2001 Norwich Union League

The 2001 Norwich Union League season was a 45 over English county cricket competition; colloquially known as the Sunday League, it featured many mid-week floodlit matches. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for the 2002 season, while the bottom three sides from Division One were relegated. All eighteen counties retained the nicknames from the previous season.[3]

2001 Norwich Union League
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (45 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsKent Spitfires (5th title)
Participants18
Matches played144
Most runs753 Darren Lehmann (Yorkshire)[1]
Most wickets29 Dougie Brown (Warwickshire)[2]

Kent Spitfires won the League for the fifth time. Gloucestershire Gladiators, Surrey Lions and Northamptonshire Steelbacks were relegated from Division One, while Glamorgan Dragons, Durham Dynamos and Worcestershire Royals were promoted from Division Two.

Teams
Division One Division Two
Gloucestershire Gladiators Derbyshire Scorpions
Kent Spitfires Durham Dynamos
Leicestershire Foxes Essex Eagles
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Glamorgan Dragons
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Hampshire Hawks
Somerset Sabres Lancashire Lightning
Surrey Lions Middlesex Crusaders
Warwickshire Bears Sussex Sharks
Yorkshire Phoenix Worcestershire Royals
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Standings
  • Pos = Position, Pld = Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, NR = No Results, A = Abandonments, Pts = Points.
  • Points awarded: W = 4, L = 0, T = 2, NR = 2, A = 2

Statistics

Division One

Most runs
Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Darren Lehmann Yorkshire151575353.7819124
Darren Bicknell Nottinghamshire161559239.4611516
Ali Brown Surrey131356547.0813031
Peter Bowler Somerset111156050.9010415
Michael Hussey Northamptonshire151551036.4296*04
Source:[1]

Most wickets
Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4W
Dougie Brown Warwickshire15116.42918.244/561
James Averis Gloucestershire15121.32720.225/403
Martin Saggers Kent1394.42516.565/221
Steffan Jones Somerset14110.42225.454/401
Source:[2]

Division Two

Most runs
Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Richard Montgomerie Sussex151567348.0710815
Robert Croft Glamorgan151557040.71114*15
Matthew Maynard Glamorgan161652752.70116*13
Vikram Solanki Worcestershire151450241.8391*05
Nicky Peng Durham131349541.2512122
Source:[1]

Most wickets
Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4W
Andy Bichel Worcestershire15115.42715.855/211
Chad Keegan Middlesex14106.52617.735/172
Chris Schofield Lancashire1472.12315.735/312
Stuart Lampitt Worcestershire151162319.474/371
Source:[2]

References
  1. "Batting and Fielding in Norwich Union League 2001 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. "Bowling in Norwich Union League 2001 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. "Norwich Union League: 2001 fixtures by date" (PDF). ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. "Norwich Union League 2001 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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