1999 CGU National League

The 1999 CGU National League season was a 45 over English county cricket competition; colloquially known as the Sunday League, it featured many mid-week floodlit matches. For the first time, it was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away. The top three teams from Division Two were promoted to the first division for the 2000 season, while the bottom three sides from Division One were relegated. From this season, the counties had nicknames.^[3][4]

1999 CGU National League

Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	Limited overs cricket (45 overs per innings)
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Lancashire Lightning (5th title)
Participants	18
Matches	144
Most runs	798 Chris Adams (Sussex)[1]
Most wickets	30 Ian Harvey (Gloucestershire)[2]
← 1998 2000 →

Lancashire Lightning won the League for a record fifth time, retaining the title they had won the previous season. Warwickshire Bears, Hampshire Hawks and Essex Eagles were relegated from Division One, while Sussex Sharks, Somerset Sabres and Northamptonshire Steelbacks were promoted from Division Two.

Teams

Division One Division Two Essex Eagles Derbyshire Scorpions Gloucestershire Gladiators Durham Dynamos Hampshire Hawks Glamorgan Dragons Kent Spitfires Middlesex Crusaders Lancashire Lightning Northamptonshire Steelbacks Leicestershire Foxes Nottinghamshire Outlaws Warwickshire Bears Somerset Sabres Worcestershire Royals Surrey Lions Yorkshire Phoenix Sussex Sharks

Standings

• Pos = Position, Pld = Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, NR = No Results, A = Abandonments, Pts = Points.
• Points awarded: W = 4, L = 0, T = 2, NR = 2, A = 2

Division One Team Pld W T L NR A Pts NRR Lancashire Lightning C 16 11 0 2 1 2 50 7.489 Worcestershire Royals 16 10 0 4 1 1 44 8.948 Kent Spitfires 16 8 0 6 1 1 36 4.300 Gloucestershire Gladiators 16 8 0 8 0 0 32 3.725 Yorkshire Phoenix 16 8 0 8 0 0 32 -0.604 Leicestershire Foxes 16 6 0 8 1 1 28 -1.518 Warwickshire Bears R 16 6 0 8 2 0 28 -6.083 Hampshire Hawks R 16 5 0 9 2 0 24 -9.441 Essex Eagles R 16 3 0 12 0 1 14 -6.657 Source:.[5]

Division Two Team Pld W T L NR A Pts NRR Sussex Sharks C 16 13 0 2 0 1 54 11.950 Somerset Sabres P 16 13 0 3 0 0 52 8.040 Northamptonshire Steelbacks P 16 9 0 5 0 2 40 -0.213 Glamorgan Dragons 16 8 1 7 0 0 34 -1.336 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 16 6 0 8 1 1 28 0.408 Surrey Lions 16 5 1 9 0 1 24 0.826 Middlesex Crusaders 16 5 1 10 0 0 22 -1.696 Derbyshire Scorpions 16 4 1 10 0 1 20 -7.994 Durham Dynamos 16 3 0 12 1 0 14 -10.300 Source:.[5]

Statistics

Division One

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
John Crawley	Lancashire	14	14	483	43.90	85*	0	3
Graeme Hick	Worcestershire	11	10	480	60.00	110*	1	3
Anthony McGrath	Yorkshire	15	14	450	37.50	75	0	3
Michael Vaughan	Yorkshire	16	16	425	28.33	72	0	2
David Byas	Yorkshire	16	16	417	29.78	87	0	2
Source:[1]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	4W
Ian Harvey	Gloucestershire	14	107.5	30	15.80	5/41	2
Craig White	Yorkshire	15	114.1	26	16.80	4/25	2
Alamgir Sheriyar	Worcestershire	15	104.5	26	20.76	4/42	1
Chris Silverwood	Yorkshire	12	101.5	24	15.04	4/44	1
Ronnie Irani	Essex	14	102.2	24	19.58	5/33	3
Source:[2]

Division Two

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Chris Adams	Sussex	15	15	798	79.80	163	2	5
Piran Holloway	Somerset	15	15	645	58.63	101*	1	6
Michael Di Venuto	Sussex	14	14	596	59.60	94*	0	6
Jamie Cox	Somerset	14	14	593	42.35	101	1	3
Jason Gallian	Nottinghamshire	15	15	490	35.00	130	2	1
Source:[1]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	4W
Owen Parkin	Glamorgan	15	115	28	18.57	3/31	0
Umer Rashid	Sussex	15	115.4	27	16.92	5/24	2
Tony Penberthy	Northamptonshire	14	108	27	18.66	5/41	3
James Kirtley	Sussex	13	91.2	26	14.57	4/31	2
Steffan Jones	Somerset	15	113.5	26	25.11	4/49	1
Source:[2]

References

1. "Batting and Fielding in CGU National League 1999 (Ordered by Runs)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
2. "Bowling in CGU National League 1999 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
3. "National League 1999 First Division Fixtures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
4. "National League 1999 Second Division Fixtures)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
5. "CGU National League 1999 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2016.