The final table of placings, however, throws up some quite puzzling statistics after all nine sides had played the 16 matches.

Durham: champions – won 6 (190 pts);

Surrey: 9th/relegated – won none (124 pts);

Yorkshire: 7th – won 2 (159 pts);

Kent: 8th/relegated – won 4 (154 pts);

Notts: 2nd – won 5 (182 pts).

The difference between 2nd and 8th (seven teams) is just 28 points and how a team (Kent) can be relegated, having won just one game less than the runners-up, but two more than the team above them (Yorkshire) is quite baffling and, to me, leaves the points system open to a degree of criticism.

No doubt batting, bowling and weather affect the results, but it still doesn't seem fair to me.

From: JL Wilson, Milton Lane, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent.

Yorkshire avoided relegation by the skin of their teeth and if next season is to be improved upon there are two things they need to address.

First the inability of the batsmen to produce a solid second innings. If Sussex had had time to set a target I would not have been confident of the Yorkshire batsmens' ability to achieve victory.

The second problem is the inability of the bowlers to take twenty wickets in a match. Naved has been a disappointment and has missed a number of matches, but when he has played he has been expensive.

From: Professor J A Child, Chichester, West Sussex.

As a 'Yorkshire exile' living in Sussex, I was delighted to have witnessed the truly remarkable fightback of the Yorkshire cricket team in their match at Hove last week, in particular the essentially faultless innings' of Adil Rashid and David Wainwright.

I trust that this performance will inspire great things next season and also further encourage investment in, and support of, local players.

Incidentally, this match was clearly played in the best spirit, reflected in the friendly banter of the supporters enjoying belated sunshine.

From: Martyn Stankler, Scott Hall Road, Leeds.

When a rugby league game is broadcast by Sky Sports, the half-time interval tends to be longer than non-televised games. If a Leeds Rhinos home game is being shown, this usually means that I have less time to wait for my hourly bus home.

However, because Ian Smith took so long over ONE video referee decision in the Leeds v Wigan game, I found after the game that my usual bus had already gone.

This left me with three choices: wait the best part of an hour for the next bus (which I believe to be the last of the day), get a taxi (but someone I know called for one and was told he would have to wait at least half an hour for it), or walk home.

I decided to walk home, but I wonder if I would have been able to claim back my taxi fare from Mr Smith who not only saw such a great game for free but was paid for the privilege as well.

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