2016 County Championship

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2016 County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsMiddlesex
Participants18
Most runsKeaton Jennings (1,548) (Div 1) Ben Duckett (1,338) (Div 2)
Most wicketsJeetan Patel (69) (Div 1) Joe Leach (65) (Div 2)
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The 2016 County Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 Specsavers County Championship),[1] was the 117th cricket County Championship season. It was announced in March 2016 that the 2017 season would feature only eight teams in Division One, meaning that only one team would be promoted from Division Two in the 2016 season, whilst two teams were relegated from Division One.[2]

The season saw a significant change in playing regulations where instead of a mandatory coin toss to determine choice of batting or bowling first, the visiting team was allowed to choose to bowl first if they desired.[3][4] This change was introduced by the ECB cricket committee in November 2015 as a response to concerns raised about the standard of pitches, particularly in Division Two of the Championship. The initiative attempted to reduce the preparation of seamer friendly wickets which had seen matches completed quickly, made batting harder early in matches and generally gave an advantage to the side bowling first.[5] By encouraging Counties to produce more balanced wickets the initiative aimed to promote the skills required in Test cricket, in particular aiding the development of spin bowling and promoting more patient batting.[3][4][6]

Tougher penalties for poor pitches and the use of the new regulations just in Division Two of the Championship had been considered by the ECB, but the committee opted to implement the change across both divisions in 2016.[4] On the opening day of the 2016 season, four captains opted to bowl first with the choice of batting or bowling being decided by a toss in just one match.[6]

2016 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
Home grounds of each County.

Teams[]

The 2016 Championship was divided into two divisions of nine teams each. Each county played every other side in their division twice with matches lasting four days - once at home and once away. At the end of the season one county was promoted from Division Two and two relegated from Division One in order to create a smaller Division One and a bigger Division Two in 2017.[2]

Division One[]

  Team promoted from Division Two

Team Primary home ground Other grounds Coach Captain Overseas player(s) Refs
Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street — England Jon Lewis England Paul Collingwood — [7][8]
Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton — South Africa Dale Benkenstein (Apr–Jul)
England Craig White (Jul–Sep) 		England James Vince South Africa Ryan McLaren [9][10][11]
Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester — England Ashley Giles England Steven Croft New Zealand Neil Wagner (May–Jul) [12][13]
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 George Bailey (Jul–Aug) 		[14][15][16]
Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham — England Mick Newell England Chris Read Australia Jackson Bird (Apr–Jul)
South Africa Imran Tahir (Jul–Sep) 		[17][18]
Somerset County Ground, Taunton — England Matthew Maynard Australia Chris Rogers Australia Chris Rogers [19][20][21]
Surrey The Oval, London Woodbridge Road, Guildford Australia Michael Di Venuto England Gareth Batty Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara
Australia Aaron Finch (Jul) 		[22][23][24]
Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham — Scotland Dougie Brown England Ian Bell New Zealand Jeetan Patel [25][26]
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Australia Jason Gillespie England Andrew Gale New Zealand Kane Williamson (Jun–Jul)
Australia Travis Head (Aug)
Australia Jake Lehmann (Aug–Sep) 		[27][28][29]

Division Two[]

  Team relegated from Division One

Team Primary home ground Other grounds[30] Coach Captain Overseas player(s) Refs
Derbyshire County Ground, Derby Queen's Park, Chesterfield England Graeme Welch (Apr–Jun) England Billy Godleman New Zealand Hamish Rutherford [31][32]
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester England Chris Silverwood Netherlands Ryan ten Doeschate New Zealand Jesse Ryder [31]
Glamorgan SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea
St Helen's, Swansea 		Wales Robert Croft South Africa Jacques Rudolph South Africa Jacques Rudolph [31]
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol College Ground, Cheltenham England Richard Dawson South Africa Gareth Roderick Australia Cameron Bancroft (Apr–May)
Australia Michael Klinger (May–Sep) 		[31]
Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells 		West Indies Cricket Board Jimmy Adams England Sam Northeast New Zealand Tom Latham
South Africa Kagiso Rabada (Jul) 		[31]
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester — Australia Andrew McDonald Australia Mark Cosgrove Australia Clint McKay [31]
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton — England David Ripley England Alex Wakely South Africa Rory Kleinveldt
Sri Lanka Seekkuge Prasanna (May–Jul) 		[31]
Sussex County Ground, Hove Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel South Africa Mark Davis England Luke Wright New Zealand Ross Taylor [31][33]
Worcestershire New Road, Worcester — England Steve Rhodes England Daryl Mitchell New Zealand Matt Henry (Apr–Jun)
South Africa Kyle Abbott (Jul–Sep) 		[31]

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.[34]

Fixtures[]

The fixture list for the 2016 season was announced in December 2015.[37][38]

Division One[]

April[]

10–13 April
(H) Durham
v
Somerset
Match drawn
  
 
256 (81.4 overs)
KK Jennings 116 (228)
L Gregory 4/58 (17.4 overs)
179 (48.1 overs)
PD Trego 45 (57)
G Onions 4/62 (19 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Nigel Cowley
223/4 (57 overs)
KK Jennings 105* (168)
L Gregory 2/54 (12 overs)
  • No toss, Somerset elected to field
  • No play on Days 3 and 4 due to rain
  • Points: Durham 10, Somerset 8
10–13 April
(H) Hampshire
v
Warwickshire
Match drawn
  
 
202 (79.2 overs)
R McLaren 85 (154)
KHD Barker 5/53 (18 overs)
360 (106.4 overs)
IR Bell 174 (285)
JA Tomlinson 3/79 (21.4 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Martin Saggers
185/5 (71.5 overs)
LA Dawson 50* (120)
KHD Barker 2/33 (15 overs)
  • No toss, Warwickshire elected to field
  • No play on Day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Warwickshire 12, Hampshire 9
10–13 April
(H) Nottinghamshire
v
Surrey
Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets
  
 
446 (91.4 overs)
SJ Mullaney 113 (114)
R Rampaul 5/93 (16.4 overs)
225 (67.1 overs)
BT Foakes 38 (66)
JM Bird 4/56 (17.1 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: David Millns and Tim Robinson
172/7 (42.4 overs)
GP Smith 54 (103)
TK Curran 4/58 (16 overs)
389 (99.4 overs) (f/o)
A Harinath 137 (270)
JT Ball 5/98 (23 overs)
  • No toss, Surrey elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Surrey 4
17–20 April
Nottinghamshire
v
Lancashire (H)
Lancashire won by 8 wickets
  
 
242 (74.2 overs)
CMW Read 52 (108)
N Wagner 6/66 (20.2 overs)
332 (121.1 overs)
LS Livingstone 70 (124)
JT Ball 4/63 (26 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Neil Mallender
175 (84.5 overs)
GP Smith 41 (131)
N Wagner 5/45 (19 overs)
88/2 (17 overs)
LA Procter 35* (45)
JT Ball 2/29 (6 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 22, Nottinghamshire 3
    Liam Livingstone (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
17–20 April
(H) Middlesex
v
Warwickshire
Match drawn
  
 
452 (131.5 overs)
SD Robson 231 (345)
JS Patel 4/80 (20.5 overs)
468 (112.2 overs)
IJL Trott 219* (289)
TJ Murtagh 3/68 (22 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Richard Kettleborough
304/6d (104.5 overs)
SD Robson 106 (195)
KHD Barker 2/27 (13 overs)
  • No toss, Warwickshire elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 12, Warwickshire 11
17–20 April
(H) Yorkshire
v
Hampshire
Match drawn
  
 
593/9d (118 overs)
JM Bairstow 246 (270)
TP Alsop 2/59 (8 overs)
453/9d (152.4 overs)
SM Ervine 123 (259)
RJ Sidebottom 4/80 (27.4 overs)
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Nigel Llong
183/8d (68.3 overs)
AW Gale 46 (97)
JA Tomlinson 3/31 (16 overs)
  • No toss, Hampshire elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 12, Hampshire 10
24–27 April
Middlesex
v
Durham (H)
Match drawn
  
 
389 (103.1 overs)
DJ Malan 74 (112)
BA Stokes 4/80 (25.1 overs)
305/4 (86.3 overs)
MD Stoneman 141* (223)
ST Finn 3/64 (18 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Ian Gould and Graham Lloyd
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • No play on Day 3, and only 2.2 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain and snow
  • Points: Durham 11, Middlesex 10
24–27 April
(H) Surrey
v
Somerset
Match drawn
  
 
463 (109.5 overs)
KC Sangakkara 171 (176)
TD Groenewald 5/94 (23.5 overs)
353 (98.3 overs)
ME Trescothick 127 (213)
R Rampaul 5/85 (24 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Richard Illingworth
181/8d (53.3 overs)
KC Sangakkara 71 (108)
L Gregory 3/24 (10.3 overs)
122/4 (35 overs)
JC Hildreth 40* (64)
ZS Ansari 3/43 (13 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 13, Somerset 12
24–27 April
Yorkshire
v
Warwickshire (H)
Match drawn
  
 
379 (108 overs)
GS Ballance 68 (161)
CR Woakes 4/87 (28 overs)
443/9d (117 overs)
V Chopra 107 (182)
AU Rashid 4/127 (31 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Jeremy Lloyds
73/2d (22 overs)
GS Ballance 21* (51)
WB Rankin 1/18 (6 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Play reduced on Days 1, 2 and 3 due to rain and snow
  • Points: Warwickshire 13, Yorkshire 11

May[]

1–4 May
Hampshire (H)
v
Middlesex
Match drawn
  
 
336 (104 overs)
MA Carberry 107 (211)
TJ Murtagh 3/64 (27 overs)
361 (104.5 overs)
DJ Malan 121 (168)
JA Tomlinson 4/74 (20.3 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Tim Robinson
290/5d (88 overs)
JHK Adams 70 (164)
TJ Murtagh 2/39 (16 overs)
55/2 (15 overs)
DJ Malan 24* (30)
JA Tomlinson 1/13 (5 overs)
  • No toss, Middlesex elected to field
  • Only 41 overs possible on Day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Middlesex 12, Hampshire 11
1–4 May
Nottinghamshire (H)
v
Yorkshire
Match drawn
  
 
261 (69.2 overs)
SJ Mullaney 78 (80)
JA Brooks 4/74 (16 overs)
290 (76.2 overs)
AZ Lees 92 (134)
JT Ball 4/57 (18 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Michael Gough and Richard Kettleborough
Player of the match: Alex Lees (Yorkshire)
348 (100.3 overs)
CMW Read 101 (179)
SA Patterson 4/57 (23.3 overs)
257/9 (53 overs)
AZ Lees 107 (123)
HF Gurney 4/53 (16 overs)
  • No toss, Yorkshire elected to field
  • Play reduced on Day 1 due to bad light and on Day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 10, Yorkshire 10
1–4 May
Lancashire
v
Somerset (H)
Match drawn
  
