Sussex the most consistently successful LVCC side 2001-2014
Sept 26, 2014 13:10:39 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2014 13:10:39 GMT
Posted this in the final day of the season match thread, but it probably deserves a thread of its own.
Coming third is a great achievement under the difficult circs of 2014. But it is in keeping with Sussex's remarkable record, because since the championship was split into two divisions in 2000, Sussex have been the most consistently successful county - a staggering achievement for a non-TMG club.
It started badly when in 2000 Sussex finished 18th. But the following year Sussex were promoted as Div Two champions and since then have been placed 6; 1; 5; 3; 1; 1; 6 ;8; 10; 5; 4 ;4; 3.
Of the other 17 counties, only Warwickshire comes anywhere near matching that level of consistency.
It's interesting to compare the make-up of div one in 2000 and div one now. Assuming Lancs do not bring off their great escape, only four counties that played in the inaugural div one in 2000 will still be playing in the top flight in 2015.
The split into the 'haves' and 'have nots' that is now so marked is something that has escalated dramatically since the introduction of the two divisions. I'm not sure that was foreseen at the time of its introduction, although now we can surely see that it was inevitable. Extraordinary to think that as recently as the 1990s, three of div two's 'bottom-feeders' of 2014 - Essex, Glamorgan and Leics - won the championship five times between them in just eight seasons.
Coming third is a great achievement under the difficult circs of 2014. But it is in keeping with Sussex's remarkable record, because since the championship was split into two divisions in 2000, Sussex have been the most consistently successful county - a staggering achievement for a non-TMG club.
It started badly when in 2000 Sussex finished 18th. But the following year Sussex were promoted as Div Two champions and since then have been placed 6; 1; 5; 3; 1; 1; 6 ;8; 10; 5; 4 ;4; 3.
Of the other 17 counties, only Warwickshire comes anywhere near matching that level of consistency.
It's interesting to compare the make-up of div one in 2000 and div one now. Assuming Lancs do not bring off their great escape, only four counties that played in the inaugural div one in 2000 will still be playing in the top flight in 2015.
The split into the 'haves' and 'have nots' that is now so marked is something that has escalated dramatically since the introduction of the two divisions. I'm not sure that was foreseen at the time of its introduction, although now we can surely see that it was inevitable. Extraordinary to think that as recently as the 1990s, three of div two's 'bottom-feeders' of 2014 - Essex, Glamorgan and Leics - won the championship five times between them in just eight seasons.
