2014 County Championship

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2014 County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsYorkshire (31st title)
Participants18
Matches144
Most runsJames Vince
(1525 for Hampshire)
Most wicketsMark Footitt
(82 for Derbyshire)
2013
2015
2014 County Championship is located in England
Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Durham
Durham
Essex
Essex
Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Hampshire
Kent
Kent
Lancashire
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Middlesex
Middlesex
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Somerset
Somerset
Surrey
Surrey
Sussex
Sussex
Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire
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Home grounds of each County

The 2014 County Championship season, known as the LV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 115th 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[]

Division One[]

  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 Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara (May)
Australia John Hastings (Jun–Sep)
India Varun Aaron (Sep)
Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Aigburth, Liverpool England Peter Moores (Apr)
England Glen Chapple (Apr–Sep)
England Glen Chapple Australia Usman Khawaja (Jun–Sep)
Pakistan Junaid Khan (Sep)
Middlesex Lord's, London Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge
Richmond Cricket Ground, Richmond
England Richard Scott Australia Chris Rogers Australia Chris Rogers
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton England David Ripley England Stephen Peters New Zealand Ian Butler (May)
South Africa Richard Levi (Jun–Jul)
New Zealand Neil Wagner (Aug–Sep)
Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham England Mick Newell England Chris Read Australia Peter Siddle (Apr–Jul)
Somerset County Ground, Taunton South Africa Dave Nosworthy England Marcus Trescothick South Africa Alviro Petersen (Apr–Jul)
South Africa Colin Ingram (Jul)
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 Jim Troughton New Zealand Jeetan Patel
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Australia Jason Gillespie England Andrew Gale New Zealand Kane Williamson (Apr–May, Aug)
Australia Aaron Finch (May–Jul)

Division Two[]

  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 Cricket West Indies Shivnarine Chanderpaul (Apr–May, Jul)
Australia Marcus North (May–Jun)
India Cheteshwar Pujara (Sep)
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester England Paul Grayson England James Foster New Zealand Jesse Ryder (May–Sep)
Glamorgan SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea
St Helen's, Swansea
Wales Toby Radford Wales Mark Wallace South Africa Jacques Rudolph
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol College Ground, Cheltenham New Zealand John Bracewell Australia Michael Klinger Australia Michael Klinger (Apr–Jul)
New Zealand Mark Craig (Aug)
Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton South Africa Dale Benkenstein England Jimmy Adams South Africa Kyle Abbott (Apr–Jun)
Australia Glenn Maxwell (Jun)
Australia Nathan Rimmington (Jul)
Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells Cricket West Indies Jimmy Adams England Robert Key Australia Doug Bollinger
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester England Phil Whitticase Cricket West Indies Ramnaresh Sarwan Cricket West Indies Ramnaresh Sarwan (May–Jun)
Surrey The Oval, London Woodbridge Road, Guildford South Africa Graham Ford South Africa Graeme Smith South Africa Graeme Smith (Apr–May)
South Africa Hashim Amla (May–Jun)
Sri Lanka Tillakaratne Dilshan (Jun–Aug)
Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester England Steve Rhodes England Daryl Mitchell Pakistan Saeed Ajmal (Apr–Jul)
New Zealand Mitchell McClenaghan (Jul–Sep)


Standings[]

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[]

The fixtures for 2014 were announced in November 2013.[5]

Division One[]

IPL2008Legend.svg Durham Lancashire Middlesex Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Somerset Sussex Warwickshire Yorkshire
Durham Durham
27 runs
Match drawn Durham
inn & 219 runs
Durham
54 runs
Match drawn Durham
309 runs
Warwickshire
inn & 188 runs
Match drawn
Lancashire Lancashire
1 wicket
Match drawn Lancashire
inn & 200 runs
Nottinghamshire
1 wicket
Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Yorkshire
inn & 18 runs
Middlesex Durham
141 runs
Middlesex
10 wickets
Match drawn Middlesex
10 wickets
Match drawn Abandoned
No result
Match drawn Middlesex
7 wickets
Northamptonshire Match drawn Lancashire
60 runs
Middlesex
inn & 84 runs
Nottinghamshire
5 wickets
Somerset
52 runs
Match drawn Warwickshire
inn & 105 runs
Yorkshire
271 runs
Nottinghamshire Match drawn Nottinghamshire
45 runs
Nottinghamshire
6 wickets
Nottinghamshire
inn & 10 runs
Nottinghamshire
7 wickets
Sussex
191 runs
Warwickshire
98 runs
Yorkshire
inn & 152 runs
Somerset Somerset
7 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Somerset
6 wickets
Warwickshire
215 runs
Match drawn
Sussex Match drawn Sussex
7 wickets
Sussex
inn & 172 runs
Sussex
inn & 85 runs
Match drawn Somerset
inn & 11 runs
Sussex
226 runs
Match drawn
Warwickshire Warwickshire
inn & 13 runs
Match drawn Warwickshire
inn & 47 runs
Warwickshire
inn & 16 runs
Warwickshire
3 wickets
Match drawn Sussex
7 wickets
Yorkshire
inn & 8 runs
Yorkshire Match drawn Match drawn Yorkshire
220 runs
Yorkshire
inn & 120 runs
Match drawn Match drawn Yorkshire
9 wickets
Yorkshire
inn & 155 runs
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn


Division Two[]

IPL2008Legend.svg Derbyshire Essex Glamorgan Gloucestershire Hampshire Kent Leicestershire Surrey Worcestershire
Derbyshire Match drawn Derbyshire
6 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Match drawn Derbyshire
408 runs
Surrey
10 wickets
Derbyshire
138 runs
Essex Essex
53 runs
Match drawn Essex
10 wickets
Essex
2 wickets
Essex
9 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Essex
inn & 92 runs
Glamorgan Glamorgan
106 runs
Essex
63 runs
Match drawn Hampshire
291 runs
Glamorgan
inn & 11 runs
Match drawn Surrey
9 wickets
Match drawn
Gloucestershire Derbyshire
6 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Hampshire
8 wickets
Gloucestershire
290 runs
Match drawn Match drawn Worcestershire
8 wickets
Hampshire Match drawn Hampshire
470 runs
Hampshire
6 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Hampshire
inn & 34 runs
Match drawn Match drawn
Kent Kent
10 wickets
Match drawn Match drawn Gloucestershire
244 runs
Hampshire
196 runs
Match drawn Kent
8 wickets
Match drawn
Leicestershire Derbyshire
9 wickets
Essex
inn & 79 runs
Match drawn Gloucestershire
9 wickets
Hampshire
278 runs
Kent
6 wickets
Match drawn Worcestershire
234 runs
Surrey Derbyshire
8 wickets
Match drawn Glamorgan
10 wickets
Surrey
4 wickets
Match drawn Kent
89 runs
Surrey
10 wickets
Match drawn
Worcestershire Worcestershire
inn & 64 runs
Worcestershire
72 runs
Worcestershire
249 runs
Gloucestershire
7 wickets
Match drawn Worcestershire
125 runs
Worcestershire
204 runs
Worcestershire
27 runs
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn

Results in full[]

Division One[]

April[]

6–9 April
(H) Nottinghamshire
v
Lancashire
Nottinghamshire won by 45 runs
 
 
272 (87.2 overs)
MJ Lumb 93 (179)
JM Anderson 5/55 (22 overs)
144 (58.2 overs)
TC Smith 42* (82)
LJ Fletcher 3/15 (10.2 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Neil Mallender
220 (59.5 overs)
MH Wessels 90 (109)
TC Smith 5/53 (14.5 overs)
303 (93.5 overs)
AG Prince 100 (181)
HF Gurney 4/81 (21.5 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 21, Lancashire 3
6–9 April
Middlesex
v
Sussex (H)
Sussex won by an innings and 127 runs
 
 
105 (48.2 overs)
DJ Malan 35 (73)
J Lewis 4/34 (14 overs)
386 (93.3 overs)
MJ Prior 125 (138)
ST Finn 6/80 (21.3 overs)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Nigel Cowley
154 (46.1 overs)
CJL Rogers 41 (83)
SJ Magoffin 5/56 (17.1 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field
  • Middlesex deducted 2 points for a slow over-rate
  • Points: Sussex 23, Middlesex 1
13–16 April
Nottinghamshire
v
Middlesex (H)
Middlesex won by 10 wickets
 
 
326 (100.1 overs)
JWA Taylor 62 (84)
ST Finn 5/91 (25 overs)
439/9d (131.5 overs)
SD Robson 163 (310)
A Carter 3/74 (22.5 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Peter Willey
224 (65.2 overs)
CMW Read 44 (52)
TJ Murtagh 5/61 (22 overs)
112/0 (18.2 overs)
CJL Rogers 63* (50)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 23, Nottinghamshire 4
13–16 April
Durham
v
Northamptonshire (H)
Match drawn
 
 
452 (135 overs)
P Mustard 91 (185)
Azharullah 3/116 (28 overs)
378 (103.1 overs)
MNW Spriegel 97 (193)
U Arshad 4/78 (21.1 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Tim Robinson
244 (70 overs)
MJ Richardson 59 (104)
JD Middlebrook 5/62 (21 overs)
205/9 (69 overs)
RI Newton 48* (137)
G Onions 3/48 (20 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Northamptonshire 11, Durham 11
13–16 April
Yorkshire
v
Somerset (H)
Match drawn
 
 
450 (132.5 overs)
AU Rashid 108 (190)
C Overton 3/72 (24 overs)
553 (157.5 overs)
JG Myburgh 91 (155)
LE Plunkett 4/117 (28 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Martin Saggers
193/4d (71 overs)
KS Williamson 57 (105)
JC Hildreth 1/21 (6 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 11, Somerset 9
13–16 April
(H) Warwickshire
v
Sussex
Sussex won by 7 wickets
 
 
87 (27.5 overs)
IJL Trott 37 (64)
SJ Magoffin 3/15 (9 overs)
229 (66.5 overs)
EC Joyce 117 (156)
KHD Barker 3/52 (16 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nick Cook and Michael Gough
471 (120.3 overs)
IR Bell 189* (309)
SJ Magoffin 3/88 (26 overs)
333/3 (83 overs)
EC Joyce 151* (237)
JS Patel 2/110 (29 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 20, Warwickshire 3
20–23 April
(H) Durham
v
Somerset
Match drawn
 
