2007 County Championship

2007 County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Sussex (3rd title)
Participants 18
Matches played 144
Most runs Mark Ramprakash
(2,026 for Surrey)[1]
Most wickets Mushtaq Ahmed
(90 for Sussex)[2]

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 sides from Division 1 were relegated.

Teams in the County Championship 2007:

Division One Division Two
Durham Derbyshire
Hampshire Essex
Kent Glamorgan
Lancashire Gloucestershire
Surrey Leicestershire
Sussex Middlesex
Warwickshire Northamptonshire
Worcestershire Nottinghamshire
Yorkshire Somerset
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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
Sussex 167035137430202
Durham 16705403847–1½197½
Lancashire 165028140440190
Surrey 16504614140–1178
Hampshire 165038032430177
Yorkshire 164048049380175
Kent 163057143360153
Warwickshire 162059040380139
Worcestershire 16108521835095
Source:[3]

Division Two

Team Pld W T L D A Bat Bwl Adj Pts
Somerset 1610015065410266
Nottinghamshire 16603706043–½214½
Middlesex 16602803543–1½192½
Essex 16604604036–2182
Northamptonshire 165056044380176
Derbyshire 16305803044–1147
Gloucestershire 16305803237–3½139½
Leicestershire 16208513235–4115
Glamorgan 16109512637–8½92½
Source:[3]

Leading averages

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:[1]
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 Andrew Caddick Somerset
62 24.67 Charl Willoughby Somerset
Source:[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Batting and Fielding in LV County Championship 2007 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bowling in LV County Championship 2007 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "LV County Championship 2007 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2009.