 
493/9d (151 overs)
LS Livingstone 108* (152)
RE van der Merwe 3/87 (23 overs)
313 (98.2 overs)
JC Hildreth 130 (204)
SC Kerrigan 3/63 (34 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Alex Wharf
229/2d (86 overs) (f/o)
ME Trescothick 129* (254)
KM Jarvis 1/26 (11 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Play reduced on Day 1 due to bad light and on Day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Lancashire 11, Somerset 9
1–4 May
Surrey (H)
v
Durham
Match drawn
  
 
457 (119.4 overs)
A Harinath 96 (188)
BA Stokes 4/117 (33.4 overs)
607/7d (153 overs)
JTA Burnham 135 (215)
TK Curran 2/105 (30 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Billy Taylor
244/6 (75 overs)
TK Curran 54 (94)
BA Stokes 3/69 (21 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Durham 12, Surrey 11
8–11 May
Hampshire
v
Lancashire (H)
Lancashire won by an innings and 94 runs
  
 
109 (48.3 overs)
AJA Wheater 32 (64)
LA Procter 3/14 (8.3 overs)
456 (124.2 overs)
LA Procter 137 (305)
TL Best 5/90 (20 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Michael Gough and Nigel Llong
253 (120 overs)
AJA Wheater 47 (116)
SC Kerrigan 5/59 (36 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Lancashire 23, Hampshire 1
8–11 May
Nottinghamshire
v
Middlesex (H)
Match drawn
  
 
354 (100 overs)
SR Patel 86 (138)
TS Roland-Jones 5/61 (22 overs)
203/3 (62.2 overs)
SD Robson 114* (206)
BA Hutton 2/47 (14 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Billy Taylor
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play on Days 3 and 4 due to rain
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 10, Middlesex 9
8–11 May
Somerset
v
Warwickshire (H)
Match drawn
  
 
295 (86.3 overs)
TB Abell 104 (180)
KHD Barker 3/54 (19 overs)
152 (49.4 overs)
V Chopra 56 (117)
J Overton 3/24 (8 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Ian Gould and Neil Mallender
178 (46.5 overs)
PD Trego 51 (58)
WB Rankin 3/33 (8 overs)
4/0 (2 overs)
IJ Westwood 4* (6)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play on Days 3 and 4 due to rain
  • Points: Somerset 10, Warwickshire 8
8–11 May
Surrey
v
Yorkshire (H)
Yorkshire won by an innings and 20 runs
  
 
330 (91.4 overs)
SM Davies 117 (163)
DJ Willey 3/55 (20 overs)
557/6d (111.2 overs)
JE Root 213 (242)
R Rampaul 4/153 (32.2 overs)
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Alex Wharf
207 (73.1 overs)
KC Sangakkara 61 (90)
SA Patterson 3/15 (9 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Only 13.2 overs possible on Day 3 due to rain
  • Points: Yorkshire 24, Surrey 5
15–18 May
(H) Durham
v
Lancashire
Durham won by 73 runs
  
 
411 (117 overs)
SG Borthwick 134 (221)
TE Bailey 5/110 (31 overs)
326 (106.4 overs)
H Hameed 74 (181)
BJ McCarthy 5/70 (22 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Richard Kettleborough
239/4d (60 overs)
SG Borthwick 103* (165)
KM Jarvis 1/47 (14 overs)
251 (67 overs)
LS Livingstone 60* (105)
BA Carse 3/38 (15 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Durham 23, Lancashire 6
15–18 May
Warwickshire
v
Nottinghamshire (H)
Warwickshire won by 53 runs
  
 
373 (98 overs)
CR Woakes 121 (187)
LJ Fletcher 3/70 (20 overs)
383 (109 overs)
MJ Lumb 108 (193)
R Clarke 4/72 (24 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Russell Evans and David Millns
236 (67 overs)
V Chopra 82 (115)
LJ Fletcher 4/25 (16 overs)
173 (36.4 overs)
SR Patel 124 (82)
KHD Barker 4/38 (11 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Play reduced on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Warwickshire 23, Nottinghamshire 7
15–18 May
(H) Somerset
v
Yorkshire
Match drawn
  
 
562/7d (138.2 overs)
JC Hildreth 166 (237)
AU Rashid 4/160 (34 overs)
311 (113.1 overs)
A Lyth 106 (180)
TD Groenewald 3/54 (20 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Billy Taylor
141/6 (71.4 overs) (f/o)
JA Leaning 29* (74)
J Overton 3/26 (17 overs)
  • No toss, Yorkshire elected to field.
  • 55 overs lost on Days 3 and 4 due to rain
  • Points: Somerset 12, Yorkshire 9
15–18 May
Middlesex
v
Surrey (H)
Match drawn
  
 
395 (125.3 overs)
NRT Gubbins 91 (122)
TK Curran 4/113 (35 overs)
242 (114.3 overs)
BT Foakes 59* (235)
OP Rayner 6/79 (36.3 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nigel Llong
98/0 (45 overs) (f/o)
RJ Burns 57* (144)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Middlesex 10, Surrey 9
22–25 May
(H) Hampshire
v
Nottinghamshire
Hampshire won by 69 runs
  
 
270 (104.2 overs)
TP Alsop 72 (148)
HF Gurney 4/61 (26 overs)
189 (72.5 overs)
MH Wessels 72 (156)
MS Crane 3/19 (10 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Nick Cook and Graham Lloyd
223/9d (75 overs)
WR Smith 61 (159)
HF Gurney 5/75 (24 overs)
235 (63.3 overs)
BR Taylor 71 (99)
TL Best 4/47 (14 overs)
  • No toss, Nottinghamshire elected to field.
  • Only 57 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Hampshire 21, Nottinghamshire 3
22–24 May
Surrey
v
Lancashire (H)
Lancashire won by an innings and 96 runs
  
 
191 (61.1 overs)
RJ Burns 92 (164)
KM Jarvis 6/70 (22 overs)
394 (117.4 overs)
AN Petersen 105 (108)
SC Meaker 4/78 (24.4 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Tim Robinson
107 (37.3 overs)
TK Curran 53 (104)
KM Jarvis 5/49 (15 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Play shortened on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Lancashire 21, Surrey 3
22–25 May
Somerset
v
Middlesex (H)
Match drawn
  
 
376 (130.2 overs)
CJL Rogers 109 (211)
TJ Murtagh 5/53 (30 overs)
423 (141 overs)
NRT Gubbins 109 (234)
MJ Leach 5/77 (30 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Michael Gough
202/7 (62 overs)
JC Hildreth 85* (146)
OP Rayner 4/56 (21 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 16 overs lost on Day 1 due to rain and bad light
  • Points: Somerset 10, Middlesex 9
22–25 May
(H) Warwickshire
v
Durham
Durham won by 4 wickets
  
 
313 (92.4 overs)
ARI Umeed 101 (204)
WJ Weighell 4/97 (27 overs)
190 (71.4 overs)
MD Stoneman 36 (91)
CR Woakes 9/36 (20.4 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf
114 (37.5 overs)
V Chopra 34 (70)
WJ Weighell 5/33 (14.5 overs)
238/6 (79.4 overs)
KK Jennings 113 (228)
CJC Wright 4/72 (22 overs)
  • No toss, Durham elected to field.
  • Only 77 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Durham 19, Warwickshire 6
28–31 May
(H) Nottinghamshire
v
Durham
Match drawn
  
 
534 (144.4 overs)
MH Wessels 159* (211)
SG Borthwick 5/79 (13.4 overs)
447 (109.5 overs)
SG Borthwick 188* (279)
JM Bird 4/109 (27 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Nick Cook and Steve Garratt
289/3 (64 overs)
BRM Taylor 105* (81)
SG Borthwick 3/73 (17 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Only 33 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Durham 12
28–30 May
Surrey
v
Somerset (H)
Somerset won by 1 wicket
  
 
264 (91.5 overs)
SM Davies 49 (119)
MJ Leach 4/34 (19 overs)
102 (29 overs)
TB Abell 25 (45)
GJ Batty 7/32 (9 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Billy Taylor
138 (69.1 overs)
ZS Ansari 38 (129)
J Overton 4/18 (11.1 overs)
301/9 (84 overs)
ME Trescothick 56 (76)
SC Meaker 4/79 (19 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Only 81 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Somerset 19, Surrey 5
29 May–1 June
(H) Middlesex
v
Hampshire
Middlesex won by an innings and 116 runs
  
 
467/3d (115.2 overs)
AC Voges 160* (315)
JA Tomlinson 1/77 (22.2 overs)
131 (51.4 overs)
SM Ervine 31 (82)
TJ Murtagh 4/33 (17 overs)
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Neil Mallender
220 (77 overs) (f/o)
JHK Adams 78 (177)
JK Fuller 5/70 (18 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Only 17 overs possible on Day 3 due to rain and bad light
  • Points: Middlesex 24, Hampshire –1
29 May–1 June
(H) Yorkshire
v
Lancashire
Yorkshire won by 175 runs
  
 
308 (97.1 overs)
AU Rashid 88 (170)
KM Jarvis 4/74 (20 overs)
196 (60.4 overs)
LS Livingstone 60* (83)
AU Rashid 3/37 (5.4 overs)
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Mike Burns and Peter Hartley
236 (84.2 overs)
LE Plunkett 57 (84)
N Wagner 4/71 (24 overs)
173 (86.4 overs)
KR Brown 51 (153)
AU Rashid 4/17 (14.4 overs)
  • No toss, Lancashire elected to field.
  • 16.4 overs lost on Day 3 due to bad light
  • Points: Yorkshire 22, Lancashire 3

June[]

19–22 June
(H) Surrey
v
Nottinghamshire
Surrey won by 228 runs
  
 
323 (102.1 overs)
SM Davies 82 (160)
JT Ball 4/85 (26 overs)
182 (59.4 overs)
MJ Lumb 48 (112)
GJ Batty 4/23 (11.4 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Nick Cook
244/5d (62.2 overs)
A Harinath 83 (167)
BA Hutton 3/61 (13 overs)
157 (48.3 overs)
BRM Taylor 68 (79)
ZS Ansari 6/36 (11.3 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Only 33.1 overs possible on Day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Surrey 22, Nottinghamshire 3
20–23 June
(H) Durham
v
Yorkshire
Match drawn
  
 
172 (61.1 overs)
JTA Burnham 49 (134)
SA Patterson 6/56 (20.1 overs)
323 (90.1 overs)
GS Ballance 78 (114)
C Rushworth 5/93 (25 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Jeremy Lloyds
507/8d (145 overs)
KK Jennings 221* (416)
SA Patterson 2/77 (38 overs)
238/5 (82 overs)
AZ Lees 74 (145)
BJ McCarthy 2/27 (11 overs)
  • No toss, Yorkshire elected to field.
  • Points: Yorkshire 11, Durham 8
    Ben Coad (Yorkshire) made his first-class debut.
20–23 June
(H) Lancashire
v
Warwickshire
Match drawn
  
