2002 Norwich Union League
| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Limited overs cricket (45 overs per innings) |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Champions | Glamorgan Dragons (2nd title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 144 |
| Most runs | 654 Ben Smith (Worcestershire)[1] |
| Most wickets | 30 Ed Giddins (Surrey) 30 Neil Killeen (Durham)[2] |
The 2002 Norwich Union League season was a 45 over English county cricket competition; colloquially known as the Sunday League, it featured many mid-week floodlit matches. It 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 the 2002 season, while the bottom three sides from Division One were relegated. All eighteen counties retained the nicknames from the previous season.[3]
Glamorgan Dragons won the League for the second time. Somerset Sabres, Durham Dynamos and Nottinghamshire Outlaws were relegated from Division One, while Gloucestershire Gladiators, Surrey Lions and Essex Eagles were promoted from Division Two.
Teams
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Standings
- Pos = Position, Pld = Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, NR = No Results, A = Abandonments, Pts = Points.
- Points awarded: W = 4, L = 0, T = 2, NR = 2, A = 2
Division One
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Division Two
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Statistics
Division One
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Smith | Worcestershire | 16 | 15 | 654 | 65.40 | 92* | 0 | 7 |
| Darren Stevens | Leicestershire | 16 | 15 | 651 | 43.40 | 125 | 1 | 5 |
| Vikram Solanki | Worcestershire | 16 | 15 | 555 | 39.64 | 119* | 1 | 4 |
| Kevin Pietersen | Nottinghamshire | 11 | 10 | 515 | 64.37 | 147 | 2 | 1 |
| Iain Sutcliffe | Leicestershire | 16 | 16 | 512 | 39.38 | 104* | 1 | 4 |
| Source:[1] | ||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Killeen | Durham | 16 | 131.4 | 30 | 18.73 | 4/12 | 2 |
| Robert Croft | Glamorgan | 16 | 117.2 | 28 | 19.64 | 4/40 | 1 |
| Steffan Jones | Somerset | 12 | 87.4 | 22 | 24.18 | 4/72 | 1 |
| Shaun Pollock | Warwickshire | 10 | 79.2 | 21 | 13.00 | 4/36 | 1 |
| Andrew Davies | Glamorgan | 15 | 110.2 | 21 | 24.66 | 4/33 | 1 |
| Kabir Ali | Worcestershire | 16 | 109 | 21 | 26.52 | 5/36 | 2 |
| Source:[2] | |||||||
Division Two
Most runs
| Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Law | Lancashire | 12 | 12 | 561 | 51.00 | 133 | 1 | 4 |
| Craig Spearman | Gloucestershire | 15 | 14 | 542 | 38.71 | 107 | 1 | 4 |
| Mark Ramprakash | Surrey | 15 | 15 | 537 | 44.75 | 87* | 0 | 5 |
| Andy Flower | Essex | 14 | 14 | 506 | 50.60 | 80 | 0 | 6 |
| David Sales | Northamptonshire | 15 | 14 | 459 | 32.78 | 93 | 0 | 5 |
| Source:[1] | ||||||||
Most wickets
| Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 4W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Giddins | Surrey | 14 | 107 | 30 | 14.50 | 5/20 | 2 |
| Mike Smith | Gloucestershire | 13 | 100.1 | 24 | 14.70 | 5/30 | 1 |
| Dimitri Mascarenhas | Hampshire | 15 | 126.2 | 24 | 21.08 | 5/27 | 3 |
| Adam Hollioake | Surrey | 12 | 64.2 | 23 | 13.86 | 5/43 | 3 |
| Graeme Welch | Derbyshire | 14 | 117.3 | 23 | 22.47 | 6/31 | 2 |
| Source:[2] | |||||||
References
- ^ a b c "Batting and Fielding in Norwich Union League 2002 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ a b c "Bowling in Norwich Union League 2002 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Norwich Union League 2002 final tables". CricketNetwork.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Norwich Union League 2002 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2016.