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2015 County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire
Participants18
Most runsJames Hildreth (1,390) (Div 1)
Most wicketsChris Rushworth (83) (Div 1)
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Home grounds of each County.

The 2015 County Championship season, known as the LV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 116th cricket County Championship season. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away.

Teams[edit]

Division One[edit]

  Team promoted from Division Two

Team Primary home ground Other grounds Coach Captain Overseas player(s)
Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street — England Jon Lewis England Paul Collingwood Australia John Hastings
Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton — South Africa Dale Benkenstein England Jimmy Adams (Apr-Jul)
England James Vince (Jul-Sep) 		Australia Jackson Bird (Apr-Aug)
South Africa Ryan McLaren (Aug-Sep)
Middlesex Lord's, London Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge 		England Richard Scott Australia Adam Voges (Apr–May)
New Zealand James Franklin (May–Sep) 		Australia Adam Voges (Apr–May)
Australia Joe Burns (May–Jul)
Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham — England Mick Newell England Chris Read South Africa Vernon Philander (Apr–May)
Australia Ben Hilfenhaus (Jun–Sep)
Somerset County Ground, Taunton — England Matthew Maynard England Marcus Trescothick Pakistan Abdur Rehman
Sussex County Ground, Hove Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham 		England Mark Robinson Ireland Ed Joyce Australia Steve Magoffin
Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham — Scotland Dougie Brown England Varun Chopra New Zealand Jeetan Patel
Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester — England Steve Rhodes England Daryl Mitchell Sri Lanka Sachithra Senanayake (Apr–May)
New Zealand Colin Munro (May–Jun)
Pakistan Saeed Ajmal
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Australia Jason Gillespie England Andrew Gale India Cheteshwar Pujara (Apr–May)
Australia Glenn Maxwell (May–Jun)
Australia Aaron Finch (Jun–Sep)

Division Two[edit]

  Team relegated from Division One

Team Primary home ground Other grounds Coach Captain Overseas player(s)
Derbyshire County Ground, Derby Queen's Park, Chesterfield England Graeme Welch South Africa Wayne Madsen New Zealand Martin Guptill (Apr)
South Africa Hashim Amla (May)
Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan (May–Sep)
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester England Paul Grayson England James Foster New Zealand Jesse Ryder
Glamorgan SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea
St Helen's, Swansea 		Wales Toby Radford South Africa Jacques Rudolph South Africa Jacques Rudolph
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol College Ground, Cheltenham England Richard Dawson Papua New Guinea Geraint Jones Australia Peter Handscomb (Apr–May)
Australia Michael Klinger (May–Sep)
Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells 		Cricket West Indies Jimmy Adams England Robert Key —
Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport England Ashley Giles England Glen Chapple Australia Peter Siddle (Apr–May)
Australia James Faulkner (May–Jun)
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester — Australia Andrew McDonald Australia Mark Cosgrove Australia Clint McKay
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton — England David Ripley England Alex Wakely South Africa Rory Kleinveldt
Surrey The Oval, London Woodbridge Road, Guildford South Africa Graham Ford England Gareth Batty Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara

Standings[edit]

Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 5 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.[2]

Results summary[edit]

The first fixtures began on 12 April 2015. The final set of fixtures commenced on 22 September 2015.[5]

Division One[edit]

Durham Hampshire Middlesex Nottinghamshire Somerset Sussex Warwickshire Worcestershire Yorkshire
Durham Hampshire
7 wickets 		Middlesex
71 runs 		Durham
6 wickets 		Durham
120 runs 		Durham
6 wickets 		Warwickshire
2 wickets 		Durham
3 wickets 		Yorkshire
inns & 47 runs
Hampshire Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Somerset
9 wickets 		Sussex
92 runs 		Hampshire
216 runs 		Match drawn Yorkshire
5 wickets
Middlesex Middlesex
187 runs 		Middlesex
9 wickets 		Match drawn Match drawn Middlesex
20 runs 		Match drawn Match drawn Middlesex
246 runs
Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire
52 runs 		Hampshire
8 wickets 		Match drawn Somerset
133 runs 		Nottinghamshire
159 runs 		Nottinghamshire
inns & 123 runs 		Nottinghamshire
113 runs 		Match drawn
Somerset Durham
7 wickets 		Match drawn Middlesex
5 wickets 		Somerset
2 wickets 		Match drawn Somerset
17 runs 		Match drawn Match drawn
Sussex Durham
178 runs 		Hampshire
6 wickets 		Middlesex
79 runs 		Nottinghamshire
inns & 103 runs 		Match drawn Sussex
1 wicket 		Sussex
61 runs 		Match drawn
Warwickshire Warwickshire
8 wickets 		Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Warwickshire
7 wickets 		Match drawn Warwickshire
181 runs 		Yorkshire
174 runs
Worcestershire Durham
6 wickets 		Worcestershire
inns & 33 runs 		Worcestershire
inns & 128 runs 		Nottinghamshire
5 wickets 		Worcestershire
inns & 62 runs 		Sussex
inns & 63 runs 		Warwickshire
inns & 17 runs 		Yorkshire
10 wickets
Yorkshire Yorkshire
183 runs 		Yorkshire
305 runs 		Yorkshire
4 wickets 		Yorkshire
inns & 8 runs 		Yorkshire
inns & 126 runs 		Yorkshire
100 runs 		Match drawn Yorkshire
7 wickets
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn


Division Two[edit]

Derbyshire Essex Glamorgan Gloucestershire Kent Lancashire Leicestershire Northamptonshire Surrey
Derbyshire Essex
inns & 188 runs 		Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Lancashire
250 runs 		Match drawn Match drawn Surrey
222 runs
Essex Essex
inns & 31 runs 		Essex
248 runs 		Gloucestershire
9 wickets 		Essex
5 wickets 		Match drawn Leicestershire
6 wickets 		Match drawn Surrey
3 wickets
Glamorgan Match drawn Glamorgan
89 runs 		Gloucestershire
7 wickets 		Kent
316 runs 		Lancashire
inns & 157 runs 		Glamorgan
137 runs 		Glamorgan
10 wickets 		Match drawn
Gloucestershire Derbyshire
7 wickets 		Essex
5 wickets 		Match drawn Kent
8 wickets 		Lancashire
91 runs 		Gloucestershire
155 runs 		Gloucestershire
9 wickets 		Match drawn
Kent Derbyshire
8 wickets 		Kent
inns & 207 runs 		Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Northamptonshire
inns & 23 runs 		Surrey
3 wickets
Lancashire Lancashire
inns & 15 runs 		Match drawn Match drawn Gloucestershire
91 runs 		Lancashire
9 wickets 		Lancashire
inns & 157 runs 		Match drawn Match drawn
Leicestershire Leicestershire
3 wickets 		Essex
5 wickets 		Match drawn Match drawn Kent
8 wickets 		Lancashire
244 runs 		Northamptonshire
92 runs 		Surrey
178 runs
Northamptonshire Derbyshire
7 wickets 		Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Northamptonshire
8 wickets 		Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn
Surrey Surrey
inns & 98 runs 		Match drawn Glamorgan
7 wickets 		Surrey
inns & 180 runs 		Surrey
6 wickets 		Match drawn Surrey
7 wickets 		Match drawn
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn

Results in full[edit]

Division One[edit]

April[edit]

12–15 April
v
Sussex won by 92 runs
  
 
444 (142.4 overs)
BC Brown 144* (242)
DR Briggs 4/74 (32.4 overs)
231 (50 overs)
SM Ervine 66* (89)
A Shahzad 3/54 (12 overs)
164 (53 overs)
LJ Wright 61 (87)
JA Tomlinson 4/37 (12 overs)
285 (65.3 overs)
MA Carberry 79 (86)
A Shahzad 3/63 (16 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 22, Hampshire 3
12–15 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
298 (93.2 overs)
BRM Taylor 106 (188)
JAR Harris 4/75 (23 overs)
181 (66 overs)
JA Simpson 35 (80)
SR Patel 3/30 (6 overs)
401/8d (96 overs)
CMW Read 101* (77)
TJ Murtagh 3/69 (24 overs)
300/7 (118.5 overs)
NRD Compton 85 (217)
HF Gurney 3/69 (24 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 10, Middlesex 8
12–14 April
v
Durham won by 7 wickets
  
 
299 (75 overs)
JG Myburgh 118 (160)
PD Collingwood 5/57 (12 overs)
380 (92.5 overs)
PD Collingwood 109* (145)
L Gregory 5/99 (21 overs)
230 (59.4 overs)
PD Trego 79 (83)
C Rushworth 6/92 (22 overs)
150/3 (32.3 overs)
SG Borthwick 51* (60)
J Overton 1/27 (6 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Durham 23, Somerset 5
12–14 April
v
Yorkshire won by 10 wickets
  
 
311 (93.3 overs)
TC Fell 114 (196)
JA Brooks 5/56 (21.3 overs)
307 (85.1 overs)
AZ Lees 87 (135)
GM Andrew 5/85 (21.1 overs)
100 (35.3 overs)
T Kohler-Cadmore 24 (59)
SA Patterson 5/11 (7.3 overs)
105/0 (17 overs)
AZ Lees 52* (51)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 22, Worcestershire 6
19–22 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
428 (108.2 overs)
AD Hales 236 (282)
SA Patterson 3/78 (29 overs)
441 (147.5 overs)
JA Leaning 116 (198)
SR Patel 4/102 (32.5 overs)
354/7d (105 overs)
CMW Read 83* (107)
WMH Rhodes 2/42 (15 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire)
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Yorkshire 11
19–22 April
(H) Sussex
v
Sussex won by 61 runs
  