 
308 (103.1 overs)
SJ Croft 100 (201)
JS Patel 3/87 (30.1 overs)
263 (78.1 overs)
TR Ambrose 70* (163)
MW Parkinson 5/49 (23.1 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Graham Lloyd
266/8d (94 overs)
LS Livingstone 106* (118)
R Clarke 3/54 (16 overs)
195/2 (72 overs)
IR Bell 55* (168)
KM Jarvis 1/22 (10 overs)
  • No toss, Warwickshire elected to field.
  • Only 67 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Lancashire 11, Warwickshire 10
    Matt Parkinson (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
26–29 June
(H) Hampshire
v
Somerset
Match drawn
  
 
219 (66.4 overs)
JHK Adams 61 (102)
J Overton 5/42 (16 overs)
474/8d (100 overs)
JC Hildreth 152 (167)
R McLaren 5/104 (23 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Peter Hartley
173/4 (64.4 overs)
TP Alsop 53 (101)
L Gregory 3/26 (13 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Only 54.4 overs possible on Day 3 due to rain and bad light
    No play on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Somerset 13, Hampshire 8
26–29 June
Lancashire
v
Middlesex (H)
Match drawn
  
 
513 (145.5 overs)
AN Petersen 191 (285)
OP Rayner 4/120 (35.5 overs)
419/5 (111 overs)
NRT Gubbins 201* (329)
KM Jarvis 2/101 (25 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nick Cook
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Only 67 overs possible on Day 3 due to bad light
    No play on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Middlesex 11, Lancashire 9
26–29 June
Nottinghamshire
v
Warwickshire (H)
Match drawn
  
 
152 (76 overs)
JD Libby 59 (173)
JS Patel 3/8 (5 overs)
311 (86.1 overs)
R Clarke 74 (137)
JT Ball 4/76 (23 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Billy Taylor
81/2 (28.3 overs)
SJ Mullaney 38* (86)
KHD Barker 1/14 (6 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Rain reduced play on Days 1 and 3, with no play on Day 4
  • Points: Warwickshire 11, Nottinghamshire 8

July[]

2–4 July
(H) Surrey
v
Warwickshire
Warwickshire won by 10 wickets
  
 
273 (74 overs)
AJ Finch 110 (98)
JS Patel 5/62 (17 overs)
449 (118.5 overs)
IJL Trott 123 (196)
MHA Footitt 4/57 (19.5 overs)
Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Umpires: Ian Gould and Nigel Llong
177 (72.2 overs)
RJ Burns 68 (139)
JS Patel 5/61 (29 overs)
5/0 (0.5 overs)
ARI Umeed 4* (3)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Only 80 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Warwickshire 23, Surrey 4
3–6 July
Hampshire
v
Durham (H)
Match drawn
  
 
472/9d (138.1 overs)
SM Ervine 93 (153)
KK Jennings 2/34 (13 overs)
421/9d (112 overs)
KK Jennings 129 (261)
R McLaren 3/78 (20 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Russell Evans and Steve O'Shaughnessy
174/4 (67 overs)
MA Carberry 59 (108)
BJ McCarthy 1/20 (8 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field
  • Play shortened on Days 2 and 4 due to rain and bad light
  • Points: Durham 12, Hampshire 12
3–6 July
Lancashire
v
Nottinghamshire (H)
Match drawn
  
 
276 (97.5 overs)
TC Smith 70 (200)
Imran Tahir 4/81 (27.5 overs)
474 (128.1 overs)
SR Patel 67 (121)
N Wagner 3/107 (33.1 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Alex Wharf
304/7 (134 overs)
H Hameed 122 (284)
SCJ Broad 2/45 (25 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Play shortened on Day 2 due to bad light
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 13, Lancashire 9
3–6 July
(H) Yorkshire
v
Middlesex
Middlesex won by an innings and 4 runs
  
 
406 (127.5 overs)
GS Ballance 132 (262)
JEC Franklin 3/62 (21 overs)
577 (148.4 overs)
SS Eskinazi 157 (316)
JA Brooks 5/137 (37 overs)
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Peter Hartley
167 (69 overs)
TT Bresnan 39 (78)
TS Roland-Jones 3/34 (17 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 21, Yorkshire 4
10–13 July
(H) Somerset
v
Middlesex
Middlesex won by 2 wickets
  
 
236 (67 overs)
CJL Rogers 57 (86)
HW Podmore 4/54 (21 overs)
381 (119.4 overs)
JK Fuller 93 (126)
J Allenby 4/67 (26 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Steve Garratt and David Millns
446/9d (134 overs)
PD Trego 138 (208)
HW Podmore 3/89 (34 overs)
302/8 (45.4 overs)
JA Simpson 79 (80)
TD Groenewald 5/90 (13 overs)
  • No toss, Middlesex elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 23, Somerset 3
10–13 July
Hampshire
v
(H) Warwickshire
Match drawn
  
 
531 (140.4 overs)
AJA Wheater 204* (234)
JE Poysden 4/85 (15.4 overs)
398/6 (110 overs)
SR Hain 135 (220)
MS Crane 2/65 (18 overs)
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Paul Baldwin
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • No play on Day 3 due to rain
  • Points: Hampshire 11, Warwickshire 10
11–14 July
(H) Surrey
v
Yorkshire
Match drawn
  
 
267 (82.3 overs)
SM Curran 59* (98)
SA Patterson 3/58 (18 overs)
407 (106.2 overs)
A Lyth 202 (291)
SC Meaker 3/66 (11.2 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Martin Saggers
106/1 (38 overs)
DP Sibley 54* (130)
Azeem Rafiq 1/12 (11 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Only 33 overs possible on Day 1 and 16.4 overs on Day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Yorkshire 13, Surrey 10
16–19 July
(H) Lancashire
v
Durham
Durham won by 2 wickets
  
 
204 (70.1 overs)
SJ Croft 54 (98)
C Rushworth 4/30 (16.1 overs)
291 (95 overs)
SG Borthwick 64 (151)
JM Anderson 3/58 (22 overs)
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Richard Kettleborough
333 (118.4 overs)
LA Procter 122 (282)
BA Stokes 3/50 (19.4 overs)
247/8 (77.2 overs)
KK Jennings 82 (140)
TC Smith 5/25 (16 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Only 22.1 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Durham 21, Lancashire 4
17–20 July
Surrey
v
(H) Hampshire
Surrey won by an innings and 13 runs
  
 
637/7d (163 overs)
BT Foakes 141* (181)
GK Berg 3/85 (30 overs)
423 (132.3 overs)
LD McManus 132* (265)
MHA Footitt 3/62 (22 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Mike Burns and Jeremy Lloyds
201 (77.3 overs) (f/o)
R McLaren 59 (116)
GJ Batty 6/51 (26 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 3, Hampshire 5
17–20 July
(H) Nottinghamshire
v
Somerset
Somerset won by 10 wickets
  
 
401 (130.3 overs)
SJ Mullaney 165 (276)
C Overton 4/54 (25.3 overs)
437 (127.4 overs)
ME Trescothick 218 (355)
Imran Tahir 7/112 (36.4 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Steve O'Shaughnessy
135 (66.2 overs)
JD Libby 44 (136)
J Allenby 3/23 (14 overs)
100/0 (16.5 overs)
JG Myburgh 58* (55)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 23, Nottinghamshire 6

August[]

4–7 August
(H) Hampshire
v
Lancashire
Match drawn
  
 
548/6d (165 overs)
WR Smith 210 (455)
J Clark 2/63 (23 overs)
387 (156.3 overs)
AN Petersen 98 (181)
LA Dawson 3/63 (31 overs)
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Tim Robinson
102/3 (52 overs) (f/o)
H Hameed 57* (147)
LA Dawson 3/22 (18 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 9, Lancashire 7
    Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
4–7 August
Surrey
v
(H) Middlesex
Match drawn
  
 
415 (110.2 overs)
JJ Roy 110 (142)
JAR Harris 3/98 (22.2 overs)
293 (91.3 overs)
NRT Gubbins 82 (134)
SM Curran 4/60 (14.3 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and David Millns
266/7d (85 overs)
SM Curran 71 (148)
TS Roland-Jones 3/44 (16 overs)
278/6 (91 overs)
GJ Bailey 110* (199)
ZS Ansari 4/63 (29 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 13, Middlesex 10
4–6 August
(H) Somerset
v
Durham
Somerset won by 39 runs
  
 
184 (41.1 overs)
C Overton 42 (51)
MA Wood 3/24 (7 overs)
189 (61.3 overs)
AJ Hickey 36* (62)
MJ Leach 5/69 (19.3 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Martin Saggers
180 (40.5 overs)
RC Davies 49 (57)
G Onions 4/50 (14 overs)
136 (44.4 overs)
MD Stoneman 57 (95)
RE van der Merwe 4/45 (17.4 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 19, Durham 3
4–6 August
(H) Yorkshire
v
Warwickshire
Yorkshire won by 48 runs
  
 
257 (98.3 overs)
TM Head 54 (81)
KHD Barker 4/55 (22 overs)
179 (52 overs)
R Clarke 50* (71)
AU Rashid 3/32 (9 overs)
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Steve O'Shaughnessy
150 (65.3 overs)
AZ Lees 70 (198)
R Clarke 4/55 (20 overs)
180 (68.3 overs)
IJL Trott 59 (107)
AU Rashid 4/29 (13.3 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 21, Warwickshire 3
13–16 August
(H) Lancashire
v
Yorkshire
Match drawn
  
 
494 (133 overs)
H Hameed 114 (209)
TT Bresnan 3/80 (24 overs)
360 (134.5 overs)
AZ Lees 85 (260)
KM Jarvis 4/70 (25 overs)
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and David Millns
232/3d (44 overs)
100* (124)
TT Bresnan 2/60 (11 overs)
188/0 (52 overs)
AZ Lees 114* (169)
LS Livingstone 0/14 (5 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 11, Yorkshire 10
13–15 August
Durham
v
(H) Middlesex
Middlesex won by an innings and 80 runs
  
 
204 (59.3 overs)
MD Stoneman 46 (56)
OP Rayner 4/17 (8.3 overs)
536/9d (151.4 overs)
NRT Gubbins 145 (302)
G Onions 3/104 (31 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Mike Burns and Alex Wharf
252 (71.5 overs)
KK Jennings 45 (70)
OP Rayner 5/85 (21.5 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 22, Durham 2
13–16 August
Hampshire
v
(H) Nottinghamshire
Hampshire won by 176 runs
  
 
319 (83 overs)
AJA Wheater 102 (147)
L Wood 3/53 (14 overs)
245 (75 overs)
CMW Read 70* (100)
A Carter 4/52 (14 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Russell Evans and Martin Saggers
393/7d (104 overs)
JHK Adams 99 (185)
Imran Tahir 3/111 (31 overs)
291 (84 overs)
SJ Mullaney 137 (227)
BTJ Wheal 6/51 (19 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 22, Nottinghamshire 4
13–16 August
Surrey
v
(H) Warwickshire
Surrey won by 226 runs
  
