2005 County Championship

2005 County Championship
Tournament logo
AdministratorEngland and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsNottinghamshire[1] (5th title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runsEd Joyce
(1,668 for Middlesex)[2]
Most wicketsMushtaq Ahmed
(80 for Sussex)[3]
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The 2005 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship for sponsorship reasons, 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 2006, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 were relegated.

Teams

Teams in the County Championship 2005:

Division OneDivision Two
GlamorganDerbyshire
GloucestershireDurham
HampshireEssex
KentLancashire
MiddlesexLeicestershire
NottinghamshireNorthamptonshire
SurreySomerset
SussexWorcestershire
WarwickshireYorkshire
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Points system

  • 12 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

Division One

Standings

P
Team
Pld
W
L
Tie
D
Aban
Bat
Bowl
Deduct
Pts
Promoted / Relegated
1 Nottinghamshire169304050440236Winners of Championship
2Hampshire Hampshire169304046460.5233.5
3 Sussex167306057451223
4 Warwickshire168503042440.5209.5
5 Kent166307056438.5202.5
6 Middlesex164507056420.5181.5
7 Surrey164309053448.5180.5Relegated to
Championship Division 2
8 Gloucestershire1611005026462104
9 Glamorgan1611401033380.588.5

Source: [4]
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

Standings

P
Team
Pld
W
L
Tie
D
Aban
Bat
Bowl
Deduct
Pts
Promoted / Relegated
1 Lancashire167306043470212Promoted to
Championship Division 1
2 Durham166208045440205
3 Yorkshire1651010049420.5200.5
4 Northamptonshire165308045460193
5 Essex165407051361.5183.5
6 Worcestershire165704053465.5179.5
7Leicestershire Leicestershire163607045450.5159.5
8 Somerset164705042370155
9 Derbyshire161807031430116

Source: [4]
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

Records

Most runs
AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
1,66861.77Ed JoyceMiddlesex
1,65063.46Owais ShahMiddlesex
1,56874.66Mark RamprakashSurrey
1,55659.84Rob KeyKent
1,47761.54Ben SmithWorcestershire
1,42559.37Anthony McGrathYorkshire
1,38057.50Murray GoodwinSussex
1,36944.16David HempGlamorgan
1,35964.71Phil JaquesYorkshire
1,34556.04Martin LoveNorthamptonshire
Source:[2]
Most wickets
AggregateAveragePlayerCounty
8026.73Mushtaq AhmedSussex
6430.64Deon KruisYorkshire
6030.21James AndersonLancashire
5924.61James KirtleySussex
5927.55Min PatelKent
5825.96Graeme WelchDerbyshire
5725.22Alan RichardsonMiddlesex
5620.80Mark EalhamNottinghamshire
5528.20Jason BrownNorthamptonshire
5528.27Amjad KhanKent
Source:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nottinghamshire crowned County Champions". ESPN. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Batting and Fielding in Frizzell County Championship 2005 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Bowling in Frizzell County Championship 2005 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Frizzell County Championship 2005 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2011.


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