County Chanmpionship 1997-2001

The competition was reorganised as three divisions with promotion and relegation

1997
Taking part	Qualifier: Surrey Second XI, Yorkshire Second XI Division One (Points): East Anglia, Kent, Surrey, West, West Midlands, Yorkshire P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Yorkshire 5 5 0 21 20 101 West Midlands 5 3 2 15 17.5 68.5 Surrey 5 3 2 19 12 67 West 5 2 3 17 12 53 Kent 5 1 4 16.5 15 43.5 East Anglia 5 1 4 17 5 34 Division Two (Points): East Midlands, Lancashire and Cheshire, Middlesex, Sussex, Thames Valley, Yorkshire Second XI P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Thames Valley 5 4 1 19 16.5 83.5 Lancashire and Cheshire 5 3 2 18.5 20.5 75 East Midlands 5 3 2 20 15.5 71.5 Yorkshire Second XI 5 3 2 15.5 17 68.5 Middlesex 5 1 4 16 10 38 Sussex 5 1 4 12 13 37 Division Three (Points): Derbyshire, Hampshire, Surrey Second XI, Sussex Second XI P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Derbyshire 3 3 0 11 10.5 57.5 Surrey Second XI 3 2 1 10.5 10.5 45 Hampshire 3 1 2 8 8.5 28.5 Sussex Second XI 3 0 3 6.5 2.5 9
Relegated D1	East Anglia
Promoted D2	Thames Valley
Promoted D3	Derbyshire
Winner	Yorkshire
1998
Taking part	Division One (Points): Kent, Surrey, Thames Valley, West, West Midlands, Yorkshire P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Yorkshire 5 5 0 19.5 20.5 100 Surrey 5 4 1 18.5 16 82.5 Kent 5 2 3 16.5 20 60.5 West Midlands 5 2 3 15 18 57 Thames Valley 5 2 3 15.5 14.5 54 West 5 0 5 16 17.5 33.5 Division Two (Points): Derbyshire, East Anglia, East Midlands, Middlesex, Sussex, Yorkshire Second XI P W L BatBP BowBP Pts East Midlands 5 4 1 20 18.5 86.5 Yorkshire Second XI 5 4 1 16.5 21 85.5 East Anglia 5 3 2 18 14 68 Sussex 5 2 3 15.5 15.5 55 Derbyshire 5 1 4 14 18.5 44.5 Middlesex 5 1 4 12 14 38 Division Three (Points): Cheshire, Hampshire, Lancashire, Northumberland, Surrey Second XI, Sussex Second XI P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Cheshire 5 5 0 19.5 23.5 103 Surrey Second XI 5 4 1 17 24.5 89.5 Lancashire 5 3 2 17.5 18.5 72 Hampshire 5 2 3 15 21 60 Northumberland 5 1 4 10 17 39 Sussex Second XI 5 0 5 8.5 11.5 20
Relegated D1	West
Promoted D2	East Midlands
Relegated D2	Middlesex
Promoted D3	Cheshire
Winner	Yorkshire
1999
Taking part	Division One (Points): East Midlands, Kent, Surrey, Thames Valley, West Midlands, Yorkshire P W L BatBP BowBP Pts East Midlands 5 5 0 20.5 21.5 102 Yorkshire 5 3 2 17.5 23 76.5 Thames Valley 5 3 2 18 18.5 72.5 Surrey 5 2 3 17 15.5 56.5 Kent 5 2 3 15 15.5 54.5 West Midlands 5 0 5 13.5 14.5 28 Division Two (Points): Cheshire, Derbyshire, East Anglia, Sussex, West, Yorkshire Second XI P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Sussex 5 5 0 15.5 23.5 99 West 5 4 1 17.5 20.5 86 Yorkshire Second XI 5 3 2 17 19 72 Cheshire 5 2 3 15 11 50 East Anglia 5 1 4 16.5 10 38.5 Derbyshire 5 0 5 13 11 24 Division Three (Points): Hampshire, Lancashire, Middlesex, Northumberland, Surrey Second XI, Sussex Second XI P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Lancashire 5 5 0 21.5 22.5 104 Middlesex 5 3 2 20 19 75 Hampshire 5 3 2 19 17.5 72.5 Surrey Second XI 5 3 2 14.5 21 71.5 Sussex Second XI 5 1 4 13 15.5 40.5 Northumberland 5 0 5 9 11.5 20.5
Relegated D1	West Midlands
Promoted D2	Sussex
Relegated D2	Derbyshire
Promoted D3	Lancashire
Winner	East Midlands
2000
Berkshire replaced Thames Valley; Nottinghamshire replaced East Midlands; Somerset replaced West; Staffordshire replaced West Midlands
Taking part	Division One (Points): Berkshire, Kent, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex, Yorkshire P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Yorkshire 5 5 0 20.5 21.5 102 Nottinghamshire 5 4 1 17 18.5 83.5 Kent 5 2 3 18.5 12.5 55 Berkshire 5 2 3 16 12 52 Surrey 5 1 4 16 15.5 43.5 Sussex 5 1 4 13.5 16 41.5 Division Two (Points): Cheshire, East Anglia, Lancashire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Yorkshire Second XI P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Staffordshire 5 5 0 18 20.5 98.5 Lancashire 5 3 2 17 20.5 73.5 Somerset 5 3 2 17.5 19.5 73 Cheshire 5 2 3 15.5 14 53.5 Yorkshire Second XI 5 1 4 15.5 15.5 43 East Anglia 5 1 4 13 8.5 33.5 Division Three (Points): Derbyshire, Hampshire, Middlesex, Northumberland, Surrey Second XI, Sussex Second XI P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Derbyshire 5 5 0 20 20 100 Middlesex 5 3 2 19 21 76 Surrey Second XI 5 3 2 15 21 72 Hampshire 5 3 2 15.5 18 69.5 Sussex Second XI 5 1 4 12 17.5 41.5 Northumberland 5 0 5 8 11.5 19.5
Relegated D1	Sussex
Promoted D2	Staffordshire
Relegated D2	East Anglia
Promoted D3	Derbyshire
Winner	Yorkshire
2001
Essex replaced East Anglia, Hertfordshire replaced Yorkshire Second XI; Warwickshire and Wiltshire replaced Northumberland, Surrey Second XI and Sussex Second XI
Taking part	Division One (Points): Berkshire, Kent, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Staffordshire, Yorkshire P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Yorkshire 5 5 0 19 21.5 100.5 Berkshire 5 3 2 18 21 75 Staffordshire 5 3 2 16.5 18.5 71 Nottinghamshire 5 3 2 14.5 18.5 69 Surrey 5 1 4 12.5 14.5 39 Kent 5 0 5 9.5 15 24.5 Division Two (Points): Cheshire, Derbyshire, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, Somerset, Sussex P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Sussex 5 5 0 22.5 20.5 103 Lancashire 5 3 2 17.5 18.5 72 Somerset 5 3 2 17 17 70 Derbyshire 5 2 3 15 16.5 55.5 Hertfordshire 5 1 4 12 16 40 Cheshire 5 1 4 12.5 13 37.5 Division Three (Points): Essex, Hampshire, Middlesex, Warwickshire, Wiltshire P W L BatBP BowBP Pts Middlesex 4 4 0 20 18.5 86.5 Hampshire 4 3 1 18 15.5 69.5 Essex 4 2 2 16 15.5 55.5 Warwickshire 4 1 3 11 10.5 33.5 Wiltshire 4 0 4 8.5 9 17.5
Relegated D1	Kent
Promoted D2	Sussex
Relegated D2	Cheshire
Promoted D3	Middlesex
Winner	Yorkshire

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