1994 County Championship

1994 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Warwickshire (4th title)
Participants	18
Matches played	153
Most runs	Brian Lara (2,066 for Warwickshire)[1]
Most wickets	Courtney Walsh (89 for Gloucestershire)[2]

The 1994 County Championship, known as the Britannic Assurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 95th officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 28 April to 19 September 1994. Each team played all the others in the division once. Warwickshire County Cricket Club claimed their fourth title as part of their record-breaking treble season.^[3]

Table

• Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, A = Abandonments, BatBP = Batting points, BowBP = Bowling points, Pts = Points.

Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie, 8 to side batting in a draw where scores finish level, 0 for a draw or loss. Bonus points may be scored during the first 120 overs of each team's first innings.^[4]

Team	Pld	W	L	D	A	BatBP	BowBP	Pts
Warwickshire (C)	17	11	1	5	0	41	55	272
Leicestershire	17	8	7	2	0	42	60	230
Nottinghamshire	17	8	5	4	0	39	51	218
Middlesex	17	7	3	7	0	43	57	212
Northamptonshire	17	8	4	5	0	28	53	209
Essex	17	7	5	5	0	32	63	207
Surrey	17	7	7	3	0	32	57	201
Sussex	17	7	5	5	0	28	60	200
Kent	17	6	7	4	0	44	58	198
Lancashire	17	8	6	3	0	32	59	194[5]
Somerset	17	7	7	3	0	32	47	191
Gloucestershire	17	5	8	4	0	28	56	172[6]
Hampshire	17	4	7	6	0	32	55	159[6]
Yorkshire	17	4	6	7	0	38	57	159
Worcestershire	17	4	6	7	0	42	52	158
Durham	17	4	10	3	0	32	57	153
Derbyshire	17	4	9	4	0	25	54	143
Glamorgan	17	2	8	7	0	29	50	111
Team marked  (C)  finished as champions. Source: CricketArchive[3]

