2016 County Championship

2016 County Championship
Administrator(s)	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)	League system
Champions	Middlesex
Participants	18

The 2016 County Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 Specsavers County Championship),^[1] is the 117th cricket County Championship season. It was announced in March 2016 that the 2017 season would feature only eight teams in Division One, meaning that only one team would be promoted from Division Two in the 2016 season, whilst two teams were relegated from Division One.^[2]

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

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

Home grounds of each County.

Teams

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

Division One

Team promoted from Division Two

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

Division Two

Team relegated from Division One

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

Standings

Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 5 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.^[34]

Division One

Team	Pld	W	L	D	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Middlesex (C)	16	6	0	10	46	37	0	230
Somerset	16	6	1	9	44	41	0	226
Yorkshire	16	5	3	8	45	39	0	211
Durham (R)^[35]	16	5	3	8	36	38	0	200
Surrey	16	4	6	6	46	42	0	182
Warwickshire	16	3	4	9	39	44	0	176
Lancashire	16	3	5	8	39	38	0	165
Hampshire	16	2	4	10	36	33	3	155
Nottinghamshire (R)	16	1	9	6	34	41	0	124

Source: ^[34]

Division Two

Team	Pld	W	L	D	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Essex (P)	16	6	3	7	0	58	46	0	235
Kent	16	5	2	8	1	49	38	0	212
Worcestershire	16	6	4	5	1	42	35	0	203
Sussex	16	4	2	10	0	40	38	0	192
Northamptonshire	16	4	3	8	1	42	33	0	184
Gloucestershire	16	4	5	7	0	44	40	0	183
Leicestershire	16	4	4	8	0	39	40	1	182
Glamorgan	16	3	8	5	0	34	42	1	148
Derbyshire	16	0	5	10	1	32	32	0	119

Source: ^[36]

Fixtures

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

Division One

April

10–13 April	(H) Durham	v	Somerset	Match drawn
Scorecard	256 (81.4 overs) KK Jennings 116 (228) L Gregory 4/58 (17.4 overs)		179 (48.1 overs) PD Trego 45 (57) G Onions 4/62 (19 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Rob Bailey and Nigel Cowley
Scorecard	223/4 (57 overs) KK Jennings 105* (168) L Gregory 2/54 (12 overs)
No toss, Somerset elected to field No play on Days 3 and 4 due to rain Points: Durham 10, Somerset 8

10–13 April	(H) Hampshire	v	Warwickshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	202 (79.2 overs) R McLaren 85 (154) KHD Barker 5/53 (18 overs)		360 (106.4 overs) IR Bell 174 (285) JA Tomlinson 3/79 (21.4 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	185/5 (71.5 overs) LA Dawson 50* (120) KHD Barker 2/33 (15 overs)
No toss, Warwickshire elected to field No play on Day 2 due to rain Points: Warwickshire 12, Hampshire 9

10–13 April	(H) Nottinghamshire	v	Surrey	Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets
Scorecard	446 (91.4 overs) SJ Mullaney 113 (114) R Rampaul 5/93 (16.4 overs)		225 (67.1 overs) BT Foakes 38 (66) JM Bird 4/56 (17.1 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: David Millns and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	172/7 (42.4 overs) GP Smith 54 (103) TK Curran 4/58 (16 overs)		389 (99.4 overs) (f/o) A Harinath 137 (270) JT Ball 5/98 (23 overs)
No toss, Surrey elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Surrey 4

17–20 April	Nottinghamshire	v	Lancashire (H)	Lancashire won by 8 wickets
Scorecard	242 (74.2 overs) CMW Read 52 (108) N Wagner 6/66 (20.2 overs)		332 (121.1 overs) LS Livingstone 70 (124) JT Ball 4/63 (26 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	175 (84.5 overs) GP Smith 41 (131) N Wagner 5/45 (19 overs)		88/2 (17 overs) LA Procter 35* (45) JT Ball 2/29 (6 overs)
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Lancashire 22, Nottinghamshire 3 Liam Livingstone (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.

17–20 April	(H) Middlesex	v	Warwickshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	452 (131.5 overs) SD Robson 231 (345) JS Patel 4/80 (20.5 overs)		468 (112.2 overs) IJL Trott 219* (289) TJ Murtagh 3/68 (22 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Peter Hartley and Richard Kettleborough
Scorecard	304/6d (104.5 overs) SD Robson 106 (195) KHD Barker 2/27 (13 overs)
No toss, Warwickshire elected to field Points: Middlesex 12, Warwickshire 11

17–20 April	(H) Yorkshire	v	Hampshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	593/9d (118 overs) JM Bairstow 246 (270) TP Alsop 2/59 (8 overs)		453/9d (152.4 overs) SM Ervine 123 (259) RJ Sidebottom 4/80 (27.4 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Stephen Gale and Nigel Llong
Scorecard	183/8d (68.3 overs) AW Gale 46 (97) JA Tomlinson 3/31 (16 overs)			Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Stephen Gale and Nigel Llong
No toss, Hampshire elected to field Points: Yorkshire 12, Hampshire 10

24–27 April	Middlesex	v	Durham (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	389 (103.1 overs) DJ Malan 74 (112) BA Stokes 4/80 (25.1 overs)		305/4 (86.3 overs) MD Stoneman 141* (223) ST Finn 3/64 (18 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Ian Gould and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat No play on Day 3, and only 2.2 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain and snow Points: Durham 11, Middlesex 10

24–27 April	(H) Surrey	v	Somerset	Match drawn
Scorecard	463 (109.5 overs) KC Sangakkara 171 (176) TD Groenewald 5/94 (23.5 overs)		353 (98.3 overs) ME Trescothick 127 (213) R Rampaul 5/85 (24 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Richard Illingworth
Scorecard	181/8d (53.3 overs) KC Sangakkara 71 (108) L Gregory 3/24 (10.3 overs)		122/4 (35 overs) JC Hildreth 40* (64) ZS Ansari 3/43 (13 overs)
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 13, Somerset 12

24–27 April	Yorkshire	v	Warwickshire (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	379 (108 overs) GS Ballance 68 (161) CR Woakes 4/87 (28 overs)		443/9d (117 overs) V Chopra 107 (182) AU Rashid 4/127 (31 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	73/2d (22 overs) GS Ballance 21* (51) WB Rankin 1/18 (6 overs)
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat Play reduced on Days 1, 2 and 3 due to rain and snow Points: Warwickshire 13, Yorkshire 11