 
252 (90.2 overs)
RJ Burns 50 (153)
JS Patel 4/58 (26 overs)
247 (78.5 overs)
KHD Barker 62 (82)
SM Curran 5/44 (19 overs)
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Tim Robinson
390 (106.3 overs)
KC Sangakkara 88 (126)
CJC Wright 4/75 (21 overs)
169 (78 overs)
IR Bell 32 (104)
MHA Footitt 2/17 (10 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 21, Warwickshire 4
23–26 August
(H) Durham
v
Warwickshire
Match drawn
  
 
207 (81.3 overs)
MJ Richardson 55 (72)
JS Patel 5/32 (15.3 overs)
381/8d (126 overs)
IJ Westwood 127 (264)
BJ McCarthy 3/56 (18 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Peter Hartley
195/3 (62 overs)
SJ Borthwick 92 (180)
KHD Barker 1/32 (12 overs)
  • Uncontested, Warwickshire elected to bowl first
  • Points: Warwickshire 11, Durham 8
23–26 August
Hampshire
v
(H) Somerset
Match drawn
  
 
338 (119.5 overs)
SM Ervine 103 (207)
MJ Leach 6/108 (40.5 overs)
587/8d (137.4 overs)
C Overton 138 (133)
Mason Crane 3/143 (30.4 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Russell Evans and Jeremy Lloyds
254/5 (96 overs)
SM Ervine 106 (154)
RE van der Merwe 2/54 (27 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 13, Hampshire 10
23–26 August
Lancashire
v
(H) Surrey
Surrey won by 10 wickets
  
 
287 (79 overs)
J Clark 56 (75)
SM Curran 4/61 (17 overs)
480 (143.3 overs)
SM Curran 96 (127)
AM Lilley 5/130 (36.3 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Martin Saggers
230 (72.4 overs)
LA Procter 76 (153)
MHA Footitt 7/62 (20.4 overs)
39/0 (9.1 overs)
RJ Burns 28* (32)
LS Livingstone 0/5 (1 over)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Rob Jones (Lancashire)
  • Points: Surrey 23, Lancashire 4
23–26 August
(H) Yorkshire
v
Nottinghamshire
Yorkshire won by 305 runs
  
 
282 (81.3 overs)
AJ Hodd 96* (185)
SJ Mullaney 3/54 (16 overs)
94 (37.1 overs)
SJ Mullaney 25 (43)
TT Bresnan 3/15 (7.1 overs)
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Umpires: Mike Burns and Neil Mallender
263/4d (73.2 overs)
GS Ballance 101* (164)
SR Patel 2/33 (11 overs)
146 (57.3 overs)
TJ Moores 41 (65)
TT Bresnan 5/36 (12 overs)
  • Uncontested, Nottinghamshire elected to field first
  • Points: Yorkshire 21, Nottinghamshire 3
31 August–3 September
(H) Durham
v
Nottinghamshire
Match drawn
  
 
244 (64.4 overs)
MD Stoneman 49 (89)
HF Gurney 6/61 (16.4 overs)
313 (94.2 overs)
JD Libby 144 (276)
C Rushworth 3/75 (22 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyds
385/8d (117 overs)
KK Jennings 171* (324)
LJ Fletcher 2/54 (22 overs)
17/1 (7.2 overs)
SJ Mullaney 7* (29)
G Onions 1/3 (3.2 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Durham 9
31 August–3 September
Yorkshire
v
(H) Hampshire
Match drawn
  
 
281 (88.2 overs)
JS Lehmann 58 (73)
GK Berg 6/56 (24.2 overs)
222 (64.2 overs)
SM Ervine 80 (113)
JA Brooks 5/53 (17.2 overs)
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Cowley
238/5d (64 overs)
GS Ballance 72 (106)
BTJ Wheal 3/79 (19 overs)
84/4 (31.4 overs)
JHK Adams 30 (85)
JA Brooks 3/24 (9 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 10, Hampshire 9
31 August–3 September
Somerset
v
(H) Lancashire
Match drawn
  
 
553/8d (138 overs)
PD Trego 154* (156)
TE Bailey 5/111 (34 overs)
422/9 (148 overs)
AN Petersen 155 (255)
L Gregory 3/74 (23 overs)
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Mike Burns and Peter Hartley
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Lancashire 10, Somerset 10
31 August–3 September
Middlesex
v
(H) Warwickshire
Match drawn
  
 
242 (91.1 overs)
DJ Malan 57 (110)
JE Poysden 5/53 (21 overs)
172 (74.5 overs)
IJ Westwood 81 (185)
OP Rayner 5/49 (26.5 overs)
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers
267/7d (86 overs)
SD Robson 74 (218)
JE Poysden 3/80 (18 overs)
120/4 (50.4 overs)
IJ Westwood 28 (70)
OP Rayner 2/42 (17.4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 9, Warwickshire 8

September[]

6–9 September
(H) Nottinghamshire
v
Middlesex
Middlesex won by 5 wickets
  
 
241 (86.2 overs)
SR Patel 100 (137)
ST Finn 4/54 (22 overs)
247 (95.1 overs)
NRT Gubbins 75 (226)
JT Ball 5/66 (21 overs)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Mike Burns and David Millns
240 (77.4 overs)
SJ Mullaney 64 (104)
OP Rayner 4/83 (26 overs)
235/5 (74 overs)
NRD Compton 63 (171)
JT Ball 4/54 (20 overs)
  • Uncontested, Middlesex elected to field first
  • Points: Middlesex 20, Nottinghamshire 4
6–8 September
(H) Somerset
v
Warwickshire
Somerset won by 31 runs
  
 
95 (30.1 overs)
TB Abell 20 (36)
KHD Barker 4/33 (14 overs)
123 (49.2 overs)
IJ Westwood 34 (75)
DM Bess 6/28 (16 overs)
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Martin Saggers
211 (74.3 overs)
CJL Rogers 58 (151)
JS Patel 5/86 (34.3 overs)
152 (58 overs)
R Clarke 55* (142)
MJ Leach 6/42 (25 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Matthew Lamb (Warwickshire)
  • Points: Somerset 19, Warwickshire 3
6–9 September
(H) Surrey
v
Hampshire
Match drawn
  
 
329 (103.5 overs)
RJ Burns 101 (207)
BTJ Wheal 4/100 (22 overs)
582/9d (154.5 overs)
SM Ervine 158* (286)
MHA Footitt 6/161 (34 overs)
The Oval, London
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Alex Wharf
248/3 (82.4 overs)
KC Sangakkara 84* (177)
SM Ervine 1/11 (2 overs)
  • Uncontested, Hampshire elected to field first
  • Points: Hampshire 12, Surrey 9
6–9 September
(H) Yorkshire
v
Durham
Yorkshire won by 228 runs
  
 
460 (121.1 overs)
AZ Lees 132 (222)
BJ McCarthy 3/103 (20 overs)
265 (94.1 overs)
SG Borthwick 53 (110)
JA Brooks 4/76 (19 overs)
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: Russell Evans and Graham Lloyd
225/2d (50.4 overs)
AZ Lees 114* (143)
RD Pringle 2/69 (13.4 overs)
192 (63.2 overs)
RD Pringle 57* (66)
RJ Sidebottom 4/34 (15 overs)
  • Uncontested, Durham elected to field first
  • Points: Yorkshire 23, Durham 4
12–15 September
(H) Durham
v
Surrey
Durham won by 21 runs
  
 
401 (98.4 overs)
KK Jennings 201* (287)
MHA Footitt 5/90 (24.4 overs)
367 (109.1 overs)
JJ Roy 120 (165)
G Onions 5/90 (31 overs)
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Neil Mallender and David Millns
246 (60.3 overs)
MD Stoneman 92 (144)
SM Curran 7/58 (18.3 overs)
259 (74 overs)
JJ Roy 96 (132)
BA Stokes 4/54 (21 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Durham 24, Surrey 7
12–15 September
Middlesex
v
(H) Lancashire
Match drawn
  
 
327 (119.4 overs)
SD Robson 77 (158)
SC Kerrigan 4/80 (23.4 overs)
259 (98.5 overs)
RP Jones 106* (290)
TS Roland-Jones 4/54 (23 overs)
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Michael Gough and Alex Wharf
240/8d (85 overs)
DJ Malan 87 (182)
SC Kerrigan 6/86 (30 overs)
80/1 (26 overs)
JC Buttler 26 (14)
ST Finn 1/20 (7 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 11, Lancashire 9
12–14 September
(H) Yorkshire
v
Somerset
Somerset won by 10 wickets
  
 
145 (61.2 overs)
TT Bresnan 38* (65)
J Allenby 3/16 (15 overs)
390 (98.3 overs)
L Gregory 73* (111)
RJ Sidebottom 5/51 (22 overs)
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Jeremy Lloyds
286 (98.3 overs)
JS Lehmann 116 (190)
MJ Leach 6/64 (24.3 overs)
44/0 (10.3 overs)
ME Trescothick 37* (36)
RJ Sidebottom 0/10 (3 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 23, Yorkshire 3
20–23 September
(H) Hampshire
v
Durham
Durham won by 6 wickets
  
 
411 (109.1 overs)
JM Vince 92 (109)
G Onions 3/41 (17 overs)
361 (116 overs)
MJ Richardson 99* (206)
BTJ Wheal 4/39 (16 overs)
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Mike Burns and Nick Cook
245/9d (63 overs)
LD McManus 67 (90)
RD Pringle 7/107 (28 overs)
297/4 (78 overs)
MD Stoneman 137 (195)
MS Crane 3/126 (27 overs)
  • Uncontested, Durham elected to field first
  • Points: Durham 22, Hampshire 7
20��23 September
(H) Middlesex
v
Yorkshire
Middlesex won by 61 runs
  
 
270 (108.3 overs)
NRT Gubbins 125 (274)
JA Brooks 6/65 (23.3 overs)
390 (116.3 overs)
TT Bresnan 142* (293)
TS Roland-Jones 4/73 (29 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Tim Robinson; TV umpire: Neil Bainton
359/6d (93.5 overs)
DJ Malan 116 (246)
AZ Lees 2/51 (4 overs)
178 (35.2 overs)
TT Bresnan 55 (48)
TS Roland-Jones 6/54 (12.2 overs)
  • Uncontested, Yorkshire elected to field first
  • Middlesex won the 2016 County Championship
  • Points: Middlesex 17, Yorkshire 7
20–22 September
(H) Somerset
v
Nottinghamshire
Somerset won by 325 runs
  
