County Championship 2015

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The 2015 County Championship was the 116th season of the national first-class cricket competition in England and Wales . It was held in two divisions, Division 1 and Division 2. Division 1 was won by Yorkshire , thus reaching their 33rd County Championship. Relegated from Division 1 were Sussex and Worcestershire , which were replaced in the subsequent 2016 season by the two top-ranked Division 2, Surrey and Lancashire .

format

The 18 First Class Counties were divided into two divisions based on the results of the 2014 season . In each division, each team plays one home and one away game against each other. A team receives 16 points for a win and 8 points for a tie (both teams achieve the same number of runs). If no result is achieved and the game ends in a draw, both teams get 5 points. There is also the possibility to collect bonus points in the first 110 overs of the first inning . Up to 5 points are awarded for runs and up to 3 points for wickets. Furthermore, it is possible that teams are deducted points if, for example, they play too slowly or the pitch is not properly prepared. At the end of the season, the winner of Division 1 is County Champion, the last two placed in this division are relegated and the top two placed in Division 2 are promoted.

Results

table

Division 1

The table of Division 1 finally took the following form. Points were deducted due to playing too slowly.

team Sp. S. N R. Bat Bwl Ded Points
Yorkshire 16 11 1 4th 45 45 0 286 
Middlesex 16 7th 2 7th 29 43 1 218 
Nottinghamshire 16 6th 5 5 45 45 0 211 
Durham 16 7th 8th 1 26th 45 0 188 
Warwickshire 16 5 5 6th 31 45 0 186 
Somerset 16 4th 6th 6th 46 43 0 183 
Hampshire 16 4th 6th 6th 31 38 0 163 
Sussex 16 4th 8th 4th 36 41 0 161 
Worcestershire 16 3 10 3 44 44 0 151 

Win: 16 points; Draw: 5 points

Division 2

The Division 2 table had the following form. Leicestershire got the point deductions due to frequent showing of dissatisfaction with referee decisions, all other point deductions were made due to slow play.

team Sp. S. N R. Bat Bwl Ded Points
Surrey 16 8th 1 7th 56 45 0 264 
Lancashire 16 7th 1 8th 58 44 0 254 
Essex 16 6th 5 5 37 42 0 200 
Glam organ 16 4th 4th 8th 42 37 0 183 
Northamptonshire 16 3 3 10 38 46 2 180 
Gloucestershire 16 5 5 6th 31 36 0 177 
Kent 16 4th 7th 5 28 44 0 161 
Derbyshire 16 3 7th 6th 34 42 1 153 
Leicestershire 16 2 9 5 36 41 16 118 

Win: 16 points; Draw: 5 points

statistics

During the season the following cricket statistics were obtained:

First class
Batting
player team Games Innings Runs Average HS 100s 50s
Ashwell Prince Lancashire 16 23 1478 67.18 261 5 5
James Hildreth Somerset 16 27 1390 53.46 220 * 3 8th
Scott Borthwick Durham 16 32 1286 42.86 103 1 11
Marcus Trescothick Somerset 16 29 1284 45.85 210 * 3 8th
Luke Wright Sussex 16 28 1210 46.53 226 * 2 8th
bowling
player team Games Overs Wickets Average BBI 5W 10W
Chris Rushworth Durham 16 585.4 83 20.61 5/39 7th 0
Tom Curran Surrey 16 544.4 76 23.07 7/20 7th 0
Mark Footitt Derbyshire 16 537.4 76 23.63 7/71 4th 1
Steve Magoffin Sussex 16 582 69 24.05 6/50 4th 1
James Harris Middlesex 16 460.2 69 25.73 9/34 3 1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b LV = County Championship Division One ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  2. ^ LV = County Championship Division Two ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Leicestershire docked 16 points for five incidents of showing dissent ( English ) Guardian. August 14, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ LV = County Championship Division One, 2015 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ LV = County Championship Division Two, 2015 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  6. ^ LV = County Championship Division One, 2015 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ LV = County Championship Division Two, 2015 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved January 9, 2016.