2015 County Championship
2015 County Championship | |
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
Tournament format(s) | League system |
Participants | 18 |
The 2015 County Championship season, known as the LV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 116th cricket County Championship season. It will be contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team will play all the others in their division both home and away.
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
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Division Two
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Results summary
The first fixtures begin on 12 April 2015; the final fixtures are scheduled to commence on 22 September 2015.[7]
Division One
Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |
Division Two
Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |
Results in full
Division One
April
12–15 April |
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(H) Hampshire |
Sussex won by 92 runs |
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12–15 April |
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(H) Middlesex |
Match drawn |
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12–14 April |
(H) Somerset |
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Durham won by 7 wickets |
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12–14 April |
(H) Worcestershire |
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Yorkshire won by 10 wickets |
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19–22 April |
(H) Nottinghamshire |
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Match drawn |
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19–22 April |
(H) Sussex |
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Sussex won by 61 runs |
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19–22 April |
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(H) Warwickshire |
Match drawn |
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26–29 April |
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(H) Durham |
Durham won by 6 wickets |
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26–29 April |
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(H) Hampshire |
Match drawn |
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26–29 April |
(H) Somerset |
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Middlesex won by 5 wickets |
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26–29 April |
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(H) Yorkshire |
Match drawn |
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May
2–5 May |
(H) Middlesex |
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3–6 May |
(H) Worcestershire |
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9–12 May |
(H) Warwickshire |
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10–13 May |
(H) Durham |
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10–13 May |
(H) Sussex |
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10–13 May |
(H) Yorkshire |
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17–20 May |
(H) Hampshire |
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17–20 May |
(H) Nottinghamshire |
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17–20 May |
(H) Warwickshire |
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24–27 May |
(H) Somerset |
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24–27 May |
(H) Sussex |
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24–27 May |
(H) Worcestershire |
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31 May – 3 June |
(H) Hampshire |
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31 May – 3 June |
(H) Middlesex |
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Division Two
April
12–15 April |
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(H) Leicestershire |
Match drawn |
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12–15 April |
(H) Northamptonshire |
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Match drawn |
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19–22 April |
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(H) Derbyshire |
Lancashire won by 250 runs |
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19–21 April |
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(H) Essex |
Essex won by 5 wickets |
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19–22 April |
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(H) Glamorgan |
Match drawn |
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26–29 April |
(H) Gloucestershire |
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Derbyshire won by 7 wickets |
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26–29 April |
(H) Lancashire |
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Lancashire won by 9 wickets |
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26–29 April |
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(H) Leicestershire |
Northamptonshire won by 92 runs |
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26–29 April |
(H) Surrey |
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Match drawn |
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May
3–6 May |
(H) Essex |
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3–6 May |
(H) Glamorgan |
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3–6 May |
(H) Kent |
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3–6 May |
(H) Northamptonshire |
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10–13 May |
(H) Derbyshire |
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10–13 May |
(H) Kent |
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10–13 May |
(H) Lancashire |
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10–13 May |
(H) Surrey |
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17–20 May |
(H) Leicestershire |
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18–21 May |
(H) Glamorgan |
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18–21 May |
(H) Gloucestershire |
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18–21 May |
(H) Northamptonshire |
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24–27 May |
(H) Kent |
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24–27 May |
(H) Lancashire |
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31 May – 3 June |
(H) Derbyshire |
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31 May – 3 June |
(H) Essex |
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31 May – 3 June |
(H) Glamorgan |
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31 May – 3 June |
(H) Surrey |
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Statistics
Division One
Most runs
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Alex Hales | Nottinghamshire | 3 | 6 | 510 | 85.00 | 236 | 2 | 1 |
James Hildreth | Somerset | 2 | 4 | 334 | 83.50 | 187 | 1 | 2 |
Adam Voges | Middlesex | 2 | 4 | 331 | 82.75 | 132 | 1 | 2 |
Ian Westwood | Warwickshire | 2 | 4 | 331 | 82.75 | 196 | 1 | 1 |
Brendan Taylor | Nottinghamshire | 3 | 6 | 326 | 54.33 | 106 | 2 | 0 |
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Most wickets
Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
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Jack Brooks | Yorkshire | 2 | 79.3 | 13 | 19.23 | 5/56 | 1 |
Ajmal Shahzad | Sussex | 2 | 57.0 | 12 | 17.25 | 5/46 | 1 |
James Tomlinson | Hampshire | 2 | 77.0 | 11 | 21.90 | 4/37 | 0 |
Steven Patterson | Yorkshire | 2 | 70.3 | 10 | 16.10 | 5/11 | 1 |
Samit Patel | Nottinghamshire | 2 | 69.5 | 9 | 22.11 | 4/102 | 0 |
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Division Two
Most runs
Player | Team | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
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Jacques Rudolph | Glamorgan | 2 | 4 | 247 | 82.33 | 111 | 1 | 2 |
Steven Davies | Surrey | 1 | 2 | 221 | 221.00 | 200* | 1 | 0 |
Kumar Sangakkara | Surrey | 1 | 2 | 189 | 94.50 | 149 | 1 | 0 |
David Willey | Northamptonshire | 1 | 2 | 166 | 166.00 | 104* | 1 | 1 |
Craig Meschede | Glamorgan | 2 | 3 | 164 | 164.00 | 101* | 1 | 0 |
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Most wickets
Player | Team | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W |
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Tom Taylor | Derbyshire | 1 | 41.0 | 8 | 14.50 | 6/61 | 1 |
Craig Miles | Gloucestershire | 1 | 38.5 | 8 | 17.12 | 6/63 | 1 |
Andy Carter | Glamorgan | 2 | 75.3 | 8 | 32.00 | 4/95 | 0 |
Jesse Ryder | Essex | 1 | 26.0 | 6 | 11.83 | 5/43 | 1 |
Kyle Jarvis | Lancashire | 1 | 21.0 | 6 | 13.16 | 5/13 | 1 |
Source:[11] | |||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "LV= extends County Championship deal". England and Wales Cricket Board. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- ↑ "LV= County Championship - Scoring of points". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ "LV= County Championship Division One, 2015 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "Table - County Championship Division One". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "LV= County Championship Division Two, 2015 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ "Table - County Championship Division Two". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ↑ BBC Sport County Championship fixtures
- ↑ "LV= County Championship Division One, 2015 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "LV= County Championship Division One, 2015 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "LV= County Championship Division Two, 2015 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "LV= County Championship Division Two, 2015 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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