2015 County Championship

English cricket tournament

Cricket tournament

2015 County Championship
Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Yorkshire
Participants	18
Most runs	James Hildreth (1,390) (Div 1)
Most wickets	Chris Rushworth (83) (Div 1)
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Home grounds of each County.

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

Teams

Division One

Team promoted from Division Two

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

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

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]

Division One

Yorkshire were Champions of Division One with a record points total (in a 16-game championship) and record wins. Sussex and Worcestershire were relegated to County Championship Division Two.
Middlesex were deducted 1 point for slow over rate.

v t e	Pld	W	L	D	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Yorkshire (C)	16	11	1	4	45	45	0	286
Middlesex	16	7	2	7	29	43	1	218
Nottinghamshire	16	6	5	5	45	45	0	211
Durham	16	7	8	1	26	45	0	188
Warwickshire	16	5	5	6	31	45	0	186
Somerset	16	4	6	6	46	43	0	183
Hampshire	16	4	6	6	31	38	0	163
Sussex (R)	16	4	8	4	36	41	0	161
Worcestershire (R)	16	3	10	3	44	44	0	151

Source: ^[3]

Division Two

Surrey were County Championship Division Two Champions and are promoted to County Championship Division One alongside Lancashire, who finished in 2nd place.
Derbyshire deducted 1 point for slow over rate, Northamptonshire deducted 2 points for slow over rate, Leicestershire deducted 16 points by ECB Disciplinary panel.

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	D	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Surrey (C)	16	8	1	7	56	45	0	264
Lancashire (P)	16	7	1	8	58	44	0	254
Essex	16	6	5	5	37	42	0	200
Glamorgan	16	4	4	8	42	37	0	183
Northamptonshire	16	3	3	10	38	46	2	180
Gloucestershire	16	5	5	6	31	36	0	177
Kent	16	4	7	5	28	44	0	161
Derbyshire	16	3	7	6	34	42	1	153
Leicestershire	16	2	9	5	36	41	16	118

Source: ^[4]

Results summary

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

Division One

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

Home team won

Visiting team won

Match drawn

Division Two

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

Home team won

Visiting team won

Match drawn

Results in full

Division One

April

12–15 April	Sussex	v	(H) Hampshire	Sussex won by 92 runs
Scorecard	444 (142.4 overs) BC Brown 144* (242) DR Briggs 4/74 (32.4 overs)		231 (50 overs) SM Ervine 66* (89) A Shahzad 3/54 (12 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Russell Evans and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	164 (53 overs) LJ Wright 61 (87) JA Tomlinson 4/37 (12 overs)		285 (65.3 overs) MA Carberry 79 (86) A Shahzad 3/63 (16 overs)
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Sussex 22, Hampshire 3

12–15 April	Nottinghamshire	v	(H) Middlesex	Match drawn
Scorecard	298 (93.2 overs) BRM Taylor 106 (188) JAR Harris 4/75 (23 overs)		181 (66 overs) JA Simpson 35 (80) SR Patel 3/30 (6 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Nick Cook and Michael Gough
Scorecard	401/8d (96 overs) CMW Read 101* (77) TJ Murtagh 3/69 (24 overs)		300/7 (118.5 overs) NRD Compton 85 (217) HF Gurney 3/69 (24 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Nick Cook and Michael Gough
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Nottinghamshire 10, Middlesex 8

12–14 April	(H) Somerset	v	Durham	Durham won by 7 wickets
Scorecard	299 (75 overs) JG Myburgh 118 (160) PD Collingwood 5/57 (12 overs)		380 (92.5 overs) PD Collingwood 109* (145) L Gregory 5/99 (21 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Mark Benson and Nigel Cowley
Scorecard	230 (59.4 overs) PD Trego 79 (83) C Rushworth 6/92 (22 overs)		150/3 (32.3 overs) SG Borthwick 51* (60) J Overton 1/27 (6 overs)
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat Points: Durham 23, Somerset 5

12–14 April	(H) Worcestershire	v	Yorkshire	Yorkshire won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	311 (93.3 overs) TC Fell 114 (196) JA Brooks 5/56 (21.3 overs)		307 (85.1 overs) AZ Lees 87 (135) GM Andrew 5/85 (21.1 overs)	County Ground, New Road, Worcester Umpires: Jeff Evans and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	100 (35.3 overs) T Kohler-Cadmore 24 (59) SA Patterson 5/11 (7.3 overs)		105/0 (17 overs) AZ Lees 52* (51)
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Yorkshire 22, Worcestershire 6

19–22 April	(H) Nottinghamshire	v	Yorkshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	428 (108.2 overs) AD Hales 236 (282) SA Patterson 3/78 (29 overs)		441 (147.5 overs) JA Leaning 116 (198) SR Patel 4/102 (32.5 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Russell Evans
Scorecard	354/7d (105 overs) CMW Read 83* (107) WMH Rhodes 2/42 (15 overs)
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field First-class debut: Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire) Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Yorkshire 11

19–22 April	(H) Sussex	v	Worcestershire	Sussex won by 61 runs
Scorecard	345 (79 overs) MW Machan 135 (100) GM Andrew 3/73 (17 overs)		389 (105.1 overs) RK Oliver 101 (212) SJ Magoffin 3/69 (26 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Neil Bainton and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	290 (87 overs) EC Joyce 82 (149) SMSM Senanayake 4/50 (27 overs)		185 (59.3 overs) OB Cox 48* (74) A Shahzad 5/46 (16 overs)
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Sussex 22, Worcestershire 7

19–22 April	Hampshire	v	(H) Warwickshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	319 (89.3 overs) AJA Wheater 74 (91) WB Rankin 6/75 (16.3 overs)		280 (85.3 overs) TR Ambrose 113 (159) JA Tomlinson 3/53 (17 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	339 (94.2 overs) SM Ervine 102 (144) R Clarke 3/63 (16 overs)		244/5 (105.4 overs) V Chopra 119* (309) JA Tomlinson 2/56 (21 overs)
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Hampshire 11, Warwickshire 10

26–29 April	Sussex	v	(H) Durham	Durham won by 6 wickets
Scorecard	335 (72.2 overs) OE Robinson 110 (112) U Arshad 3/41 (10.2 overs)		339 (82.2 overs) JW Hastings 72 (86) OE Robinson 4/71 (17 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Peter Hartley and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard	265 (69.4 overs) MW Machan 80 (122) C Rushworth 5/81 (23 overs)		263/4 (69.2 overs) SG Borthwick 97* (143) A Shahzad 4/86 (22 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to field First-class debut: Ollie Robinson (Sussex) Points: Durham 22, Sussex 6

26–29 April	Nottinghamshire	v	(H) Hampshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	371 (120.4 overs) AD Hales 141 (221) GK Berg 3/88 (27 overs)		276 (95.1 overs) JHK Adams 61 (149) L Wood 3/68 (22 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	296/4d (59 overs) BRM Taylor 103 (120) LA Dawson 2/67 (12 overs)		29/0 (9.4 overs) LA Dawson 19* (37)
Hampshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 6, Hampshire 5

26–29 April	(H) Somerset	v	Middlesex	Middlesex won by 5 wickets
Scorecard	408 (89.2 overs) JC Hildreth 187 (212) JAR Harris 5/83 (18 overs)		317 (87 overs) AC Voges 98 (135) L Gregory 6/101 (23 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	310 (80.3 overs) JC Hildreth 86 (153) JAR Harris 3/64 (18 overs)		405/5 (101.5 overs) AC Voges 132 (210) L Gregory 2/100 (27 overs)
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field Points: Middlesex 22, Somerset 8

26–29 April	Warwickshire	v	(H) Yorkshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	435 (143.3 overs) IJ Westwood 196 (377) TT Bresnan 5/85 (30 overs)		303 (98.3 overs) AW Gale 96 (182) WB Rankin 6/55 (15.3 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Steve Garratt and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	219/7d (54.3 overs) IJ Westwood 84 (134) JD Middlebrook 5/82 (16.3 overs)		221/4 (64 overs) AJ Hodd 54* (93) JS Patel 3/70 (28 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Steve Garratt and Jeremy Lloyds
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 11, Yorkshire 9

May

2–5 May	(H) Middlesex	v	Durham	Middlesex won by 187 runs
Scorecard	463 (137 overs) SD Robson 178 (300) JW Hastings 4/87 (33 overs)		294 (92.5 overs) KK Jennings 98 (214) James Harris 4/69 (22.3 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Neil Bainton and Peter Hartley
Scorecard	89 (24.2 overs) TJ Murtagh 22* (14) JW Hastings 5/24 (8.2 overs)		71 (24.1 overs) SG Borthwick 14 (26) James Harris 9/34 (12.1 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Neil Bainton and Peter Hartley
Durham won the toss and elected to field Points: Middlesex 23, Durham 4

3–5 May	Somerset	v	(H) Worcestershire	Worcestershire won by an innings and 62 runs
Scorecard	250 (75.1 overs) C Overton 41 (56) CAJ Morris 5/71 (24 overs)		402 (111.5 overs) OB Cox 109 (162) AC Thomas 4/81 (23 overs)	County Ground, New Road, Worcester Umpires: Russell Evans and Michael Gough
Scorecard	90 (32 overs) JC Hildreth 35 (73) JD Shantry 4/15 (8 overs)
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Worcestershire 23, Somerset 5

9–12 May	(H) Warwickshire	v	Worcestershire	Warwickshire won by 181 runs
Scorecard	264 (101.3 overs) SR Hain 82 (166) J Leach 6/73 (26.3 overs)		149 (42.5 overs) OB Cox 45 (72) KHD Barker 3/43 (15 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	321/8d (109 overs) V Chopra 107 (229) J Leach 2/61 (24 overs)		255 (83 overs) OB Cox 44 (47) JS Patel 4/69 (22 overs)
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Warwickshire 21, Worcestershire 3

10–12 May	Nottinghamshire	v	(H) Durham	Durham won by 6 wickets
Scorecard	245 (75.1 overs) MH Wessels 117 (168) C Rushworth 3/52 (18 overs)		163 (48.4 overs) MD Stoneman 44 (51) VD Philander 3/27 (13 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Russell Evans and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	178 (54.1 overs) JWA Taylor 45 (70) MA Wood 4/39 (14 overs)		261/4 (63.3 overs) MA Wood 66 (114) L Wood 1/34 (13 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to field Points: Durham 19, Nottinghamshire 4

