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County Championship 1955 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1955; Tests are excluded.

L Livingston leads the displayed batting table with 1,957 runs. GE Tribe leads the bowling table with 169 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 238
Recorded players: 330
Recorded teams: 17
Recorded venues: 72

Selected season match starts: 1955-05-07 to 1955-09-01. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.

County Championship standings · 1955

League table for 1955. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1955 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Surrey	28	23	5	0	284
2	Yorkshire	28	21	5	2	268
3	Hampshire	28	16	5	6	210
4	Sussex	28	13	8	6	196
5	Middlesex	28	14	12	2	192
6	Leicestershire	28	11	10	7	154
7	Northamptonshire	28	9	10	9	148
8	Derbyshire	28	9	10	9	146
9	Lancashire	28	10	9	8	140
9	Warwickshire	28	10	9	9	140
11	Nottinghamshire	28	10	11	7	132
12	Gloucestershire	28	9	13	6	128
13	Kent	28	8	13	7	104
14	Essex	28	6	15	7	100
15	Worcestershire	28	5	17	6	84
16	Glamorgan	28	5	14	8	80
17	Somerset	28	4	17	7	64

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.

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Season leaders · County Championship 1955

Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

County Championship County Championship 1955 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
L Livingston	28	1,957
DJ Insole	26	1,907
M Tompkin	28	1,865
MF Tremlett	28	1,830
JDB Robertson	28	1,754

Recorded innings through 1955-09-01. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1955 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
GE Tribe	28	169
GAR Lock	22	149
D Shackleton	28	147
B Dooland	25	142
C Gladwin	27	139

Recorded innings through 1955-09-01. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1955

Every recorded player in this competition and season; the first 25 in each table are shown below. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 330 players

County Championship 1955 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
L Livingston	Northamptonshire	28	52	5	1,957	172*	41.64	—	8	5	8	2
DJ Insole	Essex	26	50	4	1,907	142	41.46	—	6	8	0	0
M Tompkin	Leicestershire	28	52	3	1,865	131	38.06	—	12	2	19	1
MF Tremlett	Somerset	28	56	1	1,830	153	33.27	—	11	2	21	1
JDB Robertson	Middlesex	28	55	0	1,754	137	31.89	—	14	1	0	0
RE Marshall	Hampshire	28	53	3	1,705	106	34.10	—	10	2	10	2
DM Young	Gloucestershire	28	55	1	1,691	137	31.31	—	9	3	0	0
JM Parks	Sussex	27	50	7	1,686	205*	39.21	—	11	3	3	1
D Kenyon	Worcestershire	24	47	3	1,637	131	37.20	—	8	4	0	0
D Brookes	Northamptonshire	28	52	3	1,629	177	33.24	—	10	3	4	0
JT Ikin	Lancashire	26	43	1	1,581	114	37.64	—	10	3	7	0
HE Dollery	Warwickshire	27	52	2	1,558	156	31.16	—	8	4	0	0
CJ Poole	Nottinghamshire	26	50	3	1,547	122	32.91	—	13	2	62	3
AP Arnold	Northamptonshire	28	52	2	1,523	122	30.46	—	9	3	0	0
A Hamer	Derbyshire	28	49	1	1,509	227	31.44	—	5	2	0	0
RE Hitchcock	Warwickshire	28	54	6	1,507	128	31.40	—	7	4	0	0
C Washbrook	Lancashire	26	43	2	1,500	170	36.59	—	9	3	3	0
CA Milton	Gloucestershire	26	51	2	1,495	150	30.51	—	8	2	0	0
JV Wilson	Yorkshire	28	52	4	1,480	132*	30.83	—	7	3	0	0
CH Palmer	Leicestershire	28	52	1	1,474	128	28.90	—	7	3	30	1
AVG Wolton	Warwickshire	27	52	4	1,470	107	30.63	—	12	1	0	0
VE Jackson	Leicestershire	28	52	3	1,451	121	29.61	—	4	4	5	0
DB Carr	Derbyshire	28	49	2	1,438	146	30.60	—	9	2	0	0
W Watson	Yorkshire	22	42	12	1,424	214*	47.47	—	4	4	0	0
GM Emmett	Gloucestershire	28	55	3	1,418	122	27.27	—	8	2	0	0

