1994 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)Tournament format League system Champions Warwickshire (4th title)Participants 18
Matches 153
Most runs Brian Lara (2,066 for Warwickshire )← 1993 1995 →
The 1994 County Championship , known as the Britannic Assurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 95th officially organised running of the County Championship , and ran from 28 April to 19 September 1994. Each team played all the others in the division once. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their fourth title as part of their record-breaking treble season .
The Championship was sponsored by Britannic Assurance for the 11th time.
Table Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, A = Abandonments, BatBP = Batting points, BowBP = Bowling points, Pts = Points. 16 points for a win 8 points to each team for a tie 8 points to team still batting in a match in which scores finish level Bonus points awarded in first 120 overs of first innings Batting: 200 runs - 1 point, 250 runs - 2 points 300 runs - 3 points, 350 runs - 4 points Bowling: 3-4 wickets - 1 point, 5-6 wickets - 2 points 7-8 wickets - 3 points, 9-10 wickets - 4 points No bonus points awarded in a match starting with less than 8 hours' play remaining. A one-innings match is played, with the winner gaining 12 points. Position determined by points gained. If equal, then decided on most wins. Team Pld W L D A BatBP BowBP Pts Warwickshire (C)17 11 1 5 0 41 55 272 Leicestershire 17 8 7 2 0 42 60 230 Nottinghamshire 17 8 5 4 0 39 51 218 Middlesex 17 7 3 7 0 43 57 212 Northamptonshire 17 8 4 5 0 28 53 209 Essex 17 7 5 5 0 32 63 207 Surrey 17 7 7 3 0 32 57 201 Sussex 17 7 5 5 0 28 60 200 Kent 17 6 7 4 0 44 58 198 Lancashire 17 8 6 3 0 32 59 194 Somerset 17 7 7 3 0 32 47 191 Gloucestershire 17 5 8 4 0 28 56 172 Hampshire 17 4 7 6 0 32 55 159 Yorkshire 17 4 6 7 0 38 57 159 Worcestershire 17 4 6 7 0 42 52 158 Durham 17 4 10 3 0 32 57 153 Derbyshire 17 4 9 4 0 25 54 143 Glamorgan 17 2 8 7 0 29 50 111 Team marked (C) finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive
Results Derbyshire Durham Essex Glamorgan Gloucester Hampshire Kent Lancashire Leicester Middlesex Northampton Nottingham Somerset Surrey Sussex Warwick Worcester Yorkshire Derbyshire 28 Apr-1 May Durham 8-12 Sep 4-8 Aug Derbyshire 18-22 Aug Kent 9-11 Jun Leicestershire 30 Jun-2 Jul Middlesex 26–30 May Nottinghamshire 28-30 Jul Warwickshire 19–23 May Durham 5–9 May Essex 18-20 Aug Durham 19–23 May Durham 8-9 Sep Lancashire 21-23 Jul Leicestershire 9-11 Jun Durham 30 Jun-4 Jul Surrey 28 Jul-1 Aug Yorkshire Essex 14-18 Jul Essex 2-6 Jun 12–16 May Essex 4-6 Aug Lancashire 15-19 Sep 23-27 Jun Nottinghamshire 11-15 Aug Essex 30 Aug-2 Sep Essex Glamorgan 16-20 Jun Derbyshire 21-25 Jul Kent 23-27 Jun Lancashire 25-29 Aug Glamorgan 28 Jul-1 Aug 2-6 Jun 8-12 Sep 12–16 May Gloucestershire 30 Jun-2 Jul Glamorgan 28-30 Jul Kent 30 Aug-2 Sep Gloucestershire 11-15 Aug Northamptonshire 28 Apr-1 May Gloucestershire 26–30 May Surrey 5–9 May 15-19 Sep 21-25 Jul Gloucestershire Hampshire 5–9 May 25-29 Aug 28 Apr-1 May Essex 15-19 Sep 14-16 Jul Hampshire 19–23 May 28 Jul-1 Aug Northamptonshire 