Robert Henderson
The results of the first round of Bob Willis Trophy matches s suggests that the standards of both divisions are similar and not divided by a massive difference in standards as is so often claimed, with three Division 2 victories over Division 1 sides and only two Division 1 sides over Division 2 sides.
Membership of County Championship divisions at the end of the 2019 season were:
First Division
Essex, Somerset, Hampshire, Kent , Surrey, Nottinghamshire Warwickshire, Yorkshire,
Second Division
Derbyshire, Durham, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northants, Sussex, Worcestershire
The Bob Willis Trophy being nothing to do with the Championship, teams from the two Championship Divisions are mixed up with teams being allocated to the new completion geographically. This meant some Division 1 teams playing Division 2 teams.
The results of first round of Bob Willis Trophy matches on 1 8 20120 were:
9 Matches played
8 Results
1 Draw
Division 2 sides wins over Division sides
Middlesex over Surrey
Sussex over Hants
Derbyshire over Notts
Division 1 sides wins over Division 2 sides
Somerset v Glamorgan
Yorks over Durham
Division 2 sides wins over Division 2 sides
Leics over Lancs
Division 1 sides wins over division 1 sides
Kent v Essex
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Northants v Wareks – Drawn Div ision 2 side v Division 1 side
Mddx v Surrey – Surrey wone by 190 runs – Division 2 side beats division 1 side
Lancs v Leices – Leics wone by 7 wickets – Dvision 2 side b eats Division 2 side
Gloucs v Worcs – Worces won by 8 wickets –
Division 2 side beats Division 2 side
Kent v Essex – Essex won by two wickets –
Division 1 side beats Division 1 side
Durham v Yorks – Yorks won by 6 wickets – Division 1 side beats Division 2 side
Notts v Derbys – Derbys won by 3 wickets – Division 2 side beats Division 1 side
Somerset v Glamorgan Somerset won by 289 runs – Division I side beats Division 2 side
Sussex v Hants – Sussex won by 94 runs – Division 2 side beats Division 1 side
