2000 County Championship
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsDivision 1 - Surrey
Division 2 - Northants
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The 2000 PPP Healthcare County Championship was the 101st officially organised running of the Championship.[1] Surrey won Division One with Northamptonshire winning the second division.[2][3]

It was the first time that the championship was held with two divisions with a promotion and relegation format in place.[4]

Tables

Division One

County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonus Bowling bonus Points
Surrey 16 9 2 5 44 41 213
Lancashire 16 7 1 8 35 42 193
Yorkshire 16 7 2 7 36 48 188
Leicestershire 16 4 3 9 42 39 165
Somerset 16 2 4 10 41 40 145
Kent 16 4 4 8 18 42 140
Hampshire 16 3 9 4 20 48 120
Durham 16 2 9 5 27 41 112
Derbyshire * 16 2 6 8 19 44 111
= Champions
= Relegated

Division Two

County Championship table
Team Pld Won Lost Drawn Batting bonus Bowling bonus Points
Northamptonshire 16 7 4 5 39 45 188
Essex 16 5 2 9 28 41 165
Glamorgan 16 5 3 8 27 41 160
Gloucestershire 16 6 4 6 20 42 158
Worcestershire 16 5 5 6 25 42 151
Warwickshire 16 2 3 11 47 35 150
Nottinghamshire 16 2 4 10 41 43 148
Middlesex 16 2 6 8 36 46 138
Sussex 16 3 6 7 31 39 134
= Champions
= Promoted

References

  1. ^ Engel, Matthew (2004). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494. John Wisden & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-83-9.
  2. ^ ""Hollioake grasps Surrey's crown." Times [London, England] 14 Sept. 2000". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "Pat Gibson. "Hayden optimistic about advance of Northamptonshire." Times [London, England] 9 Sept. 2000". The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "A brief history of the County Championship". ESPN Cric Info.


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