National League Division Two in 2005
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Table
The table, showing all complete matches as at 14 September is as follows:
2005 totesport League – Division Two | |||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
3 | Warwickshire Bears | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
5 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
6 | Somerset Sabres | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
7 | Surrey Lions | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
8 | Kent Spitfires | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
9 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
18 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Matches of 17 April
Derbyshire v Kent (17 April)
Match abandoned – Derbyshire (2pts), Kent (2pts)
Leicestershire v Durham (17 April)
Durham (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 9 runs (D/L method)
Surrey v Yorkshire (17 April)
Yorkshire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 43 runs
At
Warwickshire v Somerset (17 April)
Match abandoned – Warwickshire (2pts), Somerset (2pts)
Warwickshire won the toss at Edgbaston and put Somerset in to bat. Mike Burns dominated proceedings with his 107 from 134 balls, supported by Keith Parsons' 51 and James Hildreth's 54, as Somerset scored 254 for 5 in their 45 overs. However, then bad weather put an end to the day's play before Warwickshire had a chance to bat. (BBC scorecard)
Table at 17 April
totesport League – Division Two at 17 April 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Durham Dynamos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
1 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Kent Spitfires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Somerset Sabres | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Warwickshire Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Leicestershire Foxes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Surrey Lions | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Scottish Saltires |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Sussex Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of 24 April
Durham v Surrey (24 April)
Durham (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 138 runs
Durham Dynamos continued their perfect start to the season with an emphatic win at Chester-le-Street. Surrey Lions chose to bowl first, and Tim Murtagh with 3 for 12 performed well. But Dale Benkenstein and Gordon Muchall put on 100 together to help the Dynamos to 224 for 8. For the Lions it all went wrong between the sixth and eighth overs, during which they lost four wickets for two runs to plummet to 27 for 4. Liam Plunkett and Benkenstein took 4 wickets each as Surrey were dismissed for 86 in 30.1 overs. It's early in the season, but already Surrey are looking weak after their fourth successive match without a victory. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Kent v Leicestershire (24 April)
Kent (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 6 runs (D/L method)
At
Sussex v Derbyshire (24 April)
Sussex (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by 2 runs (D/L method)
A close game at Hove saw the Sharks defeat the Phantoms by 2 runs, after Tom Lungley went for, and failed to get, a six of the last ball to win the game. It was a high scoring affair, and halfway through their overs Sussex looked on target for a big total approaching 300. However, Derbyshire did well to peg them back to 254 to 8.
Rain delayed the restart, and left the Phantoms with 205 to win off 32 overs. They were always behind par, but never quite gave up. Indeed, Graeme Welch nearly won it for them with 42 off 24 balls, which included three huge sixes. However, wickets tumbled, leaving Tom Lungley with the last ball to score six. To his credit, he went for it and could have won, but fell short and was run out. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Yorkshire v Somerset (24 April)
Yorkshire (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 5 wickets
The home side won easily at
Table at 24 April
totesport League – Division Two at 24 April 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Durham Dynamos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
3 | Kent Spitfires | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Sussex Sharks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Warwickshire Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Somerset Sabres | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Leicestershire Foxes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Surrey Lions | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of 1 May
Scotland v Durham (1 May)
Match abandoned – Scotland (2pts), Durham (2pts)
This match, which was due to be played at
Somerset v Leicestershire (1 May)
Somerset (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by 8 wickets
The Leicestershire Foxes were restricted to 211 for 8 at Taunton, with Aaron Laraman the pick of the Somerset bowlers – his bowling analysis read 9–2–17–2. Four Leicestershire batsmen passed 30, yet the highest score of the innings was Paul Nixon's 41. John Francis and Keith Parsons then completed the win for the Sabres with 73 and 91 respectively, sharing a third-wicket partnership of 157. This gave Somerset their first win in any competition this season, and meant that the Foxes were still waiting for their first win. (BBC scorecard)
Warwickshire v Kent (1 May)
Warwickshire (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 19 runs
Nick Knight scored 122 off 125, the highest score of the National League season thus far, to boot the Bears up to 279 for 7 off their 45 overs. A spirited fightback from the Spitfires saw them hang in until the 44th over, but eventually, despite 82 from Martin van Jaarsveld and a 40-run last wicket stand between Simon Cook and Martin Saggers, they perished for 260 all out with 11 balls to go. (BBC scorecard)
Yorkshire v Sussex (1 May)
