2016 County Championship

The 2016 County Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the 2016 Specsavers County Championship),[1] was 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]

2016 County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsMiddlesex
Participants18
Most runsKeaton Jennings (1,548) (Div 1)
Ben Duckett (1,338) (Div 2)
Most wicketsJeetan Patel (69) (Div 1)
Joe Leach (65) (Div 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 Division 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 — England Jon Lewis England Paul Collingwood — [7][8]
Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton — South Africa Dale Benkenstein (Apr–Jul)
England Craig White (Jul–Sep)		 England James Vince South Africa Ryan McLaren [9][10][11]
Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester — England Ashley Giles England Steven Croft New Zealand Neil Wagner (May–Jul) [12][13]
Middlesex Lord's, London Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge		 England Richard Scott Australia Adam Voges (Apr–May)
New Zealand James Franklin (May–Sep)		 Australia Adam Voges (Apr–May)
Australia George Bailey (Jul–Aug)		 [14][15][16]
Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham — England Mick Newell England Chris Read Australia Jackson Bird (Apr–Jul)
South Africa Imran Tahir (Jul–Sep)		 [17][18]
Somerset County Ground, Taunton — England Matthew Maynard Australia Chris Rogers Australia Chris Rogers [19][20][21]
Surrey The Oval, London Woodbridge Road, Guildford Australia Michael Di Venuto England Gareth Batty Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara
Australia Aaron Finch (Jul)		 [22][23][24]
Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham — Scotland Dougie Brown England Ian Bell New Zealand Jeetan Patel [25][26]
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Australia Jason Gillespie England Andrew Gale New Zealand Kane Williamson (Jun–Jul)
Australia Travis Head (Aug)
Australia 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 England Graeme Welch (Apr–Jun) England Billy Godleman New Zealand Hamish Rutherford [31][32]
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester England Chris Silverwood Netherlands Ryan ten Doeschate New Zealand Jesse Ryder [31]
Glamorgan SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea
St Helen's, Swansea		 Wales Robert Croft South Africa Jacques Rudolph South Africa Jacques Rudolph [31]
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol College Ground, Cheltenham England Richard Dawson South Africa Gareth Roderick Australia Cameron Bancroft (Apr–May)
Australia Michael Klinger (May–Sep)		 [31]
Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells		 Cricket West Indies Jimmy Adams England Sam Northeast New Zealand Tom Latham
South Africa Kagiso Rabada (Jul)		 [31]
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester — Australia Andrew McDonald Australia Mark Cosgrove Australia Clint McKay [31]
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton — England David Ripley England Alex Wakely South Africa Rory Kleinveldt
Sri Lanka Seekkuge Prasanna (May–Jul)		 [31]
Sussex County Ground, Hove Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel South Africa Mark Davis England Luke Wright New Zealand Ross Taylor [31][33]
Worcestershire New Road, Worcester — England Steve Rhodes England Daryl Mitchell New Zealand Matt Henry (Apr–Jun)
South Africa 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]

Fixtures

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

April
10–13 April
(H) Durham
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Nottinghamshire won by 3 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Lancashire won by 8 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
183/8d (68.3 overs)
AW Gale 46 (97)
JA Tomlinson 3/31 (16 overs)
  • No toss, Hampshire elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 12, Hampshire 10
24–27 April
v
Durham (H)
Match drawn
  
 
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)
  • 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
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
229/2d (86 overs) (f/o)
ME Trescothick 129* (254)
KM Jarvis 1/26 (11 overs)
  • 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
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Lancashire won by an innings and 94 runs
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
  • 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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
178 (46.5 overs)
PD Trego 51 (58)
WB Rankin 3/33 (8 overs)
4/0 (2 overs)
IJ Westwood 4* (6)
  • 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
v
Yorkshire won by an innings and 20 runs
  
 
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)
207 (73.1 overs)
KC Sangakkara 61 (90)
SA Patterson 3/15 (9 overs)
  • 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
Durham won by 73 runs
  
 
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)
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
v
Warwickshire won by 53 runs
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Surrey (H)
Match drawn
  
 
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)
98/0 (45 overs) (f/o)
RJ Burns 57* (144)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play on Day 4 due to rain
  • Points: Middlesex 10, Surrey 9
22–25 May
v
Hampshire won by 69 runs
  
 
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)
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
v
Lancashire won by an innings and 96 runs
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
202/7 (62 overs)
JC Hildreth 85* (146)
OP Rayner 4/56 (21 overs)
  • 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
v
Durham won by 4 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Somerset won by 1 wicket
  
 
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)
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)
  • 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
v
Middlesex won by an innings and 116 runs
  
 
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)
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
v
Yorkshire won by 175 runs
  
 
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)
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)
  • 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
Surrey won by 228 runs
  
 
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)
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)
  • 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
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
  • 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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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 won by 10 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Durham (H)
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Middlesex won by an innings and 4 runs
  
