The 2000 cricket season was the 101st in which the County Championship has been an official competition. Surrey in first-class cricket and Gloucestershire in limited overs cricket were the dominant teams. The West Indies toured England to compete in a test series which England won 3–1. Zimbabwe also played their first test series on English soil losing 1–0.
Honours County Championship - Surrey NatWest Trophy - Gloucestershire National League - Gloucestershire Benson & Hedges Cup - Gloucestershire Minor Counties Championship - Dorset MCCA Knockout Trophy - Herefordshire Second XI Championship - Middlesex II Wisden - Mark Alleyne, Martin Bicknell, Andy Caddick, Justin Langer, Darren Lehmann
Test series England played five Test matches against West Indies following two against Zimbabwe.
West Indies tour
Zimbabwe tour
County Championship
National League
NatWest Trophy
Benson & Hedges Cup
Leading batsmen Michael Bevan topped the averages with 1124 runs @ 74.93
The top runscorer was Darren Lehmann with 1477 @ 67.13
Leading bowlers Courtney Walsh topped the averages with 40 wickets @ 11.42
The leading wicket taker was Glenn McGrath, playing for Worcestershire, who took 80 @ 13.21
References
External links CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries
Annual reviews Playfair Cricket Annual 2001 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2001