Yorkshire (4pts) beat Sussex (0pts) by 3 wickets
Richard Dawson and Craig White took 3 wickets apiece to help dismiss the Sharks for 157, as Sussex lost the last 7 wickets for 55 runs. Despite tight bowling from Mushtaq Ahmed on a damp pitch, the Phoenix eased to a win with 3 wickets and 27 balls remaining. Anthony McGrath (37) and Ian Harvey (30) shared a fifth-wicket stand of 63. (BBC scorecard)
Table at 1 May
totesport League – Division Two at 1 May 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
3 | Warwickshire Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
4 | Kent Spitfires | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
5 | Somerset Sabres | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Sussex Sharks | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
7 | Scottish Saltires |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Leicestershire Foxes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Surrey Lions | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
May Day Bank Holiday matches (2 May)
Durham v Sussex (2 May)
No result – Durham (2pts), Sussex (2pts)
At
Somerset v Surrey (2 May)
Somerset (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 99 runs (
Surrey Lions were never in this game, which was played at Taunton. The Sabres totalled a mammoth 325 for 6 in their 44 overs, with Sanath Jayasuriya (61 off 49), Marcus Trescothick (52 off 43) and Keith Parsons (85 off 75) doing most of the damage. The Lions were never in the hunt in reply. Whilst Ali Brown top-scored with a 37-ball 65, including seven fours and three sixes, wickets fell at regular intervals, and they finally finished on 226 for 9, 99 behind. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Table at 2 May
totesport League – Division Two at 2 May 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
3 | Somerset Sabres | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
4 | Warwickshire Bears | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
5 | Sussex Sharks | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
6 | Kent Spitfires | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
7 | Scottish Saltires |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Leicestershire Foxes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Surrey Lions | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of 8 May
Scotland v Kent (8 May)
Kent (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 93 runs (
Sussex v Warwickshire (8 May)
Sussex (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by 44 runs (
Sussex Sharks had England wicket-keeper Matt Prior and former Zimbabwe batsman Murray Goodwin to thank for their imposing win over the Bears. Prior scored 144 – a career best score – and Goodwin 79 to lift Sussex to a massive 283 for 7, Zimbabwe all-rounder Heath Streak the only bowler with reasonably respectable figures of three for 39 off 9 overs. The reply was shortened by rain, setting Warwickshire 198 to win off 30 overs, but after 48 from Neil Carter there was little left in the Warwickshire reply as they finished on 153 for 7. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Table at 8 May
totesport League – Division Two at 8 May 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
3 | Kent Spitfires | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
4 | Somerset Sabres | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Sussex Sharks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
6 | Warwickshire Bears | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
7 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Scottish Saltires |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Leicestershire Foxes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Surrey Lions | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Match of 11 May
Scotland v Somerset (11 May)
Somerset (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 16 runs
Table at 11 May
totesport League – Division Two at 11 May 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Somerset Sabres | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
2 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
3 | Durham Dynamos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
4 | Kent Spitfires | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Sussex Sharks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
6 | Warwickshire Bears | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
7 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
8 | Scottish Saltires |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Leicestershire Foxes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Surrey Lions | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of 15 May
Durham v Yorkshire (15 May)
Durham (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by 51 runs
Leicestershire v Surrey (15 May)
Leicestershire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 60 runs
Surrey Lions continued their miserable form in the Sunday League, as they went down to their fourth defeat in four matches to be at the very bottom of the National League table. Leicestershire Foxes batted first, making 194 for 9, as almost all of their batsmen scored below their batting average, apart from Dinesh Mongia, who made 67. Mongia followed this up with 4 for 15 with the ball, dismissing Surrey for 134, after Scott Newman and Mark Ramprakash had taken them to 55 for 1. A total of 10 maiden overs were bowled in the Surrey innings. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Table at 15 May
totesport League – Division Two at 15 May 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Durham Dynamos | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
2 | Somerset Sabres | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
3 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
4 | Kent Spitfires | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Sussex Sharks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
