2002 Norwich Union League

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2002 Norwich Union League
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket (45 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Glamorgan Dragons (2nd title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runs654 Ben Smith (Worcestershire) [1]
Most wickets30 Ed Giddins (Surrey)
30 Neil Killeen (Durham) [2]
2001
2003

The 2002 Norwich Union 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 2002 season, while the bottom three sides from Division One were relegated. All eighteen counties retained the nicknames from the previous season. [3]

Contents

Glamorgan Dragons won the League for the second time. Somerset Sabres, Durham Dynamos and Nottinghamshire Outlaws were relegated from Division One, while Gloucestershire Gladiators, Surrey Lions and Essex Eagles were promoted from Division Two.

Teams

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

Standings

Statistics

Division One

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
Ben Smith Worcestershire 161565465.4092* 07
Darren Stevens Leicestershire 161565143.4012515
Vikram Solanki Worcestershire 161555539.64119* 14
Kevin Pietersen Nottinghamshire 111051564.3714721
Iain Sutcliffe Leicestershire 161651239.38104* 14
Source: [1]

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatchesOversWicketsAverageBBI4W
Neil Killeen Durham 16131.43018.734/122
Robert Croft Glamorgan 16117.22819.644/401
Steffan Jones Somerset 1287.42224.184/721
Shaun Pollock Warwickshire 1079.22113.004/361
Andrew Davies Glamorgan 15110.22124.664/331
Kabir Ali Worcestershire 161092126.525/362
Source: [2]

Division Two

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
Stuart Law Lancashire 121256151.0013314
Craig Spearman Gloucestershire 151454238.7110714
Mark Ramprakash Surrey 151553744.7587* 05
Andy Flower Essex 141450650.608006
David Sales Northamptonshire 151445932.789305
Source: [1]

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatchesOversWicketsAverageBBI4W
Ed Giddins Surrey 141073014.505/202
Mike Smith Gloucestershire 13100.12414.705/301
Dimitri Mascarenhas Hampshire 15126.22421.085/273
Adam Hollioake Surrey 1264.22313.865/433
Graeme Welch Derbyshire 14117.32322.476/312
Source: [2]

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