 
345 (79 overs)
MW Machan 135 (100)
GM Andrew 3/73 (17 overs)
389 (105.1 overs)
RK Oliver 101 (212)
SJ Magoffin 3/69 (26 overs)
290 (87 overs)
EC Joyce 82 (149)
SMSM Senanayake 4/50 (27 overs)
185 (59.3 overs)
OB Cox 48* (74)
A Shahzad 5/46 (16 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 22, Worcestershire 7
19–22 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
319 (89.3 overs)
AJA Wheater 74 (91)
WB Rankin 6/75 (16.3 overs)
280 (85.3 overs)
TR Ambrose 113 (159)
JA Tomlinson 3/53 (17 overs)
339 (94.2 overs)
SM Ervine 102 (144)
R Clarke 3/63 (16 overs)
244/5 (105.4 overs)
V Chopra 119* (309)
JA Tomlinson 2/56 (21 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Hampshire 11, Warwickshire 10
26–29 April
v
(H) Durham
Durham won by 6 wickets
  
 
335 (72.2 overs)
OE Robinson 110 (112)
U Arshad 3/41 (10.2 overs)
339 (82.2 overs)
JW Hastings 72 (86)
OE Robinson 4/71 (17 overs)
265 (69.4 overs)
MW Machan 80 (122)
C Rushworth 5/81 (23 overs)
263/4 (69.2 overs)
SG Borthwick 97* (143)
A Shahzad 4/86 (22 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Ollie Robinson (Sussex)
  • Points: Durham 22, Sussex 6
26–29 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
371 (120.4 overs)
AD Hales 141 (221)
GK Berg 3/88 (27 overs)
276 (95.1 overs)
JHK Adams 61 (149)
L Wood 3/68 (22 overs)
296/4d (59 overs)
BRM Taylor 103 (120)
LA Dawson 2/67 (12 overs)
29/0 (9.4 overs)
LA Dawson 19* (37)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 6, Hampshire 5
26–29 April
v
Middlesex won by 5 wickets
  
 
408 (89.2 overs)
JC Hildreth 187 (212)
JAR Harris 5/83 (18 overs)
317 (87 overs)
AC Voges 98 (135)
L Gregory 6/101 (23 overs)
310 (80.3 overs)
JC Hildreth 86 (153)
JAR Harris 3/64 (18 overs)
405/5 (101.5 overs)
AC Voges 132 (210)
L Gregory 2/100 (27 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 22, Somerset 8
26–29 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
435 (143.3 overs)
IJ Westwood 196 (377)
TT Bresnan 5/85 (30 overs)
303 (98.3 overs)
AW Gale 96 (182)
WB Rankin 6/55 (15.3 overs)
219/7d (54.3 overs)
IJ Westwood 84 (134)
JD Middlebrook 5/82 (16.3 overs)
221/4 (64 overs)
AJ Hodd 54* (93)
JS Patel 3/70 (28 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 11, Yorkshire 9

May[edit]

2–5 May
v
Middlesex won by 187 runs
  
 
463 (137 overs)
SD Robson 178 (300)
JW Hastings 4/87 (33 overs)
294 (92.5 overs)
KK Jennings 98 (214)
James Harris 4/69 (22.3 overs)
89 (24.2 overs)
TJ Murtagh 22* (14)
JW Hastings 5/24 (8.2 overs)
71 (24.1 overs)
SG Borthwick 14 (26)
James Harris 9/34 (12.1 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 23, Durham 4
3–5 May
v
Worcestershire won by an innings and 62 runs
  
 
250 (75.1 overs)
C Overton 41 (56)
CAJ Morris 5/71 (24 overs)
402 (111.5 overs)
OB Cox 109 (162)
AC Thomas 4/81 (23 overs)
90 (32 overs)
JC Hildreth 35 (73)
JD Shantry 4/15 (8 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Worcestershire 23, Somerset 5
9–12 May
v
Warwickshire won by 181 runs
  
 
264 (101.3 overs)
SR Hain 82 (166)
J Leach 6/73 (26.3 overs)
149 (42.5 overs)
OB Cox 45 (72)
KHD Barker 3/43 (15 overs)
321/8d (109 overs)
V Chopra 107 (229)
J Leach 2/61 (24 overs)
255 (83 overs)
OB Cox 44 (47)
JS Patel 4/69 (22 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Warwickshire 21, Worcestershire 3
10–12 May
v
(H) Durham
Durham won by 6 wickets
  
 
245 (75.1 overs)
MH Wessels 117 (168)
C Rushworth 3/52 (18 overs)
163 (48.4 overs)
MD Stoneman 44 (51)
VD Philander 3/27 (13 overs)
178 (54.1 overs)
JWA Taylor 45 (70)
MA Wood 4/39 (14 overs)
261/4 (63.3 overs)
MA Wood 66 (114)
L Wood 1/34 (13 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Durham 19, Nottinghamshire 4
10–12 May
v
(H) Sussex
Middlesex won by 79 runs
  
 
269 (77.5 overs)
AC Voges 38 (49)
OE Robinson 4/46 (20.5 overs)
192 (49.1 overs)
BC Brown 46 (54)
JAR Harris 3/79 (16 overs)
209 (55.4 overs)
JA Simpson 34 (63)
SJ Magoffin 4/49 (20.4 overs)
207 (52.5 overs)
MH Yardy 52 (124)
NJ Dexter 4/41 (12 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 21, Sussex 3
10–13 May
v
Yorkshire won by 305 runs
  
 
370 (112.3 overs)
JM Bairstow 102 (106)
JA Tomlinson 4/86 (34 overs)
227 (80 overs)
MA Carberry 97 (208)
JA Brooks 4/57 (18 overs)
305/4d (69 overs)
CA Pujara 133* (182)
FH Edwards 2/96 (17 overs)
143 (74.3 overs)
WR Smith 64* (207)
AU Rashid 4/48 (26 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Lewis McManus (Hampshire)
  • Points: Yorkshire 23, Hampshire 4
17–20 May
v
Match drawn
  
 
413 (130.2 overs)
WR Smith 93 (191)
NJ Dexter 5/64 (27.2 overs)
362 (118.2 overs)
NRD Compton 117 (237)
FH Edwards 4/100 (22 overs)
185/5d (79 overs)
MA Carberry 57 (130)
SD Robson 1/8 (3 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Brad Wheal (Hampshire)
  • Points: Hampshire 11, Middlesex 10
17–19 May
v
Somerset won by 133 runs
  
 
312 (69.4 overs)
J Allenby 64 (85)
VD Philander 4/56 (19 overs)
226 (76.4 overs)
SR Patel 56 (122)
C Overton 4/40 (16.4 overs)
161 (44 overs)
L Gregory 26* (65)
VD Philander 3/47 (16 overs)
114 (35.2 overs)
VD Philander 35* (48)
TD Groenewald 4/41 (11.2 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Somerset 22, Nottinghamshire 4
17–20 May
v
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
  
 
450 (107.4 overs)
KHD Barker 102* (124)
G Onions 5/85 (29 overs)
185 (40.5 overs)
PD Collingwood 68 (77)
RA Jones 4/48 (12 overs)
63/2 (17.4 overs)
IJ Westwood 32* (52)
C Rushworth 1/16 (7 overs)
327 (92.2 overs) (f/o)
MD Stoneman 111 (216)
KHD Barker 5/103 (27.2 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 24, Durham 3
24–27 May
v
Match drawn
  
 
438 (114.2 overs)
JA Leaning 123 (239)
PD Trego 4/73 (19 overs)
485 (102.4 overs)
TLW Cooper 99 (157)
SA Patterson 5/70 (23 overs)
419 (146.4 overs)
AU Rashid 99 (198)
JG Myburgh 3/57 (28 overs)
6/1 (2 overs)
ME Trescothick 4 (9)
GJ Maxwell 1/2 (1 over)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 13, Somerset 12
24–26 May
v
(H) Sussex
Sussex won by 1 wicket
  
 
180 (49 overs)
IJL Trott 35 (52)
OE Robinson 6/33 (13 overs)
191 (59.3 overs)
LWP Wells 92 (181)
JS Patel 4/24 (10 overs)
200 (53.4 overs)
R Clarke 34 (75)
ME Hobden 4/48 (11 overs)
190/9 (46.1 overs)
CJ Jordan 56* (34)
WB Rankin 3/32 (5.1 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 19, Warwickshire 3
24–27 May
v
Durham won by 6 wickets
  
 
323 (81.3 overs)
TC Fell 78 (157)
P Coughlin 4/70 (16.3 overs)
198 (72.3 overs)
SG Borthwick 103 (185)
JD Shantry 4/39 (21.3 overs)
192 (42.3 overs)
J Leach 76 (53)
JW Hastings 7/60 (12.3 overs)
318/4 (82 overs)
PD Collingwood 127 (183)
CAJ Morris 2/99 (24 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Durham 19, Worcestershire 6
31 May – 3 June
v
Match drawn
  
 
222 (79 overs)
JHK Adams 48 (145)
J Leach 5/63 (22 overs)
403/5d (96 overs)
DKH Mitchell 142* (303)
GK Berg 2/66 (22 overs)
245/6 (90 overs)
WR Smith 64* (150)
J Leach 4/89 (28 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debuts: Ed Barnard and Joe Clarke (both Worcestershire)
  • Points: Worcestershire 13, Hampshire 7
31 May – 3 June
v
Match drawn
  
 
342 (105.1 overs)
LJ Evans 98 (209)
ST Finn 4/84 (28 overs)
260 (72.2 overs)
NRD Compton 74 (140)
R Clarke 3/42 (14 overs)
187 (64.2 overs)
V Chopra 73 (150)
TS Roland-Jones 4/51
152/5 (50 overs)
JA Burns 72 (140)
R Clarke 2/32 (11 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Warwickshire 11, Middlesex 10

June[edit]