May

1–4 May	Hampshire (H)	v	Middlesex	Match drawn
Scorecard	336 (104 overs) MA Carberry 107 (211) TJ Murtagh 3/64 (27 overs)		361 (104.5 overs) DJ Malan 121 (168) JA Tomlinson 4/74 (20.3 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	290/5d (88 overs) JHK Adams 70 (164) TJ Murtagh 2/39 (16 overs)		55/2 (15 overs) DJ Malan 24* (30) JA Tomlinson 1/13 (5 overs)
No toss, Middlesex elected to field Only 41 overs possible on Day 2 due to rain Points: Middlesex 12, Hampshire 11

1–4 May	Nottinghamshire (H)	v	Yorkshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	261 (69.2 overs) SJ Mullaney 78 (80) JA Brooks 4/74 (16 overs)		290 (76.2 overs) AZ Lees 92 (134) JT Ball 4/57 (18 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Michael Gough and Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: Alex Lees (Yorkshire)
Scorecard	348 (100.3 overs) CMW Read 101 (179) SA Patterson 4/57 (23.3 overs)		257/9 (53 overs) AZ Lees 107 (123) HF Gurney 4/53 (16 overs)
No toss, Yorkshire elected to field Play reduced on Day 1 due to bad light and on Day 2 due to rain Points: Nottinghamshire 10, Yorkshire 10

1–4 May	Lancashire	v	Somerset (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	493/9d (151 overs) LS Livingstone 108* (152) RE van der Merwe 3/87 (23 overs)		313 (98.2 overs) JC Hildreth 130 (204) SC Kerrigan 3/63 (34 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jeff Evans and Alex Wharf
Scorecard			229/2d (86 overs) (f/o) ME Trescothick 129* (254) KM Jarvis 1/26 (11 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jeff Evans and Alex Wharf
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat Play reduced on Day 1 due to bad light and on Day 2 due to rain Points: Lancashire 11, Somerset 9

1–4 May	Surrey (H)	v	Durham	Match drawn
Scorecard	457 (119.4 overs) A Harinath 96 (188) BA Stokes 4/117 (33.4 overs)		607/7d (153 overs) JTA Burnham 135 (215) TK Curran 2/105 (30 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Billy Taylor
Scorecard	244/6 (75 overs) TK Curran 54 (94) BA Stokes 3/69 (21 overs)
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Points: Durham 12, Surrey 11

8–11 May	Hampshire	v	Lancashire (H)	Lancashire won by an innings and 94 runs
Scorecard	109 (48.3 overs) AJA Wheater 32 (64) LA Procter 3/14 (8.3 overs)		456 (124.2 overs) LA Procter 137 (305) TL Best 5/90 (20 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Michael Gough and Nigel Llong
Scorecard	253 (120 overs) AJA Wheater 47 (116) SC Kerrigan 5/59 (36 overs)
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Lancashire 23, Hampshire 1

8–11 May	Nottinghamshire	v	Middlesex (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	354 (100 overs) SR Patel 86 (138) TS Roland-Jones 5/61 (22 overs)		203/3 (62.2 overs) SD Robson 114* (206) BA Hutton 2/47 (14 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Rob Bailey and Billy Taylor
Scorecard				Lord's, London Umpires: Rob Bailey and Billy Taylor
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat. No play on Days 3 and 4 due to rain Points: Nottinghamshire 10, Middlesex 9

8–11 May	Somerset	v	Warwickshire (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	295 (86.3 overs) TB Abell 104 (180) KHD Barker 3/54 (19 overs)		152 (49.4 overs) V Chopra 56 (117) J Overton 3/24 (8 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ian Gould and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	178 (46.5 overs) PD Trego 51 (58) WB Rankin 3/33 (8 overs)		4/0 (2 overs) IJ Westwood 4* (6)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Ian Gould and Neil Mallender
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. No play on Days 3 and 4 due to rain Points: Somerset 10, Warwickshire 8

8–11 May	Surrey	v	Yorkshire (H)	Yorkshire won by an innings and 20 runs
Scorecard	330 (91.4 overs) SM Davies 117 (163) DJ Willey 3/55 (20 overs)		557/6d (111.2 overs) JE Root 213 (242) R Rampaul 4/153 (32.2 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Steve Garratt and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	207 (73.1 overs) KC Sangakkara 61 (90) SA Patterson 3/15 (9 overs)			Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Steve Garratt and Alex Wharf
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat. Only 13.2 overs possible on Day 3 due to rain Points: Yorkshire 24, Surrey 5

15–18 May	(H) Durham	v	Lancashire	Durham won by 73 runs
Scorecard	411 (117 overs) SG Borthwick 134 (221) TE Bailey 5/110 (31 overs)		326 (106.4 overs) H Hameed 74 (181) BJ McCarthy 5/70 (22 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Stephen Gale and Richard Kettleborough
Scorecard	239/4d (60 overs) SG Borthwick 103* (165) KM Jarvis 1/47 (14 overs)		251 (67 overs) LS Livingstone 60* (105) BA Carse 3/38 (15 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to bat. Points: Durham 23, Lancashire 6

15–18 May	Warwickshire	v	Nottinghamshire (H)	Warwickshire won by 53 runs
Scorecard	373 (98 overs) CR Woakes 121 (187) LJ Fletcher 3/70 (20 overs)		383 (109 overs) MJ Lumb 108 (193) R Clarke 4/72 (24 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Russell Evans and David Millns
Scorecard	236 (67 overs) V Chopra 82 (115) LJ Fletcher 4/25 (16 overs)		173 (36.4 overs) SR Patel 124 (82) KHD Barker 4/38 (11 overs)
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat. Play reduced on Day 4 due to rain Points: Warwickshire 23, Nottinghamshire 7

15–18 May	(H) Somerset	v	Yorkshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	562/7d (138.2 overs) JC Hildreth 166 (237) AU Rashid 4/160 (34 overs)		311 (113.1 overs) A Lyth 106 (180) TD Groenewald 3/54 (20 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Billy Taylor
Scorecard			141/6 (71.4 overs) (f/o) JA Leaning 29* (74) J Overton 3/26 (17 overs)
No toss, Yorkshire elected to field. 55 overs lost on Days 3 and 4 due to rain Points: Somerset 12, Yorkshire 9

15–18 May	Middlesex	v	Surrey (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	395 (125.3 overs) NRT Gubbins 91 (122) TK Curran 4/113 (35 overs)		242 (114.3 overs) BT Foakes 59* (235) OP Rayner 6/79 (36.3 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nigel Llong
Scorecard			98/0 (45 overs) (f/o) RJ Burns 57* (144)	The Oval, London Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nigel Llong
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat. No play on Day 4 due to rain Points: Middlesex 10, Surrey 9

