2015 County Championship
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.
Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
Tournament format(s) | League system |
Champions | Yorkshire |
Participants | 18 |
Most runs | James Hildreth (1,390) (Div 1) |
Teams
Division One
Team promoted from Division Two
Division Two
Team relegated from Division One
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
Source: [3] |
Division Two
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
Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |
Division Two
Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |
Results in full
April
12–15 April |
v |
(H) Hampshire |
Sussex won by 92 runs |
| |
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12–15 April |
v |
(H) Middlesex |
Match drawn |
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12–14 April |
(H) Somerset |
v |
Durham won by 7 wickets |
| |
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12–14 April |
(H) Worcestershire |
v |
Yorkshire won by 10 wickets |
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19–22 April |
(H) Nottinghamshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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19–22 April |
(H) Sussex |
v |
Sussex won by 61 runs |
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19–22 April |
v |
(H) Warwickshire |
Match drawn |
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26–29 April |
v |
(H) Durham |
Durham won by 6 wickets |
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26–29 April |
v |
(H) Hampshire |
Match drawn |
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26–29 April |
(H) Somerset |
v |
Middlesex won by 5 wickets |
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26–29 April |
v |
(H) Yorkshire |
Match drawn |
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May
2–5 May |
(H) Middlesex |
v |
Middlesex won by 187 runs |
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3–5 May |
v |
(H) Worcestershire |
Worcestershire won by an innings and 62 runs |
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9–12 May |
(H) Warwickshire |
v |
Warwickshire won by 181 runs |
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10–12 May |
v |
(H) Durham |
Durham won by 6 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10–12 May |
v |
(H) Sussex |
Middlesex won by 79 runs |
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10–13 May |
(H) Yorkshire |
v |
Yorkshire won by 305 runs |
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17–20 May |
(H) Hampshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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17–19 May |
v |
(H) Nottinghamshire |
Somerset won by 133 runs |
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17–20 May |
(H) Warwickshire |
v |
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets |
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24–27 May |
v |
(H) Somerset |
Match drawn |
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24–26 May |
v |
(H) Sussex |
Sussex won by 1 wicket |
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24–27 May |
(H) Worcestershire |
v |
Durham won by 6 wickets |
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31 May – 3 June |
(H) Hampshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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31 May – 3 June |
v |
(H) Middlesex |
Match drawn |
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June
1–3 June |
(H) Nottinghamshire |
v |
Nottinghamshire won by 159 runs |
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7–9 June |
(H) Durham |
v |
Durham won by 120 runs |
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7–9 June |
(H) Sussex |
v |
Hampshire won by 6 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7–9 June |
v |
(H) Yorkshire |
Yorkshire won by 4 wickets |
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14–17 June |
v |
(H) Somerset |
Somerset won by 2 wickets |
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14–15 June |
(H) Worcestershire |
v |
Warwickshire won by an innings and 17 runs |
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15–18 June |
v |
(H) Sussex |
Durham won by 178 runs |
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21–23 June |
v |
(H) Hampshire |
Somerset won by 9 wickets |
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21–24 June |
(H) Middlesex |
v |
Match drawn |
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22–24 June |
v |
(H) Yorkshire |
Yorkshire won by an innings and 8 runs |
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28 June – 1 July |
v |
(H) Durham |
Yorkshire won by an innings and 47 runs |
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28 June – 1 July |
v |
(H) Middlesex |
Middlesex won by 9 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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28 June – 1 July |
v |
(H) Warwickshire |
Match drawn |
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29 June – 2 July |
(H) Nottinghamshire |
v |
Nottinghamshire won by 113 runs |
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July
5–8 July |
v |
(H) Nottinghamshire |
Match drawn |
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5–8 July |
v |
(H) Somerset |
Match drawn |
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5–8 July |
v |
(H) Warwickshire |
Yorkshire won by 174 runs |
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6–9 July |
(H) Worcestershire |
v |
Worcestershire won by an innings and 33 runs |
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11–14 July |
(H) Middlesex |
v |
Match drawn |
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12–15 July |
(H) Durham |
v |
Warwickshire won by 2 wickets |
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18–21 July |
v |
(H) Warwickshire |
Warwickshire won by 7 wickets |
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19–22 July |
v |
(H) Hampshire |
Match drawn |
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19–21 July |
v |
(H) Sussex |
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 103 runs |