Results

	Derbyshire	Durham	Essex	Glamorgan	Gloucester	Hampshire	Kent	Lancashire	Leicester	Middlesex	Northampton	Nottingham	Somerset	Surrey	Sussex	Warwick	Worcester	Yorkshire
Derbyshire		28 Apr-1 May Durham 7 wickets	8-12 Sep Match drawn		4-8 Aug Derbyshire 155 runs		18-22 Aug Kent 69 runs		9-11 Jun Leicestershire 7 wickets	30 Jun-2 Jul Middlesex inns & 96 runs		26–30 May Nottinghamshire 1 wicket				28-30 Jul Warwickshire 139 runs	19–23 May Match drawn
Durham			5–9 May Essex 10 wickets	18-20 Aug Durham 3 wickets	19–23 May Durham 108 runs			8-9 Sep Lancashire 10 wickets	21-23 Jul Leicestershire inns & 5 runs		9-11 Jun Durham inns & 87 runs			30 Jun-4 Jul Surrey 290 runs				28 Jul-1 Aug Yorkshire 116 runs
Essex				14-18 Jul Essex 18 runs	2-6 Jun Match drawn		12–16 May Essex 4 wickets	4-6 Aug Lancashire inns & 60 runs			15-19 Sep Match drawn	23-27 Jun Nottinghamshire 2 wickets		11-15 Aug Essex inns & 87 runs	30 Aug-2 Sep Essex 7 wickets
Glamorgan	16-20 Jun Derbyshire 8 wickets						21-25 Jul Kent 94 runs	23-27 Jun Lancashire 220 runs	25-29 Aug Glamorgan 150 runs				28 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	2-6 Jun Match drawn			8-12 Sep Match drawn	12–16 May Match drawn
Gloucestershire				30 Jun-2 Jul Glamorgan 9 wickets			28-30 Jul Kent 50 runs		30 Aug-2 Sep Gloucestershire 102 runs		11-15 Aug Northamptonshire 8 wickets		28 Apr-1 May Gloucestershire 83 runs	26–30 May Surrey 1 wicket	5–9 May Match drawn	15-19 Sep Match drawn		21-25 Jul Gloucestershire 324 runs
Hampshire	5–9 May Match drawn	25-29 Aug Match drawn	28 Apr-1 May Essex 8 wickets	15-19 Sep Match drawn	14-16 Jul Hampshire 165 runs					19–23 May Match drawn	28 Jul-1 Aug Northamptonshire 24 runs	9-13 Jun Match drawn		18-22 Aug Hampshire inns & 68 runs
Kent		11-15 Aug Kent 9 wickets				4-8 Aug Hampshire 18 runs		19–23 May Match drawn		9-13 Jun Match drawn		5–7 May Nottinghamshire 9 runs	8-12 Sep Kent inns & 57 runs		2-6 Jun Match drawn		14-18 Jul Worcestershire 140 runs	30 Jun-4 Jul Kent 175 runs
Lancashire	14-18 Jul Derbyshire 3 wickets				18-22 Aug Gloucestershire 2 wickets	16-20 Jun Lancashire 263 runs			15-19 Sep Match drawn	21-23 Jul Lancashire 361 runs			26–30 May Lancashire inns & 88 runs	5–9 May Surrey 10 wickets			30 Aug-2 Sep Worcestershire inns & 13 runs
Leicestershire			30 Jun-2 Jul Leicestershire inns & 49 runs			8-12 Sep Leicestershire 7 wickets	26–30 May Leicestershire 139 runs			16-20 Jun Middlesex 10 wickets	28-30 Apr Leicestershire 10 wickets		12–16 May Leicestershire 5 wickets		18-19 Aug Sussex 9 wickets		11-15 Aug Leicestershire 97 runs
Middlesex		23-25 Jun Middlesex inns & 34 runs	28 Jul-1 Aug Match drawn	4-8 Aug Middlesex 80 runs	8-10 Sep Middlesex inns & 63 runs								11-15 Aug Middlesex inns & 30 runs			26–30 May Match drawn	2-6 Jun Match drawn	5–9 May Match drawn
Northamptonshire	21-23 Jul Northamptonshire 10 wickets			5–9 May Match drawn			25-27 Aug Northamptonshire 8 wickets	2-6 Jun Match drawn		18-22 Aug Northamptonshire 6 wickets					4-6 Aug Sussex 217 runs	23-27 Jun Warwickshire 4 wickets		16-20 Jun Northamptonshire 160 runs
Nottinghamshire		12–14 May Nottinghamshire 8 wickets		30 Aug-2 Sep Nottinghamshire inns & 37 runs	16-18 Jun Gloucestershire 3 wickets			25-29 Aug Lancashire inns & 148 runs	4-8 Aug Nottinghamshire 6 wickets	15-19 Sep Match drawn	30 Jun-4 Jul Match drawn			21-23 Jul Surrey inns & 231 runs	19–23 May Match drawn
Somerset	15-19 Sep Match drawn	4-5 Aug Somerset 9 wickets	18-20 Aug Somerset 136 runs			2-6 Jun Somerset 87 runs					30 Aug-2 Sep Northamptonshire 2 wickets	14-18 Jul Somerset 111 runs		16-20 Jun Somerset 317 runs		19–23 May Warwickshire 6 wickets	30 Jun-4 Jul Somerset 53 runs
Surrey	12–16 May Surrey inns & 138 runs						15-19 Sep Match drawn		23-25 Jun Surrey inns & 50 runs	25-29 Aug Middlesex 2 wickets	19–23 May Northamptonshire 3 wickets				28-30 Jul Sussex inns & 24 runs	14-18 Jul Warwickshire 256 runs	28 Apr-1 May Surrey 9 wickets
Sussex	11-15 Aug Derbyshire 1 wicket	16-18 Jun Sussex 8 wickets		26–30 May Match drawn		12–16 May Sussex 2 wickets		9-13 Jun Sussex 60 runs		14-16 Jul Sussex 148 runs			21-25 Jul Somerset 68 runs			25-27 Aug Warwickshire 10 wickets		15-19 Sep Match drawn
Warwickshire		2-6 Jun Match drawn	21-23 Jul Warwickshire 203 runs	28 Apr-1 May Warwickshire inns & 103 runs		30 Aug-2 Sep Warwickshire inns & 95 runs	16-20 Jun Warwickshire 76 runs	30 Jun-4 Jul Warwickshire 6 wickets	5–9 May Match drawn			11-15 Aug Nottinghamshire inns & 43 runs
Worcestershire		15-19 Sep Match drawn	9-13 Jun Essex 4 wickets		12–16 May Match drawn	21-25 Jul Hampshire 56 runs					26–30 May Match drawn	18-22 Aug Worcestershire 5 wickets			23-27 Jun Worcestershire 1 wicket	4-8 Aug Match drawn		25-29 Aug Yorkshire inns & 61 runs
Yorkshire	30 Aug-2 Sep Yorkshire 184 runs		19–23 May Match drawn			23-27 Jun Match drawn		11-15 Aug Lancashire 7 wickets	14-18 Jul Yorkshire 114 runs			2-4 Jun Nottinghamshire 5 wickets	9-13 Jun Match drawn	8-12 Sep Match drawn		18-22 Aug Warwickshire 8 wickets

Home team won

Visiting team won

Match drawn

Records

Batting

Most runs Aggregate Average Player County 2,066 89.82 Brian Lara Warwickshire 1,579 54.44 Carl Hooper Kent 1,395 55.80 Roger Twose Warwickshire 1,389 60.39 Mike Gatting Middlesex 1,369 45.63 John Morris Durham 1,343 83.93 Graham Gooch Essex Source:[1] Bowling Most wickets Aggregate Average Player County 89 17.24 Courtney Walsh Gloucestershire 81 21.54 Tim Munton Warwickshire 79 24.17 Min Patel Kent 77 14.45 Curtly Ambrose Northamptonshire 76 20.76 Joey Benjamin Surrey 68 25.82 David Millns Leicestershire Source:[2]

References

1. "Batting and Fielding in Britannic Assurance County Championship 1994 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
2. "Bowling in Britannic Assurance County Championship 1994 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
3. "Britannic Assurance County Championship 1994 Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
4. "1994 County Championship Table". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2016-06-08.
5. Lancashire were deducted 25 points for a sub-standard pitch in the match against Middlesex at Old Trafford^[3]
6. Includes 8 points for batting last in drawn match with scores level