 
308 (88 overs)
KK Jennings 80 (184)
L Gregory 4/59 (20 overs)
185 (50.1 overs)
PD Trego 48 (41)
C Rushworth 4/52 (17 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Michael Gough and David Millns
213/9d (61 overs)
PD Collingwood 52* (82)
L Gregory 4/91 (21 overs)
246/4 (73 overs)
NRD Compton 100* (211)
U Arshad 2/28 (15 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on Day 3 due to bad light
  • Points: Durham 11, Somerset 8
20–23 April
(H) Lancashire
v
Warwickshire
Match drawn
 
 
247 (75 overs)
PJ Horton 83 (187)
CR Woakes 5/63 (16 overs)
324 (111.4 overs)
WTS Porterfield 77 (119)
TC Smith 4/67 (21 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Alex Wharf
196 (85.2 overs)
PJ Horton 84 (220)
JS Patel 4/44 (25.2 overs)
95/5 (24.3 overs)
V Chopra 50* (78)
SC Kerrigan 4/38 (9 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 11, Lancashire 9
20–23 April
(H) Yorkshire
v
Northamptonshire
Yorkshire won by an innings and 120 runs
 
 
459/9d (125 overs)
GS Ballance 174 (256)
AJ Hall 4/103 (28 overs)
94 (30 overs)
MNW Spriegel 29* (78)
JA Brooks 5/36 (12 overs)
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Mark Benson and Ian Gould
245 (78.4 overs) (f/o)
JD Middlebrook 63 (140)
RJ Sidebottom 3/34 (18 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 23, Northamptonshire 2
27–30 April
Yorkshire
v
Middlesex (H)
Middlesex won by 7 wickets
 
 
178 (58.2 overs)
LE Plunkett 56* (86)
ST Finn 4/50 (17 overs)
123 (45.5 overs)
EJG Morgan 33 (66)
RJ Sidebottom 4/34 (16 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Steve O'Shaughnessy
416 (110.5 overs)
GS Ballance 130 (143)
ST Finn 4/89 (22 overs)
472/3 (101.4 overs)
CJL Rogers 241* (290)
KS Williamson 1/69 (14.4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 19, Yorkshire 3
27–30 April
Lancashire
v
Northamptonshire (H)
Lancashire won by 60 runs
 
 
119 (44 overs)
JM Anderson 28 (24)
SP Crook 3/26 (7 overs)
164 (70 overs)
MNW Spriegel 62 (183)
JM Anderson 5/48 (25 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Martin Saggers
284 (86.2 overs)
JC Buttler 72 (103)
OP Stone 4/65 (20 overs)
179 (72.2 overs)
JD Middlebrook 87 (192)
JM Anderson 5/41 (24 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Lancashire 19, Northamptonshire 3
27–29 April
Warwickshire
v
Nottinghamshire (H)
Warwickshire won by 98 runs
 
 
263 (72.2 overs)
IR Bell 122 (148)
A Carter 5/55 (13.2 overs)
116 (38 overs)
SR Patel 54 (93)
CR Woakes 3/13 (5 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Steve Garratt and David Millns
152 (39.3 overs)
TM Ambrose 29 (33)
PM Siddle 3/38 (12 overs)
201 (57 overs)
PA Jaques 64 (99)
CJC Wright 4/70 (17 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Warwickshire 21, Nottinghamshire 3
27–30 April
Somerset
v
Sussex (H)
Somerset won by an innings and 11 runs
 
 
372 (114.3 overs)
ME Trescothick 116 (234)
CJ Jordan 5/76 (27.3 overs)
142 (55 overs)
LWP Wells 79* (168)
L Gregory 5/49 (18 overs)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Alex Wharf
219 (68 overs) (f/o)
EC Joyce 93 (175)
L Gregory 4/48 (14 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Somerset 22, Sussex 3

May[]

4–7 May
Yorkshire
v
Durham (H)
Match drawn
 
 
589/8d (163.2 overs)
AW Gale 124 (231)
C Rushworth 3/113 (29 overs)
388 (138 overs)
MJ Richardson 148 (230)
AU Rashid 3/73 (23 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Alex Wharf
100/4 (53 overs) (f/o)
KK Jennings 54* (166)
RJ Sidebottom 1/18 (5 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 11, Durham 9
4–7 May
Sussex
v
Lancashire (H)
Match drawn
 
 
298 (103 overs)
MH Yardy 139 (232)
TC Smith 3/69 (19 overs)
191 (82.4 overs)
AL Davies 59 (117)
SJ Magoffin 4/36 (21.4 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Mark Benson and Stephen Gale
216/5d (68 overs)
MH Yardy 45 (102)
G Chapple 2/45 (16 overs)
19/0 (8.4 overs)
PJ Horton 14 (32)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Match ended due to rain
  • Points: Sussex 10, Lancashire 8
4–7 May
Nottinghamshire
v
Somerset (H)
Match drawn
 
 
440 (113.4 overs)
SR Patel 132 (179)
AC Thomas 5/127 (32 overs)
402/9d (110.1 overs)
AN Petersen 94 (159)
A Carter 3/90 (24.1 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Steve O'Shaughnessy
322/4d (102 overs)
PA Jaques 150* (281)
AC Thomas 2/26 (12 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Somerset 12, Nottinghamshire 12
4–6 May
Middlesex
v
Warwickshire (H)
Warwickshire won by an innings and 47 runs
 
 
167 (43.5 overs)
ST Finn 37* (49)
CJC Wright 4/56 (14 overs)
462 (142.3 overs)
TR Ambrose 167 (269)
TS Roland-Jones 3/66 (29 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Peter Willey
248 (91.2 overs)
CJL Rogers 82 (139)
JS Patel 4/78 (31.2 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Sam Hain (Warwickshire)
  • Points: Warwickshire 22, Middlesex 2
11–14 May
Lancashire
v
(H) Middlesex
Middlesex won by 10 wickets
 
 
266 (93.2 overs)
JC Buttler 59 (110)
NJ Dexter 6/63 (26 overs)
459/8d (141.3 overs)
EJG Morgan 103 (197)
KW Hogg 3/48 (29 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Jeremy Lloyds
223 (84.2 overs)
AG Prince 86 (171)
TJ Murtagh 6/60 (26.2 overs)
31/0 (3.5 overs)
SD Robson 19* (20)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 22, Lancashire 4
11–14 May
Northamptonshire
v
Nottinghamshire (H)
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 10 runs
 
 
248 (74.1 overs)
SD Peters 88 (153)
PM Siddle 4/75 (17 overs)
409/8d (85.3 overs)
MH Wessels 158 (152)
J Middlebrook 2/63 (12 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Michael Gough and George Sharp
151 (49.2 overs)
AJ Hall 27 (48)
A Shahzad 4/46 (16 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Northamptonshire 3
11–14 May
(H) Sussex
v
Durham
Match drawn
 
 
505/9d (113.4 overs)
LJ Wright 189 (242)
C Rushworth 4/124 (32.4 overs)
451/7 (125 overs)
KC Sangakkara 159 (267)
SJ Magoffin 2/84 (31 overs)d
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Martin Saggers
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Sussex 12, Durham 11
11–13 May
(H) Yorkshire
v
Warwickshire
Yorkshire won by an innings and 155 runs
 
 
444 (124.3 overs)
LE Plunkett 86 (75)
CR Woakes 4/68 (27.3 overs)
200 (81.1 overs)
IR Bell 97 (218)
JA Brooks 3/39 (11.1 overs)
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Tim Robinson
89 (31.2 overs) (f/o)
TR Ambrose 28 (47)
JA Brooks 4/37 (12 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 23, Warwickshire 3
18–21 May
(H) Northamptonshire
v
Middlesex
Middlesex won by an innings and 84 runs
 
 
283 (108.5 overs)
SD Peters 67 (124)
RH Patel 3/49 (21 overs)
543/7d (136 overs)
NJ Dexter 163* (265)
AJ Hall 2/84 (22 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Richard Kettleborough
176 (87.5 overs)
BM Duckett 56 (136)
TS Roland-Jones 6/50 (21.5 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 23, Northamptonshire 3
19–22 May
Durham
v
Somerset (H)
Somerset won by 7 wickets
 
 
155 (46.1 overs)
SG Borthwick 59 (103)
AC Thomas 5/41 (15 overs)
234 (68.1 overs)
AN Petersen 78 (150)
MA Wood 5/37 (18.1 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Nick Cook and Graham Lloyd
326 (111.3 overs)
MJ Richardson 116 (227)
C Overton 5/63 (21 overs)
250/3 (45.3 overs)
ME Trescothick 133 (129)
RD Pringle 2/94 (17.3 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Ryan Pringle (Durham)
  • Points: Somerset 20, Durham 3
25–28 May
(H) Nottinghamshire
v
Durham
Match drawn
 
 
377 (95.5 overs)
SR Patel 99 (141)
BA Stokes 3/70 (15 overs)
335/4 (83 overs)
GJ Muchall 158 (189)
A Shahzad 2/52 (12 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Neil Mallender
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • No play on final day due to rain
  • First-class debut: Gavin Main (Durham)
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 10, Durham 11
25–28 May
Somerset
v
Warwickshire (H)
Match drawn
 
 
411 (120.4 overs)
JC Hildreth 98 (155)
WB Rankin 3/79 (26.4 overs)
294/5 (92.3 overs)
WTS Porterfield 118 (229)
C Overton 3/68 (20.3 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Richard Illingworth
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on the final day due to rain
  • Points: Warwickshire 9, Somerset 9
25–28 May
Lancashire
v
Yorkshire (H)
Match drawn
 
 
325 (104.3 overs)
PJ Horton 66 (143)
JA Brooks 5/90 (31 overs)
243 (71 overs)
AW Gale 95* (113)
TC Smith 5/49 (13 overs)
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Ian Gould and Peter Willey
48/3 (17 overs)
SJ Croft 23* (38)
TT Bresnan 3/9 (7 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on final day due to rain
  • Points: Yorkshire 9, Lancashire 11
26–29 May
(H) Middlesex
v
Sussex
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
 
 
Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Umpires: Steve Garratt and David Millns
  • No toss
  • Points: Middlesex 5, Sussex 5
31 May – 3 June
Yorkshire
v
(H) Northamptonshire
Yorkshire won by 271 runs
 
 
136 (40.3 overs)
AJ Finch 34 (52)
IG Butler 4/41 (11 overs)
251 (61 overs)
JD Middlebrook 70 (95)
JA Brooks 4/78 (17 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Nick Cook and Peter Hartley
546/3d (147 overs)
A Lyth 230 (398)
MNW Spriegel 1/79 (25 overs)
160 (64.1 overs)
RI Newton 33 (108)
LE Plunkett 4/42 (14.1 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 19, Northamptonshire 5

