2004 County Championship Explained

Administrator:England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket Format:First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament Format:League system
Champions:Warwickshire
Count:6
Participants:18
Matches:144
Most Runs:
(1,548 for Leicestershire)[1]
Most Wickets:
(82 for Sussex)[2]
Previous Year:2003
Previous Tournament:2003 County Championship
Next Year:2005
Next Tournament:2005 County Championship

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 One Division Two
GloucestershireDerbyshire
KentDurham
LancashireEssex
MiddlesexGlamorgan
NorthamptonshireHampshire
SurreyLeicestershire
SussexNottinghamshire
WarwickshireSomerset
WorcestershireYorkshire
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Points system

Division One

Standings

Division Two

Standings

Results summary

Division One

Records

Most runs
AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
1,548 61.92 Leicestershire
1,498 71.33 Warwickshire
1,451 60.45 Surrey
1,424 56.96 Gloucestershire
1,411 52.25 Essex
1,365 59.34 Northamptonshire
1,349 56.20 Worcestershire
1,280 53.33 Middlesex
1,274 79.62 Kent
1,269 50.76 Kent
Source:
Most wickets
AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
82 27.14 Sussex
72 25.68 Lancashire
63 25.53 Essex
60 24.08 Leicestershire
60 26.51 Northamptonshire
57 25.26 Gloucestershire
56 18.67 Hampshire
56 34.55 Glamorgan
56 35.59 Somerset
53 27.64 Glamorgan
Source:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . Batting and Fielding in Frizzell County Championship 2004 (Ordered by Average). CricketArchive. 18 May 2011.
  2. Web site: subscription . Bowling in Frizzell County Championship 2004 (Ordered by Average). CricketArchive. 18 May 2011.