2000 Norwich Union National League Explained

Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:Limited overs cricket (45 overs per innings)
Tournament Format:League system
Champions:Gloucestershire Gladiators
Count:1
Participants:18
Matches:144
Most Runs:706 Michael Bevan (Sussex)[1]
Most Wickets:37 Matthew Hoggard (Yorkshire)[2]
Previous Year:1999
Previous Tournament:1999 CGU National League
Next Year:2001
Next Tournament:2001 Norwich Union League

The 2000 Norwich Union National League season was a 45 over English county cricket competition; colloquially known as the Sunday League, it featured many mid-week floodlit matches. It 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 the 2001 season, while the bottom three sides from Division One were relegated. All eighteen counties retained the nicknames from the previous season.[3] [4]

Gloucestershire Gladiators won the League for the first time. Worcestershire Royals, Lancashire Lightning and Sussex Sharks were relegated from Division One, while Surrey Lions, Nottinghamshire Outlaws and Warwickshire Bears were promoted from Division Two.

Teams

width=175 Division One width=175 Division Two
Gloucestershire GladiatorsDerbyshire Scorpions
Kent SpitfiresDurham Dynamos
Lancashire LightningEssex Eagles
Leicestershire FoxesGlamorgan Dragons
Northamptonshire SteelbacksHampshire Hawks
Somerset SabresMiddlesex Crusaders
Sussex SharksNottinghamshire Outlaws
Worcestershire RoyalsSurrey Lions
Yorkshire PhoenixWarwickshire Bears
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Standings

Division One

width=250 Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Tied" Twidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="No result" NRwidth=20 abbr="Abandoned" Awidth=20 abbr="Points" Ptswidth=20 abbr="Net Run Rate" NRR
Gloucestershire Gladiators C1690610381.255
Yorkshire Phoenix1690700365.975
Northamptonshire Steelbacks169070036-3.990
Leicestershire Foxes167261034-0.458
Kent Spitfires1670702326.177
Somerset Sabres167081030-0.594
Worcestershire Royals R166082028-4.236
Lancashire Lightning R166180128-5.799
Sussex Sharks R1651811260.315
Source:.[5]

Division Two

width=250Teamwidth=20 abbr="Played" Pldwidth=20 abbr="Won" Wwidth=20 abbr="Tied" Twidth=20 abbr="Lost" Lwidth=20 abbr="No result" NRwidth=20 abbr="Abandoned" Awidth=20 abbr="Points" Ptswidth=20 abbr="Net Run Rate" NRR
Surrey Lions C161103024811.935
Nottinghamshire Outlaws P1611041046-2.177
Warwickshire Bears P16101500427.098
Middlesex Crusaders168151138-0.018
Essex Eagles1670711320.359
Glamorgan Dragons167270032-2.184
Durham Dynamos16501100200.105
Hampshire Hawks1650110020-5.780
Derbyshire Scorpions1620131010-8.999
Source:.

Statistics

Division One

Most runs

width=125Player width=125Team width=60 Matches width=60 Innings width=60 Runs width=60 Average width=60 HS width=60 100s width=60 50s
Michael Bevan12 12 706 117.66 0 9
Sourav Ganguly13 13 569 51.72 102 2 4
Darren Lehmann16 16 564 43.38 89 0 4
David Sales15 15 547 54.70 0 5
Ben Smith16 15 508 39.07 90 0 4
Source:

Most wickets

width=125Player width=125Team width=60 Matches width=60 Overs width=60 Wickets width=60 Average width=60 BBI width=60 4W
Matthew Hoggard15 121.3 37 12.37 5/28 2
Ian Harvey14 112.1 34 10.94 5/19 4
Glenn McGrath14 112.4 30 8.13 4/9 2
James Averis16 126.2 29 18.51 5/20 2
Steffan Jones16 127.4 28 22.14 4/323
Source:

Division Two

Most runs

width=125Player width=125Team width=60 Matches width=60 Innings width=60 Runs width=60 Average width=60 HS width=60 100s width=60 50s
Paul Collingwood15 15 607 46.69 86 0 7
Simon Katich16 16 598 46.00 0 6
Darren Bicknell16 15 537 41.30 115 1 5
Matthew Maynard14 14 501 41.75 0 4
Robin Smith15 15 464 35.69 0 4
Source:

Most wickets

width=125Player width=125Team width=60 Matches width=60 Overs width=60 Wickets width=60 Average width=60 BBI width=60 4W
Neil Killeen13 104.5 29 14.31 6/31 3
Shane Warne13 113 25 17.524/23 2
Dougie Brown15 117 25 17.88 3/13 0
Paul Franks16 130.3 25 22.48 6/27 1
Nick Phillips16 119.3 24 21.54 4/30 1
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . Batting and Fielding in Norwich Union National League 2000 (Ordered by Runs). CricketArchive. 10 May 2016.
  2. Web site: subscription . Bowling in Norwich Union National League 2000 (Ordered by Wickets). CricketArchive. 10 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Norwich Union National League 2000: Division One Teams. ESPNcricinfo. 10 May 2016.
  4. Web site: Norwich Union National League 2000: Division Two Teams. ESPNcricinfo. 10 May 2016.
  5. Web site: subscription . Norwich Union National League 2000 Points Table. CricketArchive. 10 May 2016.

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