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2003 County Championship
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| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Sussex (1st title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 144 |
| Most runs | Stuart Law (1,820 for Lancashire)[1] |
| Most wickets | Mushtaq Ahmed (103 for Sussex)[2] |
The 2003 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship, was the 103rd County Championship. 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 2004 season, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 were relegated.
Division One
[edit]Standings
[edit]- 14 points for a win
- 6 points for a tie
- 4 points for a draw
- 4 points for an abandoned game
- A maximum of 5 batting bonus points and 3 bowling bonus points
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
Tie |
D |
Aban |
Bat |
Bowl |
Deduct |
Pts |
Promoted / Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sussex
|
16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 47 | 0 | 257 | Winners of Championship |
| 2 |  Lancashire
|
16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 43 | 0 | 223 | |
| 3 |  Surrey
|
16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 44 | 0 | 219 | |
| 4 |  Kent
|
16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 198 | |
| 5 |  Warwickshire
|
16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 37 | 2.5 | 171.5 | |
| 6 |  Middlesex
|
16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 41 | 0 | 169 | |
| 7 |  Essex
|
16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 45 | 0 | 156 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
| 8 |  Nottinghamshire
|
16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 45 | 1 | 132 | |
| 9 |  Leicestershire
|
16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 0.5 | 125.5 |
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
[edit]Standings
[edit]| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
Tie |
D |
Aban |
Bat |
Bowl |
Deduct |
Pts |
Promoted / Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Worcestershire
|
16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 44 | 0.25 | 245.75 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 2 |  Northamptonshire
|
16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 44 | 8 | 237 | |
| 3 |  Gloucestershire
|
16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 0 | 190 | |
| 4 |  Yorkshire
|
16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 47 | 1.5 | 183.5 | |
| 5 |  Glamorgan
|
16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 183 | |
| 6 |  Durham
|
16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 43 | 0.75 | 159.25 | |
| 7 | Somerset | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 44 | 0 | 157 | |
| 8 |  Hampshire
|
16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 140 | |
| 9 |  Derbyshire
|
16 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 114 |
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
References
[edit]- ^ "Batting and Fielding in Frizzell County Championship 2003 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ "Bowling in Frizzell County Championship 2003 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Frizzell County Championship 2003 Points Table". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
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