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County Championship 1955 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
JF Crapp	Gloucestershire	27	53	3	1,401	101	28.02	—	10	2	0	0
A Wharton	Lancashire	27	45	2	1,400	123	32.56	—	8	2	3	0
G Barker	Essex	28	54	3	1,394	106	27.33	—	5	2	0	0
RT Simpson	Nottinghamshire	21	40	0	1,350	105	33.75	—	7	2	67	2
WGA Parkhouse	Glamorgan	26	46	0	1,347	143	29.28	—	9	1	8	0
ASM Oakman	Sussex	27	51	3	1,335	102	27.81	—	7	1	13	2
PB Wight	Somerset	28	56	3	1,323	106	24.96	—	7	1	7	0
RG Broadbent	Worcestershire	28	55	1	1,312	146	24.30	—	9	2	0	0
JD Clay	Nottinghamshire	27	52	2	1,308	127	26.16	—	7	2	54	0
RT Spooner	Warwickshire	25	48	5	1,307	125	30.40	—	8	1	0	0
WJ Edrich	Middlesex	28	55	5	1,296	125*	25.92	—	5	1	0	0
RJ Giles	Nottinghamshire	20	40	3	1,293	142	34.95	—	5	3	26	1
AE Fagg	Kent	28	54	1	1,291	106	24.36	—	6	1	2	0
FC Gardner	Warwickshire	25	48	2	1,287	167	27.98	—	5	1	0	0
TW Graveney	Gloucestershire	16	31	1	1,283	128	42.77	—	5	3	0	0
TC Dodds	Essex	28	54	1	1,283	94	24.21	—	6	0	0	0
KF Barrington	Surrey	25	44	6	1,262	135*	33.21	—	7	2	16	0
LF Outschoorn	Worcestershire	24	47	2	1,247	150*	27.71	—	7	2	0	0
R Subba Row	Northamptonshire	23	42	5	1,230	260*	33.24	—	3	4	5	0
KG Suttle	Sussex	28	52	2	1,216	104	24.32	—	6	1	1	0
J Pettiford	Kent	28	54	8	1,197	90	26.02	—	4	0	2	0
H Horton	Hampshire	21	40	3	1,190	139	32.16	—	5	3	0	0
DW Barrick	Northamptonshire	23	44	7	1,188	139	32.11	—	7	2	12	0
WE Jones	Glamorgan	28	49	5	1,173	112*	26.66	—	5	1	1	0
PA Gibb	Essex	28	54	5	1,170	77	23.88	—	5	0	0	0
RC Wilson	Kent	22	42	3	1,152	107	29.54	—	8	1	0	0
KJ Grieves	Lancashire	21	35	5	1,146	137	38.20	—	6	2	16	0
AC Revill	Derbyshire	28	49	3	1,146	79	24.91	—	4	0	0	0
MJ Horton	Worcestershire	28	55	4	1,131	103	22.18	—	6	1	0	0
WHH Sutcliffe	Yorkshire	21	39	3	1,124	161*	31.22	—	5	3	0	0
JR Gray	Hampshire	28	53	3	1,115	98	22.30	—	6	0	15	0
NF Horner	Warwickshire	21	41	0	1,110	119	27.07	—	5	1	0	0
DV Smith	Sussex	28	52	2	1,106	90	22.12	—	7	0	1	0
J Lawrence	Somerset	26	52	1	1,101	122	21.59	—	7	1	3	0
FW Stocks	Nottinghamshire	19	37	3	1,099	99	32.32	—	12	0	9	0
GG Tordoff	Somerset	27	54	3	1,091	145*	21.39	—	4	1	12	0
JG Langridge	Sussex	28	52	1	1,050	101	20.59	—	2	1	1	0
B Constable	Surrey	28	50	6	1,029	132	23.39	—	4	2	7	0
AJ Watkins	Glamorgan	28	48	3	1,026	111	22.80	—	3	2	19	0
HW Stephenson	Somerset	27	54	4	1,016	85*	20.32	—	7	0	0	0
MR Hallam	Leicestershire	22	40	0	1,014	86	25.35	—	6	0	30	0
G Cox	Sussex	26	48	3	1,001	79	22.24	—	5	0	1	0
G Lester	Leicestershire	28	52	2	999	143	19.98	—	1	2	4	0
D Bennett	Middlesex	28	55	6	981	99	20.02	—	4	0	0	0
JM Kelly	Derbyshire	28	49	0	974	72	19.88	—	7	0	0	0
GE Tribe	Northamptonshire	28	52	5	958	80*	20.38	—	8	0	6	0
NH Rogers	Hampshire	24	45	2	955	103*	22.21	—	4	1	2	0
AH Phebey	Kent	22	43	2	945	122	23.05	—	1	1	4	0
DB Close	Yorkshire	23	42	5	941	143	25.43	—	4	1	0	0
SM Brown	Middlesex	23	45	2	929	83	21.60	—	4	0	0	0
MJ Stewart	Surrey	20	36	5	923	118	29.77	—	4	2	0	0
PBH May	Surrey	16	26	4	921	122*	41.86	—	6	2	9	1
GA Edrich	Lancashire	24	41	3	916	117	24.11	—	1	2	4	0
B Dooland	Nottinghamshire	25	48	3	887	91	19.71	—	5	0	46	3
TE Bailey	Essex	16	32	7	878	152*	35.12	—	4	2	0	0
JG Lomax	Somerset	24	48	6	868	71	20.67	—	5	0	4	0
HM Barnard	Hampshire	25	48	5	862	116	20.05	—	3	1	1	0
FA Lowson	Yorkshire	20	39	2	835	116	22.57	—	5	1	0	0
W Wooller	Glamorgan	22	39	2	822	128	22.22	—	1	1	14	0
GEE Lambert	Gloucestershire	28	55	8	819	100*	17.43	—	4	1	0	0
AJW McIntyre	Surrey	23	40	6	807	110	23.74	—	4	1	28	5
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	24	47	9	806	104	21.21	—	3	1	0	0
GO Dawkes	Derbyshire	28	49	6	806	86	18.74	—	6	0	0	0
A Townsend	Warwickshire	28	54	6	800	84	16.67	—	3	0	0	0
JS Pressdee	Glamorgan	28	49	5	773	67	17.57	—	2	0	1	0
R Illingworth	Yorkshire	22	40	6	772	116	22.71	—	5	1	0	0
V Broderick	Northamptonshire	28	52	6	760	68	16.52	—	4	0	2	0
DW Richardson	Worcestershire	17	34	2	742	126	23.19	—	2	1	0	0
MC Cowdrey	Kent	9	17	3	737	139	52.64	—	2	3	0	0
G Dews	Worcestershire	23	45	1	737	73	16.75	—	3	0	0	0
J Hardstaff	Nottinghamshire	13	24	0	732	134	30.50	—	6	1	46	6
DGW Fletcher	Surrey	17	31	3	726	84	25.93	—	5	0	6	0
NWD Yardley	Yorkshire	26	48	5	722	100*	16.79	—	2	1	0	0
AWH Rayment	Hampshire	20	38	4	708	104	20.82	—	0	1	2	0
JE Pleass	Glamorgan	22	38	3	698	102*	19.94	—	1	1	3	0
MJK Smith	Leicestershire	14	27	1	688	70	26.46	—	6	0	0	0
DC Morgan	Derbyshire	26	45	5	681	109*	17.03	—	1	1	0	0
EJ Martin	Nottinghamshire	19	36	4	672	76	21.00	—	3	0	38	0
JM Allan	Kent	12	22	1	665	121*	31.67	—	3	3	0	0
Yawar Saeed	Somerset	23	46	2	664	64	15.09	—	3	0	12	0
WT Greensmith	Essex	28	54	16	664	63*	17.47	—	2	0	0	0
R Smith	Essex	28	54	4	655	101*	13.10	—	2	1	0	0
HL Johnson	Derbyshire	25	44	1	654	52	15.21	—	2	0	0	0
JB Mortimore	Gloucestershire	27	53	9	650	73	14.77	—	1	0	0	0
B Hedges	Glamorgan	22	40	2	645	87	16.97	—	5	0	2	0
JG Dewes	Middlesex	7	14	2	644	117	53.67	—	3	2	0	0
EA Bedser	Surrey	18	32	3	637	79	21.97	—	3	0	0	0
GPS Delisle	Middlesex	13	26	1	636	105	25.44	—	3	1	0	0
VS Munden	Leicestershire	28	52	4	632	50	13.17	—	2	0	12	2
R Horsfall	Essex	23	44	2	622	69	14.81	—	3	0	0	0
JC Laker	Surrey	24	43	5	613	78*	16.13	—	4	0	0	0
J Dyson	Lancashire	16	28	2	599	84	23.04	—	2	0	9	0
TH Clark	Surrey	20	37	0	596	87	16.11	—	1	0	4	0
DCS Compton	Middlesex	11	21	1	590	150	29.50	—	3	1	0	0
FL Angell	Somerset	16	32	0	578	90	18.06	—	2	0	0	0
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	28	53	7	562	73*	12.22	—	1	0	4	0
DEV Padgett	Yorkshire	13	24	1	560	115	24.35	—	2	1	0	0
P Hearn	Kent	17	34	4	559	87*	18.63	—	5	0	0	0
J Lister	Worcestershire	12	24	1	549	99	23.87	—	4	0	0	0
G Goonesena	Nottinghamshire	13	26	4	544	107*	24.73	—	1	1	0	0
L Hutton	Yorkshire	10	19	0	535	194	28.16	—	4	1	0	0
AC Shirreff	Kent	11	21	0	519	77	24.71	—	4	0	0	0
RO Jenkins	Worcestershire	20	39	7	515	54*	16.09	—	1	0	0	0
PE Richardson	Worcestershire	6	12	3	508	91*	56.44	—	6	0	0	0
B Taylor	Essex	18	35	2	508	75	15.39	—	2	0	0	0
HG Davies	Glamorgan	28	49	8	497	77*	12.12	—	1	0	1	0
