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2009 County Championship
English cricket tournament
English cricket tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
| tournament format | League system |
| champions | Durham |
| count | 2 |
| image | LV County chapionship 2006 to 2014.jpg |
| participants | 18 |
| matches | 144 |
| most runs | Marcus Trescothick(1,817 for Somerset) |
| most wickets | Danish Kaneria(75 for Essex) |
| previous_year | 2008 |
| previous_tournament | 2008 County Championship |
| next_year | 2010 |
| next_tournament | 2010 County Championship |
The 2009 County Championship season, known as the LV County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 110th County Championship season. 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 two teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for the 2010 season, while the bottom two teams from Division 1 were relegated.
Durham County Cricket Club won the Championship for the second consecutive season. Worcestershire and Sussex were relegated from Division One, with Kent and Essex promoted in their place.
Teams
| Division One | Division Two |
|---|---|
| Durham | Derbyshire |
| Hampshire | Essex |
| Lancashire | Glamorgan |
| Nottinghamshire | Gloucestershire |
| Somerset | Kent |
| Sussex | Leicestershire |
| Warwickshire | Middlesex |
| Worcestershire | Northamptonshire |
| Yorkshire | Surrey |
| Icon |
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| Team promoted from Division Two |
| Team relegated from Division One |
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Standings
Fourteen points were awarded for each win, four points were awarded for a draw or abandonment. Defeats scored no points. Teams were awarded bonus points during the first 130 overs of their first innings; one bowling point for every three wickets taken (up to three points available), and one batting point gained when teams reached 200, 250, 300, 350 and 400 runs (up to five points available).
- Pos = Position, Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Pen = Penalty points, Pts = Points.
Division One
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | T | A | Bat | Bwl | Adj | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham (C) | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 48 | –1 | 240 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 41 | 0 | 193 |
| Somerset | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 43 | –1 | 182 |
| Lancashire | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 44 | 0 | 175 |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 38 | 0 | 174 |
| Hampshire | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 40 | –3 | 169 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 0 | 166 |
| Sussex (R) | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 39 | –1 | 143 |
| Worcestershire (R) | 16 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 40 | 0 | 94 |
| Source:. Last updated 28 September 2009. | ||||||||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||
| Hampshire deducted 3 points for a slow over-rate in their match against Worcestershire. | ||||||||||
| Durham deducted 1 point for a slow over-rate in their match against Sussex. | ||||||||||
| Somerset deducted 1 point for a slow over-rate in their match against Durham. | ||||||||||
| Sussex deducted 1 point for a slow over-rate in their match against Worcestershire. |
Division Two
| Team | Pld | W | T | L | D | A | Bat | Bwl | Adj | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent (P) | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 44 | 0 | 219 |
| Essex (P) | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 43 | –1 | 194 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 0 | 193 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 46 | 0 | 185 |
| Glamorgan | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 56 | 43 | 0 | 175 |
| Derbyshire | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 55 | 45 | 0 | 172 |
| Surrey | 16 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 54 | 36 | 0 | 148 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 140 |
| Leicestershire | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 35 | 0 | 138 |
| Source:. Last updated 28 September 2009. | ||||||||||
| Adjustments: | ||||||||||
| Essex deducted 1 point for a slow over-rate in their match against Middlesex. |
Top Runscorers
Top Wicket-takers
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References
References
- "Batting and Fielding in LV County Championship 2009 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive.
- "Bowling in LV County Championship 2009 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive.
- "LV County Championship tables". CricketArchive.
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