# 2006 County Championship

The 2006 County Championship season, known as the Liverpool Victoria County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. This season saw a change in promotion and relegation, with the top two teams from Division Two being promoted to the first division for 2007, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 are relegated.
Teams in the County Championship 2006:
| Division One | Division Two |
| Durham | Derbyshire |
| Hampshire | Essex |
| Kent | Glamorgan |
| Lancashire | Gloucestershire |
| Middlesex | Leicestershire |
| Nottinghamshire | Northamptonshire |
| Sussex | Somerset |
| Warwickshire | Surrey |
| Yorkshire | Worcestershire |
* Icon
* Team promoted from Division Two
* Team relegated from Division One

## Points system

Teams receive 14 points for a win, 6 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 130 overs of each team's first innings.

## Division One
### Standings

| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | D | Aban | Bat | Bowl | Deduct | Pts | Promoted / Relegated |
| 1 | Sussex | 16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 242 | Winners of Championship |
| 2 | Lancashire | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 46 | 0 | 224 |
| 3 | Hampshire | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 207 |
| 4 | Warwickshire | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 43 | 0 | 189 |
| 5 | Kent | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 44 | 0 | 175 |
| 6 | Yorkshire | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 154 |
| 7 | Durham | 16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 43 | 0.5 | 153.5 |
| 8 | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 153 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
| 9 | Middlesex | 16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 42 | 1.5 | 133.5 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
Source: 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
### Standings

| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | D | Aban | Bat | Bowl | Deduct | Pts | Promoted / Relegated |
| 1 | Surrey | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 44 | 0 | 262 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 2 | Worcestershire | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 43 | 0 | 229 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 3 | Essex | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 40 | 0 | 220 |
| 4 | Leicestershire | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 41 | 0.5 | 185.5 |
| 5 | Derbyshire | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 41 | 1.5 | 178.5 |
| 6 | Northamptonshire | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 37 | 0 | 163 |
| 7 | Gloucestershire | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 36 | 1.5 | 155.5 |
| 8 | Glamorgan | 16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 41 | 1.5 | 146.5 |
| 9 | Somerset | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 40 | 1 | 140 |
Source: 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

## Records

Most runs :
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 2211 | 105.28 | Mark Ramprakash | Surrey |
| 1804 | 82.00 | Hylton Ackerman | Leicestershire |
| 1737 | 66.80 | John Crawley | Hampshire |
| 1706 | 77.54 | Darren Lehmann | Yorkshire |
| 1649 | 63.42 | Murray Goodwin | Sussex |
| 1427 | 52.85 | Dale Benkenstein | Durham |
| 1424 | 67.80 | Andy Flower | Essex |
| 1419 | 61.69 | Matthew Walker | Kent |
| 1418 | 59.08 | Mark Butcher | Surrey |
| 1370 | 44.19 | Craig Spearman | Gloucestershire |
| Source: ||||
Most wickets :
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 102 | 19.91 | Mushtaq Ahmed | Sussex |
| 78 | 29.07 | Zaheer Khan | Worcestershire |
| 66 | 25.56 | Charl Willoughby | Somerset |
| 66 | 32.00 | Robert Croft | Glamorgan |
| 63 | 35.85 | Andy Caddick | Somerset |
| 61 | 25.22 | Chris Silverwood | Middlesex |
| 59 | 28.16 | Ian Salisbury | Surrey |
| 58 | 27.08 | Shane Warne | Hampshire |
| 57 | 23.17 | Jason Lewry | Sussex |
| 56 | 32.21 | Steffan Jones | Derbyshire |
| Source: ||||