1–3 June
v
Nottinghamshire won by 159 runs
  
 
255 (55.3 overs)
L Wood 100 (96)
SJ Magoffin 6/109 (22 overs)
189 (43 overs)
C Cachopa 54 (83)
JT Ball 6/49 (17 overs)
243 (63.2 overs)
SR Patel 100 (142)
SJ Magoffin 6/50 (18.2 overs)
150 (32 overs)
LJ Wright 39 (36)
HF Gurney 5/43 (9 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 21, Sussex 3
7–9 June
(H) Durham
v
Durham won by 120 runs
  
 
189 (49.5 overs)
KK Jennings 49 (101)
C Overton 4/40 (11 overs)
225 (65.5 overs)
JG Myburgh 61 (110)
C Rushworth 4/54 (22 overs)
314 (71.2 overs)
JW Hastings 79 (68)
C Overton 3/41 (14 overs)
158 (52 overs)
PD Trego 35 (55)
P Coughlin 4/10 (10 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Durham 19, Somerset 4
7–9 June
(H) Sussex
v
Hampshire won by 6 wickets
  
 
251 (61.2 overs)
LJ Wright 59 (77)
GK Berg 4/67 (22 overs)
392 (85.3 overs)
AJ Wheater 111 (99)
OE Robinson 3/101 (23 overs)
266 (79.5 overs)
LJ Wright 84 (128)
FH Edwards 5/58 (17 overs)
126/4 (29.5 overs)
SP Terry 62* (94)
ME Hobden 2/25 (7 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Sussex)
  • Points: Hampshire 23, Sussex 5
7–9 June
v
Yorkshire won by 4 wickets
  
 
212 (68.5 overs)
NRD Compton 70 (153)
JA Brooks 5/44 (18.5 overs)
229 (72.5 overs)
JM Bairstow 125* (187)
TS Roland-Jones 4/78 (23 overs)
229 (79.5 overs)
JEC Franklin 55* (126)
WMH Rhodes 3/42 (9.5 overs)
215/6 (65.4 overs)
A Lyth 67 (131)
OP Rayner 2/52 (17 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 20, Middlesex 4
14–17 June
v
Somerset won by 2 wickets
  
 
410 (104.4 overs)
BRM Taylor 152 (200)
AC Thomas 5/73 (24 overs)
200 (53 overs)
TB Abell 76* (150)
M Carter 7/56 (16 overs)
190 (52.2 overs)
SR Patel 46 (34)
TD Groenewald 3/65 (13 overs)
402/8 (107.4 overs)
PD Trego 79 (110)
SR Patel 3/57 (20 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Matthew Carter (Nottinghamshire)
  • Points: Somerset 20, Nottinghamshire 8
14–15 June
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 17 runs
  
 
243 (65.2 overs)
JM Clarke 50 (61)
KHD Barker 4/65 (16.2 overs)
340 (91.5 overs)
IR Bell 111 (203)
JD Shantry 5/92 (27 overs)
80 (32.5 overs)
TC Fell 23 (35)
WB Rankin 3/23 (6 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 22, Worcestershire 4
15–18 June
v
(H) Sussex
Durham won by 178 runs
  
 
301 (77.1 overs)
GJ Muchall 81* (156)
TE Linley 5/63 (19 overs)
201 (58.5 overs)
GH Dockrell 37* (43)
C Rushworth 6/49 (21 overs)
413 (101.4 overs)
GJ Muchall 115 (222)
SJ Magoffin 5/89 (30 overs)
335 (116 overs)
LWP Wells 108 (233)
SG Borthwick 4/46 (19 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Durham 22, Sussex 4
21–23 June
v
Somerset won by 9 wickets
  
 
346 (105.1 overs)
TB Abell 88 (177)
GK Berg 4/64 (24.1 overs)
147 (43.2 overs)
GK Berg 38 (60)
C Overton 4/24 (9 overs)
64/1 (17 overs)
ME Trescothick 35 (53)
DR Briggs 1/3 (2 overs)
262 (79.3 overs) (f/o)
GK Berg 86 (104)
C Overton 4/57 (18.3 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 22, Hampshire 3
21–24 June
v
Match drawn
  
 
309 (103 overs)
JEC Franklin 135 (255)
JD Shantry 4/66 (26 overs)
385 (116.5 overs)
TC Fell 143 (228)
TJ Murtagh 4/76 (30.5 overs)
362/7d (118 overs)
JEC Franklin 91* (164)
JD Shantry 2/37 (17 overs)
39/1 (11 overs)
MM Ali 21* (27)
OP Rayner 1/7 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 12, Middlesex 10
22–24 June
v
Yorkshire won by an innings and 8 runs
  
 
224 (59.5 overs)
SCJ Broad 34 (36)
JA Brooks 4/56 (14.5 overs)
430 (114.4 overs)
AW Gale 148 (230)
SCJ Broad 7/84 (26.4 overs)
198 (42.3 overs)
SCJ Broad 50 (42)
RJ Sidebottom 4/39 (11 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 24, Nottinghamshire 3
28 June – 1 July
v
(H) Durham
Yorkshire won by an innings and 47 runs
  
 
557/6d (148 overs)
JM Bairstow 219* (268)
J Harrison 2/77 (23 overs)
208 (65.1 overs)
RD Pringle 69* (131)
TT Bresnan 3/40 (10 overs)
302 (90.4 overs) (f/o)
MD Stoneman 113 (228)
JA Brooks 4/66 (18.2 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 23, Durham 3
28 June – 1 July
v
Middlesex won by 9 wickets
  
 
176 (62.3 overs)
JS Gatting 64* (86)
JAR Harris 4/48 (15.3 overs)
330 (119 overs)
NRD Compton 87 (156)
BTJ Wheal 4/101 (27 overs)
227 (97 overs)
SP Terry 52 (171)
JAR Harris 4/80 (23 overs)
77/1 (17.4 overs)
SD Robson 36* (45)
GD Berg 1/13 (5 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 22, Hampshire 2
28 June – 1 July
v
Match drawn
  
 
601/6d (163.4 overs)
CD Nash 121 (203)
JS Patel 2/106 (47 overs)
612/6d (192 overs)
LJ Evans 213* (396)
SJ Magoffin 2/65 (22 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 9, Sussex 9
29 June – 2 July
v
Nottinghamshire won by 113 runs
  
 
240 (66.3 overs)
BRM Taylor 69 (120)
CAJ Morris 3/70 (14 overs)
283 (86.3 overs)
RK Oliver 99 (173)
BW Hilfenhaus 4/67 (25 overs)
366 (126.4 overs)
CMW Read 73 (122)
JD Shantry 5/48 (35.4 overs)
210 (82.4 overs)
DKH Mitchell 76 (204)
A Carter 4/46 (12.4 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 20, Worcestershire 5

July[edit]

5–8 July
v
Match drawn
  
 
374 (108 overs)
DJ Malan 182* (270)
HF Gurney 3/68 (22 overs)
419 (136.3 overs)
CMW Read 108 (206)
JEC Franklin 3/41 (15 overs)
162 (47 overs)
SD Robson 77* (148)
HF Gurney 1/17 (17 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Middlesex 11
5–8 July
v
Match drawn
  
 
208 (84.5 overs)
LWP Wells 54 (122)
AC Thomas 4/46 (24.2 overs)
274 (73.5 overs)
JC Hildreth 82 (136)
OE Robinson 4/79 (22 overs)
490/4d (47 overs)
MW Machan 192 (237)
Abdur Rehman 2/121 (26 overs)
208/6 (67.3 overs)
PD Trego 95* (141)
LWP Wells 3/56 (18.3 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Somerset 10, Sussex 9
5–8 July
v
Yorkshire won by 174 runs
  
 
213 (66.2 overs)
JM Bairstow 108 (139)
CJC Wright 5/40 (16.2 overs)
69 (28.1 overs)
R Clarke 28 (42)
RJ Sidebottom 6/34 (12 overs)
289/7d (80 overs)
WMH Rhodes 79 (186)
OJ Hannon-Dalby 3/80 (21 overs)
259 (85.5 overs)
SR Hain 106 (195)
RJ Sidebottom 5/42 (19 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 20, Warwickshire 3
6–9 July
v
Worcestershire won by an innings and 33 runs
  
 
478 (141 overs)
DKH Mitchell 206* (413)
JM Bird 4/146 (35 overs)
183 (67 overs)
JM Vince 56 (101)
Saeed Ajmal 5/28 (17 overs)
262 (88.3 overs) (f/o)
JS Gatting 59 (131)
JD Shantry 5/51 (20.3 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 23, Hampshire 2
11–14 July
v
Match drawn
  
 
283 (93.1 overs)
DJ Malan 69 (183)
L Gregory 5/58 (15.1 overs)
197 (75 overs)
ME Trescothick 52 (124)
ST Finn 4/41 (21 overs)
132/6d (29 overs)
JEC Franklin 32 (25)
J Overton 2/28 (7 overs)
147/7 (39.4 overs)
ME Trescothick 50 (86)
TJ Murtagh 3/43 (12 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 10, Somerset 8
12–15 July
(H) Durham
v
Warwickshire won by 2 wickets
  
 
314 (89.2 overs)
MD Stoneman 112 (149)
R Clarke 5/62 (21.2 overs)
198 (58.4 overs)
SR Hain 57 (111)
Chris Rushworth 5/43 (20 overs)
148 (50.3 overs)
J Harrison 53 (81)
R Clarke 3/19 (16 overs)
265 (67.3 overs)
LJ Evans 70 (109)
G Onions 3/79 (21.3 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 19, Durham 6
18–21 July
v
Warwickshire won by 7 wickets
  
 
265 (83.1 overs)
C Overton 51 (51)
JS Patel 5/89 (24 overs)
365 (115.5 overs)
SR Hain 103* (169)
C Overton 6/74 (23.5 overs)
170 (51.4 overs)
TB Abell 88 (142)
R Clarke 4/43 (12 overs)
74/3 (28.3 overs)
LJ Evans 36 (84)
C Overton 1/12 (5 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 22, Somerset 4
19–22 July
v
Match drawn
  
