2006 County Championship
{{Short description|English cricket tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| administrator = England and Wales Cricket Board
| cricket format = First-class cricket (4 days)
| tournament format = League system
| champions = Sussex
| count = 2
| participants = 18
| matches = 144
| most runs = Mark Ramprakash {{Clear}} (2,211 for Surrey){{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Liverpool_Victoria_County_Championship_2006/Batting_by_Runs.html|title=Batting and Fielding in Liverpool Victoria County Championship 2006 (Ordered by Runs)|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 September 2009}}
| most wickets = Mushtaq Ahmed {{Clear}} (102 for Sussex){{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Liverpool_Victoria_County_Championship_2006/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|title=Bowling in Liverpool Victoria County Championship 2006 (Ordered by Wickets)|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 September 2009}}
| previous_year = 2005
| previous_tournament = 2005 County Championship
| next_year = 2007
| next_tournament = 2007 County Championship
}}
The 2006 County Championship season, known as the Liverpool Victoria 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. This season saw a change in promotion and relegation, with the top two teams from Division Two being promoted to the first division for 2007, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 are relegated.
Teams in the County Championship 2006:
| {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align: center;" | |
| Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|
| bgcolor=#D0F0C0| Durham | |
| Hampshire
| Essex | |
| Kent
|bgcolor=#ffcccc| Glamorgan | |
| bgcolor=#D0F0C0| Lancashire
|bgcolor=#ffcccc| Gloucestershire | |
| Middlesex | |
| Nottinghamshire | |
| Sussex
| Somerset | |
| Warwickshire
|bgcolor=#ffcccc| Surrey | |
| bgcolor=#D0F0C0| Yorkshire |
|valign="top"|
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| Icon |
|---|
| bgcolor=#D0F0C0| Team promoted from Division Two |
| bgcolor=#ffcccc| Team relegated from Division One |
|}
Points system
Teams receive 14 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.
Division One
=Standings=
{{Cr table header}}
{{Cr table team|p=1|t=Sussex|w=9|l=2|tie=0|d=5|aban=0|bat=49|bwl=47|dp=0|bc=#D0F0C0}}
{{Cr table qr|won=y |rows=1 |c=Winners of Championship}}
{{Cr table team|p=2|t=Lancashire|w=6|l=1|tie=0|d=9|aban=0|bat=58|bwl=46|dp=0}}
{{Cr table team|p=3|t=Hampshire|w=6|l=3|tie=0|d=7|aban=0|bat=48|bwl=48|dp=1}}
{{Cr table team|p=4|t=Warwickshire|w=6|l=5|tie=0|d=5|aban=0|bat=42|bwl=43|dp=0}}
{{Cr table team|p=5|t=Kent|w=4|l=4|tie=0|d=8|aban=0|bat=43|bwl=44|dp=0}}
{{Cr table team|p=6|t=Yorkshire|w=3|l=6|tie=0|d=7|aban=0|bat=43|bwl=41|dp=0}}
{{Cr table team|p=7|t=Durham|w=4|l=8|tie=0|d=4|aban=0|bat=39|bwl=43|dp=0.5}}
{{Cr table team|p=8|t=Nottinghamshire|w=4|l=7|tie=0|d=5|aban=0|bat=40|bwl=37|dp=0|bc=#FFCCCC}}
{{Cr table qr|relegated=y |rows=2 |c=Championship Division 2}}
{{Cr table team|p=9|t=Middlesex|w=1|l=7|tie=0|d=8|aban=0|bat=47|bwl=42|dp=1.5|bc=#FFCCCC}}
{{Cr table footer|s={{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Liverpool_Victoria_County_Championship_2006.html|title=Liverpool Victoria County Championship 2006 Points Table|publisher=Cricket Archive|access-date=22 September 2009}}|date=September 2012}}
Division two
=Standings=
{{Cr table header}}
{{Cr table team|p=1|t=Surrey|w=10|l=2|tie=0|d=4|aban=0|bat=62|bwl=44|dp=0|bc=#D0F0C0}}