June[]

1–4 June
(H) Durham
v
Middlesex
Match drawn
 
 
568/9d (131.1 overs)
SG Borthwick 216 (305)
TS Roland-Jones 5/103 (25.1 overs)
330 (91.2 overs)
TS Roland-Jones 63 (105)
MA Wood 4/75 (17 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Tim Robinson
90/2 (27 overs) (f/o)
SD Robson 42* (88)
C Rushworth 1/11 (5 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Durham 13, Middlesex 9
1–4 June
Somerset
v
(H) Lancashire
Match drawn
 
 
420 (127.1 overs)
AN Petersen 155 (230)
SC Kerrigan 3/94 (34 overs)
203 (77.2 overs)
AL Davies 62 (152)
PD Trego 3/37 (16 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Neil Mallender
95/3 (33 overs) (f/o)
AP Agathangelou 46* (77)
PD Trego 3/25 (9 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • No play on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Somerset 12, Lancashire 8
1–4 June
Nottinghamshire
v
(H) Sussex
Match drawn
 
 
452 (105 overs)
SR Patel 156 (181)
SJ Magoffin 4/110 (27 overs)
355 (107.3 overs)
EC Joyce 164* (289)
AR Adams 5/65 (26.3 overs)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyds
336/4d (67 overs)
AD Hales 167 (133)
CD Nash 2/91 (22 overs)
198/2 (60 overs)
CD Nash 86 (129)
SCJ Broad 2/31 (12 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 13, Sussex 12
8–10 June
Sussex
v
(H) Somerset
Somerset won by 6 wickets
 
 
214 (80.2 overs)
EC Joyce 103 (233)
PD Trego 3/47 (20 overs)
289 (77.5 overs)
C Overton 86 (120)
SJ Magoffin 6/60 (19 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Peter Hartley
178 (77.4 overs)
LJ Wright 35 (93)
AC Thomas 5/40 (20 overs)
107/4 (20.1 overs)
NRD Compton 38* (47)
JE Anyon 2/28 (6 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Alfonso Thomas (Somerset) took four wickets in four balls in the second innings, the first time that such a feat has been achieved by a Somerset bowler in first-class cricket.[6]
  • Points: Somerset 21, Sussex 4
8–11 June
Lancashire
v
(H) Warwickshire
Match drawn
 
 
286 (106.3 overs)
AL Davies 59 (148)
JS Patel 4/64 (32.3 overs)
322 (123.4 overs)
TR Ambrose 62 (106)
TC Smith 3/50 (24.4 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Mark Benson and David Millns
322/7d (82 overs)
SJ Croft 104* (118)
WB Rankin 3/39 (13 overs)
86/5 (40 overs)
V Chopra 29 (55)
SJ Croft 3/25 (15 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 10, Lancashire 9
8–11 June
Nottinghamshire
v
(H) Yorkshire
Match drawn
 
 
205 (56 overs)
MJ Lumb 45 (100)
TT Bresnan 3/43 (16 overs)
247 (72 overs)
RM Pyrah 45 (46)
PM Siddle 4/65 (23 overs)
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Alex Wharf
335/8d (98 overs)
JWA Taylor 96 (224)
SA Patterson 4/57 (25 overs)
53/3 (31 overs)
JA Leaning 15 (28)
AR Adams 2/24 (7 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 9, Nottinghamshire 9
14–17 June
Middlesex
v
(H) Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets
 
 
505 (114.5 overs)
EJG Morgan 191 (265)
AR Adams 3/91 (23 overs)
392 (101.3 overs)
AD Hales 96 (110)
TJ Murtagh 6/93 (26.3 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Neil Mallender
271/9d (71.3 overs)
PR Stirling 66* (92)
HF Gurney 4/76 (16.3 overs)
387/4 (74.5 overs)
AD Hales 94 (142)
RH Patel 3/95 (22 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Middlesex 8
15–18 June
(H) Durham
v
Lancashire
Durham won by 27 runs
 
 
338 (104.1 overs)
P Mustard 70 (168)
KW Hogg 6/70 (27.1 overs)
266 (78.1 overs)
UT Khawaja 86 (139)
P Coughlin 3/42 (16 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Martin Bodenham and George Sharp
267 (82.4 overs)
SG Borthwick 92 (139)
TC Smith 5/42 (18 overs)
312 (80.4 overs)
JC Buttler 100* (131)
C Rushworth 4/45 (20.4 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Durham 22, Lancashire 5
15–18 June
(H) Northamptonshire
v
Warwickshire
Warwickshire won by an innings and 105 runs
 
 
312 (95.2 overs)
RI Newton 114 (185)
CR Woakes 4/87 (24 overs)
602/9d (160 overs)
SR Hain 134 (284)
JD Middlebrook 3/120 (34 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyds
185 (75 overs)
JD Middlebrook 50 (112)
CR Woakes 4/53 (21 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 23, Northamptonshire 4
16–19 June
(H) Sussex
v
Yorkshire
Match drawn
 
 
316 (99.5 overs)
LWP Wells 74 (182)
TT Bresnan 3/81 (26 overs)
470/7d (173 overs)
JM Bairstow 161* (290)
SJ Magoffin 4/81 (42 overs)
Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Richard Kettleborough
228/3d (95 overs)
LWP Wells 81 (246)
A Lyth 2/40 (15 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 10, Sussex 9
22–25 June
(H) Durham
v
Sussex
Durham won by 309 runs
 
 
337 (87.2 overs)
MD Stoneman 113 (152)
LJ Hatchett 5/113 (23.2 overs)
205 (65.3 overs)
LJ Wright 66* (97)
BA Stokes 7/67 (17.3 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Nick Cook
359/6d (94 overs)
KK Jennings 103 (219)
JC Tredwell 2/78 (19 overs)
182 (48.5 overs)
JC Tredwell 50* (60)
JW Hastings 4/47 (17 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Durham 22, Sussex 4
22–25 June
(H) Lancashire
v
Northamptonshire
Lancashire won by an innings and 200 runs
 
 
650/6d (141 overs)
AG Prince 257* (335)
AJ Hall 2/105 (27 overs)
180 (64.5 overs)
RE Levi 59 (127)
G Chapple 5/51 (16.5 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Graham Lloyd
270 (71.4 overs) (f/o)
AJ Hall 50* (98)
SC Kerrigan 4/76 (23.4 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 24, Northamptonshire 1
22–25 June
Somerset
v
(H) Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire won by 7 wickets
 
 
168 (51.2 overs)
ME Trescothick 87 (133)
HF Gurney 3/44 (15 overs)
461 (102.2 overs)
PA Jaques 113 (138)
C Overton 4/102 (26 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Peter Willey
402 (108.4 overs)
PD Trego 107* (122)
AR Adams 3/103 (29 overs)
111/3 (24 overs)
PA Jaques 42* (65)
C Overton 3/48 (12 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Somerset 3
22–24 June
(H) Warwickshire
v
Yorkshire
Yorkshire won by an innings and 8 runs
 
 
228 (71.3 overs)
JS Patel 63* (67)
RM Pyrah 3/37 (12 overs)
422 (117.3 overs)
AJ Finch 110 (146)
CR Woakes 3/81 (24 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Nigel Llong
186 (70 overs)
WTS Porterfield 43 (131)
SA Patterson 3/26 (16 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Karl Carver (Yorkshire)
  • Points: Yorkshire 24, Warwickshire 3
29 June – 2 July
(H) Middlesex
v
Northamptonshire
Match drawn
 
 
488/9d (134 overs)
DJ Malan 154* (258)
MNW Spriegel 3/26 (5 overs)
384 (108.5 overs)
SP Crook 131 (124)
ST Finn 4/110 (29 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Llong
199/5d (49 overs)
EJG Morgan 81* (95)
SP Crook 2/28 (11 overs)
82/3 (46 overs)
MNW Spriegel 29* (104)
TS Roland-Jones 1/12 (9 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 12, Northamptonshire 10
29 June – 2 July
Lancashire
v
(H) Somerset
Match drawn
 
 
266 (103.4 overs)
PJ Horton 140 (256)
AC Thomas 3/34 (23 overs)
484 (154.1 overs)
ME Trescothick 128 (317)
SC Kerrigan 4/168 (51.1 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Peter Hartley
251/5 (100 overs)
UT Khawaja 60 (151)
AC Thomas 3/35 (21 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 11, Lancashire 9
29 June – 2 July
Nottinghamshire
v
(H) Warwickshire
Warwickshire won by 3 wickets
 
 
406 (101 overs)
AD Hales 183 (224)
WB Rankin 3/40 (14 overs)
343 (84.3 overs)
CR Woakes 91 (177)
AR Adams 4/67 (19 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Jeff Evans
225 (73.4 overs)
PA Jaques 79 (124)
CR Woakes 5/35 (16.4 overs)
289/7 (92.4 overs)
TR Ambrose 82* (154)
SR Patel 3/36 (23 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Warwickshire 24, Nottinghamshire 6

July[]

6–8 July
(H) Sussex
v
Northamptonshire
Sussex won by an innings and 85 runs
 
 
405 (119.1 overs)
LJ Wright 158 (228)
AJ Hall 4/77 (30 overs)
116 (37.3 overs)
JD Middlebrook 28 (73)
SJ Magoffin 5/12 (11 overs)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Steve Garratt and George Sharp
204 (68.3 overs) (f/o)
SP Crook 52* (48)
SJ Magoffin 3/28 (17 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Sussex 23, Northamptonshire 2
7–10 July
(H) Middlesex
v
Somerset
Match drawn
 
 
338 (97.5 overs)
DJ Malan 124 (218)
C Overton 4/84 (23.5 overs)
264/9d (98.1 overs)
NRD Compton 94 (278)
ST Finn 3/80 (27.1 overs)
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Neil Mallender
315/5d (69 overs)
NRT Gubbins 95 (172)
AC Thomas 1/53 (13 overs)
203/4 (57 overs)
NRD Compton 83* (136)
TS Roland-Jones 2/41 (10 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 11, Somerset 10
7–10 July
(H) Yorkshire
v
Durham
Match drawn
 
 
426 (115.4 overs)
A Lyth 143 (250)
MA Wood 5/87 (24 overs)
231 (88.2 overs)
PD Collingwood 64* (106)
AU Rashid 4/73 (20 overs)
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Richard Kettleborough
323/8 (113 overs) (f/o)
MJ Richardson 95 (165)
JA Brooks 4/66 (23 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 13, Durham 9
12–15 July
Somerset
v
(H) Northamptonshire
Somerset won by 52 runs
 
