2006 County Championship

2006 County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsSussex (2nd title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runsMark Ramprakash
(2,211 for Surrey)
Most wicketsMushtaq Ahmed
(102 for Sussex)

The 2006 County Championship season, known as the Liverpool Victoria 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. This season saw a change in promotion and relegation, with the top two teams from Division Two being promoted to the first division for 2007, while the bottom two sides from Division 1 are relegated.

Teams in the County Championship 2006:

Division OneDivision Two
Durham Derbyshire
Hampshire Essex
Kent Glamorgan
Lancashire Gloucestershire
Middlesex Leicestershire
Nottinghamshire Northamptonshire
Sussex Somerset
Warwickshire Surrey
Yorkshire Worcestershire
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One
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