County Championship 2026
MDM · 126 matches · 3 Apr 2026 to 24 Sept 2026
Points table
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.629 |
| Kent | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | -0.082 |
| Sussex | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +0.433 |
| Warwickshire | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +0.406 |
| Somerset | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.545 |
| Yorkshire | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.041 |
| Middlesex | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.492 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.339 |
| Worcestershire | 14 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.083 |
| Northamptonshire | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.122 |
| Derbyshire | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.170 |
| Essex | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.151 |
| Glamorgan | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.417 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.468 |
| Leicestershire | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.532 |
| Surrey | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.093 |
| Hampshire | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.361 |
| Lancashire | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.370 |
Worked out from the scorecards: 2 points for a win, 1 for a tie or no result; knockout matches are left out. Groups and rain-adjusted targets aren't shown separately, so it can differ from the official table.
Most runs
| # | Player | Span | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JM Clarke | 2026 | 23 | 1,288 | 150 | 56.00 | 58.18 | 4 |
| 2 | TB Abell | 2026 | 19 | 1,287 | 307 | 71.50 | 59.06 | 4 |
| 3 | R Vasconcelos | 2026 | 24 | 1,159 | 187 | 48.29 | 56.56 | 6 |
| 4 | James Bracey | 2026 | 27 | 1,096 | 148* | 43.84 | 62.06 | 5 |
| 5 | Sam Hain | 2026 | 20 | 1,048 | 164* | 74.86 | 47.70 | 2 |
| 6 | BS McKinney | 2026 | 21 | 1,044 | 244 | 52.20 | 71.80 | 3 |
| 7 | David Bedingham | 2026 | 16 | 1,029 | 147 | 73.50 | 75.94 | 5 |
| 8 | Dan Lawrence | 2026 | 16 | 982 | 218 | 65.47 | 80.43 | 6 |
| 9 | JA Haynes | 2026 | 23 | 975 | 159 | 46.43 | 62.46 | 3 |
| 10 | JS Lehmann | 2026 | 24 | 965 | 133* | 48.25 | 54.21 | 2 |
Most wickets
| # | Player | Span | Inns | Wkts | Best | Avg | Econ | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ER Bamber | 2026 | 27 | 69 | 6/26 | 19.39 | 3.00 | 4 |
| 2 | Kyle Abbott | 2026 | 24 | 64 | 6/21 | 16.16 | 2.45 | 2 |
| 3 | Matthew Potts | 2026 | 21 | 60 | 8/66 | 17.95 | 2.89 | 3 |
| 4 | BW Aitchison | 2026 | 21 | 58 | 5/44 | 20.38 | 2.74 | 5 |
| 5 | RF Higgins | 2026 | 22 | 58 | 4/27 | 19.57 | 2.82 | 0 |
| 6 | BW Sanderson | 2026 | 24 | 58 | 7/31 | 21.57 | 2.85 | 4 |
| 7 | ME Milnes | 2026 | 20 | 54 | 6/12 | 20.04 | 3.06 | 4 |
| 8 | Craig Overton | 2026 | 26 | 53 | 5/29 | 19.19 | 2.56 | 1 |
| 9 | GP Balderson | 2026 | 24 | 53 | 5/34 | 21.89 | 3.10 | 2 |
| 10 | Olly Stone | 2026 | 18 | 50 | 6/28 | 19.48 | 3.11 | 5 |
Highest scores
| # | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Team | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TB Abell | 307 | 407 | 31 | 8 | Somerset | 24 Sept 2026 v Surrey |
| 2 | LA Procter | 261* | 357 | 31 | 2 | Northamptonshire | 10 Apr 2026 v Kent |
| 3 | BS McKinney | 244 | 272 | 36 | 6 | Durham | 10 Apr 2026 v Gloucestershire |