10–12 May	Middlesex	v	(H) Sussex	Middlesex won by 79 runs
Scorecard	269 (77.5 overs) AC Voges 38 (49) OE Robinson 4/46 (20.5 overs)		192 (49.1 overs) BC Brown 46 (54) JAR Harris 3/79 (16 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Steve Garratt and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	209 (55.4 overs) JA Simpson 34 (63) SJ Magoffin 4/49 (20.4 overs)		207 (52.5 overs) MH Yardy 52 (124) NJ Dexter 4/41 (12 overs)
Sussex won the toss and elected to field Points: Middlesex 21, Sussex 3

10–13 May	(H) Yorkshire	v	Hampshire	Yorkshire won by 305 runs
Scorecard	370 (112.3 overs) JM Bairstow 102 (106) JA Tomlinson 4/86 (34 overs)		227 (80 overs) MA Carberry 97 (208) JA Brooks 4/57 (18 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Richard Kettleborough
Scorecard	305/4d (69 overs) CA Pujara 133* (182) FH Edwards 2/96 (17 overs)		143 (74.3 overs) WR Smith 64* (207) AU Rashid 4/48 (26 overs)
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat First-class debut: Lewis McManus (Hampshire) Points: Yorkshire 23, Hampshire 4

17–20 May	(H) Hampshire	v	Middlesex	Match drawn
Scorecard	413 (130.2 overs) WR Smith 93 (191) NJ Dexter 5/64 (27.2 overs)		362 (118.2 overs) NRD Compton 117 (237) FH Edwards 4/100 (22 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Ian Gould
Scorecard	185/5d (79 overs) MA Carberry 57 (130) SD Robson 1/8 (3 overs)
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field First-class debut: Brad Wheal (Hampshire) Points: Hampshire 11, Middlesex 10

17–19 May	Somerset	v	(H) Nottinghamshire	Somerset won by 133 runs
Scorecard	312 (69.4 overs) J Allenby 64 (85) VD Philander 4/56 (19 overs)		226 (76.4 overs) SR Patel 56 (122) C Overton 4/40 (16.4 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Nick Cook and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	161 (44 overs) L Gregory 26* (65) VD Philander 3/47 (16 overs)		114 (35.2 overs) VD Philander 35* (48) TD Groenewald 4/41 (11.2 overs)
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Somerset 22, Nottinghamshire 4

17–20 May	(H) Warwickshire	v	Durham	Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
Scorecard	450 (107.4 overs) KHD Barker 102* (124) G Onions 5/85 (29 overs)		185 (40.5 overs) PD Collingwood 68 (77) RA Jones 4/48 (12 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Jeff Evans
Scorecard	63/2 (17.4 overs) IJ Westwood 32* (52) C Rushworth 1/16 (7 overs)		327 (92.2 overs) (f/o) MD Stoneman 111 (216) KHD Barker 5/103 (27.2 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Jeff Evans
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 24, Durham 3

24–27 May	Yorkshire	v	(H) Somerset	Match drawn
Scorecard	438 (114.2 overs) JA Leaning 123 (239) PD Trego 4/73 (19 overs)		485 (102.4 overs) TLW Cooper 99 (157) SA Patterson 5/70 (23 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Paul Baldwin and David Millns
Scorecard	419 (146.4 overs) AU Rashid 99 (198) JG Myburgh 3/57 (28 overs)		6/1 (2 overs) ME Trescothick 4 (9) GJ Maxwell 1/2 (1 over)
Somerset won the toss and elected to field Points: Yorkshire 13, Somerset 12

24–26 May	Warwickshire	v	(H) Sussex	Sussex won by 1 wicket
Scorecard	180 (49 overs) IJL Trott 35 (52) OE Robinson 6/33 (13 overs)		191 (59.3 overs) LWP Wells 92 (181) JS Patel 4/24 (10 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Russell Evans and Michael Gough
Scorecard	200 (53.4 overs) R Clarke 34 (75) ME Hobden 4/48 (11 overs)		190/9 (46.1 overs) CJ Jordan 56* (34) WB Rankin 3/32 (5.1 overs)
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Sussex 19, Warwickshire 3

24–27 May	(H) Worcestershire	v	Durham	Durham won by 6 wickets
Scorecard	323 (81.3 overs) TC Fell 78 (157) P Coughlin 4/70 (16.3 overs)		198 (72.3 overs) SG Borthwick 103 (185) JD Shantry 4/39 (21.3 overs)	County Ground, New Road, Worcester Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	192 (42.3 overs) J Leach 76 (53) JW Hastings 7/60 (12.3 overs)		318/4 (82 overs) PD Collingwood 127 (183) CAJ Morris 2/99 (24 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to field Points: Durham 19, Worcestershire 6

31 May – 3 June	(H) Hampshire	v	Worcestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	222 (79 overs) JHK Adams 48 (145) J Leach 5/63 (22 overs)		403/5d (96 overs) DKH Mitchell 142* (303) GK Berg 2/66 (22 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Mark Benson and Michael Gough
Scorecard	245/6 (90 overs) WR Smith 64* (150) J Leach 4/89 (28 overs)
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field First-class debuts: Ed Barnard and Joe Clarke (both Worcestershire) Points: Worcestershire 13, Hampshire 7

31 May – 3 June	Warwickshire	v	(H) Middlesex	Match drawn
Scorecard	342 (105.1 overs) LJ Evans 98 (209) ST Finn 4/84 (28 overs)		260 (72.2 overs) NRD Compton 74 (140) R Clarke 3/42 (14 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	187 (64.2 overs) V Chopra 73 (150) TS Roland-Jones 4/51		152/5 (50 overs) JA Burns 72 (140) R Clarke 2/32 (11 overs)
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field Points: Warwickshire 11, Middlesex 10

June

1–3 June	(H) Nottinghamshire	v	Sussex	Nottinghamshire won by 159 runs
Scorecard	255 (55.3 overs) L Wood 100 (96) SJ Magoffin 6/109 (22 overs)		189 (43 overs) C Cachopa 54 (83) JT Ball 6/49 (17 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Neil Bainton
Scorecard	243 (63.2 overs) SR Patel 100 (142) SJ Magoffin 6/50 (18.2 overs)		150 (32 overs) LJ Wright 39 (36) HF Gurney 5/43 (9 overs)
Sussex won the toss and elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 21, Sussex 3

7–9 June	(H) Durham	v	Somerset	Durham won by 120 runs
Scorecard	189 (49.5 overs) KK Jennings 49 (101) C Overton 4/40 (11 overs)		225 (65.5 overs) JG Myburgh 61 (110) C Rushworth 4/54 (22 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Stephen Gale and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	314 (71.2 overs) JW Hastings 79 (68) C Overton 3/41 (14 overs)		158 (52 overs) PD Trego 35 (55) P Coughlin 4/10 (10 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to bat Points: Durham 19, Somerset 4

7–9 June	(H) Sussex	v	Hampshire	Hampshire won by 6 wickets
Scorecard	251 (61.2 overs) LJ Wright 59 (77) GK Berg 4/67 (22 overs)		392 (85.3 overs) AJ Wheater 111 (99) OE Robinson 3/101 (23 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Steve Garratt
Scorecard	266 (79.5 overs) LJ Wright 84 (128) FH Edwards 5/58 (17 overs)		126/4 (29.5 overs) SP Terry 62* (94) ME Hobden 2/25 (7 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Steve Garratt
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat First-class debut: Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Sussex) Points: Hampshire 23, Sussex 5

7–9 June	Middlesex	v	(H) Yorkshire	Yorkshire won by 4 wickets
Scorecard	212 (68.5 overs) NRD Compton 70 (153) JA Brooks 5/44 (18.5 overs)		229 (72.5 overs) JM Bairstow 125* (187) TS Roland-Jones 4/78 (23 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Jeff Evans and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	229 (79.5 overs) JEC Franklin 55* (126) WMH Rhodes 3/42 (9.5 overs)		215/6 (65.4 overs) A Lyth 67 (131) OP Rayner 2/52 (17 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Jeff Evans and Martin Saggers
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Yorkshire 20, Middlesex 4

14–17 June	Nottinghamshire	v	(H) Somerset	Somerset won by 2 wickets
Scorecard	410 (104.4 overs) BRM Taylor 152 (200) AC Thomas 5/73 (24 overs)		200 (53 overs) TB Abell 76* (150) M Carter 7/56 (16 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Mark Benson and Steve Garratt
Scorecard	190 (52.2 overs) SR Patel 46 (34) TD Groenewald 3/65 (13 overs)		402/8 (107.4 overs) PD Trego 79 (110) SR Patel 3/57 (20 overs)
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat First-class debut: Matthew Carter (Nottinghamshire) Points: Somerset 20, Nottinghamshire 8

14–15 June	(H) Worcestershire	v	Warwickshire	Warwickshire won by an innings and 17 runs
Scorecard	243 (65.2 overs) JM Clarke 50 (61) KHD Barker 4/65 (16.2 overs)		340 (91.5 overs) IR Bell 111 (203) JD Shantry 5/92 (27 overs)	County Ground, New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ben Debenham and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	80 (32.5 overs) TC Fell 23 (35) WB Rankin 3/23 (6 overs)
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 22, Worcestershire 4

15–18 June	Durham	v	(H) Sussex	Durham won by 178 runs
Scorecard	301 (77.1 overs) GJ Muchall 81* (156) TE Linley 5/63 (19 overs)		201 (58.5 overs) GH Dockrell 37* (43) C Rushworth 6/49 (21 overs)	Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	413 (101.4 overs) GJ Muchall 115 (222) SJ Magoffin 5/89 (30 overs)		335 (116 overs) LWP Wells 108 (233) SG Borthwick 4/46 (19 overs)
Sussex won the toss and elected to field Points: Durham 22, Sussex 4

21–23 June	Somerset	v	(H) Hampshire	Somerset won by 9 wickets
Scorecard	346 (105.1 overs) TB Abell 88 (177) GK Berg 4/64 (24.1 overs)		147 (43.2 overs) GK Berg 38 (60) C Overton 4/24 (9 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Neil Bainton and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	64/1 (17 overs) ME Trescothick 35 (53) DR Briggs 1/3 (2 overs)		262 (79.3 overs) (f/o) GK Berg 86 (104) C Overton 4/57 (18.3 overs)
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat Points: Somerset 22, Hampshire 3