A Jepson	Nottinghamshire	25	48	6	496	52*	11.81	—	1	0	24	6
EDR Eagar	Hampshire	22	41	0	482	53	11.76	—	1	0	4	0
GA Smithson	Leicestershire	22	41	3	473	55	12.45	—	3	0	7	0
NI Thomson	Sussex	27	50	9	473	35*	11.54	—	0	0	0	0
D Shackleton	Hampshire	28	53	7	466	47	10.13	—	0	0	2	0
CCP Williams	Essex	10	18	0	454	119	25.22	—	1	1	0	0
PF Harvey	Nottinghamshire	17	32	4	443	54*	15.82	—	1	0	21	0
C Gladwin	Derbyshire	27	47	10	435	67	11.76	—	1	0	0	0
K Smales	Nottinghamshire	28	54	16	433	41	11.39	—	0	0	4	2
MJ Hilton	Lancashire	24	40	2	426	100*	11.21	—	0	1	5	0
RT Webb	Sussex	28	52	16	422	49*	11.72	—	0	0	1	0
JJ Warr	Middlesex	27	53	4	410	51	8.37	—	1	0	0	0
DS Sheppard	Sussex	7	13	0	401	65	30.85	—	5	0	0	0
L Harrison	Hampshire	27	51	5	395	35*	8.59	—	0	0	1	0
RG Marlar	Sussex	26	48	5	394	39	9.16	—	0	0	1	1
JE Walsh	Leicestershire	20	36	2	389	57*	11.44	—	2	0	10	0
JE McConnon	Glamorgan	16	29	5	388	52	16.17	—	1	0	0	0
J Hilton	Somerset	20	40	8	388	61*	12.13	—	1	0	9	0
DVP Wright	Kent	27	51	13	385	66*	10.13	—	1	0	4	0
BL Reynolds	Northamptonshire	11	21	3	383	64*	21.28	—	2	0	0	0
CT Spencer	Leicestershire	27	51	11	370	75	9.25	—	1	0	0	0
J Firth	Leicestershire	23	44	13	369	51	11.90	—	1	0	0	0
LH Compton	Middlesex	26	51	2	367	57	7.49	—	1	0	0	0
KJ Poole	Nottinghamshire	11	22	2	362	58	18.10	—	2	0	0	0
H Yarnold	Worcestershire	28	55	3	356	36	6.85	—	0	0	0	0
GAR Lock	Surrey	22	38	5	351	55	10.64	—	2	0	0	0
E Smith	Derbyshire	28	49	11	350	57	9.21	—	1	0	0	0
RA Diment	Leicestershire	9	17	1	339	71	21.19	—	1	0	0	0
REC Pratt	Surrey	12	23	0	333	43	14.48	—	0	0	0	0
FS Trueman	Yorkshire	23	43	4	330	74	8.46	—	1	0	0	0
LHR Ralph	Essex	17	32	5	329	53*	12.19	—	1	0	0	0
EI Lester	Yorkshire	11	20	0	323	54	16.15	—	2	0	0	0
R Collins	Lancashire	13	22	3	318	52*	16.74	—	1	0	0	0
PJ Loader	Surrey	17	30	4	307	81	11.81	—	2	0	0	0
BR Edrich	Glamorgan	15	25	2	304	43	13.22	—	0	0	0	0
C Lee	Derbyshire	16	27	1	303	63	11.65	—	1	0	0	0
BD Wells	Gloucestershire	25	49	4	301	42*	6.69	—	0	0	0	0
WS Surridge	Surrey	25	45	4	291	26*	7.10	—	0	0	0	0
KR Dollery	Warwickshire	13	25	8	289	37	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
RTD Perks	Worcestershire	27	53	4	282	25	5.76	—	0	0	0	0
DG Ufton	Kent	13	25	2	282	36	12.26	—	0	0	0	0
JH Wardle	Yorkshire	23	43	1	274	41	6.52	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Shepherd	Glamorgan	22	40	7	272	48	8.24	—	0	0	1	0
AF Brazier	Kent	15	28	2	272	51*	10.46	—	2	0	0	0
R Berry	Worcestershire	24	46	15	269	24	8.68	—	0	0	0	0
AL Dixon	Kent	12	24	0	268	63	11.17	—	1	0	7	0
GHG Doggart	Sussex	11	22	0	267	84	12.14	—	2	0	0	0
JD Bannister	Warwickshire	26	51	4	267	45	5.68	—	0	0	0	0
DO Baldry	Middlesex	14	27	2	264	26	10.56	—	0	0	0	0
LN Devereux	Worcestershire	9	17	0	263	51	15.47	—	1	0	0	0
JWJ McMahon	Somerset	28	56	21	247	24	7.06	—	0	0	1	0
M Walker	Somerset	8	16	0	239	100	14.94	—	0	1	0	0
KV Andrew	Northamptonshire	24	45	10	235	32	6.71	—	0	0	0	0
KC Preston	Essex	27	52	12	234	30*	5.85	—	0	0	0	0
FH Tyson	Northamptonshire	15	27	2	228	72	9.12	—	1	0	0	0
GL Willatt	Derbyshire	5	9	0	228	68	25.33	—	2	0	0	0
DJ Ward	Glamorgan	16	27	4	224	35	9.74	—	0	0	0	0
JF Pretlove	Kent	9	16	2	222	60*	15.86	—	1	0	0	0
DG Greasley	Northamptonshire	7	13	1	210	63	17.50	—	1	0	0	0
G Potter	Sussex	9	16	3	208	48*	16.00	—	0	0	0	0
VHD Cannings	Hampshire	24	45	16	206	43*	7.10	—	0	0	0	0
W Knightley-Smith	Gloucestershire	8	16	1	200	64	13.33	—	1	0	0	0
JB Statham	Lancashire	14	23	4	199	62	10.47	—	1	0	0	0
JA Flavell	Worcestershire	19	38	11	190	29	7.04	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Green	Derbyshire	6	11	1	185	49	18.50	—	0	0	0	0
RW Clarke	Northamptonshire	21	39	13	182	27*	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Kelly	Nottinghamshire	6	12	3	172	41	19.11	—	0	0	0	0
JA Young	Middlesex	24	48	12	171	18	4.75	—	0	0	0	0
J Jordan	Lancashire	14	26	2	171	35	7.13	—	0	0	0	0
EG Witherden	Kent	6	12	2	171	69	17.10	—	1	0	2	0
P Rochford	Gloucestershire	26	50	7	167	16*	3.88	—	0	0	0	0
AE James	Sussex	25	47	12	166	22	4.74	—	0	0	6	0
RB Nicholls	Gloucestershire	8	16	2	155	63	11.07	—	1	0	0	0
HPH Sharp	Middlesex	6	12	3	154	52*	17.11	—	1	0	0	0
AAK Lawrence	Sussex	6	11	1	152	63	15.20	—	1	0	0	0
DF Cox	Surrey	6	12	1	147	57	13.36	—	1	0	0	0
AW Thompson	Middlesex	7	14	0	147	43	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
PB Clift	Glamorgan	9	14	0	146	45	10.43	—	0	0	0	0
JG Binks	Yorkshire	16	29	9	141	42*	7.05	—	0	0	0	0
G Pullar	Lancashire	3	5	0	138	76	27.60	—	1	0	0	0
G Smith	Kent	10	19	3	138	38	8.63	—	0	0	4	1
CF Davey	Somerset	5	10	1	132	46	14.67	—	0	0	0	0
JP Whitehead	Worcestershire	8	15	3	132	20*	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
AW Catt	Kent	7	13	2	128	88*	11.64	—	1	0	0	0
TG Evans	Kent	8	16	0	127	40	7.94	—	0	0	1	0
EJ Rowe	Nottinghamshire	27	52	14	124	16	3.26	—	0	0	6	0
HL Jackson	Derbyshire	15	25	5	123	20*	6.15	—	0	0	0	0
R Tattersall	Lancashire	26	44	11	123	28	3.73	—	0	0	3	0
R Swetman	Surrey	5	10	1	116	36	12.89	—	0	0	0	0
JG Spanswick	Kent	14	27	1	113	24	4.35	—	0	0	0	0
W Place	Lancashire	6	11	0	110	19	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
TW Cartwright	Warwickshire	5	10	1	110	30	12.22	—	0	0	0	0
B Lobb	Somerset	27	54	13	110	14	2.68	—	0	0	1	0
R Booth	Yorkshire	12	23	3	109	36	5.45	—	0	0	0	0
S Starkie	Northamptonshire	11	20	1	107	60	5.63	—	1	0	0	0
MJ Bear	Essex	6	12	3	106	53	11.78	—	1	0	0	0
S Smith	Lancashire	8	12	0	103	19	8.58	—	0	0	0	0
F Moore	Lancashire	11	18	4	102	18	7.29	—	0	0	3	0
JCT Page	Kent	19	38	10	101	15*	3.61	—	0	0	1	0
CS Smith	Lancashire	4	7	0	101	36	14.43	—	0	0	0	0
RG Thompson	Warwickshire	25	48	12	100	11*	2.78	—	0	0	0	0
F Ridgway	Kent	6	12	2	99	26	9.90	—	0	0	0	0
MD Burden	Hampshire	25	47	8	97	30	2.49	—	0	0	0	0
GH Chesterton	Worcestershire	8	16	3	95	22*	7.31	—	0	0	0	0
WJP Stewart	Warwickshire	6	11	2	95	28*	10.56	—	0	0	0	0
K Taylor	Yorkshire	4	7	1	93	27	15.50	—	0	0	0	0
RW Barber	Lancashire	7	12	3	93	25*	10.33	—	0	0	0	0
AV Bedser	Surrey	26	46	17	92	19*	3.17	—	0	0	0	0
GJ Smith	Essex	7	14	2	92	29*	7.67	—	0	0	0	0
