The 2002 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 2003, while the bottom three teams from Division 1 are relegated.
Teams
Division One Team promoted from Division Two
Team Primary home ground Other grounds Captain Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton— Robin SmithKentSt Lawrence Ground, CanterburyNevill Ground, Tunbridge WellsMote Park, Maidstone David FultonLancashireOld Trafford, ManchesterTrafalgar Road Ground, Southport Warren HeggLeicestershireGrace Road, Leicester— Vince WellsSomersetCounty Ground, TauntonRecreation Ground, Bath Jamie CoxSurreyThe Oval, LondonWoodbridge Road, Guildford Adam HollioakeSussexCounty Ground, HoveArundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel Chris AdamsWarwickshireEdgbaston, Birmingham— Mike PowellYorkshireHeadingley, LeedsNorth Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Darren Lehmann
Division Two Team relegated from Division One
Team Primary home ground Other grounds CaptainDerbyshireCounty Ground, Derby—Dominic CorkDurhamRiverside Ground, Chester-le-StreetFeethams, DarlingtonJonathan LewisEssexCounty Ground, ChelmsfordValentines Park, IlfordSouthchurch Park, Southend-on-SeaCastle Park Cricket Ground, ColchesterRonnie IraniGlamorganSophia Gardens, CardiffSt Helen's, SwanseaColwyn Bay Cricket Club GroundSteve JamesGloucestershireCounty Ground, BristolArchdeacon Meadow, GloucesterCollege Ground, CheltenhamMark AlleyneMiddlesexLord's, LondonJohn Walker's Ground, SouthgateAngus FraserNorthamptonshireCounty Ground, Northampton—Michael HusseyNottinghamshireTrent Bridge, Nottingham—Jason GallianWorcestershireCounty Ground, New Road, WorcesterChester Road North Ground, KidderminsterGraeme Hick
Standings Teams receive 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) may be scored during the first 130 overs of each team's first innings.
Division One
Division Two
Results
Division One HampshireKentLancashireLeicestershireSomersetSurreySussexWarwickshireYorkshire Hampshire
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Somerset
Surrey
Sussex
Warwickshire
Yorkshire
Division Two DerbyshireDurhamEssexGlamorganGloucestershireMiddlesexNorthamptonshireNottinghamshireWorcestershire Derbyshire
Durham
Essex
Glamorgan
Gloucestershire
Middlesex
Northamptonshire
Nottinghamshire
Worcestershire
Schedule
Division One
April
May
June
July
August
September
Division Two
April
May
June
July
August
September
Statistics
Division One
Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s Ian Ward Surrey 16 29 1708 65.69 168* 7 7 Nick Knight Warwickshire 10 19 1520 95.00 255* 5 5 Ed Smith Kent 16 31 1233 42.51 154 2 8 Stuart Law Lancashire 15 26 1216 52.86 218 2 6 Ali Brown Surrey 16 26 1211 50.45 188 5 3 Source:
Most wickets Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W Martin Saggers Kent 15 547.3 79 21.54 6/39 6 Amjad Khan Kent 16 485 63 31.80 6/52 4 Devon Malcolm Leicestershire 16 477.5 60 30.43 7/76 4 Glen Chapple Lancashire 16 539.3 54 29.51 6/30 3 Peter Martin Lancashire 12 452 53 21.24 5/54 1 Source:
Division Two
Most runs Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s Michael Di Venuto Derbyshire 15 28 1538 61.52 230 4 7 Craig Spearman Gloucestershire 16 32 1388 49.57 180* 5 6 Michael Hussey Northamptonshire 12 21 1379 72.57 310* 5 3 Darren Robinson Essex 16 31 1289 42.96 175 4 5 Graeme Hick Worcestershire 16 28 1262 52.58 315* 3 6 Source:
Most wickets Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W Kevin Dean Derbyshire 16 578 80 24.02 7/42 3 Andrew Harris Nottinghamshire 13 392.4 63 22.39 7/54 3 Kabir Ali Worcestershire 15 497.5 60 26.56 5/32 4 Dominic Cork Derbyshire 8 323.1 57 16.68 6/51 5 Alamgir Sheriyar Worcestershire 16 555.2 57 30.08 6/71 4 Source:
See also 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 2002 Benson & Hedges Cup 2002 Norwich Union League
References