 
375 (100.1 overs)
ME Trescothick 124 (252)
DJ Willey 3/74 (22 overs)
221 (59.1 overs)
DJ Willey 53 (45)
L Gregory 6/47 (17 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Richard Illingworth
249/8d (86 overs)
CR Jones 87 (211)
JD Middlebrook 4/40 (14 overs)
351 (109.4 overs)
AJ Hall 66 (109)
L Gregory 5/75 (28 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 23, Northamptonshire 4
13–15 July
Warwickshire
v
(H) Durham
Warwickshire won an innings and 188 runs
 
 
472 (124.1 overs)
SR Hain 109* (193)
JW Hastings 5/94 (30 overs)
171 (57.1 overs)
JW Hastings 51 (66)
KHD Barker 6/46 (22 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Peter Hartley
113 (48.1 overs) (f/o)
KK Jennings 37 (100)
JS Patel 5/49 (17 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Warwickshire 24, Durham 2
13–15 July
(H) Lancashire
v
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire won by 1 wicket
 
 
225 (69.2 overs)
JC Buttler 52 (84)
AR Adams 4/45 (17.2 overs)
261 (87.5 overs)
SJ Mullaney 82 (149)
G Chapple 4/73 (22 overs)
Aigburth, Liverpool
Umpires: Michael Gough and Alex Wharf
205 (54 overs)
UT Khawaja 53 (85)
HF Gurney 4/22 (9 overs)
170/9 (50.1 overs)
CMW Read 40* (66)
TC Smith 3/44 (15 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 21, Lancashire 4
19–22 July
(H) Yorkshire
v
Middlesex
Yorkshire won by 220 runs
 
 
253 (87.5 overs)
A Lyth 117 (231)
ST Finn 4/81 (19.5 overs)
232 (67 overs)
JA Simpson 110 (155)
RJ Sidebottom 7/44 (17 overs)
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Martin Saggers
400/5d (109 overs)
AW Gale 126* (180)
TJ Murtagh 3/64 (23 overs)
201 (80.3 overs)
JA Simpson 61 (108)
AU Rashid 4/27 (17.3 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 21, Middlesex 4
21–24 July
(H) Sussex
v
Warwickshire
Sussex won by 226 runs
 
 
413 (129.4 overs)
LJ Wright 89 (146)
KHD Barker 3/65 (27 overs)
333 (111.5 overs)
IJL Trott 106 (242)
SJ Magoffin 4/74 (26 overs)
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Alex Wharf
245/9d (60.1 overs)
EC Joyce 72 (106)
JS Patel 4/84 (24 overs)
99 (41.4 overs)
TR Ambrose 56 (131)
JC Tredwell 4/7 (12.4 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 23, Warwickshire 5

August[]

15–18 August
Durham
v
(H) Lancashire
Lancashire won by 1 wicket
 
 
340 (99 overs)
CS MacLeod 84 (192)
TC Smith 5/45 (22 overs)
421 (131.3 overs)
PJ Horton 114 (217)
JW Hastings 4/78 (28 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Russell Evans and Stephen Gale
187 (77.1 overs)
PD Collingwood 45* (104)
SC Kerrigan 4/61 (33 overs)
107/9 (35.4 overs)
TC Smith 35* (61)
JW Hastings 4/40 (14 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 22, Durham 5
15–18 August
(H) Northamptonshire
v
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets
 
 
260 (76 overs)
AM Rossington 103 (124)
AR Adams 3/60 (20 overs)
388 (113 overs)
MJ Lumb 99 (192)
DJ Willey 4/46 (25 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Nick Cook and Steve Garratt
338 (88.4 overs)
AM Rossington 80 (103)
LJ Fletcher 4/76 (20.4 overs)
211/5 (52 overs)
AD Hales 102* (142)
Azharullah 2/38 (14 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 23, Northamptonshire 4
15–18 August
Warwickshire
v
(H) Somerset
Warwickshire won by 215 runs
 
 
367 (97.2 overs)
IJ Westwood 129 (234)
C Overton 3/76 (24 overs)
286 (77.1 overs)
TB Abell 95 (188)
JS Patel 4/81 (23.1 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Steve O'Shaughnessy
322/7d (93.2 overs)
V Chopra 117* (264)
L Gregory 3/58 (18.2 overs)
188 (70.2 overs)
PD Trego 42 (80)
RO Gordon 4/53 (14.2 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Tom Abell (Somerset)
  • Points: Warwickshire 23, Somerset 5
15–18 August
Sussex
v
(H) Yorkshire
Yorkshire won by 9 wickets
 
 
368 (111.4 overs)
EC Joyce 130 (240)
AU Rashid 3/32 (13.4 overs)
493 (126.2 overs)
KS Williamson 189 (320)
LWP Wells 3/38 (12 overs)
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Graham Lloyd
230 (79.1 overs)
LJ Wright 113 (155)
TT Bresnan 3/60 (17 overs)
106/1 (20.1 overs)
AZ Lees 46 (50)
ME Hobden 1/22 (3 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 24, Sussex 6
31 August–3 September
(H) Durham
v
Nottinghamshire
Durham won by 54 runs
 
 
253 (75 overs)
MJ Richardson 73 (148)
A Shahzad 3/71 (17 overs)
188 (58.2 overs)
MH Wessels 37 (51)
JW Hastings 4/64 (21.2 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Peter Hartley
309 (92.4 overs)
PD Collingwood 100 (220)
G Keedy 4/86 (32 overs)
320 (89.3 overs)
MH Wessels 90 (127)
PKD Chase 5/64 (17 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Peter Chase (Durham)
  • Points: Durham 21, Nottinghamshire 3
31 August–3 September
(H) Lancashire
v
Yorkshire
Yorkshire won by an innings and 18 runs
 
 
278 (74.3 overs)
TC Smith 57 (98)
RJ Sidebottom 3/42 (14 overs)
610/6d (164 overs)
A Lyth 215 (446)
SD Parry 4/109 (33 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Steve Garrett and Steve O'Shaughnessy
314 (103.2 overs)
UT Khawaja 117 (250)
AU Rashid 5/117 (40 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
31 August–3 September
Warwickshire
v
(H) Middlesex
Match drawn
 
 
362/8d (103 overs)
Rikki Clarke 94 (149)
Neil Dexter 3/63 (21 overs)
372/9d (113 overs)
CJL Rogers 85 (170)
R Clarke 3/54 (23 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Graham Lloyd
182/2d (57 overs)
SR Hain 106* (171)
TJ Murtagh 2/32 (10 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 11, Warwickshire 11
31 August–3 September
(H) Somerset
v
Northamptonshire
Match drawn
 
 
314 (82.1 overs)
AWR Barrow 88 (97)
DJ Willey 4/64 (17.1 overs)
448/9d (125 overs)
BM Duckett 144* (210)
AC Thomas 4/116 (33 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Alex Wharf
235/6 (97 overs)
JG Myburgh 87 (249)
DJ Willey 3/47 (22 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Northamptonshire 12, Somerset 10

September[]

9–12 September
Durham
v
(H) Middlesex
Durham won by 141 runs
 
 
377 (104.3 overs)
SG Borthwick 176 (292)
TJ Murtagh 5/106 (26.3 overs)
276 (73.1 overs)
DJ Malan 97 (140)
C Rushworth 3/86 (18 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Neil Bainton and David Millns
294 (91 overs)
GJ Muchall 74* (116)
TJ Murtagh 5/86 (26 overs)
254 (62 overs)
DJ Malan 46 (113)
C Rushworth 3/74 (20 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Durham 23, Middlesex 5
9–12 September
Yorkshire
v
(H) Nottinghamshire
Yorkshire won by an innings and 152 runs
 
 
532/9d (174.2 overs)
A Lyth 122 (231)
G Keedy 5/163 (50 overs)
203 (66.2 overs)
CMW Read 81* (154)
JA Brooks 4/58 (13.2 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers
177 (56.2 overs) (f/o)
JWA Taylor 75 (154)
RJ Sidebottom 6/30 (18.2 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 23, Nottinghamshire 2
9–12 September
Lancashire
v
(H) Sussex
Sussex won by 7 wickets
 
 
320 (91.5 overs)
LA Procter 81* (155)
SJ Magoffin 4/96 (25 overs)
434 (125.5 overs)
EC Joyce 137 (203)
SC Kerrigan 3/117 (32.5 overs)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Jeremy Lloyds
364 (102.1 overs)
SJ Croft 87 (170)
CJ Jordan 4/82 (25 overs)
251/3 (46.3 overs)
EC Joyce 79 (80)
SJ Croft 1/38 (5 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Sussex 23, Lancashire 5
9–12 September
Northamptonshire
v
(H) Warwickshire
Warwickshire won by an innings and 16 runs
 
 
273 (77.3 overs)
JM Kettleborough 71 (140)
OJ Hannon-Dalby 4/57 (17.3 overs)
573/9d (155 overs)
SR Hain 208 (337)
JD Middlebrook 5/124 (47 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nick Cook and Tim Robinson
284 (85.2 overs) (f/o)
BM Duckett 71 (91)
KHD Barker 4/47 (20.2 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Warwickshire 24, Northamptonshire 3
15–17 September
(H) Durham
v
Northamptonshire
Durham won by an innings and 219 runs
 
 
392 (92.1 overs)
SG Borthwick 136 (215)
N Wagner 5/104 (20 overs)
83 (23 overs)
JD Middlebrook 23 (28)
C Rushworth 9/52 (12 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Michael Gough
90 (17.2 overs) (f/o)
AM Rossington 22 (17)
C Rushworth 6/43 (8 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Durham 23, Northamptonshire 3
15–18 September
Sussex
v
(H) Nottinghamshire
Sussex won by 191 runs
 
 
391 (103.4 overs)
CD Nash 178 (235)
LJ Fletcher 3/67 (24 overs)
413 (120.4 overs)
JWA Taylor 126 (189)
SJ Magoffin 4/72 (34 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Richard Kettleborough
406/6d (70 overs)
EC Joyce 149 (159)
LJ Fletcher 3/66 (18 overs)
193 (60.3 overs)
JWA Taylor 46 (91)
SJ Magoffin 4/51 (16 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Luke Wood (Nottinghamshire)
  • Points: Sussex 22, Nottinghamshire 7
15–18 September
(H) Somerset
v
Middlesex
Match drawn
 