J Wild	Northamptonshire	12	21	1	92	25	4.60	—	0	0	0	0
BE Disbury	Kent	5	10	2	90	26*	11.25	—	0	0	0	0
IM King	Warwickshire	8	14	0	87	23	6.21	—	0	0	0	0
DA Bick	Middlesex	5	10	0	85	33	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
AE Moss	Middlesex	26	51	18	83	16	2.52	—	0	0	0	0
C Cook	Gloucestershire	24	48	4	81	15	1.84	—	0	0	0	0
JVC Griffiths	Gloucestershire	6	11	3	81	27*	10.13	—	0	0	0	0
KH Lewis	Glamorgan	8	15	4	80	18*	7.27	—	0	0	2	0
A Wilson	Lancashire	14	21	7	79	19*	5.64	—	0	0	0	0
WE Hollies	Warwickshire	26	50	14	72	18	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
R Smith	Somerset	5	10	0	72	21	7.20	—	0	0	0	0
RT Weeks	Warwickshire	8	16	2	72	23*	5.14	—	0	0	0	0
EB Lewis	Warwickshire	4	8	2	70	28*	11.67	—	0	0	0	0
MB Heath	Hampshire	7	14	5	66	33	7.33	—	0	0	0	0
HD Davies	Glamorgan	11	18	8	65	16	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
G Wyatt	Derbyshire	4	7	3	63	31*	15.75	—	0	0	0	0
JT Murray	Middlesex	2	4	0	62	26	15.50	—	0	0	0	0
TL Pritchard	Warwickshire	3	6	0	55	23	9.17	—	0	0	0	0
FP McHugh	Gloucestershire	24	47	19	52	10*	1.86	—	0	0	0	0
TJ Goodwin	Leicestershire	11	22	9	50	11*	3.85	—	0	0	0	0
SE Leary	Kent	1	2	1	49	48*	49.00	—	0	0	0	0
BA Langford	Somerset	2	4	0	48	41	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Foreman	Sussex	1	2	0	48	33	24.00	—	0	0	0	0
HJ Rhodes	Derbyshire	4	7	3	47	34	11.75	—	0	0	0	0
R Appleyard	Yorkshire	12	23	7	46	9	2.88	—	0	0	0	0
F Goodwin	Lancashire	7	12	3	46	21*	5.11	—	0	0	0	0
JA Bailey	Essex	10	19	7	43	14*	3.58	—	0	0	0	0
BR Knight	Essex	3	6	0	42	22	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
HM Winfield	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	42	38	21.00	—	0	0	0	0
AE Wilson	Gloucestershire	3	6	1	39	21	7.80	—	0	0	0	0
T Greenhough	Lancashire	6	10	3	37	14	5.29	—	0	0	0	0
KE Palmer	Somerset	3	6	1	35	12*	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
R Carter	Derbyshire	3	6	1	35	10	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Lightfoot	Northamptonshire	3	6	0	35	17	5.83	—	0	0	0	0
ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie	Hampshire	1	2	0	34	34	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
HW Tilly	Middlesex	2	4	0	31	20	7.75	—	0	0	0	0
E Leadbeater	Yorkshire	3	5	3	30	17*	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
GL Williams	Somerset	3	6	0	30	24	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
D Hall	Derbyshire	7	14	7	29	6*	4.14	—	0	0	0	0
AWG Liddell	Northamptonshire	2	3	0	29	29	9.67	—	0	0	0	0
PT Marner	Lancashire	3	5	0	29	21	5.80	—	0	0	0	0
AR Lewis	Glamorgan	2	3	0	28	19	9.33	—	0	0	0	0
KB Standring	Lancashire	6	11	2	28	13	3.11	—	0	0	0	0
GGM Wiltshire	Gloucestershire	2	4	0	27	13	6.75	—	0	0	0	0
JD Bond	Lancashire	2	3	0	26	25	8.67	—	0	0	0	0
E Davis	Northamptonshire	1	1	0	25	25	25.00	—	0	0	0	0
MD Willett	Surrey	1	2	0	25	25	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
LR Gardner	Leicestershire	1	2	1	23	14	23.00	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Etheridge	Gloucestershire	1	2	0	21	19	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
GM Tripp	Somerset	2	4	0	20	8	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Cowan	Yorkshire	8	15	4	20	9	1.82	—	0	0	0	0
P Cousens	Essex	4	8	2	19	9	3.17	—	0	0	0	0
RP Hogan	Northamptonshire	2	4	0	18	8	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
M Ryan	Yorkshire	4	7	3	17	10	4.25	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Hurst	Middlesex	4	7	3	16	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
J van Geloven	Yorkshire	2	3	0	16	16	5.33	—	0	0	0	0
BS Boshier	Leicestershire	10	16	8	14	13*	1.75	—	0	0	0	0
TE Davies	Worcestershire	1	2	0	13	8	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
DM Sayer	Kent	2	4	1	13	11*	4.33	—	0	0	0	0
AHM Rees	Glamorgan	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
AM King	Yorkshire	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
CS Matthews	Nottinghamshire	4	8	1	12	8	1.71	—	0	0	0	0
RL Pratt	Leicestershire	4	8	4	12	8*	3.00	—	0	0	1	0
R Julian	Leicestershire	4	7	1	11	9	1.83	—	0	0	0	0
GC Cooper	Sussex	1	1	0	11	11	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Webster	Northamptonshire	10	18	4	11	3	0.79	—	0	0	0	0
G Atkinson	Somerset	1	2	0	10	8	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
RVC Robins	Middlesex	3	6	0	10	7	1.67	—	0	0	0	0
AL Wells	Northamptonshire	2	4	0	10	9	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
DA Allen	Gloucestershire	1	2	2	8	6*	—	—	0	0	0	0
DL Bates	Sussex	2	3	0	8	8	2.67	—	0	0	0	0
CF Dring	Kent	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
RE Evans	Essex	1	2	0	7	4	3.50	—	0	0	0	0
A Eato	Derbyshire	2	3	0	6	6	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
WB Bridge	Warwickshire	1	2	0	5	3	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
JD Springall	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	5	3	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
M Wood	Nottinghamshire	4	7	2	5	4	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
L Pickles	Somerset	2	4	0	4	2	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
AB Cleveley	Nottinghamshire	1	2	1	4	4*	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
JB Phillips	Kent	4	7	0	4	4	0.57	—	0	0	0	0
RK Platt	Yorkshire	3	6	1	3	2	0.60	—	0	0	0	0
KD Biddulph	Somerset	2	4	0	2	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
DG Hughes	Somerset	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
LJ Coldwell	Worcestershire	2	4	2	1	1*	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
GB Shaw	Glamorgan	3	6	1	1	1	0.20	—	0	0	0	0
RG Carter	Warwickshire	1	2	1	1	1	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
P Hodgson	Yorkshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
HRA Kelleher	Surrey	3	5	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
CW Leach	Warwickshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Wood	Sussex	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 230 players