 
421 (131.5 overs)
GJ Muchall 145 (297)
LA Dawson 3/70 (28.5 overs)
307 (110.1 overs)
WR Smith 85 (212)
C Rushworth 6/39 (22.1 overs)
190/4d (44 overs)
MD Stoneman 88 (125)
MS Crane 4/72 (16 overs)
179/9 (66 overs)
LD McManus 53* (166)
RD Pringle 5/63 (26 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Mason Crane (Hampshire) and Graham Clark (Durham) made their first-class debuts
  • Points: Durham 11, Hampshire 10
19–21 July
v
(H) Sussex
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 103 runs
  
 
570/7d (136.1 overs)
JWA Taylor 291 (385)
OE Robinson 4/112 (31 overs)
213 (69 overs)
LJ Wright 50 (92)
HF Gurney 5/75 (19 overs)
254 (61 overs) (f/o)
MW Machan 108 (106)
L Wood 3/27 (10 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Sussex 2
19–22 July
v
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
  
 
430 (108.2 overs)
AW Gale 164 (297)
J Leach 4/139 (27 overs)
280 (75.3 overs)
JM Clarke 88 (125)
SA Patterson 3/34 (13 overs)
157/3 (27.2 overs)
AZ Lees 58* (87)
CAJ Morris 1/49 (9 overs)
306 (90.4 overs) (f/o)
RA Whiteley 101 (139)
JA Brooks 3/41 (15 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 24, Worcestershire 5

August[edit]

7–10 August
v
Hampshire won by 216 runs
  
 
285 (108 overs)
AJA Wheater 57 (84)
WB Rankin 3/55 (23 overs)
125 (54 overs)
V Chopra 37 (104)
FH Edwards 5/32 (14 overs)
283/3d (66 overs)
JM Vince 125* (190)
WB Rankin 2/46 (10 overs)
227 (74 overs)
R Clarke 55 (70)
FH Edwards 4/55 (19 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 21, Warwickshire 3
7–10 August
v
Middlesex won by 20 runs
  
 
234 (77.4 overs)
DJ Malan 93 (178)
SJ Magoffin 4/48 (21.4 overs)
300 (94.4 overs)
MW Machan 81 (107)
RH Patel 4/42 (17 overs)
331 (113.1 overs)
DJ Malan 120* (207)
SJ Magoffin 5/73 (27.1 overs)
245 (69.4 overs)
BC Brown 68 (129)
JAR Harris 4/57 (16 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 20, Sussex 6
7–10 August
v
Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets
  
 
269 (68.1 overs)
APR Gidman 71 (126)
HF Gurney 3/47 (15.1 overs)
330 (81.3 overs)
CMW Read 90 (137)
CAJ Morris 3/48 (16 overs)
292 (82.3 overs)
RA Whiteley 78 (145)
JT Ball 4/67 (15.3 overs)
234/5 (71.4 overs)
MH Wessels 88 (190)
CAJ Morris 2/45 (15 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Worcestershire 5
7–10 August
v
Yorkshire won by 183 runs
  
 
162 (43 overs)
TT Bresnan 47 (54)
C Rushworth 4/37 (13 overs)
156 (43.2 overs)
RD Pringle 40 (54)
RJ Sidebottom 4/44 (13.2 overs)
440 (103.2 overs)
GJ Maxwell 140 (144)
C Rushworth 3/53 (23 overs)
263 (68.1 overs)
JTA Burnham 50 (115)
LE Plunkett 4/61 (16.1 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Jack Burnham (Durham) made his first-class debut
  • Points: Yorkshire 19, Durham 3
21–24 August
v
(H) Durham
Middlesex won by 71 runs
  
 
196 (62.5 overs)
NRD Compton 71 (128)
G Onions 7/68 (20 overs)
169 (47.3 overs)
GJ Muchall 64 (109)
JAR Harris 3/52 (10 overs)
280 (84.4 overs)
NJ Dexter 112 (141)
C Rushworth 5/49 (19.4 overs)
236 (64.1 overs)
SG Borthwick 95 (177)
JAR Harris 5/71 (15.1 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • James Weighell (Durham) made his first-class debut
  • Points: Middlesex 19, Durham 3
21–24 August
v
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 123 runs
  
 
600 (140.3 overs)
AD Hales 189 (216)
CJC Wright 3/97 (25.3 overs)
260 (80.5 overs)
KHD Barker 71 (76)
JT Ball 3/35 (19 overs)
217 (95.1 overs) (f/o)
WTS Porterfield 61 (166)
SR Patel 4/23 (22.1 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Warwickshire 4
21–24 August
v
Match Drawn
  
 
565/5d (138.4 overs)
JC Hildreth 220* (304)
JD Shantry 2/84 (27.4 overs)
172/4 (41 overs)
RA Whiteley 78* (101)
L Gregory 2/61 (16 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Somerset 11, Worcestershire 6
21–24 August
v
(H) Sussex
Match Drawn
  
 
494 (136.3 overs)
GA Ballance 165 (266)
OE Robinson 3/72 (30 overs)
493/7 (123 overs)
MH Yardy 124 (233)
AU Rashid 3/159 (33 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 12, Yorkshire 11

September[edit]

1–4 September
(H) Durham
v
Hampshire won by 7 wickets
  
 
213 (63.1 overs)
RD Pringle 99 (125)
R McLaren 4/60 (18.1 overs)
251 (82.5 overs)
SM Ervine 47 (69)
JW Hastings 4/49 (20 overs)
200 (53.5 overs)
PD Collingwood 37 (73)
FH Edwards 4/43 (12.2 overs)
166/3 (34.3 overs)
JM Vince 76* (65)
G Onions 2/35 (13)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Ryan Stevenson (Hampshire) made his first-class debut
  • Points: Durham 4, Hampshire 21
1–4 September
v
Match Drawn
  
 
254 (96.3 overs)
TR Ambrose 89 (166)
TJ Murtagh 4/55 (25 overs)
207 (79.1 overs)
NJ Dexter 53 (123)
JS Patel 5/59 (25.1 overs)
173/6 (62 overs)
NJ Dexter 43 (74)
JS Patel 3/65 (25 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and chose to bat
  • Day 1 of match washed out due to rain
  • Points: Warwickshire 10, Middlesex 9
1–4 September
v
Sussex won by an innings and 63 runs
  
 
210 (80 overs)
APR Gidman 60* (117)
CJ Jordan 5/68 (22 overs)
510/5d (116.4 overs)
LJ Wright 226 (274)
J Leach 2/113 (25.4 overs)
237 (83.2 overs)
JM Clarke 104* (185)
Ashar Zaidi 3/55 (22 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Sussex 24, Worcestershire 2
1–4 September
v
Yorkshire won by an innings and 126 runs
  
 
391 (128.2 overs)
JM Bairstow 91 (124)
GS Ballance 91 (188)
C Overton 4/64 (28 overs)
110 (35 overs)
L Ronchi 25 (43)
JA Brooks 5/35 (12 overs)
155 (47.1 overs)
JC Hildreth 57 (77)
RJ Sidebottom 3/32 (11 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 22, Somerset 2
9–12 September
v
Middlesex won by 246 runs
  
 
106 (33 overs)
JA Simpson 28 (22)
RJ Sidebottom 5/18 (12 overs)
299 (72 overs)
AW Gale 98 (110)
NJ Dexter 3/24 (8 overs)
573/8d (175 overs)
NRD Compton 149 (261)
JD Middlebrook 3/130 (40 overs)
134 (58 overs)
AZ Lees 62 (129)
TS Roland-Jones 5/27 (21 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field
  • Stephen Eskinazi (Middlesex) made his first-class debut
  • Points: Middlesex 19, Yorkshire 5
9–12 September
v
Nottinghamshire won by 52 runs
  
 
204 (54 overs)
L Wood 65 (81)
G Onions 5/56 (15 overs)
372 (88.2 overs)
MJ Richardson 96* (138)
BA Hutton 5/77 (22.2 overs)
382 (101.1 overs)
SR Patel 100 (155)
G Onions 3/86 (24 overs)
162 (40.4 overs)
BJ McCarthy 38* (59)
BA Hutton 5/29 (10.4 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and chose to field
  • Barry McCarthy (Durham) made his first-class debut
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 20, Durham 7
9–12 September
v
Match Drawn
  
 
630/9d (136.5 overs)
ME Trescothick 153 (261)
LA Dawson 5/139 (34.5 overs)
240 (62.4 overs)
JM Vince 60 (75)
J Overton 4/37 (10.4 overs)
411/4 (159 overs)
JHK Adams 136 (313)
PD Trego 1/11 (8 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Somerset 13, Hampshire 7
14–17 September
(H) Durham
v
Durham won by 3 wickets
  
 
277 (64 overs)
SG Borthwick 73 (98)
BL D'Oliveira 5/48 (15 overs)
350/7d (101.4 overs)
T Kohler-Cadmore 89 (133)
RD Pringle 3/94 (25.4 overs)
291/7 (66.4 overs)
SG Borthwick 99 (121)
ST Gabriel 2/56 (12 overs)
217/9d (34 overs)
BL D'Oliveira 49 (56)
RD Pringle 3/45 (5 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Durham 20, Worcestershire 7
14–17 September
v
Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
  
 
400/9d (108.5 overs)
LA Dawson 140 (212)
JA Brooks 3/97 (22 overs)
97/4d (41.4 overs)
AZ Lees 37* (121)
R McLaren 2/33 (14.4 overs)
0/0d
305/5 (91.2 overs)
AW Gale 125 (225)
FH Edwards 3/74 (20 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 19, Hampshire 6
14–17 September
(H) Sussex
v
Match drawn
  
 
409 (104.1 overs)
MH Yardy 104 (165)
PD Trego 3/72 (21 overs)
438/4 (100 overs)
ME Trescothick 210* (272)
CJ Jordan 3/110 (24 overs)
  • Sussex, who chose to bat
  • Points: Somerset 13, Sussex 11
14–17 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
187 (46.2 overs)
LJ Evans 34 (36)
JT Ball 4/48 (12 overs)
365 (107.3 overs)
JWA Taylor 164 (260)
KHD Barker 5/68 (30 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Warwickshire 8
22–25 September
v
Hampshire won by 8 wickets
  
 
340 (92.3 overs)
MH Wessels 104 (172)
FH Edwards 6/88 (21 overs)
326 (89.5 overs)
GK Berg 72 (109)
HF Gurney 4/70 (19 overs)
185 (62 overs)
BRM Taylor 90 (151)
FH Edwards 4/57 (17 overs)
200/2 (53.3 overs)
MA Carberry 84* (157)
JT Ball 2/30 (10 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Hampshire 22, Nottinghamshire 6
22–25 September
v
Somerset won by 17 runs
  
 
438 (100.1 overs)
JC Hildreth 118 (175)
KHD Barker 4/94 (24 overs)
324 (110.3 overs)
JS Patel 98 (164)
MJ Leach 7/106 (40 overs)
110 (34 overs)
TLW Cooper 26 (66)
JS Patel 7/38 (14 overs)
207 (64.1 overs)
IR Bell 55 (126)
TLW Cooper 5/76 (18 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and chose to bat
  • Mark Adair (Warwickshire) made his first-class debut
  • Points: Somerset 24, Warwickshire 6
22–25 September
v
Worcestershire won by an innings & 128 runs
  
 
431/5d (114 overs)
TC Fell 171 (267)
NJ Dexter 3/51 (23 overs)
98 (34.1 overs)
JA Simpson 27* (60)
ST Gabriel 5/31 (9 overs)
205 (45 overs)
JA Simpson 50* (49)
JD Shantry 3/51 (16 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Worcestershire 24, Middlesex 1
22–25 September
v
Yorkshire won by 100 runs
  
 
251 (83.2 overs)
GS Ballance 55 (119)
SJ Magoffin 4/57 (24.2 overs)
248 (55.5 overs)
MH Yardy 70 (81)
JA Brooks 3/55 (12 overs)
305 (104.3 overs)
AW Gale 67 (131)
SJ Magoffin 3/57 (22.3 overs)
208 (57.3 overs)
Ashar Zaidi 47 (40)
TT Bresnan 3/30 (12 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 22, Sussex 4

Division Two[edit]

April[edit]

12–15 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
513/9d (120 overs)
WD Bragg 120 (226)
A Sheikh 3/108 (18 overs)
435 (120.3 overs)
EJH Eckersley 147 (279)
A Carter 4/95 (26.3 overs)
227/7d (63.5 overs)
CB Cooke 81 (124)
OH Freckingham 2/47 (14 overs)
141/3 (38 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 59* (113)
GG Wagg 1/17 (6 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Glamorgan 12, Leicestershire 11
12–15 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
333 (83.5 overs)
AM Rossington 95 (98)
CN Miles 6/63 (19.5 overs)
296 (82.2 overs)
GO Jones 80 (133)
DJ Willey 4/72 (18 overs)
416/8d (97 overs)
DJ Willey 104* (83)
LC Norwell 2/47 (16 overs)
267/2 (95 overs)
CDJ Dent 104* (285)
RI Keogh 1/27 (15 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Northamptonshire 11, Gloucestershire 10
19–22 April
v
Lancashire won by 250 runs
  
 
293 (98 overs)
AN Petersen 115 (198)
AP Palladino 3/70 (24 overs)
274 (78.5 overs)
WJ Durston 85 (102)
SC Kerrigan 3/21 (18.5 overs)
345 (91.5 overs)
AG Prince 97 (163)
TAI Taylor 6/61 (21 overs)
114 (41.2 overs)
MJ Guptill 32 (61)
KM Jarvis 5/13 (9 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Derbyshire deducted 1 point for a slow over rate
  • Points: Lancashire 21, Derbyshire 4
19–21 April
v
(H) Essex
Essex won by 5 wickets
  
 
193 (68.5 overs)
DI Stevens 50 (90)
JD Ryder 5/43 (18 overs)
164 (46.5 overs)
GR Napier 57 (40)
DI Stevens 4/47 (13 overs)
163 (51 overs)
SA Northeast 77 (124)
DD Masters 4/45 (13 overs)
193/5 (51.3 overs)
JS Foster 80* (103)
ME Claydon 3/55 (14 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Daniel Lawrence (Essex)
  • Points: Essex 19, Kent 3
19–22 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
563/7d (146 overs)
SM Davies 200* (290)
A Carter 4/110 (35 overs)
419 (138.2 overs)
CAJ Meschede 101* (130)
GJ Batty 3/110 (43 overs)
207/4d (37 overs)
KP Pietersen 53* (70)
GG Wagg 2/46 (10 overs)
116/0 (37 overs)
JA Rudolph 52* (114)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 12, Glamorgan 9
26–29 April
v
Derbyshire won by 7 wickets
  
 
275 (87.4 overs)
GH Roderick 76 (155)
MHA Footitt 3/72 (18 overs)
545/9d (113 overs)
MJ Guptill 227 (176)
MD Taylor 5/93 (28 overs)
411 (123.5 overs)
GH Roderick 75 (119)
MHA Footitt 6/94 (34 overs)
142/3 (33.5 overs)
BA Godleman 51 (62)
JK Fuller 2/51 (9 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 24, Gloucestershire 4
26–29 April
v
Lancashire won by 9 wickets
  
 
444 (127.1 overs)
AG Prince 106 (172)
ME Claydon 4/103 (30.1 overs)
252 (71.2 overs)
SA Northeast 55 (129)
KM Jarvis 4/50 (18 overs)
107/1 (18.4 overs)
PJ Horton 67* (62)
ME Claydon 1/30 (6.4 overs)
295 (123.4 overs) (f/o)
JL Denly 60 (127)
KM Jarvis 4/67 (28 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Jordan Clark (Lancashire)
  • Points: Lancashire 23, Kent 4
26–29 April
v
Northamptonshire won by 92 runs
  
 
251 (72.1 overs)
RI Newton 71 (105)
BA Raine 4/55 (16 overs)
305 (80.5 overs)
AJ Robson 75 (123)
OP Stone 3/68 (18 overs)
429 (114.1 overs)
DJ Willey 88 (79)
CE Shreck 4/91 (28.1 overs)
283 (75.5 overs)
NJ O'Brien 58 (65)
RK Kleinveldt 4/87 (23.5 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Northamptonshire 19, Leicestershire 6
26–29 April
(H) Surrey
v
Match drawn
  
 
340 (112.5 overs)
SM Davies 81 (139)
GR Napier 3/63 (21.5 overs)
610/8d (140.4 overs)
DW Lawrence 161 (206)
ZS Ansari 4/149 (35 overs)
95/2 (32 overs)
KC Sangakkara 43 (64)
GR Napier 1/21 (7 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 12, Surrey 9

May[edit]

3–5 May
(H) Essex
v
Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
  
 
159 (45.4 overs)
JC Mickleburgh 42 (67)
LC Norwell 4/32 (12 overs)
245 (72.2 overs)
PSP Handscomb 66 (98)
JA Porter 4/59 (20 overs)
199 (68.5 overs)
KS Velani 58 (91)
LC Norwell 6/33 (18.5 overs)
114/1 (21.2 overs)
WA Tavaré 57 (64)
JA Porter 1/43 (5.2 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 20, Essex 3
3–6 May
v
Match drawn
  
 
205 (63.1 overs)
BT Slater 53 (122)
A Carter 4/53 (19 overs)
103/4d (36.5 overs)
JA Rudolph 43 (67)
SJ Thakor 2/11 (7 overs)
209/2d (55 overs)
SL Elstone 103* (131)
MG Hogan 1/30 (10 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Matthew Critchley (Derbyshire)
    Play limited to 15.5 overs on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Glamorgan 8, Derbyshire 7
3–6 May
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
  
 
386 (91.5 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 113 (130)
DI Stevens 5/88 (22.5 overs)
268 (90.5 overs)
JL Denly 87 (214)
CJ McKay 6/54 (23.5 overs)
196 (62.3 overs)
CJ McKay 43 (36)
IAA Thomas 4/48 (17 overs)
273/7 (71 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 103 (191)
CE Shreck 4/75 (23 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Lewis Hill (Leicestershire)
  • Points: Leicestershire 12, Kent 10
3–6 May
v
Match drawn
  
 
385 (92.4 overs)
SP Crook 91 (89)
J Clark 4/101 (22.4 overs)
436 (107.2 overs)
AG Prince 153 (217)
RK Kleinveldt 5/99 (27.2 overs)
391/5 (92 overs)
SP Crook 102* (95)
J Clark 2/58 (13 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
  • Play limited to 50.2 overs on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Lancashire 13, Northamptonshire 12
10–13 May
v
Match drawn
  
 
343 (92.5 overs)
MJJ Critchley 137* (179)
Azharullah 5/59 (20.5 overs)
324 (61 overs)
DJ Willey 103 (103)
TAI Taylor 3/72 (16 overs)
407/5d (121.5 overs)
CF Hughes 104 (252)
DJ Willey 3/70 (22 overs)
390/9 (104 overs)
RI Keogh 163* (266)
MHA Footitt 4/94 (22 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 11, Northamptonshire 11
10–13 May
(H) Kent
v
Match drawn
  
 
357 (102 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 123 (249)
MG Hogan 5/71 (28 overs)
281 (84 overs)
WD Bragg 104 (208)
IAA Thomas 3/40 (17 overs)
327 (83.4 overs)
JL Denly 66 (112)
MG Hogan 4/65 (19.4 overs)
309/9 (107 overs)
DA Cosker 69 (183)
CJ Haggett 4/61 (23 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 12, Glamorgan 10
10–13 May
v
Gloucestershire won by 91 runs
  