 
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)
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
v
Middlesex won by 2 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
  • 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
Match drawn
  
 
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)
106/1 (38 overs)
DP Sibley 54* (130)
Azeem Rafiq 1/12 (11 overs)
  • 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
v
Durham won by 2 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Surrey won by an innings and 13 runs
  
 
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)
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
v
Somerset won by 10 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 13, Middlesex 10
4–6 August
v
Somerset won by 39 runs
  
 
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)
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
4–6 August
v
Yorkshire won by 48 runs
  
 
257 (98.3 overs)
TM Head 54 (81)
KHD Barker 4/55 (22 overs)
179 (52 overs)
R Clarke 50* (71)
AU Rashid 3/32 (9 overs)
150 (65.3 overs)
AZ Lees 70 (198)
R Clarke 4/55 (20 overs)
180 (68.3 overs)
IJL Trott 59 (107)
AU Rashid 4/29 (13.3 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 21, Warwickshire 3
13–16 August
v
Match drawn
  
 
494 (133 overs)
H Hameed 114 (209)
TT Bresnan 3/80 (24 overs)
360 (134.5 overs)
AZ Lees 85 (260)
KM Jarvis 4/70 (25 overs)
232/3d (44 overs)
H Hameed 100* (124)
TT Bresnan 2/60 (11 overs)
188/0 (52 overs)
AZ Lees 114* (169)
LS Livingstone 0/14 (5 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 11, Yorkshire 10
13–15 August
v
Middlesex won by an innings and 80 runs
  
 
204 (59.3 overs)
MD Stoneman 46 (56)
OP Rayner 4/17 (8.3 overs)
536/9d (151.4 overs)
NRT Gubbins 145 (302)
G Onions 3/104 (31 overs)
252 (71.5 overs)
KK Jennings 45 (70)
OP Rayner 5/85 (21.5 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 22, Durham 2
13–16 August
v
Hampshire won by 176 runs
  
 
319 (83 overs)
AJA Wheater 102 (147)
L Wood 3/53 (14 overs)
245 (75 overs)
CMW Read 70* (100)
A Carter 4/52 (14 overs)
393/7d (104 overs)
JHK Adams 99 (185)
Imran Tahir 3/111 (31 overs)
291 (84 overs)
SJ Mullaney 137 (227)
BTJ Wheal 6/51 (19 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 22, Nottinghamshire 4
13–16 August
v
Surrey won by 226 runs
  
 
252 (90.2 overs)
RJ Burns 50 (153)
JS Patel 4/58 (26 overs)
247 (78.5 overs)
KHD Barker 62 (82)
SM Curran 5/44 (19 overs)
390 (106.3 overs)
KC Sangakkara 88 (126)
CJC Wright 4/75 (21 overs)
169 (78 overs)
IR Bell 32 (104)
MHA Footitt 2/17 (10 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 21, Warwickshire 4
23–26 August
(H) Durham
v
Match drawn
  
 
207 (81.3 overs)
MJ Richardson 55 (72)
JS Patel 5/32 (15.3 overs)
381/8d (126 overs)
IJ Westwood 127 (264)
BJ McCarthy 3/56 (18 overs)
195/3 (62 overs)
SJ Borthwick 92 (180)
KHD Barker 1/32 (12 overs)
  • Uncontested, Warwickshire elected to bowl first
  • Points: Warwickshire 11, Durham 8
23–26 August
v
Match drawn
  
 
338 (119.5 overs)
SM Ervine 103 (207)
MJ Leach 6/108 (40.5 overs)
587/8d (137.4 overs)
C Overton 138 (133)
Mason Crane 3/143 (30.4 overs)
254/5 (96 overs)
SM Ervine 106 (154)
RE van der Merwe 2/54 (27 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 13, Hampshire 10
23–26 August
v
(H) Surrey
Surrey won by 10 wickets
  
 
287 (79 overs)
J Clark 56 (75)
SM Curran 4/61 (17 overs)
480 (143.3 overs)
SM Curran 96 (127)
AM Lilley 5/130 (36.3 overs)
230 (72.4 overs)
LA Procter 76 (153)
MHA Footitt 7/62 (20.4 overs)
39/0 (9.1 overs)
RJ Burns 28* (32)
LS Livingstone 0/5 (1 over)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Rob Jones (Lancashire)
  • Points: Surrey 23, Lancashire 4
23–26 August
v
Yorkshire won by 305 runs
  
 
282 (81.3 overs)
AJ Hodd 96* (185)
SJ Mullaney 3/54 (16 overs)
94 (37.1 overs)
SJ Mullaney 25 (43)
TT Bresnan 3/15 (7.1 overs)
263/4d (73.2 overs)
GS Ballance 101* (164)
SR Patel 2/33 (11 overs)
146 (57.3 overs)
TJ Moores 41 (65)
TT Bresnan 5/36 (12 overs)
  • Uncontested, Nottinghamshire elected to field first
  • Points: Yorkshire 21, Nottinghamshire 3
31 August–3 September
(H) Durham
v
Match drawn
  
 
244 (64.4 overs)
MD Stoneman 49 (89)
HF Gurney 6/61 (16.4 overs)
313 (94.2 overs)
JD Libby 144 (276)
C Rushworth 3/75 (22 overs)
385/8d (117 overs)
KK Jennings 171* (324)
LJ Fletcher 2/54 (22 overs)
17/1 (7.2 overs)
SJ Mullaney 7* (29)
G Onions 1/3 (3.2 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Durham 9
31 August–3 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
281 (88.2 overs)
JS Lehmann 58 (73)
GK Berg 6/56 (24.2 overs)
222 (64.2 overs)
SM Ervine 80 (113)
JA Brooks 5/53 (17.2 overs)
238/5d (64 overs)
GS Ballance 72 (106)
BTJ Wheal 3/79 (19 overs)
84/4 (31.4 overs)
JHK Adams 30 (85)
JA Brooks 3/24 (9 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 10, Hampshire 9
31 August–3 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
553/8d (138 overs)
PD Trego 154* (156)
TE Bailey 5/111 (34 overs)
422/9 (148 overs)
AN Petersen 155 (255)
L Gregory 3/74 (23 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Lancashire 10, Somerset 10
31 August–3 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
242 (91.1 overs)
DJ Malan 57 (110)
JE Poysden 5/53 (21 overs)
172 (74.5 overs)
IJ Westwood 81 (185)
OP Rayner 5/49 (26.5 overs)
267/7d (86 overs)
SD Robson 74 (218)
JE Poysden 3/80 (18 overs)
120/4 (50.4 overs)
IJ Westwood 28 (70)
OP Rayner 2/42 (17.4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 9, Warwickshire 8

September
6–9 September
v
Middlesex won by 5 wickets
  
 
241 (86.2 overs)
SR Patel 100 (137)
ST Finn 4/54 (22 overs)
247 (95.1 overs)
NRT Gubbins 75 (226)
JT Ball 5/66 (21 overs)
240 (77.4 overs)
SJ Mullaney 64 (104)
OP Rayner 4/83 (26 overs)
235/5 (74 overs)
NRD Compton 63 (171)
JT Ball 4/54 (20 overs)
  • Uncontested, Middlesex elected to field first
  • Points: Middlesex 20, Nottinghamshire 4
6–8 September
v
Somerset won by 31 runs
  
 
95 (30.1 overs)
TB Abell 20 (36)
KHD Barker 4/33 (14 overs)
123 (49.2 overs)
IJ Westwood 34 (75)
DM Bess 6/28 (16 overs)
211 (74.3 overs)
CJL Rogers 58 (151)
JS Patel 5/86 (34.3 overs)
152 (58 overs)
R Clarke 55* (142)
MJ Leach 6/42 (25 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Matthew Lamb (Warwickshire)
  • Points: Somerset 19, Warwickshire 3
6–9 September
(H) Surrey
v
Match drawn
  
 
329 (103.5 overs)
RJ Burns 101 (207)
BTJ Wheal 4/100 (22 overs)
582/9d (154.5 overs)
SM Ervine 158* (286)
MHA Footitt 6/161 (34 overs)
248/3 (82.4 overs)
KC Sangakkara 84* (177)
SM Ervine 1/11 (2 overs)
  • Uncontested, Hampshire elected to field first
  • Points: Hampshire 12, Surrey 9
6–9 September
v
Yorkshire won by 228 runs
  
 
460 (121.1 overs)
AZ Lees 132 (222)
BJ McCarthy 3/103 (20 overs)
265 (94.1 overs)
SG Borthwick 53 (110)
JA Brooks 4/76 (19 overs)
225/2d (50.4 overs)
AZ Lees 114* (143)
RD Pringle 2/69 (13.4 overs)
192 (63.2 overs)
RD Pringle 57* (66)
RJ Sidebottom 4/34 (15 overs)
  • Uncontested, Durham elected to field first
  • Points: Yorkshire 23, Durham 4
12–15 September
(H) Durham
v
Durham won by 21 runs
  
 
401 (98.4 overs)
KK Jennings 201* (287)
MHA Footitt 5/90 (24.4 overs)
367 (109.1 overs)
JJ Roy 120 (165)
G Onions 5/90 (31 overs)
246 (60.3 overs)
MD Stoneman 92 (144)
SM Curran 7/58 (18.3 overs)
259 (74 overs)
JJ Roy 96 (132)
BA Stokes 4/54 (21 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Durham 24, Surrey 7
12–15 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
327 (119.4 overs)
SD Robson 77 (158)
SC Kerrigan 4/80 (23.4 overs)
259 (98.5 overs)
RP Jones 106* (290)
TS Roland-Jones 4/54 (23 overs)
240/8d (85 overs)
DJ Malan 87 (182)
SC Kerrigan 6/86 (30 overs)
80/1 (26 overs)
JC Buttler 26 (14)
ST Finn 1/20 (7 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 11, Lancashire 9
12–14 September
v
Somerset won by 10 wickets
  
