2007 County Championship

The 2007 County Championship season, known as the LV 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 two teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2008, while the bottom two teams from Division 1 were relegated.

Teams in the County Championship 2007:

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

Standings

Fourteen points were awarded for each win, four points were awarded for a draw or abandonment. Defeats scored no points. Teams were awarded bonus points during the first 130 overs of their first innings; one bowling point for every three wickets taken (up to three points available), and one batting point gained when teams reached 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400 runs (up to five points available).

Division One

	Team	Pld	W	T	L	D	A	Bat	Bwl	Adj	Pts
1	Sussex	16	7	0	3	5	1	37	43	0	202
2	Durham	16	7	0	5	4	0	38	47	–1½	197½
3	Lancashire	16	5	0	2	8	1	40	44	0	190
4	Surrey	16	5	0	4	6	1	41	40	–1	178
5	Hampshire	16	5	0	3	8	0	32	43	0	177
6	Yorkshire	16	4	0	4	8	0	49	38	0	175
7	Kent	16	3	0	5	7	1	43	36	0	153
8	Warwickshire	16	2	0	5	9	0	40	38	0	139
9	Worcestershire	16	1	0	8	5	2	18	35	0	95
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Division Two

	Team	Pld	W	T	L	D	A	Bat	Bwl	Adj	Pts
1	Somerset	16	10	0	1	5	0	65	41	0	266
2	Nottinghamshire	16	6	0	3	7	0	60	43	–½	214½
3	Middlesex	16	6	0	2	8	0	35	43	–1½	192½
4	Essex	16	6	0	4	6	0	40	36	–2	182
5	Northamptonshire	16	5	0	5	6	0	44	38	0	176
6	Derbyshire	16	3	0	5	8	0	30	44	–1	147
7	Gloucestershire	16	3	0	5	8	0	32	37	–3½	139½
8	Leicestershire	16	2	0	8	5	1	32	35	–4	115
9	Glamorgan	16	1	0	9	5	1	26	37	–8½	92½
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Leading averages

Most runs
Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 2,026 101.30 Mark Ramprakash Surrey 1,384 55.36 David Sales Northamptonshire 1,329 66.45 Michael Di Venuto Durham 1,315 62.61 Marcus Trescothick Somerset 1,284 75.52 Simon Katich Derbyshire Source:	Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 90 25.66 Mushtaq Ahmed Sussex 80 20.75 Ottis Gibson Durham 74 22.20 Danish Kaneria Essex 70 24.14 Andy Caddick Somerset 62 24.67 Charl Willoughby Somerset Source:
Aggregate	Average	Player	County
2,026	101.30	Mark Ramprakash	Surrey
1,384	55.36	David Sales	Northamptonshire
1,329	66.45	Michael Di Venuto	Durham
1,315	62.61	Marcus Trescothick	Somerset
1,284	75.52	Simon Katich	Derbyshire
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Most wickets
Aggregate	Average	Player	County
90	25.66	Mushtaq Ahmed	Sussex
80	20.75	Ottis Gibson	Durham
74	22.20	Danish Kaneria	Essex
70	24.14	Andy Caddick	Somerset
62	24.67	Charl Willoughby	Somerset
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