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
Most runs	Keaton Jennings (1,548) (Div 1) Ben Duckett (1,338) (Div 2)
Most wickets	Jeetan Patel (69) (Div 1) Joe Leach (65) (Div 2)
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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]

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]

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]

  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]

  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]

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]

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

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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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	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
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
	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
	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

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
	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)
	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
			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	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
	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
	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
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
	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	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
	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	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
	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
	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
			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
			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	(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
	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
	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
	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	(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
	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
	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
	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	(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
			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
	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

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
	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	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
	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
	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
	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
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
	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

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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
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
	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	(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
	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
			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
	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

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
			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
	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	(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
	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	(H) Yorkshire	v	Warwickshire	Yorkshire won by 48 runs
Scorecard	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)	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Jeff Evans and Steve O'Shaughnessy
	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	(H) Lancashire	v	Yorkshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Paul Baldwin and David Millns
	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	Durham	v	(H) Middlesex	Middlesex won by an innings and 80 runs
Scorecard	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)	Lord's, London Umpires: Mike Burns and Alex Wharf
	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	Hampshire	v	(H) Nottinghamshire	Hampshire won by 176 runs
Scorecard	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)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Russell Evans and Martin Saggers
	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	Surrey	v	(H) Warwickshire	Surrey won by 226 runs
Scorecard	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)	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Tim Robinson
	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	Warwickshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Neil Bainton and Peter Hartley
	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	Hampshire	v	(H) Somerset	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Russell Evans and Jeremy Lloyds
	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	Lancashire	v	(H) Surrey	Surrey won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	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)	The Oval, London Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Martin Saggers
	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	(H) Yorkshire	v	Nottinghamshire	Yorkshire won by 305 runs
Scorecard	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)	North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Umpires: Mike Burns and Neil Mallender
	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	Nottinghamshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Jeremy Lloyds
	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	Yorkshire	v	(H) Hampshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Cowley
	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	Somerset	v	(H) Lancashire	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Mike Burns and Peter Hartley
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field Points: Lancashire 10, Somerset 10

31 August–3 September	Middlesex	v	(H) Warwickshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: David Millns and Martin Saggers
	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

6–9 September	(H) Nottinghamshire	v	Middlesex	Middlesex won by 5 wickets
Scorecard	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)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Mike Burns and David Millns
	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	(H) Somerset	v	Warwickshire	Somerset won by 31 runs
Scorecard	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)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Martin Saggers
	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	Hampshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	The Oval, London Umpires: Peter Hartley and Alex Wharf
	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	(H) Yorkshire	v	Durham	Yorkshire won by 228 runs
Scorecard	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)	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Russell Evans and Graham Lloyd
	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	Surrey	Durham won by 21 runs
Scorecard	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)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Neil Mallender and David Millns
	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	Middlesex	v	(H) Lancashire	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Umpires: Michael Gough and Alex Wharf
	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	(H) Yorkshire	v	Somerset	Somerset won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	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)	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Jeremy Lloyds
	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	(H) Hampshire	v	Durham	Durham won by 6 wickets
Scorecard	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)	Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Mike Burns and Nick Cook
	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	(H) Middlesex	v	Yorkshire	Middlesex won by 61 runs
Scorecard	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)	Lord's, London Umpires: Rob Bailey and Tim Robinson; TV umpire: Neil Bainton
	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	(H) Somerset	v	Nottinghamshire	Somerset won by 325 runs
Scorecard	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)	County Cricket Ground, Taunton Umpires: Neil Mallender and Alex Wharf
	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	(H) Warwickshire	v	Lancashire	Warwickshire won by 237 runs
Scorecard	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)	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Peter Hartley and David Millns
	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

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
	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
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
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
	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
	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	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
	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	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
	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	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
			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
	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
	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

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
	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
	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
	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	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
	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	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
	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	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
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
	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
	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
			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
	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
	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
			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
	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)
	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
	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
	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
	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)
	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
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
	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

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
	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
	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
			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	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
	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
	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
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

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
	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
	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
	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
No toss No play due to a wet outfield Points: Derbyshire 5, Northamptonshire 5

10–12 July	Worcestershire	v	(H) Northamptonshire	Worcestershire won by 311 runs
Scorecard	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)	County Ground, Northampton Umpires: Alex 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 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	(H) Gloucestershire	v	Essex	Gloucestershire won by 61 runs
Scorecard	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)	College Ground, Cheltenham Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Billy Taylor
	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	(H) Glamorgan	v	Derbyshire	Glamorgan won by 4 wickets
Scorecard	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)	Penrhyn Avenue, Colwyn Bay Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Stephen Gale
	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	Sussex	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells Umpires: Nick Cook and Virender Sharma
			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	(H) Gloucestershire	v	Leicestershire	Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
Scorecard	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)	College Ground, Cheltenham Umpires: Michael Gough and Graham Lloyd
	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

3–6 August	Northamptonshire	v	(H) Glamorgan	Northamptonshire won by 251 runs
Scorecard	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)	St. Helen's Ground, Swansea Umpires: Steve Garratt and Richard Illingworth
	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	Worcestershire	v	(H) Kent	Kent won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	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)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Billy Taylor and Alex Wharf
	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	Sussex	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Russell Evans
	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	(H) Leicestershire	v	Derbyshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Rob Bailey and Mike Burns
	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	Essex	v	(H) Derbyshire	Essex won by an innings and 62 runs
Scorecard	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)	County Cricket Ground, Derby Umpires: Stephen Gale and Jeremy Lloyds
			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	Leicestershire	v	(H) Northamptonshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	County Cricket Ground, Northampton Umpires: Neil Bainton and Jeff Evans
	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	Gloucestershire	v	(H) Sussex	Sussex won by an innings and 2 runs
Scorecard	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)	County Cricket Ground, Hove Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Billy Taylor
	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	(H) Worcestershire	v	Glamorgan	Glamorgan won by 5 wickets
Scorecard	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)	New Road, Worcester Umpires: Steve Garratt and Peter Hartley
	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	(H) Glamorgan	v	Sussex	Sussex won by 2 wickets
Scorecard	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)	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Jeff Evans
	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	(H) Gloucestershire	v	Kent	Kent won by an innings and 69 runs
Scorecard	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)	County Cricket Ground, Bristol Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Alex Wharf
	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	(H) Leicestershire	v	Essex	Essex won by an innings and 10 runs
Scorecard	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)	Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Nick Cook and Billy Taylor
	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	Northamptonshire	v	(H) Worcestershire	Worcestershire won by 2 wickets
Scorecard	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)	New Road, Worcester Umpires: Stephen Gale and Graham Lloyd
	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	(H) Derbyshire	v	Gloucestershire	Match drawn
Scorecard	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)	County Cricket Ground, Derby Umpires: Jeff Evans and Russell Evans
	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	Worcestershire	v	(H) Essex	Essex won by an innings and 161 runs
Scorecard	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)	County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Neil Bainton and Neil Mallender
	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	(H) Northamptonshire	v	Glamorgan	Northamptonshire won by 318 runs
Scorecard	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)	County Cricket Ground, Northampton Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Alex Wharf
	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	Kent won by an innings and 127 runs
Scorecard	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)	County Cricket Ground, Hove Umpires: Steve Garratt and Steve O'Shaughnessy
	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

6–8 September	(H) Glamorgan	v	Gloucestershire	Gloucestershire won by 10 wickets
Scorecard	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)	Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Jeff Evans and Steve Garratt
	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	Northamptonshire won by 10 wickets
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