The 1999 CGU National League season was a 45 over English county cricket competition; colloquially known as the Sunday League, it featured many mid-week floodlit matches. For the first time, 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 2000 season, while the bottom three teams from Division One were relegated. From this season, the counties had nicknames.
Lancashire Lightning won the League for a record fifth time, retaining the title they had won the previous season. Warwickshire Bears, Hampshire Hawks and Essex Eagles were relegated from Division One, while Sussex Sharks, Somerset Sabres and Northamptonshire Steelbacks were promoted from Division Two.
Teams Division One Division Two Essex Eagles Derbyshire Scorpions Gloucestershire Gladiators Durham Dynamos Hampshire Hawks Glamorgan Dragons Kent Spitfires Middlesex Crusaders Lancashire Lightning Northamptonshire Steelbacks Leicestershire Foxes Nottinghamshire Outlaws Warwickshire Bears Somerset Sabres Worcestershire Royals Surrey Lions Yorkshire Phoenix Sussex Sharks
Standings Pos = Position, Pld = Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, NR = No Results, A = Abandonments, Pts = Points. Points awarded: W = 4, L = 0, T = 2, NR = 2, A = 2
Division One TeamPldWTLNRAPtsNRRLancashire Lightning C16110212507.489Worcestershire Royals16100411448.948Kent Spitfires1680611364.300Gloucestershire Gladiators1680800323.725Yorkshire Phoenix168080032-0.604Leicestershire Foxes166081128-1.518Warwickshire Bears R166082028-6.083Hampshire Hawks R165092024-9.441Essex Eagles R1630120114-6.657Source:.
Division Two TeamPldWTLNRAPtsNRRSussex Sharks C161302015411.950Somerset Sabres P16130300528.040Northamptonshire Steelbacks P169050240-0.213Glamorgan Dragons168170034-1.336Nottinghamshire Outlaws1660811280.408Surrey Lions1651901240.826Middlesex Crusaders1651100022-1.696Derbyshire Scorpions1641100120-7.994Durham Dynamos1630121014-10.300Source:.
Statistics
Division One
Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s John Crawley Lancashire 14 14 483 43.90 85* 0 3 Graeme Hick Worcestershire 11 10 480 60.00 110* 1 3 Anthony McGrath Yorkshire 15 14 450 37.50 75 0 3 Michael Vaughan Yorkshire 16 16 425 28.33 72 0 2 David Byas Yorkshire 16 16 417 29.78 87 0 2 Source:
Most wickets Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4W Ian Harvey Gloucestershire 14 107.5 30 15.80 5/41 2 Craig White Yorkshire 15 114.1 26 16.80 4/25 2 Alamgir Sheriyar Worcestershire 15 104.5 26 20.76 4/42 1 Chris Silverwood Yorkshire 12 101.5 24 15.04 4/44 1 Ronnie Irani Essex 14 102.2 24 19.58 5/33 3 Source:
Division Two
Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s Chris Adams Sussex 15 15 798 79.80 163 2 5 Piran Holloway Somerset 15 15 645 58.63 101* 1 6 Michael Di Venuto Sussex 14 14 596 59.60 94* 0 6 Jamie Cox Somerset 14 14 593 42.35 101 1 3 Jason Gallian Nottinghamshire 15 15 490 35.00 130 2 1 Source:
Most wickets Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4W Owen Parkin Glamorgan 15 115 28 18.57 3/31 0 Umer Rashid Sussex 15 115.4 27 16.92 5/24 2 Tony Penberthy Northamptonshire 14 108 27 18.66 5/41 3 James Kirtley Sussex 13 91.2 26 14.57 4/31 2 Steffan Jones Somerset 15 113.5 26 25.11 4/49 1 Source:
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