2006 County Championship
English cricket tournament
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The 2006 County Championship season, known as the Liverpool Victoria County Championship for sponsorship reasons, was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team plays all the others in their division both home and away. This season saw a change in promotion and relegation, with the top two teams from Division Two being promoted to the first division for 2007, while the bottom two teams from Division 1 are relegated.
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| Administrator | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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| Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
| Tournament format | League system |
| Champions | Sussex (2nd title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 144 |
| Most runs | Mark Ramprakash (2,211 for Surrey)[1] |
| Most wickets | Mushtaq Ahmed (102 for Sussex)[2] |
Teams in the County Championship 2006:
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Points system
Teams receive 14 points for a win, 6 for a tie and 4 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 130 overs of each team's first innings.
Division One
Standings
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
Tie |
D |
Aban |
Bat |
Bowl |
Deduct |
Pts |
Promoted / Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sussex |
16 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 242 | Winners of Championship |
| 2 |  Lancashire |
16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 46 | 0 | 224 | |
| 3 |  Hampshire |
16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 1 | 207 | |
| 4 |  Warwickshire |
16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 43 | 0 | 189 | |
| 5 |  Kent |
16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 44 | 0 | 175 | |
| 6 |  Yorkshire |
16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 0 | 154 | |
| 7 |  Durham |
16 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 43 | 0.5 | 153.5 | |
| 8 |  Nottinghamshire |
16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 37 | 0 | 153 | Relegated to Championship Division 2 |
| 9 |  Middlesex |
16 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 47 | 42 | 1.5 | 133.5 |
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
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
Standings
| P |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
Tie |
D |
Aban |
Bat |
Bowl |
Deduct |
Pts |
Promoted / Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Surrey |
16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 44 | 0 | 262 | Promoted to Championship Division 1 |
| 2 |  Worcestershire |
16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 43 | 0 | 229 | |
| 3 |  Essex |
16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 40 | 0 | 220 | |
| 4 |  Leicestershire |
16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 41 | 0.5 | 185.5 | |
| 5 |  Derbyshire |
16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 51 | 41 | 1.5 | 178.5 | |
| 6 |  Northamptonshire |
16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 37 | 0 | 163 | |
| 7 |  Gloucestershire |
16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 36 | 1.5 | 155.5 | |
| 8 |  Glamorgan |
16 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 41 | 1.5 | 146.5 | |
| 9 | Somerset | 16 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 40 | 1 | 140 |
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd fewest defeats
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
Records
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