 
145 (61.2 overs)
TT Bresnan 38* (65)
J Allenby 3/16 (15 overs)
390 (98.3 overs)
L Gregory 73* (111)
RJ Sidebottom 5/51 (22 overs)
286 (98.3 overs)
JS Lehmann 116 (190)
MJ Leach 6/64 (24.3 overs)
44/0 (10.3 overs)
ME Trescothick 37* (36)
RJ Sidebottom 0/10 (3 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 23, Yorkshire 3
20–23 September
v
Durham won by 6 wickets
  
 
411 (109.1 overs)
JM Vince 92 (109)
G Onions 3/41 (17 overs)
361 (116 overs)
MJ Richardson 99* (206)
BTJ Wheal 4/39 (16 overs)
245/9d (63 overs)
LD McManus 67 (90)
RD Pringle 7/107 (28 overs)
297/4 (78 overs)
MD Stoneman 137 (195)
MS Crane 3/126 (27 overs)
  • Uncontested, Durham elected to field first
  • Points: Durham 22, Hampshire 7
20–23 September
v
Middlesex won by 61 runs
  
 
270 (108.3 overs)
NRT Gubbins 125 (274)
JA Brooks 6/65 (23.3 overs)
390 (116.3 overs)
TT Bresnan 142* (293)
TS Roland-Jones 4/73 (29 overs)
359/6d (93.5 overs)
DJ Malan 116 (246)
AZ Lees 2/51 (4 overs)
178 (35.2 overs)
TT Bresnan 55 (48)
TS Roland-Jones 6/54 (12.2 overs)
  • Uncontested, Yorkshire elected to field first
  • Middlesex won the 2016 County Championship
  • Points: Middlesex 17, Yorkshire 7
20–22 September
v
Somerset won by 325 runs
  
 
365 (110.5 overs)
JC Hildreth 135 (234)
JT Ball 6/57 (26 overs)
138 (64.5 overs)
JD Libby 42 (151)
DM Bess 5/43 (22.5 overs)
313/5d (57 overs)
CJL Rogers 100* (139)
SR Patel 3/95 (15 overs)
215 (63.2 overs)
WT Root 66* (71)
MJ Leach 4/69 (21.2 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 23, Nottinghamshire 3
20–23 September
v
Warwickshire won by 237 runs
  
 
219 (84.4 overs)
SR Hain 52 (116)
TE Bailey 4/52 (19.4 overs)
152 (64.5 overs)
SJ Croft 45 (98)
KHD Barker 4/30 (20.5 overs)
279/7d (83 overs)
TR Ambrose 59* (114)
AM Lilley 3/56 (17 overs)
109 (60.5 overs)
AM Lilley 27* (27)
R Clarke 4/20 (10.5 overs)
  • Uncontested, Lancashire elected to field first
  • Points: Warwickshire 20, Lancashire 3

April
10–13 April
v
Essex (H)
Essex won by 10 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
481/7 (135 overs)
BM Duckett 282* (367)
GHS Garton 3/93 (21 overs)
  • 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
v
Match abandoned
  
 
  • No toss
  • No play due to a wet outfield
  • Points: Worcestershire 5, Kent 5
17–20 April
v
Leicestershire won by 10 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
260/2d (76.5 overs)
CF Hughes 137* (239)
JMR Taylor 1/79 (27 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Gloucestershire 12, Derbyshire 8
17–20 April
(H) Sussex
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 12, Essex 11
24–27 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
87/2 (32 overs)
JA Rudolph 31* (77)
WJ Durston 1/9 (9 overs)
  • 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
Essex won by an innings and 92 runs
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Kent (H)
Kent won by 10 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
Match drawn
  
 
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)
377/6 (127 overs)
CD Nash 144 (315)
CE Shreck 2/62 (26 overs)
  • 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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
95/2d (36 overs)
AN Cook 48* (114)
EG Barnard 1/16 (5 overs)
  • 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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
92/2 (26.3 overs)
CF Hughes 58* (86)
SG Whittingham 1/12 (5.3 overs)
  • 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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
  • 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
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Gloucestershire won by 125 runs
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Kent won by 7 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Worcestershire won by 7 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Sussex (H)
Sussex won by 10 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
  
 
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)
  • 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
v
Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets
  
 
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)
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 won by 4 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
294/6 (104.3 overs) (f/o)
EG Barnard 73 (167)
BD Cotton 2/34 (18 overs)
  • 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
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Match drawn
  
 
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)
  • 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
v
Sussex (H)
Match drawn
  
 
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)
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
v
Essex (H)
Essex won by 10 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Worcestershire won by 3 wickets
  