| 4 | TA Lammonby | 229 | 359 | 28 | 2 | Somerset | 24 Sept 2026 v Surrey |
| 5 | MK Andersson | 228 | 271 | 26 | 2 | Derbyshire | 3 Apr 2026 v Worcestershire |
Best bowling
| # | Player | Figures | Overs | Econ | Team | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Potts | 8/66 | 24.3 | 2.69 | Durham | 12 Jun 2026 v Derbyshire |
| 2 | BM Cliff | 8/76 | 16.4 | 4.56 | Yorkshire | 15 Sept 2026 v Somerset |
| 3 | BW Sanderson | 7/31 | 17 | 1.82 | Northamptonshire | 1 May 2026 v Worcestershire |
| 4 | BGF Green | 7/112 | 33 | 3.39 | Leicestershire | 1 May 2026 v Nottinghamshire |
| 5 | ME Milnes | 6/12 | 15 | 0.80 | Kent | 1 May 2026 v Derbyshire |
Most sixes
| # | Player | Span | Inns | 6s | 4s | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Lawrence | 2026 | 16 | 21 | 114 | 982 | 80.43 |
| 2 | TB Abell | 2026 | 19 | 18 | 133 | 1,287 | 59.06 |
| 3 | BS McKinney | 2026 | 21 | 16 | 144 | 1,044 | 71.80 |
| 4 | David Bedingham | 2026 | 16 | 14 | 127 | 1,029 | 75.94 |
| 5 | JM Coles | 2026 | 24 | 13 | 80 | 694 | 63.21 |
Results
DURDurham
493
LANLancashire
397/6
Match drawn
WORWorcestershire
214 & 206
DERDerbyshire
88 & 157
Worcestershire won by 175 runs
NORNorthamptonshire
103 & 285
MIDMiddlesex
255 & 134/3
Middlesex won by 7 wickets
GLOGloucestershire
229 & 241
KENKent
353 & 120/2
Kent won by 8 wickets
SURSurrey
422 & 127/5
SOMSomerset
731
Match drawn
GLAGlamorgan
505
ESSEssex
129 & 351/6
Match drawn
SUSSussex
244 & 319/9d
HAMHampshire
128 & 238
Sussex won by 197 runs
NOTNottinghamshire
251 & 85
YORYorkshire
179 & 159/9
Yorkshire won by 1 wicket
LEILeicestershire
125 & 168
WARWarwickshire
372
Warwickshire won by an innings and 79 runs
LANLancashire
161 & 192
KENKent
214 & 142/3
Kent won by 7 wickets
MIDMiddlesex
326 & 361
GLOGloucestershire
296 & 145/9
Match drawn
DERDerbyshire
372 & 286
NORNorthamptonshire
310 & 326/6
Match drawn
DURDurham
465 & 235
WORWorcestershire
448 & 32/1
Match drawn
NOTNottinghamshire
240 & 193
SUSSussex
358 & 76/3
Sussex won by 7 wickets
GLAGlamorgan
132 & 594
SURSurrey
115 & 427
Glamorgan won by 184 runs
YORYorkshire
212 & 275
SOMSomerset
201 & 101
Yorkshire won by 185 runs
HAMHampshire
214 & 363
LEILeicestershire
244 & 335/5
Leicestershire won by 5 wickets
ESSEssex
134 & 189
WARWarwickshire
191 & 138/2
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
GLOGloucestershire
212 & 169
LANLancashire
134 & 142
Gloucestershire won by 105 runs
DURDurham
252 & 374
MIDMiddlesex
203 & 330
Durham won by 93 runs
WORWorcestershire
200 & 182
NORNorthamptonshire
289 & 96/4
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets
DERDerbyshire
300 & 352/8d
KENKent
219 & 252
Derbyshire won by 181 runs
SOMSomerset
363 & 316/5d
LEILeicestershire
157 & 145
Somerset won by 377 runs
SUSSussex
393 & 167/3
SURSurrey
321
Match drawn
GLAGlamorgan
69 & 65
WARWarwickshire
391
Warwickshire won by an innings and 257 runs
YORYorkshire
390
ESSEssex
171 & 113
Yorkshire won by an innings and 106 runs
NOTNottinghamshire
377 & 104
HAMHampshire
304 & 123
Nottinghamshire won by 54 runs
MIDMiddlesex
247 & 200
LANLancashire
151 & 136
Middlesex won by 160 runs
DURDurham
205 & 261
NORNorthamptonshire
263 & 50
Durham won by 153 runs
KENKent
238 & 358
WORWorcestershire
217 & 295
Kent won by 84 runs
GLOGloucestershire
237 & 359/5d
DERDerbyshire
278 & 105
Gloucestershire won by 213 runs
WARWarwickshire
398
HAMHampshire
115 & 154
