2006 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy

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2006 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format Limited overs cricket (50 overs)
Tournament format(s) Group stage and knockout
Champions Sussex (5th title)
Participants20
Matches82
Most runs Mal Loye
(543 for Lancashire) [1]
Most wickets James Kirtley
(19 for Sussex) [2]
2005
2007

The 2006 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 23 April and 26 August 2006. The tournament was won by Sussex, who defeated Lancashire in the final at Lord's Cricket Ground.

Contents

Group stage

North Division

TeamPld W T L NR Pts NRR
Lancashire 9701115+1.101
Durham 9602113-0.033
Worcestershire 9503111+0.271
Nottinghamshire 9402311+0.527
Derbyshire 9504010-0.207
Leicestershire 940419-0.025
Yorkshire 930428-0.269
Scotland 930606-0.547
Warwickshire 920615+0.193
Northamptonshire 910802-0.961

South Conference

TeamPldWTLNRPtsNRR
Sussex 9702014+0.450
Middlesex 9602113+0.397
Essex 9603012+0.837
Hampshire 9503111+1.119
Gloucestershire 9503111+0.413
Kent 940419+0.012
Somerset 940419+0.005
Surrey 920615-1.084
Glamorgan 910713-1.177
Ireland 910713-1.259

Final

26 August 2006
Sussex
172 all out (47.1 overs)
v
Lancashire
157 all out (47.2 overs)
Yasir Arafat 37 (43)
Michael Yardy 37 (96)
Sajid Mahmood 3/16 (8.1)
Dominic Cork 35* (53)

James Kirtley 5/27 (8.2)
Sussex won by 15 runs [3]
Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: James Kirtley (Sussex)

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References

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