2007 English cricket season

2007 (2007) English cricket season
County Championship
Champions	Sussex
Runners-up	Durham
Most runs	Mark Ramprakash (2,026)
Most wickets	Mushtaq Ahmed (90)
Friends Provident Trophy
Champions	Durham Dynamos
Runners-up	Hampshire Hawks
Most runs	Phil Mustard (484)
Most wickets	Ottis Gibson (22)
NatWest Pro40
Champions	Worcestershire Royals
Runners-up	Nottinghamshire Outlaws
Most runs	Phil Mustard (409)
Most wickets	Tim Murtagh (22)
Twenty20 Cup
Champions	Kent Spitfires
Runners-up	Gloucestershire Gladiators
Most runs	Luke Wright (346)
Most wickets	Chris Schofield (17)
PCA Player of the Year
	Ottis Gibson
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
	Ian Bell; Shivnarine Chanderpaul; Ottis Gibson; Zaheer Khan; Ryan Sidebottom
	← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 English cricket season began on Saturday 14 April 2007 with the match between MCC and the 2006 county champions Sussex at Lord's.

Roll of honour

Test series

England v West Indies: 4 Tests - England won 3–0.
England v India: 3 Tests - India won 1–0.

ODI series

England v West Indies: 3 ODI's - West Indies won 2–1.
England v India: 7 ODI's - England won 4–3.

Twenty20 Internationals

England v West Indies: 2-match series tied 1–1.

County Championship

Champions: Sussex
Division Two winners: Somerset
Relegated from Division One: Worcestershire, Warwickshire
Promoted from Division Two: Nottinghamshire

Friends Provident Trophy

Winners: Durham
Runners-up: Hampshire

Pro40 (National League)

Division One winners: Worcestershire
Division Two winners: Durham
Relegated from Division One: Essex, Warwickshire, Northamptonshire
Promoted from Division Two: Somerset, Middlesex

Twenty20 Cup

Winners: Kent
Runners-up: Gloucestershire

Minor Counties Championship

Winners: Cheshire
Runners-up: Northumberland

MCCA Knockout Trophy

Winners: Suffolk
Runners-up: Cheshire

Second XI Championship

Winners: Sussex

Second XI Trophy

Winners: Middlesex 2nd XI
Runners-up: Somerset 2nd XI

Middlesex won by 1 run.

Wisden Cricketers of the Year

Ian Bell, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ottis Gibson, Ryan Sidebottom, Zaheer Khan

Domestic competition tables

County Championship

Division One

P	Team	Pld	W	L	D	Aban	Bat	Bowl	Deduct	Pts	Promoted / Relegated
1	Sussex	16	7	3	5	1	37	43	0	202
2	Durham	16	7	5	4	0	38	47	1.5	197.5
3	Lancashire	16	5	2	8	1	40	44	0	190
4	Surrey	16	5	4	6	1	41	40	1	178
5	Hampshire	16	5	3	8	0	32	43	0	177
6	Yorkshire	16	4	4	8	0	49	38	0	175
7	Kent	16	3	5	7	1	43	36	0	153
8	Warwickshire	16	2	5	9	0	40	35	0	139	Relegated to Championship Division 2
9	Worcestershire	16	1	8	5	2	18	35	0	95	Relegated to Championship Division 2

Last updated: 22 September 2007
Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/LV_County_Championship_2007.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd 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

P	Team	Pld	W	L	D	Aban	Bat	Bowl	Deduct	Pts	Promoted / Relegated
1	Somerset	16	10	1	5	0	65	41	0	266	Promoted to Championship Division 1
2	Nottinghamshire	16	6	3	7	0	60	43	0.5	214.5	Promoted to Championship Division 1
3	Middlesex	16	6	2	8	0	35	43	1.5	192.5
4	Essex	16	6	4	6	0	40	36	2	182
5	Northamptonshire	16	5	5	6	0	44	38	0	176
6	Derbyshire	16	3	5	8	0	30	44	1	147
7	Gloucestershire	16	3	5	8	0	32	37	3.5	139.5
8	Leicestershire	16	2	8	5	1	32	35	4	115
9	Glamorgan	16	1	9	5	1	26	37	8.5	92.5

Last updated: 22 September 2007
Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/LV_County_Championship_2007.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd 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