6 | Warwickshire Bears | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
7 | Leicestershire Foxes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Scottish Saltires |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Surrey Lions | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Matches of 20 May
Derbyshire v Warwickshire (20 May)
Warwickshire (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by 52 runs
Derbyshire Phantoms suffered another drubbing at Derby after Warwickshire Bears raced past 200 thanks to half-centuries from Nick Knight and Jim Troughton. Although 6 wickets fell in the last 10 overs, they still made 260, with Troughton top-scoring with 73. In reply, Derbyshire lost wickets regularly, and although Jonathan Moss scored 65, no-one was able to stay with him as the hosts were all out for 208. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Scotland v Surrey (20 May)
Surrey (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 5 wickets
Table at 20 May
totesport League – Division Two at 20 May 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Durham Dynamos | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
2 | Somerset Sabres | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
3 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
4 | Kent Spitfires | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Sussex Sharks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
6 | Warwickshire Bears | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
7 | Leicestershire Foxes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Surrey Lions | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
9 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Matches of 29 May
Kent v Durham (29 May)
Durham (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 1 run
Durham Dynamos extended their unbeaten run in National League games to six games as they pulled off a remarkable comeback at Kent Spitfires. Having won the toss and batted, Durham made 189 after having been pegged back by South African Andrew Hall who took 3 for 17 off 8.5 overs. In reply, Hall made 72 as Kent cruised to 128 for 2 and 170 for 3, but Durham's players fought back. With the main damage coming from their internationals Ashley Noffke (three for 33) and Nathan Astle (two for 21), Kent lost six wickets for 17 runs, and Kent were tied down to such an extent that they needed three runs off the last ball to win – Martin Saggers could only scrape the one bye. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Warwickshire v Scotland (29 May)
Scotland (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by one wicket
A poor pitch at
Table at 29 May
totesport League – Division Two at 29 May 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Durham Dynamos | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
2 | Somerset Sabres | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
3 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
4 | Kent Spitfires | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Sussex Sharks | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
6 | Warwickshire Bears | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
7 | Scottish Saltires |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
8 | Leicestershire Foxes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
9 | Surrey Lions | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
10 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Spring Bank Holiday matches (30 May)
Derbyshire v Leicestershire (30 May)
Derbyshire (4pts) beat Leicestershire by 6 wickets
Derbyshire's Kevin Dean took 5 for 45 in his comeback match after suffering chicken pox in the week. Dean's effort helped reduce Leicestershire Foxes to 55 for 6 at the end of the fifteenth over at Derby. John Sadler came in and made 50 before he was stumped off Ant Botha's bowling, but he could only help Leicestershire along to 146 all out. Derbyshire took their time in trying conditions, but still made their target with 4 wickets down and 21 balls to go, as Michael Di Venuto top-scored with 48. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Somerset v Sussex (30 May)
Sussex (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 2 wickets
Surrey v Durham (30 May)
Surrey (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by 43 runs
Durham fell to their first defeat of their totesport League campaign at the Oval as Surrey's youngsters rescued them from what could have been yet another Surrey batting collapse – they had lost 9 or 10 wickets in 4 of their 5 League matches so far, and had made 2 scores below 140. The hosts batted first, and their position looked dire as they were soon on 26 for 4, with Liam Plunkett and Neil Killeen taking two wickets each. James Benning, with 66 off 84 balls, and Rikki Clarke, with 54 off 67 balls, then put on 129, a record for Surrey against Durham. In the 38 overs the weather allowed, Surrey made 219. Tim Murtagh then took 3 wickets without conceding a run in his first 3 overs to knock Durham back. Whilst they threatened for a while thanks to a 95-run partnership between Nicky Peng and Dale Benkenstein, they never fully recovered and were finally all out for 176. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Yorkshire v Scotland (30 May)
Yorkshire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 60 runs
Despite four Yorkshire Phoenix run outs, and four maidens from Paul Hoffmann, the hosts still managed to score 214 all out in the first innings at Headingley, Anthony McGrath making 57 from number five. Scotland Saltires then crumbled to 154, former England all-rounder Craig White taking three Scottish wickets as only the hired-in man from Durham, Gavin Hamilton, managed some resistance with the bat. Hamilton, who had played ODI cricket for Scotland at the 1999 World Cup, made 60, but he was one of only two Scots to pass 20. Yorkshire continued their promotion charge, however, as they jumped ahead of Somerset in the table and into second place. However, after this match, Yorkshire only won one of their remaining fourteen games. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Table at 30 May