 
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)
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
v
Match abandoned
  
 
  • No toss
  • No play due to a wet outfield
  • Points: Derbyshire 5, Northamptonshire 5
10–12 July
v
Worcestershire won by 311 runs
  
 
277 (76.4 overs)
OB Cox 74 (109)
Azharullah 4/68 (15 overs)
148 (45.1 overs)
AM Rossington 55 (78)
J Leach 5/70 (18.1 overs)
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 5/36 (14 overs
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: George Rhodes (Worcestershire)
  • Points: Worcestershire 21, Northamptonshire 3
13–16 July
v
Gloucestershire won by 61 runs
  
 
255 (77.2 overs)
GH Roderick 61 (116)
MR Quinn 7/76 (26 overs)
333 (82.1 overs)
DW Lawrence 127 (177)
J Shaw 4/72 (17 overs)
290 (83.4 overs)
GH Roderick 102 (140)
GR Napier 4/62 (22.4 overs)
151 (43.3 overs)
Ashar Zaidi 37 (49)
LC Norwell 4/65 (16.3 overs)
  • Uncontested, Essex elected to field first
  • Points: Gloucestershire 21, Essex 6
17–20 July
v
Glamorgan won by 4 wickets
  
 
518 (104.5 overs)
AHT Donald 234 (136)
WS Davis 7/146 (25.5 overs)
177 (52 overs)
HR Hosein 27* (79)
CAJ Meschede 3/33 (12 overs)
200/6 (45.4 overs)
JA Rudolph 51* (78)
WL Madsen 2/24 (4.4 overs)
536 (162.1 overs) (f/o)
CF Hughes 122 (219)
GG Wagg 3/93 (29 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat first
  • Points: Glamorgan 24, Derbyshire 3
17–20 July
(H) Kent
v
Match drawn
  
 
575 (158.3 overs)
SA Northeast 190 (244)
DR Briggs 5/169 (49.3 overs)
333 (127.1 overs)
LRPL Taylor 142* (250)
K Rabada 3/81 (28 overs)
255/5 (91 overs) (f/o)
LRPL Taylor 68 (89)
JC Tredwell 3/76 (30 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 11, Sussex 8
20–22 July
v
Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
  
 
183 (49.5 overs)
JMR Taylor 51 (64)
BA Raine 4/57 (14 overs)
218 (70.4 overs)
AJ Robson 62 (170)
DA Payne 5/36 (19.4 overs)
215 (66.1 overs)
M Klinger 54 (108)
CJ McKay 3/43 (17 overs)
181/4 (54.3 overs)
PJ Horton 73 (139)
GL van Buuren 2/24 (8 overs)
  • Uncontested, Leicestershire elected to field first
  • Points: Leicestershire 20, Gloucestershire 3

August
3–6 August
v
Northamptonshire won by 251 runs
  
 
321 (86.4 overs)
RK Kleinveldt 91 (88)
DL Lloyd 3/36 (10 overs)
236 (80 overs)
NJ Selman 122* (208)
Azharullah 3/58 (18 overs)
261/9d (58.1 overs)
LJ Evans 73 (123)
T van der Gugten 5/61 (13.1 overs)
95 (38 overs)
MA Wallace 28* (40)
BW Sanderson 7/22 (13 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Lukas Carey (Glamorgan)
  • Points: Northamptonshire 22, Glamorgan 4
3–6 August
v
(H) Kent
Kent won by 10 wickets
  
 
211 (73.1 overs)
JM Clarke 69 (124)
ME Claydon 5/42 (17 overs)
451 (129.3 overs)
DI Stevens 81 (105)
EG Barnard 3/97 (27 overs)
251 (93.3 overs)
GH Rhodes 55 (114)
DI Stevens 3/31 (12.3 overs)
14/0 (1.5 overs)
SR Dickson 4* (7)
CAJ Morris 0/5 (1 over)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 23, Worcestershire 4
4–7 August
(H) Essex
v
Match drawn
  
 
358 (108.5 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 83 (124)
CJ Jordan 4/99 (30.5 overs)
448 (122.2 overs)
CJ Jordan 131 (190)
GR Napier 5/114 (29.2 overs)
470/8 (126 overs)
GR Napier 124 (155)
CJ Jordan 3/88 (24 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 12, Essex 11
4–7 August
v
Match drawn
  
 
380 (125.4 overs)
EJH Eckersley 117 (249)
CF Parkinson 4/90 (33.4 overs)
362 (109.1 overs)
WL Madsen 76 (138)
BA Raine 5/66 (24.1 overs)
294/9d (107 overs)
EJH Eckersley 104 (178)
CF Parkinson 3/88 (37 overs)
104/4 (30 overs)
WL Madsen 42* (73)
CE Shreck 2/14 (7 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debuts: Alex Mellor and Callum Parkinson (both Derbyshire)
  • Points: Leicestershire 11, Derbyshire 11
13–16 August
v
Essex won by an innings and 62 runs
  