 
523/9d (159.2 overs)
JC Hildreth 182 (362)
JL Denly 2/31 (7.2 overs)
223 (82.4 overs)
EJG Morgan 82 (194)
AC Thomas 3/32 (13.4 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Alex Wharf
328/4d (123 overs) (f/o)
CJL Rogers 203* (386)
C Overton 2/26 (12 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Somerset 11, Middlesex 7
23–26 September
Middlesex
v
(H) Lancashire
Match drawn
 
 
214 (70.5 overs)
JL Denly 38 (74)
LA Procter 4/50 (15 overs)
302/8d (109.2 overs)
SJ Croft 60 (132)
TJ Murtagh 3/69 (30 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Nick Cook and David Millns
341/8 (134 overs)
SD Robson 75 (106)
Junaid Khan 3/84 (29 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 11, Middlesex 8
23–26 September
Sussex
v
(H) Northamptonshire
Match drawn
 
 
368 (119 overs)
Ashar Zaidi 88 (169)
OP Stone 5/48 (20 overs)
294 (93.2 overs)
RI Keogh 129 (253)
SJ Magoffin 5/51 (25 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: George Sharp and Peter Willey
343 (115.3 overs)
LWP Wells 162 (345)
Azharullah 7/76 (23.3 overs)
85/1 (23 overs)
SD Peters 42 (71)
LWP Wells 1/10 (1 over)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 11, Northamptonshire 8
23–25 September
Durham
v
(H) Warwickshire
Warwickshire won by an innings and 13 runs
 
 
201 (64.5 overs)
RD Pringle 63* (98)
KHD Barker 5/59 (17 overs)
429 (119.3 overs)
V Chopra 160 (244)
C Rushworth 6/100 (31 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Stephen Gale
215 (50.1 overs)
MD Stoneman 45 (44)
KHD Barker 3/41 (15 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 24, Durham 3
23–26 September
(H) Yorkshire
v
Somerset
Match drawn
 
 
253 (83.1 overs)
AZ Lees 83 (120)
PD Trego 4/69 (19.1 overs)
437 (120.1 overs)
NRD Compton 156 (232)
SA Patterson 4/54 (28 overs)
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Alex Wharf
365 (94.3 overs)
JE Root 97 (128)
PD Trego 7/84 (28.3 overs)
151/9 (44 overs)
ME Trescothick 44 (48)
JA Brooks 3/46 (14 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 12, Yorkshire 9

Division Two[]

April[]

6–9 April
(H) Hampshire
v
Worcestershire
Match drawn
 
 
263 (66.2 overs)
SM Ervine 93 (116)
JD Shantry 4/68 (18 overs)
350/7d (105.3 overs)
DKH Mitchell 172* (307)
MT Coles 3/58 (28 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: David Millns and Alex Wharf
27/1 (17 overs)
LA Dawson 11 (29)
MM Ali 1/16 (9 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Worcestershire)
    Only 8.5 overs were played during Day 1 & 2 due to rain
  • Points: Worcestershire 12, Hampshire 9
6–9 April
(H) Surrey
v
Glamorgan
Glamorgan won by 10 wickets
 
 
280 (104.4 overs)
ZS Ansari 74 (259)
J Allenby 4/47 (30 overs)
209 (57.3 overs)
J Allenby 52 (68)
SC Meaker 4/57 (16 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Steve O'Shaughnessy
81 (57.3 overs)
GC Smith 18 (27)
GG Wagg 6/29 (15 overs)
156/0 (45.4 overs)
GP Rees 75* (141)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Glamorgan 20, Surrey 5
13–16 April
(H) Essex
v
Derbyshire
Essex won by 53 runs
 
 
94 (36.3 overs)
AN Cook 35 (67)
MHA Footitt 5/29 (14.3 overs)
154 (64.5 overs)
S Chanderpaul 75* (157)
DD Masters 6/46 (22 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Nigel Llong
425 (127.4 overs)
AN Cook 181 (335)
TD Groenewald 3/62 (25 overs)
312 (84.4 overs)
TD Groenewald 52 (35)
GR Napier 3/49 (14 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Tim Groenewald (Derbyshire) took a hat-trick in the first innings[7]
  • Points: Essex 19, Derbyshire 3
13–16 April
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Hampshire
Hampshire won by 8 wickets
 
 
304 (101.1 overs)
WA Tavaré 139 (281)
KJ Abbott 5/67 (23.1 overs)
422 (89.4 overs)
JM Vince 144 (184)
MD Taylor 5/75 (19.4 overs)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Graham Lloyd
332 (97.4 overs)
HJM Marshall 94 (215)
SM Ervine 2/21 (13 overs)
215/2 (46.3 overs)
MA Carberry 100* (131)
MD Taylor 1/26 (9 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Hampshire 24, Gloucestershire 6
13–16 April
(H) Worcestershire
v
Kent
Worcestershire won by 125 runs
 
 
224 (76.3 overs)
AN Kervezee 54 (110)
RH Joseph 3/43 (17 overs)
229 (96.5 overs)
BW Harmison 55 (208)
GM Andrew 4/42 (17 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Ian Gould
270 (88.4 overs)
OB Cox 89 (121)
DE Bollinger 5/43 (19 overs)
140 (51 overs)
BP Nash 28 (62)
GM Andrew 4/43 (13 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 20, Kent 4
20–23 April
Hampshire
v
Derbyshire (H)
Match drawn
 
 
328 (112.3 overs)
WR Smith 70 (161)
MHA Footitt 3/71 (23 overs)
399 (113.3 overs)
SC Moore 128 (251)
KJ Abbott 4/84 (27 overs)
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Tim Robinson
236/3 (81 overs)
JHK Adams 84 (196)
MHA Footitt 2/27 (15 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 11, Hampshire 11
20–23 April
(H) Glamorgan
v
Gloucestershire
Match drawn
 
 
145 (43 overs)
GG Wagg 54* (65)
DA Payne 3/29 (10 overs)
231 (75 overs)
CDJ Dent 52 (72)
DA Cosker 5/46 (22 overs)
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Nigel Llong
146/9 (62 overs)
WD Bragg 43 (127)
WRS Gidman 6/50 (25 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 9, Glamorgan 8
20–23 April
Leicestershire
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
 
 
333 (96.5 overs)
MAG Boyce 68 (137)
DI Stevens 3/46 (24 overs)
269/7d (82.4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 58 (134)
RML Taylor 2/40 (11 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Neil Bainton and George Sharp
259/5d (59.1 overs)
GP Smith 118 (175)
DE Bollinger 2/48 (11 overs)
89/4 (36 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 39* (110)
JKH Naik 2/34 (15 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Kent 10, Leicestershire 10
20–23 April
Essex
v
Surrey (H)
Match drawn
 
 
306 (97.3 overs)
RS Bopara 49 (147)
MP Dunn 5/60 (20.3 overs)
237 (71.1 overs)
GC Smith 65 (88)
TS Mills 4/45 (13 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Peter Willey
258/4d (74 overs)
AN Cook 127* (202)
RJ Burns 1/18 (6 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Essex 11, Surrey 9
27–30 April
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Essex
Match drawn
 
 
134 (43.1 overs)
CDJ Dent 61 (132)
DD Masters 6/48 (20 overs)
305/8d (73.5 overs)
BT Foakes 132* (157)
GJ McCarter 3/64 (16 overs)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Stephen Gale
251/2d (78 overs)
APR Gidman 119* (214)
DD Masters 1/35 (10 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Essex 11, Gloucestershire 7
27–30 April
(H) Hampshire
v
Surrey
Match drawn
 
 
400/6d (101.1 overs)
JM Vince 159 (185)
SC Meaker 2/72 (26 overs)
99/2 (38 overs)
RJ Burns 53* (121)
JA Tomlinson 1/38 (11 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Mark Benson and Russell Evans
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Hampshire 10, Surrey 7
27–30 April
(H) Leicestershire
v
Glamorgan
Match drawn
 
 
500 (121.4 overs)
NJ O'Brien 133 (141)
GG Wagg 4/107 (27 overs)
359 (104 overs)
GP Rees 72 (161)
AJ Ireland 3/81 (27 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Nick Cook and Jeff Evans
179/8d (42.3 overs)
GP Smith 97 (131)
GG Wagg 4/65 (14 overs)
250/7 (70.4 overs)
JA Rudolph 63 (89)
JKH Naik 3/76 (27 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Leicestershire 13, Glamorgan 11
27–30 April
Derbyshire
v
Worcestershire (H)
Worcestershire won by an innings and 64 runs
 
 
219 (81.3 overs)
WL Madsen 111* (244)
Saeed Ajmal 4/60 (26.3 overs)
432/9d (112 overs)
AN Kervezee 110 (137)
MHA Footitt 3/52 (21 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Neil Bainton and George Sharp
149 (57 overs)
WL Madsen 56 (139)
Saeed Ajmal 4/40 (20 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 24, Derbyshire 4

May[]

4–7 May
(H) Essex
v
Leicestershire
Match drawn
 
 
281 (104.4 overs)
JS Foster 82 (170)
NL Buck 5/76 (26 overs)
433 (148 overs)
EJ Eckersley 110 (309)
MS Panesar 6/111 (50 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Billy Taylor
271/5d (101 overs)
GM Smith 85 (173)
CE Shreck 2/48 (25 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Leicestershire 11, Essex 8
4–7 May
Worcestershire
v
Glamorgan (H)
Match drawn
 
 
240 (102.2 overs)
DKH Mitchell 109 (323)
DA Cosker 5/39 (29.2 overs)
155 (49 overs)
MA Wallace 51* (78)
GM Andrew 5/40 (14 overs)
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Umpires: Russell Evans and Michael Gough
296/6d (79 overs)
DKH Mitchell 151* (243)
DA Cosker 4/94 (27 overs)
229/7 (98.4 overs)
WD Bragg 91* (285)
JD Shantry 2/25 (18 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Worcestershire 9, Glamorgan 8
4–7 May
Surrey
v
Kent (H)
Kent won by 8 wickets
 
 
285 (102.5 overs)
JJ Roy 60 (100)
AEN Riley 4/77 (24 overs)
435 (112.2 overs)
BP Nash 126 (157)
MP Dunn 3/104 (27 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Graham Lloyd
203 (87.5 overs)
JW Dernbach 24 (30)
AEN Riley 5/78 (34.5 overs)
54/2 (9.3 overs)
D Bell-Drummond 29* (24)
MP Dunn 3/104 (27 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 24, Surrey 5
11–14 May
(H) Derbyshire
v
Kent
Match drawn
 