totesport League – Division Two at 30 May 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Durham Dynamos | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
2 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
3 | Somerset Sabres | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
4 | Sussex Sharks | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
5 | Kent Spitfires | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
6 | Warwickshire Bears | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
7 | Surrey Lions | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
8 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
9 | Scottish Saltires |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
10 | Leicestershire Foxes | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Matches of 5 June
Leicestershire v Somerset (5 June)
Leicestershire (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 71 runs
Kent v Derbyshire (5 June)
Derbyshire (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 90 runs
Derbyshire Phantoms came to Maidstone and Kent Spitfires with only one win in their first four games. However, the way in which they won this one was emphatic. Kent captain David Fulton won the toss and chose to field, and Australian Michael Di Venuto ridiculed his choice with an 80-ball century with twelve fours and a six. In the end, he was out for 116 off 90 balls, but when everyone else hit at nearly a run a ball and Kent could only take three wickets, Derbyshire amassed 304 for 3. Kent gave it their best shot in the chase, Andrew Hall making 61 from the top of the order, but despite late order smashing from Justin Kemp (27) and Amjad Khan (33), Kent ended all out for 214, 91 runs short with 38 balls remaining. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Surrey v Warwickshire (5 June)
Warwickshire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 49 runs
At
Table at 5 June
totesport League – Division Two at 5 June 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Durham Dynamos | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
2 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
3 | Sussex Sharks | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
4 | Somerset Sabres | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
5 | Warwickshire Bears | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
6 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
7 | Kent Spitfires | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
8 | Surrey Lions | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
9 | Leicestershire Foxes | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Match of 10 June
Scotland v Sussex (10 June)
Sussex (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 8 wickets
Table at 10 June
totesport League – Division Two at 10 June 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Durham Dynamos | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 |
2 | Sussex Sharks | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
3 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
4 | Somerset Sabres | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
5 | Warwickshire Bears | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
6 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
7 | Kent Spitfires | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
8 | Surrey Lions | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
9 | Leicestershire Foxes | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Matches of 12 and 13 June
Leicestershire v Yorkshire (12 June)
Leicestershire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by 7 wickets
In a low-scoring match at Grace Road, Yorkshire recorded 172 for 9, despite Anthony McGrath and Michael Lumb pairing up for 67 for the third wicket. Apart from those two, though, none of the Yorkshire batsmen could contribute, and slow accumulation from the Leicestershire batsmen was the key to reaching the target. Dinesh Mongia then took on Yorkshire's bowlers, adding 46 off 38 balls, as singles were taken near the end to see the hosts to the target with seventeen deliveries left in the match. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Somerset v Kent (12 June)
Kent (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 74 runs
Durham v Derbyshire (13 June)
Durham (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by five wickets
A dismal batting performance from Derbyshire Phantoms, as they crumbled to 82 all out at Riverside Ground, gave Durham Dynamos yet another victory in the National League. Dale Benkenstein took four for 17, including two wickets in his first over, and Australian Ashley Noffke showed good bowling form with three for 16 and three maidens in seven overs. Despite losing wickets early in the chase, crumbling to 36 for 4, Gordon Muchall and Gary Pratt added 40 for the fifth wicket to send Durham to a five-wicket win with just under 10 overs to spare. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Table at 13 June
totesport League – Division Two at 13 June 2005 | ||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts |
1 | Durham Dynamos | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
2 | Sussex Sharks | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
3 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 |
4 | Kent Spitfires | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
5 | Warwickshire Bears | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
6 | Somerset Sabres | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
7 | Leicestershire Foxes | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
8 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
9 | Surrey Lions | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Matches of 17–20 June
Somerset v Scotland (17 June)
Scotland (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 15 runs
