The 2004 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell 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. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2005, while the bottom three teams from Division 1 are relegated.
Teams Teams in the County Championship 2004: Division One Division Two Gloucestershire Derbyshire Kent Durham LancashireEssex Middlesex Glamorgan Northamptonshire Hampshire Surrey Leicestershire SussexNottinghamshire Warwickshire Somerset Worcestershire Yorkshire Icon Team promoted from Division Two Team relegated from Division One
Points system
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
Standings Division One TeamPWLD1Warwickshire165011654302222Kent16736434102063Surrey1655660420.5195.54Middlesex16448484301795Sussex16457464201726Gloucestershire163310494101727Worcestershire16367514001618Lancashire162410444421549Northamptonshire16141135410134 = Champions= Relegated
Division Two TeamPWLD1Nottinghamshire16925664002522Hampshire16925424002283Glamorgan1652948441.5196.54Somerset16457474401755Essex16367504501656Leicestershire1645739421.5163.57Yorkshire16349444001628Derbyshire16169364001269Durham1628628412.5118 = Champions= Promoted
Results summary Division One
GloucestershireKentLancashireMiddlesexNorthamptonshireSurreySussexWarwickshireWorcestershire Gloucestershire
Kent
Lancashire
Middlesex
Northamptonshire
Surrey
Sussex
Warwickshire
Worcestershire
Records
Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 1,548 61.92 Brad Hodge Leicestershire 1,498 71.33 Ian Bell Warwickshire 1,451 60.45 Mark Ramprakash Surrey 1,424 56.96 Craig Spearman Gloucestershire 1,411 52.25 Will Jefferson Essex 1,365 59.34 Usman Afzaal Northamptonshire 1,349 56.20 Graeme Hick Worcestershire 1,280 53.33 Owais Shah Middlesex 1,274 79.62 Rob Key Kent 1,269 50.76 Ed Smith KentSource: Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 82 27.14 Mushtaq Ahmed Sussex 72 25.68 Gary Keedy Lancashire 63 25.53 Danish Kaneria Essex 60 24.08 Otis Gibson Leicestershire 60 26.51 Johann Louw Northamptonshire 57 25.26 Jon Lewis Gloucestershire 56 18.67 Dimitri Mascarenhas Hampshire 56 34.55 Robert Croft Glamorgan 56 35.59 Andy Caddick Somerset 53 27.64 David Harrison GlamorganSource:
See also 2004 English cricket season 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 2004 Totesport League 2004 Twenty20 Cup
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