The 2013 English cricket season was the 114th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on 5 April with a round of university matches, and continued until the conclusion of a round of County Championship matches on 27 September. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2013 County Championship, the 2013 Clydesdale Bank 40 and the 2013 Friends Life t20.
Australia toured England to compete for the Ashes. It was the 76th test series between the two sides with England winning 3-0. The New Zealand cricket team toured earlier in the summer.
Roll of honour Test series England v New Zealand: 2 Tests - England won 2–0. England v Australia: 5 Tests - England won 3–0.
ODI series England v New Zealand: 3 ODIs - New Zealand won 2–1. England v Australia: 5 ODIs - Australia won 2–1.
Twenty20 International series England v New Zealand: 2 T20Is - New Zealand won 1–0. England v Australia: 2 T20Is - Series drawn 1-1.
ICC Champions Trophy Champions Trophy: Winners - India
County Championship Division One winners: Durham Division One runners-up: Yorkshire Division Two winners: Lancashire
Yorkshire Bank 40 Winners: Nottinghamshire Outlaws Runners-up: Glamorgan Dragons
Friends Life t20 Winners: Northamptonshire Steelbacks Runners-up: Surrey
Minor Counties Championship Winners: Cheshire Runners-up: Cambridgeshire
MCCA Knockout Trophy Winners: Berkshire Runners-up: Shropshire
Second XI Championship Winners: Lancashire II and Middlesex II (shared title)
Second XI Trophy Winners: Lancashire II
Second XI Twenty20 Winners: Surrey II
Wisden Cricketers of the Year Nick Compton, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn, Marlon Samuels
PCA Player of the Year Moeen Ali
County Championship
Divisions Division One Division Two Derbyshire Essex Durham Glamorgan Middlesex Gloucestershire Nottinghamshire Hampshire Somerset Kent Surrey Lancashire Sussex Leicestershire Warwickshire Northamptonshire Yorkshire Worcestershire Icon Team promoted from Division Two Team relegated from Division One
Division One Standings Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points. Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsDurham (C) 16 10 4 0 2 0 36 46 2.5 245.5Yorkshire 16 7 2 0 7 0 49 39 0.0 221Sussex 16 5 3 0 8 0 45 39 0.0 188Warwickshire 16 5 2 0 9 0 37 42 0.0 186Middlesex 16 6 5 0 5 0 32 39 0.0 182Somerset 16 3 5 0 8 0 33 41 0.0 146Nottinghamshire 16 2 5 0 9 0 47 40 0.0 146Derbyshire (R) 16 3 10 0 3 0 31 34 0.0 122Surrey (R) 16 1 6 0 9 0 36 37 0.0 116
Division Two Standings Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points. Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsLancashire (C) 16 8 1 0 7 0 45 45 1.0 238Northamptonshire (P) 16 5 3 0 8 0 55 43 0.0 202Essex 16 5 4 0 7 0 43 41 3.0 182Hampshire 16 4 3 0 9 0 45 35 0.0 171Worcestershire 16 5 6 0 5 0 29 43 0.0 167Gloucestershire 16 4 4 0 8 0 43 36 0.0 167Kent 16 3 2 0 11 0 39 31 0.0 151Glamorgan 16 3 6 0 7 0 41 39 0.0 149Leicestershire 16 0 8 0 8 0 23 32 0.0 79
Yorkshire Bank 40
Group stage
Group A Team Nottinghamshire Outlaws 12 9 3 0 0 18 +0.457Northamptonshire Steelbacks 12 8 3 0 1 17 +0.393Sussex Sharks 12 6 4 0 2 14 +0.464Kent Spitfires 12 6 6 0 0 12 +0.229Worcestershire Royals 12 5 7 0 0 10 +0.249Netherlands 12 2 7 0 3 7 –1.157Warwickshire Bears 12 2 8 0 2 6 –0.929
Group B Team Hampshire Royals 12 9 3 0 0 18 +0.734Essex Eagles 12 8 4 0 0 16 +0.972Lancashire Lightning 12 7 4 0 1 15 –0.023Durham Dynamos 12 7 4 0 1 14.75 +0.657Surrey 12 4 6 0 2 10 –0.524Derbyshire Falcons 12 3 6 0 3 9 –0.250Scottish Saltires 12 0 11 0 1 1 –1.940
Group C Team Somerset 12 8 3 0 1 17 +1.006Glamorgan 12 8 3 0 1 17 +0.576Middlesex Panthers 12 7 4 0 1 15 +0.315Gloucestershire Gladiators 12 7 4 0 1 15 +0.163Leicestershire Foxes 12 5 7 0 0 10 –0.353Yorkshire Vikings 12 3 9 0 0 6 –0.468Unicorns 12 1 9 0 2 4 –1.196
Knockout stage
Friends Life t20
Group stage Midlands/Wales/West Division
North Group
South Group
Knockout stage
Test Series Ashes tour
Cumulative record - Test wins 1876-2013England 105Australia 133Drawn 93
England vs New Zealand
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