1999 CGU National League

The 1999 CGU National League season was a 45 over English county cricket competition; colloquially known as the Sunday League, it featured many mid-week floodlit matches. For the first time, 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 2000 season, while the bottom three sides from Division One were relegated. From this season, the counties had nicknames.[3][4]

1999 CGU National League
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatLimited overs cricket (45 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsLancashire Lightning (5th title)
Participants18
Matches played144
Most runs798 Chris Adams (Sussex)[1]
Most wickets30 Ian Harvey (Gloucestershire)[2]

Lancashire Lightning won the League for a record fifth time, retaining the title they had won the previous season. Warwickshire Bears, Hampshire Hawks and Essex Eagles were relegated from Division One, while Sussex Sharks, Somerset Sabres and Northamptonshire Steelbacks were promoted from Division Two.

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

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
John Crawley Lancashire141448343.9085*03
Graeme Hick Worcestershire111048060.00110*13
Anthony McGrath Yorkshire151445037.507503
Michael Vaughan Yorkshire161642528.337202
David Byas Yorkshire161641729.788702
Source:[1]

Most wickets
Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4W
Ian Harvey Gloucestershire14107.53015.805/412
Craig White Yorkshire15114.12616.804/252
Alamgir Sheriyar Worcestershire15104.52620.764/421
Chris Silverwood Yorkshire12101.52415.044/441
Ronnie Irani Essex14102.22419.585/333
Source:[2]

Most runs
Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Chris Adams Sussex151579879.8016325
Piran Holloway Somerset151564558.63101*16
Michael Di Venuto Sussex141459659.6094*06
Jamie Cox Somerset141459342.3510113
Jason Gallian Nottinghamshire151549035.0013021
Source:[1]

Most wickets
Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 4W
Owen Parkin Glamorgan151152818.573/310
Umer Rashid Sussex15115.42716.925/242
Tony Penberthy Northamptonshire141082718.665/413
James Kirtley Sussex1391.22614.574/312
Steffan Jones Somerset15113.52625.114/491
Source:[2]

References
  1. "Batting and Fielding in CGU National League 1999 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. "Bowling in CGU National League 1999 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  3. "National League 1999 First Division Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  4. "National League 1999 Second Division Fixtures)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  5. "CGU National League 1999 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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