21–24 June	(H) Middlesex	v	Worcestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	309 (103 overs) JEC Franklin 135 (255) JD Shantry 4/66 (26 overs)		385 (116.5 overs) TC Fell 143 (228) TJ Murtagh 4/76 (30.5 overs)	Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	362/7d (118 overs) JEC Franklin 91* (164) JD Shantry 2/37 (17 overs)		39/1 (11 overs) MM Ali 21* (27) OP Rayner 1/7 (4 overs)
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Worcestershire 12, Middlesex 10

22–24 June	Nottinghamshire	v	(H) Yorkshire	Yorkshire won by an innings and 8 runs
Scorecard	224 (59.5 overs) SCJ Broad 34 (36) JA Brooks 4/56 (14.5 overs)		430 (114.4 overs) AW Gale 148 (230) SCJ Broad 7/84 (26.4 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Graham Lloyd and David Millns
Scorecard	198 (42.3 overs) SCJ Broad 50 (42) RJ Sidebottom 4/39 (11 overs)			Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Graham Lloyd and David Millns
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Yorkshire 24, Nottinghamshire 3

28 June – 1 July	Yorkshire	v	(H) Durham	Yorkshire won by an innings and 47 runs
Scorecard	557/6d (148 overs) JM Bairstow 219* (268) J Harrison 2/77 (23 overs)		208 (65.1 overs) RD Pringle 69* (131) TT Bresnan 3/40 (10 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard			302 (90.4 overs) (f/o) MD Stoneman 113 (228) JA Brooks 4/66 (18.2 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to field Points: Yorkshire 23, Durham 3

28 June – 1 July	Hampshire	v	(H) Middlesex	Middlesex won by 9 wickets
Scorecard	176 (62.3 overs) JS Gatting 64* (86) JAR Harris 4/48 (15.3 overs)		330 (119 overs) NRD Compton 87 (156) BTJ Wheal 4/101 (27 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Nick Cook and Peter Hartley
Scorecard	227 (97 overs) SP Terry 52 (171) JAR Harris 4/80 (23 overs)		77/1 (17.4 overs) SD Robson 36* (45) GD Berg 1/13 (5 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Nick Cook and Peter Hartley
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field Points: Middlesex 22, Hampshire 2

28 June – 1 July	Sussex	v	(H) Warwickshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	601/6d (163.4 overs) CD Nash 121 (203) JS Patel 2/106 (47 overs)		612/6d (192 overs) LJ Evans 213* (396) SJ Magoffin 2/65 (22 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and David Millns
Scorecard				Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and David Millns
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 9, Sussex 9

29 June – 2 July	(H) Nottinghamshire	v	Worcestershire	Nottinghamshire won by 113 runs
Scorecard	240 (66.3 overs) BRM Taylor 69 (120) CAJ Morris 3/70 (14 overs)		283 (86.3 overs) RK Oliver 99 (173) BW Hilfenhaus 4/67 (25 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	366 (126.4 overs) CMW Read 73 (122) JD Shantry 5/48 (35.4 overs)		210 (82.4 overs) DKH Mitchell 76 (204) A Carter 4/46 (12.4 overs)
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 20, Worcestershire 5

July

5–8 July	Middlesex	v	(H) Nottinghamshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	374 (108 overs) DJ Malan 182* (270) HF Gurney 3/68 (22 overs)		419 (136.3 overs) CMW Read 108 (206) JEC Franklin 3/41 (15 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Ben Debenham and Russell Evans
Scorecard	162 (47 overs) SD Robson 77* (148) HF Gurney 1/17 (17 overs)
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Middlesex 11

5–8 July	Sussex	v	(H) Somerset	Match drawn
Scorecard	208 (84.5 overs) LWP Wells 54 (122) AC Thomas 4/46 (24.2 overs)		274 (73.5 overs) JC Hildreth 82 (136) OE Robinson 4/79 (22 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Steve Garratt and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	490/4d (47 overs) MW Machan 192 (237) Abdur Rehman 2/121 (26 overs)		208/6 (67.3 overs) PD Trego 95* (141) LWP Wells 3/56 (18.3 overs)
Somerset won the toss and elected to field Points: Somerset 10, Sussex 9

5–8 July	Yorkshire	v	(H) Warwickshire	Yorkshire won by 174 runs
Scorecard	213 (66.2 overs) JM Bairstow 108 (139) CJC Wright 5/40 (16.2 overs)		69 (28.1 overs) R Clarke 28 (42) RJ Sidebottom 6/34 (12 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Mike Burns and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	289/7d (80 overs) WMH Rhodes 79 (186) OJ Hannon-Dalby 3/80 (21 overs)		259 (85.5 overs) SR Hain 106 (195) RJ Sidebottom 5/42 (19 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Mike Burns and Alex Wharf
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Yorkshire 20, Warwickshire 3

6–9 July	(H) Worcestershire	v	Hampshire	Worcestershire won by an innings and 33 runs
Scorecard	478 (141 overs) DKH Mitchell 206* (413) JM Bird 4/146 (35 overs)		183 (67 overs) JM Vince 56 (101) Saeed Ajmal 5/28 (17 overs)	County Ground, New Road, Worcester Umpires: Neil Bainton and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard			262 (88.3 overs) (f/o) JS Gatting 59 (131) JD Shantry 5/51 (20.3 overs)
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Worcestershire 23, Hampshire 2

11–14 July	(H) Middlesex	v	Somerset	Match drawn
Scorecard	283 (93.1 overs) DJ Malan 69 (183) L Gregory 5/58 (15.1 overs)		197 (75 overs) ME Trescothick 52 (124) ST Finn 4/41 (21 overs)	Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood Umpires: Stephen Gale and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	132/6d (29 overs) JEC Franklin 32 (25) J Overton 2/28 (7 overs)		147/7 (39.4 overs) ME Trescothick 50 (86) TJ Murtagh 3/43 (12 overs)
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Middlesex 10, Somerset 8

12–15 July	(H) Durham	v	Warwickshire	Warwickshire won by 2 wickets
Scorecard	314 (89.2 overs) MD Stoneman 112 (149) R Clarke 5/62 (21.2 overs)		198 (58.4 overs) SR Hain 57 (111) Chris Rushworth 5/43 (20 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-Le-Street Umpires: Graham Lloyd and David Millns
Scorecard	148 (50.3 overs) J Harrison 53 (81) R Clarke 3/19 (16 overs)		265 (67.3 overs) LJ Evans 70 (109) G Onions 3/79 (21.3 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 19, Durham 6

18–21 July	Somerset	v	(H) Warwickshire	Warwickshire won by 7 wickets
Scorecard	265 (83.1 overs) C Overton 51 (51) JS Patel 5/89 (24 overs)		365 (115.5 overs) SR Hain 103* (169) C Overton 6/74 (23.5 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Ben Debenham
Scorecard	170 (51.4 overs) TB Abell 88 (142) R Clarke 4/43 (12 overs)		74/3 (28.3 overs) LJ Evans 36 (84) C Overton 1/12 (5 overs)
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 22, Somerset 4

19–22 July	Durham	v	(H) Hampshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	421 (131.5 overs) GJ Muchall 145 (297) LA Dawson 3/70 (28.5 overs)		307 (110.1 overs) WR Smith 85 (212) C Rushworth 6/39 (22.1 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nick Cook and CK Nandan
Scorecard	190/4d (44 overs) MD Stoneman 88 (125) MS Crane 4/72 (16 overs)		179/9 (66 overs) LD McManus 53* (166) RD Pringle 5/63 (26 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nick Cook and CK Nandan
Durham won the toss and elected to bat Mason Crane (Hampshire) and Graham Clark (Durham) made their first-class debuts Points: Durham 11, Hampshire 10

19–21 July	Nottinghamshire	v	(H) Sussex	Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 103 runs
Scorecard	570/7d (136.1 overs) JWA Taylor 291 (385) OE Robinson 4/112 (31 overs)		213 (69 overs) LJ Wright 50 (92) HF Gurney 5/75 (19 overs)	Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham Umpires: Stephen Gale and Billy Taylor
Scorecard			254 (61 overs) (f/o) MW Machan 108 (106) L Wood 3/27 (10 overs)
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Sussex 2

19–22 July	(H) Yorkshire	v	Worcestershire	Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
Scorecard	430 (108.2 overs) AW Gale 164 (297) J Leach 4/139 (27 overs)		280 (75.3 overs) JM Clarke 88 (125) SA Patterson 3/34 (13 overs)	North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: Russell Evans and David Millns
Scorecard	157/3 (27.2 overs) AZ Lees 58* (87) CAJ Morris 1/49 (9 overs)		306 (90.4 overs) (f/o) RA Whiteley 101 (139) JA Brooks 3/41 (15 overs)
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Yorkshire 24, Worcestershire 5

August

7–10 August	(H) Hampshire	v	Warwickshire	Hampshire won by 216 runs
Scorecard	285 (108 overs) AJA Wheater 57 (84) WB Rankin 3/55 (23 overs)		125 (54 overs) V Chopra 37 (104) FH Edwards 5/32 (14 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Mike Burns and Ian Gould
Scorecard	283/3d (66 overs) JM Vince 125* (190) WB Rankin 2/46 (10 overs)		227 (74 overs) R Clarke 55 (70) FH Edwards 4/55 (19 overs)
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Hampshire 21, Warwickshire 3

7–10 August	(H) Middlesex	v	Sussex	Middlesex won by 20 runs
Scorecard	234 (77.4 overs) DJ Malan 93 (178) SJ Magoffin 4/48 (21.4 overs)		300 (94.4 overs) MW Machan 81 (107) RH Patel 4/42 (17 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	331 (113.1 overs) DJ Malan 120* (207) SJ Magoffin 5/73 (27.1 overs)		245 (69.4 overs) BC Brown 68 (129) JAR Harris 4/57 (16 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Martin Saggers
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Middlesex 20, Sussex 6

7–10 August	(H) Worcestershire	v	Nottinghamshire	Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets
Scorecard	269 (68.1 overs) APR Gidman 71 (126) HF Gurney 3/47 (15.1 overs)		330 (81.3 overs) CMW Read 90 (137) CAJ Morris 3/48 (16 overs)	County Ground, New Road, Worcester Umpires: Rob Bailey and Steve Garratt
Scorecard	292 (82.3 overs) RA Whiteley 78 (145) JT Ball 4/67 (15.3 overs)		234/5 (71.4 overs) MH Wessels 88 (190) CAJ Morris 2/45 (15 overs)
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Worcestershire 5