22–25 May	(H) Hampshire	v	Nottinghamshire	Hampshire won by 69 runs
Scorecard	270 (104.2 overs) TP Alsop 72 (148) HF Gurney 4/61 (26 overs)		189 (72.5 overs) MH Wessels 72 (156) MS Crane 3/19 (10 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nick Cook and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard	223/9d (75 overs) WR Smith 61 (159) HF Gurney 5/75 (24 overs)		235 (63.3 overs) BR Taylor 71 (99) TL Best 4/47 (14 overs)
No toss, Nottinghamshire elected to field. Only 57 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain Points: Hampshire 21, Nottinghamshire 3

22–24 May	Surrey	v	Lancashire (H)	Lancashire won by an innings and 96 runs
Scorecard	191 (61.1 overs) RJ Burns 92 (164) KM Jarvis 6/70 (22 overs)		394 (117.4 overs) AN Petersen 105 (108) SC Meaker 4/78 (24.4 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Jeff Evans and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	107 (37.3 overs) TK Curran 53 (104) KM Jarvis 5/49 (15 overs)
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat. Play shortened on Day 1 due to rain Points: Lancashire 21, Surrey 3

22–25 May	Somerset	v	Middlesex (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	376 (130.2 overs) CJL Rogers 109 (211) TJ Murtagh 5/53 (30 overs)		423 (141 overs) NRT Gubbins 109 (234) MJ Leach 5/77 (30 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Neil Bainton and Michael Gough
Scorecard	202/7 (62 overs) JC Hildreth 85* (146) OP Rayner 4/56 (21 overs)			Lord's, London Umpires: Neil Bainton and Michael Gough
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. 16 overs lost on Day 1 due to rain and bad light Points: Somerset 10, Middlesex 9

22–25 May	(H) Warwickshire	v	Durham	Durham won by 4 wickets
Scorecard	313 (92.4 overs) ARI Umeed 101 (204) WJ Weighell 4/97 (27 overs)		190 (71.4 overs) MD Stoneman 36 (91) CR Woakes 9/36 (20.4 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	114 (37.5 overs) V Chopra 34 (70) WJ Weighell 5/33 (14.5 overs)		238/6 (79.4 overs) KK Jennings 113 (228) CJC Wright 4/72 (22 overs)
No toss, Durham elected to field. Only 77 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain Points: Durham 19, Warwickshire 6

28–31 May	(H) Nottinghamshire	v	Durham	Match drawn
Scorecard	534 (144.4 overs) MH Wessels 159* (211) SG Borthwick 5/79 (13.4 overs)		447 (109.5 overs) SG Borthwick 188* (279) JM Bird 4/109 (27 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Nick Cook and Steve Garratt
Scorecard	289/3 (64 overs) BRM Taylor 105* (81) SG Borthwick 3/73 (17 overs)
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat. Only 33 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Durham 12

28–30 May	Surrey	v	Somerset (H)	Somerset won by 1 wicket
Scorecard	264 (91.5 overs) SM Davies 49 (119) MJ Leach 4/34 (19 overs)		102 (29 overs) TB Abell 25 (45) GJ Batty 7/32 (9 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jeff Evans and Billy Taylor
Scorecard	138 (69.1 overs) ZS Ansari 38 (129) J Overton 4/18 (11.1 overs)		301/9 (84 overs) ME Trescothick 56 (76) SC Meaker 4/79 (19 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Jeff Evans and Billy Taylor
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat. Only 81 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain Points: Somerset 19, Surrey 5

29 May–1 June	(H) Middlesex	v	Hampshire	Middlesex won by an innings and 116 runs
Scorecard	467/3d (115.2 overs) AC Voges 160* (315) JA Tomlinson 1/77 (22.2 overs)		131 (51.4 overs) SM Ervine 31 (82) TJ Murtagh 4/33 (17 overs)	Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Neil Mallender
Scorecard			220 (77 overs) (f/o) JHK Adams 78 (177) JK Fuller 5/70 (18 overs)
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat. Only 17 overs possible on Day 3 due to rain and bad light Points: Middlesex 24, Hampshire –1

29 May–1 June	(H) Yorkshire	v	Lancashire	Yorkshire won by 175 runs
Scorecard	308 (97.1 overs) AU Rashid 88 (170) KM Jarvis 4/74 (20 overs)		196 (60.4 overs) LS Livingstone 60* (83) AU Rashid 3/37 (5.4 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Mike Burns and Peter Hartley
Scorecard	236 (84.2 overs) LE Plunkett 57 (84) N Wagner 4/71 (24 overs)		173 (86.4 overs) KR Brown 51 (153) AU Rashid 4/17 (14.4 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Mike Burns and Peter Hartley
No toss, Lancashire elected to field. 16.4 overs lost on Day 3 due to bad light Points: Yorkshire 22, Lancashire 3

June

19–22 June	(H) Surrey	v	Nottinghamshire	Surrey won by 228 runs
Scorecard	323 (102.1 overs) SM Davies 82 (160) JT Ball 4/85 (26 overs)		182 (59.4 overs) MJ Lumb 48 (112) GJ Batty 4/23 (11.4 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Neil Bainton and Nick Cook
Scorecard	244/5d (62.2 overs) A Harinath 83 (167) BA Hutton 3/61 (13 overs)		157 (48.3 overs) BRM Taylor 68 (79) ZS Ansari 6/36 (11.3 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Neil Bainton and Nick Cook
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Only 33.1 overs possible on Day 2 due to rain Points: Surrey 22, Nottinghamshire 3

20–23 June	(H) Durham	v	Yorkshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	172 (61.1 overs) JTA Burnham 49 (134) SA Patterson 6/56 (20.1 overs)		323 (90.1 overs) GS Ballance 78 (114) C Rushworth 5/93 (25 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Steve Garratt and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	507/8d (145 overs) KK Jennings 221* (416) SA Patterson 2/77 (38 overs)		238/5 (82 overs) AZ Lees 74 (145) BJ McCarthy 2/27 (11 overs)
No toss, Yorkshire elected to field. Points: Yorkshire 11, Durham 8 Ben Coad (Yorkshire) made his first-class debut.

20–23 June	(H) Lancashire	v	Warwickshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	308 (103.1 overs) SJ Croft 100 (201) JS Patel 3/87 (30.1 overs)		263 (78.1 overs) TR Ambrose 70* (163) MW Parkinson 5/49 (23.1 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Jeff Evans and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard	266/8d (94 overs) LS Livingstone 106* (118) R Clarke 3/54 (16 overs)		195/2 (72 overs) IR Bell 55* (168) KM Jarvis 1/22 (10 overs)
No toss, Warwickshire elected to field. Only 67 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain Points: Lancashire 11, Warwickshire 10 Matt Parkinson (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.

