The 2001 County Championship season, known as the CricInfo 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 2002, while the bottom three teams from Division 1 are relegated.

Teams

Division One Team promoted from Division Two

Team Primary home ground Other grounds CaptainEssexCounty Ground, ChelmsfordValentines Park, IlfordSouthchurch Park, Southend-on-SeaCastle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester Nasser HussainGlamorganSophia Gardens, CardiffSt Helen's, SwanseaColwyn Bay Cricket Club Ground, Rhos on Sea Steve JamesKentSt Lawrence Ground, CanterburyNevill Ground, Tunbridge WellsMote Park, Maidstone Matthew FlemingLancashireOld Trafford, Manchester— John CrawleyLeicestershireGrace Road, Leicester— Vince WellsNorthamptonshireCounty Ground, Northampton— David RipleySomersetCounty Ground, TauntonRecreation Ground, Bath Jamie CoxSurreyThe Oval, LondonWoodbridge Road, Guildford Adam HollioakeYorkshireHeadingley, LeedsNorth Marine Road Ground, Scarborough David Byas

Division Two Team relegated from Division One

Team Primary home ground Other grounds CaptainDerbyshireCounty Ground, Derby— Dominic CorkDurhamRiverside Ground, Chester-le-Street— Jonathan LewisGloucestershireCounty Ground, BristolArchdeacon Meadow, GloucesterCollege Ground, Cheltenham Mark Alleyne Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton— Robin SmithMiddlesexLord's, LondonJohn Walker's Ground, Southgate Angus FraserNottinghamshireTrent Bridge, Nottingham— Jason GallianSussexCounty Ground, HoveCricket Field Road Ground, HorshamArundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel Chris AdamsWarwickshireEdgbaston, Birmingham— Mike PowellWorcestershireCounty Ground, New Road, WorcesterChester Road North Ground, Kidderminster Graeme Hick

Standings Teams received 12 points for a win, 6 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) could be scored during the first 130 overs of each team's first innings.

Division One Team P W L D A 1Yorkshire (C) 16 9 3 4 0 50 45 0 2192Somerset 16 6 2 8 0 55 44 0 2033Kent 16 4 3 9 0 48 44 1 1754Surrey 16 3 1 11 1 43 43 0.5 169.55Leicestershire 16 5 6 5 0 38 47 0 1656Lancashire 16 4 5 5 2 38 39 0 1537Northamptonshire (R) 16 2 5 9 0 52 36 0 1488Glamorgan (R) 16 2 5 8 1 36 37 0 1339Essex (R) 16 2 7 7 0 28 36 0 116Source:. Division Two Team P W L D 1Sussex (C) 16 9 3 4 42 42 0 2082Hampshire (P) 16 7 2 7 34 44 0 1923Warwickshire (P) 16 5 1 10 46 40 0.25 185.754Gloucestershire 16 5 5 6 46 43 0 1735Middlesex 16 4 3 9 46 42 0 1726Worcestershire 16 4 5 7 35 41 0.25 151.757Nottinghamshire 16 3 7 6 44 38 0.75 141.258Durham 16 3 6 7 32 44 0 1409Derbyshire 16 1 9 6 20 37 0.75 92.25Source: Results

Division One EssexGlamorganKentLancashireLeicestershireNorthamptonshireSomersetSurreyYorkshire Essex

Glamorgan

Kent

Lancashire

Leicestershire

Northamptonshire

Somerset

Surrey

Yorkshire

Division Two DerbyshireDurhamGloucestershireHampshireMiddlesexNottinghamshireSussexWarwickshireWorcestershire Derbyshire

Durham

Gloucestershire

Hampshire

Middlesex

Nottinghamshire

Sussex

Warwickshire

Worcestershire

Statistics

Division One

Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s Michael Hussey Northamptonshire 16 30 2055 79.03 329* 5 9 David Fulton Kent 16 24 1729 78.59 208* 8 3 Darren Lehmann Yorkshire 13 19 1416 83.29 252 5 5 Stuart Law Essex 13 23 1311 65.55 153 4 8 Russell Warren Northamptonshire 16 27 1303 54.29 194 4 7 Source:

Most wickets Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W Martin Bicknell Surrey 15 541.5 72 21.36 7/60 3 Devon Malcolm Leicestershire 16 545.1 68 28.58 8/63 4 Martin Saggers Kent 16 492.3 63 24.12 6/92 3 Richard Johnson Somerset 13 463.2 62 23.77 5/40 5 Steffan Jones Somerset 16 560 59 34.15 5/115 1 Source:

Division Two

Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s Murray Goodwin Sussex 16 30 1521 58.50 203* 6 5 Richard Montgomerie Sussex 16 30 1461 47.51 160* 7 4 Graeme Hick Worcestershire 16 26 1390 60.43 201 6 3 Martin Love Durham 15 29 1364 50.51 145* 1 13 Greg Blewett Nottinghamshire 16 30 1292 47.85 137* 5 5 Source:

Most wickets Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W James Kirtley Sussex 16 566.3 75 23.32 6/34 5 Andy Bichel Worcestershire 16 555.5 66 27.33 6/44 4 Alamgir Sheriyar Worcestershire 14 472.3 65 23.60 6/88 3 Alan Mullally Hampshire 12 427.3 57 18.36 8/90 5 Jason Lewry Sussex 15 489.1 57 25.70 7/42 3 Phil Tufnell Middlesex 15 626.3 57 26.49 6/44 3 Source:

See also 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 2001 Benson & Hedges Cup 2001 Norwich Union League

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