2002 Norwich Union League

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]

2002 Norwich Union League
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (45 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsGlamorgan Dragons (2nd title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runs654 Ben Smith (Worcestershire)[1]
Most wickets30 Ed Giddins (Surrey)
30 Neil Killeen (Durham)[2]

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
Division One Division Two
Durham Dynamos Derbyshire Scorpions
Glamorgan Dragons Essex Eagles
Kent Spitfires Gloucestershire Gladiators
Leicestershire Foxes Hampshire Hawks
Nottinghamshire Outlaws Lancashire Lightning
Somerset Sabres Middlesex Crusaders
Warwickshire Bears Northamptonshire Steelbacks
Worcestershire Royals Surrey Lions
Yorkshire Phoenix Sussex Sharks
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

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

Statistics

Most runs
Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Ben Smith Worcestershire161565465.4092*07
Darren Stevens Leicestershire161565143.4012515
Vikram Solanki Worcestershire161555539.64119*14
Kevin Pietersen Nottinghamshire111051564.3714721
Iain Sutcliffe Leicestershire161651239.38104*14
Source:[1]

Most wickets
Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4W
Neil Killeen Durham16131.43018.734/122
Robert Croft Glamorgan16117.22819.644/401
Steffan Jones Somerset1287.42224.184/721
Shaun Pollock Warwickshire1079.22113.004/361
Andrew Davies Glamorgan15110.22124.664/331
Kabir Ali Worcestershire161092126.525/362
Source:[2]

Most runs
Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Stuart Law Lancashire121256151.0013314
Craig Spearman Gloucestershire151454238.7110714
Mark Ramprakash Surrey151553744.7587*05
Andy Flower Essex141450650.608006
David Sales Northamptonshire151445932.789305
Source:[1]

Most wickets
Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4W
Ed Giddins Surrey141073014.505/202
Mike Smith Gloucestershire13100.12414.705/301
Dimitri Mascarenhas Hampshire15126.22421.085/273
Adam Hollioake Surrey1264.22313.865/433
Graeme Welch Derbyshire14117.32322.476/312
Source:[2]

References
  1. "Batting and Fielding in Norwich Union League 2002 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. "Bowling in Norwich Union League 2002 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. "Norwich Union League 2002 final tables". CricketNetwork.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. "Norwich Union League 2002 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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