County Championship 1955 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
GE Tribe	Northamptonshire	28	53	7,289	328	3,155	169	18.67	43.13	2.60	12	9/45
GAR Lock	Surrey	22	42	5,423	336	1,840	149	12.35	36.40	2.04	15	8/82
D Shackleton	Hampshire	28	54	6,669	410	1,923	147	13.08	45.37	1.73	9	8/4
B Dooland	Nottinghamshire	25	42	6,929	314	3,146	142	22.15	48.80	2.72	16	8/61
C Gladwin	Derbyshire	27	53	6,443	407	2,155	139	15.50	46.35	2.01	7	7/16
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	24	44	6,214	385	2,075	137	15.15	45.36	2.00	14	8/44
JH Wardle	Yorkshire	23	46	5,931	384	1,977	133	14.86	44.59	2.00	9	7/72
DVP Wright	Kent	27	46	4,350	190	2,145	127	16.89	34.25	2.96	10	8/36
RG Marlar	Sussex	26	46	5,564	283	2,296	121	18.98	45.98	2.48	10	9/46
FS Trueman	Yorkshire	23	45	4,524	158	1,823	118	15.45	38.34	2.42	6	7/23
AV Bedser	Surrey	26	52	5,291	247	1,980	117	16.92	45.22	2.25	6	6/36
K Smales	Nottinghamshire	28	48	6,670	365	2,757	114	24.18	58.51	2.48	8	7/44
WE Hollies	Warwickshire	26	44	6,011	384	1,935	111	17.43	54.15	1.93	6	8/42
AE James	Sussex	25	46	6,251	371	2,212	107	20.67	58.42	2.12	5	9/60
NI Thomson	Sussex	27	51	6,287	279	2,361	106	22.27	59.31	2.25	6	6/36
VE Jackson	Leicestershire	28	47	5,833	398	2,144	106	20.23	55.03	2.21	9	7/62
AJ Watkins	Glamorgan	28	49	5,432	251	2,139	105	20.37	51.73	2.36	6	6/57
R Tattersall	Lancashire	26	44	6,351	374	2,173	105	20.70	60.49	2.05	4	5/30
BD Wells	Gloucestershire	25	41	5,879	340	2,077	103	20.17	57.08	2.12	7	6/34
JC Laker	Surrey	24	44	5,078	274	1,850	102	18.14	49.78	2.19	5	7/95
AE Moss	Middlesex	26	48	4,105	140	1,852	101	18.34	40.64	2.71	8	7/34
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	28	48	5,101	352	1,623	96	16.91	53.14	1.91	6	7/25
KC Preston	Essex	27	53	5,032	181	2,265	93	24.35	54.11	2.70	4	6/65
VHD Cannings	Hampshire	24	47	4,602	256	1,590	93	17.10	49.48	2.07	4	6/67
MJ Hilton	Lancashire	24	39	5,462	341	1,938	91	21.30	60.02	2.13	5	7/65