7–10 August	(H) Yorkshire	v	Durham	Yorkshire won by 183 runs
Scorecard	162 (43 overs) TT Bresnan 47 (54) C Rushworth 4/37 (13 overs)		156 (43.2 overs) RD Pringle 40 (54) RJ Sidebottom 4/44 (13.2 overs)	North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: Nick Cook and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	440 (103.2 overs) GJ Maxwell 140 (144) C Rushworth 3/53 (23 overs)		263 (68.1 overs) JTA Burnham 50 (115) LE Plunkett 4/61 (16.1 overs)
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat Jack Burnham (Durham) made his first-class debut Points: Yorkshire 19, Durham 3

21–24 August	Middlesex	v	(H) Durham	Middlesex won by 71 runs
Scorecard	196 (62.5 overs) NRD Compton 71 (128) G Onions 7/68 (20 overs)		169 (47.3 overs) GJ Muchall 64 (109) JAR Harris 3/52 (10 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Neil Mallender and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	280 (84.4 overs) NJ Dexter 112 (141) C Rushworth 5/49 (19.4 overs)		236 (64.1 overs) SG Borthwick 95 (177) JAR Harris 5/71 (15.1 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to field James Weighell (Durham) made his first-class debut Points: Middlesex 19, Durham 3

21–24 August	(H) Nottinghamshire	v	Warwickshire	Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 123 runs
Scorecard	600 (140.3 overs) AD Hales 189 (216) CJC Wright 3/97 (25.3 overs)		260 (80.5 overs) KHD Barker 71 (76) JT Ball 3/35 (19 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Stephen Gale and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard			217 (95.1 overs) (f/o) WTS Porterfield 61 (166) SR Patel 4/23 (22.1 overs)
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Warwickshire 4

21–24 August	(H) Somerset	v	Worcestershire	Match Drawn
Scorecard	565/5d (138.4 overs) JC Hildreth 220* (304) JD Shantry 2/84 (27.4 overs)		172/4 (41 overs) RA Whiteley 78* (101) L Gregory 2/61 (16 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Jeff Evans
Scorecard
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Somerset 11, Worcestershire 6

21–24 August	Yorkshire	v	(H) Sussex	Match Drawn
Scorecard	494 (136.3 overs) GA Ballance 165 (266) OE Robinson 3/72 (30 overs)		493/7 (123 overs) MH Yardy 124 (233) AU Rashid 3/159 (33 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Neil Bainton and Peter Hartley
Scorecard				County Ground, Hove Umpires: Neil Bainton and Peter Hartley
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Sussex 12, Yorkshire 11

September

1–4 September	(H) Durham	v	Hampshire	Hampshire won by 7 wickets
Scorecard	213 (63.1 overs) RD Pringle 99 (125) R McLaren 4/60 (18.1 overs)		251 (82.5 overs) SM Ervine 47 (69) JW Hastings 4/49 (20 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Russell Evans and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	200 (53.5 overs) PD Collingwood 37 (73) FH Edwards 4/43 (12.2 overs)		166/3 (34.3 overs) JM Vince 76* (65) G Onions 2/35 (13)
Durham won the toss and elected to bat Ryan Stevenson (Hampshire) made his first-class debut Points: Durham 4, Hampshire 21

1–4 September	(H) Warwickshire	v	Middlesex	Match Drawn
Scorecard	254 (96.3 overs) TR Ambrose 89 (166) TJ Murtagh 4/55 (25 overs)		207 (79.1 overs) NJ Dexter 53 (123) JS Patel 5/59 (25.1 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Alex Wharf
Scorecard			173/6 (62 overs) NJ Dexter 43 (74) JS Patel 3/65 (25 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Alex Wharf
Middlesex won the toss and chose to bat Day 1 of match washed out due to rain Points: Warwickshire 10, Middlesex 9

1–4 September	(H) Worcestershire	v	Sussex	Sussex won by an innings and 63 runs
Scorecard	210 (80 overs) APR Gidman 60* (117) CJ Jordan 5/68 (22 overs)		510/5d (116.4 overs) LJ Wright 226 (274) J Leach 2/113 (25.4 overs)	County Ground, New Road, Worcester Umpires: Stephen Gale and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	237 (83.2 overs) JM Clarke 104* (185) Ashar Zaidi 3/55 (22 overs)
Worcestershire won the toss and chose to bat Points: Sussex 24, Worcestershire 2

1–4 September	(H) Yorkshire	v	Somerset	Yorkshire won by an innings and 126 runs
Scorecard	391 (128.2 overs) JM Bairstow 91 (124) GS Ballance 91 (188) C Overton 4/64 (28 overs)		110 (35 overs) L Ronchi 25 (43) JA Brooks 5/35 (12 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Steve Garratt and Ian Gould
Scorecard			155 (47.1 overs) JC Hildreth 57 (77) RJ Sidebottom 3/32 (11 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Steve Garratt and Ian Gould
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Yorkshire 22, Somerset 2

9–12 September	(H) Middlesex	v	Yorkshire	Middlesex won by 246 runs
Scorecard	106 (33 overs) JA Simpson 28 (22) RJ Sidebottom 5/18 (12 overs)		299 (72 overs) AW Gale 98 (110) NJ Dexter 3/24 (8 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	573/8d (175 overs) NRD Compton 149 (261) JD Middlebrook 3/130 (40 overs)		134 (58 overs) AZ Lees 62 (129) TS Roland-Jones 5/27 (21 overs)
Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field Stephen Eskinazi (Middlesex) made his first-class debut Points: Middlesex 19, Yorkshire 5

9–12 September	(H) Nottinghamshire	v	Durham	Nottinghamshire won by 52 runs
Scorecard	204 (54 overs) L Wood 65 (81) G Onions 5/56 (15 overs)		372 (88.2 overs) MJ Richardson 96* (138) BA Hutton 5/77 (22.2 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Mike Burns and David Millns
Scorecard	382 (101.1 overs) SR Patel 100 (155) G Onions 3/86 (24 overs)		162 (40.4 overs) BJ McCarthy 38* (59) BA Hutton 5/29 (10.4 overs)
Durham won the toss and chose to field Barry McCarthy (Durham) made his first-class debut Points: Nottinghamshire 20, Durham 7

9–12 September	(H) Somerset	v	Hampshire	Match Drawn
Scorecard	630/9d (136.5 overs) ME Trescothick 153 (261) LA Dawson 5/139 (34.5 overs)		240 (62.4 overs) JM Vince 60 (75) J Overton 4/37 (10.4 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jeff Evans and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard			411/4 (159 overs) JHK Adams 136 (313) PD Trego 1/11 (8 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jeff Evans and Graham Lloyd
Somerset won the toss and chose to field Points: Somerset 13, Hampshire 7

14–17 September	(H) Durham	v	Worcestershire	Durham won by 3 wickets
Scorecard	277 (64 overs) SG Borthwick 73 (98) BL D'Oliveira 5/48 (15 overs)		350/7d (101.4 overs) T Kohler-Cadmore 89 (133) RD Pringle 3/94 (25.4 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Nigel Llong
Scorecard	291/7 (66.4 overs) SG Borthwick 99 (121) ST Gabriel 2/56 (12 overs)		217/9d (34 overs) BL D'Oliveira 49 (56) RD Pringle 3/45 (5 overs)
Durham won the toss and chose to field Points: Durham 20, Worcestershire 7

14–17 September	(H) Hampshire	v	Yorkshire	Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
Scorecard	400/9d (108.5 overs) LA Dawson 140 (212) JA Brooks 3/97 (22 overs)		97/4d (41.4 overs) AZ Lees 37* (121) R McLaren 2/33 (14.4 overs)	Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Peter Hartley and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	0/0d		305/5 (91.2 overs) AW Gale 125 (225) FH Edwards 3/74 (20 overs)
Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field Points: Yorkshire 19, Hampshire 6

14–17 September	(H) Sussex	v	Somerset	Match drawn
Scorecard	409 (104.1 overs) MH Yardy 104 (165) PD Trego 3/72 (21 overs)		438/4 (100 overs) ME Trescothick 210* (272) CJ Jordan 3/110 (24 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Ian Gould and Alex Wharf
Scorecard				County Ground, Hove Umpires: Ian Gould and Alex Wharf
Sussex, who chose to bat Points: Somerset 13, Sussex 11

14–17 September	(H) Warwickshire	v	Nottinghamshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	187 (46.2 overs) LJ Evans 34 (36) JT Ball 4/48 (12 overs)		365 (107.3 overs) JWA Taylor 164 (260) KHD Barker 5/68 (30 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Nick Cook and Martin Saggers
Scorecard				Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Nick Cook and Martin Saggers
Warwickshire won the toss and chose to field Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Warwickshire 8

22–25 September	(H) Nottinghamshire	v	Hampshire	Hampshire won by 8 wickets
Scorecard	340 (92.3 overs) MH Wessels 104 (172) FH Edwards 6/88 (21 overs)		326 (89.5 overs) GK Berg 72 (109) HF Gurney 4/70 (19 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Steven O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	185 (62 overs) BRM Taylor 90 (151) FH Edwards 4/57 (17 overs)		200/2 (53.3 overs) MA Carberry 84* (157) JT Ball 2/30 (10 overs)
Hampshire won the toss and chose to field Points: Hampshire 22, Nottinghamshire 6

22–25 September	(H) Somerset	v	Warwickshire	Somerset won by 17 runs
Scorecard	438 (100.1 overs) JC Hildreth 118 (175) KHD Barker 4/94 (24 overs)		324 (110.3 overs) JS Patel 98 (164) MJ Leach 7/106 (40 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	110 (34 overs) TLW Cooper 26 (66) JS Patel 7/38 (14 overs)		207 (64.1 overs) IR Bell 55 (126) TLW Cooper 5/76 (18 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Alex Wharf
Somerset won the toss and chose to bat Mark Adair (Warwickshire) made his first-class debut Points: Somerset 24, Warwickshire 6

22–25 September	(H) Worcestershire	v	Middlesex	Worcestershire won by an innings & 128 runs
Scorecard	431/5d (114 overs) TC Fell 171 (267) NJ Dexter 3/51 (23 overs)		98 (34.1 overs) JA Simpson 27* (60) ST Gabriel 5/31 (9 overs)	County Ground, New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ian Gould and Tim Robinson
Scorecard			205 (45 overs) JA Simpson 50* (49) JD Shantry 3/51 (16 overs)
Worcestershire won the toss and chose to field Points: Worcestershire 24, Middlesex 1