 
365 (110.5 overs)
JC Hildreth 135 (234)
JT Ball 6/57 (26 overs)
138 (64.5 overs)
JD Libby 42 (151)
DM Bess 5/43 (22.5 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Alex Wharf
313/5d (57 overs)
CJL Rogers 100* (139)
SR Patel 3/95 (15 overs)
215 (63.2 overs)
WT Root 66* (71)
MJ Leach 4/69 (21.2 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 23, Nottinghamshire 3
20–23 September
(H) Warwickshire
v
Lancashire
Warwickshire won by 237 runs
  
 
219 (84.4 overs)
SR Hain 52 (116)
TE Bailey 4/52 (19.4 overs)
152 (64.5 overs)
SJ Croft 45 (98)
KHD Barker 4/30 (20.5 overs)
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Umpires: Peter Hartley and David Millns
279/7d (83 overs)
TR Ambrose 59* (114)
AM Lilley 3/56 (17 overs)
109 (60.5 overs)
AM Lilley 27* (27)
R Clarke 4/20 (10.5 overs)
  • Uncontested, Lancashire elected to field first
  • Points: Warwickshire 20, Lancashire 3

Division Two[]

April[]

10–13 April
Gloucestershire
v
Essex (H)
Essex won by 10 wickets
  
 
262 (77.3 overs)
GH Roderick 88* (172)
JA Porter 4/59 (19.3 overs)
385 (120.5 overs)
T Westley 121 (244)
J Shaw 4/118 (34.5 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Michael Gough
215 (56.4 overs)
JMR Taylor 74 (76)
GR Napier 3/36 (11.4 overs)
94/0 (26.4 overs)
NLJ Browne 55* (79)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Essex 23, Gloucestershire 4
10–13 April
(H) Northamptonshire
v
Sussex
Match drawn
  
 
481/7 (135 overs)
BM Duckett 282* (367)
GHS Garton 3/93 (21 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Billy Taylor
  • No toss, Sussex elected to field
  • No play on Days 3 and 4 due to a wet outfield
  • Points: Northamptonshire 9, Sussex 6
10–13 April
(H) Worcestershire
v
Kent
Match abandoned
  
 
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth
  • No toss
  • No play due to a wet outfield
  • Points: Worcestershire 5, Kent 5
17–20 April
(H) Glamorgan
v
Leicestershire
Leicestershire won by 10 wickets
  
 
348 (89.3 overs)
GG Wagg 64 (110)
CJ McKay 6/73 (20 overs)
427 (132.2 overs)
NJ O'Brien 93 (134)
DL Lloyd 2/61 (14 overs)
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Steve O'Shaughnessy
191 (53.3 overs)
AHT Donald 57 (87)
BA Raine 4/57 (16.3 overs)
115/0 (36.1 overs)
PJ Horton 64* (105)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Leicestershire 23, Glamorgan 5
17–20 April
Derbyshire
v
Gloucestershire (H)
Match drawn
  
 
444 (157.1 overs)
WL Madsen 150 (329)
JMR Taylor 4/61 (22.1 overs)
563 (125.2 overs)
CDJ Dent 180 (312)
CF Hughes 3/87 (17 overs)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Nick Cook and Alex Wharf
260/2d (76.5 overs)
CF Hughes 137* (239)
JMR Taylor 1/79 (27 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Gloucestershire 12, Derbyshire 8
17–20 April
(H) Sussex
v
Essex
Match drawn
  
 
360 (97 overs)
CD Nash 119 (144)
GR Napier 3/61 (23 overs)
320 (105.2 overs)
T Westley 86 (153)
SJ Magoffin 2/52 (22 overs)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Tim Robinson
288 (70.2 overs)
CD Nash 92 (115)
JA Porter 5/82 (26.2 overs)
266/7 (90.4 overs)
AN Cook 127* (250)
A Shahzad 3/68 (20.4 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 12, Essex 11
24–27 April
Glamorgan
v
Derbyshire (H)
Match drawn
  
 
377 (114.4 overs)
WD Bragg 129 (217)
AP Palladino 5/83 (27 overs)
345 (94.5 overs)
WL Madsen 97 (160)
MG Hogan 4/74 (25.5 overs)
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Nigel Llong
87/2 (32 overs)
JA Rudolph 31* (77)
WJ Durston 1/9 (9 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Play reduced on Days 2, 3 and 4 due to rain and snow
  • Points: Glamorgan 12, Derbyshire 11
24–27 April
(H) Essex
v
Northamptonshire
Essex won by an innings and 92 runs
  
 
441/8d (122 overs)
RS Bopara 76 (185)
BW Sanderson 5/108 (24 overs)
119 (32.5 overs)
AM Rossington 67* (73)
JA Porter 5/46 (11 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Mike Burns and David Millns
230 (78.2 overs) (f/o)
BM Duckett 58 (64)
RN ten Doeschate 4/31 (14 overs)
  • No toss, Northamptonshire elected to field
  • Only 10 overs possible on Day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Essex 23, Northamptonshire 1
24–27 April
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Worcestershire
Match drawn
  
 
380 (114.2 overs)
HJH Marshall 135 (223)
JD Shantry 4/89 (31.2 overs)
411 (98.2 overs)
JM Clarke 135 (175)
DA Payne 3/89 (22.2 overs)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Martin Saggers
382/7d (101 overs)
CDJ Dent 138* (272)
MJ Henry 3/83 (22 overs)
210/4 (51.1 overs)
MM Ali 136* (144)
LC Norwell 3/69 (15 overs)
  • No toss, Worcestershire elected to field
  • Points: Worcestershire 13, Gloucestershire 12
24–27 April
Kent
v
Leicestershire (H)
Match drawn
  
 
264 (81.5 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 124 (190)
CJ McKay 3/66 (22 overs)
401/9d (88 overs)
NJ Dexter 131 (205)
MT Coles 3/95 (24 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Russell Evans and Stephen Gale
85/2 (26 overs)
SR Dickson 34* (83)
CJ McKay 2/19 (6 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Play reduced on Days 1 and 2 due to rain and bad light
  • Points: Leicestershire 13, Kent 10

May[]

1–4 May
Glamorgan
v
Kent (H)
Kent won by 10 wickets
  
 
260 (64.5 overs)
CAJ Meschede 63 (74)
ME Claydon 4/59 (16 overs)
488 (111.2 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 84 (109)
MG Hogan 4/91 (29 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Nick Cook
414 (94.3 overs)
DL Lloyd 107 (128)
DI Stevens 4/79 (27 overs)
190/0 (48.4 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 86* (147)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Play reduced on Day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Kent 24, Glamorgan 5
    Harry Podmore (Glamorgan) and Hugh Bernard (Kent) both made their first-class debuts.
1–4 May
Derbyshire
v
Northamptonshire (H)
Match drawn
  
 
324 (89.2 overs)
SJ Thakor 83* (147)
Azharullah 4/95 (21.2 overs)
470 (124 overs)
RE Levi 104 (129)
SJ Thakor 3/65 (18 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Russell Evans and Martin Saggers
229/1d (60.4 overs)
CF Hughes 109* (182)
JD Libby 1/31 (7 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Play reduced on Day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Northamptonshire 13, Derbyshire 10
1–4 May
Sussex (H)
v
Leicestershire
Match drawn
  
 
163 (58 overs)
EC Joyce 56 (135)
BA Raine 4/30 (15 overs)
473/8d (137 overs)
ML Pettini 142* (238)
SJ Magoffin 3/58 (28 overs)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Ian Gould and Nigel Llong
377/6 (127 overs)
CD Nash 144 (315)
CE Shreck 2/62 (26 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Only 43.2 overs possible on Day 2 due to rain and bad light
  • Points: Leicestershire 12, Sussex 6
1–4 May
Essex
v
Worcestershire (H)
Match drawn
  
 
451/9d (113.4 overs)
AN Cook 142 (284)
J Leach 5/115 (27.4 overs)
411/8d (110.2 overs)
BL D'Oliveira 128 (220)
GR Napier 4/127 (29 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Mike Burns and Neil Mallender
95/2d (36 overs)
AN Cook 48* (114)
EG Barnard 1/16 (5 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • 102 overs lost on Days 1 and 2 due to rain and bad light
  • Points: Worcestershire 12, Essex 12
8–11 May
Derbyshire (H)
v
Sussex
Match drawn
  
 
191 (68 overs)
SJ Thakor 36* (79)
LJ Hatchett 5/58 (14 overs)
468/5d (122 overs)
EC Joyce 250 (327)
SJ Thakor 3/59 (23 overs)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Mike Burns and Tim Robinson
92/2 (26.3 overs)
CF Hughes 58* (86)
SG Whittingham 1/12 (5.3 overs)
  • No toss, Sussex elected to field.
  • No play on Day 3 and only 26.3 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Sussex 13, Derbyshire 6
8–11 May
Worcestershire
v
Glamorgan (H)
Match drawn
  
 
456/6d (120.2 overs)
BL D'Oliveira 202* (359)
GG Wagg 3/103 (25 overs)
42/4 (20 overs)
CB Cooke 27* (46)
J Leach 2/15 (8 overs)
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Paul Pollard
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Only 45 overs possible on Day 2, and no play on Days 3 and 4 due to rain
  • Points: Worcestershire 11, Glamorgan 5
    Nick Selman (Glamorgan) made his first-class debut.
8–11 May
Gloucestershire
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
  
 
337 (107 overs)
HJH Marshall 112 (202)
CJ Haggett 3/66 (26 overs)
478/8d (126 overs)
SA Northeast 189 (303)
DA Payne 2/76 (30 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Russell Evans and Richard Kettleborough
211/8 (58 overs)
JMR Taylor 46* (45)
CJ Haggett 3/27 (13 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Play reduced on Days 3 and 4 due to rain
  • Points: Kent 12, Gloucestershire 10
8–11 May
Leicestershire (H)
v
Northamptonshire
Match drawn
  
 
332 (103.4 overs)
NJ Dexter 98 (186)
OP Stone 4/56 (20.4 overs)
151 (46.3 overs)
AM Rossington 35* (61)
WA White 4/24 (8.3 overs)
Grace Road, Leicestershire
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Peter Hartley
132/6d (39 overs)
NJ O'Brien 48* (67)
BW Sanderson 4/36 (8 overs)
30/1 (7 overs)
AG Wakely 16* (28)
CJ McKay 1/20 (4 overs)
  • No toss, Northamptonshire elected to field.
  • No play on Day 3 due to rain
  • Points: Leicestershire 11, Northamptonshire 8
15–18 May
(H) Essex
v
Derbyshire
Match drawn
  
 
538/7d (148.4 overs)
NLJ Browne 255 (445)
SJ Thakor 4/107 (26.4 overs)
280 (87.2 overs)
HD Rutherford 49 (116)
RS Bopara 5/49 (18 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Ian Gould
261/4 (71 overs) (f/o)
BA Godleman 75 (127)
RS Bopara 1/24 (11 overs)
  • No toss, Derbyshire elected to field.
  • Only 24 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Essex 11, Derbyshire 8
15–18 May
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Glamorgan
Gloucestershire won by 125 runs
  