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County Championship 1955 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
JD Bannister	Warwickshire	26	46	5,140	195	2,140	91	23.52	56.48	2.50	5	9/35
E Smith	Derbyshire	28	49	4,849	293	1,734	91	19.05	53.29	2.15	5	6/45
RTD Perks	Worcestershire	27	48	4,874	188	2,307	89	25.92	54.76	2.84	5	7/71
JA Young	Middlesex	24	40	5,015	312	1,820	88	20.68	56.99	2.18	6	7/45
B Lobb	Somerset	27	46	4,522	152	2,201	86	25.59	52.58	2.92	3	5/41
RG Thompson	Warwickshire	25	45	4,421	166	1,845	84	21.96	52.63	2.50	4	6/37
C Cook	Gloucestershire	24	40	4,983	348	1,538	82	18.76	60.77	1.85	5	7/36
JB Statham	Lancashire	14	25	2,939	145	1,015	79	12.85	37.20	2.07	7	7/43
WT Greensmith	Essex	28	45	4,088	151	2,055	78	26.35	52.41	3.02	2	6/44
GEE Lambert	Gloucestershire	28	50	4,362	135	2,145	77	27.86	56.65	2.95	3	6/33
R Smith	Essex	28	46	4,557	161	2,072	76	27.26	59.96	2.73	3	8/63
MJ Horton	Worcestershire	27	44	4,516	178	2,303	75	30.71	60.21	3.06	3	8/124
JWJ McMahon	Somerset	27	43	4,798	224	2,129	75	28.39	63.97	2.66	3	8/46
DB Close	Yorkshire	22	39	4,004	201	1,692	74	22.86	54.11	2.54	5	7/62
R Appleyard	Yorkshire	12	21	2,451	133	843	73	11.55	33.58	2.06	9	7/29
DV Smith	Sussex	23	40	3,649	219	1,265	72	17.57	50.68	2.08	3	5/13
VS Munden	Leicestershire	28	43	4,663	289	1,749	72	24.29	64.76	2.25	3	6/59
J Lawrence	Somerset	25	40	3,566	115	1,855	71	26.13	50.23	3.12	5	6/39
V Broderick	Northamptonshire	28	52	5,228	312	2,061	71	29.03	73.63	2.37	4	6/54
FP McHugh	Gloucestershire	24	42	4,403	168	1,744	71	24.56	62.01	2.38	3	7/32
CT Spencer	Leicestershire	27	49	4,125	138	2,241	67	33.45	61.57	3.26	0	4/58
RO Jenkins	Worcestershire	19	30	2,601	78	1,481	66	22.44	39.41	3.42	7	6/35
JJ Warr	Middlesex	27	50	3,585	143	1,392	66	21.09	54.32	2.33	1	5/41
JS Pressdee	Glamorgan	26	41	3,346	172	1,286	65	19.78	51.48	2.31	3	5/35
TE Bailey	Essex	15	28	3,158	121	1,314	63	20.86	50.13	2.50	5	6/93
A Jepson	Nottinghamshire	25	42	4,598	202	1,861	62	30.02	74.16	2.43	1	5/49
HL Jackson	Derbyshire	15	28	2,666	145	877	61	14.38	43.70	1.97	4	6/40
R Berry	Worcestershire	23	38	4,521	286	1,539	60	25.65	75.35	2.04	2	6/61
DJ Shepherd	Glamorgan	21	40	3,992	157	1,770	59	30.00	67.66	2.66	4	6/40
MD Burden	Hampshire	25	43	3,399	171	1,322	59	22.41	57.61	2.33	0	4/40
FH Tyson	Northamptonshire	15	26	2,626	97	1,074	58	18.52	45.28	2.45	1	7/44
DC Morgan	Derbyshire	26	47	3,773	164	1,727	58	29.78	65.05	2.75	1	5/41
JCT Page	Kent	19	30	2,912	105	1,526	58	26.31	50.21	3.14	4	6/33
G Goonesena	Nottinghamshire	13	21	2,665	108	1,214	57	21.30	46.75	2.73	3	5/48
PJ Loader	Surrey	17	31	2,448	96	893	54	16.54	45.33	2.19	2	5/59
JA Flavell	Worcestershire	19	33	2,690	72	1,537	52	29.56	51.73	3.43	1	9/30
W Wooller	Glamorgan	21	35	3,239	162	1,329	49	27.12	66.10	2.46	2	6/33
JB Mortimore	Gloucestershire	27	40	3,476	175	1,323	48	27.56	72.42	2.28	0	4/41
CH Palmer	Leicestershire	25	40	2,495	181	832	45	18.49	55.44	2.00	1	8/7
JR Gray	Hampshire	22	36	2,774	163	938	45	20.84	61.64	2.03	1	7/52
JE Walsh	Leicestershire	19	28	2,268	92	1,127	43	26.21	52.74	2.98	2	7/35
JE McConnon	Glamorgan	15	24	2,406	114	917	42	21.83	57.29	2.29	2	5/54
DB Carr	Derbyshire	23	36	1,777	78	862	40	21.55	44.43	2.91	1	7/53
ASM Oakman	Sussex	24	38	3,144	175	1,137	40	28.43	78.60	2.17	1	5/71
JM Allan	Kent	12	20	2,206	134	806	40	20.15	55.15	2.19	1	5/60
Yawar Saeed	Somerset	23	36	2,312	50	1,403	38	36.92	60.84	3.64	0	4/72
MJ Cowan	Yorkshire	8	15	1,553	58	628	38	16.53	40.87	2.43	3	6/52
J Hilton	Somerset	20	27	2,209	89	1,019	36	28.31	61.36	2.77	2	6/49
LHR Ralph	Essex	17	29	2,153	72	1,063	36	29.53	59.81	2.96	1	5/64
J Pettiford	Kent	23	31	2,126	110	1,010	36	28.06	59.06	2.85	1	5/22
EA Bedser	Surrey	15	25	1,731	84	672	36	18.67	48.08	2.33	1	7/33
RE Hitchcock	Warwickshire	19	32	1,787	89	752	35	21.49	51.06	2.52	2	6/58
RW Clarke	Northamptonshire	21	39	3,390	103	1,576	33	47.76	102.73	2.79	1	5/48
JT Ikin	Lancashire	21	27	1,534	71	646	32	20.19	47.94	2.53	1	5/39
MB Heath	Hampshire	7	14	1,465	48	634	32	19.81	45.78	2.60	2	5/14
R Illingworth	Yorkshire	19	30	2,793	162	1,003	31	32.35	90.10	2.15	0	4/15
G Smith	Kent	10	18	2,188	101	852	31	27.48	70.58	2.34	0	3/26
TJ Goodwin	Leicestershire	11	19	1,512	42	853	30	28.43	50.40	3.38	2	6/59
G Lester	Leicestershire	22	28	1,430	56	814	30	27.13	47.67	3.42	0	3/26
JG Spanswick	Kent	14	24	1,804	51	981	30	32.70	60.13	3.26	0	4/64