 
118 (49.3 overs)
AL Hughes 36* (85)
DI Stevens 5/24 (20.3 overs)
235/6d (47.2 overs)
BP Nash 95* (98)
T Groenewald 2/59 (11 overs)
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Peter Willey
106/0 (28 overs)
S Moore 73* (93)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Scott Elstone (Derbyshire)
    No play on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Kent 9, Derbyshire 7
11–14 May
Glamorgan
v
Hampshire (H)
Hampshire won by 6 wickets
 
 
224 (61.2 overs)
MA Wallace 67* (70)
SM Ervine 3/36 (11 overs)
345 (110 overs)
MA Carberry 66 (130)
J Allenby 4/67 (25 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Alex Wharf
187 (68.4 overs)
WD Bragg 74 (124)
JA Tomlinson 3/40 (14.4 overs)
68/4 (15 overs)
JM Vince 29* (34)
RAJ Smith 3/38 (8 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Hampshire 22, Glamorgan 4
11–14 May
Gloucestershire
v
Surrey (H)
Surrey won by 4 wickets
 
 
168 (56.4 overs)
WA Tavaré 59 (124)
MP Dunn 5/48 (17.4 overs)
132 (48.3 overs)
JJ Roy 44 (65)
JK Fuller 6/47 (16.4 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Bodenham
230 (62.3 overs)
CDJ Dent 54 (105)
CT Tremlett 6/59 (16 overs)
267/6 (82.4 overs)
GC Smith 103 (112)
MD Taylor 2/48 (16 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Surrey 19, Gloucestershire 3
18–21 May
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Kent
Gloucestershire won by 290 runs
 
 
252 (78.4 overs)
GH Roderick 59 (84)
AEN Riley 3/51 (21 overs)
114 (46 overs)
SW Billings 42 (107)
WRS Gidman 4/14 (12 overs)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Ian Gould and George Sharp
443/6d (103 overs)
HJH Marshall 118 (243)
DI Stevens 5/87 (21 overs)
291 (92.4 overs)
BW Harmison 125 (218)
WRS Gidman 3/54 (20 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Gloucestershire 21, Kent 3
18–21 May
Hampshire
v
Leicestershire (H)
Hampshire won by 278 runs
 
 
332 (100.1 overs)
JM Vince 70 (88)
NL Buck 5/84 (22 overs)
296 (89.2 overs)
RR Sarwan 60 (81)
JA Tomlinson 4/49 (18.2 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Jeremy Lloyds
338/9d (90 overs)
MT Coles 83 (77)
CE Shreck 3/85 (25 overs)
96 (31.4 overs)
GP Smith 39 (85)
DR Briggs 4/13 (8.4 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 22, Leicestershire 5
18–20 May
(H) Worcestershire
v
Essex
Worcestershire won by 72 runs
 
 
291 (74.5 overs)
DKH Mitchell 97 (128)
JD Ryder 2/25 (5 overs)
203 (75.2 overs)
JD Ryder 45 (81)
Saeed Ajmal 6/75 (26.2 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Neil Mallender
120 (46.4 overs)
DKH Mitchell 38 (46)
MS Panesar 5/23 (18.4 overs)
136 (40.5 overs)
BT Foakes 34 (54)
Saeed Ajmal 7/19 (13.5 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 21, Essex 4
25–28 May
(H) Derbyshire
v
Gloucestershire
Match drawn
 
 
278 (106 overs)
SL Elstone 63 (158)
WRS Gidman 4/50 (25 overs)
66/4 (25.5 overs)
WA Tavaré 22 (44)
MHA Footitt 2/28 (9.5 overs)
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Peter Hartley
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 8, Gloucestershire 8
25–28 May
(H) Essex
v
Surrey
Match drawn
 
 
228 (73.2 overs)
T Westley 95 (150)
GJ Batty 8/68 (27 overs)
261/7 (109 overs)
A Harinath 63 (231)
MS Panesar 2/54 (30 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Mark Benson and Martin Saggers
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Thomas Moore (Essex)
    No play on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Surrey 10, Essex 8
25–28 May
Leicestershire
v
Glamorgan (H)
Match drawn
 
 
109 (38 overs)
NJ O'Brien 17 (22)
J Allenby 3/20 (13 overs)
350/8d (105 overs)
JA Rudolph 88 (178)
CE Shreck 3/64 (27 overs)
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Nigel Cowley
204/8 (89 overs)
AJ Robson 81 (181)
MG Hogan 3/41 (19 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Glamorgan 12, Leicestershire 7
25–28 May
(H) Kent
v
Worcestershire
Match drawn
 
 
258 (96.4 overs)
SA Northeast 53 (132)
J Leach 5/36 (12.4 overs)
67/0 (17 overs)
DKH Mitchell 33* (55)
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Steve O'Shaughnessy
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • No play on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Worcestershire 8, Kent 7

June[]

1–4 June
Glamorgan
v
(H) Essex
Match drawn
 
 
244 (95.2 overs)
WD Bragg 93 (214)
RJW Topley 6/41 (20.2 overs)
280 (87.3 overs)
JS Foster 86 (139)
MG Hogan 3/59 (25 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and George Sharp
250 (84.1 overs)
J Allenby 79 (135)
RJW Topley 4/67 (29 overs)
28/2 (6 overs)
T Westley 11* (11)
MG Hogan 2/15 (3 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Essex 10, Glamorgan 9
1–4 June
(H) Hampshire
v
Derbyshire
Match drawn
 
 
388 (110.5 overs)
AJA Wheater 87 (87)
AP Palladino 4/97 (28 overs)
257 (102.3 overs)
AP Palladino 60* (87)
DR Briggs 5/50 (28.3 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Peter Willey
214/5d (56 overs)
JHK Adams 67 (127)
SL Elstone 2/33 (5 overs)
107/8 (52 overs)
SC Moore 25 (51)
JA Tomlinson 3/16 (11 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Hampshire 12, Derbyshire 10
1–4 June
Worcestershire
v
(H) Surrey
Match drawn
 
 
476 (137 overs)
MM Ali 162 (277)
CT Tremlett 3/61 (28 overs)
206 (88.5 overs)
RJ Burns 79 (171)
JD Shantry 6/53 (25.5 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Alex Wharf
240/5 (87 overs) (f/o)
SM Davies 77 (158)
J Leach 1/18 (9 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 12, Surrey 7
2–5 June
(H) Leicestershire
v
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
 
 
269 (88.4 overs)
NJ O'Brien 88 (159)
WRS Gidman 5/46 (20 overs)
260 (75.2 overs)
GO Jones 93 (75)
RML Taylor 5/55 (16 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers
241/5d (60.4 overs)
AJ Robson 96 (186)
TMJ Smith 2/44 (10.4 overs)
255/1 (37.2 overs)
M Klinger 129* (124)
RML Taylor 1/65 (9 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • No play on Day 3 due to rain
  • Points: Gloucestershire 21, Leicestershire 5
7–10 June
(H) Kent
v
Essex
Match drawn
 
 
387 (112 overs)
DI Stevens 105 (99)
JD Ryder 5/54 (23 overs)
440 (118 overs)
RS Bopara 162 (294)
ME Claydon 5/82 (27 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Llong
255/8d (91 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 92 (257)
JD Ryder 5/56 (22 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Essex 13, Kent 11
8–11 June
(H) Leicestershire
v
Derbyshire
Derbyshire won by 9 wickets
 
 
311 (84.1 overs)
NJ O'Brien 89 (128)
MHA Footitt 6/65 (16.1 overs)
336 (120 overs)
DJ Wainwright 109 (200)
BA Raine 3/50 (26 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Graham Lloyd
210 (82.2 overs)
NJ O'Brien 71 (141)
DJ Wainwright 5/54 (26 overs)
188/1 (61.5 overs)
PM Borrington 86* (190)
RML Taylor 1/11 (9 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Match postponed from 6 April[8]
  • First-class debut: Tom Taylor (Derbyshire)
8–11 June
(H) Worcestershire
v
Hampshire
Match drawn
 
 
402/9d (118 overs)
OB Cox 104 (186)
DJ Balcombe 3/53 (22 overs)
219 (66.5 overs)
WR Smith 67 (135)
Saeed Ajmal 7/63 (21.5 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Neil Mallender
321/5d (92 overs) (f/o)
MA Carberry 125 (249)
CAJ Morris 3/57 (24 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 12, Hampshire 8
9–12 June
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Surrey
Match drawn
 
 
112 (31.4 overs)
GO Jones 28 (45)
MP Dunn 4/37 (12 overs)
626/6d (155 overs)
RJ Burns 199 (375)
WRS Gidman 2/75 (27 overs)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Tim Robinson and Billy Taylor
506/6 (189 overs)
IA Cockbain 151* (421)
GJ Batty 2/96 (55 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 12, Gloucestershire 5
15–18 June
(H) Derbyshire
v
Surrey
Surrey won by 10 wickets
 
 
153 (49.4 overs)
MJ North 44 (67)
TK Curran 5/51 (17.4 overs)
421 (113.4 overs)
SM Davies 124 (166 overs)
MHA Footitt 4/63 (23.4 overs)
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers
288 (102.4 overs)
DJ Wainwright 56* (91)
GJ Batty 4/69 (36 overs)
21/0 (5.5 overs)
ZS Ansari 15* (20)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 23, Derbyshire 2
15–18 June
Kent
v
(H) Glamorgan
Glamorgan won by an innings and 11 runs
 
 
253 (102.4 overs)
RWT Key 63 (147)
MG Hogan 5/58 (26.4 overs)
527 (141.2 overs)
JA Rudolph 103 (170)
AEN Riley 5/157 (42 overs)
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Alex Wharf
263 (71 overs)
DI Stevens 60 (57)
MG Hogan 5/67 (17 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Glamorgan 24, Kent 3
15–17 June
(H) Hampshire
v
Essex
Hampshire won by 470 runs
 
 
286 (78.4 overs)
AJA Wheater 42 (47)
RS Bopara 3/14 (9 overs)
121 (43.1 overs)
JS Foster 36 (55)
KJ Abbott 5/44 (15.1 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Jeff Evans
440/3d (90 overs)
JM Vince 240 (222)
RJW Topley 2/75 (14 overs)
135 (39.1 overs)
RS Bopara 39 (53)
KJ Abbott 3/23 (9 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Hampshire 21, Essex 3
15–18 June
Worcestershire
v
(H) Leicestershire
Worcestershire won by 234 runs
 
 
237 (67.4 overs)
AN Kervezee 102 (142 overs)
CE Shreck 3/65 (20.4 overs)
278 (89.2 overs)
JJ Cobb 63 (108)
CAJ Morris 4/76 (22.2 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Nigel Llong
444/8d (112.4 overs)
TC Fell 124 (245)
NL Buck 5/123 (27.4 overs)
169 (51 overs)
DJ Redfern 39 (64)
Saeed Ajmal 6/19 (14 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Worcestershire 20, Leicestershire 5
21–24 June
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Glamorgan
Match drawn
 
 
391 (131.5 overs)
HJH Marshall 109 (173)
MG Hogan 4/57 (27 overs)
615/7d (159 overs)
JA Rudolph 139 (266)
TMJ Smith 3/183 (52 overs)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Richard Kettleborough
165/5 (84 overs)
WRS Gidman 47* (86)
GG Wagg 2/22 (13 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Patrick Grieshaber (Gloucestershire)
  • Points: Glamorgan 12, Gloucestershire 9
22–24 June
(H) Kent
v
Derbyshire
Kent won by 10 wickets
 
 
333 (120.3 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 101 (268)
AP Palladino 5/62 (30 overs)
115 (48 overs)
AP Palladino 24 (63)
AEN Riley 4/30 (16 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Bodenham
41/0 (10.1 overs)
RWT Key 26* (29)
256 (92.1 overs) (f/o)
AL Hughes 82 (174)
DI Stevens 6/64 (30 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 22, Derbyshire 2
22–25 June
(H) Surrey
v
Leicestershire
Surrey won by 10 wickets
 
 
522/9d (152 overs)
GC Wilson 160* (296)
RML Taylor 3/81 (27 overs)
271 (85.1 overs)
AJ Robson 75 (112)
CT Tremlett 3/28 (14.3 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Alex Wharf
69/0 (14.1 overs)
RJ Burns 40* (41)
319 (101 overs) (f/o)
AJ Robson 81 (132)
ZS Ansari 5/93 (36 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 23, Leicestershire 4
28 June – 1 July
(H) Surrey
v
Hampshire
Match drawn
 
 
474/8d (124 overs)
JJ Roy 114 (114)
DR Briggs 3/144 (35 overs)
354 (139.2 overs)
WR Smith 82 (257)
GJ Batty 3/74 (41 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Richard Kettleborough
13/0d (8 overs)
RJ Burns 9* (28)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 12, Hampshire 9
29 June – 2 July
Gloucestershire
v
(H) Essex
Essex won by 10 wickets
 
 
224 (57.4 overs)
DA Payne 48* (57)
RJW Topley 5/53 (16 overs)
541 (145.3 overs)
RS Bopara 147 (302)
JMR Taylor 4/125 (30.3 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Michael Gough
325 (120.4 overs)
APR Gidman 53 (107)
JD Ryder 4/43 (23 overs)
10/0 (1.3 overs)
NLJ Browne 9* (5)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 24, Gloucestershire 2
29 June – 2 July
(H) Worcestershire
v
Glamorgan
Worcestershire won by 249 runs
 
 
352 (114.1 overs)
TC Fell 133 (246)
MG Hogan 4/73 (27 over)
297 (92.2 overs)
JA Rudolph 88 (187)
Saeed Ajmal 5/106 (34.2 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Mark Benson and Graham Lloyd
299/7d
MM Ali 80 (87)
DA Cosker 5/97 (25 overs)
105 (51.4 overs)
J Allenby 35 (52)
Saeed Ajmal 7/34 (17.4 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Richard Oliver (Worcestershire)
  • Points: Worcestershire 22, Glamorgan 4

July[]

6–9 July
(H) Glamorgan
v
Surrey
Surrey won by 9 wickets
 
 
232 (53.4 overs)
J Allenby 69 (84)
CT Tremlett 5/60 (16.4 overs)
598/8d
ZS Ansari 112 (319)
J Allenby 2/77 (32 overs)
Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Peter Willey
398 (118.5 overs)
CB Cooke 83* (183)
MP Dunn 4/124 (28 overs)
43/1 (12.5 overs)
A Harinath 19* (36)
WT Owen 1/15 (6 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 23, Glamorgan 2
7–10 July
(H) Derbyshire
v
Essex
Match drawn
 
 
275 (82.3 overs)
WL Madsen 90 (178)
GR Napier 4/44 (18.3 overs)
277 (100 overs)
NLJ Browne 132* (322)
AP Palladino 4/65 (33 overs)
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Steve O'Shaughnessy
368/8d (103.4 overs)
S Chanderpaul 92 (171)
GR Napier 3/85 (25 overs)
243/4 (52.5 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 104* (116)
MHA Footitt 3/39 (11 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Derbyshire 10, Essex 10
7–10 July
(H) Hampshire
v
Gloucestershire
Match drawn
 
 
297 (91 overs)
DJ Balcombe 65* (97)
LC Norwell 4/103 (22 overs)
504/8d (137 overs)
WRS Gidman 119 (186)
JA Tomlinson 3/110 (31 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Mike Burns and Jeremy Lloyds
213/6 (72 overs)
JM Vince 63 (95)
TMJ Smith 2/62 (24 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 12, Hampshire 8
7–10 July
(H) Leicestershire
v
Kent
Kent won by 6 wickets
 
 
217 (55 overs)
AJ Robson 56 (80)
ME Claydon 5/77 (21 overs)
302 (86.4 overs)
ME Claydon 77 (91)
NL Buck 4/97 (26 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Peter Hartley
388 (103.1 overs)
JJ Cobb 137 (243)
DI Stevens 5/85 (33.1 overs)
306/4 (68.5 overs)
SA Northeast 112* (143)
NL Buck 2/68 (17 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Charlie Hartley (Kent)
  • Points: Kent 22, Leicestershire 4
13–16 July
Hampshire
v
(H) Essex
Essex won by 2 wickets
 
 
246 (71 overs)
AJA Wheater 107 (147)
SI Mahmood 3/54 (12 overs)
285 (102.1 overs)
RS Bopara 79 (254)
JA Tomlinson 2/29 (15 overs)
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary and Tim Robinson
171 (47.1 overs)
MA Carberry 56 (95)
GM Smith 4/46 (12.1 overs)
136/8 (32.3 overs)
RS Bopara 48* (91)
LA Dawson 4/58 (14.3 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • No play on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Essex 21, Hampshire 4
13–16 July
(H) Worcestershire
v
Leicestershire
Worcestershire won by 204 runs
 
 
321 (103.3 overs)
DKH Mitchell 90 (150)
NL Buck 3/65 (19 overs)
280 (71.5 overs)
GP Smith 85 (138)
Saeed Ajmal 4/66 (28 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Peter Willey
416/8d (87.1 overs)
T Kohler-Cadmore 99 (161)
NL Buck 3/80 (17.1 overs)
253 (75.3 overs)
NJ O'Brien 57 (79)
CAJ Morris 3/53 (19 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 22, Leicestershire 5
14–17 July
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Derbyshire
Derbyshire won by 6 wickets
 
 
356 (118.1 overs)
WA Tavaré 135 (269)
TAI Taylor 5/58 (23 overs)
372 (119.3 overs)
WL Madsen 80 (151)
BAC Howell 4/68 (24 overs)
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Mark Benson
219 (73.5 overs)
HJH Marshall 71 (191)
DJ Wainwright 3/64 (12.5 overs)
208/4 (57.4 overs)
BA Godleman 54 (84)
TMJ Smith 2/72 (21 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Derbyshire 22, Gloucestershire 4
20–22 July
Glamorgan
v
(H) Derbyshire
Derbyshire won by 6 wickets
 
 
138 (53.2 overs)
MW Goodwin 44 (143)
AL Hughes 4/46 (12.2 overs)
241 (77.1 overs)
WJ Durston 50 (57)
MG Hogan 5/63 (21.1 overs)
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Nick Cook and Tim Robinson
175 (49.2 overs)
WT Owen 28 (22)
MHA Footitt 6/48 (15 overs)
73/4 (24.3 overs)
BT Slater 20 (60)
MG Hogan 2/17 (9 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 20, Glamorgan 3
20–23 July
Kent
v
(H) Surrey
Kent won by 89 runs
 
 
408 (110 overs)
SA Northeast 91 (153)
SC Meaker 4/106 (34 overs)
398 (109.4 overs)
JJ Roy 84 (115)
DI Stevens 4/110 (32 overs)
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Paul Baldwin
292 (83.2 overs)
RWT Key 59 (114)
SC Meaker 7/90 (28.2 overs)
213 (53.5 overs)
TM Dilshan 68 (64)
DI Stevens 5/68 (20.5 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 24, Surrey 7
21–23 July
Worcestershire
v
(H) Gloucestershire
Worcestershire won by 8 wickets
 
 
395 (117.3 overs)
DKH Mitchell 167* (299)
CN Miles 5/90 (23 overs)
156 (64.4 overs)
TMJ Smith 41* (78)
J Leach 2/17 (9.4 overs)
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Stephen Gale and George Sharp
51/2 (7.4 overs)
RK Oliver 18 (10)
BAC Howell 1/7 (2 overs)
289 (84.5 overs) (f/o)
LC Norwell 78 (102)
JD Shantry 4/52 (21 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 23, Gloucestershire 3

August[]

15–18 August
Essex
v
(H) Glamorgan
Essex won by 63 runs
 
 
286 (81.5 overs)
NLJ Browne 73 (194)
J Allenby 5/56 (15.5 overs)
161 (60.5 overs)
J Allenby 56* (126)
MS Panesar 5/50 (28 overs)
St. Helen's, Swansea
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Alex Wharf
222 (66 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 63* (122)
MG Hogan 4/55 (18 overs)
284 (98.2 overs)
GG Wagg 64 (125)
MS Panesar 6/118 (45 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Essex 21, Glamorgan 3
15–18 August
Hampshire
v
(H) Kent
Hampshire won by 196 runs
 
 
380 (107.1 overs)
SM Ervine 75 (112)
ME Claydon 3/72 (25 overs)
191 (55.1 overs)
DI Stevens 64 (68)
CP Wood 5/39 (14 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Michael Gough
311/5d (84.4 overs)
JHK Adams 97 (198)
FK Cowdrey 3/59 (12.4 overs)
304 (88.4 overs)
DI Stevens 74 (81)
MT Coles 3/68 (21 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 23, Kent 3
15–18 August
Surrey
v
(H) Leicestershire
Match drawn
 
