English cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
The2015 County Championship season, known as theLV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons,[ 1] 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.
Home grounds of each County.
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)
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 Rob 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
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]
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 slowover rate . Source: [ 3]
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 slowover rate , Northamptonshire deducted 2 points for slow over rate, Leicestershire deducted 16 points by ECB Disciplinary panel. Source: [ 4]
The first fixtures began on 12 April 2015. The final set of fixtures commenced on 22 September 2015.[ 5]
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn
Home team won Visiting team won Match drawn
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Sussex won by 92 runs
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Sussex 22, Hampshire 3
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Match drawn
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Nottinghamshire 10, Middlesex 8
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Durham won by 7 wickets
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat Points: Durham 23, Somerset 5
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Yorkshire won by 10 wickets
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Yorkshire 22, Worcestershire 6
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Match drawn
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field First-class debut:Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire) Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Yorkshire 11
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Sussex won by 61 runs
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Sussex 22, Worcestershire 7
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Match drawn
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Hampshire 11, Warwickshire 10
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Durham won by 6 wickets
Durham won the toss and elected to field First-class debut:Ollie Robinson (Sussex) Points: Durham 22, Sussex 6
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Match drawn
276 (95.1 overs)
JHK Adams 61 (149)Hampshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 6, Hampshire 5
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Middlesex won by 5 wickets
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field Points: Middlesex 22, Somerset 8
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Match drawn
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 11, Yorkshire 9
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Middlesex won by 187 runs
Durham won the toss and elected to field Points: Middlesex 23, Durham 4
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Worcestershire won by an innings and 62 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Worcestershire 23, Somerset 5
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Warwickshire won by 181 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Warwickshire 21, Worcestershire 3
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Durham won by 6 wickets
Durham won the toss and elected to field Points: Durham 19, Nottinghamshire 4
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Middlesex won by 79 runs
Sussex won the toss and elected to field Points: Middlesex 21, Sussex 3
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Yorkshire won by 305 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat First-class debut:Lewis McManus (Hampshire) Points: Yorkshire 23, Hampshire 4
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Match drawn
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field First-class debut:Brad Wheal (Hampshire) Points: Hampshire 11, Middlesex 10
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Somerset won by 133 runs
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Somerset 22, Nottinghamshire 4
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Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 24, Durham 3
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Match drawn
Somerset won the toss and elected to field Points: Yorkshire 13, Somerset 12
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Sussex won by 1 wicket
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Sussex 19, Warwickshire 3
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Durham won by 6 wickets
Durham won the toss and elected to field Points: Durham 19, Worcestershire 6
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Match drawn
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field First-class debuts:Ed Barnard andJoe Clarke (both Worcestershire) Points: Worcestershire 13, Hampshire 7
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Match drawn
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field Points: Warwickshire 11, Middlesex 10
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Nottinghamshire won by 159 runs
Sussex won the toss and elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 21, Sussex 3
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Durham won by 120 runs
Durham won the toss and elected to bat Points: Durham 19, Somerset 4
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Hampshire won by 6 wickets
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat First-class debut:Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Sussex) Points: Hampshire 23, Sussex 5
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Yorkshire won by 4 wickets
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Yorkshire 20, Middlesex 4
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Somerset won by 2 wickets
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat First-class debut:Matthew Carter (Nottinghamshire) Points: Somerset 20, Nottinghamshire 8
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Warwickshire won by an innings and 17 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 22, Worcestershire 4
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Durham won by 178 runs
Sussex won the toss and elected to field Points: Durham 22, Sussex 4
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Somerset won by 9 wickets
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat Points: Somerset 22, Hampshire 3
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Match drawn
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Worcestershire 12, Middlesex 10
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Yorkshire won by an innings and 8 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Yorkshire 24, Nottinghamshire 3
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Yorkshire won by an innings and 47 runs
Durham won the toss and elected to field Points: Yorkshire 23, Durham 3
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Middlesex won by 9 wickets
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field Points: Middlesex 22, Hampshire 2
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Match drawn
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 9, Sussex 9
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Nottinghamshire won by 113 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 20, Worcestershire 5
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Match drawn
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Middlesex 11
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Match drawn
Somerset won the toss and elected to field Points: Somerset 10, Sussex 9
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Yorkshire won by 174 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Yorkshire 20, Warwickshire 3
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Worcestershire won by an innings and 33 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Worcestershire 23, Hampshire 2
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Match drawn
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Middlesex 10, Somerset 8
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Warwickshire won by 2 wickets