KR Dollery	Warwickshire	13	24	1,762	47	851	29	29.34	60.76	2.90	0	4/41
WS Surridge	Surrey	19	31	1,683	66	683	26	26.27	64.73	2.43	3	6/56
AC Shirreff	Kent	11	19	1,833	71	864	26	33.23	70.50	2.83	0	3/38
RE Marshall	Hampshire	9	12	892	59	298	25	11.92	35.68	2.00	2	6/44
GH Chesterton	Worcestershire	8	14	1,353	72	587	25	23.48	54.12	2.60	1	6/139
DJ Insole	Essex	22	32	1,378	45	711	24	29.63	57.42	3.10	1	5/22
F Ridgway	Kent	6	10	955	33	441	23	19.17	41.52	2.77	2	6/50
D Hall	Derbyshire	7	12	1,140	39	580	23	25.22	49.57	3.05	0	4/57
HD Davies	Glamorgan	11	18	1,363	48	740	22	33.64	61.95	3.26	0	4/63
F Goodwin	Lancashire	7	11	804	24	395	22	17.95	36.55	2.95	1	5/35
KH Lewis	Glamorgan	8	15	1,297	36	558	21	26.57	61.76	2.58	0	4/51
D Bennett	Middlesex	22	29	1,360	38	596	21	28.38	64.76	2.63	1	5/75
F Moore	Lancashire	11	20	1,604	67	771	21	36.71	76.38	2.88	0	3/49
JA Bailey	Essex	10	17	1,596	65	677	20	33.85	79.80	2.55	1	6/53
JG Lomax	Somerset	23	34	2,172	77	1,031	19	54.26	114.32	2.85	0	4/27
DJ Ward	Glamorgan	9	13	784	28	344	19	18.11	41.26	2.63	0	4/42
TH Clark	Surrey	12	16	872	36	341	18	18.94	48.44	2.35	0	4/24
PF Harvey	Nottinghamshire	15	24	1,842	89	808	18	44.89	102.33	2.63	0	3/16
R Collins	Lancashire	11	16	1,256	76	449	17	26.41	73.88	2.14	1	5/30
A Wharton	Lancashire	21	33	1,230	56	530	16	33.13	76.88	2.59	0	3/40
M Ryan	Yorkshire	4	8	637	21	279	15	18.60	42.47	2.63	0	4/44
A Townsend	Warwickshire	20	25	1,008	26	511	15	34.07	67.20	3.04	0	4/24
J Webster	Northamptonshire	10	20	1,399	64	617	15	41.13	93.27	2.65	0	3/45
R Subba Row	Northamptonshire	14	21	729	25	376	14	26.86	52.07	3.09	0	3/22
DF Cox	Surrey	4	7	425	19	163	14	11.64	30.36	2.30	1	6/27
J Wild	Northamptonshire	12	20	1,342	47	748	14	53.43	95.86	3.34	0	4/98
AL Dixon	Kent	10	13	606	21	323	13	24.85	46.62	3.20	0	3/13
S Starkie	Northamptonshire	10	17	1,338	69	548	13	42.15	102.92	2.46	0	3/39
RT Weeks	Warwickshire	8	14	1,165	65	461	13	35.46	89.62	2.37	0	3/16
NWD Yardley	Yorkshire	12	18	816	57	213	12	17.75	68.00	1.57	0	3/34
M Walker	Somerset	6	8	510	15	329	12	27.42	42.50	3.87	2	5/45
TC Dodds	Essex	10	13	484	14	330	12	27.50	40.33	4.09	0	4/34
HRA Kelleher	Surrey	3	6	444	15	179	12	14.92	37.00	2.42	2	5/23
AC Revill	Derbyshire	13	18	766	39	358	12	29.83	63.83	2.80	0	2/11
TW Graveney	Gloucestershire	12	15	551	20	315	11	28.64	50.09	3.43	0	3/18
RJ Hurst	Middlesex	4	6	606	42	223	11	20.27	55.09	2.21	0	4/71
T Greenhough	Lancashire	6	9	551	24	215	10	21.50	55.10	2.34	0	4/26
BS Boshier	Leicestershire	10	18	996	23	540	10	54.00	99.60	3.25	0	3/58
KB Standring	Lancashire	6	10	678	26	316	10	31.60	67.80	2.80	0	3/44
HJ Rhodes	Derbyshire	4	7	631	21	322	9	35.78	70.11	3.06	1	6/86
GG Tordoff	Somerset	16	20	649	24	344	9	38.22	72.11	3.18	0	3/25
CS Matthews	Nottinghamshire	4	7	475	29	166	9	18.44	52.78	2.10	1	6/65
RVC Robins	Middlesex	2	3	329	8	201	9	22.33	36.56	3.67	0	4/91
CS Smith	Lancashire	4	8	426	15	196	9	21.78	47.33	2.76	0	4/22
DCS Compton	Middlesex	8	11	762	18	488	8	61.00	95.25	3.84	0	2/30
A Lightfoot	Northamptonshire	3	6	468	19	182	8	22.75	58.50	2.33	0	4/37
RK Platt	Yorkshire	3	6	609	29	212	8	26.50	76.13	2.09	0	4/70
RL Pratt	Leicestershire	4	7	490	10	304	8	38.00	61.25	3.72	0	3/31
IM King	Warwickshire	7	11	1,068	68	351	7	50.14	152.57	1.97	0	2/40
TL Pritchard	Warwickshire	3	5	546	14	227	7	32.43	78.00	2.49	0	3/53
G Cox	Sussex	7	8	196	14	59	7	8.43	28.00	1.81	0	3/7
JB Phillips	Kent	4	8	768	24	374	7	53.43	109.71	2.92	0	2/42
KJ Poole	Nottinghamshire	11	19	1,101	31	612	7	87.43	157.29	3.34	0	2/59
LN Devereux	Worcestershire	5	7	228	10	118	6	19.67	38.00	3.11	0	3/38
WE Jones	Glamorgan	13	13	492	15	243	6	40.50	82.00	2.96	0	3/71
GB Shaw	Glamorgan	3	4	414	14	256	6	42.67	69.00	3.71	0	4/76
AWG Liddell	Northamptonshire	2	4	330	13	134	6	22.33	55.00	2.44	0	3/62
P Cousens	Essex	3	6	474	28	194	5	38.80	94.80	2.46	0	2/38
DW Barrick	Northamptonshire	13	20	858	29	415	5	83.00	171.60	2.90	0	2/27
DL Bates	Sussex	2	4	318	13	101	5	20.20	63.60	1.91	0	3/47
JVC Griffiths	Gloucestershire	3	4	258	12	107	5	21.40	51.60	2.49	0	2/29
JDB Robertson	Middlesex	6	7	348	12	168	4	42.00	87.00	2.90	0	4/37
E Leadbeater	Yorkshire	3	5	384	12	209	4	52.25	96.00	3.27	0	2/17
JM Parks	Sussex	9	11	414	10	235	4	58.75	103.50	3.41	0	3/53
LJ Coldwell	Worcestershire	2	4	210	6	159	4	39.75	52.50	4.54	0	3/62
FW Stocks	Nottinghamshire	6	7	222	6	132	4	33.00	55.50	3.57	0	2/41
KD Biddulph	Somerset	2	3	259	5	148	4	37.00	64.75	3.43	0	2/74