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19–22 July |
(H) Yorkshire |
v |
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets |
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August
7–10 August |
(H) Hampshire |
v |
Hampshire won by 216 runs |
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7–10 August |
(H) Middlesex |
v |
Middlesex won by 20 runs |
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7–10 August |
(H) Worcestershire |
v |
Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets |
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7–10 August |
(H) Yorkshire |
v |
Yorkshire won by 183 runs |
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21–24 August |
v |
(H) Durham |
Middlesex won by 71 runs |
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21–24 August |
(H) Nottinghamshire |
v |
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 123 runs |
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21–24 August |
(H) Somerset |
v |
Match Drawn |
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21–24 August |
v |
(H) Sussex |
Match Drawn |
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September
1–4 September |
(H) Durham |
v |
Hampshire won by 7 wickets |
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1–4 September |
(H) Warwickshire |
v |
Match Drawn |
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1–4 September |
(H) Worcestershire |
v |
Sussex won by an innings and 63 runs |
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1–4 September |
(H) Yorkshire |
v |
Yorkshire won by an innings and 126 runs |
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9–12 September |
(H) Middlesex |
v |
Middlesex won by 246 runs |
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9–12 September |
(H) Nottinghamshire |
v |
Nottinghamshire won by 52 runs |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9–12 September |
(H) Somerset |
v |
Match Drawn |
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14–17 September |
(H) Durham |
v |
Durham won by 3 wickets |
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14–17 September |
(H) Hampshire |
v |
Yorkshire won by 5 wickets |
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14–17 September |
(H) Sussex |
v |
Match drawn |
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14–17 September |
(H) Warwickshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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22–25 September |
(H) Nottinghamshire |
v |
Hampshire won by 8 wickets |
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22–25 September |
(H) Somerset |
v |
Somerset won by 17 runs |
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22–25 September |
(H) Worcestershire |
v |
Worcestershire won by an innings & 128 runs |
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22–25 September |
(H) Yorkshire |
v |
Yorkshire won by 100 runs |
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April
12–15 April |
v |
(H) Leicestershire |
Match drawn |
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12–15 April |
(H) Northamptonshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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19–22 April |
v |
(H) Derbyshire |
Lancashire won by 250 runs |
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19–21 April |
v |
(H) Essex |
Essex won by 5 wickets |
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19–22 April |
v |
(H) Glamorgan |
Match drawn |
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26–29 April |
(H) Gloucestershire |
v |
Derbyshire won by 7 wickets |
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26–29 April |
(H) Lancashire |
v |
Lancashire won by 9 wickets |
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26–29 April |
v |
(H) Leicestershire |
Northamptonshire won by 92 runs |
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26–29 April |
(H) Surrey |
v |
Match drawn |
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May
3–5 May |
(H) Essex |
v |
Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3–6 May |
v |
(H) Glamorgan |
Match drawn |
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3–6 May |
v |
(H) Kent |
Match drawn |
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3–6 May |
(H) Northamptonshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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10–13 May |
(H) Derbyshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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10–13 May |
(H) Kent |
v |
Match drawn |
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10–13 May |
v |
(H) Lancashire |
Gloucestershire won by 91 runs |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10–13 May |
v |
(H) Surrey |
Surrey won by 7 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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17–20 May |
v |
(H) Leicestershire |
Lancashire won by 244 runs |
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18–21 May |
(H) Glamorgan |
v |
Glamorgan won by 89 runs |
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18–21 May |
(H) Gloucestershire |
v |
Kent won by 8 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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18–21 May |
(H) Northamptonshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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24–27 May |
(H) Kent |
v |
Surrey won by 3 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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24–27 May |
v |
(H) Lancashire |
Lancashire won by an innings and 15 runs |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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31 May – 3 June |
v |
(H) Derbyshire |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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31 May – 3 June |
(H) Essex |
v |
Leicestershire won by 6 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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31 May – 3 June |
(H) Glamorgan |
v |