 
530/9d (144.5 overs)
NLJ Browne 229* (417)
TP Milnes 6/93 (32 overs)
165 (65.3 overs)
AJ Mellor 44 (81)
GR Napier 4/28 (15 overs)
303 (95.2 overs) (f/o)
BA Godleman 100 (154)
GR Napier 4/50 (18.2 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debuts: Paul Walter (Essex)
  • Points: Essex 23, Derbyshire 1
13–16 August
v
Match drawn
  
 
519 (144.2 overs)
ML Pettini 117 (237)
BW Sanderson 6/58 (30 overs)
397/7d (124 overs)
RI Newton 202* (347)
NJ Dexter 2/35 (19 overs)
292/6d (58 overs)
PJ Horton 99 (150)
SA Zaib 5/148 (26 overs)
118/1 (38 overs)
AG Wakely 53* (112)
BA Raine 1/25 (9 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Leicestershire 11, Northamptonshire 10
13–16 August
v
(H) Sussex
Sussex won by an innings and 2 runs
  
 
367 (107 overs)
M Klinger 129* (272)
SJ Magoffin 5/73 (28 overs)
527 (132.1 overs)
LWP Wells 120 (257)
MD Taylor 4/130 (33 overs)
158 (54.5 overs)
JMR Taylor 56 (86)
CJ Jordan 4/36 (16 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 24, Gloucestershire 6
13–16 August
v
Glamorgan won by 5 wickets
  
 
163 (57.4 overs)
RA Whiteley 40 (91)
MG Hogan 4/44 (15 overs)
280 (77.2 overs)
WD Bragg 98 (133)
J Leach 5/106 (22 overs)
393 (138.1 overs)
JM Clarke 98 (209)
GG Wagg 5/90 (33 overs)
278/5 (87.1 overs)
AO Morgan 103* (242)
J Leach 3/66 (21 overs)
  • Uncontested, Worcestershire elected to field first
  • Points: Glamorgan 21, Worcestershire 3
23–26 August
v
Sussex won by 2 wickets
  
 
252 (60.1 overs)
MA Wallace 61 (59)
JC Archer 4/91 (21 overs)
283 (109.2 overs)
CD Nash 132 (284)
T van der Gugten 3/61 (26.2 overs)
263 (77.1 overs)
AHT Donald 59 (64)
SJ Magoffin 3/50 (23 overs)
236/8 (58.4 overs)
CD Nash 64 (108)
T van der Gugten 5/73 (19 overs)
  • Uncontested, Sussex elected to field first
  • Points: Sussex 21, Glamorgan 5
23–26 August
v
Kent won by an innings and 69 runs
  
 
221 (94.2 overs)
HJH Marshall 58 (192)
GC Viljoen 5/55 (22.2 overs)
533/6d (119.4 overs)
SW Billings 171 (202)
LC Norwell 2/88 (27 overs)
243 (86.3 overs)
HJH Marshall 118 (213)
DI Stevens 3/47 (19 overs)
  • Uncontested, Kent elected to field first
  • Points: Kent 24, Gloucestershire 2
23–25 August
v
Essex won by an innings and 10 runs
  
 
238 (84.1 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 71 (150)
JA Porter 4/50 (14.1 overs)
423 (117.2 overs)
DW Lawrence 154 (304)
D Klein 4/107 (26 overs)
175 (49.3 overs)
NJ Dexter 44 (85)
DD Masters 4/39 (15.3 overs)
  • Uncontested, Essex elected to field first
  • Points: Essex 24, Leicestershire 3
23–26 August
v
Worcestershire won by 2 wickets
  
 
551 (144.1 overs)
RI Keogh 154 (236)
EG Barnard 3/117 (30 overs)
201/3d (59.1 overs)
DKH Mitchell 107* (188)
BW Sanderson 2/54 (20 overs)
50/1d (9.2 overs)
RI Newton 27* (28)
JD Shantry 1/6 (3 overs)
404/8 (79 overs)
JM Clarke 125 (156)
BW Sanderson 4/74 (17 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Worcestershire 19, Northamptonshire 5
31 August-3 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
242 (81.5 overs)
BT Slater 110 (213)
CN Miles 4/30 (17 overs)
331 (98.5 overs)
P Mustard 107* (193)
AP Palladino 5/74 (25.5 overs)
360 (95.2 overs)
AL Hughes 140 (209)
CN Miles 4/82 (16.2 overs)
10/0 (5 overs)
GH Roderick 6* (18)
TP Milnes 0/4 (2 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Gloucestershire 11, Derbyshire 9
31 August-2 September
v
(H) Essex
Essex won by an innings and 161 runs
  
