2005 County Championship Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)Tournament format(s) League system Champions Nottinghamshire (5th title)Participants 18 Matches 144 Most runs Ed Joyce
(1,668 for Middlesex )[1] Most wickets Mushtaq Ahmed
(80 for Sussex )[2]
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
Icon
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
9
Glamorgan
16
1
14
0
1
0
33
38
0.5
88.5
Source: [3] Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeatsP = 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
3
Yorkshire
16
5
1
0
10
0
49
42
0.5
200.5
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: [3] Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeatsP = 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
Robert 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
Source:[1]
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
Source:[2]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
County Championship seasons