22–25 September	(H) Yorkshire	v	Sussex	Yorkshire won by 100 runs
Scorecard	251 (83.2 overs) GS Ballance 55 (119) SJ Magoffin 4/57 (24.2 overs)		248 (55.5 overs) MH Yardy 70 (81) JA Brooks 3/55 (12 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Michael Gough and David Millns
Scorecard	305 (104.3 overs) AW Gale 67 (131) SJ Magoffin 3/57 (22.3 overs)		208 (57.3 overs) Ashar Zaidi 47 (40) TT Bresnan 3/30 (12 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Michael Gough and David Millns
Sussex won the toss and chose to field Points: Yorkshire 22, Sussex 4

Division Two

April

12–15 April	Glamorgan	v	(H) Leicestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	513/9d (120 overs) WD Bragg 120 (226) A Sheikh 3/108 (18 overs)		435 (120.3 overs) EJH Eckersley 147 (279) A Carter 4/95 (26.3 overs)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Steve Garratt and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	227/7d (63.5 overs) CB Cooke 81 (124) OH Freckingham 2/47 (14 overs)		141/3 (38 overs) MJ Cosgrove 59* (113) GG Wagg 1/17 (6 overs)
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat Points: Glamorgan 12, Leicestershire 11

12–15 April	(H) Northamptonshire	v	Gloucestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	333 (83.5 overs) AM Rossington 95 (98) CN Miles 6/63 (19.5 overs)		296 (82.2 overs) GO Jones 80 (133) DJ Willey 4/72 (18 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Peter Hartley and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	416/8d (97 overs) DJ Willey 104* (83) LC Norwell 2/47 (16 overs)		267/2 (95 overs) CDJ Dent 104* (285) RI Keogh 1/27 (15 overs)
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Northamptonshire 11, Gloucestershire 10

19–22 April	Lancashire	v	(H) Derbyshire	Lancashire won by 250 runs
Scorecard	293 (98 overs) AN Petersen 115 (198) AP Palladino 3/70 (24 overs)		274 (78.5 overs) WJ Durston 85 (102) SC Kerrigan 3/21 (18.5 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Mark Benson and Martin Bodenham
Scorecard	345 (91.5 overs) AG Prince 97 (163) TAI Taylor 6/61 (21 overs)		114 (41.2 overs) MJ Guptill 32 (61) KM Jarvis 5/13 (9 overs)
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field Derbyshire deducted 1 point for a slow over rate Points: Lancashire 21, Derbyshire 4

19–21 April	Kent	v	(H) Essex	Essex won by 5 wickets
Scorecard	193 (68.5 overs) DI Stevens 50 (90) JD Ryder 5/43 (18 overs)		164 (46.5 overs) GR Napier 57 (40) DI Stevens 4/47 (13 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	163 (51 overs) SA Northeast 77 (124) DD Masters 4/45 (13 overs)		193/5 (51.3 overs) JS Foster 80* (103) ME Claydon 3/55 (14 overs)
Essex won the toss and elected to field First-class debut: Daniel Lawrence (Essex) Points: Essex 19, Kent 3

19–22 April	Surrey	v	(H) Glamorgan	Match drawn
Scorecard	563/7d (146 overs) SM Davies 200* (290) A Carter 4/110 (35 overs)		419 (138.2 overs) CAJ Meschede 101* (130) GJ Batty 3/110 (43 overs)	SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Umpires: Peter Hartley and David Millns
Scorecard	207/4d (37 overs) KP Pietersen 53* (70) GG Wagg 2/46 (10 overs)		116/0 (37 overs) JA Rudolph 52* (114)
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 12, Glamorgan 9

26–29 April	(H) Gloucestershire	v	Derbyshire	Derbyshire won by 7 wickets
Scorecard	275 (87.4 overs) GH Roderick 76 (155) MHA Footitt 3/72 (18 overs)		545/9d (113 overs) MJ Guptill 227 (176) MD Taylor 5/93 (28 overs)	County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	411 (123.5 overs) GH Roderick 75 (119) MHA Footitt 6/94 (34 overs)		142/3 (33.5 overs) BA Godleman 51 (62) JK Fuller 2/51 (9 overs)
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Derbyshire 24, Gloucestershire 4

26–29 April	(H) Lancashire	v	Kent	Lancashire won by 9 wickets
Scorecard	444 (127.1 overs) AG Prince 106 (172) ME Claydon 4/103 (30.1 overs)		252 (71.2 overs) SA Northeast 55 (129) KM Jarvis 4/50 (18 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Jeff Evans and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	107/1 (18.4 overs) PJ Horton 67* (62) ME Claydon 1/30 (6.4 overs)		295 (123.4 overs) (f/o) JL Denly 60 (127) KM Jarvis 4/67 (28 overs)
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat First-class debut: Jordan Clark (Lancashire) Points: Lancashire 23, Kent 4

26–29 April	Northamptonshire	v	(H) Leicestershire	Northamptonshire won by 92 runs
Scorecard	251 (72.1 overs) RI Newton 71 (105) BA Raine 4/55 (16 overs)		305 (80.5 overs) AJ Robson 75 (123) OP Stone 3/68 (18 overs)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Neil Bainton and Michael Gough
Scorecard	429 (114.1 overs) DJ Willey 88 (79) CE Shreck 4/91 (28.1 overs)		283 (75.5 overs) NJ O'Brien 58 (65) RK Kleinveldt 4/87 (23.5 overs)
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Northamptonshire 19, Leicestershire 6

26–29 April	(H) Surrey	v	Essex	Match drawn
Scorecard	340 (112.5 overs) SM Davies 81 (139) GR Napier 3/63 (21.5 overs)		610/8d (140.4 overs) DW Lawrence 161 (206) ZS Ansari 4/149 (35 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Nick Cook
Scorecard	95/2 (32 overs) KC Sangakkara 43 (64) GR Napier 1/21 (7 overs)			The Oval, London Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Nick Cook
Essex won the toss and elected to field Points: Essex 12, Surrey 9

May

3–5 May	(H) Essex	v	Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
Scorecard	159 (45.4 overs) JC Mickleburgh 42 (67) LC Norwell 4/32 (12 overs)		245 (72.2 overs) PSP Handscomb 66 (98) JA Porter 4/59 (20 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Rob Bailey and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	199 (68.5 overs) KS Velani 58 (91) LC Norwell 6/33 (18.5 overs)		114/1 (21.2 overs) WA Tavaré 57 (64) JA Porter 1/43 (5.2 overs)
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Gloucestershire 20, Essex 3

3–6 May	Derbyshire	v	(H) Glamorgan	Match drawn
Scorecard	205 (63.1 overs) BT Slater 53 (122) A Carter 4/53 (19 overs)		103/4d (36.5 overs) JA Rudolph 43 (67) SJ Thakor 2/11 (7 overs)	SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	209/2d (55 overs) SL Elstone 103* (131) MG Hogan 1/30 (10 overs)
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field First-class debut: Matthew Critchley (Derbyshire) Play limited to 15.5 overs on Day 1 due to rain Points: Glamorgan 8, Derbyshire 7

3–6 May	Leicestershire	v	(H) Kent	Match drawn
Scorecard	386 (91.5 overs) MJ Cosgrove 113 (130) DI Stevens 5/88 (22.5 overs)		268 (90.5 overs) JL Denly 87 (214) CJ McKay 6/54 (23.5 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: David Millns and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	196 (62.3 overs) CJ McKay 43 (36) IAA Thomas 4/48 (17 overs)		273/7 (71 overs) DJ Bell-Drummond 103 (191) CE Shreck 4/75 (23 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to field First-class debut: Lewis Hill (Leicestershire) Points: Leicestershire 12, Kent 10

3–6 May	(H) Northamptonshire	v	Lancashire	Match drawn
Scorecard	385 (92.4 overs) SP Crook 91 (89) J Clark 4/101 (22.4 overs)		436 (107.2 overs) AG Prince 153 (217) RK Kleinveldt 5/99 (27.2 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	391/5 (92 overs) SP Crook 102* (95) J Clark 2/58 (13 overs)
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field Play limited to 50.2 overs on Day 1 due to rain Points: Lancashire 13, Northamptonshire 12

10–13 May	(H) Derbyshire	v	Northamptonshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	343 (92.5 overs) MJJ Critchley 137* (179) Azharullah 5/59 (20.5 overs)		324 (61 overs) DJ Willey 103 (103) TAI Taylor 3/72 (16 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Tim Robinson and Billy Taylor
Scorecard	407/5d (121.5 overs) CF Hughes 104 (252) DJ Willey 3/70 (22 overs)		390/9 (104 overs) RI Keogh 163* (266) MHA Footitt 4/94 (22 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Tim Robinson and Billy Taylor
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Derbyshire 11, Northamptonshire 11

10–13 May	(H) Kent	v	Glamorgan	Match drawn
Scorecard	357 (102 overs) DJ Bell-Drummond 123 (249) MG Hogan 5/71 (28 overs)		281 (84 overs) WD Bragg 104 (208) IAA Thomas 3/40 (17 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Rob Bailey and Nick Cook
Scorecard	327 (83.4 overs) JL Denly 66 (112) MG Hogan 4/65 (19.4 overs)		309/9 (107 overs) DA Cosker 69 (183) CJ Haggett 4/61 (23 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 12, Glamorgan 10

10–13 May	Gloucestershire	v	(H) Lancashire	Gloucestershire won by 91 runs
Scorecard	388 (109 overs) CDJ Dent 116 (247) KM Jarvis 4/121 (31 overs)		364 (116.2 overs) PJ Horton 168 (298) LC Norwell 4/95 (29 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Michael Gough and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard	275/9d (86.4 overs) HJH Marshall 92 (177) PM Siddle 4/39 (18.4 overs)		208 (56.5 overs) AN Petersen 63 (92) CN Miles 4/58 (14.5 overs)
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Gloucestershire 22, Lancashire 7

10–13 May	Leicestershire	v	(H) Surrey	Surrey won by 7 wickets
Scorecard	292 (66 overs) LJ Hill 126 (147) MP Dunn 4/72 (18 overs)		557 (130.5 overs) KP Pietersen 355* (396) BA Raine 4/124 (29.5 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nigel Cowley
Scorecard	480 (161.1 overs) EJH Eckersley 118 (158) ZS Ansari 6/152 (51.1 overs)		218/3 (21.2 overs) SM Davies 115* (69) JKH Naik 2/54 (6 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nigel Cowley
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 24, Leicestershire 5