Only a couple of days ago, the lads from
Warwickshire v Leicestershire (19 June)
Leicestershire (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by seven wickets
The most striking feature of this match would be Ashley Giles returning to bowl for Warwickshire Bears after a hip injury, replacing Heath Streak, who had been injured in the groin in the previous match. However, it couldn't help them against Leicestershire Foxes. The hosts won the toss and batted first, and promptly crumbled to 43 for 4, after good new-ball bowling from Ottis Gibson and Charl Willoughby. Jonathan Trott hit 93, however, as the Bears recovered to 217 for 6. Their innings included three run outs. Leicestershire were always on target and won with eight balls to spare, Darren Maddy recording a 114-ball century and ending with 107 not out as Leicestershire reached 218 for 3. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Sussex v Durham (19 June)
Sussex (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by seven wickets
Durham Dynamos sorely missed their two international stars, Steve Harmison and Paul Collingwood, as they whimpered to a seven-wicket defeat in the top-of-the-table clash at Arundel against Sussex Sharks. Dale Benkenstein won the toss and chose to have his Durham side bat first, as he made 57 not out from number five, but there was woefully little support as Durham collapsed from 129 for 3 to 195 all out. James Kirtley was the main culprit with four for 29 but every Sussex bowler except Robin Martin-Jenkins got among the wickets. In reply, Ian Ward blitzed 93 off 75 balls, Chris Adams was just as punishing with 58 off 49, and Liam Plunkett was plundered for 46 off only four overs – including nine wides. In only 29.3 overs, the match was over, Sussex getting a bit of Twenty20 practice in as they closed the gap at the top of the table to two points. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Derbyshire v Scotland (19 June)
Derbyshire (2pts) tied with Scotland (2pts)
The first tie of the National League season at
Leicestershire v Scotland (20 June)
Leicestershire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 20 runs
The
Tables at 20 June
totesport League – Division Two at 20 June 2005 | |||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Durham Dynamos | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
2 | Sussex Sharks | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
4 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
5 | Kent Spitfires | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
6 | Warwickshire Bears | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
7 | Somerset Sabres | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
8 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
9 | Scottish Saltires |
10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
10 | Surrey Lions | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Post-Twenty20 resumption
Sussex v Kent (8 July)
Sussex (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by four wickets
Warwickshire v Derbyshire (9 July)
Warwickshire (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by five wickets
Table at 9 July
totesport League – Division Two at 9 July 2005 | |||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
4 | Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
5 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
6 | Kent Spitfires | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
7 | Somerset Sabres | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
8 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
9 | Scottish Saltires |
10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
10 | Surrey Lions | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Mid-week game
Yorkshire v Surrey (13 July)
Surrey (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by three runs
Yorkshire Phoenix failed to convert a good position against Surrey Lions, who moved off last place in the table with a win. Having initially been placed in the field by Surrey's captain Mark Ramprakash, they conceded 111 for the first wicket, James Benning and Jonathan Batty making 72 and 41 respectively. A burst of three wickets from Richard Dawson's off-spin sent Surrey struggling at 127 for 4, but Ramprakash paired up with Rikki Clarke to recover, and Clarke then unleashed a late cameo off Ian Harvey to end with 90 not out off 71 balls to see Surrey to a final total of 264 for 7. In reply, Yorkshire looked confident at 222 for 2, recovering from the early shock of losing Matthew Wood for a golden duck. However, a couple of run-outs and a wicket from Tim Murtagh saw Tim Bresnan face the last ball with Yorkshire needing four to win – he was bowled by Nayan Doshi, and Surrey won by three runs, despite conceding 15 wides. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Table at 13 July 2005
totesport League – Division Two at 13 July 2005 | |||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
4 | Warwickshire Bears | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
5 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
6 | Kent Spitfires | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
7 | Somerset Sabres | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
8 | Surrey Lions | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
9 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Third Sunday in July
Durham v Warwickshire (17 July)
Warwickshire (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by five wickets
Durham Dynamos were to regret their decision of batting first against Warwickshire Bears. On a poor pitch, Warwickshire bowlers Heath Streak, Dougie Brown and Neil Carter took full advantage – the latter two bowling a total of nine maiden overs, while Streak took three for 13 before breaking down with an injury. Durham were 49 for 8 before Liam Plunkett and Neil Killeen chipped in with low but sensible scores, while Dale Benkenstein made 90 at the other end – over sixty per cent of Durham's total of 147. Despite Ashley Noffke taking two early wickets, Alex Loudon anchored the chase with 51 off 61 deliveries, and Warwickshire batted to 148 for 5 with over ten overs remaining. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Surrey v Derbyshire (17 July)
