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

Division One

     Team promoted from Division Two

Team Primary home ground Other grounds Captain
Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton England Robin Smith
Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
Mote Park, Maidstone
England David Fulton
Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport England Warren Hegg
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester England Vince Wells
Somerset County Ground, Taunton Recreation Ground, Bath Australia Jamie Cox
Surrey The Oval, London Woodbridge Road, Guildford England Adam Hollioake
Sussex County Ground, Hove Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel England Chris Adams
Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham England Mike Powell
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Australia Darren Lehmann

Division Two

     Team relegated from Division One

Team Primary home ground Other grounds Captain
Derbyshire County Ground, Derby EnglandDominic Cork
Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Feethams, Darlington EnglandJonathan Lewis
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Valentines Park, Ilford
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester
EnglandRonnie Irani
Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff St Helen's, Swansea
Colwyn Bay Cricket Club Ground
EnglandSteve James
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Archdeacon Meadow, Gloucester
College Ground, Cheltenham
EnglandMark Alleyne
Middlesex Lord's, London John Walker's Ground, Southgate EnglandAngus Fraser
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton AustraliaMichael Hussey
Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster EnglandGraeme Hick

Standings

Teams receive 12 points for a win, 6 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 130 overs of each team's first innings.[3]

Division One

Team
Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Surrey (C) 16 10 2 0 4 0 59 48 0.25 242.75
Warwickshire 16 7 2 0 7 0 42 44 0 198
Kent 16 7 4 0 5 0 48 44 0.5 195.50
Lancashire 16 6 4 0 6 0 33 43 0 172
Leicestershire 16 5 5 0 6 0 42 46 1.00 171
Sussex 16 3 6 0 7 0 43 47 0 154
Hampshire (R) 16 2 5 0 9 0 35 44 8.00 131
Somerset (R) 16 1 7 0 8 0 39 44 0.25 126.75
Yorkshire (R) 16 2 8 0 6 0 35 45 3.25 124.75

Source: [4]

Division Two

Team
Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Essex (C) 16 10 3 0 3 0 42 46 1.00 219
Middlesex (P) 16 7 3 0 6 0 61 43 0.25 211.75
Nottinghamshire (P) 16 8 5 0 3 0 47 48 1.75 201.25
Worcestershire 16 7 4 0 5 0 53 43 0 200
Glamorgan 16 5 5 0 6 0 41 44 0 169
Derbyshire 16 7 7 0 2 0 37 48 9.25 167.75
Northamptonshire 16 5 7 0 4 0 46 41 0.50 162.50
Gloucestershire 16 2 7 0 7 0 42 44 1.50 136.50
Durham 16 1 11 0 4 0 21 42 0.25 90.75

Source: [5]

Division One

Hampshire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Somerset Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Yorkshire
Hampshire Hampshire
8 wickets
Lancashire
111 runs
Leicestershire
inns & 9 runs
Hampshire
4 wickets
Surrey
123 runs
Match drawn Match drawn Yorkshire
7 wickets
Kent Match drawn Kent
6 wickets
Match drawn Kent
153 runs
Surrey
2 wickets
Kent
4 wickets
Match drawn Kent
4 wickets
Lancashire Match drawn Kent
6 wickets
Lancashire
1 wicket
Lancashire
336 runs
Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Yorkshire
150 runs
Leicestershire Match drawn Kent
6 wickets
Match drawn Leicestershire
inns & 18 runs
Surrey
7 wickets
Leicestershire
8 wickets
Leicestershire
7 wickets
Leicestershire
5 wickets
Somerset Match drawn Match drawn Lancashire
8 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Sussex
inns & 1 run
Match drawn Somerset
7 wickets
Surrey Surrey
inns & 60 runs
Surrey
9 wickets
Surrey
3 wickets
Surrey
483 runs
Match drawn Surrey
10 wickets
Warwickshire
31 runs
Surrey
6 wickets
Sussex Match drawn Match drawn Lancashire
8 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Sussex
4 wickets
Warwickshire
3 wickets
Match drawn
Warwickshire Match drawn Warwickshire
10 wickets
Lancashire
6 wickets
Warwickshire
144 runs
Warwickshire
88 runs
Match drawn Warwickshire
208 runs
Warwickshire
6 wickets
Yorkshire Match drawn Kent
8 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Surrey
inns & 168 runs
Sussex
inns & 94 runs
Match drawn
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn


Division Two

Derbyshire Durham Essex Glamorgan Gloucestershire Middlesex Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Worcestershire
Derbyshire Derbyshire
2 runs
Essex
140 runs
Derbyshire
9 wickets
Match drawn Middlesex
73 runs
Derbyshire
8 wickets
Match drawn Worcestershire
9 wickets
Durham Durham
89 runs
Essex
10 wickets
Glamorgan
10 wickets
Match drawn Middlesex
10 wickets
Northamptonshire
7 wickets
Nottinghamshire
8 wickets
Match drawn
Essex Essex
6 wickets
Essex
4 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Essex
6 wickets
Essex
9 wickets
Essex
7 wickets
Worcestershire
8 wickets
Glamorgan Derbyshire
163 runs
Glamorgan
5 wickets
Glamorgan
8 wickets
Match drawn Middlesex
8 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn
Gloucestershire Match drawn Gloucestershire
10 wickets
Essex
3 wickets
Glamorgan
2 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Gloucestershire
7 wickets
Worcestershire
304 runs
Middlesex Derbyshire
204 runs
Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Middlesex
5 wickets
Match drawn Middlesex
inns & 31 runs
Match drawn
Northamptonshire Derbyshire
177 runs
Northamptonshire
1 wicket
Essex
4 wickets
Northamptonshire
8 wickets
Northamptonshire
inns & 59 runs
Middlesex
inns & 2 runs
Northamptonshire
6 wickets
Match drawn
Nottinghamshire Derbyshire
4 wickets
Match drawn Nottinghamshire
7 wickets
Nottinghamshire
7 wickets
Nottinghamshire
inns & 84 runs
Nottinghamshire
inns & 73 runs
Nottinghamshire
7 wickets
Nottinghamshire
114 runs
Worcestershire Worcestershire
1 wicket
Worcestershire
inns & 308 runs
Essex
5 wickets
Glamorgan
110 runs
Worcestershire
206 runs
Middlesex
6 wickets
Worcestershire
8 wickets
Match drawn
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn


Results in full

Division One

April

May

June

July

August

September

Division Two

April

May

June

July

August

September

Statistics

Division One

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Ian Ward Surrey 16 29 1708 65.69 168* 7 7
Nick Knight Warwickshire 10 19 1520 95.00 255* 5 5
Ed Smith Kent 16 31 1233 42.51 154 2 8
Stuart Law Lancashire 15 26 1216 52.86 218 2 6
Ali Brown Surrey 16 26 1211 50.45 188 5 3
Source:[6]

Most wickets

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W
Martin Saggers Kent 15 547.3 79 21.54 6/39 6
Amjad Khan Kent 16 485 63 31.80 6/52 4
Devon Malcolm Leicestershire 16 477.5 60 30.43 7/76 4
Glen Chapple Lancashire 16 539.3 54 29.51 6/30 3
Peter Martin Lancashire 12 452 53 21.24 5/54 1
Source:[7]

Division Two

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Michael Di Venuto Derbyshire 15 28 1538 61.52 230 4 7
Craig Spearman Gloucestershire 16 32 1388 49.57 180* 5 6
Michael Hussey Northamptonshire 12 21 1379 72.57 310* 5 3
Darren Robinson Essex 16 31 1289 42.96 175 4 5
Graeme Hick Worcestershire 16 28 1262 52.58 315* 3 6
Source:[8]

Most wickets

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W
Kevin Dean Derbyshire 16 578 80 24.02 7/42 3
Andrew Harris Nottinghamshire 13 392.4 63 22.39 7/54 3
Kabir Ali Worcestershire 15 497.5 60 26.56 5/32 4
Dominic Cork Derbyshire 8 323.1 57 16.68 6/51 5
Alamgir Sheriyar Worcestershire 16 555.2 57 30.08 6/71 4
Source:[9]

See also

References

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