# 2005 County Championship

The 2005 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship for sponsorship reasons, 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 2006, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 were relegated.

## Teams

Teams in the County Championship 2005:
| Division One | Division Two |
| Glamorgan | Derbyshire |
| Gloucestershire | Durham |
| Hampshire | Essex |
| Kent | Lancashire |
| Middlesex | Leicestershire |
| Nottinghamshire | Northamptonshire |
| Surrey | Somerset |
| Sussex | Worcestershire |
| Warwickshire | Yorkshire |
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* Team promoted from Division Two
* Team relegated from Division One

## Points system

* 12 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

## Division One
### Standings

| P | Team | Pld | W | L | Tie | D | Aban | Bat | Bowl | Deduct | Pts | Promoted / Relegated |
| 1 | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 44 | 0 | 236 | Winners of Championship |
| 2 | Hampshire | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 0.5 | 233.5 |
| 3 | Sussex | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 57 | 45 | 1 | 223 |
| 4 | Warwickshire | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 44 | 0.5 | 209.5 |
| 5 | Kent | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 43 | 8.5 | 202.5 |
| 6 | Middlesex | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 42 | 0.5 | 181.5 |
| 7 | Surrey | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 44 | 8.5 | 180.5 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
| 8 | Gloucestershire | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 46 | 2 | 104 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
| 9 | Glamorgan | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 38 | 0.5 | 88.5 | 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 | Lancashire | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 47 | 0 | 212 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 2 | Durham | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 44 | 0 | 205 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 3 | Yorkshire | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 49 | 42 | 0.5 | 200.5 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 4 | Northamptonshire | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 46 | 0 | 193 |
| 5 | Essex | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 36 | 1.5 | 183.5 |
| 6 | Worcestershire | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 46 | 5.5 | 179.5 |
| 7 | Leicestershire | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0.5 | 159.5 |
| 8 | Somerset | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 37 | 0 | 155 |
| 9 | Derbyshire | 16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 43 | 0 | 116 |
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 |
| 1,668 | 61.77 | Ed Joyce | Middlesex |
| 1,650 | 63.46 | Owais Shah | Middlesex |
| 1,568 | 74.66 | Mark Ramprakash | Surrey |
| 1,556 | 59.84 | Rob Key | Kent |
| 1,477 | 61.54 | Ben Smith | Worcestershire |
| 1,425 | 59.37 | Anthony McGrath | Yorkshire |
| 1,380 | 57.50 | Murray Goodwin | Sussex |
| 1,369 | 44.16 | David Hemp | Glamorgan |
| 1,359 | 64.71 | Phil Jaques | Yorkshire |
| 1,345 | 56.04 | Martin Love | Northamptonshire |
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Most wickets :
| Aggregate | Average | Player | County |
| 80 | 26.73 | Mushtaq Ahmed | Sussex |
| 64 | 30.64 | Deon Kruis | Yorkshire |
| 60 | 30.21 | James Anderson | Lancashire |
| 59 | 24.61 | James Kirtley | Sussex |
| 59 | 27.55 | Min Patel | Kent |
| 58 | 25.96 | Graeme Welch | Derbyshire |
| 57 | 25.22 | Alan Richardson | Middlesex |
| 56 | 20.80 | Mark Ealham | Nottinghamshire |
| 55 | 28.20 | Jason Brown | Northamptonshire |
| 55 | 28.27 | Amjad Khan | Kent |
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