2007_English_cricket_season
The 2007 English cricket season was the 108th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on Saturday 14 April 2007 with the match between MCC and the 2006 county champions Sussex at Lord's. Sussex went on to win the County Championship.
| 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 West Indies toured England to compete in the Wisden Trophy test series which England won 3-0 and India defeated England 1–0 in the Pataudi Trophy.[1]
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.
- Division One winners: Worcestershire
- Division Two winners: Durham
- Winners: Kent – Runners-up: Gloucestershire
- Winners: Cheshire – Runners-up: Northumberland
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
West Indies tour
India tour
County Championship
Division One
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
Tie |
D |
Aban |
Bat |
Bowl |
Deduct |
Pts |
Promoted / Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sussex |
16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 43 | 0 | 202 | |
| 2 |  Durham |
16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 47 | 1.5 | 197.5 | |
| 3 |  Lancashire |
16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 44 | 0 | 190 | |
| 4 |  Surrey |
16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 178 | |
| 5 |  Hampshire |
16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 43 | 0 | 177 | |
| 6 |  Yorkshire |
16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 49 | 38 | 0 | 175 | |
| 7 |  Kent |
16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 36 | 0 | 153 | |
| 8 |  Warwickshire |
16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 35 | 0 | 139 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
| 9 |  Worcestershire |
16 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 35 | 0 | 95 |
Last updated: 22 September 2007
Source: https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/LV_County_Championship_2007.doc
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd 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 |
Tie |
D |
Aban |
Bat |
Bowl |
Deduct |
Pts |
Promoted / Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 41 | 0 | 266 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 2 |  Nottinghamshire |
16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 0.5 | 214.5 | |
| 3 |  Middlesex |
16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 43 | 1.5 | 192.5 | |
| 4 |  Essex |
16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 182 | |
| 5 |  Northamptonshire |
16 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 38 | 0 | 176 | |
| 6 |  Derbyshire |
16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 44 | 1 | 147 | |
| 7 |  Gloucestershire |
16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 37 | 3.5 | 139.5 | |
| 8 |  Leicestershire |
16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 35 | 4 | 115 | |
| 9 |  Glamorgan |
16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 37 | 8.5 | 92.5 |
Last updated: 22 September 2007
Source: https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/LV_County_Championship_2007.doc
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd 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
NatWest Pro40
Friends Provident Trophy
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North Conference
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South Conference
Source: https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Friends_Provident_Trophy_2007.doc |
Twenty20 Cup
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North Division
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Mid/West/Wales Division
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South Division
Source: https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Twenty20_Cup_2007.doc |
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Semi-finals
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Final
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