Warwickshire won by an innings and 129 runs
GLAGlamorgan
194 & 183
SOMSomerset
441
Somerset won by an innings and 64 runs
NOTNottinghamshire
451/8d & 178/1d
LEILeicestershire
365
Match drawn
YORYorkshire
185 & 82
SURSurrey
83 & 187/9
Surrey won by 1 wicket
SUSSussex
275 & 230
ESSEssex
177 & 281
Sussex won by 47 runs
GLOGloucestershire
137 & 250
DURDurham
384 & 4/0
Durham won by 10 wickets
LANLancashire
180 & 2/0
WORWorcestershire
263/7d
Match drawn
KENKent
345
NORNorthamptonshire
450/6d
Match drawn
DERDerbyshire
131 & 111/3
MIDMiddlesex
0/0
Match drawn
SOMSomerset
202 & 350/9d
SUSSussex
250 & 62/1
Match drawn
HAMHampshire
162 & 300/8d
GLAGlamorgan
161 & 21/3
Match drawn
YORYorkshire
263
LEILeicestershire
84/0
Match drawn
SURSurrey
183 & 298/8
ESSEssex
279
Match drawn
NOTNottinghamshire
325/8d
WARWarwickshire
185
Match drawn
GLOGloucestershire
150 & 395/7d
WORWorcestershire
267 & 281/2
Worcestershire won by 8 wickets
NORNorthamptonshire
284 & 298/4d
LANLancashire
137 & 129
Northamptonshire won by 316 runs
DURDurham
283 & 295/6d
DERDerbyshire
156 & 84/9
Durham won by 338 runs
KENKent
350 & 254
MIDMiddlesex
249 & 309
Kent won by 46 runs
YORYorkshire
173 & 301
HAMHampshire
197 & 238
Yorkshire won by 39 runs
SOMSomerset
469 & 103/2
ESSEssex
158 & 412
Somerset won by 8 wickets
LEILeicestershire
151 & 257
GLAGlamorgan
152 & 214
Leicestershire won by 42 runs
SUSSussex
156 & 207
WARWarwickshire
161 & 206/9
Warwickshire won by 1 wicket
NOTNottinghamshire
184 & 306
SURSurrey
162 & 183
Nottinghamshire won by 145 runs
NORNorthamptonshire
450 & 250
DURDurham
405 & 296/4
Durham won by 6 wickets
GLOGloucestershire
289 & 185
WORWorcestershire
388 & 87/5
Worcestershire won by 5 wickets
LANLancashire
161 & 226
DERDerbyshire
364 & 25/1
Derbyshire won by 9 wickets
KENKent
416 & 257
MIDMiddlesex
443 & 181
Kent won by 49 runs
SOMSomerset
208 & 435
WARWarwickshire
330 & 98/2
Match drawn
HAMHampshire
191 & 220
SUSSussex
159 & 134
Hampshire won by 118 runs
GLAGlamorgan
358 & 197/3
SURSurrey
105 & 447
Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
YORYorkshire
185 & 229
LEILeicestershire
453
Leicestershire won by an innings and 39 runs
ESSEssex
184 & 221
NOTNottinghamshire
457
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 52 runs
DURDurham
377
DERDerbyshire
118 & 237
Durham won by an innings and 22 runs
MIDMiddlesex
339 & 283/6d
WORWorcestershire
265 & 216
Middlesex won by 141 runs
KENKent
178 & 332
LANLancashire
87 & 283
Kent won by 140 runs
NORNorthamptonshire
465 & 191/3
GLOGloucestershire
268 & 387
Northamptonshire won by 7 wickets
SOMSomerset
310 & 355/7d
NOTNottinghamshire
193 & 166
Somerset won by 306 runs
GLAGlamorgan
155 & 268
SUSSussex
521
Sussex won by an innings and 98 runs
ESSEssex
401 & 217/4
LEILeicestershire
187 & 428
Essex won by 6 wickets
YORYorkshire
469 & 246/6d
WARWarwickshire
263 & 333/8
Match drawn
SURSurrey
421 & 259/5d
HAMHampshire
333 & 101/2
Match drawn
WORWorcestershire
270 & 211/5d
LANLancashire
281/8d
Match drawn
MIDMiddlesex
177 & 320
DERDerbyshire
376 & 124/3
Derbyshire won by 7 wickets
GLOGloucestershire
154 & 221
NORNorthamptonshire
127 & 251/8
Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets
KENKent
523 & 1/1d
DURDurham
446
Match drawn
SOMSomerset
526/8d
SUSSussex
253 & 113/7
Match drawn
YORYorkshire
486
SURSurrey
204 & 155
Yorkshire won by an innings and 127 runs
GLAGlamorgan
360 & 259
WARWarwickshire
252 & 100/2
Match drawn
