2000 County Championship

The 2000 PPP Healthcare County Championship was the 101st officially organised running of the Championship.^[1] Surrey won Division One with Northamptonshire winning the second division.^[2][3]

2000 County Championship

Cricket format	First-class cricket
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Division 1 - Surrey Division 2 - Northants
← 1999 2001 →

It was the first time that the championship was held with two divisions with a promotion and relegation format in place.^[4]

Tables

• 12 points for a win
• 4 points for a draw
• Batting 200 runs, 1 point, 250 runs, 2 points, 300 runs, 3 points, 350 runs, 4 points, 400 runs, 5 points.
• Bowling 3 wickets, 1 point, six wickets, 2 points, nine wickets, 3 points.

Division One

County Championship table

	Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
1	Surrey	16	9	2	5	44	41	213
2	Lancashire	16	7	1	8	35	42	193
3	Yorkshire	16	7	2	7	36	48	188
4	Leicestershire	16	4	3	9	42	39	165
5	Somerset	16	2	4	10	41	40	145
6	Kent	16	4	4	8	18	42	140
7	Hampshire	16	3	9	4	20	48	120
8	Durham	16	2	9	5	27	41	112
9	Derbyshire *	16	2	6	8	19	44	111

	= Champions
	= Relegated

• 8 points deducted

Division Two

County Championship table

	Team	Pld	Won	Lost	Drawn	Batting bonus	Bowling bonus	Points
1	Northamptonshire	16	7	4	5	39	45	188
2	Essex	16	5	2	9	28	41	165
3	Glamorgan	16	5	3	8	27	41	160
4	Gloucestershire	16	6	4	6	20	42	158
5	Worcestershire	16	5	5	6	25	42	151
6	Warwickshire	16	2	3	11	47	35	150
7	Nottinghamshire	16	2	4	10	41	43	148
8	Middlesex	16	2	6	8	36	46	138
9	Sussex	16	3	6	7	31	39	134

	= Champions
	= Promoted