2004 County Championship

The 2004 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell 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. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for 2005, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 are relegated.

Teams in the County Championship 2004:

• 12 points for a win
• 6 points for a tie
• 4 points for a draw
• 4 points for an abandoned game
• A maximum of 5 batting bonus points and 3 bowling bonus points

P	Team	Pld	W	L	Tie	D	Aban	Bat	Bowl	Deduct	Pts	Promoted / Relegated
1	Warwickshire	16	5	0	0	11	0	65	43	0	222	Winners of Championship
2	Kent	16	7	3	0	6	0	43	41	0	206
3	Surrey	16	5	5	0	6	0	60	42	0.5	195.5
4	Middlesex	16	4	4	0	8	0	48	43	0	179
5	Sussex	16	4	5	0	7	0	46	42	0	172
6	Gloucestershire	16	3	3	0	10	0	49	41	0	172
7	Worcestershire	16	3	6	0	7	0	51	40	0	161	Relegated to Championship Division 2
8	Lancashire	16	2	4	0	10	0	44	44	2	154
9	Northamptonshire	16	1	4	0	11	0	35	41	0	134

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd 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

P	Team	Pld	W	L	Tie	D	Aban	Bat	Bowl	Deduct	Pts	Promoted / Relegated
1	Nottinghamshire	16	9	2	0	5	0	66	40	0	252	Promoted to Championship Division 1
2	Hampshire	16	9	2	0	5	0	42	40	0	228
3	Glamorgan	16	5	2	0	9	0	48	44	1.5	196.5
4	Somerset	16	4	5	0	7	0	47	44	0	175
5	Essex	16	3	6	0	7	0	50	45	0	165
6	Leicestershire	16	4	5	0	7	0	39	42	1.5	163.5
7	Yorkshire	16	3	4	0	9	0	44	40	0	162
8	Derbyshire	16	1	6	0	9	0	36	40	0	126
9	Durham	16	2	8	0	6	0	28	41	2.5	118.5

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd matches won; 3^rd 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

	Gloucestershire	Kent	Lancashire	Middlesex	Northamptonshire	Surrey	Sussex	Warwickshire	Worcestershire
Gloucestershire		16–19 Apr Kent 7 wickets	21-24 Jul Match drawn	9-12 Jun Gloucs 10 wickets	12–15 May Match drawn	2-4 Jun Gloucs 6 wickets	9-12 Sep Match drawn	19-22 Aug Match drawn	28-31 Jul Worcs 5 wickets
Kent	7–10 May Match drawn		2-5 Jun Kent 7 wickets	16-18 Sep Kent inns & 49 runs	3-6 Sep Kent 194 runs	18-21 Aug Match drawn	3-6 Aug Kent 236 runs	23-26 Jun Match drawn	21-24 Apr Kent 5 wickets
Lancashire	16-19 Sep Match drawn	24-27 Aug Match drawn		25–28 May Match drawn	26–29 Jun Match drawn	2-4 Sep Surrey 147 runs	9-11 Jun Sussex 8 wickets	28-31 Jul Match drawn	12–14 May Lancashire 219 runs
Middlesex	3-6 Aug Match drawn	28-31 Jul Middlesex 119 runs	7–10 May Match drawn		9-12 Sep Match drawn	21-24 Apr Middlesex 6 wickets	10-13 Aug Sussex 143 runs	2-5 Jun Warwicks inns & 8 runs	18–21 Jun Match drawn
Northamptonshire	24-27 Aug Match drawn	19–22 May Kent 145 runs	16-19 Apr Match drawn	18–21 Aug Match drawn		29 Jul - 1 Aug Northamptonshire 6 wickets	7–10 May Match drawn	16-19 Sep Match drawn	2-5 Jun Worcestershire 9 wickets
Surrey	18-21 Jun Match drawn	25–28 May Surrey 7 wickets	11-13 Aug Surrey inns & 55 runs	19–22 May Match drawn	28 Apr - 1 May Match drawn		16-19 Apr Match drawn	21-24 Jul Warwickshire 7 wickets	3-6 Aug Surrey 68 runs
Sussex	23-25 Jun Gloucs 9 wickets	23-26 Jul Sussex inns & 45 runs	21–23 Apr Lancashire 10 wickets	4-6 Sep Middlesex 5 wickets	25–28 May Match drawn	16-19 Sep Surrey 37 runs		19–22 May Match drawn	19-22 Aug Sussex 7 wickets
Warwickshire	28 Apr – 1 May Match drawn	11-14 Aug Match drawn	18–21 Jun Match drawn	16-19 Apr Match drawn	9-12 Jun Warwicks 8 wickets	12–15 May Warwicks 7 wickets	24-27 Aug Match drawn		25–27 May Warwickshire 9 wickets
Worcestershire	18–21 May Worcesters inns & 86 runs	9-12 Jun Match drawn	9-12 Sep Match drawn	22-25 Jul Middlesex 6 wickets	11-14 Aug Match drawn	23–26 Jun Match drawn	28 Apr – 1 May Match drawn	31 Aug – 3 Sep Match drawn

• 2004 English cricket season
• 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
• 2004 Totesport League
• 2004 Twenty20 Cup