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Stuart Law is surplus to Australia's current requirements. Apart from that. life could hardly be sweeter for the talented Essex player.

By his own high standards Law under.performed last year. though he still averaged over 40. He mustered only two centuries and fell short of 1.000 runs . a figure he has already exceeded this season.

Law has made five hundreds already. sits proudly on top of the batting averages and is also well on course to finish as top batsman in the PPP Championship rankings.

Alamgir Sheriyar is well down the bowling averages. but the Worcestershire left.armer's 68 first.class wickets have earned him a healthy rankings advantage over Andrew Caddick and Martin Bicknell.

With Sussex and Somerset unbeaten in Division Two of the CGU National League. it is appropriate that Chris Adams and Piran Holloway are disputing the relevant batting award. Angus Fraser is the leading bowler.

PPP County Championship

BATTING

1.  SG Law (Essex)              278pts
2.  P Johnson (Notts)           232
3.  JJB Lewis (Durham)          224
4.  VS Solanki (Worcs)          221
5.  JL Langer (Middlesex)       217
6.  RJ Turner (Somerset)        212
7.  MA Butcher (Surrey)         210
8.  RA Smith (Hants)            209
9.  D Byas (Yorks)              206
10. WS. Kendall (Hants)         206
11. J Cox (Somerset)            201
12. DL Hemp (Warwicks)          197
13. JE Morris (Durham)          193
14. A Habib (Leics)             193
15. PN Weekes (Middlesex)       192
16. MJ Di Venuto (Sussex)       192
17. M Burns (Somerset)          190
18. DL Maddy (Leics)            189
19. A McGrath (Yorks)           188
20. RR Montgomerie (Sussex)     179

BOWLING

1.  A Sheriyar (Worcs)          277
2.  AR Caddick (Somerset)       233
3.  MP Bicknell (Surrey)        206
A   M Smith (Gloucs)            206
5.  VC Drakes (Notts)           201
6.  M Muralitharan (Lancs)      197
7.  AJ Tudor (Surrey)           197
8.  J Lewis (Gloucs)            194
9.  SJE Brown (Durham)          193
10. DE Malcolm (Northants)      189
11. JBD Thompson (Kent)         181
12. MC Ilott (Essex)            178
13. MM Patel (Kent)             176
14. ESH Giddins (Warwicks)      170
15. CE W Silverwood (Yorks)     167
16. RJ Kirtley (Sussex)         161
17. PJ Franks (Notts)           159
18. PM Such (Essex)             158
19. IDK Salisbury (Surrey)      155
20. NAM McLean (Hants)          154

CGU National League

BATTING

1.  CJ Adams (Sussex)             103
2.  PCL Holloway (Somerset)       101
3.  JJB Lewis (Durham)             85
4.  PR Pollard (Notts)             79
5.  A McGrath (Yorks)              78
6.  AL Penberthy (Northants)       76
7.  D Byas (Yorks)                 72
8.  MP Vaughan (Yorks)             71
9.  MJ Di Venuto (Sussex)          71
10. Ma Roseberry (Middlesex)       70
11. AD Brown (Surrey)              70
12. SG Law (Essex)                 70
13. AW Evans (Glamorgan)           69
14. A Dale (Glamorgan)             68
15. IJ Ward (Surrey)               68
16. RC Russell (Gloucs)            66
17. DC Boon (Durham)               65
18. PD Bowler (Somerset)           64
19. G Welch (Warwicks)             64
20. RJ Warren (Northants)          64
21. CMW Read (Notts)               64

BOWLING

1.  ARC Fraser (Middx)           93
2.  UBA Rashid (Sussex)          90
3.  MA Robinson (Sussex)         89
4.  AR Caddick (Somerset)        83
5.  RJ Sidebottom (Yorks)        82
6.  PJ Martin (Lancs)            78
7.  PN Weekes (Middx)            77
8.  C White (Yorks)              77
9.  RJ Kirtley (Sussex)          77
10. RK Illingworth (Worcs)       76
11. OT Parkin (Glamorgan)        76
12. SL Watkin (Glamorgan)        74
13. CEW Silverwood (Yorks)       74
14. MW Alleyne (Gloucs)          73
15. MP Bicknell (Surrey)         72
16. MC J Ball (Gloucs)           71
17. NC Phillips (Durham)         71
18. MP Vaughan (Yorks)           71
19. ESH Giddins (Warwicks)       69
20. PJ Franks (Notts)            69

Based on all matches up to July 20