 
388 (109 overs)
CDJ Dent 116 (247)
KM Jarvis 4/121 (31 overs)
364 (116.2 overs)
PJ Horton 168 (298)
LC Norwell 4/95 (29 overs)
275/9d (86.4 overs)
HJH Marshall 92 (177)
PM Siddle 4/39 (18.4 overs)
208 (56.5 overs)
AN Petersen 63 (92)
CN Miles 4/58 (14.5 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Gloucestershire 22, Lancashire 7
10–13 May
v
(H) Surrey
Surrey won by 7 wickets
  
 
292 (66 overs)
LJ Hill 126 (147)
MP Dunn 4/72 (18 overs)
557 (130.5 overs)
KP Pietersen 355* (396)
BA Raine 4/124 (29.5 overs)
480 (161.1 overs)
EJH Eckersley 118 (158)
ZS Ansari 6/152 (51.1 overs)
218/3 (21.2 overs)
SM Davies 115* (69)
JKH Naik 2/54 (6 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 24, Leicestershire 5
17–20 May
v
Lancashire won by 244 runs
  
 
368 (98.4 overs)
SJ Croft 102 (156)
TJ Wells 3/68 (15 overs)
249 (56.1 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 79 (138)
KM Jarvis 5/69 (19.1 overs)
203/5d (45 overs)
AG Prince 76* (106)
CJ McKay 2/54 (15 overs)
78 (30.3 overs)
CJ McKay 24 (35)
TE Bailey 5/12 (9 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Lancashire 23, Leicestershire 4
18–21 May
v
Glamorgan won by 89 runs
  
 
314 (93.3 overs)
JA Rudolph 82 (222)
DD Masters 3/51 (29 overs)
221 (61.3 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 49 (89)
GG Wagg 5/54 (12.3 overs)
270 (55.5 overs)
MA Wallace 79 (87)
Adeel Malik 3/39 (9.5 overs)
274 (87.4 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 74* (118)
AG Salter 3/54 (27 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Callum Taylor (Essex)
  • Points: Glamorgan 22, Essex 4
18–21 May
v
Kent won by 8 wickets
  
 
193 (64.4 overs)
PSP Handscomb 69 (114)
MT Coles 3/49 (19 overs)
235 (84 overs)
MT Coles 66 (83)
LC Norwell 4/44 (24 overs)
282 (86.1 overs)
HJH Marshall 83 (131)
IAA Thomas 4/53 (19.1 overs)
243/2 (64.4 overs)
JL Denly 117* (197)
CN Miles 1/49 (14 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 20, Gloucestershire 3
18–21 May
v
Match drawn
  
 
309 (84.4 overs)
RI Newton 95 (143)
TK Curran 4/89 (23 overs)
499/6d (118 overs)
JJ Roy 140 (145)
Azharullah 2/75 (21 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Surrey 13, Northamptonshire 10
24–27 May
(H) Kent
v
Surrey won by 3 wickets
  
 
282 (85.3 overs)
RWT Key 89 (134)
TK Curran 3/64 (22 overs)
292 (100.1 overs)
SM Davies 45 (89)
DI Stevens 4/48 (19.1 overs)
204 (65.4 overs)
JL Denly 66 (152)
ZS Ansari 4/58 (21 overs)
196/7 (50.1 overs)
JJ Roy 60* (51)
DI Stevens 3/29 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 21, Kent 5
24–27 May
v
Lancashire won by an innings and 15 runs
  
 
370 (106.3 overs)
BA Godleman 75 (127)
KM Jarvis 4/132 (27.3 overs)
551 (130.1 overs)
AG Prince 230 (349)
TAI Taylor 4/113 (27 overs)
166 (83.1 overs)
BT Slater 58 (143)
AM Lilley 5/23 (26.1 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 24, Derbyshire 6
31 May – 3 June
v
Match drawn
  
 
329 (86.4 overs)
JMR Taylor 120 (139)
MHA Footitt 4/60 (24.4 overs)
77/2d (32 overs)
BA Godleman 30* (98)
BAC Howell 1/7 (6 overs)
49/0d (14 overs)
WA Tavaré 26* (44)
189/8 (81 overs)
BA Godleman 64* (228)
DA Payne 3/36 (19 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on Day 3 due to a wet outfield
  • Points: Derbyshire 8, Gloucestershire 8
31 May – 3 June
(H) Essex
v
Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
  
 
166 (61.3 overs)
JD Ryder 38 (66)
BA Raine 5/48 (18 overs)
280 (84.5 overs)
AJ Robson 120 (237)
GR Napier 3/62 (19 overs)
276 (94.2 overs)
T Westley 97 (232)
CE Shreck 5/71 (26.2 overs)
163/4 (44.3 overs)
AJ Robson 71 (125)
JA Porter 3/38 (10 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Aron Nijjar (Essex)
  • Points: Leicestershire 21, Essex 3
31 May – 3 June
v
Glamorgan won by 10 wickets
  
 
371 (71.3 overs)
CAJ Meschede 107 (109)
RK Kleinveldt 3/91 (19.3 overs)
157 (48 overs)
JJ Cobb 54 (99)
AG Salter 3/5 (4 overs)
57/0 (20.5 overs)
JA Rudolph 29* (52)
269 (84.2 overs) (f/o)
RI Newton 107 (192)
AG Salter 3/64 (21 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Glamorgan 23, Northamptonshire 3
31 May – 3 June
(H) Surrey
v
Match drawn
  
 
448 (117 overs)
JJ Roy 143 (166)
KM Jarvis 4/118 (26 overs)
429 (112 overs)
JP Faulkner 121 (152)
MP Dunn 3/76 (20 overs)
186/0d (61 overs)
RJ Burns 110* (200)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Surrey 13, Lancashire 12

June[edit]

7–10 June
v
Lancashire won by 91 runs
  
 
275 (83.5 overs)
SJ Croft 65 (94)
CN Miles 5/61 (20 overs)
277 (91.3 overs)
M Klinger 102 (209)
TE Bailey 4/52 (21 overs)
253 (89 overs)
KR Brown 56 (181)
CN Miles 5/60 (24 overs)
160 (69 overs)
CDJ Dent 54 (155)
KM Jarvis 5/39 (21 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Lancashire 21, Gloucestershire 5
7–9 June
(H) Kent
v
Derbyshire won by 8 wickets
  
 
205 (66.2 overs)
SA Northeast 85 (118)
MHA Footitt 5/45 (17 overs)
86 (32 overs)
WJ Durston 35 (46)
MT Coles 5/24 (12 overs)
112 (36.4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 45 (66)
WA White 6/25 (9.4 overs)
232/2 (63.2 overs)
CF Hughes 94 (179)
MT Coles 2/75 (19 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Ryan Davies (Kent)
  • Points: Derbyshire 19, Kent 4
7–9 June
v
Surrey won by 178 runs
  
 
261 (85.1 overs)
DP Sibley 74 (154)
BA Raine 3/33 (14.1 overs)
190 (47.5 overs)
AJ Robson 68 (83)
JE Burke 4/19 (6 overs)
284 (72 overs)
SM Davies 47* (66)
CE Shreck 4/67 (23 overs)
177 (48 overs)
NJ O'Brien 54 (66)
TK Curran 5/53 (16 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Surrey 21, Leicestershire 3
7–10 June
v
Match drawn
  
 
276 (82 overs)
JD Ryder 87 (126)
RI Keogh 3/35 (16 overs)
444 (120 overs)
RE Levi 168 (231)
GR Napier 3/85 (23 overs)
506/9d (136 overs)
T Westley 179 (228)
RK Kleinveldt 5/138 (31 overs)
115/3 (33 overs)
RE Levi 53 (63)
RJW Topley 1/14 (5 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Northamptonshire 13, Essex 9
14–16 June
v
(H) Essex
Essex won by an innings and 31 runs
  
 
148 (35 overs)
SJ Thakor 44 (53)
JA Porter 4/28 (10 overs)
473 (138.5 overs)
AN Cook 80 (164)
WA White 6/113 (27.5 overs)
294 (84 overs)
WL Madsen 112 (163)
GR Napier 4/64 (23 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 23, Derbyshire 2
14–16 June
v
Lancashire won by an innings and 157 runs
  
 
207 (50 overs)
AP Agathangelou 54 (66)
TE Bailey 4/69 (20 overs)
483 (124.3 overs)
AG Prince 104 (171)
JKH Naik 8/179 (44.3 overs)
119 (48.4 overs)
AJ Robson 27 (40)
KM Jarvis 5/44 (15.4 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 23, Leicestershire 2
15–18 June
(H) Surrey
v
Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
  
 
406 (121.4 overs)
A Harinath 120 (213)
GG Wagg 4/89 (24.4 overs)
437 (83.2 overs)
GG Wagg 200 (216)
TK Curran 4/153 (24 overs)
277 (80.5 overs)
A Harinath 104 (156)
MG Hogan 5/44 (21 overs)
247/3 (63.1 overs)
WD Bragg 83 (170)
A Kapil 1/13 (2 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Glamorgan 23, Surrey 6
20–22 June
v
Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets
  
 
140 (36.2 overs)
SA Northeast 36 (41)
Azharullah 5/31 (13 overs)
246 (71 overs)
RI Keogh 68 (99)
MT Coles 4/83 (24 overs)
151 (38.5 overs)
JL Denly 39 (70)
OP Stone 5/44 (10 overs)
46/2 (9 overs)
RI Newton 27 (20)
IAA Thomas 1/8 (3 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Northamptonshire 20, Kent 3
21–23 June
v
Surrey won by 222 runs
  