 
230 (68.2 overs)
OB Cox 63 (72)
DD Masters 7/52 (21.2 overs)
601/5d (138 overs)
T Westley 254 (383)
J Leach 2/107 (29 overs)
210 (57.4 overs)
GH Rhodes 41 (65)
GR Napier 5/59 (16.1 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Essex 24, Worcestershire 2
31 August-2 September
v
Northamptonshire won by 318 runs
  
 
269 (82.3 overs)
BM Duckett 80 (100)
KS Carlson 5/28 (14 overs)
124 (42.5 overs)
JA Rudolph 37 (86)
RI Keogh 9/52 (18.5 overs)
305/7d (58.4 overs)
BM Duckett 185 (159)
GG Wagg 3/72 (16 overs)
132 (62.5 overs)
NJ Selman 30* (131)
GG White 6/44 (28 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • First-class debut: Kiran Carlson (Glamorgan)
  • Points: Northamptonshire 21, Glamorgan 3
31 August-2 September
(H) Sussex
v
Kent won by an innings and 127 runs
  
 
180 (40.5 overs)
BC Brown 54 (47)
GC Viljoen 3/70 (12 overs)
496 (132.5 overs)
WRS Gidman 99* (240)
SJ Magoffin 5/88 (34.5 overs)
189 (41.5 overs)
C Cachopa 34 (42)
GC Viljoen 3/34 (9 overs)
  • Uncontested, Kent elected to field first
  • First-class debut: Tom Haines (Sussex)
  • Points: Kent 24, Sussex 2

September
6–8 September
v
Gloucestershire won by 10 wickets
  
 
220 (64.5 overs)
NJ Selman 101 (144)
CN Miles 4/44 (14.5 overs)
363 (130.1 overs)
HJH Marshall 101 (189)
MG Hogan 5/36 (25.1 overs)
232 (58.4 overs)
WD Bragg 52 (91)
DA Payne 4/45 (14 overs)
92/0 (19.4 overs)
GH Roderick 56* (61)
T van der Gugten 0/6 (3 overs)
  • Uncontested, Gloucestershire elected to field first
  • Points: Gloucestershire 22, Glamorgan 3
6–8 September
(H) Kent
v
Northamptonshire won by 10 wickets
  
 
230 (82.2 overs)
SR Dickson 63 (159)
RK Kleinveldt 3/70 (20.2 overs)
384 (97.4 overs)
BM Duckett 208 (251)
ME Claydon 3/73 (16 overs)
184 (56.4 overs)
GC Viljoen 63 (106)
RK Kleinveldt 5/53 (21 overs)
31/0 (4.3 overs)
RI Newton 15* (14)
JC Tredwell 0/12 (2 overs)
  • Uncontested, Northamptonshire elected to field first
  • Replacement: Sam Billings for Callum Jackson (Kent, 2nd innings, 6.3 overs)
  • Points: Northamptonshire 23, Kent 4
6–7 September
v
Sussex won by an innings and 59 runs
  
 
135 (51 overs)
NJ Dexter 52 (112)
SJ Magoffin 5/50 (18 overs)
313 (72.1 overs)
OE Robinson 81 (96)
NJ Dexter 5/52 (14 overs)
119 (47.1 overs)
EJH Eckersley 31 (88)
D Wiese 3/20 (9 overs)
  • Uncontested, Sussex elected to field first
  • Points: Sussex 22, Leicestershire 3
12–15 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
307 (91.2 overs)
HR Hosein 83* (132)
CE Shreck 4/78 (22.2 overs)
247 (90.1 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 95* (156)
WS Davis 4/68 (23 overs)
286/8d (80 overs)
WL Madsen 134* (226)
CJ McKay 2/61 (17 overs)
301/8 (96 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 110 (189)
AP Palladino 4/64 (25 overs)
  • Uncontested, Leicestershire elected to field first
  • First-class debuts: Thomas Wood (Derbyshire) and Harry Dearden (Leicestershire)
  • Points: Derbyshire 11, Leicestershire 9
12–15 September
v
(H) Essex
Glamorgan won by 11 runs
  
 
286 (96.3 overs)
KS Carlson 119 (229)
GR Napier 4/46 (15 overs)
319 (92.5 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 117 (171)
CAJ Meschede 5/84 (24.5 overs)
296 (82.2 overs)
MA Wallace 78 (91)
RN ten Doeschate 2/20 (7 overs)
252 (87.5 overs)
V Chopra 79 (180)
MG Hogan 5/45 (22 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat first
  • Points: Glamorgan 21, Essex 6
12–15 September
v
Northamptonshire won by 114 runs
  
 
326 (99 overs)
RI Newton 130 (223)
DA Payne 4/57 (23 overs)
261 (79.3 overs)
DA Payne 56 (65)
RI Keogh 4/67 (17.3 overs)
376 (86.1 overs)
RE Levi 95 (114)
DA Payne 4/75 (18 overs)
252 (87.5 overs)
GT Hankins 116 (177)
BW Sanderson 8/73 (29.5 overs)
  • Uncontested, Gloucestershire elected to field first
  • Points: Northamptonshire 22, Gloucestershire 5
12–14 September
v
(H) Sussex
Worcestershire won by 11 runs
  