Derbyshire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by five wickets
Table at 17 July
totesport League – Division Two at 17 July 2005 | |||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
3 | Warwickshire Bears | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
5 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
6 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
7 | Kent Spitfires | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
8 | Somerset Sabres | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
9 | Surrey Lions | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Mid-week game
Derbyshire v Durham (20 July)
Durham (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by six wickets
Table at 20 July
totesport League – Division Two at 20 July 2005 | |||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Durham Dynamos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
2 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
3 | Warwickshire Bears | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
5 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
6 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
7 | Kent Spitfires | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
8 | Somerset Sabres | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
9 | Surrey Lions | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Fourth Sunday in July
Kent v Somerset (24 July)
Somerset (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by eight wickets
The match between
Scotland v Leicestershire (24 July)
Leicestershire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by seven wickets
The
Surrey v Sussex (24 July)
Sussex (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 48 runs
An interesting match at
Yorkshire v Warwickshire (24 July)
Warwickshire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by seven wickets
Table at 24 July
totesport League – Division Two at 24 July 2005 | |||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
3 | Warwickshire Bears | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
5 | Somerset Sabres | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
6 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
7 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
8 | Kent Spitfires | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
9 | Surrey Lions | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Mid-week game
Kent v Warwickshire (27 July)
Warwickshire (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by three wickets
In a day/night match at
Table at 27 July
totesport League – Division Two at 27 July 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
2 | Warwickshire Bears | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
3 | Durham Dynamos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
5 | Somerset Sabres | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
6 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
7 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
8 | Kent Spitfires | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
9 | Surrey Lions | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
August Bank holiday weekend
Yorkshire v Kent (31 July)
Kent (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by five wickets
In the mid-table battle in Division Two,
Sussex v Somerset (1 August)
Sussex (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 11 runs
Robin Montgomerie and Matt Prior opened the batting with a partnership of 13, and Murray Goodwin added a further 97 with Montgomerie for the third wicket, as Sussex Sharks made 266 for 3 in their 45 overs. Montgomerie's 132 not out was his highest List A score Somerset Sabres lost wickets regularly, and despite dispatching Mushtaq Ahmed for 70 in 9 overs, they finished on 255 for 9 – Michael Yardy taking four for 26, while Ian Blackwell top-scored for Somerset with 57. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Table at 1 August
totesport League – Division Two at 27 July 2005 | |||||||
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
2 | Warwickshire Bears | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
3 | Durham Dynamos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
5 | Kent Spitfires | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
6 | Somerset Sabres | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
7 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
8 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
9 | Surrey Lions | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Mid-week game
Derbyshire v Somerset (3 August)
Derbyshire (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by 15 runs
Table at 3 August
totesport League – Division Two at 3 August 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
2 | Warwickshire Bears | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
3 | Durham Dynamos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
5 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
6 | Kent Spitfires | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
7 | Somerset Sabres | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
8 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
9 | Surrey Lions | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
11 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
First Sunday in August
Kent v Surrey (7 August)
Surrey (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by five wickets
