2001 County Championship
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)Tournament format League system Champions Yorkshire (30th title)Participants 18
Matches 144
Most wickets James Kirtley (75 for Sussex )← 2000 2002 →
The 2001 County Championship season , known as the CricInfo 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 2002 , while the bottom three teams from Division 1 are relegated.
Teams Division One Team promoted from Division Two
Team Primary home ground Other grounds Captain Essex County Ground , Chelmsford Valentines Park , Ilford Southchurch Park , Southend-on-Sea Castle Park Cricket Ground , Colchester England Nasser Hussain Glamorgan Sophia Gardens , Cardiff St Helen's , Swansea Colwyn Bay Cricket Club Ground , Rhos on Sea England Steve James Kent St Lawrence Ground , Canterbury Nevill Ground , Tunbridge Wells Mote Park , Maidstone England Matthew Fleming Lancashire Old Trafford , Manchester — England John Crawley Leicestershire Grace Road , Leicester — England Vince Wells Northamptonshire County Ground , Northampton — England David Ripley Somerset County Ground , Taunton Recreation Ground , Bath Australia Jamie Cox Surrey The Oval , London Woodbridge Road , Guildford England Adam Hollioake Yorkshire Headingley , Leeds North Marine Road Ground , Scarborough England David Byas
Division Two Team relegated from Division One
Team Primary home ground Other grounds Captain Derbyshire County Ground , Derby — England Dominic Cork Durham Riverside Ground , Chester-le-Street — England Jonathan Lewis Gloucestershire County Ground , Bristol Archdeacon Meadow , Gloucester College Ground , Cheltenham England Mark Alleyne Hampshire Rose Bowl , Southampton — England Robin Smith Middlesex Lord's , London John Walker's Ground , Southgate England Angus Fraser Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge , Nottingham — England Jason Gallian Sussex County Ground , Hove Cricket Field Road Ground , Horsham Arundel Castle Cricket Ground , Arundel England Chris Adams Warwickshire Edgbaston , Birmingham — England Mike Powell Worcestershire County Ground, New Road , Worcester Chester Road North Ground , Kidderminster England Graeme Hick
Standings Teams receive 12 points for a win, 6 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 130 overs of each team's first innings.
Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts Division One Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts Yorkshire (C) 16 9 3 0 4 0 50 45 0 219 Somerset 16 6 2 0 8 0 55 44 0 203 Kent 16 4 3 0 9 0 48 44 1 175 Surrey 16 3 1 0 11 1 43 43 0.5 169.5 Leicestershire 16 5 6 0 5 0 38 47 0 165 Lancashire 16 4 5 0 5 2 38 39 0 153 Northamptonshire (R) 16 2 5 0 9 0 52 36 0 148 Glamorgan (R) 16 2 5 0 8 1 36 37 0 133 Essex (R) 16 2 7 0 7 0 28 36 0 116 Source:. Division Two Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts Sussex (C) 16 9 3 0 4 0 42 42 0 208 Hampshire (P) 16 7 2 0 7 0 34 44 0 192 Warwickshire (P) 16 5 1 0 10 0 46 40 0.25 185.75 Gloucestershire 16 5 5 0 6 0 46 43 0 173 Middlesex 16 4 3 0 9 0 46 42 0 172 Worcestershire 16 4 5 0 7 0 35 41 0.25 151.75 Nottinghamshire 16 3 7 0 6 0 44 38 0.75 141.25 Durham 16 3 6 0 7 0 32 44 0 140 Derbyshire 16 1 9 0 6 0 20 37 0.75 92.25 Source: Yorkshire (C) 16 9 3 0 4 0 50 45 0 219 Somerset 16 6 2 0 8 0 55 44 0 203 Kent 16 4 3 0 9 0 48 44 1 175 Surrey 16 3 1 0 11 1 43 43 0.5 169.5 Leicestershire 16 5 6 0 5 0 38 47 0 165 Lancashire 16 4 5 0 5 2 38 39 0 153 Northamptonshire (R) 16 2 5 0 9 0 52 36 0 148 Glamorgan (R) 16 2 5 0 8 1 36 37 0 133 Essex (R) 16 2 7 0 7 0 28 36 0 116 Source:. Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts Sussex (C) 16 9 3 0 4 0 42 42 0 208 Hampshire (P) 16 7 2 0 7 0 34 44 0 192 Warwickshire (P) 16 5 1 0 10 0 46 40 0.25 185.75 Gloucestershire 16 5 5 0 6 0 46 43 0 173 Middlesex 16 4 3 0 9 0 46 42 0 172 Worcestershire 16 4 5 0 7 0 35 41 0.25 151.75 Nottinghamshire 16 3 7 0 6 0 44 38 0.75 141.25 Durham 16 3 6 0 7 0 32 44 0 140 Derbyshire 16 1 9 0 6 0 20 37 0.75 92.25 Source:
Results Division One Essex Glamorgan Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Northamptonshire Somerset Surrey Yorkshire Essex 6-9 Jun Glamorgan 18-20 Jul Kent 22-25 Aug 1-4 Aug 25-28 Apr 5-7 Sep Somerset 13-16 Jun 16–19 May Glamorgan 15-18 Aug 25–28 May 1-4 Aug 18-21 Jul Leicestershire 29 Jun-2 Jul 25-28 Apr 12-15 Sep 30 May-1 Jun Yorkshire Kent 30 May-1 Jun Kent 13-16 Jun 4-6 Jul Kent 20-22 Jun Leicestershire 5-8 Sep 1-4 Aug 16-19 Aug 25-28 Apr Yorkshire Lancashire 19-22 Jun Lancashire 16–19 May 12-15 Sep 6-9 Jun Lancashire 15-18 Aug 19-21 Jul Somerset 25-28 Apr 7-10 Aug Yorkshire Leicestershire 20-22 Apr Essex 7-9 Sep Leicestershire 27-30 Jul Kent 9–11 May Leicestershire 13-15 Jun Leicestershire 30 May-2 Jun 4-7 Jul 15-18 Aug Yorkshire Northamptonshire 27-30 Jul Northamptonshire 20-23 Apr 8-11 Aug 30 May-2 Jun Lancashire 23-26 Aug Northamptonshire 20-23 Jun 9–12 May 4-7 Jul Somerset 4-7 Jul Somerset 27-29 Jul Somerset 16–19 May 20-23 Apr Lancashire 7-10 Aug 12-15 Sep Somerset 23-26 Aug 13-16 Jun Surrey 25–28 May 8-11 Aug Glamorgan 20-23 Apr 29 Jun-2 Jul 16–19 May 18-20 Jul Surrey 6-9 Jun Surrey 5-8 Sep Surrey Yorkshire 12-15 Sep Essex 21-24 Aug Yorkshire 6-9 Jun Yorkshire 27-30 Jul Yorkshire 29 Jun-1 Jul Yorkshire 25–27 May Yorkshire 9–12 May Somerset 1-4 Aug
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn
Division Two Derbyshire Durham Gloucestershire Hampshire Middlesex Nottinghamshire Sussex Warwickshire Worcestershire Derbyshire 6-9 Jun 20-23 Jun 25–28 May Hampshire 25-28 Apr 27-30 Jul 15-18 Aug Sussex 12-15 Sep Warwickshire 5-8 Jul Worcestershire Durham 8-10 Aug Derbyshire 20-23 Apr 17-20 Aug Hampshire 16–19 May 30 May-2 Jun Durham 18-21 Jul Sussex 29 Jun-2 Jul 5-8 Sep Gloucestershire 5-7 Sep Gloucestershire 13-16 Jun 1-4 Aug 9–12 May Middlesex 15-18 Aug Gloucestershire 27-30 Jul Gloucestershire 4-7 Jul 25–28 May Worcestershire Hampshire 29 Jun-1 Jul Hampshire 20-22 Jun Hampshire 16–19 May 5-7 Sep Hampshire 18-21 Jul Hampshire 30 May-2 Jun 7-10 Aug 9–11 May Hampshire Middlesex 30 May-1 Jun Middlesex 27-29 Jul Middlesex 8-11 Aug Gloucestershire 13-16 Jun 25–28 May 29 Jun-2 Jul 22-25 Aug 20-23 Apr Nottinghamshire 22-25 Aug Nottinghamshire 25-28 Apr 6-9 Jun Gloucestershire 12-15 Sep 4-7 Jul 20-23 Jun Sussex 16–19 May 8-11 Aug Nottinghamshire Sussex 13-15 Jun Sussex 22-25 Aug Durham 12-14 Sep Sussex 6-7 Jul Sussex 2-5 Aug Sussex 9–12 May Sussex 25–28 May Warwickshire 6-9 Jun Sussex Warwickshire 18-21 Jul 9–12 May Warwickshire 31 May-3 Jun Warwickshire 20-23 Apr 20-23 Jun Middlesex 3-6 Aug Warwickshire 7-10 Sep 15-18 Aug Worcestershire 16–19 May 2-5 Aug Durham 20-22 Jul Worcestershire 22-25 Aug Worcestershire 12-15 Sep 29 Jun-2 Jul Nottinghamshire 25-28 Apr 13-16 Jun
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn
Statistics Division One Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s Michael Hussey Northamptonshire 16 30 2055 79.03 329* 5 9 David Fulton Kent 16 24 1729 78.59 208* 8 3 Darren Lehmann Yorkshire 13 19 1416 83.29 252 5 5 Stuart Law Essex 13 23 1311 65.55 153 4 8 Russell Warren Northamptonshire 16 27 1303 54.29 194 4 7 Source:
Most wickets Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W Martin Bicknell Surrey 15 541.5 72 21.36 7/60 3 Devon Malcolm Leicestershire 16 545.1 68 28.58 8/63 4 Martin Saggers Kent 16 492.3 63 24.12 6/92 3 Richard Johnson Somerset 13 463.2 62 23.77 5/40 5 Steffan Jones Somerset 16 560 59 34.15 5/115 1 Source:
Division Two Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s Murray Goodwin Sussex 16 30 1521 58.50 203* 6 5 Richard Montgomerie Sussex 16 30 1461 47.51 160* 7 4 Graeme Hick Worcestershire 16 26 1390 60.43 201 6 3 Martin Love Durham 15 29 1364 50.51 145* 1 13 Greg Blewett Nottinghamshire 16 30 1292 47.85 137* 5 5 Source:
Most wickets Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W James Kirtley Sussex 16 566.3 75 23.32 6/34 5 Andy Bichel Worcestershire 16 555.5 66 27.33 6/44 4 Alamgir Sheriyar Worcestershire 14 472.3 65 23.60 6/88 3 Alan Mullally Hampshire 12 427.3 57 18.36 8/90 5 Jason Lewry Sussex 15 489.1 57 25.70 7/42 3 Phil Tufnell Middlesex 15 626.3 57 26.49 6/44 3 Source:
See also Notes