2001 County Championship
The 2001 County Championship season, known as the CricInfo 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 2002, while the bottom three sides from Division 1 are relegated.
Teams
Division One
Team promoted from Division TwoTeam | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Captain |
Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | Valentines Park, Ilford Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester | ![]() |
Glamorgan | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | St Helen's, Swansea Colwyn Bay Cricket Club Ground, Rhos on Sea | ![]() |
Kent | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells Mote Park, Maidstone | ![]() |
Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester | — | ![]() |
Leicestershire | Grace Road, Leicester | — | ![]() |
Northamptonshire | County Ground, Northampton | — | ![]() |
Somerset | County Ground, Taunton | Recreation Ground, Bath | ![]() |
Surrey | The Oval, London | Woodbridge Road, Guildford | ![]() |
Yorkshire | Headingley, Leeds | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | ![]() |
Division Two
Team relegated from Division OneTeam | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Captain |
Derbyshire | County Ground, Derby | — | ![]() |
Durham | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | — | ![]() |
Gloucestershire | County Ground, Bristol | Archdeacon Meadow, Gloucester College Ground, Cheltenham | ![]() |
Hampshire | Rose Bowl, Southampton | — | ![]() |
Middlesex | Lord's, London | John Walker's Ground, Southgate | ![]() |
Nottinghamshire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | — | ![]() |
Sussex | County Ground, Hove | Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel | ![]() |
Warwickshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | — | ![]() |
Worcestershire | County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster | ![]() |