The 2007 Liverpool Victoria County Championship is the 118th running of the competition. It sees Sussex County Cricket Club defending their title from 2006. The season runs from April 18 - September 22, 2007.

Results

April 18

County Championship, Division One

Surrey v Yorkshire

Yorkshire	594-9 (dec.) (154 overs) JN Gillespie 123* (192) Azhar Mahmood 3-73 (27)	&	266-7 (dec.) (58.1 overs) C White 117 (131) ND Doshi 6-111 (21.1)	Yorkshire won by 346 runs [1] The Oval, London, England Umpires: TE Jesty and RT Robinson
Surrey	344 (84 overs) SA Newman 124 (163) A Rashid 4-105 (24)	&	170 (50.3 overs) SA Newman 89 (118) MJ Hoggard 4-34 (12)

• Points: Yorkshire 22, Surrey 5

Sussex v Kent

Kent	216 (59.2 overs) R McLaren 44 (73) Mushtaq Ahmed 6-74 (21.3)	&	349 (88.1 overs) JL Denly 63 (87) Rana Naved-ul-Hasan 4-106 (24)	Sussex won by 8 wickets [2] County Ground, Hove, England Umpires: NG Cowley and JF Steele
Sussex	510 (156.2 overs) RR Montgomerie 175 (445) RH Joseph 3-78 (22)	&	57-2 (18.1 overs) RR Montgomerie 33* (54) Yasir Arafat 1-10 (3.1)

• Points: Sussex 22, Kent 3

Warwickshire v Lancashire

Warwickshire	490 (159.3 overs) AGR Loudon 104 (201) G Keedy 5-159 (52.3)	&	189-7 (dec.) (56 overs) TR Ambrose 51* (77) G Keedy 4-73 (22)	Match drawn [3] Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England Umpires: B Dudleston and JW Lloyds
Lancashire	333 (110.1 overs) LD Sutton 111 (257) DW Steyn 4-70 (25)	&	189-3 (66 overs) MB Loye 105* (195) AGR Loudon 2-64 (23)

• Points: Warwickshire 12, Lancashire 9

Worcestershire v Durham

Durham	313 (74.2 overs) MJ Di Venuto 155* (227) GJ Batty 3-36 (19.2)	&	416 (110.3 overs) DM Benkenstein 103* (234) GJ Batty 4-123 (37)	Durham won by 241 runs [4] New Road, Worcester, England Umpires: GI Burgess and B Leadbeater
Worcestershire	191 (57 overs) SC Moore 46 (57) OD Gibson 3-37 (13)	&	297 (78.4 overs) PA Jaques 97 (122) SJ Harmison 5-63 (24)

• Points: Durham 20, Worcestershire 3

County Championship, Division Two

Essex v Derbyshire

Derbyshire	551 (143.3 overs) IJ Harvey 136 (159) Danish Kaneria 5-152 (52.3)	&	231-3 (dec.) (61 overs) CR Taylor 96 (149) RN ten Doeschate 1-24 (6)	Match drawn [5] County Ground, Chelmsford, England Umpires: MJ Harris and RK Illingworth
Essex	407 (124.3 overs) RC Irani 144 (289) KJ Dean 3-65 (24)	&	131-3 (58 overs) V Chopra 69 (134) KJ Dean 1-13 (11)

• Points: Derbyshire 12, Essex 11

Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire

Leicestershire	299 (102.1 overs) JK Maunders 82 (177) GP Swann 3-30 (13)	&	311 (89.5 overs) HD Ackerman 112 (151) MA Ealham 4-43 (17)	Nottinghamshire won by 9 wickets [6] Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Umpires: NL Bainton and IJ Gould
Nottinghamshire	500 (129.4 overs) JER Gallian 150 (284) NGE Walker 3-106 (28)	&	112-1 (26.3 overs) BM Shafayat 41* (72) CW Henderson 1-50 (9)

• Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Leicestershire 5

Somerset v Middlesex

Middlesex	600-4 (dec.) (157 overs)	&	209-2 (dec.) (52 overs)	Match drawn[7]
	OA Shah 193 (286) PD Trego 1-48 (18)		ET Smith 103* (112) ID Blackwell 1-27 (18)	County Ground, Taunton, England Umpires: VA Holder and PJ Hartley
Somerset	850-7 (dec.) (178.3 overs)
	JL Langer 315 (412) M Kartik 4-168 (50)

• Points: Somerset 10, Middlesex 10

Tables

Division One

References

1. ^ LV County Championship - Division One: Surrey v Yorkshire, 18-21 April 2007. BBC Sport (2007-04-21). Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
2. ^ LV County Championship - Division One: Sussex v Kent, 18-21 April 2007. BBC Sport (2007-04-21). Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
3. ^ LV County Championship - Division One: Warwickshire v Lancashire, 18-21 April 2007. BBC Sport (2007-04-21). Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
4. ^ LV County Championship - Division One: Worcestershire v Durham, 18-21 April 2007. BBC Sport (2007-04-21). Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
5. ^ LV County Championship - Division Two: Essex v Derbyshire, 18-21 April 2007. BBC Sport (2007-04-21). Retrieved on 2007-04-29.
6. ^ LV County Championship - Division Two: Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, 18-21 April 2007. BBC Sport (2007-04-21). Retrieved on 2007-05-01.
7. ^ LV County Championship - Division Two: Somerset v Middlesex, 18-21 April 2007 - BBC Sport

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