 
306 (80.2 overs)
DKH Mitchell 75 (152)
SJ Magoffin 5/38 (19 overs)
229 (46 overs)
CJ Jordan 57* (82)
ML Cummins 7/84 (19 overs)
194 (55 overs)
TC Fell 85 (126)
SJ Magoffin 5/32 (15 overs)
260 (60.3 overs)
D Wiese 70* (80)
ML Cummins 5/82 (17.3 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 22, Sussex 4
20–23 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
229 (79.1 overs)
CDJ Dent 90 (193)
SJ Magoffin 3/36 (22 overs)
435 (128.5 overs)
BC Brown 118* (173)
J Shaw 5/79 (24 overs)
337/7 (111 overs)
P Mustard 90* (213)
DR Briggs 5/93 (39 overs)
  • Uncontested, Sussex elected to field first
  • First-class debut: James Bracey (Gloucestershire)
  • Points: Sussex 11, Gloucestershire 8
20–23 September
(H) Kent
v
Match drawn
  
 
441 (108.1 overs)
DI Stevens 136 (161)
MW Dixon 5/124 (28.1 overs)
292 (82.4 overs)
DW Lawrence 88 (156)
GC Viljoen 3/69 (14 overs)
288/5 (67 overs)
SA Northeast 178* (177)
DD Masters 2/32 (17 overs)
  • Uncontested, Essex elected to field first
  • Essex won the 2016 County Championship Division Two
  • Points: Kent 13, Essex 10
20–22 September
v
Leicestershire won by 26 runs
  
 
96 (29.3 overs)
PJ Horton 25 (52)
T van der Gugten 5/52 (12 overs)
199 (42.2 overs)
KS Carlson 74* (74)
CJ McKay 3/12 (7.2 overs)
283 (94.3 overs)
NJ Dexter 73 (147)
T van der Gugten 4/81 (26.3 overs)
154 (39.3 overs)
WD Bragg 65 (97)
CE Shreck 4/33 (11.3 overs)
  • Uncontested, Glamorgan elected to field first
  • Points: Leicestershire 19, Glamorgan 3
20–23 September
v
Worcestershire won by 9 wickets
  
 
475/7d (137 overs)
JM Clarke 194 (329)
BD Cotton 3/63 (20 overs)
248 (85.3 overs)
HR Hosein 108 (249)
J Leach 5/60 (19.3 overs)
43/1 (9.3 overs)
DKH Mitchell 28* (34)
TP Milnes 1/14 (5 overs)
266 (80.5 overs) (f/o)
WL Madsen 100 (123)
DKH Mitchell 2/5 (4 overs)
  • Uncontested, Derbyshire elected to field first
  • First-class debut: Greg Cork (Derbyshire)
  • Points: Worcestershire 23, Derbyshire 3

Statistics
As of 20 January 2017

Most runs
Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Keaton Jennings Durham 16 28 1,548 64.50 221* 7 2
Nick Gubbins Middlesex 16 24 1,409 61.26 201* 4 9
Marcus Trescothick Somerset 16 27 1,239 51.62 218 4 4
Mark Stoneman Durham 16 28 1,234 45.70 141* 2 5
Haseeb Hameed Lancashire 16 27 1,198 49.91 122 4 7
Source:[39]

Most wickets
Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W 10W
Jeetan Patel Warwickshire 16 616.4 69 24.02 5/32 4 1
Jack Leach Somerset 15 526.3 65 21.87 6/42 5 0
Jack Brooks Yorkshire 14 432.2 60 25.01 6/65 3 0
Keith Barker Warwickshire 16 522.1 59 23.13 5/53 1 0
Toby Roland-Jones Middlesex 15 482.2 54 28.22 6/54 2 1
Graham Onions Durham 16 544.0 54 31.25 5/90 1 0
Source:[40]

Most runs
Player Team Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Ben Duckett Northamptonshire 14 24 1,338 60.81 282* 4 5
Sam Northeast Kent 15 22 1,337 83.56 191 5 3
Wayne Madsen Derbyshire 15 26 1,292 58.72 163 6 3
Mark Cosgrove Leicestershire 16 27 1,279 49.19 146 5 5
Chris Nash Sussex 15 24 1,256 54.60 144 3 9
Source:[41]

Most wickets
Player Team Matches Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W 10W
Joe Leach Worcestershire 15 495.4 65 27.47 5/60 5 0
Graham Napier Essex 14 451.3 63 23.17 5/59 4 0
Steve Magoffin Sussex 16 523.1 62 20.14 5/32 5 1
Clint McKay Leicestershire 15 411.1 56 22.50 6/73 1 0
Timm van der Gugten Glamorgan 13 450.0 56 26.03 5/52 5 0
Source:[42]

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