Glamorgan won by 10 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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31 May – 3 June |
(H) Surrey |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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June
7–10 June |
v |
(H) Gloucestershire |
Lancashire won by 91 runs |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7–9 June |
(H) Kent |
v |
Derbyshire won by 8 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7–9 June |
v |
(H) Leicestershire |
Surrey won by 178 runs |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7–10 June |
v |
(H) Northamptonshire |
Match drawn |
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14–16 June |
v |
(H) Essex |
Essex won by an innings and 31 runs |
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14–16 June |
v |
(H) Lancashire |
Lancashire won by an innings and 157 runs |
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15–18 June |
(H) Surrey |
v |
Glamorgan won by 7 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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20–22 June |
v |
(H) Northamptonshire |
Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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21–23 June |
v |
(H) Derbyshire |
Surrey won by 222 runs |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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21–23 June |
v |
(H) Gloucestershire |
Essex won by 5 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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22–25 June |
(H) Glamorgan |
v |
Glamorgan won by 137 runs |
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27–29 June |
(H) Surrey |
v |
Surrey won by an innings and 180 runs |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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29 June – 2 July |
v |
(H) Lancashire |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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July
5–7 July |
(H) Leicestershire |
v |
Kent won by 8 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6–9 July |
v |
(H) Derbyshire |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6–9 July |
(H) Lancashire |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8–11 July |
v |
(H) Gloucestershire |
Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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12–15 July |
(H) Essex |
v |
Essex won by 248 runs |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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13–16 July |
(H) Surrey |
v |
Surrey won by 6 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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15–18 July |
(H) Gloucestershire |
v |
Gloucestershire won by 155 runs |
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18–21 July |
v |
(H) Northamptonshire |
Derbyshire won by 7 wickets |
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19–22 July |
v |
(H) Glamorgan |
Lancashire won by an innings and 157 runs |
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19–22 July |
v |
(H) Kent |
Kent won by an innings and 207 runs |
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August
4–7 August |
(H) Kent |
v |
Northamptonshire won by an innings and 23 runs |
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6–9 August |
(H) Glamorgan |
v |
Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7–10 August |
(H) Essex |
v |
Surrey won by 3 wickets |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7–10 August |
v |
Leicestershire won by 3 wickets |
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21–24 August |
(H) Derbyshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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21–24 August |
(H) Gloucestershire |
v |
Match drawn |
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21–24 August |
(H) Lancashire |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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21–24 August |
(H) Northamptonshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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September
1–4 September |
(H) Essex |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1–4 September |
(H) Kent |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1–4 September |
(H) Leicestershire |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1–4 September |
(H) Surrey |
v |
Surrey won by an innings & 98 runs |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9–12 September |
(H) Derbyshire |
v |
Essex won by an innings & 188 runs |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9–12 September |
(H) Glamorgan |
v |
Kent won by 316 runs |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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14–17 September |
(H) Kent |
v |
Match Drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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14–17 September |
(H) Lancashire |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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14–17 September |
(H) Leicestershire |
v |
Essex won by 5 wickets |
| |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14–17 September |
(H) Northamptonshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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22–25 September |
(H) Derbyshire |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
22–25 September |
(H) Essex |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
22–25 September |
(H) Gloucestershire |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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22–25 September |
(H) Surrey |
v |
Match drawn |
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---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Statistics
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] | ||||||||
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
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- "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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