26–29 June	(H) Hampshire	v	Somerset	Match drawn
Scorecard	219 (66.4 overs) JHK Adams 61 (102) J Overton 5/42 (16 overs)		474/8d (100 overs) JC Hildreth 152 (167) R McLaren 5/104 (23 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Stephen Gale and Peter Hartley
Scorecard	173/4 (64.4 overs) TP Alsop 53 (101) L Gregory 3/26 (13 overs)
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat Only 54.4 overs possible on Day 3 due to rain and bad light No play on Day 4 due to rain Points: Somerset 13, Hampshire 8

26–29 June	Lancashire	v	Middlesex (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	513 (145.5 overs) AN Petersen 191 (285) OP Rayner 4/120 (35.5 overs)		419/5 (111 overs) NRT Gubbins 201* (329) KM Jarvis 2/101 (25 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nick Cook
Scorecard				Lord's, London Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nick Cook
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat Only 67 overs possible on Day 3 due to bad light No play on Day 4 due to rain Points: Middlesex 11, Lancashire 9

26–29 June	Nottinghamshire	v	Warwickshire (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	152 (76 overs) JD Libby 59 (173) JS Patel 3/8 (5 overs)		311 (86.1 overs) R Clarke 74 (137) JT Ball 4/76 (23 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Billy Taylor
Scorecard	81/2 (28.3 overs) SJ Mullaney 38* (86) KHD Barker 1/14 (6 overs)
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat Rain reduced play on Days 1 and 3, with no play on Day 4 Points: Warwickshire 11, Nottinghamshire 8

July

2–4 July	(H) Surrey	v	Warwickshire	Warwickshire won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	273 (74 overs) AJ Finch 110 (98) JS Patel 5/62 (17 overs)		449 (118.5 overs) IJL Trott 123 (196) MHA Footitt 4/57 (19.5 overs)	Woodbridge Road, Guildford Umpires: Ian Gould and Nigel Llong
Scorecard	177 (72.2 overs) RJ Burns 68 (139) JS Patel 5/61 (29 overs)		5/0 (0.5 overs) ARI Umeed 4* (3)
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Only 80 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain Points: Warwickshire 23, Surrey 4

3–6 July	Hampshire	v	Durham (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	472/9d (138.1 overs) SM Ervine 93 (153) KK Jennings 2/34 (13 overs)		421/9d (112 overs) KK Jennings 129 (261) R McLaren 3/78 (20 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Russell Evans and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	174/4 (67 overs) MA Carberry 59 (108) BJ McCarthy 1/20 (8 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to field Play shortened on Days 2 and 4 due to rain and bad light Points: Durham 12, Hampshire 12

3–6 July	Lancashire	v	Nottinghamshire (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	276 (97.5 overs) TC Smith 70 (200) Imran Tahir 4/81 (27.5 overs)		474 (128.1 overs) SR Patel 67 (121) N Wagner 3/107 (33.1 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Martin Saggers and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	304/7 (134 overs) H Hameed 122 (284) SCJ Broad 2/45 (25 overs)
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat Play shortened on Day 2 due to bad light Points: Nottinghamshire 13, Lancashire 9

3–6 July	(H) Yorkshire	v	Middlesex	Middlesex won by an innings and 4 runs
Scorecard	406 (127.5 overs) GS Ballance 132 (262) JEC Franklin 3/62 (21 overs)		577 (148.4 overs) SS Eskinazi 157 (316) JA Brooks 5/137 (37 overs)	North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: Jeff Evans and Peter Hartley
Scorecard	167 (69 overs) TT Bresnan 39 (78) TS Roland-Jones 3/34 (17 overs)
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Middlesex 21, Yorkshire 4

10–13 July	(H) Somerset	v	Middlesex	Middlesex won by 2 wickets
Scorecard	236 (67 overs) CJL Rogers 57 (86) HW Podmore 4/54 (21 overs)		381 (119.4 overs) JK Fuller 93 (126) J Allenby 4/67 (26 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Steve Garratt and David Millns
Scorecard	446/9d (134 overs) PD Trego 138 (208) HW Podmore 3/89 (34 overs)		302/8 (45.4 overs) JA Simpson 79 (80) TD Groenewald 5/90 (13 overs)
No toss, Middlesex elected to field Points: Middlesex 23, Somerset 3

10–13 July	Hampshire	v	(H) Warwickshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	531 (140.4 overs) AJA Wheater 204* (234) JE Poysden 4/85 (15.4 overs)		398/6 (110 overs) SR Hain 135 (220) MS Crane 2/65 (18 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Paul Baldwin
Scorecard				Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Paul Baldwin
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat No play on Day 3 due to rain Points: Hampshire 11, Warwickshire 10

11–14 July	(H) Surrey	v	Yorkshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	267 (82.3 overs) SM Curran 59* (98) SA Patterson 3/58 (18 overs)		407 (106.2 overs) A Lyth 202 (291) SC Meaker 3/66 (11.2 overs)	The Oval, London Umpires: Neil Bainton and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	106/1 (38 overs) DP Sibley 54* (130) Azeem Rafiq 1/12 (11 overs)			The Oval, London Umpires: Neil Bainton and Martin Saggers
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Only 33 overs possible on Day 1 and 16.4 overs on Day 2 due to rain Points: Yorkshire 13, Surrey 10

16–19 July	(H) Lancashire	v	Durham	Durham won by 2 wickets
Scorecard	204 (70.1 overs) SJ Croft 54 (98) C Rushworth 4/30 (16.1 overs)		291 (95 overs) SG Borthwick 64 (151) JM Anderson 3/58 (22 overs)	Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport Umpires: Rob Bailey and Richard Kettleborough
Scorecard	333 (118.4 overs) LA Procter 122 (282) BA Stokes 3/50 (19.4 overs)		247/8 (77.2 overs) KK Jennings 82 (140) TC Smith 5/25 (16 overs)
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat Only 22.1 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain Points: Durham 21, Lancashire 4

17–20 July	Surrey	v	(H) Hampshire	Surrey won by an innings and 13 runs
Scorecard	637/7d (163 overs) BT Foakes 141* (181) GK Berg 3/85 (30 overs)		423 (132.3 overs) LD McManus 132* (265) MHA Footitt 3/62 (22 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Mike Burns and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard			201 (77.3 overs) (f/o) R McLaren 59 (116) GJ Batty 6/51 (26 overs)
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 3, Hampshire 5

17–20 July	(H) Nottinghamshire	v	Somerset	Somerset won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	401 (130.3 overs) SJ Mullaney 165 (276) C Overton 4/54 (25.3 overs)		437 (127.4 overs) ME Trescothick 218 (355) Imran Tahir 7/112 (36.4 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Neil Bainton and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	135 (66.2 overs) JD Libby 44 (136) J Allenby 3/23 (14 overs)		100/0 (16.5 overs) JG Myburgh 58* (55)
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Somerset 23, Nottinghamshire 6

August

4–7 August	(H) Hampshire	v	Lancashire	Match drawn
Scorecard	548/6d (165 overs) WR Smith 210 (455) J Clark 2/63 (23 overs)		387 (156.3 overs) AN Petersen 98 (181) LA Dawson 3/63 (31 overs)	The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Neil Mallender and Tim Robinson
Scorecard			102/3 (52 overs) (f/o) H Hameed 57* (147) LA Dawson 3/22 (18 overs)
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Hampshire 9, Lancashire 7 Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.