Friends Provident Trophy

Friends Provident Trophy Tables

North Conference

P	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Aban	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Durham	9	7	2	0	0	14	0.87
2	Warwickshire	9	6	1	0	2	14	0.71
3	Nottinghamshire	9	6	2	0	1	13	0.80
4	Worcestershire	9	4	3	2	0	10	0.21
5	Yorkshire	9	4	3	1	1	10	0.09
6	Leicestershire	9	4	3	0	2	10	-0.31
7	Lancashire	9	3	5	0	1	7	-0.63
8	Derbyshire	9	2	6	0	1	5	-0.25
9	Northamptonshire	9	1	6	0	2	4	-0.73
10	Scotland	9	1	7	1	0	3	-1.05

Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2007.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd net run rate
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; NR = No result in matches started; Aban = Matches abandoned; Pts = Points; NRR = Net Run Rate

South Conference

P	Team	Pld	W	L	Tie	NR	Aban	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Hampshire	9	6	1	1	0	1	14	0.32
2	Essex	9	6	2	0	0	1	13	1.05
3	Gloucestershire	9	6	2	0	0	1	13	0.13
4	Kent	9	5	3	0	0	1	11	0.89
5	Surrey	9	4	3	0	0	2	10	0.78
6	Somerset	9	4	3	1	0	1	10	0.20
7	Middlesex	9	3	5	0	0	1	7	-0.38
8	Sussex	9	2	5	0	1	1	6	-0.69
9	Glamorgan	9	0	6	0	1	2	3	-1.42
10	Ireland	9	0	6	0	0	3	3	-1.79

Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2007.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd net run rate
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; NR = No result in matches started; Aban = Matches abandoned; Pts = Points; NRR = Net Run Rate

Twenty20 Cup

Twenty20 Cup - Group Tables

North Division

P	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Aban	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Nottinghamshire	8	4	1	0	3	11	0.88
2	Lancashire	8	3	1	0	4	10	0.86
3	Yorkshire	8	4	3	0	1	9	-0.05
4	Leicestershire	8	2	1	2	3	9	-0.14
5	Durham	8	1	4	1	2	5	-0.58
6	Derbyshire	8	0	4	1	3	4	-1.10

Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Twenty20_Cup_2007.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd net run rate
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; NR = No result in matches started; Aban = Matches abandoned; Pts = Points; NRR = Net Run Rate

Mid/West/Wales Division

P	Team	Pld	W	L	Aban	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Warwickshire	8	5	2	1	11	0.23
2	Gloucestershire	8	4	2	2	10	0.99
3	Worcestershire	8	3	2	3	9	-0.59
4	Northamptonshire	8	2	3	3	7	0.06
5	Somerset	8	3	5	0	6	-0.21
6	Glamorgan	8	1	4	3	5	-0.66

Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Twenty20_Cup_2007.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd net run rate
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; NR = No result in matches started; Aban = Matches abandoned; Pts = Points; NRR = Net Run Rate

South Division

P	Team	Pld	W	L	Tie	NR	Aban	Pts	Net Run Rate
1	Sussex	8	5	2	0	0	1	11	0.18
2	Kent	8	4	2	1	1	0	10	0.32
3	Surrey	8	4	4	0	0	0	8	0.81
4	Essex	8	3	4	0	1	0	7	-0.37
5	Middlesex	8	2	3	0	1	2	7	-0.20
6	Hampshire	8	1	4	1	1	1	5	-1.12

Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Twenty20_Cup_2007.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd net run rate
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; L = Matches lost; Tie = Matches tied; NR = No result in matches started; Aban = Matches abandoned; Pts = Points; NRR = Net Run Rate

Twenty20 Cup - Finals Day

Semi Finals

4 August 2007
scorecard

Lancashire 148/6	v	Gloucestershire 152/2
Steven Croft 33 Mark Hardinges 2/16 (4)		Craig Spearman 86 Muttiah Muralitharan 1/21 (4)

Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Peter Willey
Player of the match: Craig Spearman

4 August 2007
scorecard

Sussex 140	v	Kent 141/5
Murray Goodwin (38) Lasith Malinga 3/30 (3.4)		Rob Key (68*) Michael Yardy 1/9 (2)

Kent won by 5 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Rob Key

Final

4 August 2007
scorecard

Gloucestershire 146/8	v	Kent 147/6
Hamish Marshall (65) Ryan McLaren 3/22 (4) inc. hat-trick		Matt Walker (45) Mark Hardinges 2/24 (4)

Kent won by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Peter Willey
Player of the match: Ryan McLaren

External links

Cricinfo - England Domestic 2007

Annual reviews

Playfair Cricket Annual 2008
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2008