17–20 May	Lancashire	v	(H) Leicestershire	Lancashire won by 244 runs
Scorecard	368 (98.4 overs) SJ Croft 102 (156) TJ Wells 3/68 (15 overs)		249 (56.1 overs) MJ Cosgrove 79 (138) KM Jarvis 5/69 (19.1 overs)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	203/5d (45 overs) AG Prince 76* (106) CJ McKay 2/54 (15 overs)		78 (30.3 overs) CJ McKay 24 (35) TE Bailey 5/12 (9 overs)
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Lancashire 23, Leicestershire 4

18–21 May	(H) Glamorgan	v	Essex	Glamorgan won by 89 runs
Scorecard	314 (93.3 overs) JA Rudolph 82 (222) DD Masters 3/51 (29 overs)		221 (61.3 overs) RN ten Doeschate 49 (89) GG Wagg 5/54 (12.3 overs)	SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	270 (55.5 overs) MA Wallace 79 (87) Adeel Malik 3/39 (9.5 overs)		274 (87.4 overs) RN ten Doeschate 74* (118) AG Salter 3/54 (27 overs)
Essex won the toss and elected to field First-class debut: Callum Taylor (Essex) Points: Glamorgan 22, Essex 4

18–21 May	(H) Gloucestershire	v	Kent	Kent won by 8 wickets
Scorecard	193 (64.4 overs) PSP Handscomb 69 (114) MT Coles 3/49 (19 overs)		235 (84 overs) MT Coles 66 (83) LC Norwell 4/44 (24 overs)	County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Russell Evans and Richard Kettleborough
Scorecard	282 (86.1 overs) HJH Marshall 83 (131) IAA Thomas 4/53 (19.1 overs)		243/2 (64.4 overs) JL Denly 117* (197) CN Miles 1/49 (14 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to field Points: Kent 20, Gloucestershire 3

18–21 May	(H) Northamptonshire	v	Surrey	Match drawn
Scorecard	309 (84.4 overs) RI Newton 95 (143) TK Curran 4/89 (23 overs)		499/6d (118 overs) JJ Roy 140 (145) Azharullah 2/75 (21 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Neil Bainton and Michael Gough
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Surrey won the toss and elected to field No play on Day 1 due to rain Points: Surrey 13, Northamptonshire 10

24–27 May	(H) Kent	v	Surrey	Surrey won by 3 wickets
Scorecard	282 (85.3 overs) RWT Key 89 (134) TK Curran 3/64 (22 overs)		292 (100.1 overs) SM Davies 45 (89) DI Stevens 4/48 (19.1 overs)	Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Peter Hartley and Paul Pollard
Scorecard	204 (65.4 overs) JL Denly 66 (152) ZS Ansari 4/58 (21 overs)		196/7 (50.1 overs) JJ Roy 60* (51) DI Stevens 3/29 (10 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 21, Kent 5

24–27 May	Derbyshire	v	(H) Lancashire	Lancashire won by an innings and 15 runs
Scorecard	370 (106.3 overs) BA Godleman 75 (127) KM Jarvis 4/132 (27.3 overs)		551 (130.1 overs) AG Prince 230 (349) TAI Taylor 4/113 (27 overs)	Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport Umpires: Rob Bailey and Nick Cook
Scorecard	166 (83.1 overs) BT Slater 58 (143) AM Lilley 5/23 (26.1 overs)
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Lancashire 24, Derbyshire 6

31 May – 3 June	Gloucestershire	v	(H) Derbyshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	329 (86.4 overs) JMR Taylor 120 (139) MHA Footitt 4/60 (24.4 overs)		77/2d (32 overs) BA Godleman 30* (98) BAC Howell 1/7 (6 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Steve Garratt and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	49/0d (14 overs) WA Tavaré 26* (44)		189/8 (81 overs) BA Godleman 64* (228) DA Payne 3/36 (19 overs)
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field No play on Day 3 due to a wet outfield Points: Derbyshire 8, Gloucestershire 8

31 May – 3 June	(H) Essex	v	Leicestershire	Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
Scorecard	166 (61.3 overs) JD Ryder 38 (66) BA Raine 5/48 (18 overs)		280 (84.5 overs) AJ Robson 120 (237) GR Napier 3/62 (19 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Stephen Gale and Nigel Llong
Scorecard	276 (94.2 overs) T Westley 97 (232) CE Shreck 5/71 (26.2 overs)		163/4 (44.3 overs) AJ Robson 71 (125) JA Porter 3/38 (10 overs)
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field First-class debut: Aron Nijjar (Essex) Points: Leicestershire 21, Essex 3

31 May – 3 June	(H) Glamorgan	v	Northamptonshire	Glamorgan won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	371 (71.3 overs) CAJ Meschede 107 (109) RK Kleinveldt 3/91 (19.3 overs)		157 (48 overs) JJ Cobb 54 (99) AG Salter 3/5 (4 overs)	SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Umpires: Mike Burns and Richard Illingworth
Scorecard	57/0 (20.5 overs) JA Rudolph 29* (52)		269 (84.2 overs) (f/o) RI Newton 107 (192) AG Salter 3/64 (21 overs)
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Glamorgan 23, Northamptonshire 3

31 May – 3 June	(H) Surrey	v	Lancashire	Match drawn
Scorecard	448 (117 overs) JJ Roy 143 (166) KM Jarvis 4/118 (26 overs)		429 (112 overs) JP Faulkner 121 (152) MP Dunn 3/76 (20 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Billy Taylor and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	186/0d (61 overs) RJ Burns 110* (200)			The Oval, London Umpires: Billy Taylor and Alex Wharf
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field Points: Surrey 13, Lancashire 12

June

7–10 June	Lancashire	v	(H) Gloucestershire	Lancashire won by 91 runs
Scorecard	275 (83.5 overs) SJ Croft 65 (94) CN Miles 5/61 (20 overs)		277 (91.3 overs) M Klinger 102 (209) TE Bailey 4/52 (21 overs)	County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Ben Debenham and Peter Hartley
Scorecard	253 (89 overs) KR Brown 56 (181) CN Miles 5/60 (24 overs)		160 (69 overs) CDJ Dent 54 (155) KM Jarvis 5/39 (21 overs)
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Lancashire 21, Gloucestershire 5

7–9 June	(H) Kent	v	Derbyshire	Derbyshire won by 8 wickets
Scorecard	205 (66.2 overs) SA Northeast 85 (118) MHA Footitt 5/45 (17 overs)		86 (32 overs) WJ Durston 35 (46) MT Coles 5/24 (12 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Russell Evans and David Millns
Scorecard	112 (36.4 overs) DJ Bell-Drummond 45 (66) WA White 6/25 (9.4 overs)		232/2 (63.2 overs) CF Hughes 94 (179) MT Coles 2/75 (19 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat First-class debut: Ryan Davies (Kent) Points: Derbyshire 19, Kent 4

7–9 June	Surrey	v	(H) Leicestershire	Surrey won by 178 runs
Scorecard	261 (85.1 overs) DP Sibley 74 (154) BA Raine 3/33 (14.1 overs)		190 (47.5 overs) AJ Robson 68 (83) JE Burke 4/19 (6 overs)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	284 (72 overs) SM Davies 47* (66) CE Shreck 4/67 (23 overs)		177 (48 overs) NJ O'Brien 54 (66) TK Curran 5/53 (16 overs)
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Surrey 21, Leicestershire 3

7–10 June	Essex	v	(H) Northamptonshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	276 (82 overs) JD Ryder 87 (126) RI Keogh 3/35 (16 overs)		444 (120 overs) RE Levi 168 (231) GR Napier 3/85 (23 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Mark Benson
Scorecard	506/9d (136 overs) T Westley 179 (228) RK Kleinveldt 5/138 (31 overs)		115/3 (33 overs) RE Levi 53 (63) RJW Topley 1/14 (5 overs)
Essex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Northamptonshire 13, Essex 9

14–16 June	Derbyshire	v	(H) Essex	Essex won by an innings and 31 runs
Scorecard	148 (35 overs) SJ Thakor 44 (53) JA Porter 4/28 (10 overs)		473 (138.5 overs) AN Cook 80 (164) WA White 6/113 (27.5 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Jeff Evans
Scorecard	294 (84 overs) WL Madsen 112 (163) GR Napier 4/64 (23 overs)
Essex won the toss and elected to field Points: Essex 23, Derbyshire 2

14–16 June	Leicestershire	v	(H) Lancashire	Lancashire won by an innings and 157 runs
Scorecard	207 (50 overs) AP Agathangelou 54 (66) TE Bailey 4/69 (20 overs)		483 (124.3 overs) AG Prince 104 (171) JKH Naik 8/179 (44.3 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Stephen Gale and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	119 (48.4 overs) AJ Robson 27 (40) KM Jarvis 5/44 (15.4 overs)
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Lancashire 23, Leicestershire 2

15–18 June	(H) Surrey	v	Glamorgan	Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
Scorecard	406 (121.4 overs) A Harinath 120 (213) GG Wagg 4/89 (24.4 overs)		437 (83.2 overs) GG Wagg 200 (216) TK Curran 4/153 (24 overs)	Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	277 (80.5 overs) A Harinath 104 (156) MG Hogan 5/44 (21 overs)		247/3 (63.1 overs) WD Bragg 83 (170) A Kapil 1/13 (2 overs)
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Points: Glamorgan 23, Surrey 6

20–22 June	Kent	v	(H) Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets
Scorecard	140 (36.2 overs) SA Northeast 36 (41) Azharullah 5/31 (13 overs)		246 (71 overs) RI Keogh 68 (99) MT Coles 4/83 (24 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Steve Garratt and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	151 (38.5 overs) JL Denly 39 (70) OP Stone 5/44 (10 overs)		46/2 (9 overs) RI Newton 27 (20) IAA Thomas 1/8 (3 overs)
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Northamptonshire 20, Kent 3