{{Cr table qr|qualified=y |rows=2 |c=Promoted to
Championship Division 1}}
{{Cr table team|p=2|t=Worcestershire|w=8|l=4|tie=0|d=4|aban=0|bat=58|bwl=43|dp=0|bc=#D0F0C0}}
{{Cr table team|p=3|t=Essex|w=7|l=4|tie=0|d=5|aban=0|bat=62|bwl=40|dp=0}}
{{Cr table team|p=4|t=Leicestershire|w=5|l=4|tie=0|d=7|aban=0|bat=47|bwl=41|dp=0.5}}
{{Cr table team|p=5|t=Derbyshire|w=4|l=4|tie=0|d=8|aban=0|bat=51|bwl=41|dp=1.5}}
{{Cr table team|p=6|t=Northamptonshire|w=3|l=5|tie=0|d=8|aban=0|bat=52|bwl=37|dp=0}}
{{Cr table team|p=7|t=Gloucestershire|w=3|l=6|tie=0|d=7|aban=0|bat=51|bwl=36|dp=1.5}}
{{Cr table team|p=8|t=Glamorgan|w=2|l=7|tie=0|d=7|aban=0|bat=51|bwl=41|dp=1.5}}
{{Cr table team|p=9|t=Somerset|w=3|l=9|tie=0|d=4|aban=0|bat=43|bwl=40|dp=1}}
Records
| valign="top" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
!colspan=4| Most runs | ||
| Aggregate
! Average ! Player ! County | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;"| 2211 | style="text-align:center;"| 105.28 | Mark Ramprakash | Surrey |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1804 | style="text-align:center;"| 82.00 | Hylton Ackerman | Leicestershire |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1737 | style="text-align:center;"| 66.80 | John Crawley | Hampshire |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1706 | style="text-align:center;"| 77.54 | Darren Lehmann | Yorkshire |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1649 | style="text-align:center;"| 63.42 | Murray Goodwin | Sussex |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1427 | style="text-align:center;"| 52.85 | Dale Benkenstein | Durham |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1424 | style="text-align:center;"| 67.80 | Andy Flower | Essex |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1419 | style="text-align:center;"| 61.69 | Matthew Walker | Kent |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1418 | style="text-align:center;"| 59.08 | Mark Butcher | Surrey |
| style="text-align:center;"| 1370 | style="text-align:center;"| 44.19 | Craig Spearman | Gloucestershire |
| colspan=4 align="left"|Source: |
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"
!colspan=4| Most wickets | |||
| Aggregate
! Average ! Player ! County | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:center;"| 102 | style="text-align:center;"| 19.91 | Mushtaq Ahmed | Sussex |
| style="text-align:center;"| 78 | style="text-align:center;"| 29.07 | Zaheer Khan | Worcestershire |
| style="text-align:center;"| 66 | style="text-align:center;"| 25.56 | Charl Willoughby | Somerset |
| style="text-align:center;"| 66 | style="text-align:center;"| 32.00 | Robert Croft | Glamorgan |
| style="text-align:center;"| 63 | style="text-align:center;"| 35.85 | Andy Caddick | Somerset |
| style="text-align:center;"| 61 | style="text-align:center;"| 25.22 | Chris Silverwood | Middlesex |
| style="text-align:center;"| 59 | style="text-align:center;"| 28.16 | Ian Salisbury | Surrey |
| style="text-align:center;"| 58 | style="text-align:center;"| 27.08 | Shane Warne | Hampshire |
| style="text-align:center;"| 57 | style="text-align:center;"| 23.17 | Jason Lewry | Sussex |
| style="text-align:center;"| 56 | style="text-align:center;"| 32.21 | Steffan Jones | Derbyshire |
| colspan=4 align="left"|Source: |
|}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{2006 English cricket season}}
{{County Championship seasons}}
{{English cricket seasons}}
Category:County Championship seasons
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