 
239 (72.5 overs)
GC Wilson 65 (121)
WA White 3/43 (15 overs)
207 (65 overs)
HD Rutherford 59 (112)
LJ Fletcher 4/58 (20 overs)
315 (90.2 overs)
JE Burke 73 (116)
MHA Footitt 4/102 (26 overs)
125 (39.5 overs)
WA White 23 (45)
GJ Batty 4/32 (6.5 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Surrey 20, Derbyshire 4
21–23 June
v
Essex won by 5 wickets
  
 
319 (96 overs)
JS Foster 63 (134)
BAC Howell 3/50 (21 overs)
116 (39.5 overs)
BAC Howell 29 (49)
GR Napier 4/27 (9.5 overs)
117/5 (29 overs)
T Westley 65* (87)
JK Fuller 3/32 (9 overs)
316 (101.4 overs) (f/o)
M Klinger 103 (196)
GR Napier 3/53 (23 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Essex 22, Gloucestershire 3
22–25 June
v
Glamorgan won by 137 runs
  
 
278 (79 overs)
GG Wagg 94 (113)
CJ McKay 3/61 (16 overs)
253 (86.4 overs)
MAG Boyce 50 (141)
MG Hogan 3/54 (16 overs)
298 (87.2 overs)
JA Rudolph 74 (230)
BA Raine 5/43 (16 overs)
186 (73 overs)
MAG Boyce 60 (148)
GG Wagg 2/15 (12 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Glamorgan 21, Leicestershire 5
27–29 June
(H) Surrey
v
Surrey won by an innings and 180 runs
  
 
448 (144.5 overs)
BT Foakes 118 (223)
LC Norwell 5/112 (34.5 overs)
113 (44.3 overs)
HJH Marshall 34* (105)
TK Curran 7/20 (15 overs)
155 (72.2 overs) (f/o)
WA Tavaré 58 (132)
ZS Ansari 6/30 (21.2 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 22, Gloucestershire 1
29 June – 2 July
v
Match drawn
  
 
438 (110.3 overs)
BM Duckett 134 (151)
JP Faulkner 4/63 (28 overs)
308 (97.3 overs)
KR Brown 97 (183)
SP Crook 3/28 (9 overs)
283/9d (66.5 overs)
BM Duckett 88 (109)
SC Kerrigan 3/94 (21.5 overs)
206/7 (66.2 overs)
KR Brown 82 (168)
OP Stone 3/26 (14 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Northamptonshire 13, Lancashire 11

July[edit]

5–7 July
v
Kent won by 8 wickets
  
 
159 (51.1 overs)
EJH Eckersley 41 (52)
MT Coles 6/55 (15 overs)
210 (54.4 overs)
DI Stevens 63 (72)
OH Freckingham 3/32 (6 overs)
123 (48.2 overs)
BA Raine 41 (74)
MT Coles 4/43 (17.2 overs)
74/2 (15.2 overs)
JL Denly 37 (48)
BA Raine 2/34 (7.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Aadil Ali (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Kent 20, Leicestershire 3
6–9 July
v
Match drawn
  
 
410/9d (79.3 overs)
CA Ingram 89 (113)
MHA Footitt 4/98 (25 overs)
252 (86 overs)
BA Godleman 53 (134)
RAJ Smith 3/23 (11 overs)
281/3d (90.4 overs) (f/o)
HD Rutherford 108 (265)
AG Salter 2/51 (25 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Glamorgan 13, Derbyshire 10
6–9 July
v
Match drawn
  
 
402/8d (100.2 overs)
SJ Croft 122 (240)
RJW Topley 3/90 (24 overs)
203 (71 overs)
NLJ Browne 105 (213)
JP Faulkner 5/39 (17 overs)
168/3 (59 overs)
NLJ Browne 50 (78)
AM Lilley 3/63 (24 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 13, Essex 8
8–11 July
v
Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
  
 
246 (69.3 overs)
AG Wakely 104 (222)
LC Norwell 6/41 (13.3 overs)
372 (75.5 overs)
JMR Taylor 156 (125)
OP Stone 4/91 (22)
160 (37.1 overs)
RE Levi 64 (78)
CN Miles 5/28 (10.1 overs)
38/1 (6 overs)
WA Tavare 12* (21)
OP Stone 1/18 (3 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 23, Northamptonshire 4
12–15 July
(H) Essex
v
Essex won by 248 runs
  
 
279 (78.3 overs)
JC Mickleburgh 50 (86)
MG Hogan 4/36 (19.3 overs)
162 (40.5 overs)
CA Ingram 43 (56)
JD Ryder 6/47 (15 overs)
344/4d (85 overs)
NLJ Browne 129 (209)
CA Ingram 3/90 (17 overs)
213 (60.3 overs)
AHT Donald 67 (121)
JD Ryder 4/53 (17.3)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Essex 21, Glamorgan 3
13–16 July
(H) Surrey
v
Surrey won by 6 wickets
  
 
336 (92.2 overs)
SW Billings 99 (142)
SM Curran 5/101 (22.2)
311 (82.3 overs)
KC Sangakkara 110 (183)
DI Stevens 4/76 (28 overs)
99 (41.1 overs)
SA Northeast 33 (64)
GJ Batty 4/12 (8.1 overs)
128/4 (38.1 overs)
BT Foakes 57* 93
JC Tredwell 3/61 (17.1)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • Sam Curran (Surrey) made his first-class debut
  • Points: Surrey 22, Kent 6
15–18 July
v
Gloucestershire won by 155 runs
  
 
218 (72.2 overs)
GH Roderick 61 (149)
CJ McKay 5/59 (21.2 overs)
215 (87.2 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 74 (155)
JK Fuller 4/35 (15.2 overs)
321 (112.4 overs)
BAC Howell 102 (203)
CE Shreck 5/82 (34 overs)
169 (65.2 overs)
AM Ali 41 (93)
CN Miles 3/27 (15 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 20,Leicestershire 4
18–21 July
v
Derbyshire won by 7 wickets
  
 
361 (91.4 overs)
AL Hughes 111* (146)
RK Kleinveldt 4/99 (21 overs)
116 (38.1 overs)
RE Levi 34 (44)
MHA Footitt 5/41 (12 overs)
72/3 (14.2 overs)
BA Godleman 14 (35)
BW Sanderson 1/7 (2 overs)
316 (80.3 overs) (f/o)
BM Duckett 154 (215)
WJ Durston 3/55 (10 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Derbyshire 23, Northamptonshire 3
19–22 July
v
Lancashire won by an innings and 157 runs
  
 
698/5d (136.4 overs)
AN Petersen 286 (376)
DL Lloyd 3/164 (23 overs)
348 (101.2 overs)
MG Hogan 57 (44)
G Chapple 4/62 (24 overs)
193 (71.4 overs)
CB Cooke 56 (164)
SC Kerrigan 4/28 (21.4 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 24, Glamorgan 3
19–22 July
v
(H) Kent
Kent won by an innings and 207 runs
  
 
260 (81.5 overs)
T Westley 77 (114)
DI Stevens 4/37 (23.5 overs)
633/8d (143.5 overs)
BW Harmison 123 (212)
RS Bopara 3/89 (20 overs)
166 (44.1 overs)
GR Napier 35* (45)
CJ Haggett 4/43 (13.1 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 24, Essex 3

August[edit]

4–7 August
(H) Kent
v
Northamptonshire won by an innings and 23 runs
  
 
167 (51.2 overs)
JL Denly 50 (73)
OP Stone 4/59 (16.2 overs)
398 (107.4 overs)
BM Duckett 145 (199)
JC Tredwell 3/59 (31.4 overs)
208 (78 overs)
SW Billings 43 (75)
BW Sanderson 4/44 (12 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Saif Zaib (Northamptonshie) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Northamptonshire 23, Kent 3
6–9 August
v
Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets
  
 
299 (102.4 overs)
AG Salter 73 (138)
DA Payne 4/73 (19.4 overs)
416 (117.1 overs)
HJH Marshall 70 (106)
CAJ Meschede 4/89 (25 overs)
224 (62.5 overs)
CA Ingram 45 (73)
DA Payne 4/50 (15 overs)
108 (36.5 overs)
CDJ Dent 65* (119)
GG Wagg 2/8 (6 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Gloucestershire 23, Glamorgan 4
7–10 August
(H) Essex
v
Surrey won by 3 wickets
  
 
369 (107.1 overs)
ML Pettini 134 (200)
ZS Ansari 5/108 (32 overs)
346 (98.1 overs)
RJ Burns 158 (246)
JA Porter 4/96 (26.1 overs)
289/9d (79 overs)
T Westley 90 (172)
GJ Batty 5/102 (34 overs)
313/7 (79.1 overs)
A Harinath 87 (159)
T Westley 4/75 (25 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 22, Essex 7
7–10 August
v
Leicestershire won by 3 wickets
  
 
345 (103 overs)
WL Madsen 172* (292)
CE Shreck 4/84 (25 overs)
314 (90.2 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 102 (115)
MHA Footitt 5/53 (22.2 overs)
241 (66.3 overs)
BA Godleman 101 (166)
CJ McKay 4/39 (14.5 overs)
273/7 (88.2 overs)
NJ O'Brien 87 (128)
AP Palladino 3/32 (17 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Rob Sayer (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Leicestershire 22, Derbyshire 6
21–24 August
v
Match drawn
  
 
253 (83 overs)
BA Godleman 108 (161)
MD Hunn 3/45 (21 overs)
159 (57.5 overs)
RWT Key 29 (51)
MHA Footitt 4/61 (19.5 overs)
234/3d (67 overs)
BA Godleman 105* (186)
IAA Thomas 2/68 (17 overs)
231/5 (66.5 overs)
SA Northeast 76 (155)
MHA Footitt 2/64 (24 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 10, Kent 8
21–24 August
v
Match drawn
  