21–23 June	Surrey	v	(H) Derbyshire	Surrey won by 222 runs
Scorecard	239 (72.5 overs) GC Wilson 65 (121) WA White 3/43 (15 overs)		207 (65 overs) HD Rutherford 59 (112) LJ Fletcher 4/58 (20 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Nick Cook and Peter Hartley
Scorecard	315 (90.2 overs) JE Burke 73 (116) MHA Footitt 4/102 (26 overs)		125 (39.5 overs) WA White 23 (45) GJ Batty 4/32 (6.5 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Nick Cook and Peter Hartley
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Surrey 20, Derbyshire 4

21–23 June	Essex	v	(H) Gloucestershire	Essex won by 5 wickets
Scorecard	319 (96 overs) JS Foster 63 (134) BAC Howell 3/50 (21 overs)		116 (39.5 overs) BAC Howell 29 (49) GR Napier 4/27 (9.5 overs)	County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Stephen Gale and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	117/5 (29 overs) T Westley 65* (87) JK Fuller 3/32 (9 overs)		316 (101.4 overs) (f/o) M Klinger 103 (196) GR Napier 3/53 (23 overs)
Essex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Essex 22, Gloucestershire 3

22–25 June	(H) Glamorgan	v	Leicestershire	Glamorgan won by 137 runs
Scorecard	278 (79 overs) GG Wagg 94 (113) CJ McKay 3/61 (16 overs)		253 (86.4 overs) MAG Boyce 50 (141) MG Hogan 3/54 (16 overs)	SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Umpires: Mark Benson and Russell Evans
Scorecard	298 (87.2 overs) JA Rudolph 74 (230) BA Raine 5/43 (16 overs)		186 (73 overs) MAG Boyce 60 (148) GG Wagg 2/15 (12 overs)
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat Points: Glamorgan 21, Leicestershire 5

27–29 June	(H) Surrey	v	Gloucestershire	Surrey won by an innings and 180 runs
Scorecard	448 (144.5 overs) BT Foakes 118 (223) LC Norwell 5/112 (34.5 overs)		113 (44.3 overs) HJH Marshall 34* (105) TK Curran 7/20 (15 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Neil Bainton and Mike Burns
Scorecard			155 (72.2 overs) (f/o) WA Tavaré 58 (132) ZS Ansari 6/30 (21.2 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Neil Bainton and Mike Burns
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 22, Gloucestershire 1

29 June – 2 July	Northamptonshire	v	(H) Lancashire	Match drawn
Scorecard	438 (110.3 overs) BM Duckett 134 (151) JP Faulkner 4/63 (28 overs)		308 (97.3 overs) KR Brown 97 (183) SP Crook 3/28 (9 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Russell Evans and Billy Taylor
Scorecard	283/9d (66.5 overs) BM Duckett 88 (109) SC Kerrigan 3/94 (21.5 overs)		206/7 (66.2 overs) KR Brown 82 (168) OP Stone 3/26 (14 overs)
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Northamptonshire 13, Lancashire 11

July

5–7 July	(H) Leicestershire	v	Kent	Kent won by 8 wickets
Scorecard	159 (51.1 overs) EJH Eckersley 41 (52) MT Coles 6/55 (15 overs)		210 (54.4 overs) DI Stevens 63 (72) OH Freckingham 3/32 (6 overs)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Stephen Gale and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	123 (48.2 overs) BA Raine 41 (74) MT Coles 4/43 (17.2 overs)		74/2 (15.2 overs) JL Denly 37 (48) BA Raine 2/34 (7.2 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to field Aadil Ali (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut. Points: Kent 20, Leicestershire 3

6–9 July	Glamorgan	v	(H) Derbyshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	410/9d (79.3 overs) CA Ingram 89 (113) MHA Footitt 4/98 (25 overs)		252 (86 overs) BA Godleman 53 (134) RAJ Smith 3/23 (11 overs)	Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Martin Saggers
Scorecard			281/3d (90.4 overs) (f/o) HD Rutherford 108 (265) AG Salter 2/51 (25 overs)
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Glamorgan 13, Derbyshire 10

6–9 July	(H) Lancashire	v	Essex	Match drawn
Scorecard	402/8d (100.2 overs) SJ Croft 122 (240) RJW Topley 3/90 (24 overs)		203 (71 overs) NLJ Browne 105 (213) JP Faulkner 5/39 (17 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and David Millns
Scorecard			168/3 (59 overs) NLJ Browne 50 (78) AM Lilley 3/63 (24 overs)
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Lancashire 13, Essex 8

8–11 July	Northamptonshire	v	(H) Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
Scorecard	246 (69.3 overs) AG Wakely 104 (222) LC Norwell 6/41 (13.3 overs)		372 (75.5 overs) JMR Taylor 156 (125) OP Stone 4/91 (22)	College Ground, Cheltenham Umpires: Jeff Evans and Paul Pollard
Scorecard	160 (37.1 overs) RE Levi 64 (78) CN Miles 5/28 (10.1 overs)		38/1 (6 overs) WA Tavare 12* (21) OP Stone 1/18 (3 overs)
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Gloucestershire 23, Northamptonshire 4

12–15 July	(H) Essex	v	Glamorgan	Essex won by 248 runs
Scorecard	279 (78.3 overs) JC Mickleburgh 50 (86) MG Hogan 4/36 (19.3 overs)		162 (40.5 overs) CA Ingram 43 (56) JD Ryder 6/47 (15 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Peter Hartley and CK Nandan
Scorecard	344/4d (85 overs) NLJ Browne 129 (209) CA Ingram 3/90 (17 overs)		213 (60.3 overs) AHT Donald 67 (121) JD Ryder 4/53 (17.3)
Essex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Essex 21, Glamorgan 3

13–16 July	(H) Surrey	v	Kent	Surrey won by 6 wickets
Scorecard	336 (92.2 overs) SW Billings 99 (142) SM Curran 5/101 (22.2)		311 (82.3 overs) KC Sangakkara 110 (183) DI Stevens 4/76 (28 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Ben Debenham and Steve Garratt
Scorecard	99 (41.1 overs) SA Northeast 33 (64) GJ Batty 4/12 (8.1 overs)		128/4 (38.1 overs) BT Foakes 57* 93 JC Tredwell 3/61 (17.1)	The Oval, London Umpires: Ben Debenham and Steve Garratt
Surrey won the toss and elected to field Sam Curran (Surrey) made his first-class debut Points: Surrey 22, Kent 6

15–18 July	(H) Gloucestershire	v	Leicestershire	Gloucestershire won by 155 runs
Scorecard	218 (72.2 overs) GH Roderick 61 (149) CJ McKay 5/59 (21.2 overs)		215 (87.2 overs) MJ Cosgrove 74 (155) JK Fuller 4/35 (15.2 overs)	College Ground, Cheltenham Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	321 (112.4 overs) BAC Howell 102 (203) CE Shreck 5/82 (34 overs)		169 (65.2 overs) AM Ali 41 (93) CN Miles 3/27 (15 overs)
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Gloucestershire 20,Leicestershire 4

18–21 July	Derbyshire	v	(H) Northamptonshire	Derbyshire won by 7 wickets
Scorecard	361 (91.4 overs) AL Hughes 111* (146) RK Kleinveldt 4/99 (21 overs)		116 (38.1 overs) RE Levi 34 (44) MHA Footitt 5/41 (12 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Peter Hartley and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard	72/3 (14.2 overs) BA Godleman 14 (35) BW Sanderson 1/7 (2 overs)		316 (80.3 overs) (f/o) BM Duckett 154 (215) WJ Durston 3/55 (10 overs)
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Derbyshire 23, Northamptonshire 3

19–22 July	Lancashire	v	(H) Glamorgan	Lancashire won by an innings and 157 runs
Scorecard	698/5d (136.4 overs) AN Petersen 286 (376) DL Lloyd 3/164 (23 overs)		348 (101.2 overs) MG Hogan 57 (44) G Chapple 4/62 (24 overs)	Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Neil Mallender
Scorecard			193 (71.4 overs) CB Cooke 56 (164) SC Kerrigan 4/28 (21.4 overs)
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Lancashire 24, Glamorgan 3

19–22 July	Essex	v	(H) Kent	Kent won by an innings and 207 runs
Scorecard	260 (81.5 overs) T Westley 77 (114) DI Stevens 4/37 (23.5 overs)		633/8d (143.5 overs) BW Harmison 123 (212) RS Bopara 3/89 (20 overs)	Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells Umpires: Mike Burns and Jeff Evans
Scorecard	166 (44.1 overs) GR Napier 35* (45) CJ Haggett 4/43 (13.1 overs)
Essex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 24, Essex 3

August

4–7 August	(H) Kent	v	Northamptonshire	Northamptonshire won by an innings and 23 runs
Scorecard	167 (51.2 overs) JL Denly 50 (73) OP Stone 4/59 (16.2 overs)		398 (107.4 overs) BM Duckett 145 (199) JC Tredwell 3/59 (31.4 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Russell Evans and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	208 (78 overs) SW Billings 43 (75) BW Sanderson 4/44 (12 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Saif Zaib (Northamptonshie) made his first-class debut. Points: Northamptonshire 23, Kent 3

6–9 August	(H) Glamorgan	v	Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets
Scorecard	299 (102.4 overs) AG Salter 73 (138) DA Payne 4/73 (19.4 overs)		416 (117.1 overs) HJH Marshall 70 (106) CAJ Meschede 4/89 (25 overs)	St Helen's, Swansea Umpires: Neil Bainton and David Millns
Scorecard	224 (62.5 overs) CA Ingram 45 (73) DA Payne 4/50 (15 overs)		108 (36.5 overs) CDJ Dent 65* (119) GG Wagg 2/8 (6 overs)	St Helen's, Swansea Umpires: Neil Bainton and David Millns
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat Points: Gloucestershire 23, Glamorgan 4

7–10 August	(H) Essex	v	Surrey	Surrey won by 3 wickets
Scorecard	369 (107.1 overs) ML Pettini 134 (200) ZS Ansari 5/108 (32 overs)		346 (98.1 overs) RJ Burns 158 (246) JA Porter 4/96 (26.1 overs)	Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester Umpires: Jeff Evans and Peter Hartley
Scorecard	289/9d (79 overs) T Westley 90 (172) GJ Batty 5/102 (34 overs)		313/7 (79.1 overs) A Harinath 87 (159) T Westley 4/75 (25 overs)
Essex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 22, Essex 7

