1999 County Championship
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ChampionsSurrey
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The 1999 PPP Healthcare County Championship was pivotal in the history of the County Championship for two reasons. The first was that it was the 100th officially organised running of the Championship.[1]

The second reason was that for the first time, the decision was made to split the championship into two divisions. The top nine teams would populate the first division the following year with the bottom nine teams going into the second division.[2]

The sponsorship by Britannic Assurance came to an end with PPP (Private Patients Plan) Healthcare taking over and Surrey won the Championship.[3][4]

Table

County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonus Bowling bonus Points
Surrey 17 12 0 5 36 64 264
Lancashire 17 8 4 5 37 55 208
Leicestershire 17 5 3 9 43 61 200
Somerset 17 6 4 7 38 56 194
Kent 17 6 4 7 34 60 194
Yorkshire 17 8 6 3 21 64 193
Hampshire 17 5 5 7 45 58 191
Durham 17 6 7 4 34 66 188
Derbyshire 17 7 8 2 34 61 187
Warwickshire 17 6 5 6 35 56 187
Sussex 17 6 5 6 29 60 185
Essex 17 5 7 5 38 63 181
Northamptonshire 17 4 7 6 35 64 171
Glamorgan 17 5 7 5 26 57 163
Worcestershire 17 4 6 7 18 65 159
Middlesex 17 4 5 8 24 53 157
Nottinghamshire 17 4 11 2 27 57 140
Gloucestershire 17 2 9 6 26 62 136
= Champions and qualified for First Division in 2000
= Qualified for First Division in 2000

References

  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493–494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ "A brief history of the County Championship". ESPN Cric Info.
  3. ^ "Geoffrey Dean. "Medical assistance for county competition." Times [London, England] 13 April 1999". The Times.
  4. ^ ""Surrey win title." Times [London, England] 3 September 1999". The Times.


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