9-13 Jun 18-22 Aug Hampshire Kent 11-15 Aug Kent 4-8 Aug Hampshire 19–23 May 9-13 Jun 5–7 May Nottinghamshire 8-12 Sep Kent 2-6 Jun 14-18 Jul Worcestershire 30 Jun-4 Jul Kent Lancashire 14-18 Jul Derbyshire 18-22 Aug Gloucestershire 16-20 Jun Lancashire 15-19 Sep 21-23 Jul Lancashire 26–30 May Lancashire 5–9 May Surrey 30 Aug-2 Sep Worcestershire Leicestershire 30 Jun-2 Jul Leicestershire 8-12 Sep Leicestershire 26–30 May Leicestershire 16-20 Jun Middlesex 28-30 Apr Leicestershire 12–16 May Leicestershire 18-19 Aug Sussex 11-15 Aug Leicestershire Middlesex 23-25 Jun Middlesex 28 Jul-1 Aug 4-8 Aug Middlesex 8-10 Sep Middlesex 11-15 Aug Middlesex 26–30 May 2-6 Jun 5–9 May Northamptonshire 21-23 Jul Northamptonshire 5–9 May 25-27 Aug Northamptonshire 2-6 Jun 18-22 Aug Northamptonshire 4-6 Aug Sussex 23-27 Jun Warwickshire 16-20 Jun Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire 12–14 May Nottinghamshire 30 Aug-2 Sep Nottinghamshire 16-18 Jun Gloucestershire 25-29 Aug Lancashire 4-8 Aug Nottinghamshire 15-19 Sep 30 Jun-4 Jul 21-23 Jul Surrey 19–23 May Somerset 15-19 Sep 4-5 Aug Somerset 18-20 Aug Somerset 2-6 Jun Somerset 30 Aug-2 Sep Northamptonshire 14-18 Jul Somerset 16-20 Jun Somerset 19–23 May Warwickshire 30 Jun-4 Jul Somerset Surrey 12–16 May Surrey 15-19 Sep 23-25 Jun Surrey 25-29 Aug Middlesex 19–23 May Northamptonshire 28-30 Jul Sussex 14-18 Jul Warwickshire 28 Apr-1 May Surrey Sussex 11-15 Aug Derbyshire 16-18 Jun Sussex 26–30 May 12–16 May Sussex 9-13 Jun Sussex 14-16 Jul Sussex 21-25 Jul Somerset 25-27 Aug Warwickshire 15-19 Sep Warwickshire 2-6 Jun 21-23 Jul Warwickshire 28 Apr-1 May Warwickshire 30 Aug-2 Sep Warwickshire 16-20 Jun Warwickshire 30 Jun-4 Jul Warwickshire 5–9 May 11-15 Aug Nottinghamshire Worcestershire 15-19 Sep 9-13 Jun Essex 12–16 May 21-25 Jul Hampshire 26–30 May 18-22 Aug Worcestershire 23-27 Jun Worcestershire 4-8 Aug 25-29 Aug Yorkshire Yorkshire 30 Aug-2 Sep Yorkshire 19–23 May 23-27 Jun 11-15 Aug Lancashire 14-18 Jul Yorkshire 2-4 Jun Nottinghamshire 9-13 Jun 8-12 Sep 18-22 Aug Warwickshire
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn
Records Batting Most runs Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 2,066 89.82 Brian Lara Warwickshire 1,579 54.44 Carl Hooper Kent 1,395 55.80 Roger Twose Warwickshire 1,389 60.39 Mike Gatting Middlesex 1,369 45.63 John Morris Durham 1,343 83.93 Graham Gooch Essex Source: Bowling Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 89 17.24 Courtney Walsh Gloucestershire 81 21.54 Tim Munton Warwickshire 79 24.17 Min Patel Kent 77 14.45 Curtly Ambrose Northamptonshire 76 20.76 Joey Benjamin Surrey 68 25.82 David Millns Leicestershire Source: Aggregate Average Player County 2,066 89.82 Brian Lara Warwickshire 1,579 54.44 Carl Hooper Kent 1,395 55.80 Roger Twose Warwickshire 1,389 60.39 Mike Gatting Middlesex 1,369 45.63 John Morris Durham 1,343 83.93 Graham Gooch Essex Source: Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 89 17.24 Courtney Walsh Gloucestershire 81 21.54 Tim Munton Warwickshire 79 24.17 Min Patel Kent 77 14.45 Curtly Ambrose Northamptonshire 76 20.76 Joey Benjamin Surrey 68 25.82 David Millns Leicestershire Source: