English cricket tournament
Cricket tournament
Home grounds of each County.
The 2015 County Championship season, known as the LV= County Championship for sponsorship reasons,[ 1] cricket County Championship season. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away.
Teams
Division One
Team promoted from Division Two
Team
Primary home ground
Other grounds
Coach
Captain
Overseas player(s)
Durham
Riverside Ground , Chester-le-Street
—
Jon Lewis
Paul Collingwood
John Hastings
Hampshire
The Rose Bowl , Southampton
—
Dale Benkenstein
Jimmy Adams (Apr-Jul) James Vince (Jul-Sep)
Jackson Bird (Apr-Aug) Ryan McLaren (Aug-Sep)
Middlesex
Lord's , London
Merchant Taylors' School Ground , Northwood Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground , Uxbridge
Richard Scott
Adam Voges (Apr–May) James Franklin (May–Sep)
Adam Voges (Apr–May) Joe Burns (May–Jul)
Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge , Nottingham
—
Mick Newell
Chris Read
Vernon Philander (Apr–May) Ben Hilfenhaus (Jun–Sep)
Somerset
County Ground , Taunton
—
Matthew Maynard
Marcus Trescothick
Abdur Rehman
Sussex
County Ground , Hove
Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground , Arundel Cricket Field Road Ground , Horsham
Mark Robinson
Ed Joyce
Steve Magoffin
Warwickshire
Edgbaston , Birmingham
—
Dougie Brown
Varun Chopra
Jeetan Patel
Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road , Worcester
—
Steve Rhodes
Daryl Mitchell
Sachithra Senanayake (Apr–May) Colin Munro (May–Jun) Saeed Ajmal
Yorkshire
Headingley , Leeds
North Marine Road Ground , Scarborough
Jason Gillespie
Andrew Gale
Cheteshwar Pujara (Apr–May) Glenn Maxwell (May–Jun) Aaron Finch (Jun–Sep)
Division Two
Team relegated from Division One
Team
Primary home ground
Other grounds
Coach
Captain
Overseas player(s)
Derbyshire
County Ground , Derby
Queen's Park , Chesterfield
Graeme Welch
Wayne Madsen
Martin Guptill (Apr) Hashim Amla (May) Tillakaratne Dilshan (May–Sep)
Essex
County Ground , Chelmsford
Castle Park Cricket Ground , Colchester
Paul Grayson
James Foster
Jesse Ryder
Glamorgan
SWALEC Stadium , Cardiff
Penrhyn Avenue , Rhos-on-Sea St Helen's , Swansea
Toby Radford
Jacques Rudolph
Jacques Rudolph
Gloucestershire
County Ground , Bristol
College Ground , Cheltenham
Richard Dawson
Geraint Jones
Peter Handscomb (Apr–May) Michael Klinger (May–Sep)
Kent
St Lawrence Ground , Canterbury
Kent County Cricket Ground , Beckenham Nevill Ground , Tunbridge Wells
Jimmy Adams
Rob Key
—
Lancashire
Old Trafford , Manchester
Trafalgar Road Ground , Southport
Ashley Giles
Glen Chapple
Peter Siddle (Apr–May) James Faulkner (May–Jun)
Leicestershire
Grace Road , Leicester
—
Andrew McDonald
Mark Cosgrove
Clint McKay
Northamptonshire
County Ground , Northampton
—
David Ripley
Alex Wakely
Rory Kleinveldt
Surrey
The Oval , London
Woodbridge Road , Guildford
Graham Ford
Gareth Batty
Kumar Sangakkara
Standings
Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 5 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.[ 2]
Division One
Yorkshire were Champions of Division One with a record points total (in a 16-game championship) and record wins. Sussex and Worcestershire were relegated to County Championship Division Two.
Middlesex were deducted 1 point for slow over rate . Source: [ 3]
Division Two
Surrey were County Championship Division Two Champions and are promoted to County Championship Division One alongside Lancashire, who finished in 2nd place.
Derbyshire deducted 1 point for slow over rate , Northamptonshire deducted 2 points for slow over rate, Leicestershire deducted 16 points by ECB Disciplinary panel. Source: [ 4]
Results summary
The first fixtures began on 12 April 2015. The final set of fixtures commenced on 22 September 2015.[ 5]
Division One
Home team won
Visiting team won
Match drawn
Division Two
Home team won
Visiting team won
Match drawn
Results in full
Division One
April
v
Sussex won by 92 runs
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Sussex 22, Hampshire 3
v
Match drawn
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Nottinghamshire 10, Middlesex 8
v
Durham won by 7 wickets
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Durham 23, Somerset 5
v
Yorkshire won by 10 wickets
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Yorkshire 22, Worcestershire 6
v
Match drawn
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field
First-class debut: Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire)
Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Yorkshire 11
v
Sussex won by 61 runs
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Sussex 22, Worcestershire 7
v
Match drawn
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Hampshire 11, Warwickshire 10
v
Durham won by 6 wickets
Durham won the toss and elected to field
First-class debut: Ollie Robinson (Sussex)
Points: Durham 22, Sussex 6
v
Match drawn
276 (95.1 overs)
JHK Adams 61 (149)
Hampshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Nottinghamshire 6, Hampshire 5
v
Middlesex won by 5 wickets
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
Points: Middlesex 22, Somerset 8
v
Match drawn
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Warwickshire 11, Yorkshire 9
May
v
Middlesex won by 187 runs
Durham won the toss and elected to field
Points: Middlesex 23, Durham 4
v
Worcestershire won by an innings and 62 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Worcestershire 23, Somerset 5
v
Warwickshire won by 181 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Warwickshire 21, Worcestershire 3
v
Durham won by 6 wickets
Durham won the toss and elected to field
Points: Durham 19, Nottinghamshire 4
v
Middlesex won by 79 runs
Sussex won the toss and elected to field
Points: Middlesex 21, Sussex 3
v
Yorkshire won by 305 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
First-class debut: Lewis McManus (Hampshire)
Points: Yorkshire 23, Hampshire 4
v
Match drawn
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
First-class debut: Brad Wheal (Hampshire)
Points: Hampshire 11, Middlesex 10
v
Somerset won by 133 runs
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Somerset 22, Nottinghamshire 4
v
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Warwickshire 24, Durham 3
v
Match drawn
Somerset won the toss and elected to field
Points: Yorkshire 13, Somerset 12
v
Sussex won by 1 wicket
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Sussex 19, Warwickshire 3
v
Durham won by 6 wickets
Durham won the toss and elected to field
Points: Durham 19, Worcestershire 6
v
Match drawn
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
First-class debuts: Ed Barnard and Joe Clarke (both Worcestershire)
Points: Worcestershire 13, Hampshire 7
v
Match drawn
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
Points: Warwickshire 11, Middlesex 10
June
v
Nottinghamshire won by 159 runs
Sussex won the toss and elected to field
Points: Nottinghamshire 21, Sussex 3
v
Durham won by 120 runs
Durham won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Durham 19, Somerset 4
v
Hampshire won by 6 wickets
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
First-class debut: Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Sussex)
Points: Hampshire 23, Sussex 5
v
Yorkshire won by 4 wickets
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Yorkshire 20, Middlesex 4
v
Somerset won by 2 wickets
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
First-class debut: Matthew Carter (Nottinghamshire)
Points: Somerset 20, Nottinghamshire 8
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 17 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Warwickshire 22, Worcestershire 4
v
Durham won by 178 runs
Sussex won the toss and elected to field
Points: Durham 22, Sussex 4
v
Somerset won by 9 wickets
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Somerset 22, Hampshire 3
v
Match drawn
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Worcestershire 12, Middlesex 10
v
Yorkshire won by an innings and 8 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Yorkshire 24, Nottinghamshire 3
v
Yorkshire won by an innings and 47 runs
Durham won the toss and elected to field
Points: Yorkshire 23, Durham 3
v
Middlesex won by 9 wickets
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
Points: Middlesex 22, Hampshire 2
v
Match drawn
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Warwickshire 9, Sussex 9
v
Nottinghamshire won by 113 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Nottinghamshire 20, Worcestershire 5
July
v
Match drawn
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Middlesex 11
v
Match drawn
Somerset won the toss and elected to field
Points: Somerset 10, Sussex 9
v
Yorkshire won by 174 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Yorkshire 20, Warwickshire 3
v
Worcestershire won by an innings and 33 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Worcestershire 23, Hampshire 2
v
Match drawn
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Middlesex 10, Somerset 8
v
Warwickshire won by 2 wickets
Durham won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Warwickshire 19, Durham 6
v
Warwickshire won by 7 wickets
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Warwickshire 22, Somerset 4
v
Match drawn
Durham won the toss and elected to bat
Mason Crane (Hampshire) and Graham Clark (Durham) made their first-class debuts Points: Durham 11, Hampshire 10
v
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 103 runs
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Sussex 2
v
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Yorkshire 24, Worcestershire 5
August
v
Hampshire won by 216 runs
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Hampshire 21, Warwickshire 3
v
Middlesex won by 20 runs
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Middlesex 20, Sussex 6
v
Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Worcestershire 5
v
Yorkshire won by 183 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
Jack Burnham (Durham) made his first-class debutPoints: Yorkshire 19, Durham 3
v
Middlesex won by 71 runs
Durham won the toss and elected to field
James Weighell (Durham) made his first-class debutPoints: Middlesex 19, Durham 3
v
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 123 runs
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Warwickshire 4
v
Match Drawn
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Somerset 11, Worcestershire 6
v
Match Drawn
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Sussex 12, Yorkshire 11
September
v
Hampshire won by 7 wickets
Durham won the toss and elected to bat
Ryan Stevenson (Hampshire) made his first-class debut Points: Durham 4, Hampshire 21
v
Match Drawn
Middlesex won the toss and chose to bat
Day 1 of match washed out due to rain
Points: Warwickshire 10, Middlesex 9
v
Sussex won by an innings and 63 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and chose to bat
Points: Sussex 24, Worcestershire 2
v
Yorkshire won by an innings and 126 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Yorkshire 22, Somerset 2
v
Middlesex won by 246 runs
Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field
Stephen Eskinazi (Middlesex) made his first-class debut Points: Middlesex 19, Yorkshire 5
v
Nottinghamshire won by 52 runs
Durham won the toss and chose to field
Barry McCarthy (Durham) made his first-class debut Points: Nottinghamshire 20, Durham 7
v
Match Drawn
Somerset won the toss and chose to field
Points: Somerset 13, Hampshire 7
v
Durham won by 3 wickets
Durham won the toss and chose to field
Points: Durham 20, Worcestershire 7
v
Yorkshire won by 5 wickets
Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field
Points: Yorkshire 19, Hampshire 6
v
Match drawn
Sussex, who chose to bat
Points: Somerset 13, Sussex 11
v
Match drawn
Warwickshire won the toss and chose to field
Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Warwickshire 8
v
Hampshire won by 8 wickets
Hampshire won the toss and chose to field
Points: Hampshire 22, Nottinghamshire 6
v
Somerset won by 17 runs
Somerset won the toss and chose to bat
Mark Adair (Warwickshire) made his first-class debutPoints: Somerset 24, Warwickshire 6
v
Worcestershire won by an innings & 128 runs
Worcestershire won the toss and chose to field
Points: Worcestershire 24, Middlesex 1
v
Yorkshire won by 100 runs
Sussex won the toss and chose to field
Points: Yorkshire 22, Sussex 4
Division Two
April
v
Match drawn
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Glamorgan 12, Leicestershire 11
v
Match drawn
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Northamptonshire 11, Gloucestershire 10
v
Lancashire won by 250 runs
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
Derbyshire deducted 1 point for a slow over rate
Points: Lancashire 21, Derbyshire 4
v
Essex won by 5 wickets
Essex won the toss and elected to field
First-class debut: Daniel Lawrence (Essex)
Points: Essex 19, Kent 3
v
Match drawn
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Surrey 12, Glamorgan 9
v
Derbyshire won by 7 wickets
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Derbyshire 24, Gloucestershire 4
v
Lancashire won by 9 wickets
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
First-class debut: Jordan Clark (Lancashire)
Points: Lancashire 23, Kent 4
v
Northamptonshire won by 92 runs
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Northamptonshire 19, Leicestershire 6
v
Match drawn
Essex won the toss and elected to field
Points: Essex 12, Surrey 9
May
v
Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Gloucestershire 20, Essex 3
v
Match drawn
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
First-class debut: Matthew Critchley (Derbyshire)
Points: Glamorgan 8, Derbyshire 7
v
Match drawn
Kent won the toss and elected to field
First-class debut: Lewis Hill (Leicestershire)
Points: Leicestershire 12, Kent 10
v
Match drawn
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
Play limited to 50.2 overs on Day 1 due to rain
Points: Lancashire 13, Northamptonshire 12
v
Match drawn
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Derbyshire 11, Northamptonshire 11
v
Match drawn
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Kent 12, Glamorgan 10
v
Gloucestershire won by 91 runs
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Gloucestershire 22, Lancashire 7
v
Surrey won by 7 wickets
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Surrey 24, Leicestershire 5
v
Lancashire won by 244 runs
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Lancashire 23, Leicestershire 4
v
Glamorgan won by 89 runs
Essex won the toss and elected to field
First-class debut: Callum Taylor (Essex)
Points: Glamorgan 22, Essex 4
v
Kent won by 8 wickets
Kent won the toss and elected to field
Points: Kent 20, Gloucestershire 3
v
Match drawn
Surrey won the toss and elected to field
No play on Day 1 due to rain
Points: Surrey 13, Northamptonshire 10
v
Surrey won by 3 wickets
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Surrey 21, Kent 5
v
Lancashire won by an innings and 15 runs