 
233 (71.2 overs)
GH Roderick 71 (100)
TK Curran 6/61 (25 overs)
349/6 (98.2 overs)
BT Foakes 140* (212)
K Noema-Barnett 2/35 (15 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Surrey 11, Gloucestershire 8
21–24 August
v
Match drawn
  
 
462 (140.1 overs)
KR Brown 132 (292)
CAJ Meschede 4/101 (24 overs)
213 (79.4 overs)
AG Salter 45 (105)
SC Kerrigan 4/60 (24.4 overs)
159/3 (82 overs) (f/o)
JA Rudolph 63 (206)
SJ Croft 1/3 (6 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Haseeb Hameed (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Lancashire 11, Glamorgan 7
21–24 August
v
Match drawn
  
 
325 (78.2 overs)
AG Wakely 123 (186)
CJ McKay 5/54 (19.2 overs)
372 (110.2 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 110 (194)
RK Kleinveldt 5/68 (25 overs)
162 (67.2 overs)
RE Levi 54* (124)
WA White 5/51 (22 overs)
30/1 (6.4 overs)
LJ Hill 11* (21)
RK Kleinveldt 1/14 (3.4 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Leicestershire 12, Northamptonshire 11

September[edit]

1–4 September
(H) Essex
v
Match drawn
  
 
360 (113.1 overs)
JS Foster 98 (172)
Azharullah 4/74 (30.1 overs)
275 (69.1 overs)
RK Kleinveldt 52 (57)
JD Ryder 3/53 (18.1 overs)
216/5d (63 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 43 (72)
MA Chambers 2/47 (16 overs)
92/4 (27 overs)
BM Duckett 34* (69)
JA Porter 2/27 (11 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Essex 12, Northamptonshire 9
1–4 September
(H) Kent
v
Match drawn
  
 
570/8d (147 overs)
SA Northeast 139 (221)
J Clark 3/87 (30 overs)
259 (87.1 overs)
SJ Croft 85 (170)
MT Coles 3/75 (22.1 overs)
258/4 (102 overs) following on
SJ Croft 72* (209)
JC Tredwell 1/17 (20 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Kent 12, Lancashire 8
1–4 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
415 (119 overs)
AM Ali 80 (152)
LC Norwell 4/97 (30 overs)
269/8d (90.3 overs)
CDJ Dent 73 (187)
RML Taylor 3/41 (13 overs)
155/9d (31.3 overs)
DJ Redfern 74 (83)
LC Norwell 3/48 (10 overs)
212/5 (47.2 overs)
CDJ Dent 52 (71)
WA Tavaré 52 (111)
BA Raine 2/22 (10 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Leicestershire 11, Gloucestershire 9
1–4 September
(H) Surrey
v
Surrey won by an innings & 98 runs
  
 
560 (158.3 overs)
ZS Ansari 106 (230)
WJ Durston 6/113 (42.3 overs)
313 (102.1 overs)
CF Hughes 96 (190)
TK Curran 5/71 (24.1 overs)
149 (57.4 overs)
WL Madsen 76* (154)
GJ Batty 6/51 (16.4 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Surrey 23, Derbyshire 5
9–12 September
v
Essex won by an innings & 188 runs
  
 
94 (33 overs)
BA Godleman 22 (51)
JR Winslade 4/20 (4 overs)
464/7d (119.4 overs)
ML Pettini 117 (173)
MHA Footitt 3/110 (34 overs)
182 (62.4 overs)
CF Hughes 38 (79)
WL Madsen 38 (96)
RS Bopara 4/29 (12.4 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and chose to field
  • Jack Winslade (Essex) made his first-class debut
  • Points: Essex 24, Derbyshire 2
9–12 September
v
Kent won by 316 runs
  
 
207 (43.5 overs)
GG Wagg 58 (59)
AEN Riley 4/47 (7.5 overs)
309 (78.3 overs)
RWT Key 94 (150)
MG Hogan 4/51 (20 overs)
237 (62.3 overs)
CA Ingram 105* (179)
DI Stevens 5/58 (22 overs)
451/2d (102 overs)
JL Denly 161* (220)
GG Wagg 1/89 (21 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Kent 22, Glamorgan 4
14–17 September
(H) Kent
v
Match Drawn
  
 
67/1 (15 overs)
SR Dickson 31* (49)
DA Payne 1/22 (5 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field
  • No play on days 2, 3 and 4
  • Points: Kent 5, Gloucestershire 5
14–17 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
272 (71.3 overs)
AG Prince 45 (78)
SM Curran 5/67 (19 overs)
480 (138 overs)
ZS Ansari 99 (255)
SC Kerrigan 4/128 (43 overs)
195/7 (84.3 overs)
H Hameed 91 (234)
MP Dunn 3/46 (17 overs)
TK Curran 3/46 (29.3 overs)
283/7d (54.1 overs)
KC Sangakkara 118 (134)
SC Croft 4/35 (7.1 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Surrey 12, Lancashire 9
14–17 September
v
Essex won by 5 wickets
  
 
251/7d (69 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 94 (163)
JD Ryder 5/89 (25 overs)
18/0d (5 overs)
DW Lawrence 14* (18)
73/1d (14 overs)
EJH Eckersely 30 (25)
T Westley 1/11 (4 overs)
307/5 (59.5 overs)
NLJ Browne 151* (184)
WA White 2/69 (13.2 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Essex 18, Leicestershire 2
14–17 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
278 (64.4 overs)
AM Rossington 59 (65)
GG Wagg 4/77 (18.4 overs)
233 (52.2 overs)
DL Lloyd 92 (106)
RK Kleinveldt 5/83 (20 overs)
99/3 (26 overs)
AHT Donald 40* (50)
RJ Gleeson 2/35 (7 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to field
  • Dewi Penrhyn Jones (Glamorgan) made his first-class debut
  • Points: Northamptonshire 10, Glamorgan 9
22–25 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
352 (106.4 overs)
WL Madsen 95 (154)
OH Freckingham 4/91 (24 overs)
329 (80.1 overs)
ZJ Chappell 96 (122)
MHA Footitt 7/71 (20.1 overs)
331/8 (81 overs)
CF Hughes 101 (156)
RML Taylor 2/68 (13 overs)
363 (87.1 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 156 (203)
WJ Durston 6/109 (26.1 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and chose to field
  • Zak Chappell (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut
  • Points: Derbyshire 12, Leicestershire 11
22–25 September
(H) Essex
v
Match drawn
  
 
394 (110.5 overs)
JD Ryder 116 (138)
JM Anderson 7/77 (31.5 overs)
310 (88.4 overs)
LM Reece 82 (139)
RS Bopara 3/40 (15.4 overs)
138/3 (30 overs)
RS Bopara 52* (65)
JM Anderson 1/13 (6 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Essex 12, Lancashire 11
22–25 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
558 (121.5 overs)
CDJ Dent 268 (347)
MG Hogan 3/82 (29 overs)
433 (99.3 overs)
AHT Donald 98 (135)
JK Fuller 4/59 (21 overs)
365/3 (102 overs)
CB Cooke 102* (135)
DA Payne 1/32 (16 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Gloucestershire 13, Glamorgan 12
22–25 September
(H) Surrey
v
Match drawn
  
 
410 (95.5 overs)
KC Sangakkara 101 (140)
MA Chambers 3/44 (10.3 overs)
110 (29.5 overs)
JJ Cobb 29* (49)
TK Curran 7/35 (13.5 overs)
125/5 (15.5 overs)
JJ Roy 77 (35)
GG White 2/25 (5.5 overs)
515 (115 overs)
D Murphy 135* (155)
MP Dunn 4/104 (23 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Surrey 13, Northamptonshire 8

Statistics[edit]

Division One[edit]

Most runs[edit]

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
James Hildreth Somerset 16 27 1390 53.46 220* 3 8
Scott Borthwick Durham 16 32 1286 42.86 103 1 11
Marcus Trescothick Somerset 16 29 1284 45.85 210* 3 8
Luke Wright Sussex 16 28 1210 46.53 226* 2 8
Michael Carberry Hampshire 16 30 1129 38.93 97* 0 10
Source:[6]

Most wickets[edit]

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W 10W
Chris Rushworth Durham 16 585.4 83 20.61 6/39 7 0
Steve Magoffin Sussex 16 582.0 69 24.05 6/50 4 1
James Harris Middlesex 16 460.2 69 25.73 9/34 3 1
Jack Brooks Yorkshire 14 420.5 65 22.76 5/35 3 0
Graham Onions Durham 15 467.5 65 26.83 7/68 3 0
Source:[7]

Division Two[edit]

Most runs[edit]

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Ashwell Prince Lancashire 16 23 1478 67.18 261 5 5
Sam Northeast Kent 16 28 1168 46.72 139 1 9
Nick Browne Essex 16 29 1157 42.85 151* 5 3
Mark Cosgrove Leicestershire 15 28 1093 40.48 156 4 4
Billy Godleman Derbyshire 14 28 1069 44.54 108 3 7
Source:[8]

Most wickets[edit]

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W 10W
Tom Curran Surrey 16 544.4 76 23.07 7/20 5 1
Mark Footitt Derbyshire 16 537.4 76 23.63 7/71 5 1
Matt Coles Kent 14 433.0 67 23.49 6/55 2 1
Kyle Jarvis Lancashire 13 450.5 62 24.72 5/13 4 0
Darren Stevens Kent 15 419.1 61 20.36 5/58 2 0
Source:[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "LV= extends County Championship deal". England and Wales Cricket Board. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  2. ^ "LV= County Championship - Scoring of points". England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. ^ "LV= County Championship Division One, 2015 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ^ "LV= County Championship Division Two, 2015 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  5. ^ BBC Sport County Championship fixtures
  6. ^ "LV= County Championship Division One, 2015 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ^ "LV= County Championship Division One, 2015 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  8. ^ "LV= County Championship Division Two, 2015 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  9. ^ "LV= County Championship Division Two, 2015 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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