2002 County Championship

2002 County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Surrey (18th title)
Participants 18
Matches played 144
Most runs Ian Ward
(1,708 for Surrey)[1]
Most wickets Kevin Dean
(80 for Derbyshire)[2]

The 2002 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 three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2003, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 are relegated.

Teams

Teams in the County Championship 2002:

Division One Division Two
Hampshire Derbyshire
Kent Durham
Lancashire Essex
Leicestershire Glamorgan
Somerset Gloucestershire
Surrey Middlesex
Sussex Northamptonshire
Warwickshire Nottinghamshire
Yorkshire Worcestershire
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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 Surrey 16 10 2 0 4 0 59 48 0.25 262.75 Winners of Championship
2 Warwickshire 16 7 2 0 7 0 42 44 0 212
3 Kent 16 7 4 0 5 0 48 44 0.5 209.5
4 Lancashire 16 6 4 0 6 0 33 43 0 184
5 Leicestershire 16 4 5 0 7 0 42 46 1 171
6 Sussex 16 3 6 0 7 0 43 47 0 160
7 Hampshire 16 2 5 0 9 0 35 44 8 135 Relegated to
Championship Division 2
8 Somerset 16 1 7 0 8 0 39 44 0.25 128.75
9 Yorkshire 16 2 8 0 6 0 35 45 3.25 128.75

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 Essex 16 10 3 0 3 0 42 46 1 239 Promoted to
Championship Division 1
2 Middlesex 16 7 3 0 6 0 61 43 0.25 225.75
3 Nottinghamshire 16 8 5 0 3 0 47 48 1.75 217.25
4 Worcestershire 16 7 4 0 5 0 53 43 0 214
5 Glamorgan 16 5 5 0 6 0 41 44 0 179
6 Derbyshire 16 7 7 0 2 0 37 48 9.25 181.75
7 Northamptonshire 16 5 7 0 4 0 46 41 0.5 172.5
8 Gloucestershire 16 2 7 0 7 0 42 44 1.5 140.5
9 Durham 16 1 11 0 4 0 21 42 0.25 92.75

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
1,708 61.92 IanWard Surrey
1,538 61.52 Michael Di Venuto Derbyshire
1,520 95.00 Nick Knight Warwickshire
1,388 49.57 Craig Spearman Gloucestershire
1,379 72.57 Michael Hussey Northamptonshire
1,289 42.96 Darren Robinson Essex
1,262 52.58 Graeme Hick Worcestershire
1,233 42.51 Ed Smith Kent
1,216 52.86 Stuart Law Lancashire
1,211 50.45 Ali Brown Surrey
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
80 24.02 Kevin Dean Derbyshire
79 21.54 Martin Saggers Kent
63 25.53 Andrew Harris Nottinghamshire
63 31.80 Amjad Khan Kent
60 30.43 Devon Malcolm Leicestershire
57 16.68 Dominic Cork Derbyshire
57 30.08 Alamgir Sheriyar Worcestershire
55 25.61 Graeme Welch Derbyshire
54 29.51 Glen Chapple Lancashire
53 21.24 Peter Martin Lancashire
Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Batting and Fielding in Frizzell County Championship 2002 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bowling in Frizzell County Championship 2002 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Frizzell County Championship 2002 Points Table". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.