County Rankings (21 July 1999)

21 July 1999

County Rankings

The Electronic Telegraph

Stuart Law is surplus to Australia's current requirements. Apart from that. life could hardly be sweeter for the talented Essex player.

By his own high standards Law under.performed last year. though he still averaged over 40. He mustered only two centuries and fell short of 1.000 runs . a figure he has already exceeded this season.

Law has made five hundreds already. sits proudly on top of the batting averages and is also well on course to finish as top batsman in the PPP Championship rankings.

Alamgir Sheriyar is well down the bowling averages. but the Worcestershire left.armer's 68 first.class wickets have earned him a healthy rankings advantage over Andrew Caddick and Martin Bicknell.

With Sussex and Somerset unbeaten in Division Two of the CGU National League. it is appropriate that Chris Adams and Piran Holloway are disputing the relevant batting award. Angus Fraser is the leading bowler.

1. SG Law (Essex) 278pts 2. P Johnson (Notts) 232 3. JJB Lewis (Durham) 224 4. VS Solanki (Worcs) 221 5. JL Langer (Middlesex) 217 6. RJ Turner (Somerset) 212 7. MA Butcher (Surrey) 210 8. RA Smith (Hants) 209 9. D Byas (Yorks) 206 10. WS. Kendall (Hants) 206 11. J Cox (Somerset) 201 12. DL Hemp (Warwicks) 197 13. JE Morris (Durham) 193 14. A Habib (Leics) 193 15. PN Weekes (Middlesex) 192 16. MJ Di Venuto (Sussex) 192 17. M Burns (Somerset) 190 18. DL Maddy (Leics) 189 19. A McGrath (Yorks) 188 20. RR Montgomerie (Sussex) 179

1. A Sheriyar (Worcs) 277 2. AR Caddick (Somerset) 233 3. MP Bicknell (Surrey) 206 A M Smith (Gloucs) 206 5. VC Drakes (Notts) 201 6. M Muralitharan (Lancs) 197 7. AJ Tudor (Surrey) 197 8. J Lewis (Gloucs) 194 9. SJE Brown (Durham) 193 10. DE Malcolm (Northants) 189 11. JBD Thompson (Kent) 181 12. MC Ilott (Essex) 178 13. MM Patel (Kent) 176 14. ESH Giddins (Warwicks) 170 15. CE W Silverwood (Yorks) 167 16. RJ Kirtley (Sussex) 161 17. PJ Franks (Notts) 159 18. PM Such (Essex) 158 19. IDK Salisbury (Surrey) 155 20. NAM McLean (Hants) 154

1. CJ Adams (Sussex) 103 2. PCL Holloway (Somerset) 101 3. JJB Lewis (Durham) 85 4. PR Pollard (Notts) 79 5. A McGrath (Yorks) 78 6. AL Penberthy (Northants) 76 7. D Byas (Yorks) 72 8. MP Vaughan (Yorks) 71 9. MJ Di Venuto (Sussex) 71 10. Ma Roseberry (Middlesex) 70 11. AD Brown (Surrey) 70 12. SG Law (Essex) 70 13. AW Evans (Glamorgan) 69 14. A Dale (Glamorgan) 68 15. IJ Ward (Surrey) 68 16. RC Russell (Gloucs) 66 17. DC Boon (Durham) 65 18. PD Bowler (Somerset) 64 19. G Welch (Warwicks) 64 20. RJ Warren (Northants) 64 21. CMW Read (Notts) 64

1. ARC Fraser (Middx) 93 2. UBA Rashid (Sussex) 90 3. MA Robinson (Sussex) 89 4. AR Caddick (Somerset) 83 5. RJ Sidebottom (Yorks) 82 6. PJ Martin (Lancs) 78 7. PN Weekes (Middx) 77 8. C White (Yorks) 77 9. RJ Kirtley (Sussex) 77 10. RK Illingworth (Worcs) 76 11. OT Parkin (Glamorgan) 76 12. SL Watkin (Glamorgan) 74 13. CEW Silverwood (Yorks) 74 14. MW Alleyne (Gloucs) 73 15. MP Bicknell (Surrey) 72 16. MC J Ball (Gloucs) 71 17. NC Phillips (Durham) 71 18. MP Vaughan (Yorks) 71 19. ESH Giddins (Warwicks) 69 20. PJ Franks (Notts) 69

Based on all matches up to July 20

Source :: Electronic Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk)