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2007 County Championship

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2007 County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsSussex (3rd title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runsMark Ramprakash
(2,026 for Surrey)[1]
Most wicketsMushtaq Ahmed
(90 for Sussex)[2]
2006
2008

The 2007 County Championship season, known as the LV 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. The top two teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2008, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 were relegated.

Teams in the County Championship 2007:

Division One Division Two
Durham Derbyshire
Hampshire Essex
Kent Glamorgan
Lancashire Gloucestershire
Surrey Leicestershire
Sussex Middlesex
Warwickshire Northamptonshire
Worcestershire Nottinghamshire
Yorkshire Somerset
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Standings

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Fourteen points were awarded for each win, four points were awarded for a draw or abandonment. Defeats scored no points. Teams were awarded bonus points during the first 130 overs of their first innings; one bowling point for every three wickets taken (up to three points available), and one batting point gained when teams reached 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400 runs (up to five points available).

Division One

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Team Pld W T L D A Bat Bwl Adj Pts
Sussex 16 7 0 3 5 1 37 43 0 202
Durham 16 7 0 5 4 0 38 47 –1½ 197½
Lancashire 16 5 0 2 8 1 40 44 0 190
Surrey 16 5 0 4 6 1 41 40 –1 178
Hampshire 16 5 0 3 8 0 32 43 0 177
Yorkshire 16 4 0 4 8 0 49 38 0 175
Kent 16 3 0 5 7 1 43 36 0 153
Warwickshire 16 2 0 5 9 0 40 38 0 139
Worcestershire 16 1 0 8 5 2 18 35 0 95
Source:[3]

Division Two

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Team Pld W T L D A Bat Bwl Adj Pts
Somerset 16 10 0 1 5 0 65 41 0 266
Nottinghamshire 16 6 0 3 7 0 60 43 –½ 214½
Middlesex 16 6 0 2 8 0 35 43 –1½ 192½
Essex 16 6 0 4 6 0 40 36 –2 182
Northamptonshire 16 5 0 5 6 0 44 38 0 176
Derbyshire 16 3 0 5 8 0 30 44 –1 147
Gloucestershire 16 3 0 5 8 0 32 37 –3½ 139½
Leicestershire 16 2 0 8 5 1 32 35 –4 115
Glamorgan 16 1 0 9 5 1 26 37 –8½ 92½
Source:[3]

Leading averages

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Most runs
Aggregate Average Player County
2,026 101.30 Mark Ramprakash Surrey
1,384 55.36 David Sales Northamptonshire
1,329 66.45 Michael Di Venuto Durham
1,315 62.61 Marcus Trescothick Somerset
1,284 75.52 Simon Katich Derbyshire
Source:[1]
Most wickets
Aggregate Average Player County
90 25.66 Mushtaq Ahmed Sussex
80 20.75 Ottis Gibson Durham
74 22.20 Danish Kaneria Essex
70 24.14 Andy Caddick Somerset
62 24.67 Charl Willoughby Somerset
Source:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Batting and Fielding in LV County Championship 2007 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Bowling in LV County Championship 2007 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
  3. ^ a b "LV County Championship 2007 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 June 2009.