2005 County Championship

2005 County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Nottinghamshire (5th title)
Participants 18
Matches played 144
Most runs Ed Joyce
(1,668 for Middlesex)[1]
Most wickets Mushtaq Ahmed
(80 for Sussex)[2]
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The 2005 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell 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 2006, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 are relegated.

Contents

Teams

Teams in the County Championship 2005:

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

Division One

Standings

P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 L
 Tie
 D
 Aban
 Bat
 Bowl
 Deduct
 Pts
 Promoted / Relegated
1 Nottinghamshire 16 9 3 0 4 0 50 44 0 236 Winners of Championship
2 Hampshire 16 9 3 0 4 0 46 46 0.5 233.5
3 Sussex 16 7 3 0 6 0 57 45 1 223
4 Warwickshire 16 8 5 0 3 0 42 44 0.5 209.5
5 Kent 16 6 3 0 7 0 56 43 8.5 202.5
6 Middlesex 16 4 5 0 7 0 56 42 0.5 181.5
7 Surrey 16 4 3 0 9 0 53 44 8.5 180.5 Relegated to
Championship Division 2
8 Gloucestershire 16 1 10 0 5 0 26 46 2 104
9 Glamorgan 16 1 14 0 1 0 33 38 0.5 88.5

Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points

Division Two

Standings

P
 Team
 Pld
 W
 L
 Tie
 D
 Aban
 Bat
 Bowl
 Deduct
 Pts
 Promoted / Relegated
1 Lancashire 16 7 3 0 6 0 43 47 0 212 Promoted to
Championship Division 1
2 Durham 16 6 2 0 8 0 45 44 0 205
3 Yorkshire 16 5 1 0 10 0 49 42 0.5 200.5
4 Northamptonshire 16 5 3 0 8 0 45 46 0 193
5 Essex 16 5 4 0 7 0 51 36 1.5 183.5
6 Worcestershire 16 5 7 0 4 0 53 46 5.5 179.5
7 Leicestershire 16 3 6 0 7 0 45 45 0.5 159.5
8 Somerset 16 4 7 0 5 0 42 37 0 155
9 Derbyshire 16 1 8 0 7 0 31 43 0 116

Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,668 61.77 Ed Joyce Middlesex
1,650 63.46 Owais Shah Middlesex
1,568 74.66 Mark Ramprakash Surrey
1,556 59.84 Robert Key Kent
1,477 61.54 Ben Smith Worcestershire
1,425 59.37 Anthony McGrath Yorkshire
1,380 57.50 Murray Goodwin Sussex
1,369 44.16 David Hemp Glamorgan
1,359 64.71 Phil Jaques Yorkshire
1,345 56.04 Martin Love Northamptonshire
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
80 26.73 Mushtaq Ahmed Sussex
64 30.64 Deon Kruis Yorkshire
60 30.21 James Anderson Lancashire
59 24.61 James Kirtley Sussex
59 27.55 Min Patel Kent
58 25.96 Graeme Welch Derbyshire
57 25.22 Alan Richardson Middlesex
56 20.80 Mark Ealham Nottinghamshire
55 28.20 Jason Brown Northamptonshire
55 28.27 Amjad Khan Kent
Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Batting and Fielding in Frizzell County Championship 2005 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Frizzell_County_Championship_2005/Batting_by_Average.html. Retrieved 18 May 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Bowling in Frizzell County Championship 2005 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Frizzell_County_Championship_2005/Bowling_by_Average.html. Retrieved 18 May 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "Frizzell County Championship 2005 Points Table". Cricket Archive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Frizzell_County_Championship_2005.html. Retrieved 18 May 2011. 

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