Pro40
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The NatWest Pro40 League, is the one-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England and Wales. It was inaugurated in 1999, but was essentially the old Sunday League retitled to reflect the fact that large numbers of matches were now played on other days than Sunday. Unlike in first-class cricket, the counties involved incorporate nicknames into their official names for the National League. The Scottish national cricket team took part until the League was renamed in 2006 and the C & G Trophy was restructured. The Sunday League used to be played over 40 overs per innings. The matches in 2005 were played over 45 overs per innings, but for 2006 the competition returned to 40 overs per side. Initially, the competition was divided into two divisions, with three teams promoted and relegated from each. This was revised in 2006 so that two teams from the first division are relegated and two from the second division are promoted. A third promotion/relegation spot is negotiated in a play-off game between the team third from top in the second division and third from bottom team in the first. Each team plays the other once.
[edit] Teams
Division 1 teams in 2008:
- Durham Dynamos
- Gloucestershire Gladiators
- Hampshire Hawks
- Lancashire Lightning
- Middlesex Crusaders
- Nottinghamshire Outlaws
- Somerset Sabres
- Sussex Sharks
- Worcestershire Royals
Division 2 teams in 2008:
- Derbyshire Phantoms
- Essex Eagles
- Glamorgan Dragons
- Kent Spitfires
- Leicestershire Foxes
- Northamptonshire Steelbacks
- Surrey Brown Caps
- Warwickshire Bears
- Yorkshire Carnegie
[edit] Champions
[edit] National League
| Season | 1st Division | Relegated | 2nd Division | Promoted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NatWest Pro40 | ||||
| 2007 | Worcestershire Royals | Warwickshire, Essex, Northamptonshire | Durham | Somerset, Middlesex[1] |
| 2006 | Essex Eagles | Glamorgan, Durham, Middlesex | Gloucestershire | Worcestershire, Hampshire[2] |
| totesport League | ||||
| 2005 | Essex Eagles | Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Hampshire | Sussex | Durham, Warwickshire |
| 2004 | Glamorgan Dragons | Warwickshire, Kent, Surrey | Middlesex | Worcestershire, Nottinghamshire |
| National League | ||||
| 2003 | Surrey Lions | Leicestershire, Yorkshire, Worcestershire | Lancashire | Northamptonshire, Hampshire |
| Norwich Union League | ||||
| 2002 | Glamorgan Dragons | Somerset, Durham, Nottinghamshire | Gloucestershire | Surrey, Essex |
| 2001 | Kent Spitfires | Gloucestershire, Surrey, Northamptonshire | Glamorgan | Durham, Worcestershire |
| Norwich Union National League | ||||
| 2000 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | Worcestershire, Lancashire, Sussex | Surrey | Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire |
| CGU National League | ||||
| 1999 | Lancashire Lightning | Warwickshire, Hampshire, Essex | Sussex | Somerset, Northamptonshire |
[edit] Sunday League
AXA League
- 1998 Lancashire
AXA Life League
- 1997 Warwickshire
AXA Equity & Law League
Refuge Assurance League
- 1992 Middlesex
- 1991 Nottinghamshire
- 1990 Derbyshire
- 1989 Lancashire
- 1988 Worcestershire
- 1987 Worcestershire
John Player Special League
John Player League
- 1983 Yorkshire
- 1982 Sussex
- 1981 Essex
- 1980 Warwickshire
- 1979 Somerset
- 1978 Hampshire
- 1977 Leicestershire
- 1976 Kent
- 1975 Hampshire
- 1974 Leicestershire
- 1973 Kent
- 1972 Kent
- 1971 Worcestershire
- 1970 Lancashire
John Player's County League
- 1969 Lancashire
[edit] Tournaments won
- Essex 5
- Kent 5
- Lancashire 5
- Glamorgan 3
- Hampshire 3
- Warwickshire 3
- Worcestershire 3
- Leicestershire 2
- Surrey 2
- Derbyshire 1
- Gloucestershire 1
- Middlesex 1
- Nottinghamshire 1
- Somerset 1
- Sussex 1
- Yorkshire 1
- Durham 0
- Northamptonshire 0
[edit] Notes
[edit] See also
- National League Division One in 2005
- National League Division Two in 2005
- County Championship - the domestic first class competition in England and Wales
- Friends Provident Trophy (formerly C&G Trophy)- the one-day knock out competition
- Twenty20 Cup - the short-form competition
