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CRICINFO CHAMPIONSHIP RANKINGS David Fulton regained the lead from Stuart Law. Mike Hussey had a second good week but the best performance came from Ben Smith with his score of 179 against Surrey’s international bowling attack.

Murali – closing in fast on the Cat but will miss much of the rest of the season playing for Sri Lanka

In the bowling Phil Tufnell held on to the lead for the sixth week but faces a strong challenge from Muralitharan. Another good performance from Devon Malclom moves him up to third. Best performance this week, Sussex’s hattrick hero Jason Lewry. Top 20 Batting Rankings th

Top 20 Bowling Rankings th

Based on all matches played up to 7 July 2001

Based on all matches played up to 7 July 2001

Rank

Name

Total

Rank

Name

Total

1 2=

D.P.Fulton D.S.Lehmann S.G.Law M.W.Goodwin M.B.Loye M.L.Love M.E.Hussey G.A.Hick R.R.Montgomerie D.J.Marsh G.S.Blewett S.P.Fleming B.F.Smith O.A.Shah D.J.Bicknell P.D.Collingwood E.T.Smith R.W.T.Key R.C.Irani W.P.C.Weston

255 227 227 216 213 210 210 205 203 203 197 194 190 190 187 183 180 178 176 173

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11=

P.C.R.Tufnell M.Muralitharan D.E.Malcolm R.J.Kirtley J.D.Lewry D.M.Cousins A.J.Bichel M.P.Bicknell A.Sheriyar M.J.Saggers C.E.W.Silverwood M.M.Betts A.D.Mullally G.Chapple V.C.Drakes R.S.G.Anderson P.J.Martin S.D.Udal P.S.Jones T.F.Bloomfield

209 195 194 170 168 167 165 164 160 153 151 151 149 146 145 142 133 133 133 130

4 5 6= 8 9= 11 12 13= 15 16 17 18 19 20

13 14 15 16 17=

20

CRICINFO CHAMPIONSHIP RANKINGS Rankings County by County for 23rd June 2001

Derbyshire Batting 37= 45 72= 74 85= 123

S.D.Stubbings R.J.Bailey M.J.Di Venuto G.Welch L.D.Sutton K.M.Krikken

Bowling 41= G.Welch 58 T.A.Munton 80= R.K.Illingworth 105= N.R.Dumelow 107 P.Aldred 112= R.J.Bailey

Glamorgan 146 131 105 104 95 66

Batting 33= A.Dale 48= J.P.Maher 87= S.P.James 108= M.J.Powell 110= S.D.Thomas 130 M.P.Maynard

153 128 89 77 76 60

Batting 1 17 18 26 79= 117=

D.P.Fulton E.T.Smith R.W.T.Key M.J.Walker P.A.Nixon M.V.Fleming

255 180 178 163 98 70

92 78 55 36 33 30

Bowling 48= S.L.Watkin 48= S.D.Thomas 61= D.A.Cosker 63 R.D.B.Croft 64= A.G.Wharf 138= A.Dale

83 83 74 73 70 18

Bowling 10 M.J.Saggers 34= B.J.Trott 39 M.M.Patel 51 M.V.Fleming 53= M.A.Ealham 112= J.M.Golding

153 103 99 82 80 30

Durham Batting 6= 16 48= 50 72= 99

M.L.Love P.D.Collingw’d J.J.B.Lewis N.Peng M.A.Gough D.R.Law

Bowling 34= D.R.Law 40 N.C.Phillips 47 S.J.Harmison 59 S.J.E.Brown 74= J.E.Brinkley 82 I.D.Hunter

210 183 128 127 105 82

103 96 85 77 59 52

Essex Batting 2= 19 62 70= 103= 128=

Kent

S.G.Law 227 R.C.Irani 176 S.D.Peters 116 A.P.Grayson 106 D.D.J.Robinson 80 R.S.Clinton 62

Bowling 16 R.S.G.Anderson 142 29= M.C.Ilott 108 31 R.C.Irani 106 53= A.P.Cowan 80 70= P.M.Such 62 A.C.McGarry 45

Gloucestershire

Lancashire

Batting 22 31 40 61 64= 105=

Batting 23= 29= 67= 87= 89 113=

J.N.Snape 169 K.J.Barnett 157 M.W.Alleyne 139 C.G.Taylor 117 D.R.Hewson 113 M.G.N.Windows 79

Bowling 24 M.W.Alleyne 26 J.M.M.Averis 41= J.Lewis 64= M.J.Cawdron 68 M.C.J.Ball 84= I.J.Harvey

123 116 92 70 66 50

D.A.Kenway N.C.Johnson G.W.White A.N.Aymes R.A.Smith S.D.Udal

166 158 108 89 88 72

Bowling 2 M.Muralitharan 14 G.Chapple 17= P.J.Martin 76= A.Flintoff 112= J.C.Scuderi 123 M.P.Smethurst

195 146 133 58 30 26

Leicestershire

Hampshire Batting 36 39 63 70= 75 82=

N.H.Fairbrother W.K.Hegg J.P.Crawley M.J.Chilton M.A.Atherton A.Flintoff

147 140 115 106 102 96

Bowling 13 A.D.Mullally 149 17= S.D.Udal 133 23 A.C.Morris 124 36 A.D.Mascar’has 102 93= N.C.Johnson 44 96= C.T.Tremlett 43

Batting 9= 13= 29= 42 46= 67=

D.J.Marsh B.F.Smith N.D.Burns I.J.Sutcliffe T.R.Ward V.J.Wells

203 190 158 134 130 108

Bowling 3 D.E.Malcolm 194 29= J.Ormond 108 56= P.A.J.DeFreitas 79 61= D.L.Maddy 74 67 V.J.Wells 68 80= J.M.Dakin 55

