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County Championship

England and WalesFounded 1890126 seasons18 teams

Table 2026

Division One
Pos	Team	P	W	L	D	Pts
1	WarwicksChampions	14	7	1	6	225
2	Somerset	14	6	3	5	205
3	Sussex	14	7	3	4	195
4	Notts	14	5	3	6	192
5	Yorkshire	14	6	4	4	180
6	Glamorgan	14	4	5	5	159
7	Surrey	14	2	4	8	152
8	Essex	14	4	7	3	136
9	LeicsRelegated	14	3	7	4	119
10	HampshireRelegated	14	2	9	3	98

Division Two
Pos	Team	P	W	L	D	Pts
1	DurhamPromoted	14	9	0	5	258
2	KentPromoted	14	8	2	4	211
3	Northants	14	5	4	5	191
4	Middlesex	14	5	5	4	167
5	Worcs	14	5	5	4	166
6	Derbyshire	14	4	7	3	150
7	Lancashire	14	2	8	4	114
8	Glos	14	3	10	1	97

Champions

WarwickshireChampions in 2026

YorkshireMost titles: 33, the last in 2015

Titles

Team	Titles	Last won
Yorkshire	33	2015
Surrey	23	2024
Middlesex	13	2016
Warwickshire	9	2026
Lancashire	9	2011
Essex	8	2019
Nottinghamshire	7	2025
Kent	7	1978
Worcestershire	5	1989
Durham	3	2013
Sussex	3	2007
Leicestershire	3	1998
Glamorgan	3	1997
Hampshire	2	1973
Derbyshire	1	1936

Every season

2026Warwickshire
2025Nottinghamshire
2024Surrey
2023Surrey
2022Surrey
2021Warwickshire
2020EssexBob Willis Trophy
2019Essex
2018Surrey
2017Essex
2016Middlesex
2015Yorkshire
2014Yorkshire
2013Durham
2012Warwickshire
2011Lancashire
2010Nottinghamshire
2009Durham
2008Durham
2007Sussex

1890 to 2006

Season by season

Season	Matches	Drawn	Runs per wicket	Champions
2026Warwicks	126	31%	29.9	Warwicks
2025Notts	126	49%	34.6	Notts
2024Surrey	124	47%	34.6	Surrey
2023Surrey	125	46%	32.4	Surrey
2022Surrey	126	40%	34.4	Surrey
2021Warwicks	124	37%	28.8	Warwicks
2020Bob Willis TrophyEssex	46	37%	27.5	Essex
2019Essex	114	37%	29.5	Essex
2018Surrey	111	21%	26.4	Surrey
2017Essex	112	37%	30.8	Essex
2016Middlesex	134	51%	34.8	Middlesex
2015Yorkshire	135	36%	31.5	Yorkshire
2014Yorkshire	127	39%	31.7	Yorkshire

Records since 2022

Team totals

Total	Team	Against	Ground	Date
820-9d	Surrey	Durham	Kennington Oval	Jun 2025
795-5d	Glamorgan	Leics	Grace Road	Jul 2022
756-4d	Leics	Sussex	County Ground, Hove	Jul 2022
737	Glamorgan	Sussex	County Ground, Hove	May 2023
731	Somerset	Surrey	The Cooper Associates County Ground	Sept 2026

Individual innings

Score	Batter	For	Against	Ground	Date
410* (450)	Sam Northeast	Glamorgan	Leics	Grace Road	Jul 2022
371 (403)	Tom Banton	Somerset	Worcs	The Cooper Associates County Ground	Apr 2025
335* (412)	Sam Northeast	Glamorgan	Middlesex	Lord's	Apr 2024
318 (426)	Keaton Jennings	Lancashire	Somerset	Trafalgar Road Ground	Jul 2022
313* (398)	David Lloyd	Glamorgan	Derbyshire	Sophia Gardens	Sept 2022

Bowling in an innings

Figures	Bowler	For	Against	Ground	Date
9/62	LC Norwell	Warwicks	Hampshire	Edgbaston	Sept 2022
9/68	Matthew Potts	Durham	Lancashire	Riverside Ground	Sept 2024
8/27	Tom Price	Glos	Warwicks	County Ground	Sept 2022
8/46	Simon Harmer	Essex	Hampshire	County Ground	Jun 2022
8/51	Rahul Chahar	Surrey	Hampshire	The Rose Bowl	Sept 2025

Bowling in a match

Figures	Bowler	For	Against	Ground	Date
15/207	Simon Harmer	Essex	Hampshire	County Ground	Jun 2022
14/117	Ollie Robinson	Sussex	Worcs	County Ground, New Road	May 2023
13/87	Craig Overton	Somerset	Essex	The Cooper Associates County Ground	Apr 2022
13/100	LC Norwell	Warwicks	Hampshire	Edgbaston	Sept 2022
13/101	Matthew Potts	Durham	Leics	Grace Road	Sept 2022

Top performers

Runs, since 2022

Batter	M	Runs	Avg	100s
Haseeb Hameed	69	4,949	45.82	13
Wayne Madsen	63	4,938	50.39	13
Leus du Plooy	65	4,876	54.79	13
Adam Lyth	69	4,806	42.53	14
Keaton Jennings	62	4,718	47.66	12

Runs, 2026

Batter	M	Runs	Avg	100s
Joe Clarke	14	1,288	56.00	4
Tom Abell	12	1,287	71.50	4
Ricardo Vasconcelos	14	1,159	48.29	6
James Bracey	14	1,096	43.84	5
Sam Hain	13	1,048	74.86	2

Wickets, since 2022

Bowler	M	Wkts	Avg	5WI
Kyle Abbott	67	277	19.60	15
Simon Harmer	62	240	28.74	13
Toby Roland-Jones	61	236	23.40	16
Matthew Potts	51	234	22.97	11
Ben Raine	61	230	25.26	9

Wickets, 2026

Bowler	M	Wkts	Avg	5WI
Ethan Bamber	14	69	19.39	4
Kyle Abbott	14	64	16.16	2
Matthew Potts	11	60	17.95	3
Ryan Higgins	12	58	19.57	0
Ben Aitchison	12	58	20.38	5