2003 County Championship
| Tournament logo | |
| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Sussex (1st title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 144 |
| Most runs | Stuart Law (1,820 for Lancashire)[1] |
| Most wickets | Mushtaq Ahmed (103 for Sussex)[2] |
The 2003 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship, was the 103rd County Championship. 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 2004 season, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 were relegated.
Division One
[edit | edit source]Standings
[edit | edit source]- 14 points for a win
- 6 points for a tie
- 4 points for a draw
- 4 points for an abandoned game
- A maximum of 5 batting bonus points and 3 bowling bonus points
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
Tie |
D |
Aban |
Bat |
Bowl |
Deduct |
Pts |
Promoted / Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Sussex.svg Sussex | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 47 | 0 | 257 | Winners of Championship |
| 2 | File:Flag of Lancashire.svg Lancashire | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 64 | 43 | 0 | 223 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Surrey.svg Surrey | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 63 | 44 | 0 | 219 | |
| 4 | File:FlagOfKent.svg Kent | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 198 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 37 | 2.5 | 171.5 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Middlesex.png Middlesex | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 41 | 0 | 169 | |
| 7 | File:Flag of Essex.svg Essex | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 45 | 0 | 156 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
| 8 | File:County Flag of Nottinghamshire.svg Nottinghamshire | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 45 | 1 | 132 | |
| 9 | Leicestershire Leicestershire | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 40 | 0.5 | 125.5 |
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points
Division two
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[edit | edit source]| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
Tie |
D |
Aban |
Bat |
Bowl |
Deduct |
Pts |
Promoted / Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Worcestershire flag.svg Worcestershire | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 44 | 0.25 | 245.75 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Northamptonshire.svg Northamptonshire | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 44 | 8 | 237 | |
| 3 | File:Severn Cross.svg Gloucestershire | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 46 | 0 | 190 | |
| 4 | File:Yorkshire Flag.png Yorkshire | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 54 | 47 | 1.5 | 183.5 | |
| 5 | File:Glamorgan Flag.svg Glamorgan | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 183 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of County Durham.svg Durham | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 43 | 0.75 | 159.25 | |
| 7 | Somerset | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 44 | 0 | 157 | |
| 8 | Hampshire Hampshire | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 140 | |
| 9 | File:Derbyshire flag.svg Derbyshire | 16 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 0 | 114 |
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; D = Matches drawn; Aban = Matches abandoned; Deduct = Points deducted; Pts = Points
References
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