Surrey Lions recorded only their fourth win in the National League system this year with a five-wicket win over Kent Spitfires at St Lawrence Ground. Kent, having chosen to bat first, were dismissed by medium-pacer Neil Saker, who took four for 43, and Tim Murtagh, who joined in with three for 28. Jade Dernbach, Ian Salisbury and Nayan Doshi also took a wicket each as Kent finished on 211, with Irish wicket-keeper Niall O'Brien top scoring with 43 – his innings tugged Kent back from 124 for 6. Andrew Hall took three quick wickets as Kent fielded, reducing Surrey to 25 for 3, but Ali Brown's quickfire 65 and Jonathan Batty's 82 turned the match around, and Rikki Clarke hit 35 to take Surrey to the target with nearly four overs to spare. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Scotland v Yorkshire (7 August)
Yorkshire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by five wickets
Sussex v Leicestershire (7 August)
Leicestershire (4pts) beat Sussex (0pts) by six wickets
Table at 7 August
totesport League – Division Two at 7 August 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
2 | Warwickshire Bears | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
4 | Durham Dynamos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
5 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
6 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
7 | Kent Spitfires | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
8 | Somerset Sabres | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
9 | Surrey Lions | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Mid-week game
Surrey v Leicestershire (9 August)
Surrey (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by six wickets
Table at 9 August
totesport League – Division Two at 9 August 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
2 | Warwickshire Bears | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
4 | Durham Dynamos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
5 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
6 | Surrey Lions | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
7 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
8 | Kent Spitfires | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
9 | Somerset Sabres | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Second Sunday in August
Derbyshire v Sussex (14 August)
Derbyshire (4pts) beat Sussex (0pts) by three runs
Somerset v Yorkshire (14 August)
Somerset (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by two runs
In a high-scoring match at
Table at 14 August
totesport League – Division Two at 14 August 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
2 | Warwickshire Bears | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
4 | Durham Dynamos | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
5 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
6 | Somerset Sabres | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
7 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
8 | Surrey Lions | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
9 | Kent Spitfires | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Mid-week game
Durham v Leicestershire (16 August)
Durham (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by eight wickets
Table at 16 August
totesport League – Division Two at 16 August 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
3 | Warwickshire Bears | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
5 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
6 | Somerset Sabres | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
7 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
8 | Surrey Lions | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
9 | Kent Spitfires | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Matches of 21–23 August
Leicestershire v Sussex (21 August)
Leicestershire (4pts) beat Sussex (0pts) by five wickets
Somerset v Durham (21 August)
Somerset (4pts) beat Durham (0pts) by five wickets
Leicestershire v Warwickshire (22 August)
Match abandoned without a ball bowled; Leicestershire (2pts), Warwickshire (2pts)
Surrey v Kent (22 August)
Match abandoned. Surrey (2pts), Kent (2pts)
This game, which was due to be the second and last day-night one-dayer of the season at the Oval, was abandoned because of rain. (Cricinfo scorecard)
Warwickshire v Sussex (23 August)
Sussex (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by five wickets
Table at 23 August
totesport League – Division Two at 23 August 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
2 | Leicestershire Foxes | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
3 | Durham Dynamos | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
4 | Warwickshire Bears | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
5 | Somerset Sabres | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
6 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
7 | Surrey Lions | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
8 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
9 | Kent Spitfires | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Fourth week-end in August
Scotland v Derbyshire (26 August)
Derbyshire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by three wickets
The
Durham v Scotland (28 August)
Durham (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 93 runs
Surrey v Somerset (28 August)
Somerset (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by five wickets
Yorkshire v Derbyshire (28 August)
Derbyshire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by five wickets
Table at 28 August 2005
totesport League – Division Two at 28 August 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
4 | Warwickshire Bears | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
5 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
6 | Somerset Sabres | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
7 | Surrey Lions | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
8 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
9 | Kent Spitfires | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
14 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Mid-week games
Kent v Yorkshire (30 August)
Kent (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by six wickets
Sussex v Scotland (30 August)
