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Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 1994 achieved the unprecedented feat of winning three trophies in an English domestic season. The treble included titles in the County Championship, Sunday League and Benson & Hedges Cup while the grand slam was narrowly missed as they lost to Worcestershire in the final of the Natwest Trophy. ''Wisden'' described it as the 'most remarkable season by any side in the history of county cricket'. Warwickshire, captained by Dermot Reeve and coached by Bob Woolmer, won the County Championship by 42 points from second placed Leicestershire, the largest winning margin since 1979.〔 During the 17 match season Warwickshire won eleven and lost just once, with the remainder draws. The solitary defeat came at home against Nottinghamshire when they lost by an innings. In one-day competitions they won 21 of their 26 matches. The signing of Brian Lara as overseas player played a key role in the success, arriving days after recording a Test record innings of 375 he began the season with six centuries in seven innings which culminated against Durham County Cricket Club when he scored a first-class record 501 not out. He finished the season with nine centuries and a total of 2,066 runs at an average of 89.82, topping both run scoring and average lists for the season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Batting and Fielding in Britannic Assurance County Championship 1994 )〕 His one-day performances paled in comparison, he scored 634 runs at 28.81 with a best of 81.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ListA Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Brian Lara )〕 ==Background== In the 1993 season Warwickshire finished the County Championship in 16th position amongst the 18 counties. Two batsmen, Andy Moles and Dominic Ostler passed 1,000 runs while only Neil Smith, with 44, took more than 30 wickets.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Britannic Assurance County Championship 1993 - Batting and Fielding for Warwickshire )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Britannic Assurance County Championship 1993 - Bowling for Warwickshire )〕 In one-day competitions they finished 10th in the National League,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AXA Equity and Law League 1993 Table )〕 were knocked out of the first round of the Benson and Hedges Cup,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Benson and Hedges Cup 1993 )〕 and won the Natwest Trophy. They beat Sussex by five wickets in the Lord's final, chasing down 322 with Asif Din scoring a century and Dermot Reeve finishing unbeaten on 81.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sussex v Warwickshire, National Westminster Bank Trophy 1993 (Final) )〕 The main pre-season interest surrounded which overseas player the county would sign. South African fast bowler Allan Donald had been at the club since 1987 but with South Africa touring England in 1994, the first time since re-admission, he would be unavailable for much of the season. The initial target was Indian all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar but he failed a fitness test on 6 April because of an ankle injury. The second choice was West Indian batsman Brian Lara and he signed a contract just two days later. Lara was playing in the Caribbean against England at the time and during the fifth Test of the series he scored 375, breaking the Test record for highest individual score. The other significant signing in the close season was left arm spinner Richard Davis from Kent. Despite the acquisitions the club weren't expected to mount a Championship challenge and were 25/1 to win the title. Warwickshire's coach for the season was Bob Woolmer who had joined the club in 1991 on a three-year contract. England all-rounder Dermot Reeve was captain for a second season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Dermot Reeve Profile )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 1994」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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