2006 County Championship

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2006 County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Sussex (2nd title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runs Mark Ramprakash
(2,211 for Surrey) [1]
Most wickets Mushtaq Ahmed
(102 for Sussex) [2]
2005
2007

The 2006 County Championship season, known as the Liverpool Victoria 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. This season saw a change in promotion and relegation, with the top two teams from Division Two being promoted to the first division for 2007, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 are relegated.

Contents

Teams in the County Championship 2006:

Division OneDivision Two
Durham Derbyshire
Hampshire Essex
Kent Glamorgan
Lancashire Gloucestershire
Middlesex Leicestershire
Nottinghamshire Northamptonshire
Sussex Somerset
Warwickshire Surrey
Yorkshire Worcestershire
Icon
Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Points system

Teams receive 14 points for a win, 6 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 130 overs of each team's first innings.

Division One

Standings

P
Team
Pld
W
L
Tie
D
Aban
Bat
Bowl
Deduct
Pts
Promoted / Relegated
1Flag of Sussex.svg Sussex 169205049470242Winners of Championship
2Flag of Lancashire.svg Lancashire 166109058460224
3 County Flag of Hampshire.svg Hampshire 166307048481207
4Flag of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire 166505042430189
5FlagOfKent.svg Kent 164408043440175
6Yorkshire Flag.png Yorkshire 163607043410154
7Flag of County Durham.svg Durham 164804039430.5153.5
8County Flag of Nottinghamshire.svg Nottinghamshire 164705040370153Relegated to
Championship Division 2
9Flag of Middlesex.png Middlesex 161708047421.5133.5

Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points

Division two

Standings

P
Team
Pld
W
L
Tie
D
Aban
Bat
Bowl
Deduct
Pts
Promoted / Relegated
1Flag of Surrey.svg Surrey 1610204062440262Promoted to
Championship Division 1
2Worcestershire flag.svg Worcestershire 168404058430229
3Flag of Essex.svg Essex 167405062400220
4 Flag of Leicestershire.svg Leicestershire 165407047410.5185.5
5Derbyshire flag.svg Derbyshire 164408051411.5178.5
6Flag of Northamptonshire.svg Northamptonshire 163508052370163
7Severn Cross.svg Gloucestershire 163607051361.5155.5
8Glamorgan Flag.svg Glamorgan 162707051411.5146.5
9  Somerset 163904043401140

Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points

Records

Most runs
Aggregate Average PlayerCounty
2211105.28 Mark Ramprakash Surrey
180482.00 Hylton Ackerman Leicestershire
173766.80 John Crawley Hampshire
170677.54 Darren Lehmann Yorkshire
164963.42 Murray Goodwin Sussex
142752.85 Dale Benkenstein Durham
142467.80 Andy Flower Essex
141961.69 Matthew Walker Kent
141859.08 Mark Butcher Surrey
137044.19 Craig Spearman Gloucestershire
Source: [1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average PlayerCounty
10219.91 Mushtaq Ahmed Sussex
7829.07 Zaheer Khan Worcestershire
6625.56 Charl Willoughby Somerset
6632.00 Robert Croft Glamorgan
6335.85 Andrew Caddick Somerset
6125.22 Chris Silverwood Middlesex
5928.16 Ian Salisbury Surrey
5827.08 Shane Warne Hampshire
5723.17 Jason Lewry Sussex
5632.21 Steffan Jones Derbyshire
Source: [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Bowling in Liverpool Victoria County Championship 2006 (Ordered by Wickets)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
  3. 1 2 "Liverpool Victoria County Championship 2006 Points Table" . Cricket Archive. Retrieved 22 September 2009.