Durham won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 19, Durham 6
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Warwickshire won by 7 wickets
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 22, Somerset 4
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Match drawn
Durham won the toss and elected to bat Mason Crane (Hampshire) andGraham Clark (Durham) made their first-class debutsPoints: Durham 11, Hampshire 10
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Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 103 runs
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Sussex 2
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Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Yorkshire 24, Worcestershire 5
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Hampshire won by 216 runs
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Hampshire 21, Warwickshire 3
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Middlesex won by 20 runs
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Middlesex 20, Sussex 6
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Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Worcestershire 5
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Yorkshire won by 183 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat Jack Burnham (Durham) made his first-class debutPoints: Yorkshire 19, Durham 3
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Middlesex won by 71 runs
Durham won the toss and elected to field James Weighell (Durham) made his first-class debutPoints: Middlesex 19, Durham 3
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Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 123 runs
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Warwickshire 4
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Match Drawn
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Somerset 11, Worcestershire 6
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Match Drawn
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Sussex 12, Yorkshire 11
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Hampshire won by 7 wickets
Durham won the toss and elected to bat Ryan Stevenson (Hampshire) made his first-class debutPoints: Durham 4, Hampshire 21
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Match Drawn
Middlesex won the toss and chose to bat Day 1 of match washed out due to rain Points: Warwickshire 10, Middlesex 9
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Sussex won by an innings and 63 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and chose to bat Points: Sussex 24, Worcestershire 2
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Yorkshire won by an innings and 126 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Yorkshire 22, Somerset 2
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Middlesex won by 246 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field Stephen Eskinazi (Middlesex) made his first-class debutPoints: Middlesex 19, Yorkshire 5
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Nottinghamshire won by 52 runs
Durham won the toss and chose to field Barry McCarthy (Durham) made his first-class debutPoints: Nottinghamshire 20, Durham 7
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Match Drawn
Somerset won the toss and chose to field Points: Somerset 13, Hampshire 7
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Durham won by 3 wickets
Durham won the toss and chose to field Points: Durham 20, Worcestershire 7
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Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field Points: Yorkshire 19, Hampshire 6
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Match drawn
Sussex, who chose to bat Points: Somerset 13, Sussex 11
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Match drawn
Warwickshire won the toss and chose to field Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Warwickshire 8
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Hampshire won by 8 wickets
Hampshire won the toss and chose to field Points: Hampshire 22, Nottinghamshire 6
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Somerset won by 17 runs
Somerset won the toss and chose to bat Mark Adair (Warwickshire) made his first-class debutPoints: Somerset 24, Warwickshire 6
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Worcestershire won by an innings & 128 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and chose to field Points: Worcestershire 24, Middlesex 1
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Yorkshire won by 100 runs
Sussex won the toss and chose to field Points: Yorkshire 22, Sussex 4
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Match drawn
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat Points: Glamorgan 12, Leicestershire 11
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Match drawn
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Northamptonshire 11, Gloucestershire 10
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Lancashire won by 250 runs
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field Derbyshire deducted 1 point for a slow over rate Points: Lancashire 21, Derbyshire 4
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Essex won by 5 wickets
Essex won the toss and elected to field First-class debut:Daniel Lawrence (Essex) Points: Essex 19, Kent 3
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Match drawn
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 12, Glamorgan 9
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Derbyshire won by 7 wickets
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Derbyshire 24, Gloucestershire 4
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Lancashire won by 9 wickets
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat First-class debut:Jordan Clark (Lancashire) Points: Lancashire 23, Kent 4
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Northamptonshire won by 92 runs
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Northamptonshire 19, Leicestershire 6
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Match drawn
Essex won the toss and elected to field Points: Essex 12, Surrey 9
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Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Gloucestershire 20, Essex 3
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Match drawn
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field First-class debut:Matthew Critchley (Derbyshire) Points: Glamorgan 8, Derbyshire 7
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Match drawn
Kent won the toss and elected to field First-class debut:Lewis Hill (Leicestershire) Points: Leicestershire 12, Kent 10
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Match drawn
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
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Match drawn
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Derbyshire 11, Northamptonshire 11
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Match drawn
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 12, Glamorgan 10
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Gloucestershire won by 91 runs
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Gloucestershire 22, Lancashire 7
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Surrey won by 7 wickets
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 24, Leicestershire 5
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Lancashire won by 244 runs
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Lancashire 23, Leicestershire 4
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Glamorgan won by 89 runs
Essex won the toss and elected to field First-class debut:Callum Taylor (Essex) Points: Glamorgan 22, Essex 4
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Kent won by 8 wickets
Kent won the toss and elected to field Points: Kent 20, Gloucestershire 3
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Match drawn
Surrey won the toss and elected to field No play on Day 1 due to rain Points: Surrey 13, Northamptonshire 10
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Surrey won by 3 wickets
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 21, Kent 5
