2004 English cricket season

2004 (2004) English cricket season

County Championship
Champions	Warwickshire
Runners-up	Kent
Most runs	Brad Hodge (1,548)
Most wickets	Mushtaq Ahmed (82)
Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
Champions	Gloucestershire Gladiators
Runners-up	Worcestershire Royals
Most runs	Craig Spearman (364)
Most wickets	Dougie Brown (13)
totesport League
Champions	Glamorgan Dragons
Runners-up	Lancashire Lightning
Most runs	Paul Weekes (807)
Most wickets	Simon Cook (39)
Twenty20 Cup
Champions	Leicestershire Foxes
Runners-up	Surrey Lions
Most runs	Darren Maddy (356)
Most wickets	Adam Hollioake (20)
PCA Player of the Year
Andrew Flintoff
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Ashley Giles Steve Harmison Robert Key Andrew Strauss Marcus Trescothick
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The 2004 English cricket season saw the English cricket team record a 4-0 Test series whitewash over the West Indies. Their one-day form was poor, however. In the Natwest Trophy, they failed to make the final, which saw New Zealand defeat the West Indies by 107 runs. And in the Natwest Challenge, they went down 2-1 to the Indian cricket team. In domestic cricket, Warwickshire won the County Championship.

Honours

• County Championship - Warwickshire
• C&G Trophy - Gloucestershire
• National League - Glamorgan
• Twenty20 Cup - Leicestershire
• Minor Counties Championship - Bedfordshire and Devon shared title
• MCCA Knockout Trophy - Berkshire
• Second XI Championship - Somerset II
• Second XI Trophy - Worcestershire II
• Wisden Cricketers of the Year - Ashley Giles, Steve Harmison, Robert Key, Andrew Strauss, Marcus Trescothick

Events

After scoring 642 in the first innings of their County Championship against Glamorgan at the County Ground in September, Essex lose the match by 4 wickets. Essex's total of 642 is the highest total in the first innings of a first-class match by the losing side.

Domestic competition tables

County Championship

Division One

P	Team	Pld	W	L	Tie	D	Aban	Bat	Bowl	Deduct	Pts	Promoted / Relegated
1	Warwickshire	16	5	0	0	11	0	65	43	0	222	Champions
2	Kent	16	7	3	0	6	0	43	41	0	206
3	Surrey	16	5	5	0	6	0	60	42	0.5	195.5
4	Middlesex	16	4	4	0	8	0	48	43	0	179
5	Sussex	16	4	5	0	7	0	46	42	0	172
6	Gloucestershire	16	3	3	0	10	0	49	41	0	172
7	Worcestershire	16	3	6	0	7	0	51	40	0	161
8	Lancashire	16	2	4	0	10	0	44	44	2	154	Relegated to Championship Division 2
9	Northamptonshire	16	1	4	0	11	0	35	41	0	134

Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Frizzell_County_Championship_2004.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd fewest defeats
Lancashire and Surrey were both deducted points for slow over-rates in their matches against Sussex and Worcestershire respectively.
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	Nottinghamshire	16	9	2	0	5	0	66	40	0	252	Promoted to Championship Division 1
2	Hampshire	16	9	2	0	5	0	42	40	0	228
3	Glamorgan	16	5	2	0	9	0	48	44	1.5	196.5
4	Somerset	16	4	5	0	7	0	47	44	0	175
5	Essex	16	3	6	0	7	0	50	45	0	165
6	Leicestershire	16	4	5	0	7	0	39	42	1.5	163.5
7	Yorkshire	16	3	4	0	9	0	44	40	0	162
8	Derbyshire	16	1	6	0	9	0	36	40	0	126
9	Durham	16	2	8	0	6	0	28	41	2.5	118.5

Source: http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Frizzell_County_Championship_2004.html
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd fewest defeats
Glamorgan and Leicestershire were docked points for slow over-rates in their matches against Essex and Somerset respectively. Durham were docked 1 point for slow over-rates against Hampshire, and a further 1.5 points for slow over-rates against Somerset.
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

External sources

• Cricinfo
• CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 2005
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2005