2005 County Championship

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2005 County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Nottinghamshire (5th title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runs Ed Joyce
(1,668 for Middlesex) [1]
Most wickets Mushtaq Ahmed
(80 for Sussex) [2]
2004
2006

The 2005 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship for sponsorship reasons, 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 2006, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 were relegated.

Contents

Teams

Teams in the County Championship 2005:

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

Points system

Division One

Standings

P
Team
Pld
W
L
Tie
D
Aban
Bat
Bowl
Deduct
Pts
Promoted / Relegated
1County Flag of Nottinghamshire.svg Nottinghamshire 169304050440236Winners of Championship
2 County Flag of Hampshire.svg Hampshire 169304046460.5233.5
3Flag of Sussex.svg Sussex 167306057451223
4Flag of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire 168503042440.5209.5
5FlagOfKent.svg Kent 166307056438.5202.5
6Flag of Middlesex.png Middlesex 164507056420.5181.5
7Flag of Surrey.svg Surrey 164309053448.5180.5Relegated to
Championship Division 2
8Severn Cross.svg Gloucestershire 1611005026462104
9Glamorgan Flag.svg Glamorgan 1611401033380.588.5

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 Lancashire.svg Lancashire 167306043470212Promoted to
Championship Division 1
2Flag of County Durham.svg Durham 166208045440205
3Yorkshire Flag.png Yorkshire 1651010049420.5200.5
4Flag of Northamptonshire.svg Northamptonshire 165308045460193
5Flag of Essex.svg Essex 165407051361.5183.5
6Worcestershire flag.svg Worcestershire 165704053465.5179.5
7 Flag of Leicestershire.svg Leicestershire 163607045450.5159.5
8  Somerset 164705042370155
9Derbyshire flag.svg Derbyshire 161807031430116

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
1,66861.77 Ed Joyce Middlesex
1,65063.46 Owais Shah Middlesex
1,56874.66 Mark Ramprakash Surrey
1,55659.84 Robert Key Kent
1,47761.54 Ben Smith Worcestershire
1,42559.37 Anthony McGrath Yorkshire
1,38057.50 Murray Goodwin Sussex
1,36944.16 David Hemp Glamorgan
1,35964.71 Phil Jaques Yorkshire
1,34556.04 Martin Love Northamptonshire
Source: [1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average PlayerCounty
8026.73 Mushtaq Ahmed Sussex
6430.64 Deon Kruis Yorkshire
6030.21 James Anderson Lancashire
5924.61 James Kirtley Sussex
5927.55 Min Patel Kent
5825.96 Graeme Welch Derbyshire
5725.22 Alan Richardson Middlesex
5620.80 Mark Ealham Nottinghamshire
5528.20 Jason Brown Northamptonshire
5528.27 Amjad Khan Kent
Source: [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Bowling in Frizzell County Championship 2005 (Ordered by Average)" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Frizzell County Championship 2005 Points Table" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.