HAMHampshire
214 & 207/6d
NOTNottinghamshire
229
Match drawn
LEILeicestershire
333 & 60
ESSEssex
293 & 104/3
Essex won by 7 wickets
LANLancashire
201 & 84
MIDMiddlesex
169 & 117/4
Middlesex won by 6 wickets
WORWorcestershire
308 & 102
DURDurham
268 & 143/1
Durham won by 9 wickets
GLOGloucestershire
325 & 262
KENKent
327 & 261/8
Kent won by 2 wickets
DERDerbyshire
604/7d
NORNorthamptonshire
228 & 263
Derbyshire won by an innings and 113 runs
LEILeicestershire
328 & 227
SUSSussex
430 & 131/3
Sussex won by 7 wickets
SOMSomerset
354 & 157
GLAGlamorgan
229 & 285/8
Glamorgan won by 2 wickets
NOTNottinghamshire
415 & 414/4d
SURSurrey
449
Match drawn
WARWarwickshire
147 & 553/6d
YORYorkshire
152 & 171
Warwickshire won by 377 runs
HAMHampshire
235 & 214
ESSEssex
273 & 178/4
Essex won by 6 wickets
MIDMiddlesex
430 & 146/4
DURDurham
567
Match drawn
WORWorcestershire
306 & 114
NORNorthamptonshire
597/7d
Northamptonshire won by an innings and 177 runs
KENKent
352 & 335
DERDerbyshire
304 & 158
Kent won by 225 runs
NOTNottinghamshire
490 & 77/0
LEILeicestershire
308 & 254
Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets
YORYorkshire
162 & 371
SOMSomerset
274 & 184
Yorkshire won by 75 runs
GLAGlamorgan
536/7d
HAMHampshire
214 & 253
Glamorgan won by an innings and 69 runs
SUSSussex
358/9d & 277
SURSurrey
622 & 15/2
Surrey won by 8 wickets
KENKent
196 & 249
WORWorcestershire
447
Worcestershire won by an innings and 2 runs
LANLancashire
370 & 260/9d
DURDurham
295 & 336/2
Durham won by 8 wickets
GLOGloucestershire
498 & 39/0
DERDerbyshire
281 & 252
Gloucestershire won by 10 wickets
GLAGlamorgan
440 & 137/2
LEILeicestershire
586/7d
Match drawn
ESSEssex
409 & 302/2d
SURSurrey
472
Match drawn
SUSSussex
502 & 324/8
YORYorkshire
511
Match drawn
WARWarwickshire
459
NOTNottinghamshire
279 & 537/7d
Match drawn
GLOGloucestershire
136 & 305
LANLancashire
240 & 203/6
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
MIDMiddlesex
341 & 353/3
NORNorthamptonshire
409
Match drawn
WARWarwickshire
190 & 220
ESSEssex
205 & 164
Warwickshire won by 41 runs
HAMHampshire
238 & 336
SOMSomerset
288 & 288/8
Somerset won by 2 wickets
LANLancashire
351 & 160
DERDerbyshire
374 & 108
Lancashire won by 29 runs
NORNorthamptonshire
684/2d
KENKent
178 & 253/5
Match drawn
DURDurham
605/5d
GLOGloucestershire
175 & 205
Durham won by an innings and 225 runs
WORWorcestershire
191 & 253
MIDMiddlesex
183 & 204
Worcestershire won by 57 runs
NOTNottinghamshire
279 & 311/9d
GLAGlamorgan
113 & 285
Nottinghamshire won by 192 runs
SURSurrey
520 & 263/4d
LEILeicestershire
691
Match drawn
HAMHampshire
251 & 351/5d
YORYorkshire
177 & 211
Hampshire won by 214 runs
WARWarwickshire
267 & 264
SUSSussex
204 & 328/5
Sussex won by 5 wickets
ESSEssex
149 & 245
SOMSomerset
348 & 49/0
Somerset won by 10 wickets
DURDurham
335 & 218/9d
KENKent
197 & 234/5
Match drawn
LANLancashire
384 & 194
NORNorthamptonshire
258 & 213/9
Match drawn
MIDMiddlesex
445/9d
GLOGloucestershire
216 & 215
Middlesex won by an innings and 14 runs
DERDerbyshire
625/8d
WORWorcestershire
312 & 314/7
Match drawn
SOMSomerset
347 & 407/5d
NOTNottinghamshire
338 & 140/3
Match drawn
SUSSussex
361 & 364
LEILeicestershire
245 & 258
Sussex won by 222 runs
GLAGlamorgan
302 & 218/5d
YORYorkshire
226 & 239/7
Match drawn
ESSEssex
461/7d
HAMHampshire
156 & 168
Essex won by an innings and 137 runs
SURSurrey
328 & 447/4d
WARWarwickshire
544
Match drawn