2004 County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsWarwickshire (6th title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runsBrad Hodge
(1,548 for Leicestershire)[1]
Most wicketsMushtaq Ahmed
(82 for Sussex)[2]

The 2004 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 2005, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 are relegated.

Teams

Teams in the County Championship 2004:

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

Points system

  • 12 points for a win
  • 6 points for a tie
  • 4 points for a draw
  • 4 points for an abandoned game
  • A maximum of 5 batting bonus points and 3 bowling bonus points

Division One

Standings

P
Team
Pld
W
L
Tie
D
Aban
Bat
Bowl
Deduct
Pts
Promoted / Relegated
1 Warwickshire 16 5 0 0 11 0 65 43 0 222 Winners of Championship
2 Kent 16 7 3 0 6 0 43 41 0 206
3 Surrey 16 5 5 0 6 0 60 42 0.5 195.5
4 Middlesex 16 4 4 0 8 0 48 43 0 179
5 Sussex 16 4 5 0 7 0 46 42 0 172
6 Gloucestershire 16 3 3 0 10 0 49 41 0 172
7 Worcestershire 16 3 6 0 7 0 51 40 0 161 Relegated to
Championship Division 2
8 Lancashire 16 2 4 0 10 0 44 44 2 154
9 Northamptonshire 16 1 4 0 11 0 35 41 0 134

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 Nottinghamshire 16 9 2 0 5 0 66 40 0 252 Promoted to
Championship Division 1
2 Hampshire Hampshire 16 9 2 0 5 0 42 40 0 228
3 Glamorgan 16 5 2 0 9 0 48 44 1.5 196.5
4  Somerset 16 4 5 0 7 0 47 44 0 175
5 Essex 16 3 6 0 7 0 50 45 0 165
6 Leicestershire Leicestershire 16 4 5 0 7 0 39 42 1.5 163.5
7 Yorkshire 16 3 4 0 9 0 44 40 0 162
8 Derbyshire 16 1 6 0 9 0 36 40 0 126
9 Durham 16 2 8 0 6 0 28 41 2.5 118.5

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

Results summary

Division One

Gloucestershire Kent Lancashire Middlesex Northamptonshire Surrey Sussex Warwickshire Worcestershire
Gloucestershire 16–19 Apr
Kent
7 wickets
21-24 Jul
Match drawn
9-12 Jun
Gloucs
10 wickets
12–15 May
Match drawn
2-4 Jun
Gloucs
6 wickets
9-12 Sep
Match drawn
19-22 Aug
Match drawn
28-31 Jul
Worcs
5 wickets
Kent 7–10 May
Match drawn
2-5 Jun
Kent
7 wickets
16-18 Sep
Kent
inns & 49 runs
3-6 Sep
Kent
194 runs
18-21 Aug
Match drawn
3-6 Aug
Kent
236 runs
23-26 Jun
Match drawn
21-24 Apr
Kent
5 wickets
Lancashire 16-19 Sep
Match drawn
24-27 Aug
Match drawn
25–28 May
Match drawn
26–29 Jun
Match drawn
2-4 Sep
Surrey
147 runs
9-11 Jun
Sussex
8 wickets
28-31 Jul
Match drawn
12–14 May
Lancashire
219 runs
Middlesex 3-6 Aug
Match drawn
28-31 Jul
Middlesex
119 runs
7–10 May
Match drawn
9-12 Sep
Match drawn
21-24 Apr
Middlesex
6 wickets
10-13 Aug
Sussex
143 runs
2-5 Jun
Warwicks
inns & 8 runs
18–21 Jun
Match drawn
Northamptonshire 24-27 Aug
Match drawn
19–22 May
Kent
145 runs
16-19 Apr
Match drawn
18–21 Aug
Match drawn
29 Jul - 1 Aug
Northamptonshire
6 wickets
7–10 May
Match drawn
16-19 Sep
Match drawn
2-5 Jun
Worcestershire
9 wickets
Surrey 18-21 Jun
Match drawn
25–28 May
Surrey
7 wickets
11-13 Aug
Surrey
inns & 55 runs
19–22 May
Match drawn
28 Apr - 1 May
Match drawn
16-19 Apr
Match drawn
21-24 Jul
Warwickshire
7 wickets
3-6 Aug
Surrey
68 runs
Sussex 23-25 Jun
Gloucs
9 wickets
23-26 Jul
Sussex
inns & 45 runs
21–23 Apr
Lancashire
10 wickets
4-6 Sep
Middlesex
5 wickets
25–28 May
Match drawn
16-19 Sep
Surrey
37 runs
19–22 May
Match drawn
19-22 Aug
Sussex
7 wickets
Warwickshire 28 Apr – 1 May
Match drawn
11-14 Aug
Match drawn
18–21 Jun
Match drawn
16-19 Apr
Match drawn
9-12 Jun
Warwicks
8 wickets
12–15 May
Warwicks
7 wickets
24-27 Aug
Match drawn
25–27 May
Warwickshire
9 wickets
Worcestershire 18–21 May
Worcesters
inns & 86 runs
9-12 Jun
Match drawn
9-12 Sep
Match drawn
22-25 Jul
Middlesex
6 wickets
11-14 Aug
Match drawn
23–26 Jun
Match drawn
28 Apr – 1 May
Match drawn
31 Aug – 3 Sep
Match drawn
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
1,54861.92Brad HodgeLeicestershire
1,49871.33Ian BellWarwickshire
1,45160.45Mark RamprakashSurrey
1,42456.96Craig SpearmanGloucestershire
1,41152.25Will JeffersonEssex
1,36559.34Usman AfzaalNorthamptonshire
1,34956.20Graeme HickWorcestershire
1,28053.33Owais ShahMiddlesex
1,27479.62Robert KeyKent
1,26950.76Ed SmithKent
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
8227.14Mushtaq AhmedSussex
7225.68Gary KeedyLancashire
6325.53Danish KaneriaEssex
6024.08Otis GibsonLeicestershire
6026.51Johann LouwNorthamptonshire
5725.26Jon LewisGloucestershire
5618.67Dimitri MascarenhasHampshire
5634.55Robert CroftGlamorgan
5635.59Andrew CaddickSomerset
5327.64David HarrisonGlamorgan
Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Batting and Fielding in Frizzell County Championship 2004 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Bowling in Frizzell County Championship 2004 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Frizzell County Championship 2004 Points Table". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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