4–7 August	Surrey	v	(H) Middlesex	Match drawn
Scorecard	415 (110.2 overs) JJ Roy 110 (142) JAR Harris 3/98 (22.2 overs)		293 (91.3 overs) NRT Gubbins 82 (134) SM Curran 4/60 (14.3 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Graham Lloyd and David Millns
Scorecard	266/7d (85 overs) SM Curran 71 (148) TS Roland-Jones 3/44 (16 overs)		278/6 (91 overs) GJ Bailey 110* (199) ZS Ansari 4/63 (29 overs)	Lord's, London Umpires: Graham Lloyd and David Millns
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat Points: Surrey 13, Middlesex 10

4–6 August	(H) Somerset	v	Durham	Somerset won by 39 runs
Scorecard	184 (41.1 overs) C Overton 42 (51) MA Wood 3/24 (7 overs)		189 (61.3 overs) AJ Hickey 36* (62) MJ Leach 5/69 (19.3 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	180 (40.5 overs) RC Davies 49 (57) G Onions 4/50 (14 overs)		136 (44.4 overs) MD Stoneman 57 (95) RE van der Merwe 4/45 (17.4 overs)
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat Points: Somerset 19, Durham 3

Division Two

April

10–13 April	Gloucestershire	v	Essex (H)	Essex won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	262 (77.3 overs) GH Roderick 88* (172) JA Porter 4/59 (19.3 overs)		385 (120.5 overs) T Westley 121 (244) J Shaw 4/118 (34.5 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Jeff Evans and Michael Gough
Scorecard	215 (56.4 overs) JMR Taylor 74 (76) GR Napier 3/36 (11.4 overs)		94/0 (26.4 overs) NLJ Browne 55* (79)
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Essex 23, Gloucestershire 4

10–13 April	(H) Northamptonshire	v	Sussex	Match drawn
Scorecard	481/7 (135 overs) BM Duckett 282* (367) GHS Garton 3/93 (21 overs)			County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Billy Taylor
Scorecard
No toss, Sussex elected to field No play on Days 3 and 4 due to a wet outfield Points: Northamptonshire 9, Sussex 6

10–13 April	(H) Worcestershire	v	Kent	Match abandoned
Scorecard				County Ground, New Road, Worcester Umpires: Ian Gould and Richard Illingworth
Scorecard
No toss No play due to a wet outfield Points: Worcestershire 5, Kent 5

17–20 April	(H) Glamorgan	v	Leicestershire	Leicestershire won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	348 (89.3 overs) GG Wagg 64 (110) CJ McKay 6/73 (20 overs)		427 (132.2 overs) NJ O'Brien 93 (134) DL Lloyd 2/61 (14 overs)	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Steve Garratt and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	191 (53.3 overs) AHT Donald 57 (87) BA Raine 4/57 (16.3 overs)		115/0 (36.1 overs) PJ Horton 64* (105)
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat Points: Leicestershire 23, Glamorgan 5

17–20 April	Derbyshire	v	Gloucestershire (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	444 (157.1 overs) WL Madsen 150 (329) JMR Taylor 4/61 (22.1 overs)		563 (125.2 overs) CDJ Dent 180 (312) CF Hughes 3/87 (17 overs)	County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Nick Cook and Alex Wharf
Scorecard	260/2d (76.5 overs) CF Hughes 137* (239) JMR Taylor 1/79 (27 overs)			County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Nick Cook and Alex Wharf
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Gloucestershire 12, Derbyshire 8

17–20 April	(H) Sussex	v	Essex	Match drawn
Scorecard	360 (97 overs) CD Nash 119 (144) GR Napier 3/61 (23 overs)		320 (105.2 overs) T Westley 86 (153) SJ Magoffin 2/52 (22 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	288 (70.2 overs) CD Nash 92 (115) JA Porter 5/82 (26.2 overs)		266/7 (90.4 overs) AN Cook 127* (250) A Shahzad 3/68 (20.4 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Tim Robinson
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat Points: Sussex 12, Essex 11

24–27 April	Glamorgan	v	Derbyshire (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	377 (114.4 overs) WD Bragg 129 (217) AP Palladino 5/83 (27 overs)		345 (94.5 overs) WL Madsen 97 (160) MG Hogan 4/74 (25.5 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Neil Bainton and Nigel Llong
Scorecard	87/2 (32 overs) JA Rudolph 31* (77) WJ Durston 1/9 (9 overs)			County Ground, Derby Umpires: Neil Bainton and Nigel Llong
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat Play reduced on Days 2, 3 and 4 due to rain and snow Points: Glamorgan 12, Derbyshire 11

24–27 April	(H) Essex	v	Northamptonshire	Essex won by an innings and 92 runs
Scorecard	441/8d (122 overs) RS Bopara 76 (185) BW Sanderson 5/108 (24 overs)		119 (32.5 overs) AM Rossington 67* (73) JA Porter 5/46 (11 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Mike Burns and David Millns
Scorecard			230 (78.2 overs) (f/o) BM Duckett 58 (64) RN ten Doeschate 4/31 (14 overs)
No toss, Northamptonshire elected to field Only 10 overs possible on Day 2 due to rain Points: Essex 23, Northamptonshire 1

24–27 April	(H) Gloucestershire	v	Worcestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	380 (114.2 overs) HJH Marshall 135 (223) JD Shantry 4/89 (31.2 overs)		411 (98.2 overs) JM Clarke 135 (175) DA Payne 3/89 (22.2 overs)	County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	382/7d (101 overs) CDJ Dent 138* (272) MJ Henry 3/83 (22 overs)		210/4 (51.1 overs) MM Ali 136* (144) LC Norwell 3/69 (15 overs)
No toss, Worcestershire elected to field Points: Worcestershire 13, Gloucestershire 12

24–27 April	Kent	v	Leicestershire (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	264 (81.5 overs) DJ Bell-Drummond 124 (190) CJ McKay 3/66 (22 overs)		401/9d (88 overs) NJ Dexter 131 (205) MT Coles 3/95 (24 overs)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Russell Evans and Stephen Gale
Scorecard	85/2 (26 overs) SR Dickson 34* (83) CJ McKay 2/19 (6 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Play reduced on Days 1 and 2 due to rain and bad light Points: Leicestershire 13, Kent 10

May

1–4 May	Glamorgan	v	Kent (H)	Kent won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	260 (64.5 overs) CAJ Meschede 63 (74) ME Claydon 4/59 (16 overs)		488 (111.2 overs) DJ Bell-Drummond 84 (109) MG Hogan 4/91 (29 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Rob Bailey and Nick Cook
Scorecard	414 (94.3 overs) DL Lloyd 107 (128) DI Stevens 4/79 (27 overs)		190/0 (48.4 overs) Daniel Bell-Drummond 86* (147)
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat Play reduced on Day 2 due to rain Points: Kent 24, Glamorgan 5 Harry Podmore (Glamorgan) and Hugh Bernard (Kent) both made their first-class debuts.