7–10 August	Derbyshire	v	Leicestershire	Leicestershire won by 3 wickets
Scorecard	345 (103 overs) WL Madsen 172* (292) CE Shreck 4/84 (25 overs)		314 (90.2 overs) MJ Cosgrove 102 (115) MHA Footitt 5/53 (22.2 overs)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard	241 (66.3 overs) BA Godleman 101 (166) CJ McKay 4/39 (14.5 overs)		273/7 (88.2 overs) NJ O'Brien 87 (128) AP Palladino 3/32 (17 overs)
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Rob Sayer (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut. Points: Leicestershire 22, Derbyshire 6

21–24 August	(H) Derbyshire	v	Kent	Match drawn
Scorecard	253 (83 overs) BA Godleman 108 (161) MD Hunn 3/45 (21 overs)		159 (57.5 overs) RWT Key 29 (51) MHA Footitt 4/61 (19.5 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	234/3d (67 overs) BA Godleman 105* (186) IAA Thomas 2/68 (17 overs)		231/5 (66.5 overs) SA Northeast 76 (155) MHA Footitt 2/64 (24 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to field Points: Derbyshire 10, Kent 8

21–24 August	(H) Gloucestershire	v	Surrey	Match drawn
Scorecard	233 (71.2 overs) GH Roderick 71 (100) TK Curran 6/61 (25 overs)		349/6 (98.2 overs) BT Foakes 140* (212) K Noema-Barnett 2/35 (15 overs)	County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Russell Evans and Graham Lloyd
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Surrey won the toss and elected to field Points: Surrey 11, Gloucestershire 8

21–24 August	(H) Lancashire	v	Glamorgan	Match drawn
Scorecard	462 (140.1 overs) KR Brown 132 (292) CAJ Meschede 4/101 (24 overs)		213 (79.4 overs) AG Salter 45 (105) SC Kerrigan 4/60 (24.4 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Rob Bailey and Richard Illingworth
Scorecard			159/3 (82 overs) (f/o) JA Rudolph 63 (206) SJ Croft 1/3 (6 overs)
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat Haseeb Hameed (Lancashire) made his first-class debut. Points: Lancashire 11, Glamorgan 7

21–24 August	(H) Northamptonshire	v	Leicestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	325 (78.2 overs) AG Wakely 123 (186) CJ McKay 5/54 (19.2 overs)		372 (110.2 overs) MJ Cosgrove 110 (194) RK Kleinveldt 5/68 (25 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Mike Burns and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	162 (67.2 overs) RE Levi 54* (124) WA White 5/51 (22 overs)		30/1 (6.4 overs) LJ Hill 11* (21) RK Kleinveldt 1/14 (3.4 overs)
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Leicestershire 12, Northamptonshire 11

September

1–4 September	(H) Essex	v	Northamptonshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	360 (113.1 overs) JS Foster 98 (172) Azharullah 4/74 (30.1 overs)		275 (69.1 overs) RK Kleinveldt 52 (57) JD Ryder 3/53 (18.1 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	216/5d (63 overs) RN ten Doeschate 43 (72) MA Chambers 2/47 (16 overs)		92/4 (27 overs) BM Duckett 34* (69) JA Porter 2/27 (11 overs)
Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to field Points: Essex 12, Northamptonshire 9

1–4 September	(H) Kent	v	Lancashire	Match drawn
Scorecard	570/8d (147 overs) SA Northeast 139 (221) J Clark 3/87 (30 overs)		259 (87.1 overs) SJ Croft 85 (170) MT Coles 3/75 (22.1 overs)	St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Neil Bainton and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard			258/4 (102 overs) following on SJ Croft 72* (209) JC Tredwell 1/17 (20 overs)
Lancashire won the toss and chose to field Points: Kent 12, Lancashire 8

1–4 September	(H) Leicestershire	v	Gloucestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	415 (119 overs) AM Ali 80 (152) LC Norwell 4/97 (30 overs)		269/8d (90.3 overs) CDJ Dent 73 (187) RML Taylor 3/41 (13 overs)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Cowley
Scorecard	155/9d (31.3 overs) DJ Redfern 74 (83) LC Norwell 3/48 (10 overs)		212/5 (47.2 overs) CDJ Dent 52 (71) WA Tavaré 52 (111) BA Raine 2/22 (10 overs)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Cowley
Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field Points: Leicestershire 11, Gloucestershire 9

1–4 September	(H) Surrey	v	Derbyshire	Surrey won by an innings & 98 runs
Scorecard	560 (158.3 overs) ZS Ansari 106 (230) WJ Durston 6/113 (42.3 overs)		313 (102.1 overs) CF Hughes 96 (190) TK Curran 5/71 (24.1 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Mike Burns and Jeff Evans
Scorecard			149 (57.4 overs) WL Madsen 76* (154) GJ Batty 6/51 (16.4 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Mike Burns and Jeff Evans
Derbyshire won the toss and chose to bat Points: Surrey 23, Derbyshire 5

9–12 September	(H) Derbyshire	v	Essex	Essex won by an innings & 188 runs
Scorecard	94 (33 overs) BA Godleman 22 (51) JR Winslade 4/20 (4 overs)		464/7d (119.4 overs) ML Pettini 117 (173) MHA Footitt 3/110 (34 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	182 (62.4 overs) CF Hughes 38 (79) WL Madsen 38 (96) RS Bopara 4/29 (12.4 overs)
Derbyshire won the toss and chose to field Jack Winslade (Essex) made his first-class debut Points: Essex 24, Derbyshire 2

9–12 September	(H) Glamorgan	v	Kent	Kent won by 316 runs
Scorecard	207 (43.5 overs) GG Wagg 58 (59) AEN Riley 4/47 (7.5 overs)		309 (78.3 overs) RWT Key 94 (150) MG Hogan 4/51 (20 overs)	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	237 (62.3 overs) CA Ingram 105* (179) DI Stevens 5/58 (22 overs)		451/2d (102 overs) JL Denly 161* (220) GG Wagg 1/89 (21 overs)
Kent won the toss and chose to bat Points: Kent 22, Glamorgan 4

14–17 September	(H) Kent	v	Gloucestershire	Match Drawn
Scorecard	67/1 (15 overs) SR Dickson 31* (49) DA Payne 1/22 (5 overs)			St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Paul Baldwin and David Millns
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Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field No play on days 2, 3 and 4 Points: Kent 5, Gloucestershire 5

14–17 September	(H) Lancashire	v	Surrey	Match drawn
Scorecard	272 (71.3 overs) AG Prince 45 (78) SM Curran 5/67 (19 overs)		480 (138 overs) ZS Ansari 99 (255) SC Kerrigan 4/128 (43 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Jeff Evans and Russell Evans
Scorecard	195/7 (84.3 overs) H Hameed 91 (234) MP Dunn 3/46 (17 overs) TK Curran 3/46 (29.3 overs)		283/7d (54.1 overs) KC Sangakkara 118 (134) SC Croft 4/35 (7.1 overs)
Surrey won the toss and chose to bat Points: Surrey 12, Lancashire 9

14–17 September	(H) Leicestershire	v	Essex	Essex won by 5 wickets
Scorecard	251/7d (69 overs) MJ Cosgrove 94 (163) JD Ryder 5/89 (25 overs)		18/0d (5 overs) DW Lawrence 14* (18)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Steve Garratt and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard	73/1d (14 overs) EJH Eckersely 30 (25) T Westley 1/11 (4 overs)		307/5 (59.5 overs) NLJ Browne 151* (184) WA White 2/69 (13.2 overs)
Essex won the toss and chose to field Points: Essex 18, Leicestershire 2

14–17 September	(H) Northamptonshire	v	Glamorgan	Match drawn
Scorecard	278 (64.4 overs) AM Rossington 59 (65) GG Wagg 4/77 (18.4 overs)		233 (52.2 overs) DL Lloyd 92 (106) RK Kleinveldt 5/83 (20 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Neil Bainton and Stephen Gale
Scorecard			99/3 (26 overs) AHT Donald 40* (50) RJ Gleeson 2/35 (7 overs)
Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to field Dewi Penrhyn Jones (Glamorgan) made his first-class debut Points: Northamptonshire 10, Glamorgan 9

22–25 September	(H) Derbyshire	v	Leicestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	352 (106.4 overs) WL Madsen 95 (154) OH Freckingham 4/91 (24 overs)		329 (80.1 overs) ZJ Chappell 96 (122) MHA Footitt 7/71 (20.1 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Martin Bodenham and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	331/8 (81 overs) CF Hughes 101 (156) RML Taylor 2/68 (13 overs)		363 (87.1 overs) MJ Cosgrove 156 (203) WJ Durston 6/109 (26.1 overs)
Derbyshire won the toss and chose to field Zak Chappell (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut Points: Derbyshire 12, Leicestershire 11

22–25 September	(H) Essex	v	Lancashire	Match drawn
Scorecard	394 (110.5 overs) JD Ryder 116 (138) JM Anderson 7/77 (31.5 overs)		310 (88.4 overs) LM Reece 82 (139) RS Bopara 3/40 (15.4 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Mike Burns and Nick Cook
Scorecard	138/3 (30 overs) RS Bopara 52* (65) JM Anderson 1/13 (6 overs)			County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Mike Burns and Nick Cook
Lancashire won the toss and chose to field Points: Essex 12, Lancashire 11

22–25 September	(H) Gloucestershire	v	Glamorgan	Match drawn
Scorecard	558 (121.5 overs) CDJ Dent 268 (347) MG Hogan 3/82 (29 overs)		433 (99.3 overs) AHT Donald 98 (135) JK Fuller 4/59 (21 overs)	County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nigel Cowley
Scorecard			365/3 (102 overs) CB Cooke 102* (135) DA Payne 1/32 (16 overs)
Glamorgan won the toss and chose to bat Points: Gloucestershire 13, Glamorgan 12

22–25 September	(H) Surrey	v	Northamptonshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	410 (95.5 overs) KC Sangakkara 101 (140) MA Chambers 3/44 (10.3 overs)		110 (29.5 overs) JJ Cobb 29* (49) TK Curran 7/35 (13.5 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Steve Garratt and Nigel Llong
Scorecard	125/5 (15.5 overs) JJ Roy 77 (35) GG White 2/25 (5.5 overs)		515 (115 overs) D Murphy 135* (155) MP Dunn 4/104 (23 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Steve Garratt and Nigel Llong
Surrey won the toss and chose to bat Points: Surrey 13, Northamptonshire 8

Statistics

Division One

Most runs

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

Most wickets

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

Division Two

Most runs

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

Most wickets

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

References

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

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