2005 County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsNottinghamshire (5th title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runsEd Joyce
(1,668 for Middlesex)[1]
Most wicketsMushtaq Ahmed
(80 for Sussex)[2]

The 2005 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2006, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 were relegated.

Teams

Teams in the County Championship 2005:

Division OneDivision Two
Glamorgan Derbyshire
Gloucestershire Durham
Hampshire Essex
Kent Lancashire
Middlesex Leicestershire
Nottinghamshire Northamptonshire
Surrey Somerset
Sussex Worcestershire
Warwickshire Yorkshire
Icon
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 Nottinghamshire 16 9 3 0 4 0 50 44 0 236 Winners of Championship
2 Hampshire Hampshire 16 9 3 0 4 0 46 46 0.5 233.5
3 Sussex 16 7 3 0 6 0 57 45 1 223
4 Warwickshire 16 8 5 0 3 0 42 44 0.5 209.5
5 Kent 16 6 3 0 7 0 56 43 8.5 202.5
6 Middlesex 16 4 5 0 7 0 56 42 0.5 181.5
7 Surrey 16 4 3 0 9 0 53 44 8.5 180.5 Relegated to
Championship Division 2
8 Gloucestershire 16 1 10 0 5 0 26 46 2 104
9 Glamorgan 16 1 14 0 1 0 33 38 0.5 88.5

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

Division Two

Standings

P
Team
Pld
W
L
Tie
D
Aban
Bat
Bowl
Deduct
Pts
Promoted / Relegated
1 Lancashire 16 7 3 0 6 0 43 47 0 212 Promoted to
Championship Division 1
2 Durham 16 6 2 0 8 0 45 44 0 205
3 Yorkshire 16 5 1 0 10 0 49 42 0.5 200.5
4 Northamptonshire 16 5 3 0 8 0 45 46 0 193
5 Essex 16 5 4 0 7 0 51 36 1.5 183.5
6 Worcestershire 16 5 7 0 4 0 53 46 5.5 179.5
7 Leicestershire Leicestershire 16 3 6 0 7 0 45 45 0.5 159.5
8  Somerset 16 4 7 0 5 0 42 37 0 155
9 Derbyshire 16 1 8 0 7 0 31 43 0 116

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
1,66861.77Ed JoyceMiddlesex
1,65063.46Owais ShahMiddlesex
1,56874.66Mark RamprakashSurrey
1,55659.84Robert KeyKent
1,47761.54Ben SmithWorcestershire
1,42559.37Anthony McGrathYorkshire
1,38057.50Murray GoodwinSussex
1,36944.16David HempGlamorgan
1,35964.71Phil JaquesYorkshire
1,34556.04Martin LoveNorthamptonshire
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
8026.73Mushtaq AhmedSussex
6430.64Deon KruisYorkshire
6030.21James AndersonLancashire
5924.61James KirtleySussex
5927.55Min PatelKent
5825.96Graeme WelchDerbyshire
5725.22Alan RichardsonMiddlesex
5620.80Mark EalhamNottinghamshire
5528.20Jason BrownNorthamptonshire
5528.27Amjad KhanKent
Source:[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Batting and Fielding in Frizzell County Championship 2005 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Bowling in Frizzell County Championship 2005 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Frizzell County Championship 2005 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
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