The National League, currently sponsored as the Pro 40 League and formerly the totesport League, is the one-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England. It was inaugurated in 1999, but was essentially the old Sunday League retitled to reflect the fact that large numbers of matches were now played on other days than Sunday. Unlike in first-class cricket, the counties involved incorporate nicknames into their official names for the National League. The Scottish national team cricket team took part until the League was renamed in 2006 and the C & G Trophy was restructured. The Sunday League used to be played over 40 overs per innings. The matches in 2005 were played over 45 overs per innings, but for 2006 the competition will go back to 40 overs per side. The competition is divided into two divisions, with three teams promoting and relegating from each division, although this will also be revised for 2006.

Division 1 teams in 2006:

• Durham Dynamos
• Essex Eagles
• Glamorgan Dragons
• Lancashire Lightning
• Middlesex Crusaders
• Northamptonshire Steelbacks
• Nottinghamshire Outlaws
• Sussex Sharks
• Warwickshire Bears

Division 2 teams in 2006:

• Derbyshire Phantoms
• Kent Spitfires
• Gloucestershire Gladiators
• Hampshire Hawks
• Leicestershire Foxes
• Somerset Sabres
• Surrey Brown Caps
• Worcestershire Royals
• Yorkshire Phoenix

Champions

National League

totesport League

• 2005 Essex Eagles
• 2004 Glamorgan Dragons

• 2003 Surrey Lions

• 2002 Glamorgan Dragons
• 2001 Kent Spitfires

• 2000 Gloucestershire Gladiators

• 1999 Lancashire Lightning

Sunday League

AXA League

• 1998 Lancashire

• 1997 Warwickshire

• 1996 Surrey
• 1995 Kent
• 1994 Warwickshire
• 1993 Glamorgan

• 1992 Middlesex
• 1991 Nottinghamshire
• 1990 Derbyshire
• 1989 Lancashire
• 1988 Worcestershire
• 1987 Worcestershire

• 1986 Hampshire
• 1985 Essex
• 1984 Essex

• 1983 Yorkshire
• 1982 Sussex
• 1981 Essex
• 1980 Warwickshire
• 1979 Somerset
• 1978 Hampshire
• 1977 Leicestershire
• 1976 Kent
• 1975 Hampshire
• 1974 Leicestershire
• 1973 Kent
• 1972 Kent
• 1971 Worcestershire
• 1970 Lancashire

• 1969 Lancashire

Tournaments Won By County

• Lancashire 5
• Kent 5
• Essex 4
• Glamorgan 3
• Hampshire 3
• Warwickshire 3
• Worcestershire 3
• Leicestershire 2
• Surrey 2
• Derbyshire 1
• Gloucestershire 1
• Middlesex 1
• Nottinghamshire 1
• Somerset 1
• Sussex 1
• Yorkshire 1

See also

• National League Division One in 2005
• National League Division Two in 2005
• County Championship - the domestic first class competition in England and Wales
• C&G Trophy - the one-day knock out competition
• Twenty20 Cup - the short-form competition

See also

• ECB totesport website

English domestic cricket competitions