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Gloucestershire Gladiators
2004 season
Captain Chris Taylor
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Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in 2004 were playing their cricket in Division One of the County Championship and totesport league. Despite finishing in mid-table positions in the leagues Gloucestershire won the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy, beating Worcestershire by eight wickets in the final at Lord's

In the Final Phil Weston scored 110 and James Averis took four wickets for 23 runs for Gloucestershire. However, Vikram Solanki of Worcestershire was made Man of the Match for his 115 which included 14 fours and the century coming off 128 balls.

In the Twenty20 Cup, Gloucestershire came sixth and last in the Midlands/Wales/West group which was not high enough to proceed from the league stage to the quarter-finals. Gloucestershire won one match in the group stage, lost three and had one no-result.

Players

Tables

Championship

2004 County Championship – Division One
Pos Team Pld W L D Pen BP Pts
1 Warwickshire 16 5 0 11 0 108 222
2 Kent 16 7 3 6 0 84 206
3 Surrey 16 5 5 6 0.5 102 195.5
4 Middlesex 16 4 4 8 0 101 179
5 Sussex 16 4 5 7 0 88 172
6 Gloucestershire 16 3 3 10 0 90 172
7 Worcestershire 16 3 6 7 0 91 161
8 Lancashire 16 2 4 10 2 88 154
9 Northamptonshire 16 1 4 11 0 76 134

totesport League

2004 totesport League – Division One
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts
1 Glamorgan Dragons 16 11 5 0 44
2 Lancashire Lightning 16 9 6 1 38
3 Hampshire Hawks 16 7 6 3 34
4 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 16 8 8 0 32
5 Gloucestershire Gladiators 16 7 7 1 32
6 Essex Eagles 16 6 6 3 26
7 Warwickshire Bears 16 7 8 1 30
8 Kent Spitfires 16 5 9 2 22
9 Surrey Lions 16 4 9 3 22

Match details

Gloucestershire v Kent (16–19 April)

County Championship Division One (4-day match)

Kent (16pts) beat Gloucestershire (3pts) by 7 wickets

Gloucestershire v Loughborough UCCE (21–23 April)

University Centres of Cricketing Excellence (3-day match)

Match Drawn

Kent v Gloucestershire (25 April)

National League Division One (45-over match)

Kent (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 1 run

Gloucestershire v Glamorgan (2 May)

National League Division One (45-over match)

Glamorgan (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 8 wickets

Netherlands v Gloucestershire (5 May)

Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 2nd round (50-over match)

Gloucestershire won by 72 runs and qualified for the Third Round of the C&G Trophy

Kent v Gloucestershire (7–10 May)

County Championship Division One (4-day match)

Kent (5pts) drew with Gloucestershire (7pts)

Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire (12–15 may)

County Championship Division One (4-day match)

Gloucestershire (12pts) drew with Northamptonshire (6pts)

Gloucestershire v Surrey (16 May)

National League Division One (45-over match)

Gloucestershire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 42 runs

Worcestershire v Gloucestershire (18–21 May)

County Championship Division One (4-day match)

Worcestershire (22pts) beat Gloucestershire (2pts)by an innings and 86 runs

Gloucestershire v Hampshire (23 May)

National League Division One (45-over match)

Hampshire (4pts) beat Gloucestershire (0pts) by 4 wickets

Gloucestershire v Hampshire (29 May)

Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 3rd round (50-over match)

Gloucestershire beat Hampshire by 3 wickets to qualify for the Fourth round of the C&G Trophy

Preceded by2003 Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Succeeded by2005
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