2014 County Championship
AdministratorEngland and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament formatLeague system
ChampionsYorkshire
Count31
Participants18
Matches144
Most runsJames Vince(1525 for Hampshire)
Most wicketsMark Footitt(82 for Derbyshire)
Previous year2013
Previous tournament2013 County Championship
Next year2015
Next tournament2015 County Championship

The 2014 County Championship season, known as the LV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 115th cricket County Championship season. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away.

Teams

Division One

Team promoted from Division Two

TeamPrimary home groundOther groundsCoachCaptainOverseas player(s)
DurhamRiverside Ground, Chester-le-Street—Jon LewisPaul CollingwoodKumar Sangakkara (May)
John Hastings (Jun–Sep)
Varun Aaron (Sep)
LancashireOld Trafford, ManchesterAigburth, LiverpoolPeter Moores (Apr)
Glen Chapple (Apr–Sep)		Glen ChappleUsman Khawaja (Jun–Sep)
Junaid Khan (Sep)
MiddlesexLord's, LondonMerchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge
Richmond Cricket Ground, Richmond		Richard ScottChris RogersChris Rogers
NorthamptonshireCounty Ground, Northampton—David RipleyStephen PetersIan Butler (May)
Richard Levi (Jun–Jul)
Neil Wagner (Aug–Sep)
NottinghamshireTrent Bridge, Nottingham—Mick NewellChris ReadPeter Siddle (Apr–Jul)
SomersetCounty Ground, Taunton—Dave NosworthyMarcus TrescothickAlviro Petersen (Apr–Jul)
Colin Ingram (Jul)
SussexCounty Ground, HoveArundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham		Mark RobinsonEd JoyceSteve Magoffin
WarwickshireEdgbaston, Birmingham—Dougie BrownJim TroughtonJeetan Patel
YorkshireHeadingley, LeedsNorth Marine Road Ground, ScarboroughJason GillespieAndrew GaleKane Williamson (Apr–May, Aug)
Aaron Finch (May–Jul)

Division Two

Team relegated from Division One

TeamPrimary home groundOther groundsCoachCaptainOverseas player(s)
DerbyshireCounty Ground, DerbyQueen's Park, ChesterfieldGraeme WelchWayne MadsenShivnarine Chanderpaul (Apr–May, Jul)
Marcus North (May–Jun)
Cheteshwar Pujara (Sep)
EssexCounty Ground, ChelmsfordCastle Park Cricket Ground, ColchesterPaul GraysonJames FosterJesse Ryder (May–Sep)
GlamorganSWALEC Stadium, CardiffPenrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea
St Helen's, Swansea		Toby RadfordMark WallaceJacques Rudolph
GloucestershireCounty Ground, BristolCollege Ground, CheltenhamJohn BracewellMichael KlingerMichael Klinger (Apr–Jul)
Mark Craig (Aug)
HampshireThe Rose Bowl, Southampton—Dale BenkensteinJimmy AdamsKyle Abbott (Apr–Jun)
Glenn Maxwell (Jun)
Nathan Rimmington (Jul)
KentSt Lawrence Ground, CanterburyNevill Ground, Tunbridge WellsJimmy AdamsRob KeyDoug Bollinger
LeicestershireGrace Road, Leicester—Phil WhitticaseRamnaresh SarwanRamnaresh Sarwan (May–Jun)
SurreyThe Oval, LondonWoodbridge Road, GuildfordGraham FordGraeme SmithGraeme Smith (Apr–May)
Hashim Amla (May–Jun)
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Jun–Aug)
WorcestershireCounty Ground, New Road, Worcester—Steve RhodesDaryl MitchellSaeed Ajmal (Apr–Jul)
Mitchell McClenaghan (Jul–Sep)

Standings

Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 5 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.[2]

Results summary

The fixtures for 2014 were announced in November 2013.[3]

Division One

DurhamLancashireMiddlesexNorthamptonshireNottinghamshireSomersetSussexWarwickshireYorkshire
Durham
Lancashire
Middlesex
Northamptonshire
Nottinghamshire
Somerset
Sussex
Warwickshire
Yorkshire

Division Two

DerbyshireEssexGlamorganGloucestershireHampshireKentLeicestershireSurreyWorcestershire
Derbyshire
Essex
Glamorgan
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Kent
Leicestershire
Surrey
Worcestershire

Statistics

Division One

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
Adam LythYorkshire1623148967.6825166
Ed JoyceSussex1423139866.57164*73
Chris RogersMiddlesex1528133355.54241*44
Riki WesselsNottinghamshire1629119747.8815818
Ashwell PrinceLancashire1628116042.96257*33
Source:[4]

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatchesOversWicketsAverageBBI5W
Steve MagoffinSussex15539.07219.516/604
Jack BrooksYorkshire16523.26828.025/362
Chris RushworthDurham16488.16424.659/523
Jeetan PatelWarwickshire16536.25926.325/491
Tim MurtaghMiddlesex14527.45828.376/605
Source:[5]

Division Two

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
James VinceHampshire1628152561.0024047
Daryl MitchellWorcestershire1627133458.00172*54
Alex GidmanGloucestershire1629127747.2926443
James AdamsHampshire1629121543.3923118
Will SmithHampshire1627118751.60151*26
Source:[6]

Most wickets

PlayerTeamMatchesOversWicketsAverageBBI5W
Mark FootittDerbyshire16468.28219.126/486
Saeed AjmalWorcestershire9417.36316.477/196
Michael HoganGlamorgan13444.56319.555/583
Jack ShantryWorcestershire16497.05623.856/532
Darren StevensKent16515.45627.086/646
Source:[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "LV= extends County Championship deal". England and Wales Cricket Board. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  2. ^ "LV= County Championship - Scoring of points". England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ "County schedule for 2014 announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. 26 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. ^ "LV= County Championship Division One, 2014 - Records - Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  5. ^ "LV= County Championship Division One, 2014 - Records - Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. ^ "LV= County Championship Division Two, 2014 - Records - Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  7. ^ "LV= County Championship Division Two, 2014 - Records - Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2014.