2000 Norwich Union National League

Last updated

2000 Norwich Union National League
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket (45 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Gloucestershire Gladiators (1st title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runs706 Michael Bevan (Sussex) [1]
Most wickets37 Matthew Hoggard (Yorkshire) [2]
1999
2001

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]

Contents

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

Division OneDivision Two
Gloucestershire Gladiators Derbyshire Scorpions
Kent Spitfires Durham Dynamos
Lancashire Lightning Essex Eagles
Leicestershire Foxes Glamorgan Dragons
Northamptonshire Steelbacks Hampshire Hawks
Somerset Sabres Middlesex Crusaders
Sussex Sharks Nottinghamshire Outlaws
Worcestershire Royals Surrey Lions
Yorkshire Phoenix Warwickshire Bears
Icon
Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Standings

Statistics

Division One

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
Michael Bevan Sussex 1212706117.6689* 09
Sourav Ganguly Lancashire 131356951.7210224
Darren Lehmann Yorkshire 161656443.388904
David Sales Northamptonshire 151554754.7084* 05
Ben Smith Leicestershire 161550839.079004
Source: [1]

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatchesOversWicketsAverageBBI4W
Matthew Hoggard Yorkshire 15121.33712.375/282
Ian Harvey Gloucestershire 14112.13410.945/194
Glenn McGrath Worcestershire 14112.4308.134/92
James Averis Gloucestershire 16126.22918.515/202
Steffan Jones Somerset 16127.42822.144/323
Source: [2]

Division Two

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
Paul Collingwood Durham 151560746.698607
Simon Katich Durham 161659846.0070* 06
Darren Bicknell Nottinghamshire 161553741.3011515
Matthew Maynard Glamorgan 141450141.7588* 04
Robin Smith Hampshire 151546435.6988* 04
Source: [1]

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatchesOversWicketsAverageBBI4W
Neil Killeen Durham 13104.52914.316/313
Shane Warne Hampshire 131132517.524/232
Dougie Brown Warwickshire 151172517.883/130
Paul Franks Nottinghamshire 16130.32522.486/271
Nick Phillips Durham 16119.32421.544/301
Source: [2]

References

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