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2003 English Cricket Season
The 2003 English cricket season was the 104th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It was notable for the first official County Championship of the oldest county club, Sussex, and the first Twenty20 championship, the Twenty20 Cup. South Africa toured England to compete in a test series which was drawn 2-2. Zimbabwe also toured England to compete in a two match test series with England. England won 2-0. Honours *County Championship - Sussex *C&G Trophy - Gloucestershire *National League - Surrey *Twenty20 Cup - Surrey *Minor Counties Championship - Lincolnshire *MCCA Knockout Trophy - Cambridgeshire *Second XI Championship - Yorkshire II *Second XI Trophy - Hampshire II *Wisden - Chris Adams, Andrew Flintoff, Ian Harvey, Gary Kirsten, Graeme Smith Test series South African tour Zimbabwe tour County Championship National League C&G Trophy Twenty20 Cup Leading batsmen Leading bowlers References External links CricketArchive &ndas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Championship
The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It became an official title in 1890. The competition consists of eighteen clubs named after, and representing historic counties, seventeen from England and one from Wales. The earliest known inter-county match was played in 1709. Until 1889, the concept of an unofficial county championship existed whereby various claims would be made by or on behalf of a particular club as the "Champion County", an archaic term which now has the specific meaning of a claimant for the unofficial title prior to 1890. In contrast, the term "County Champions" applies in common parlance to a team that has won the official title. The most usual means of claiming the unofficial title was by popular or press acclaim. In the majority of cases, the claim or proclamation w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |