# 2001 County Championship

The 2001 County Championship season, known as the CricInfo 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. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2002, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 are relegated.

## Teams
### Division One

Team promoted from Division Two
| Team | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Captain |
| Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | Valentines Park, Ilford Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester | Nasser Hussain |
| Glamorgan | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | St Helen's, Swansea Colwyn Bay Cricket Club Ground, Rhos on Sea | Steve James |
| Kent | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells Mote Park, Maidstone | Matthew Fleming |
| Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester | — | John Crawley |
| Leicestershire | Grace Road, Leicester | — | Vince Wells |
| Northamptonshire | County Ground, Northampton | — | David Ripley |
| Somerset | County Ground, Taunton | Recreation Ground, Bath | Jamie Cox |
| Surrey | The Oval, London | Woodbridge Road, Guildford | Adam Hollioake |
| Yorkshire | Headingley, Leeds | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | David Byas |

### Division Two

Team relegated from Division One
| Team | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Captain |
| Derbyshire | County Ground, Derby | — | Dominic Cork |
| Durham | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | — | Jonathan Lewis |
| Gloucestershire | County Ground, Bristol | Archdeacon Meadow, Gloucester College Ground, Cheltenham | Mark Alleyne |
| Hampshire | Rose Bowl, Southampton | — | Robin Smith |
| Middlesex | Lord's, London | John Walker's Ground, Southgate | Angus Fraser |
| Nottinghamshire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | — | Jason Gallian |
| Sussex | County Ground, Hove | Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel | Chris Adams |
| Warwickshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | — | Mike Powell |
| Worcestershire | County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster | Graeme Hick |

## Standings

Teams receive 12 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.

## Results
### Division One

| | Essex | Glamorgan | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Northamptonshire | Somerset | Surrey | Yorkshire |
| Essex | | 6-9 Jun Glamorgan 6 wickets | 18-20 Jul Kent inns & 132 runs | 22-25 Aug Match drawn | 1-4 Aug Match drawn | 25-28 Apr Match drawn | 5-7 Sep Somerset 9 wickets | 13-16 Jun Match drawn | 16–19 May Match drawn |
| Glamorgan | 15-18 Aug Match drawn | | 25–28 May Match drawn | 1-4 Aug Match drawn | 18-21 Jul Leicestershire inns & 90 runs | 29 Jun-2 Jul Match drawn | 25-28 Apr Match drawn | 12-15 Sep Match drawn | 30 May-1 Jun Yorkshire 328 runs |
| Kent | 30 May-1 Jun Kent inns & 152 runs | 13-16 Jun Match drawn | | 4-6 Jul Kent 268 runs | 20-22 Jun Leicestershire inns & 149 runs | 5-8 Sep Match drawn | 1-4 Aug Match drawn | 16-19 Aug Match drawn | 25-28 Apr Yorkshire 4 wickets |
| Lancashire | 19-22 Jun Lancashire 9 wickets | 16–19 May Match abandoned | 12-15 Sep Match drawn | | 6-9 Jun Lancashire 6 wickets | 15-18 Aug Match drawn | 19-21 Jul Somerset 10 wickets | 25-28 Apr Match abandoned | 7-10 Aug Yorkshire inns & 37 runs |
| Leicestershire | 20-22 Apr Essex inns & 9 runs | 7-9 Sep Leicestershire 10 wickets | 27-30 Jul Kent 3 wickets | 9–11 May Leicestershire 6 runs | | 13-15 Jun Leicestershire 9 wickets | 30 May-2 Jun Match drawn | 4-7 Jul Match drawn | 15-18 Aug Yorkshire 168 runs |
| Northamptonshire | 27-30 Jul Northamptonshire 10 wickets | 20-23 Apr Match drawn | 8-11 Aug Match drawn | 30 May-2 Jun Lancashire 3 wickets | 23-26 Aug Northamptonshire 202 runs | | 20-23 Jun Match drawn | 9–12 May Match drawn | 4-7 Jul Match drawn |
| Somerset | 4-7 Jul Somerset inns & 60 runs | 27-29 Jul Somerset inns & 67 runs | 16–19 May Match drawn | 20-23 Apr Lancashire inns & 4 runs | 7-10 Aug Match drawn | 12-15 Sep Somerset 4 wickets | | 23-26 Aug Match drawn | 13-16 Jun Match drawn |
| Surrey | 25–28 May Match drawn | 8-11 Aug Glamorgan 3 wickets | 20-23 Apr Match drawn | 29 Jun-2 Jul Match drawn | 16–19 May Match drawn | 18-20 Jul Surrey inns & 55 runs | 6-9 Jun Surrey 6 wickets | | 5-8 Sep Surrey inns & 46 runs |
| Yorkshire | 12-15 Sep Essex 51 runs | 21-24 Aug Yorkshire inns & 112 runs | 6-9 Jun Yorkshire 9 wickets | 27-30 Jul Yorkshire 7 wickets | 29 Jun-1 Jul Yorkshire inns & 227 runs | 25–27 May Yorkshire 4 wickets | 9–12 May Somerset 161 runs | 1-4 Aug Match drawn | |
| Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |

### Division Two

| | Derbyshire | Durham | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Middlesex | Nottinghamshire | Sussex | Warwickshire | Worcestershire |
| Derbyshire | | 6-9 Jun Match drawn | 20-23 Jun Match drawn | 25–28 May Hampshire 9 wickets | 25-28 Apr Match drawn | 27-30 Jul Match drawn | 15-18 Aug Sussex 130 runs | 12-15 Sep Warwickshire inns & 100 runs | 5-8 Jul Worcestershire inns & 3 runs |
| Durham | 8-10 Aug Derbyshire 4 wickets | | 20-23 Apr Match drawn | 17-20 Aug Hampshire 7 wickets | 16–19 May Match drawn | 30 May-2 Jun Durham 8 wickets | 18-21 Jul Sussex 133 runs | 29 Jun-2 Jul Match drawn | 5-8 Sep Match drawn |
| Gloucestershire | 5-7 Sep Gloucestershire inns & 20 runs | 13-16 Jun Match drawn | | 1-4 Aug Match drawn | 9–12 May Middlesex 5 wickets | 15-18 Aug Gloucestershire inns & 120 runs | 27-30 Jul Gloucestershire 10 wickets | 4-7 Jul Match drawn | 25–28 May Worcestershire 252 runs |
| Hampshire | 29 Jun-1 Jul Hampshire 10 wickets | 20-22 Jun Hampshire 47 runs | 16–19 May Match drawn | | 5-7 Sep Hampshire 5 wickets | 18-21 Jul Hampshire 338 runs | 30 May-2 Jun Match drawn | 7-10 Aug Match drawn | 9–11 May Hampshire 124 runs |
| Middlesex | 30 May-1 Jun Middlesex inns & 185 runs | 27-29 Jul Middlesex inns & 74 runs | 8-11 Aug Gloucestershire inns & 59 runs | 13-16 Jun Match drawn | | 25–28 May Match drawn | 29 Jun-2 Jul Match drawn | 22-25 Aug Match drawn | 20-23 Apr Match drawn |
| Nottinghamshire | 22-25 Aug Nottinghamshire 7 wickets | 25-28 Apr Match drawn | 6-9 Jun Gloucestershire 187 runs | 12-15 Sep Match drawn | 4-7 Jul Match drawn | | 20-23 Jun Sussex 161 runs | 16–19 May Match drawn | 8-11 Aug Nottinghamshire 61 runs |
| Sussex | 13-15 Jun Sussex inns & 34 runs | 22-25 Aug Durham 71 runs | 12-14 Sep Sussex 10 wickets | 6-7 Jul Sussex inns & 113 runs | 2-5 Aug Sussex 192 runs | 9–12 May Sussex 162 runs | | 25–28 May Warwickshire 8 wickets | 6-9 Jun Sussex 33 runs |
| Warwickshire | 18-21 Jul Match drawn | 9–12 May Warwickshire 7 wickets | 31 May-3 Jun Warwickshire 10 wickets | 20-23 Apr Match drawn | 20-23 Jun Middlesex 129 runs | 3-6 Aug Warwickshire 139 runs | 7-10 Sep Match drawn | | 15-18 Aug Match drawn |
| Worcestershire | 16–19 May Match drawn | 2-5 Aug Durham 7 wickets | 20-22 Jul Worcestershire 7 wickets | 22-25 Aug Worcestershire 112 runs | 12-15 Sep Match drawn | 29 Jun-2 Jul Nottinghamshire 7 wickets | 25-28 Apr Match drawn | 13-16 Jun Match drawn | |
| Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |

## Statistics
### Division One
#### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Michael Hussey | Northamptonshire | 16 | 30 | 2055 | 79.03 | 329* | 5 | 9 |
| David Fulton | Kent | 16 | 24 | 1729 | 78.59 | 208* | 8 | 3 |
| Darren Lehmann | Yorkshire | 13 | 19 | 1416 | 83.29 | 252 | 5 | 5 |
| Stuart Law | Essex | 13 | 23 | 1311 | 65.55 | 153 | 4 | 8 |
| Russell Warren | Northamptonshire | 16 | 27 | 1303 | 54.29 | 194 | 4 | 7 |
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#### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
| Martin Bicknell | Surrey | 15 | 541.5 | 72 | 21.36 | 7/60 | 3 |
| Devon Malcolm | Leicestershire | 16 | 545.1 | 68 | 28.58 | 8/63 | 4 |
| Martin Saggers | Kent | 16 | 492.3 | 63 | 24.12 | 6/92 | 3 |
| Richard Johnson | Somerset | 13 | 463.2 | 62 | 23.77 | 5/40 | 5 |
| Steffan Jones | Somerset | 16 | 560 | 59 | 34.15 | 5/115 | 1 |
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### Division Two
#### Most runs

| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Murray Goodwin | Sussex | 16 | 30 | 1521 | 58.50 | 203* | 6 | 5 |
| Richard Montgomerie | Sussex | 16 | 30 | 1461 | 47.51 | 160* | 7 | 4 |
| Graeme Hick | Worcestershire | 16 | 26 | 1390 | 60.43 | 201 | 6 | 3 |
| Martin Love | Durham | 15 | 29 | 1364 | 50.51 | 145* | 1 | 13 |
| Greg Blewett | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 30 | 1292 | 47.85 | 137* | 5 | 5 |
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#### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
| James Kirtley | Sussex | 16 | 566.3 | 75 | 23.32 | 6/34 | 5 |
| Andy Bichel | Worcestershire | 16 | 555.5 | 66 | 27.33 | 6/44 | 4 |
| Alamgir Sheriyar | Worcestershire | 14 | 472.3 | 65 | 23.60 | 6/88 | 3 |
| Alan Mullally | Hampshire | 12 | 427.3 | 57 | 18.36 | 8/90 | 5 |
| Jason Lewry | Sussex | 15 | 489.1 | 57 | 25.70 | 7/42 | 3 |
| Phil Tufnell | Middlesex | 15 | 626.3 | 57 | 26.49 | 6/44 | 3 |
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