Sussex (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by seven wickets
Sussex v Surrey (31 August)
Sussex (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by two wickets
Kent v Scotland (1 September)
Kent (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by 144 runs
At
Table at 1 September 2005
totesport League – Division Two at 1 September 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
4 | Warwickshire Bears | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
5 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 32 |
6 | Somerset Sabres | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
7 | Kent Spitfires | 15 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
8 | Surrey Lions | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
9 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
First week of September
Derbyshire v Surrey (4 September)
Surrey (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by eight wickets
Durham v Kent (4 September)
Durham (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by eight wickets
Yorkshire v Leicestershire (4 September)
Leicestershire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by 133 runs
Somerset v Warwickshire (5 September)
Somerset (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by four wickets
Leicestershire v Derbyshire (6 September)
Derbyshire (4pts) beat Leicestershire (0pts) by six wickets
In a low-scoring match at
Table at 6 September 2005
totesport League – Division Two at 6 September 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
3 | Leicestershire Foxes | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
4 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 16 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
5 | Somerset Sabres | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
6 | Warwickshire Bears | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 32 |
7 | Kent Spitfires | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
8 | Surrey Lions | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
9 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Matches of 11–14 September
Yorkshire v Durham (11 September)
Durham (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by seven wickets
Derbyshire v Yorkshire (14 September)
Derbyshire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by five wickets
Warwickshire v Surrey (14 September)
Warwickshire (4pts) beat Surrey (0pts) by 68 runs
Table at 14 September 2005
totesport League – Division Two at 14 September 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
3 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
5 | Warwickshire Bears | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
6 | Somerset Sabres | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
7 | Kent Spitfires | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
8 | Surrey Lions | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
9 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Penultimate round
Durham v Somerset (18 September)
Durham (4pts) beat Somerset (0pts) by five wickets
Kent v Sussex (18 September)
Sussex (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 61 runs
Scotland v Warwickshire (18 September)
Warwickshire (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by five wickets
Warwickshire v Yorkshire (20 September)
Warwickshire (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by 102 runs
Table at 20 September 2005
totesport League – Division Two at 20 September 2005 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
3 | Warwickshire Bears | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
4 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 17 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
5 | Leicestershire Foxes | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
6 | Somerset Sabres | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 34 |
7 | Kent Spitfires | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
8 | Surrey Lions | 17 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
9 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
17 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
Final round
Leicestershire v Kent (25 September)
Leicestershire (4pts) beat Kent (0pts) by 40 runs on the
Somerset v Derbyshire (25 September)
Somerset (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by 135 runs
Surrey v Scotland (25 September)
Surrey (4pts) beat Scotland (0pts) by eight wickets (
The
Sussex v Yorkshire (25 September)
Sussex (4pts) beat Yorkshire (0pts) by eight wickets
Sussex Sharks sealed the National League Division Two title by fielding first and bowling Yorkshire Phoenix out for 99. Only wicket-keeper Simon Guy passed 20, as Yorkshire fell in two periods – first to 37 for 5 thanks to three wickets from Luke Wright, and then, after Guy, Anthony McGrath and Mark Cleary had taken them to 90 for 6, they lost their last four men for nine runs. Sussex captain Chris Adams took his time in the reply, using 83 balls to hit 49 as Sussex' batsmen rode home to an eight-wicket victory. [1]
Warwickshire v Durham (25 September)
Durham (4pts) beat Warwickshire (0pts) by eight wickets on the
Early wickets and few runs early on meant that
Final table
2005 totesport League – Division Two | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | T | Pts |
1 | Sussex Sharks | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
2 | Durham Dynamos | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
3 | Warwickshire Bears | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
5 | Derbyshire Phantoms | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
6 | Somerset Sabres | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
7 | Surrey Lions | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
8 | Kent Spitfires | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
9 | Yorkshire Phoenix | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Scottish Saltires |
18 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 12 |