# 2007 English cricket season

The 2007 English cricket season was the 108th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on Saturday 14 April 2007 with the match between MCC and the 2006 county champions Sussex at Lord's. Sussex went on to win the County Championship.
The West Indies toured England to compete in the Wisden Trophy test series which England won 3-0 and India defeated England 1–0 in the Pataudi Trophy.

## Roll of honour

Test series
* England v West Indies: 4 Tests – England won 3–0.
* England v India: 3 Tests – India won 1–0.
ODI series
* England v West Indies: 3 ODI's – West Indies won 2–1.
* England v India: 7 ODI's – England won 4–3.
Twenty20 Internationals
* England v West Indies: 2-match series tied 1–1.
County Championship
* Champions: Sussex
* Division Two winners: Somerset
Friends Provident Trophy
* Winners: Durham – Runners-up: Hampshire
Pro40 (National League)
* Division One winners: Worcestershire
* Division Two winners: Durham
Twenty20 Cup
* Winners: Kent – Runners-up: Gloucestershire
Minor Counties Championship
* Winners: Cheshire – Runners-up: Northumberland
MCCA Knockout Trophy
* Winners: Suffolk – Runners-up: Cheshire
Second XI Championship
* Winners: Sussex
Second XI Trophy
* Winners: Middlesex 2nd XI – Runners-up: Somerset 2nd XI
    Middlesex won by 1 run.
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
* Ian Bell, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ottis Gibson, Ryan Sidebottom, Zaheer Khan

## Domestic competition tables
### County Championship

Division One
| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | D | Aban | Bat | Bowl | Deduct | Pts | Promoted / Relegated |
| 1 | Sussex | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 43 | 0 | 202 |
| 2 | Durham | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 47 | 1.5 | 197.5 |
| 3 | Lancashire | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 44 | 0 | 190 |
| 4 | Surrey | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 178 |
| 5 | Hampshire | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 0 | 177 |
| 6 | Yorkshire | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 38 | 0 | 175 |
| 7 | Kent | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 36 | 0 | 153 |
| 8 | Warwickshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 35 | 0 | 139 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
| 9 | Worcestershire | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 95 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
Last updated: 22 September 2007 Source: https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/LV_County_Championship_2007.html 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
| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | D | Aban | Bat | Bowl | Deduct | Pts | Promoted / Relegated |
| 1 | Somerset | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 41 | 0 | 266 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 2 | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 0.5 | 214.5 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 3 | Middlesex | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 43 | 1.5 | 192.5 |
| 4 | Essex | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 182 |
| 5 | Northamptonshire | 16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 38 | 0 | 176 |
| 6 | Derbyshire | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 1 | 147 |
| 7 | Gloucestershire | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 37 | 3.5 | 139.5 |
| 8 | Leicestershire | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 35 | 4 | 115 |
| 9 | Glamorgan | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 37 | 8.5 | 92.5 |
Last updated: 22 September 2007 Source: https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/LV_County_Championship_2007.html 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

### Friends Provident Trophy

Friends Provident Trophy Tables :
| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | NR | Aban | Pts | Net Run Rate |
| 1 | Durham | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.87 |
| 2 | Warwickshire | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.71 |
| 3 | Nottinghamshire | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.80 |
| 4 | Worcestershire | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.21 |
| 5 | Yorkshire | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.09 |
| 6 | Leicestershire | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -0.31 |
| 7 | Lancashire | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -0.63 |
| 8 | Derbyshire | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -0.25 |
| 9 | Northamptonshire | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -0.73 |
| 10 | Scotland | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1.05 |
| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | NR | Aban | Pts | Net Run Rate |
| 1 | Hampshire | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0.32 |
| 2 | Essex | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1.05 |
| 3 | Gloucestershire | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.13 |
| 4 | Kent | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.89 |
| 5 | Surrey | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.78 |
| 6 | Somerset | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.20 |
| 7 | Middlesex | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -0.38 |
| 8 | Sussex | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -0.69 |
| 9 | Glamorgan | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1.42 |
| 10 | Ireland | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1.79 |

### Twenty20 Cup

Twenty20 Cup – Group Tables :
| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | NR | Aban | Pts | Net Run Rate |
| 1 | Nottinghamshire | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0.88 |
| 2 | Lancashire | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0.86 |
| 3 | Yorkshire | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | -0.05 |
| 4 | Leicestershire | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -0.14 |
| 5 | Durham | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -0.58 |
| 6 | Derbyshire | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1.10 |
| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | NR | Aban | Pts | Net Run Rate |
| 1 | Warwickshire | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.23 |
| 2 | Gloucestershire | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.99 |
| 3 | Worcestershire | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | -0.59 |
| 4 | Northamptonshire | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0.06 |
| 5 | Somerset | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.21 |
| 6 | Glamorgan | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -0.66 |
| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | NR | Aban | Pts | Net Run Rate |
| 1 | Sussex | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.18 |
| 2 | Kent | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.32 |
| 3 | Surrey | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.81 |
| 4 | Essex | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -0.37 |
| 5 | Middlesex | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -0.20 |
| 6 | Hampshire | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1.12 |
Twenty20 Cup – Finals Day :
Semi-finals
4 August 2007 scorecard
Lancashire 148/6
v
Gloucestershire 152/2
Steven Croft 33 Mark Hardinges 2/16 (4)
Craig Spearman 86 Muttiah Muralitharan 1/21 (4)
Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Peter Willey Player of the match: Craig Spearman
4 August 2007 scorecard
Sussex 140
v
Kent 141/5
Murray Goodwin (38) Lasith Malinga 3/30 (3.4)
Rob Key (68*) Michael Yardy 1/9 (2)
Kent won by 5 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Nigel Llong and Neil Mallender Player of the match: Rob Key :
Final
4 August 2007 scorecard
Gloucestershire 146/8
v
Kent 147/6
Hamish Marshall (65) Ryan McLaren 3/22 (4) inc. hat-trick
Matt Walker (45) Mark Hardinges 2/24 (4)
Kent won by 4 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Neil Mallender and Peter Willey Player of the match: Ryan McLaren :