1999 CGU National League
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (45 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsLancashire Lightning (5th title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runs798 Chris Adams (Sussex)[1]
Most wickets30 Ian Harvey (Gloucestershire)[2]
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The 1999 CGU National League season was a 45 over English county cricket competition; colloquially known as the Sunday League, it featured many mid-week floodlit matches. For the first time, it 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 the 2000 season, while the bottom three sides from Division One were relegated. From this season, the counties had nicknames.[3][4]

Lancashire Lightning won the League for a record fifth time, retaining the title they had won the previous season. Warwickshire Bears, Hampshire Hawks and Essex Eagles were relegated from Division One, while Sussex Sharks, Somerset Sabres and Northamptonshire Steelbacks were promoted from Division Two.

Teams

Division One Division Two
Essex Eagles Derbyshire Scorpions
Gloucestershire Gladiators Durham Dynamos
Hampshire Hawks Glamorgan Dragons
Kent Spitfires Middlesex Crusaders
Lancashire Lightning Northamptonshire Steelbacks
Leicestershire Foxes Nottinghamshire Outlaws
Warwickshire Bears Somerset Sabres
Worcestershire Royals Surrey Lions
Yorkshire Phoenix Sussex Sharks

Standings

Statistics

Division One

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
John Crawley Lancashire 14 14 483 43.90 85* 0 3
Graeme Hick Worcestershire 11 10 480 60.00 110* 1 3
Anthony McGrath Yorkshire 15 14 450 37.50 75 0 3
Michael Vaughan Yorkshire 16 16 425 28.33 72 0 2
David Byas Yorkshire 16 16 417 29.78 87 0 2
Source:[1]

Most wickets

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4W
Ian Harvey Gloucestershire 14 107.5 30 15.80 5/41 2
Craig White Yorkshire 15 114.1 26 16.80 4/25 2
Alamgir Sheriyar Worcestershire 15 104.5 26 20.76 4/42 1
Chris Silverwood Yorkshire 12 101.5 24 15.04 4/44 1
Ronnie Irani Essex 14 102.2 24 19.58 5/33 3
Source:[2]

Division Two

Most runs

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Chris Adams Sussex 15 15 798 79.80 163 2 5
Piran Holloway Somerset 15 15 645 58.63 101* 1 6
Michael Di Venuto Sussex 14 14 596 59.60 94* 0 6
Jamie Cox Somerset 14 14 593 42.35 101 1 3
Jason Gallian Nottinghamshire 15 15 490 35.00 130 2 1
Source:[1]

Most wickets

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4W
Owen Parkin Glamorgan 15 115 28 18.57 3/31 0
Umer Rashid Sussex 15 115.4 27 16.92 5/24 2
Tony Penberthy Northamptonshire 14 108 27 18.66 5/41 3
James Kirtley Sussex 13 91.2 26 14.57 4/31 2
Steffan Jones Somerset 15 113.5 26 25.11 4/49 1
Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Batting and Fielding in CGU National League 1999 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Bowling in CGU National League 1999 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. ^ "National League 1999 First Division Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. ^ "National League 1999 Second Division Fixtures)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b "CGU National League 1999 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.


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