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Lancashire 24, Derbyshire 6
v
Match drawn
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
No play on Day 3 due to a wet outfield
Points: Derbyshire 8, Gloucestershire 8
v
Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
First-class debut: Aron Nijjar (Essex)
Points: Leicestershire 21, Essex 3
v
Glamorgan won by 10 wickets
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Glamorgan 23, Northamptonshire 3
v
Match drawn
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Surrey 13, Lancashire 12
June
v
Lancashire won by 91 runs
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Lancashire 21, Gloucestershire 5
v
Derbyshire won by 8 wickets
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
First-class debut: Ryan Davies (Kent)
Points: Derbyshire 19, Kent 4
v
Surrey won by 178 runs
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Surrey 21, Leicestershire 3
v
Match drawn
Essex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Northamptonshire 13, Essex 9
v
Essex won by an innings and 31 runs
Essex won the toss and elected to field
Points: Essex 23, Derbyshire 2
v
Lancashire won by an innings and 157 runs
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Lancashire 23, Leicestershire 2
v
Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Glamorgan 23, Surrey 6
v
Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Northamptonshire 20, Kent 3
v
Surrey won by 222 runs
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Surrey 20, Derbyshire 4
v
Essex won by 5 wickets
Essex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Essex 22, Gloucestershire 3
v
Glamorgan won by 137 runs
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Glamorgan 21, Leicestershire 5
v
Surrey won by an innings and 180 runs
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Surrey 22, Gloucestershire 1
v
Match drawn
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Northamptonshire 13, Lancashire 11
July
v
Kent won by 8 wickets
Kent won the toss and elected to field
Aadil Ali (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.Points: Kent 20, Leicestershire 3
v
Match drawn
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Glamorgan 13, Derbyshire 10
v
Match drawn
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Lancashire 13, Essex 8
v
Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Gloucestershire 23, Northamptonshire 4
v
Essex won by 248 runs
Essex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Essex 21, Glamorgan 3
v
Surrey won by 6 wickets
Surrey won the toss and elected to field
Sam Curran (Surrey) made his first-class debutPoints: Surrey 22, Kent 6
v
Gloucestershire won by 155 runs
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Gloucestershire 20,Leicestershire 4
v
Derbyshire won by 7 wickets
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Derbyshire 23, Northamptonshire 3
v
Lancashire won by an innings and 157 runs
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Lancashire 24, Glamorgan 3
v
Kent won by an innings and 207 runs
Essex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Kent 24, Essex 3
August
v
Northamptonshire won by an innings and 23 runs
Kent won the toss and elected to bat
Saif Zaib (Northamptonshie) made his first-class debut.Points: Northamptonshire 23, Kent 3
v
Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Gloucestershire 23, Glamorgan 4
v
Surrey won by 3 wickets
Essex won the toss and elected to bat
Points: Surrey 22, Essex 7
v
Leicestershire won by 3 wickets
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
Rob Sayer Points: Leicestershire 22, Derbyshire 6
v
Match drawn
Kent won the toss and elected to field
Points: Derbyshire 10, Kent 8
v
Match drawn
Surrey won the toss and elected to field
Points: Surrey 11, Gloucestershire 8
v
Match drawn
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
Haseeb Hameed (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.Points: Lancashire 11, Glamorgan 7
v
Match drawn
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
Points: Leicestershire 12, Northamptonshire 11
September
v
Match drawn
Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to field
Points: Essex 12, Northamptonshire 9
v
Match drawn
Lancashire won the toss and chose to field
Points: Kent 12, Lancashire 8
v
Match drawn
Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field
Points: Leicestershire 11, Gloucestershire 9
v
Surrey won by an innings & 98 runs
Derbyshire won the toss and chose to bat
Points: Surrey 23, Derbyshire 5
v
Essex won by an innings & 188 runs
Derbyshire won the toss and chose to field
Jack Winslade (Essex) made his first-class debutPoints: Essex 24, Derbyshire 2
v
Kent won by 316 runs
Kent won the toss and chose to bat
Points: Kent 22, Glamorgan 4
v
Match Drawn
Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field
No play on days 2, 3 and 4
Points: Kent 5, Gloucestershire 5
v
Match drawn
Surrey won the toss and chose to bat
Points: Surrey 12, Lancashire 9
v
Essex won by 5 wickets
Essex won the toss and chose to field
Points: Essex 18, Leicestershire 2
v
Match drawn
Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to field
Dewi Penrhyn Jones (Glamorgan) made his first-class debutPoints: Northamptonshire 10, Glamorgan 9
v
Match drawn
Derbyshire won the toss and chose to field
Zak Chappell (Leicestershire) made his first-class debutPoints: Derbyshire 12, Leicestershire 11
v
Match drawn
Lancashire won the toss and chose to field
Points: Essex 12, Lancashire 11
v
Match drawn
Glamorgan won the toss and chose to bat
Points: Gloucestershire 13, Glamorgan 12
v
Match drawn
Surrey won the toss and chose to bat
Points: Surrey 13, Northamptonshire 8
Statistics
Division One
Most runs
Most wickets
Division Two
Most runs
Most wickets
See also
References
