2013 English cricket season
# 2013 English cricket season

The 2013 English cricket season was the 114th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on 5 April with a round of university matches, and continued until the conclusion of a round of County Championship matches on 27 September. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2013 County Championship, the 2013 Clydesdale Bank 40 and the 2013 Friends Life t20.

Australia toured England to compete for the Ashes. It was the 76th test series between the two sides with England winning 3-0. The New Zealand cricket team toured earlier in the summer.

## Roll of honour

### Test series

* England v New Zealand: 2 Tests - England won 2–0.
* England v Australia: 5 Tests - England won 3–0.

### ODI series

* England v New Zealand: 3 ODIs - New Zealand won 2–1.
* England v Australia: 5 ODIs - Australia won 2–1.

### Twenty20 International series

* England v New Zealand: 2 T20Is - New Zealand won 1–0.
* England v Australia: 2 T20Is - Series drawn 1-1.

### ICC Champions Trophy

* Champions Trophy: Winners - India

### County Championship

* Division One winners: Durham
* Division One runners-up: Yorkshire
* Division Two winners: Lancashire

### Yorkshire Bank 40

* Winners: Nottinghamshire Outlaws
* Runners-up: Glamorgan Dragons

### Friends Life t20

* Winners: Northamptonshire Steelbacks
* Runners-up: Surrey

### Minor Counties Championship

* Winners: Cheshire
* Runners-up: Cambridgeshire

### MCCA Knockout Trophy

* Winners: Berkshire
* Runners-up: Shropshire

### Second XI Championship

* Winners: Lancashire II and Middlesex II (shared title)

### Second XI Trophy

* Winners: Lancashire II

### Second XI Twenty20

* Winners: Surrey II

### Wisden Cricketers of the Year

* Nick Compton, Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, Dale Steyn, Marlon Samuels

### PCA Player of the Year

* Moeen Ali

## County Championship

### Divisions

| Division One | Division Two |
| - | - |
| Derbyshire | Essex |
| Durham | Glamorgan |
| Middlesex | Gloucestershire |
| Nottinghamshire | Hampshire |
| Somerset | Kent |
| Surrey | Lancashire |
| Sussex | Leicestershire |
| Warwickshire | Northamptonshire |
| Yorkshire | Worcestershire |

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* Team promoted from Division Two
* Team relegated from Division One

### Division One Standings

* Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Durham (C) | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 46 | 2.5 | 245.5 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 39 | 0.0 | 221 |
| Sussex | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 39 | 0.0 | 188 |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 42 | 0.0 | 186 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 39 | 0.0 | 182 |
| Somerset | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 41 | 0.0 | 146 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 40 | 0.0 | 146 |
| Derbyshire (R) | 16 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 34 | 0.0 | 122 |
| Surrey (R) | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 37 | 0.0 | 116 |

### Division Two Standings

* Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lancashire (C) | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 1.0 | 238 |
| Northamptonshire (P) | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 43 | 0.0 | 202 |
| Essex | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 3.0 | 182 |
| Hampshire | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 35 | 0.0 | 171 |
| Worcestershire | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 43 | 0.0 | 167 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 36 | 0.0 | 167 |
| Kent | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 0.0 | 151 |
| Glamorgan | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 39 | 0.0 | 149 |
| Leicestershire | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 0.0 | 79 |

## Yorkshire Bank 40

### Group stage

| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.457 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +0.393 |
| Sussex Sharks | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +0.464 |
| Kent Spitfires | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.229 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.249 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | –1.157 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | –0.929 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Hampshire Royals | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.734 |
| Essex Eagles | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.972 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | –0.023 |
| Durham Dynamos | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14.75 | +0.657 |
| Surrey | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | –0.524 |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | –0.250 |
| Scottish Saltires | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1.940 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| Somerset | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +1.006 |
| Glamorgan | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +0.576 |
| Middlesex Panthers | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | +0.315 |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | +0.163 |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | –0.353 |
| Yorkshire Vikings | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.468 |
| Unicorns | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | –1.196 |

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hampshire Royals | 203/8 | | | |
| 4 | Glamorgan | 234/4 | | | |
| 4 | Glamorgan | 234/4 | Glamorgan | Glamorgan | 157 |
| | | | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 244/8 |
| 3 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 122/2 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 244/8 |
| 2 | Somerset | 119 | | | |

## Friends Life t20

### Group stage

**Midlands/Wales/West Division**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.329 |
| 2 | Somerset | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.841 |
| 3 | Glamorgan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.168 |
| 4 | Warwickshire Bears | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.410 |
| 5 | Worcestershire Royals | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.327 |
| 6 | Gloucestershire Gladiators | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.245 |

**North Group**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1.009 |
| 2 | Lancashire Lightning | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0.177 |
| 3 | Durham $Dynamos^†$ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11.75 | 0.317 |
| 4 | Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.417 |
| 5 | Derbyshire Falcons | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.604 |
| 6 | Yorkshire Vikings | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −1.223 |

$^†Durham$ were deducted 0.25 points for a breach of team salary payments in 2012.

**South Group**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hampshire Royals | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.810 |
| 2 | Surrey | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.915 |
| 3 | Essex Eagles | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | −0.040 |
| 4 | Middlesex Panthers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.194 |
| 5 | Kent Spitfires | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.941 |
| 6 | Sussex Sharks | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −0.520 |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M2 | Somerset | 148/6 | | | | | | |
| S2 | Surrey (H) | 151/7 | | | | | | |
| S2 | Surrey (H) | 151/7 | S2 | Surrey | 145/6 | | | |
| | | | S1 | Hampshire Royals | 142/9 | | | |
| S1 | Hampshire Royals (H) | 202/3 | S1 | Hampshire Royals | 142/9 | | | |
| N2 | Lancashire Lightning | 201/4 | | | | | | |
| N2 | Lancashire Lightning | 201/4 | | | | S2 | Surrey | 92 |
| | | | | | | M1 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 194/2 |
| M1 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks (H) | 183/4 | | | | | | | M1 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 194/2 |
| N3 | Durham Dynamos | 147/6 | | | | | | |
| N3 | Durham Dynamos | 147/6 | M1 | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 171/3 | | | |
| | | | S3 | Essex Eagles | 168/5 | | | |
| S3 | Essex Eagles | 187/6 | S3 | Essex Eagles | 168/5 | | | |
| N1 | Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) | 140 | | | | | | |

## Test Series

### Ashes tour

| Cumulative record - Test wins | 1876-2013 |
| - | - |
| England | 105 |
| Australia | 133 |
| Drawn | 93 |
