2007 English cricket season

The 2007 English cricket season began on Saturday 14 April 2007 with the match between MCC and the 2006 county champions Sussex at Lord's.

Roll of honour

Test series

• England v West Indies: 4 Tests - England won 3–0.
• England v India: 3 Tests - India won 1–0.

ODI series

• England v West Indies: 3 ODI's - West Indies won 2–1.
• England v India: 7 ODI's - England won 4–3.

Twenty20 Internationals

• England v West Indies: 2-match series tied 1–1.

County Championship

• Champions: Sussex
• Division Two winners: Somerset
• Relegated from Division One: Worcestershire, Warwickshire
• Promoted from Division Two: Nottinghamshire

Friends Provident Trophy

• Winners: Durham
• Runners-up: Hampshire

Pro40 (National League)

• Division One winners: Worcestershire
• Division Two winners: Durham
• Relegated from Division One: Essex, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire
• Promoted from Division Two: Somerset, Middlesex

Twenty20 Cup

• Winners: Kent
• Runners-up: Gloucestershire

Minor Counties Championship

• Winners: Cheshire
• Runners-up: Northumberland

MCCA Knockout Trophy

• Winners: Suffolk
• Runners-up: Cheshire

Second XI Championship

• Winners: Sussex

Second XI Trophy

• Winners: Middlesex 2nd XI
• Runners-up: Somerset 2nd XI

Middlesex won by 1 run.

Wisden Cricketers of the Year

• Ian Bell, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ottis Gibson, Ryan Sidebottom, Zaheer Khan

Domestic competition tables

County Championship

Division One

Last updated: 22 September 2007
Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/LV_County_Championship_2007.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd 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

Last updated: 22 September 2007
Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/LV_County_Championship_2007.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd 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

Friends Provident Trophy

Friends Provident Trophy Tables
North Conference P Team Pld W L Tie NR Aban Pts Net Run Rate 1 Durham 9 7 2 0 0 0 14 0.87 2 Warwickshire 9 6 1 0 0 2 14 0.71 3 Nottinghamshire 9 6 2 0 0 1 13 0.80 4 Worcestershire 9 4 3 0 2 0 10 0.21 5 Yorkshire 9 4 3 0 1 1 10 0.09 6 Leicestershire 9 4 3 0 0 2 10 -0.31 7 Lancashire 9 3 5 0 0 1 7 -0.63 8 Derbyshire 9 2 6 0 0 1 5 -0.25 9 Northamptonshire 9 1 6 0 0 2 4 -0.73 10  Scotland 9 1 7 0 1 0 3 -1.05 Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2007.html Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd net run rate P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; NR = No result in matches started; Aban = Matches abandoned; Pts = Points; NRR = Net Run Rate
South Conference P Team Pld W L Tie NR Aban Pts Net Run Rate 1 Hampshire 9 6 1 1 0 1 14 0.32 2 Essex 9 6 2 0 0 1 13 1.05 3 Gloucestershire 9 6 2 0 0 1 13 0.13 4 Kent 9 5 3 0 0 1 11 0.89 5 Surrey 9 4 3 0 0 2 10 0.78 6 Somerset 9 4 3 1 0 1 10 0.20 7 Middlesex 9 3 5 0 0 1 7 -0.38 8 Sussex 9 2 5 0 1 1 6 -0.69 9 Glamorgan 9 0 6 0 1 2 3 -1.42 10 Ireland 9 0 6 0 0 3 3 -1.79 Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2007.html Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd net run rate P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; NR = No result in matches started; Aban = Matches abandoned; Pts = Points; NRR = Net Run Rate

Twenty20 Cup

External links

• Cricinfo - England Domestic 2007

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 2008
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2008