1–4 May	Derbyshire	v	Northamptonshire (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	324 (89.2 overs) SJ Thakor 83* (147) Azharullah 4/95 (21.2 overs)		470 (124 overs) RE Levi 104 (129) SJ Thakor 3/65 (18 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Russell Evans and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	229/1d (60.4 overs) CF Hughes 109* (182) JD Libby 1/31 (7 overs)
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat Play reduced on Day 2 due to rain Points: Northamptonshire 13, Derbyshire 10

1–4 May	Sussex (H)	v	Leicestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	163 (58 overs) EC Joyce 56 (135) BA Raine 4/30 (15 overs)		473/8d (137 overs) ML Pettini 142* (238) SJ Magoffin 3/58 (28 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Ian Gould and Nigel Llong
Scorecard	377/6 (127 overs) CD Nash 144 (315) CE Shreck 2/62 (26 overs)			County Ground, Hove Umpires: Ian Gould and Nigel Llong
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat Only 43.2 overs possible on Day 2 due to rain and bad light Points: Leicestershire 12, Sussex 6

1–4 May	Essex	v	Worcestershire (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	451/9d (113.4 overs) AN Cook 142 (284) J Leach 5/115 (27.4 overs)		411/8d (110.2 overs) BL D'Oliveira 128 (220) GR Napier 4/127 (29 overs)	New Road, Worcester Umpires: Mike Burns and Neil Mallender
Scorecard	95/2d (36 overs) AN Cook 48* (114) EG Barnard 1/16 (5 overs)			New Road, Worcester Umpires: Mike Burns and Neil Mallender
Essex won the toss and elected to bat 102 overs lost on Days 1 and 2 due to rain and bad light Points: Worcestershire 12, Essex 12

8–11 May	Derbyshire (H)	v	Sussex	Match drawn
Scorecard	191 (68 overs) SJ Thakor 36* (79) LJ Hatchett 5/58 (14 overs)		468/5d (122 overs) EC Joyce 250 (327) SJ Thakor 3/59 (23 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Mike Burns and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	92/2 (26.3 overs) CF Hughes 58* (86) SG Whittingham 1/12 (5.3 overs)			County Ground, Hove Umpires: Mike Burns and Tim Robinson
No toss, Sussex elected to field. No play on Day 3 and only 26.3 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain Points: Sussex 13, Derbyshire 6

8–11 May	Worcestershire	v	Glamorgan (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	456/6d (120.2 overs) BL D'Oliveira 202* (359) GG Wagg 3/103 (25 overs)		42/4 (20 overs) CB Cooke 27* (46) J Leach 2/15 (8 overs)	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Paul Pollard
Scorecard
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat. Only 45 overs possible on Day 2, and no play on Days 3 and 4 due to rain Points: Worcestershire 11, Glamorgan 5 Nick Selman (Glamorgan) made his first-class debut.

8–11 May	Gloucestershire	v	Kent (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	337 (107 overs) HJH Marshall 112 (202) CJ Haggett 3/66 (26 overs)		478/8d (126 overs) SA Northeast 189 (303) DA Payne 2/76 (30 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Russell Evans and Richard Kettleborough
Scorecard	211/8 (58 overs) JMR Taylor 46* (45) CJ Haggett 3/27 (13 overs)
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat. Play reduced on Days 3 and 4 due to rain Points: Kent 12, Gloucestershire 10

8–11 May	Leicestershire (H)	v	Northamptonshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	332 (103.4 overs) NJ Dexter 98 (186) OP Stone 4/56 (20.4 overs)		151 (46.3 overs) AM Rossington 35* (61) WA White 4/24 (8.3 overs)	Grace Road, Leicestershire Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Peter Hartley
Scorecard	132/6d (39 overs) NJ O'Brien 48* (67) BW Sanderson 4/36 (8 overs)		30/1 (7 overs) AG Wakely 16* (28) CJ McKay 1/20 (4 overs)
No toss, Northamptonshire elected to field. No play on Day 3 due to rain Points: Leicestershire 11, Northamptonshire 8

15–18 May	(H) Essex	v	Derbyshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	538/7d (148.4 overs) NLJ Browne 255 (445) SJ Thakor 4/107 (26.4 overs)		280 (87.2 overs) HD Rutherford 49 (116) RS Bopara 5/49 (18 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Ben Debenham and Ian Gould
Scorecard			261/4 (71 overs) (f/o) BA Godleman 75 (127) RS Bopara 1/24 (11 overs)
No toss, Derbyshire elected to field. Only 24 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain Points: Essex 11, Derbyshire 8

15–18 May	(H) Gloucestershire	v	Glamorgan	Gloucestershire won by 125 runs
Scorecard	262 (67.3 overs) GT Hankins 56 (73) T van der Gugten 3/49 (15 overs)		330 (99.4 overs) DL Lloyd 99 (120) CN Miles 3/74 (24 overs)	County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard	336 (122.3 overs) CT Bancroft 70 (158) MG Hogan 4/83 (34 overs)		143 (49 overs) MA Wallace 50 (72) JMR Taylor 4/16 (6 overs)
No toss, Glamorgan elected to field. Play shortened on Days 3 and 4 due to rain Points: Gloucestershire 21, Glamorgan 6

15–18 May	Kent	v	Northamptonshire (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	396 (115.5 overs) JL Denly 206* (315) RK Kleinveldt 3/53 (17.5 overs)		498 (140.2 overs) AG Wakely 87 (161) Imran Qayyum 3/158 (41.2 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	131/2 (40 overs) DJ Bell-Drummond 69* (111) RI Keogh 1/24 (8 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat. Only 11 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain Points: Northamptonshire 11, Kent 11 Imran Qayyum (Kent) made his first-class debut.

