Victoria 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. This season saw a change in promotion and relegation, with the top two teams from Division Two being promoted to the first division for 2007, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 are relegated.

Teams in the County Championship 2006:

Division OneDivision Two
Durham Derbyshire
Hampshire Essex
Kent Glamorgan
Lancashire Gloucestershire
Middlesex Leicestershire
Nottinghamshire Northamptonshire
Sussex Somerset
Warwickshire Surrey
Yorkshire Worcestershire
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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 Sussex 16 9 2 0 5 0 49 47 0 242 Winners of Championship
2 Lancashire 16 6 1 0 9 0 58 46 0 224
3 Hampshire 16 6 3 0 7 0 48 48 1 207
4 Warwickshire 16 6 5 0 5 0 42 43 0 189
5 Kent 16 4 4 0 8 0 43 44 0 175
6 Yorkshire 15 3 5 0 7 0 43 41 0 154
7 Durham 16 4 8 0 4 0 39 43 0.5 153.5
8 Nottinghamshire 16 4 7 0 5 0 40 37 0 153 Relegated to
Championship Division 2
9 Middlesex 16 1 7 0 8 0 47 42 1.5 133.5

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

Division two

Standings

P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 L
 Tie
 D
 Aban
 Bat
 Bowl
 Deduct
 Pts
 Promoted / Relegated
1 Surrey 16 10 2 0 4 0 62 44 0 262 Promoted to
Championship Division 1
2 Worcestershire 16 8 4 0 4 0 58 43 0 229
3 Essex 16 7 4 0 5 0 62 40 0 220
4 Leicestershire 16 5 4 0 7 0 47 41 0.5 185.5
5 Derbyshire 16 4 4 0 8 0 51 41 1.5 178.5
6 Northamptonshire 16 3 5 0 8 0 52 37 0 163
7 Gloucestershire 16 3 6 0 7 0 51 36 1.5 155.5
8 Glamorgan 16 2 7 0 7 0 51 41 1.5 146.5
9 Somerset 16 3 9 0 4 0 43 40 1 140

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
2211105.28Mark RamprakashSurrey
180482.00Hylton AckermanLeicestershire
173766.80John CrawleyHampshire
170677.54Darren LehmannYorkshire
164963.42Murray GoodwinSussex
142752.85Dale BenkensteinDurham
142467.80Andy FlowerEssex
141961.69Matthew WalkerKent
141859.08Mark ButcherSurrey
137044.19Craig SpearmanGloucestershire
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
10219.91Mushtaq AhmedSussex
7829.07Zaheer KhanWorcestershire
6625.56Charl WilloughbySomerset
6632.00Robert CroftGlamorgan
6335.85Andrew CaddickSomerset
6125.22Chris SilverwoodMiddlesex
5928.16Ian SalisburySurrey
5827.08Shane WarneHampshire
5723.17Jason LewrySussex
5632.21Steffan JonesDerbyshire
Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Batting and Fielding in Liverpool Victoria County Championship 2006 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2009. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. 1 2 "Bowling in Liverpool Victoria County Championship 2006 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2009. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. 1 2 "Liverpool Victoria County Championship 2006 Points Table". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 22 September 2009. (Subscription required (help)).
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