 
262 (67.3 overs)
GT Hankins 56 (73)
T van der Gugten 3/49 (15 overs)
330 (99.4 overs)
DL Lloyd 99 (120)
CN Miles 3/74 (24 overs)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Graham Lloyd
336 (122.3 overs)
CT Bancroft 70 (158)
MG Hogan 4/83 (34 overs)
143 (49 overs)
MA Wallace 50 (72)
JMR Taylor 4/16 (6 overs)
  • No toss, Glamorgan elected to field.
  • Play shortened on Days 3 and 4 due to rain
  • Points: Gloucestershire 21, Glamorgan 6
15–18 May
Kent
v
Northamptonshire (H)
Match drawn
  
 
396 (115.5 overs)
JL Denly 206* (315)
RK Kleinveldt 3/53 (17.5 overs)
498 (140.2 overs)
AG Wakely 87 (161)
Imran Qayyum 3/158 (41.2 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Jeremy Lloyds
131/2 (40 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 69* (111)
RI Keogh 1/24 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Only 11 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Northamptonshire 11, Kent 11
    Imran Qayyum (Kent) made his first-class debut.
15–18 May
(H) Worcestershire
v
Sussex
Match drawn
  
 
491 (121.2 overs)
BL D'Oliveira 99 (154)
SG Whittingham 3/86 (19 overs)
278 (97.2 overs)
BC Brown 55 (106)
EG Barnard 3/67 (20 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Michael Gough
411/9 (144 overs) (f/o)
EC Joyce 74 (179)
MJ Henry 4/122 (31 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Rain delayed play on Day 4
  • Points: Worcestershire 13, Sussex 9
22–25 May
(H) Derbyshire
v
Kent
Kent won by 7 wickets
  
 
492 (125.5 overs)
SJ Thakor 130 (164)
MT Coles 5/116 (34.5 overs)
412 (126 overs)
SR Dickson 207* (362)
SJ Thakor 5/63 (19 overs)
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Neil Mallender and David Millns
94 (28.4 overs)
WL Madsen 37 (54)
CJ Haggett 4/15 (6.4 overs)
176/3 (32.3 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 80* (99)
CF Hughes 1/11 (1 over)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Play shortened on Day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Kent 21, Derbyshire 7
22–25 May
(H) Glamorgan
v
Essex
Match drawn
  
 
260 (75.4 overs)
CB Cooke 63 (106)
GR Napier 5/82 (20.4 overs)
313 (115 overs)
RS Bopara 80 (174)
T van der Gugten 5/90 (32 overs)
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Verdayne Smith (West Indies)
386/8d (114.5 overs)
WD Bragg 161* (312)
DD Masters 3/95 (36 overs)
160/5 (63 overs)
NLJ Browne 71 (161)
MG Hogan 2/10 (10 overs)
  • No toss, Essex elected to field.
  • Points: Glamorgan 10, Essex 10
22–25 May
Northamptonshire
v
Gloucestershire (H)
Match drawn
  
 
176 (52.4 overs)
SP Crook 60 (77)
CN Miles 5/65 (15.4 overs)
418 (134.4 overs)
M Klinger 140 (286)
S Prasanna 5/97 (27.4 overs)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Mike Burns and Martin Saggers
399/8d (119 overs)
RI Newton 108 (235)
DA Payne 3/72 (21 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Only 40 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Gloucestershire 11, Northamptonshire 7
22–24 May
(H) Leicestershire
v
Worcestershire
Worcestershire won by 7 wickets
  
 
316 (106.1 overs)
PJ Horton 89 (131)
J Leach 5/99 (28.1 overs)
274 (75.3 overs)
MJ Henry 49* (53)
BA Raine 3/69 (21 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Billy Taylor
43 (25 overs)
NJ O'Brien 17 (44)
J Leach 4/10 (12 overs)
88/3 (15.5 overs)
AN Kervezee 29* (17)
CJ McKay 3/28 (7 overs)
  • No toss, Worcestershire elected to field.
  • 13 overs lost on Day 1 due to rain and bad light
  • Points: Worcestershire 21, Leicestershire 6
28–31 May
(H) Northamptonshire
v
Essex
Match drawn
  
 
444 (114.5 overs)
BM Duckett 189 (255)
RS Bopara 5/95 (27 overs)
640/9d (149.2 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 145 (149)
RJ Gleeson 4/105 (30 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Graham Lloyd
75/5 (25 overs)
BM Duckett 33 (32)
RS Bopara 2/25 (8 overs)
  • No toss, Essex elected to field.
  • Only 6 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Essex 12, Northamptonshire 11
28–31 May
Derbyshire
v
Sussex (H)
Sussex won by 10 wickets
  
 
150 (43.3 overs)
SJ Thakor 47* (50)
SJ Magoffin 4/23 (12.3 overs)
447/8d (109.5 overs)
EC Joyce 106 (171)
WL Madsen 2/65 (21 overs)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Verdayne Smith (West Indies)
307 (94.1 overs)
SJ Thakor 81 (102)
OE Robinson 4/110 (30 overs)
11/0 (0.3 overs)
EC Joyce 5* (3)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Only 40 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Sussex 24, Derbyshire 2
    In their second innings, Sussex scored more runs from extras (6) than their highest-scoring batsman (Ed Joyce with 5)
29 May–1 June
Leicestershire
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
  
 
341 (98.3 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 119 (170)
DI Stevens 4/74 (24 overs)
117/2 (44 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 65* (125)
BA Raine 1/20 (11 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Paul Pollard and Alex Wharf
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Only 46.3 overs possible on Day 2 due to rain and bad light
    No play on Days 3 and 4 due to rain
  • Points: Kent 8, Leicestershire 8
29 May–1 June
(H) Worcestershire
v
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets
  
 
439 (113.1 overs)
T Kohler-Cadmore 169 (281)
LC Norwell 4/70 (29.1 overs)
364/6d (112 overs)
GL van Buuren 172* (307)
JD Shantry 2/56 (27 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Steve O'Shaughnessy
239 (56.3 overs)
RA Whiteley 71 (88)
CN Miles 5/54 (12.3 overs)
320/5 (57.4 overs)
JMR Taylor 107* (72)
J Leach 2/70 (14 overs)
  • No toss, Gloucestershire elected to field.
  • Play shortened on Days 3 and 4 due to rain and bad light
  • Points: Gloucestershire 23, Worcestershire 7

June[]

19–22 June
(H) Essex
v
Leicestershire
Leicestershire won by 4 wickets
  
 
268 (86.3 overs)
RS Bopara 61 (168)
CJ McKay 4/47 (16.3 overs)
243 (78 overs)
AJ Robson 74 (135)
DD Masters 3/33 (19 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Russell Evans and Peter Hartley
133 (61.3 overs)
T Westley 25 (40)
CJ McKay 4/37 (20 overs)
159/6 (31.1 overs)
AJ Robson 56 (75)
RS Bopara 3/43 (8 overs)
  • No toss, Leicestershire elected to field.
  • 12.2 overs lost on Day 1 due to bad light
    No play on Day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Leicestershire 20, Essex 5
19–22 June
(H) Glamorgan
v
Kent
Match drawn
  
 
351 (80 overs)
GG Wagg 83 (120)
ME Claydon 5/106 (23 overs)
282 (88.3 overs)
SR Dickson 75 (138)
T van der Gugten 5/79 (26.3 overs)
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Tim Robinson
279/6d (73 overs)
AHT Donald 67 (68)
ME Claydon 3/50 (15 overs)
  • No toss, Kent elected to field.
  • 104 overs lost on Days 1 and 2 due to rain
  • Points: Glamorgan 12, Kent 10
20–23 June
(H) Derbyshire
v
Worcestershire
Match drawn
  
 
467/5d (127 overs)
BA Godleman 204 (328)
J Leach 2/90 (25 overs)
164 (53.1 overs)
OB Cox 40 (47)
BD Cotton 4/28 (14 overs)
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nigel Cowley
294/6 (104.3 overs) (f/o)
EG Barnard 73 (167)
BD Cotton 2/34 (18 overs)
  • No toss, Worcestershire elected to field.
  • No play on Day 1 due to rain
  • Points: Derbyshire 12, Worcestershire 6
    Rob Hemmings (Derbyshire) made his first-class debut.
22–25 June
(H) Sussex
v
Northamptonshire
Match drawn
  
 
178 (51.1 overs)
CD Nash 75 (119)
Azharullah 6/68 (16 overs)
478/5d (116 overs)
AM Rossington 138* (121)
A Shahzad 2/91 (24 overs)
Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Steve O'Shaughnessy
145/2 (57.5 overs)
EC Joyce 60 (133)
RI Keogh 1/19 (10 overs)
  • No toss, Northamptonshire elected to field.
  • Play shortened on Days 1, 2 and 4 due to rain
  • Points: Northamptonshire 13, Sussex 6
26–29 June
(H) Kent
v
Derbyshire
Match drawn
  
 
379 (105.2 overs)
SA Northeast 191 (266)
AP Palladino 4/76 (29 overs)
574/9d (162.4 overs)
WL Madsen 163 (293)
JC Tredwell 3/153 (48.4 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Steve O'Shaughnessy
238/3 (74 overs)
TWM Latham 74 (164)
NT Broom 1/17 (6 overs)
  • No toss, Derbyshire elected to field.
  • Only 62.3 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Derbyshire 12, Kent 10
27–30 June
(H) Leicestershire
v
Gloucestershire
Match drawn
  
 
334 (114.1 overs)
NJ Dexter 136 (315)
LC Norwell 4/72 (32.1 overs)
403/2 (89.1 overs)
CDJ Dent 165 (229)
NJ Dexter 1/62 (16 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Steve Garratt
  • No toss, Gloucestershire elected to field.
  • Rain reduced play on Days 2 and 4, with no play on Day 3
  • Points: Gloucestershire 12, Leicestershire 8

July[]

2–5 July
Glamorgan
v
Sussex (H)
Match drawn
  
 
335 (112.1 overs)
JA Rudolph 87 (197)
SG Whittingham 4/58 (26.1 overs)
552/5d (158 overs)
LWP Wells 181 (343)
GG Wagg 2/98 (31 overs)
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Richard Kettleborough
307/6 (97.3 overs)
DL Lloyd 102* (168)
DR Briggs 2/62 (26 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 11, Glamorgan 9
3–6 July
Kent
v
Essex (H)
Essex won by 10 wickets
  
 
207 (62.3 overs)
AJ Blake 89* (116)
JA Porter 3/51 (18 overs)
569 (145.3 overs)
RS Bopara 94 (157)
K Rabada 4/118 (34 overs)
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Steve Garratt and David Millns
370 (122 overs)
SA Northeast 166* (320)
MR Quinn 4/60 (24 overs)
9/0 (1.4 overs)
NLJ Browne 8* (6)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 24, Kent 2
3–6 July
Leicestershire
v
Worcestershire (H)
Worcestershire won by 3 wickets
  
