The 2000 cricket season was the 101st in which the County Championship has been an official competition. Surrey in first-class cricket and Gloucestershire in limited overs cricket were the dominant teams. The West Indies toured England to compete in a test series which England won 3–1. Zimbabwe also played their first test series on English soil losing 1–0.
Honours edit
- County Championship - Surrey
- NatWest Trophy - Gloucestershire
- National League - Gloucestershire
- Benson & Hedges Cup - Gloucestershire
- Minor Counties Championship - Dorset
- MCCA Knockout Trophy - Herefordshire
- Second XI Championship - Middlesex II
- Wisden - Mark Alleyne, Martin Bicknell, Andrew Caddick, Justin Langer, Darren Lehmann
Test series edit
England played five Test matches against West Indies following two against Zimbabwe.
West Indies tour edit
Zimbabwe tour edit
County Championship edit
National League edit
NatWest Trophy edit
Benson & Hedges Cup edit
Leading batsmen edit
Michael Bevan topped the averages with 1124 runs @ 74.93
The top runscorer was Darren Lehmann with 1477 @ 67.13
Leading bowlers edit
Courtney Walsh topped the averages with 40 wickets @ 11.42
The leading wicket taker was Glenn McGrath, playing for Worcestershire, who took 80 @ 13.21