Somerset

Middlesex Batting 12 13= 33= 43= 64= 76=

S.P.Fleming O.A.Shah A.J.Strauss B.L.Hutton R.M.S.Weston D.C.Nash

194 190 153 132 113 101

Batting 28 35 37= 51= 57 82=

Bowling 1 P.C.R.Tufnell 20 T.F.Bloomfield 21 P.N.Weekes 32 A.R.C.Fraser 93= S.J.Cook 96= J.P.Hewitt

209 130 128 105 44 43

Bowling 17= P.S.Jones 27 R.L.Johnson 37 K.P.Dutch 86 A.R.Caddick 89= J.I.D.Kerr 133= M.Burns

J.Cox M.Burns P.C.L.Holloway P.D.Bowler M.N.Lathwell R.J.Turner

Warwickshire 160 151 146 126 119 96

Batting 23= 58= 76= 79= 90= 96

133 111 101 49 46 21

Bowling 11= M.M.Betts 15 V.C.Drakes 25 D.R.Brown 44 N.M.K.Smith 72 A.Richardson 89= M.A.Sheikh

M.A.Wagh D.P.Ostler N.V.Knight D.L.Hemp M.J.Powell K.J.Piper

Northamptonshire

Surrey

Worcestershire

Batting 5 6= 25 41 97 108=

Batting 21 M.R.Ramprakash 171 46= A.J.Hollioake 130 58= M.P.Bicknell 118 69 M.A.Butcher 107 98 A.J.Tudor 83 100= I.J.Ward 81

Batting 8 20 66 76= 90= 94=

M.B.Loye M.E.Hussey R.J.Warren A.L.Penberthy A.J.Swann G.P.Swann

213 210 165 136 84 77

Bowling 6 D.M.Cousins 52 A.L.Penberthy 69 J.P.Taylor 76= J.F.Brown 87= G.P.Swann 93= K.J.Innes

167 81 64 58 48 44

Nottinghamshire Batting 11 15 32 54 58= 85=

G.S.Blewett D.J.Bicknell K.P.Pietersen U.Afzaal P.Johnson C.M.W.Read

Bowling 22 G.J.Smith 45= A.J.Harris 74= R.J.Logan 78= R.D.Stemp 83 P.J.Franks 108= U.Afzaal

Bowling 8 M.P.Bicknell 45= I.D.K.Salisbury 60 Saqlain 73 E.S.H.Giddins 78= A.J.Tudor 112= R.M.Amin

164 86 76 60 57 30

Batting 4 9= 51= 55 56 119=

125 86 59 57 51 32

Bowling 4 R.J.Kirtley 5 J.D.Lewry 38 M.A.Robinson 41= M.J.G.Davis 70= R.S.M’-Jenkins 112= U.B.A.Rashid

Bowling 7 A.J.Bichel 9 A.Sheriyar 33 S.R.Lampitt 91= C.G.Liptrot 102 M.J.Rawnsley 119= D.A.L’therdale

151 145 120 90 61 46

205 173 112 101 87 86

165 160 104 45 39 27

Yorkshire

Sussex

197 187 154 125 118 95

G.A.Hick W.P.C.Weston V.S.Solanki A.Singh D.A.L’therdale A.J.Bichel

166 118 101 98 87 85

M.W.Goodwin 216 R.R.M’tgomerie 203 M.H.Yardy 126 B.Zuiderent 124 C.J.Adams 120 M.J.G.Davis 68

170 168 100 92 62 30

Batting 2= 27 43= 51= 79= 94=

D.S.Lehmann D.Byas G.M.Fellows M.J.Wood M.P.Vaughan R.J.Blakey

227 162 132 126 98 86

Bowling 11= C.E.W.Silverw’d 151 28 S.P.Kirby 109 48= M.J.Hoggard 83 53= G.M.Hamilton 80 56= R.J.Sidebottom 79 64= G.M.Fellows 70

CRICINFO CHAMPIONSHIP RANKINGS Rankings – 6th June – 7th July Top 10 Overseas Players Batting Rankings th

Top 10 Overseas Players Bowling Rankings th

Based on all matches played up to 7 July 2001

Based on all matches played up to 7 July 2001

Rank

Name

Total

Rank

Name

Total

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

B.F.Smith M.W.Goodwin G.A.Hick E.T.Smith M.L.Love R.R.Montgomerie D.S.Lehmann M.E.Hussey R.M.S.Weston R.W.T.Key

133 129 123 121 116 113 111 107 106 104

1 2 3 4 5=

M.Muralitharan R.J.Kirtley D.E.Malcolm S.P.Kirby M.A.Robinson J.D.Lewry A.Sheriyar D.R.Law A.J.Bichel M.W.Alleyne

147 130 114 109 99 99 85 83 83 81

7 8= 10

Rankings – Overseas players Top 10 Overseas Players Batting Rankings th

Top 10 Overseas Players Bowling Rankings th

Based on all matches played up to 7 July 2001

Based on all matches played up to 7 July 2001

Rank

Name

Total

Rank

Name

Total

2= 2= 4 5 6= 9= 11 12 28 39

D.S.Lehmann S.G.Law M.W.Goodwin M.L.Love M.E.Hussey D.J.Marsh G.S.Blewett S.P.Fleming J.Cox N.C.Johnson

227 227 216 210 210 203 197 194 160 140

2= 7 15 60 84=

M.Muralitharan A.J.Bichel V.C.Drakes Saqlain Mushtaq I.J.Harvey D.J.Marsh N.C.Johnson D.S.Lehmann G.S.Blewett D.J.Cullinan

195 165 145 76 50 50 44 37 27 5

93=