 
407 (125 overs)
NJ Dexter 109 (204)
EG Barnard 4/62 (20 overs)
349 (103.1 overs)
J Leach 90 (104)
CJ McKay 4/59 (24.1 overs)
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyds
307/3d (76 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 146 (183)
J Leach 2/54 (14 overs)
369/7 (73.2 overs)
JM Clarke 123 (172)
CE Shreck 4/104 (22 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 21, Leicestershire 5
4–7 July
(H) Derbyshire
v
Northamptonshire
Match abandoned
  
 
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Neil Mallender
  • No toss
  • No play due to a wet outfield
  • Points: Derbyshire 5, Northamptonshire 5
10–12 July
Worcestershire
v
(H) Northamptonshire
Worcestershire won by 311 runs
  
 
277 (76.4 overs)
OB Cox 74 (109)
Azharullah 4/68 (15 overs)
148 (45.1 overs)
AM Rossington 55 (78)
J Leach 5/70 (18.1 overs)
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Virender Sharma
324-8d (83 overs)
BL D'Oliveira 81 (163)
S Prasanna 2/14 (8 overs)
142 (35.3 overs)
SP Crook 33 (34)
MJ Henry 5/36 (14 overs
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: George Rhodes (Worcestershire)
  • Points: Worcestershire 21, Northamptonshire 3
13–16 July
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Essex
Gloucestershire won by 61 runs
  
 
255 (77.2 overs)
GH Roderick 61 (116)
MR Quinn 7/76 (26 overs)
333 (82.1 overs)
DW Lawrence 127 (177)
J Shaw 4/72 (17 overs)
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Billy Taylor
290 (83.4 overs)
GH Roderick 102 (140)
GR Napier 4/62 (22.4 overs)
151 (43.3 overs)
Ashar Zaidi 37 (49)
LC Norwell 4/65 (16.3 overs)
  • Uncontested, Essex elected to field first
  • Points: Gloucestershire 21, Essex 6
17–20 July
(H) Glamorgan
v
Derbyshire
Glamorgan won by 4 wickets
  
 
518 (104.5 overs)
AHT Donald 234 (136)
WS Davis 7/146 (25.5 overs)
177 (52 overs)
HR Hosein 27* (79)
CAJ Meschede 3/33 (12 overs)
Penrhyn Avenue, Colwyn Bay
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Stephen Gale
200/6 (45.4 overs)
JA Rudolph 51* (78)
WL Madsen 2/24 (4.4 overs)
536 (162.1 overs) (f/o)
CF Hughes 122 (219)
GG Wagg 3/93 (29 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat first
  • Points: Glamorgan 24, Derbyshire 3
17–20 July
(H) Kent
v
Sussex
Match drawn
  
 
575 (158.3 overs)
SA Northeast 190 (244)
DR Briggs 5/169 (49.3 overs)
333 (127.1 overs)
LRPL Taylor 142* (250)
K Rabada 3/81 (28 overs)
Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells
Umpires: Nick Cook and Virender Sharma
255/5 (91 overs) (f/o)
LRPL Taylor 68 (89)
JC Tredwell 3/76 (30 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 11, Sussex 8
20–22 July
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Leicestershire
Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
  
 
183 (49.5 overs)
JMR Taylor 51 (64)
BA Raine 4/57 (14 overs)
218 (70.4 overs)
AJ Robson 62 (170)
DA Payne 5/36 (19.4 overs)
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Michael Gough and Graham Lloyd
215 (66.1 overs)
M Klinger 54 (108)
CJ McKay 3/43 (17 overs)
181/4 (54.3 overs)
PJ Horton 73 (139)
GL van Buuren 2/24 (8 overs)
  • Uncontested, Leicestershire elected to field first
  • Points: Leicestershire 20, Gloucestershire 3

August[]

3–6 August
Northamptonshire
v
(H) Glamorgan
Northamptonshire won by 251 runs
  
 
321 (86.4 overs)
RK Kleinveldt 91 (88)
DL Lloyd 3/36 (10 overs)
236 (80 overs)
NJ Selman 122* (208)
Azharullah 3/58 (18 overs)
St. Helen's Ground, Swansea
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Richard Illingworth
261/9d (58.1 overs)
LJ Evans 73 (123)
T van der Gugten 5/61 (13.1 overs)
95 (38 overs)
MA Wallace 28* (40)
BW Sanderson 7/22 (13 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Lukas Carey (Glamorgan)
  • Points: Northamptonshire 22, Glamorgan 4
3–6 August
Worcestershire
v
(H) Kent
Kent won by 10 wickets
  
 
211 (73.1 overs)
JM Clarke 69 (124)
ME Claydon 5/42 (17 overs)
451 (129.3 overs)
DI Stevens 81 (105)
EG Barnard 3/97 (27 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Billy Taylor and Alex Wharf
251 (93.3 overs)
GH Rhodes 55 (114)
DI Stevens 3/31 (12.3 overs)
14/0 (1.5 overs)
SR Dickson 4* (7)
CAJ Morris 0/5 (1 over)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 23, Worcestershire 4
4–7 August
(H) Essex
v
Sussex
Match drawn
  
 
358 (108.5 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 83 (124)
CJ Jordan 4/99 (30.5 overs)
448 (122.2 overs)
CJ Jordan 131 (190)
GR Napier 5/114 (29.2 overs)
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Russell Evans
470/8 (126 overs)
GR Napier 124 (155)
CJ Jordan 3/88 (24 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 12, Essex 11
4–7 August
(H) Leicestershire
v
Derbyshire
Match drawn
  
 
380 (125.4 overs)
EJH Eckersley 117 (249)
CF Parkinson 4/90 (33.4 overs)
362 (109.1 overs)
WL Madsen 76 (138)
BA Raine 5/66 (24.1 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Mike Burns
294/9d (107 overs)
EJH Eckersley 104 (178)
CF Parkinson 3/88 (37 overs)
104/4 (30 overs)
WL Madsen 42* (73)
CE Shreck 2/14 (7 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debuts: Alex Mellor and Callum Parkinson (both Derbyshire)
  • Points: Leicestershire 11, Derbyshire 11
13–16 August
Essex
v
(H) Derbyshire
Essex won by an innings and 62 runs
  
 
530/9d (144.5 overs)
NLJ Browne 229* (417)
TP Milnes 6/93 (32 overs)
165 (65.3 overs)
AJ Mellor 44 (81)
GR Napier 4/28 (15 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Jeremy Lloyds
303 (95.2 overs) (f/o)
BA Godleman 100 (154)
GR Napier 4/50 (18.2 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debuts: Paul Walter (Essex)
  • Points: Essex 23, Derbyshire 1
13–16 August
Leicestershire
v
(H) Northamptonshire
Match drawn
  
 
519 (144.2 overs)
ML Pettini 117 (237)
BW Sanderson 6/58 (30 overs)
397/7d (124 overs)
RI Newton 202* (347)
NJ Dexter 2/35 (19 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Jeff Evans
292/6d (58 overs)
PJ Horton 99 (150)
SA Zaib 5/148 (26 overs)
118/1 (38 overs)
AG Wakely 53* (112)
BA Raine 1/25 (9 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Leicestershire 11, Northamptonshire 10
13–16 August
Gloucestershire
v
(H) Sussex
Sussex won by an innings and 2 runs
  
 
367 (107 overs)
M Klinger 129* (272)
SJ Magoffin 5/73 (28 overs)
527 (132.1 overs)
LWP Wells 120 (257)
MD Taylor 4/130 (33 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Billy Taylor
158 (54.5 overs)
JMR Taylor 56 (86)
CJ Jordan 4/36 (16 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 24, Gloucestershire 6
13–16 August
(H) Worcestershire
v
Glamorgan
Glamorgan won by 5 wickets
  
 
163 (57.4 overs)
RA Whiteley 40 (91)
MG Hogan 4/44 (15 overs)
280 (77.2 overs)
WD Bragg 98 (133)
J Leach 5/106 (22 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Peter Hartley
393 (138.1 overs)
JM Clarke 98 (209)
GG Wagg 5/90 (33 overs)
278/5 (87.1 overs)
AO Morgan 103* (242)
J Leach 3/66 (21 overs)
  • Uncontested, Worcestershire elected to field first
  • Points: Glamorgan 21, Worcestershire 3
23–26 August
(H) Glamorgan
v
Sussex
Sussex won by 2 wickets
  
 
252 (60.1 overs)
MA Wallace 61 (59)
JC Archer 4/91 (21 overs)
283 (109.2 overs)
CD Nash 132 (284)
T van der Gugten 3/61 (26.2 overs)
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Jeff Evans
263 (77.1 overs)
AHT Donald 59 (64)
SJ Magoffin 3/50 (23 overs)
236/8 (58.4 overs)
CD Nash 64 (108)
T van der Gugten 5/73 (19 overs)
  • Uncontested, Sussex elected to field first
  • Points: Sussex 21, Glamorgan 5
23–26 August
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Kent
Kent won by an innings and 69 runs
  
 
221 (94.2 overs)
HJH Marshall 58 (192)
GC Viljoen 5/55 (22.2 overs)
533/6d (119.4 overs)
SW Billings 171 (202)
LC Norwell 2/88 (27 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Alex Wharf
243 (86.3 overs)
HJH Marshall 118 (213)
DI Stevens 3/47 (19 overs)
  • Uncontested, Kent elected to field first
  • Points: Kent 24, Gloucestershire 2
23–25 August
(H) Leicestershire
v
Essex
Essex won by an innings and 10 runs
  
 
238 (84.1 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 71 (150)
JA Porter 4/50 (14.1 overs)
423 (117.2 overs)
DW Lawrence 154 (304)
D Klein 4/107 (26 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Nick Cook and Billy Taylor
175 (49.3 overs)
NJ Dexter 44 (85)
DD Masters 4/39 (15.3 overs)
  • Uncontested, Essex elected to field first
  • Points: Essex 24, Leicestershire 3
23–26 August
Northamptonshire
v
(H) Worcestershire
Worcestershire won by 2 wickets
  
 
551 (144.1 overs)
RI Keogh 154 (236)
EG Barnard 3/117 (30 overs)
201/3d (59.1 overs)
DKH Mitchell 107* (188)
BW Sanderson 2/54 (20 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Graham Lloyd
50/1d (9.2 overs)
RI Newton 27* (28)
JD Shantry 1/6 (3 overs)
404/8 (79 overs)
JM Clarke 125 (156)
BW Sanderson 4/74 (17 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Worcestershire 19, Northamptonshire 5
31 August-3 September
(H) Derbyshire
v
Gloucestershire
Match drawn
  