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Lancashire won by an innings and 15 runs
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Lancashire 24, Derbyshire 6
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Match drawn
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field No play on Day 3 due to a wet outfield Points: Derbyshire 8, Gloucestershire 8
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Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field First-class debut:Aron Nijjar (Essex) Points: Leicestershire 21, Essex 3
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Glamorgan won by 10 wickets
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Glamorgan 23, Northamptonshire 3
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Match drawn
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field Points: Surrey 13, Lancashire 12
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Lancashire won by 91 runs
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Lancashire 21, Gloucestershire 5
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Derbyshire won by 8 wickets
Kent won the toss and elected to bat First-class debut:Ryan Davies (Kent) Points: Derbyshire 19, Kent 4
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Surrey won by 178 runs
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Surrey 21, Leicestershire 3
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Match drawn
Essex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Northamptonshire 13, Essex 9
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Essex won by an innings and 31 runs
Essex won the toss and elected to field Points: Essex 23, Derbyshire 2
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Lancashire won by an innings and 157 runs
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Lancashire 23, Leicestershire 2
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Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Points: Glamorgan 23, Surrey 6
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Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Northamptonshire 20, Kent 3
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Surrey won by 222 runs
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Surrey 20, Derbyshire 4
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Essex won by 5 wickets
Essex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Essex 22, Gloucestershire 3
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Glamorgan won by 137 runs
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat Points: Glamorgan 21, Leicestershire 5
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Surrey won by an innings and 180 runs
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 22, Gloucestershire 1
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Match drawn
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Northamptonshire 13, Lancashire 11
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Kent won by 8 wickets
Kent won the toss and elected to field Aadil Ali (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.Points: Kent 20, Leicestershire 3
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Match drawn
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Glamorgan 13, Derbyshire 10
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Match drawn
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Lancashire 13, Essex 8
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Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Gloucestershire 23, Northamptonshire 4
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Essex won by 248 runs
Essex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Essex 21, Glamorgan 3
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Surrey won by 6 wickets
Surrey won the toss and elected to field Sam Curran (Surrey) made his first-class debutPoints: Surrey 22, Kent 6
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Gloucestershire won by 155 runs
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Gloucestershire 20,Leicestershire 4
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Derbyshire won by 7 wickets
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Derbyshire 23, Northamptonshire 3
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Lancashire won by an innings and 157 runs
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Lancashire 24, Glamorgan 3
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Kent won by an innings and 207 runs
Essex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 24, Essex 3
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Northamptonshire won by an innings and 23 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Saif Zaib (Northamptonshie) made his first-class debut.Points: Northamptonshire 23, Kent 3
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Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat Points: Gloucestershire 23, Glamorgan 4
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Surrey won by 3 wickets
Essex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 22, Essex 7
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Leicestershire won by 3 wickets
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Rob Sayer Points: Leicestershire 22, Derbyshire 6
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Match drawn
Kent won the toss and elected to field Points: Derbyshire 10, Kent 8
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Match drawn
Surrey won the toss and elected to field Points: Surrey 11, Gloucestershire 8
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Match drawn
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat Haseeb Hameed (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.Points: Lancashire 11, Glamorgan 7
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Match drawn
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field Points: Leicestershire 12, Northamptonshire 11
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Match drawn
Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to field Points: Essex 12, Northamptonshire 9
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Match drawn
Lancashire won the toss and chose to field Points: Kent 12, Lancashire 8
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Match drawn
Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field Points: Leicestershire 11, Gloucestershire 9
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Surrey won by an innings & 98 runs
Derbyshire won the toss and chose to bat Points: Surrey 23, Derbyshire 5
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Essex won by an innings & 188 runs
Derbyshire won the toss and chose to field Jack Winslade (Essex) made his first-class debutPoints: Essex 24, Derbyshire 2
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Kent won by 316 runs
Kent won the toss and chose to bat Points: Kent 22, Glamorgan 4
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Match Drawn
Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field No play on days 2, 3 and 4 Points: Kent 5, Gloucestershire 5
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Match drawn
Surrey won the toss and chose to bat Points: Surrey 12, Lancashire 9
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Essex won by 5 wickets
Essex won the toss and chose to field Points: Essex 18, Leicestershire 2
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Match drawn
Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to field Dewi Penrhyn Jones (Glamorgan) made his first-class debutPoints: Northamptonshire 10, Glamorgan 9
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Match drawn
Derbyshire won the toss and chose to field Zak Chappell (Leicestershire) made his first-class debutPoints: Derbyshire 12, Leicestershire 11
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Match drawn
Lancashire won the toss and chose to field Points: Essex 12, Lancashire 11
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Match drawn
Glamorgan won the toss and chose to bat Points: Gloucestershire 13, Glamorgan 12
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Match drawn
Surrey won the toss and chose to bat Points: Surrey 13, Northamptonshire 8