15–18 May	(H) Worcestershire	v	Sussex	Match drawn
Scorecard	491 (121.2 overs) BL D'Oliveira 99 (154) SG Whittingham 3/86 (19 overs)		278 (97.2 overs) BC Brown 55 (106) EG Barnard 3/67 (20 overs)	New Road, Worcester Umpires: Steve Garratt and Michael Gough
Scorecard			411/9 (144 overs) (f/o) EC Joyce 74 (179) MJ Henry 4/122 (31 overs)
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat. Rain delayed play on Day 4 Points: Worcestershire 13, Sussex 9

22–25 May	(H) Derbyshire	v	Kent	Kent won by 7 wickets
Scorecard	492 (125.5 overs) SJ Thakor 130 (164) MT Coles 5/116 (34.5 overs)		412 (126 overs) SR Dickson 207* (362) SJ Thakor 5/63 (19 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Neil Mallender and David Millns
Scorecard	94 (28.4 overs) WL Madsen 37 (54) CJ Haggett 4/15 (6.4 overs)		176/3 (32.3 overs) DJ Bell-Drummond 80* (99) CF Hughes 1/11 (1 over)
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat. Play shortened on Day 2 due to rain Points: Kent 21, Derbyshire 7

22–25 May	(H) Glamorgan	v	Essex	Match drawn
Scorecard	260 (75.4 overs) CB Cooke 63 (106) GR Napier 5/82 (20.4 overs)		313 (115 overs) RS Bopara 80 (174) T van der Gugten 5/90 (32 overs)	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Rob Bailey and Verdayne Smith (West Indies)
Scorecard	386/8d (114.5 overs) WD Bragg 161* (312) DD Masters 3/95 (36 overs)		160/5 (63 overs) NLJ Browne 71 (161) MG Hogan 2/10 (10 overs)
No toss, Essex elected to field. Points: Glamorgan 10, Essex 10

22–25 May	Northamptonshire	v	Gloucestershire (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	176 (52.4 overs) SP Crook 60 (77) CN Miles 5/65 (15.4 overs)		418 (134.4 overs) M Klinger 140 (286) S Prasanna 5/97 (27.4 overs)	County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Mike Burns and Martin Saggers
Scorecard	399/8d (119 overs) RI Newton 108 (235) DA Payne 3/72 (21 overs)
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat. Only 40 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain Points: Gloucestershire 11, Northamptonshire 7

22–24 May	(H) Leicestershire	v	Worcestershire	Worcestershire won by 7 wickets
Scorecard	316 (106.1 overs) PJ Horton 89 (131) J Leach 5/99 (28.1 overs)		274 (75.3 overs) MJ Henry 49* (53) BA Raine 3/69 (21 overs)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Billy Taylor
Scorecard	43 (25 overs) NJ O'Brien 17 (44) J Leach 4/10 (12 overs)		88/3 (15.5 overs) AN Kervezee 29* (17) CJ McKay 3/28 (7 overs)
No toss, Worcestershire elected to field. 13 overs lost on Day 1 due to rain and bad light Points: Worcestershire 21, Leicestershire 6

28–31 May	(H) Northamptonshire	v	Essex	Match drawn
Scorecard	444 (114.5 overs) BM Duckett 189 (255) RS Bopara 5/95 (27 overs)		640/9d (149.2 overs) RN ten Doeschate 145 (149) RJ Gleeson 4/105 (30 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Neil Bainton and Graham Lloyd
Scorecard	75/5 (25 overs) BM Duckett 33 (32) RS Bopara 2/25 (8 overs)
No toss, Essex elected to field. Only 6 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain Points: Essex 12, Northamptonshire 11

28–31 May	Derbyshire	v	Sussex (H)	Sussex won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	150 (43.3 overs) SJ Thakor 47* (50) SJ Magoffin 4/23 (12.3 overs)		447/8d (109.5 overs) EC Joyce 106 (171) WL Madsen 2/65 (21 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Martin Saggers and Verdayne Smith (West Indies)
Scorecard	307 (94.1 overs) SJ Thakor 81 (102) OE Robinson 4/110 (30 overs)		11/0 (0.3 overs) EC Joyce 5* (3)
Sussex won the toss and elected to field. Only 40 overs possible on Day 1 due to rain Points: Sussex 24, Derbyshire 2 In their second innings, Sussex scored more runs from extras (6) than their highest-scoring batsman (Ed Joyce with 5)

29 May–1 June	Leicestershire	v	Kent (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	341 (98.3 overs) MJ Cosgrove 119 (170) DI Stevens 4/74 (24 overs)		117/2 (44 overs) DJ Bell-Drummond 65* (125) BA Raine 1/20 (11 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Paul Pollard and Alex Wharf
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Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat. Only 46.3 overs possible on Day 2 due to rain and bad light No play on Days 3 and 4 due to rain Points: Kent 8, Leicestershire 8

29 May–1 June	(H) Worcestershire	v	Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets
Scorecard	439 (113.1 overs) T Kohler-Cadmore 169 (281) LC Norwell 4/70 (29.1 overs)		364/6d (112 overs) GL van Buuren 172* (307) JD Shantry 2/56 (27 overs)	New Road, Worcester Umpires: Stephen Gale and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	239 (56.3 overs) RA Whiteley 71 (88) CN Miles 5/54 (12.3 overs)		320/5 (57.4 overs) JMR Taylor 107* (72) J Leach 2/70 (14 overs)
No toss, Gloucestershire elected to field. Play shortened on Days 3 and 4 due to rain and bad light Points: Gloucestershire 23, Worcestershire 7

June

19–22 June	(H) Essex	v	Leicestershire	Leicestershire won by 4 wickets
Scorecard	268 (86.3 overs) RS Bopara 61 (168) CJ McKay 4/47 (16.3 overs)		243 (78 overs) AJ Robson 74 (135) DD Masters 3/33 (19 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Russell Evans and Peter Hartley
Scorecard	133 (61.3 overs) T Westley 25 (40) CJ McKay 4/37 (20 overs)		159/6 (31.1 overs) AJ Robson 56 (75) RS Bopara 3/43 (8 overs)
No toss, Leicestershire elected to field. 12.2 overs lost on Day 1 due to bad light No play on Day 2 due to rain Points: Leicestershire 20, Essex 5

19–22 June	(H) Glamorgan	v	Kent	Match drawn
Scorecard	351 (80 overs) GG Wagg 83 (120) ME Claydon 5/106 (23 overs)		282 (88.3 overs) SR Dickson 75 (138) T van der Gugten 5/79 (26.3 overs)	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Stephen Gale and Tim Robinson
Scorecard	279/6d (73 overs) AHT Donald 67 (68) ME Claydon 3/50 (15 overs)
No toss, Kent elected to field. 104 overs lost on Days 1 and 2 due to rain Points: Glamorgan 12, Kent 10

20–23 June	(H) Derbyshire	v	Worcestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	467/5d (127 overs) BA Godleman 204 (328) J Leach 2/90 (25 overs)		164 (53.1 overs) OB Cox 40 (47) BD Cotton 4/28 (14 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nigel Cowley
Scorecard			294/6 (104.3 overs) (f/o) EG Barnard 73 (167) BD Cotton 2/34 (18 overs)	County Ground, Derby Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Nigel Cowley
No toss, Worcestershire elected to field. No play on Day 1 due to rain Points: Derbyshire 12, Worcestershire 6 Rob Hemmings (Derbyshire) made his first-class debut.