 
242 (81.5 overs)
BT Slater 110 (213)
CN Miles 4/30 (17 overs)
331 (98.5 overs)
P Mustard 107* (193)
AP Palladino 5/74 (25.5 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Russell Evans
360 (95.2 overs)
AL Hughes 140 (209)
CN Miles 4/82 (16.2 overs)
10/0 (5 overs)
GH Roderick 6* (18)
TP Milnes 0/4 (2 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Gloucestershire 11, Derbyshire 9
31 August-2 September
Worcestershire
v
(H) Essex
Essex won by an innings and 161 runs
  
 
230 (68.2 overs)
OB Cox 63 (72)
DD Masters 7/52 (21.2 overs)
601/5d (138 overs)
T Westley 254 (383)
J Leach 2/107 (29 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Neil Mallender
210 (57.4 overs)
GH Rhodes 41 (65)
GR Napier 5/59 (16.1 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Essex 24, Worcestershire 2
31 August-2 September
(H) Northamptonshire
v
Glamorgan
Northamptonshire won by 318 runs
  
 
269 (82.3 overs)
BM Duckett 80 (100)
KS Carlson 5/28 (14 overs)
124 (42.5 overs)
JA Rudolph 37 (86)
RI Keogh 9/52 (18.5 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Alex Wharf
305/7d (58.4 overs)
BM Duckett 185 (159)
GG Wagg 3/72 (16 overs)
132 (62.5 overs)
NJ Selman 30* (131)
GG White 6/44 (28 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Kiran Carlson (Glamorgan)
  • Points: Northamptonshire 21, Glamorgan 3
31 August-2 September
(H) Sussex
v
Kent
Kent won by an innings and 127 runs
  
 
180 (40.5 overs)
BC Brown 54 (47)
GC Viljoen 3/70 (12 overs)
496 (132.5 overs)
WRS Gidman 99* (240)
SJ Magoffin 5/88 (34.5 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Steve O'Shaughnessy
189 (41.5 overs)
C Cachopa 34 (42)
GC Viljoen 3/34 (9 overs)
  • Uncontested, Kent elected to field first
  • First-class debut: Tom Haines (Sussex)
  • Points: Kent 24, Sussex 2

September[]

6–8 September
(H) Glamorgan
v
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire won by 10 wickets
  
 
220 (64.5 overs)
NJ Selman 101 (144)
CN Miles 4/44 (14.5 overs)
363 (130.1 overs)
HJH Marshall 101 (189)
MG Hogan 5/36 (25.1 overs)
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Steve Garratt
232 (58.4 overs)
WD Bragg 52 (91)
DA Payne 4/45 (14 overs)
92/0 (19.4 overs)
GH Roderick 56* (61)
T van der Gugten 0/6 (3 overs)
  • Uncontested, Gloucestershire elected to field first
  • Points: Gloucestershire 22, Glamorgan 3
6–8 September
(H) Kent
v
Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire won by 10 wickets
  
 
230 (82.2 overs)
SR Dickson 63 (159)
RK Kleinveldt 3/70 (20.2 overs)
384 (97.4 overs)
BM Duckett 208 (251)
ME Claydon 3/73 (16 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Jeremy Lloyds
184 (56.4 overs)
GC Viljoen 63 (106)
RK Kleinveldt 5/53 (21 overs)
31/0 (4.3 overs)
RI Newton 15* (14)
JC Tredwell 0/12 (2 overs)
  • Uncontested, Northamptonshire elected to field first
  • Replacement: Sam Billings for Callum Jackson (Kent, 2nd innings, 6.3 overs)
  • Points: Northamptonshire 23, Kent 4
6–7 September
(H) Leicestershire
v
Sussex
Sussex won by an innings and 59 runs
  
 
135 (51 overs)
NJ Dexter 52 (112)
SJ Magoffin 5/50 (18 overs)
313 (72.1 overs)
OE Robinson 81 (96)
NJ Dexter 5/52 (14 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Stephen Gale
119 (47.1 overs)
EJH Eckersley 31 (88)
D Wiese 3/20 (9 overs)
  • Uncontested, Sussex elected to field first
  • Points: Sussex 22, Leicestershire 3
12–15 September
(H) Derbyshire
v
Leicestershire
Match drawn
  
 
307 (91.2 overs)
HR Hosein 83* (132)
CE Shreck 4/78 (22.2 overs)
247 (90.1 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 95* (156)
WS Davis 4/68 (23 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: Jeff Evans and Graham Lloyd
286/8d (80 overs)
WL Madsen 134* (226)
CJ McKay 2/61 (17 overs)
301/8 (96 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 110 (189)
AP Palladino 4/64 (25 overs)
  • Uncontested, Leicestershire elected to field first
  • First-class debuts: Thomas Wood (Derbyshire) and Harry Dearden (Leicestershire)
  • Points: Derbyshire 11, Leicestershire 9
12–15 September
Glamorgan
v
(H) Essex
Glamorgan won by 11 runs
  
 
286 (96.3 overs)
KS Carlson 119 (229)
GR Napier 4/46 (15 overs)
319 (92.5 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 117 (171)
CAJ Meschede 5/84 (24.5 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Russell Evans and Steve O'Shaughnessy
296 (82.2 overs)
MA Wallace 78 (91)
RN ten Doeschate 2/20 (7 overs)
252 (87.5 overs)
V Chopra 79 (180)
MG Hogan 5/45 (22 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat first
  • Points: Glamorgan 21, Essex 6
12–15 September
(H) Northamptonshire
v
Gloucestershire
Northamptonshire won by 114 runs
  
 
326 (99 overs)
RI Newton 130 (223)
DA Payne 4/57 (23 overs)
261 (79.3 overs)
DA Payne 56 (65)
RI Keogh 4/67 (17.3 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Stephen Gale and Martin Saggers
376 (86.1 overs)
RE Levi 95 (114)
DA Payne 4/75 (18 overs)
252 (87.5 overs)
GT Hankins 116 (177)
BW Sanderson 8/73 (29.5 overs)
  • Uncontested, Gloucestershire elected to field first
  • Points: Northamptonshire 22, Gloucestershire 5
12–14 September
Worcestershire
v
(H) Sussex
Worcestershire won by 11 runs
  
 
306 (80.2 overs)
DKH Mitchell 75 (152)
SJ Magoffin 5/38 (19 overs)
229 (46 overs)
CJ Jordan 57* (82)
ML Cummins 7/84 (19 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Hove
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Ian Gould
194 (55 overs)
TC Fell 85 (126)
SJ Magoffin 5/32 (15 overs)
260 (60.3 overs)
D Wiese 70* (80)
ML Cummins 5/82 (17.3 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 22, Sussex 4
20–23 September
(H) Gloucestershire
v
Sussex
Match drawn
  
 
229 (79.1 overs)
CDJ Dent 90 (193)
SJ Magoffin 3/36 (22 overs)
435 (128.5 overs)
BC Brown 118* (173)
J Shaw 5/79 (24 overs)
County Cricket Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Martin Saggers
337/7 (111 overs)
P Mustard 90* (213)
DR Briggs 5/93 (39 overs)
  • Uncontested, Sussex elected to field first
  • First-class debut: James Bracey (Gloucestershire)
  • Points: Sussex 11, Gloucestershire 8
20–23 September
(H) Kent
v
Essex
Match drawn
  
 
441 (108.1 overs)
DI Stevens 136 (161)
MW Dixon 5/124 (28.1 overs)
292 (82.4 overs)
DW Lawrence 88 (156)
GC Viljoen 3/69 (14 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Russell Evans and Graham Lloyd
288/5 (67 overs)
SA Northeast 178* (177)
DD Masters 2/32 (17 overs)
  • Uncontested, Essex elected to field first
  • Essex won the 2016 County Championship Division Two
  • Points: Kent 13, Essex 10
20–22 September
(H) Leicestershire
v
Glamorgan
Leicestershire won by 26 runs
  
 
96 (29.3 overs)
PJ Horton 25 (52)
T van der Gugten 5/52 (12 overs)
199 (42.2 overs)
KS Carlson 74* (74)
CJ McKay 3/12 (7.2 overs)
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Steve Garratt and Billy Taylor
283 (94.3 overs)
NJ Dexter 73 (147)
T van der Gugten 4/81 (26.3 overs)
154 (39.3 overs)
WD Bragg 65 (97)
CE Shreck 4/33 (11.3 overs)
  • Uncontested, Glamorgan elected to field first
  • Points: Leicestershire 19, Glamorgan 3
20–23 September
(H) Worcestershire
v
Derbyshire
Worcestershire won by 9 wickets
  
 
475/7d (137 overs)
JM Clarke 194 (329)
BD Cotton 3/63 (20 overs)
248 (85.3 overs)
HR Hosein 108 (249)
J Leach 5/60 (19.3 overs)
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Stephen Gale
43/1 (9.3 overs)
DKH Mitchell 28* (34)
TP Milnes 1/14 (5 overs)
266 (80.5 overs) (f/o)
WL Madsen 100 (123)
DKH Mitchell 2/5 (4 overs)
  • Uncontested, Derbyshire elected to field first
  • First-class debut: Greg Cork (Derbyshire)
  • Points: Worcestershire 23, Derbyshire 3

Statistics[]

As of 20 January 2017

Division One[]

Most runs[]

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Keaton Jennings Durham 16 28 1,548 64.50 221* 7 2
Nick Gubbins Middlesex 16 24 1,409 61.26 201* 4 9
Marcus Trescothick Somerset 16 27 1,239 51.62 218 4 4
Mark Stoneman Durham 16 28 1,234 45.70 141* 2 5
Haseeb Hameed Lancashire 16 27 1,198 49.91 122 4 7
Source:[39]

Most wickets[]

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W 10W
Jeetan Patel Warwickshire 16 616.4 69 24.02 5/32 4 1
Jack Leach Somerset 15 526.3 65 21.87 6/42 5 0
Jack Brooks Yorkshire 14 432.2 60 25.01 6/65 3 0
Keith Barker Warwickshire 16 522.1 59 23.13 5/53 1 0
Toby Roland-Jones Middlesex 15 482.2 54 28.22 6/54 2 1
Graham Onions Durham 16 544.0 54 31.25 5/90 1 0
Source:[40]

Division Two[]

Most runs[]

Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Ben Duckett Northamptonshire 14 24 1,338 60.81 282* 4 5
Sam Northeast Kent 15 22 1,337 83.56 191 5 3
Wayne Madsen Derbyshire 15 26 1,292 58.72 163 6 3
Mark Cosgrove Leicestershire 16 27 1,279 49.19 146 5 5
Chris Nash Sussex 15 24 1,256 54.60 144 3 9
Source:[41]

Most wickets[]

Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W 10W
Joe Leach Worcestershire 15 495.4 65 27.47 5/60 5 0
Graham Napier Essex 14 451.3 63 23.17 5/59 4 0
Steve Magoffin Sussex 16 523.1 62 20.14 5/32 5 1
Clint McKay Leicestershire 15 411.1 56 22.50 6/73 1 0
Timm van der Gugten Glamorgan 13 450.0 56 26.03 5/52 5 0
Source:[42]

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