2000 English cricket season

The 2000 cricket season was the 101st in which the County Championship has been an official competition. Surrey in first-class cricket and Gloucestershire in limited overs cricket were the dominant teams. The West Indies toured England to compete in a test series which England won 3–1. Zimbabwe also played their first test series on English soil losing 1–0.

Honours

• County Championship - Surrey
• NatWest Trophy - Gloucestershire
• National League - Gloucestershire
• Benson & Hedges Cup - Gloucestershire
• Minor Counties Championship - Dorset
• MCCA Knockout Trophy - Herefordshire
• Second XI Championship - Middlesex II
• Wisden - Mark Alleyne, Martin Bicknell, Andrew Caddick, Justin Langer, Darren Lehmann

Test series

England played five Test matches against West Indies following two against Zimbabwe.

West Indies tour

Zimbabwe tour

County Championship

National League

NatWest Trophy

Benson & Hedges Cup

Leading batsmen

Michael Bevan topped the averages with 1124 runs @ 74.93

The top runscorer was Darren Lehmann with 1477 @ 67.13

Leading bowlers

Courtney Walsh topped the averages with 40 wickets @ 11.42

The leading wicket taker was Glenn McGrath, playing for Worcestershire, who took 80 @ 13.21

References

External links

• CricketArchive – season and tournament itineraries

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 2001
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2001