22–25 June	(H) Sussex	v	Northamptonshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	178 (51.1 overs) CD Nash 75 (119) Azharullah 6/68 (16 overs)		478/5d (116 overs) AM Rossington 138* (121) A Shahzad 2/91 (24 overs)	Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel Umpires: Ben Debenham and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	145/2 (57.5 overs) EC Joyce 60 (133) RI Keogh 1/19 (10 overs)
No toss, Northamptonshire elected to field. Play shortened on Days 1, 2 and 4 due to rain Points: Northamptonshire 13, Sussex 6

26–29 June	(H) Kent	v	Derbyshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	379 (105.2 overs) SA Northeast 191 (266) AP Palladino 4/76 (29 overs)		574/9d (162.4 overs) WL Madsen 163 (293) JC Tredwell 3/153 (48.4 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Neil Bainton and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Scorecard	238/3 (74 overs) TWM Latham 74 (164) NT Broom 1/17 (6 overs)
No toss, Derbyshire elected to field. Only 62.3 overs possible on Day 4 due to rain Points: Derbyshire 12, Kent 10

27–30 June	(H) Leicestershire	v	Gloucestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	334 (114.1 overs) NJ Dexter 136 (315) LC Norwell 4/72 (32.1 overs)		403/2 (89.1 overs) CDJ Dent 165 (229) NJ Dexter 1/62 (16 overs)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Steve Garratt
Scorecard
No toss, Gloucestershire elected to field. Rain reduced play on Days 2 and 4, with no play on Day 3 Points: Gloucestershire 12, Leicestershire 8

July

2–5 July	Glamorgan	v	Sussex (H)	Match drawn
Scorecard	335 (112.1 overs) JA Rudolph 87 (197) SG Whittingham 4/58 (26.1 overs)		552/5d (158 overs) LWP Wells 181 (343) GG Wagg 2/98 (31 overs)	County Ground, Hove Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Richard Kettleborough
Scorecard	307/6 (97.3 overs) DL Lloyd 102* (168) DR Briggs 2/62 (26 overs)
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat Points: Sussex 11, Glamorgan 9

3–6 July	Kent	v	Essex (H)	Essex won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	207 (62.3 overs) AJ Blake 89* (116) JA Porter 3/51 (18 overs)		569 (145.3 overs) RS Bopara 94 (157) K Rabada 4/118 (34 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Steve Garratt and David Millns
Scorecard	370 (122 overs) SA Northeast 166* (320) MR Quinn 4/60 (24 overs)		9/0 (1.4 overs) NLJ Browne 8* (6)
Essex won the toss and elected to field Points: Essex 24, Kent 2

3–6 July	Leicestershire	v	Worcestershire (H)	Worcestershire won by 3 wickets
Scorecard	407 (125 overs) NJ Dexter 109 (204) EG Barnard 4/62 (20 overs)		349 (103.1 overs) J Leach 90 (104) CJ McKay 4/59 (24.1 overs)	County Ground, New Road, Worcester Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyds
Scorecard	307/3d (76 overs) MJ Cosgrove 146 (183) J Leach 2/54 (14 overs)		369/7 (73.2 overs) JM Clarke 123 (172) CE Shreck 4/104 (22 overs)
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Worcestershire 21, Leicestershire 5

4–7 July	(H) Derbyshire	v	Northamptonshire	Match abandoned
Scorecard				Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Neil Mallender
Scorecard
No toss No play due to a wet outfield Points: Derbyshire 5, Northamptonshire 5

10-13 July	(H) Northamptonshire	v	Worcestershire	Worcestershire won by 311 runs
	277 (76.4 overs) Ben Cox 74 (109) Azharullah 4/68 (15 overs)		148 (45.1 overs) AM Rossington 55 (78) J Leach 5/70 (18.1 overs)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Alexander Wharf and Virender Sharma
	324-8d (83 overs) BL D'Oliveira 81 (163) S Prasanna 2/14 (8 overs)		142 (35.3 overs) SP Crook 33 (34) MJ Henry
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat

Statistics

As of 9 September 2016

Division One

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Keaton Jennings	Durham	14	24	1,310	62.38	221*	6	2
Alex Lees	Yorkshire	14	26	1,136	45.44	132	3	7
Alviro Petersen	Lancashire	14	23	1,131	51.40	191	3	6
Haseeb Hameed	Lancashire	14	23	1,129	53.76	122	4	7
Nick Gubbins	Middlesex	14	20	1,122	59.05	201*	3	7
Source:^[39]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Jeetan Patel	Warwickshire	15	576.4	64	24.53	5/32	4	1
Keith Barker	Warwickshire	15	489.2	54	24.20	5/53	1	0
Jack Leach	Somerset	13	457.4	52	23.96	6/42	4	0
Jack Brooks	Yorkshire	12	369.5	52	24.61	5/53	2	0
Ollie Rayner	Middlesex	11	388.3	49	20.57	6/79	3	0
Source:^[40]

Division Two

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	HS	100s	50s
Ben Duckett	Northamptonshire	13	22	1,263	63.15	282*	4	4
Tom Westley	Essex	14	20	1,205	60.25	254	3	7
Chris Nash	Sussex	13	21	1,162	58.10	144	3	8
Sam Northeast	Kent	14	20	1,103	73.53	191	4	2
Mark Cosgrove	Leicestershire	14	23	1,037	45.08	146	4	4
Source:^[41]

Most wickets

Player	Team	Matches	Overs	Wickets	Average	BBI	5W	10W
Graham Napier	Essex	13	436.3	59	23.96	5/59	4	0
Joe Leach	Worcestershire	13	430.1	53	29.24	5/70	4	0
Jamie Porter	Essex	13	420.2	50	29.90	5/46	2	0
Steve Magoffin	Sussex	14	450.1	49	22.34	5/50	3	0
Ben Sanderson	Northamptonshire	13	361.0	46	22.89	7/22	3	1
Source:^[42]

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