The 2001 English cricket season was the 102nd in which the County Championship had been an official competition. Yorkshire won the County Championship for the first time since 1968. In limited overs cricket, a change of sponsor meant that the NatWest Trophy became the C&G Trophy. The Second XI Trophy was inaugurated as a limited overs knockout competition. Australia again won the Ashes, this time largely due to some fine performances by Adam Gilchrist. It was the 70th test series between the two teams with Australia winning 4–1. Pakistan also toured England with the series ending in a 1–1 draw.
Honours County Championship - Yorkshire C&G Trophy - Somerset National League - Kent Benson & Hedges Cup - Surrey Minor Counties Championship - Cheshire, Lincolnshire (shared title) MCCA Knockout Trophy - Norfolk Second XI Championship - Hampshire II Second XI Trophy - Surrey II Wisden - Andy Flower, Adam Gilchrist, Jason Gillespie, V V S Laxman, Damien Martyn
Test Series Ashes tour
Cumulative record - Test wins 1876–2001England94Australia121Drawn86
Pakistan tour
County Championship
National League
C&G Trophy
Benson & Hedges Cup
Leading batsmen
Leading bowlers
References
External sources CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries
Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 2002 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2002