 
480 (108.3 overs)
SM Davies 174 (210)
RML Taylor 4/91 (20.3 overs)
373 (92 overs)
NJ O'Brien 89* (172)
GJ Batty 3/38 (24 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Paul Pollard
279/5d
RJ Burns 102 (185)
JKH Naik 3/85 (25 overs)
232/6 (56 overs)
DJ Redfern 64 (72)
SC Meaker 4/146 (21 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Surrey 13, Leicestershire 12
15–17 August
(H) Worcestershire
v
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets
 
 
194 (51.4 overs)
RK Oliver 52 (52)
CN Miles 4/54 (12 overs)
378 (100.4 overs)
APR Gidman 146 (232)
J Leach 4/100 (22.4 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Mike Burns and Peter Willey
360 (92.1 overs)
RK Oliver 179 (212)
LC Norwell 4/69 (20.1 overs)
178/3 (35.3 overs)
CDJ Dent 51 (51)
J Leach 2/42 (10 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 23, Worcestershire 3
31 August–3 September
(H) Derbyshire
v
Worcestershire
Derbyshire won by 138 runs
 
 
356 (103.3 overs)
AL Hughes 74 (133)
CAJ Morris 5/54 (26.3 overs)
385 (134.4 overs)
J Leach 71 (42)
MHA Footitt 6/115 (28.4 overs)
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Nick Cook
296 (81.4 overs)
WL Madsen 98 (135)
MJ McClenaghan 5/78 (18 overs)
129 (46.4 overs)
T Kohler-Cadmore 29 (44)
WJ Durston 5/19 (13 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Derbyshire 22, Worcestershire 6
31 August–3 September
Leicestershire
v
(H) Hampshire
Hampshire won by an innings and 34 runs
 
 
303 (98 overs)
AJ Robson 115 (265)
MT Coles 4/108 (20 overs)
497/8d (104.5 overs)
JHK Adams 231 (289)
A Sheikh 3/114 (19.5 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Peter Willey
160 (55.3 overs)
JJ Cobb 50* (107)
SM Ervine 3/22 (8 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 24, Leicestershire 5
31 August–3 September
Glamorgan
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
 
 
329 (89.1 overs)
CB Cooke 171 (214)
ME Claydon 4/47 (20 overs)
387 (132.3 overs)
SA Northeast 102 (202)
KA Bull 4/62 (25.3 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Neil Bainton and David Millns
415/9d (112.1 overs)
GG Wagg 116* (183)
ME Claydon 3/36 (15 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Kieran Bull (Glamorgan)
  • Points: Kent 11, Glamorgan 9

September[]

9–11 September
Kent
v
(H) Essex
Essex won by 9 wickets
 
 
198 (61.4 overs)
SA Northeast 117 (151)
DD Masters 3/44 (17 overs)
328 (92.1 overs)
JS Foster 108 (188)
DI Stevens 5/83 (30.1 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Ian Gould
151 (43.2 overs)
BP Nash 34 (37)
GR Napier 4/28 (9.2 overs)
22/1 (2.5 overs)
T Westley 8* (4)
MD Hunn 1/7 (1 over)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: James Porter (Essex)
  • Points: Essex 22, Kent 3
9–11 September
(H) Glamorgan
v
Derbyshire
Glamorgan won by 106 runs
 
 
282 (90.1 overs)
CB Cooke 74 (159)
AP Palladino 3/34 (21 overs)
203 (54.1 overs)
WA White 38 (22)
J Allenby 3/42 (15.1 overs)
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Neil Mallender
181 (57.5 overs)
J Allenby 43 (74)
WA White 4/27 (9 overs)
154 (52.1 overs)
WJ Durston 72 (91)
MG Hogan 4/38 (15 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Glamorgan 21, Derbyshire 4
9–12 September
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Leicestershire
Match drawn
 
 
646 (124.5 overs)
APR Gidman 264 (274)
A Sheikh 4/97 (20 overs)
565 (149.1 overs)
NJ O'Brien 119 (108)
CN Miles 3/98 (23 overs)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Steve O'Shaughnessy
306/9 (87.3 overs)
WRS Gidman 104* (129)
CE Shreck 3/44 (16 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Gloucestershire 11, Leicestershire 11
9–12 September
(H) Worcestershire
v
Surrey
Worcestershire won by 27 runs
 
 
272 (76.3 overs)
J Leach 70 (135)
MP Dunn 3/68 (15 overs)
406 (104.1 overs)
JJ Roy 103 (105)
JD Shantry 6/87 (28.1 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Jeff Evans
350 (85.4 overs)
JD Shantry 101 (89)
JW Dernbach 4/72 (18.4 overs)
189 (75 overs)
ZS Ansari 64 (217)
JD Shantry 4/44 (24 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 21, Surrey 8
15–18 September
Kent
v
(H) Hampshire
Match drawn
 
 
507 (149.4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 153 (336)
MT Coles 4/84 (31 overs)
351 (104.5 overs)
SM Ervine 121 (173)
JC Tredwell 4/102 (32.5 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and David Millns
248/9 (95 overs)
WR Smith 142* (304)
AEN Riley 4/36 (19 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Tom Alsop (Hampshire)
15–16 September
(H) Leicestershire
v
Essex
Essex won by an innings and 79 runs
 
 
138 (36.4 overs)
DJ Redfern 54* (70)
JD Ryder 5/50 (14 overs)
334 (103.5 overs)
JS Foster 132 (203)
RML Taylor 5/67 (25 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Peter Willey
117 (38.5 overs)
JJ Cobb 37 (49)
DD Master 3/15 (11.5 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 22, Leicestershire 3
15–17 September
(H) Surrey
v
Derbyshire
Derbyshire won by 8 wickets
 
 
181 (53.3 overs)
GC Wilson 70 (80)
MHA Footitt 6/69 (18 overs)
210 (54.2 overs)
WL Madsen 63 (85)
SC Meaker 4/39 (12.2 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Tim Robinson
279 (78 overs)
JJ Roy 81 (86)
MHA Footitt 3/62 (18 overs)
DJ Wainwright 3/62 (18 overs)
251/2 (66.4 overs)
BA Godleman 104* (183)
JW Dernbach 1/26 (13 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
  • First-class debut: Ben Cotton and Harvey Hosein (Derbyshire)
  • Points: Derbyshire 20, Surrey 0 - Surrey were deducted 3 points for a slow over rate
23–25 September
(H) Derbyshire
v
Leicestershire
Derbyshire won by 408 runs
 
 
289 (73.4 overs)
BT Slater 104 (209)
BA Raine 3/47 (15 overs)
141 (50.4 overs)
BA Raine 34 (61)
BD Cotton 4/20 (7.4 overs)
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Martin Saggers
372/3d (93.2 overs)
BT Slater 119 (268)
DJ Redfern 1/17 (6 overs)
112 (29.4 overs)
BA Raine 33* (52)
MHA Footitt 5/34 (8 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 21, Leicestershire 3
23–25 September
Worcestershire
v
(H) Essex
Essex won by an innings and 92 runs
 
 
84 (26.2 overs)
J Leach 39 (30)
J Ryder 5/24 (10 overs)
431 (128 overs)
J Ryder 120 (117)
CAJ Morris 3/75 (28 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Steve O'Shaughnessy
255 (73.1 overs)
MM Ali 98 (155)
GR Napier 5/54 (18 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 22, Worcestershire 2
23–25 September
Hampshire
v
(H) Glamorgan
Hampshire won by 291 runs
 
 
357 (93.4 overs)
JM Vince 144 (214)
J Allenby 4/74 (20 overs)
172 (53.3 overs)
MA Wallace 51 (113)
CP Wood 4/42 (11 overs)
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyds
258/9d (55 overs)
JHK Adams 91 (121)
J Allenby 6/54 (17 overs)
152 (33.4 overs)
AHT Donald 59 (60)
JA Tomlinson 6/48 (11 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Aneurin Donald (Glamorgan)
  • Points: Hampshire 23, Glamorgan 3
23–26 September
Gloucestershire
v
(H) Kent
Gloucestershire won by 244 runs
 
 
179 (57 overs)
DA Payne 54* (89)
ME Claydon 5/61 (20 overs)
164 (63.4 overs)
SW Billings 73 (118)
CN Miles 3/20 (13 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Steve Garratt
432 (115.3 overs)
APR Gidman 140 (178)
DA Griffiths 6/63 (21.3 overs)
203 (57.1 overs)
SA Northeast 62 (114)
TMJ Smith 4/35 (10.1 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Gloucestershire 19, Kent 3

Statistics[]

Division One[]

Most runs[]

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Adam Lyth Yorkshire 16 23 1489 67.68 251 6 6
Ed Joyce Sussex 14 23 1398 66.57 164* 7 3
Chris Rogers Middlesex 15 28 1333 55.54 241* 4 4
Riki Wessels Nottinghamshire 16 29 1197 47.88 158 1 8
Ashwell Prince Lancashire 16 28 1160 42.96 257* 3 3
Source:[9]

Most wickets[]

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W
Steve Magoffin Sussex 15 539.0 72 19.51 6/60 4
Jack Brooks Yorkshire 16 523.2 68 28.02 5/36 2
Chris Rushworth Durham 16 488.1 64 24.65 9/52 3
Jeetan Patel Warwickshire 16 536.2 59 26.32 5/49 1
Tim Murtagh Middlesex 14 527.4 58 28.37 6/60 5
Source:[10]

Division Two[]

Most runs[]

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
James Vince Hampshire 16 28 1525 61.00 240 4 7
Daryl Mitchell Worcestershire 16 27 1334 58.00 172* 5 4
Alex Gidman Gloucstershire 16 29 1277 47.29 264 4 3
James Adams Hampshire 16 29 1215 43.39 231 1 8
Will Smith Hampshire 16 27 1187 51.60 151* 2 6
Source:[11]

Most wickets[]

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W
Mark Footitt Derbyshire 16 468.2 82 19.12 6/48 6
Saeed Ajmal Worcestershire 9 417.3 63 16.47 7/19 6
Michael Hogan Glamorgan 13 444.5 63 19.55 5/58 3
Jack Shantry Worcestershire 16 497.0 56 23.85 6/53 2
Darren Stevens Kent 16 515.4 56 27.08 6/64 6
Source:[12]

See also[]

References[]

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