JP Whitehead	Worcestershire	4	5	185	6	96	4	24.00	46.25	3.11	0	3/22
DA Bick	Middlesex	4	5	246	10	134	4	33.50	61.50	3.27	0	3/21
A Eato	Derbyshire	2	4	258	6	156	4	39.00	64.50	3.63	0	2/20
J Kelly	Nottinghamshire	3	4	366	28	123	4	30.75	91.50	2.02	0	2/52
HW Tilly	Middlesex	2	4	452	15	188	4	47.00	113.00	2.50	0	4/68
M Wood	Nottinghamshire	4	8	401	9	231	4	57.75	100.25	3.46	0	2/68
HM Barnard	Hampshire	8	10	138	5	66	3	22.00	46.00	2.87	0	2/28
R Carter	Derbyshire	3	3	132	6	79	3	26.33	44.00	3.59	0	2/24
RG Carter	Warwickshire	1	2	84	0	63	3	21.00	28.00	4.50	0	2/34
AB Cleveley	Nottinghamshire	1	2	228	9	107	3	35.67	76.00	2.82	0	3/63
GC Cooper	Sussex	1	2	130	8	55	3	18.33	43.33	2.54	0	3/13
BE Disbury	Kent	4	6	156	4	121	3	40.33	52.00	4.65	0	1/16
J Dyson	Lancashire	10	14	558	29	203	3	67.67	186.00	2.18	0	1/6
HL Johnson	Derbyshire	3	3	79	4	52	3	17.33	26.33	3.95	0	3/30
J van Geloven	Yorkshire	2	4	300	11	165	3	55.00	100.00	3.30	0	1/41
CA Milton	Gloucestershire	8	10	255	10	128	2	64.00	127.50	3.01	0	1/1
KE Palmer	Somerset	3	3	144	5	56	2	28.00	72.00	2.33	0	2/16
DG Greasley	Northamptonshire	6	8	210	5	129	2	64.50	105.00	3.69	0	1/2
LF Outschoorn	Worcestershire	6	8	216	11	94	2	47.00	108.00	2.61	0	1/15
G Potter	Sussex	5	6	192	9	88	2	44.00	96.00	2.75	0	1/7
DM Sayer	Kent	2	4	186	2	118	2	59.00	93.00	3.81	0	1/35
MF Tremlett	Somerset	7	8	228	6	122	1	122.00	228.00	3.21	0	1/4
JF Crapp	Gloucestershire	2	2	9	0	5	1	5.00	9.00	3.33	0	1/1
K Taylor	Yorkshire	3	3	96	6	27	1	27.00	96.00	1.69	0	1/27
RW Barber	Lancashire	4	4	64	1	58	1	58.00	64.00	5.44	0	1/35
PB Clift	Glamorgan	1	1	66	4	19	1	19.00	66.00	1.73	0	1/19
AF Brazier	Kent	3	5	178	8	68	1	68.00	178.00	2.29	0	1/23
WB Bridge	Warwickshire	1	1	132	6	39	1	39.00	132.00	1.77	0	1/39
SM Brown	Middlesex	1	1	36	1	17	1	17.00	36.00	2.83	0	1/17
P Hodgson	Yorkshire	1	2	177	4	100	1	100.00	177.00	3.39	0	1/49
RP Hogan	Northamptonshire	2	4	204	5	155	1	155.00	204.00	4.56	0	1/67
JM Kelly	Derbyshire	1	1	66	5	21	1	21.00	66.00	1.91	0	1/21
EI Lester	Yorkshire	1	1	18	1	10	1	10.00	18.00	3.33	0	1/10
JV Wilson	Yorkshire	2	3	120	1	87	1	87.00	120.00	4.35	0	1/35
DM Young	Gloucestershire	2	2	12	0	23	1	23.00	12.00	11.50	0	1/19
J Hardstaff	Nottinghamshire	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
C Washbrook	Lancashire	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
WJ Edrich	Middlesex	6	6	64	2	21	0	—	—	1.97	0	0/0
GM Emmett	Gloucestershire	3	3	24	0	24	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/4
RT Simpson	Nottinghamshire	1	1	2	0	4	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/4
WGA Parkhouse	Glamorgan	2	2	21	0	12	0	—	—	3.43	0	0/5
RT Spooner	Warwickshire	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
CJ Poole	Nottinghamshire	1	1	1	0	4	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/4
MC Cowdrey	Kent	2	2	24	1	13	0	—	—	3.25	0	0/4
KF Barrington	Surrey	2	2	41	0	42	0	—	—	6.15	0	0/20
DW Richardson	Worcestershire	1	1	12	0	15	0	—	—	7.50	0	0/15
DA Allen	Gloucestershire	1	2	72	5	29	0	—	—	2.42	0	0/8
TW Cartwright	Warwickshire	1	1	12	0	15	0	—	—	7.50	0	0/15
BA Langford	Somerset	1	1	6	0	8	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/8
PB Wight	Somerset	2	2	72	0	58	0	—	—	4.83	0	0/28
G Barker	Essex	3	3	30	1	19	0	—	—	3.80	0	0/0
MJ Bear	Essex	2	2	8	0	6	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/2
GJ Smith	Essex	5	6	258	19	111	0	—	—	2.58	0	0/12
CCP Williams	Essex	1	1	1	0	4	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/4
KJ Grieves	Lancashire	3	3	78	4	37	0	—	—	2.85	0	0/1
EDR Eagar	Hampshire	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
JG Langridge	Sussex	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
AP Arnold	Northamptonshire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
JD Clay	Nottinghamshire	1	1	3	0	5	0	—	—	10.00	0	0/5
B Constable	Surrey	1	1	48	0	47	0	—	—	5.88	0	0/47
TE Davies	Worcestershire	1	1	12	0	11	0	—	—	5.50	0	0/11
GO Dawkes	Derbyshire	1	1	6	0	9	0	—	—	9.00	0	0/9
FC Gardner	Warwickshire	2	2	10	0	14	0	—	—	8.40	0	0/4
A Hamer	Derbyshire	7	7	132	3	66	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/1
P Hearn	Kent	1	1	24	1	10	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/10
SE Leary	Kent	1	1	18	0	10	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/10
C Lee	Derbyshire	2	2	78	4	29	0	—	—	2.23	0	0/13
PT Marner	Lancashire	3	3	132	5	60	0	—	—	2.73	0	0/5
AH Phebey	Kent	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
REC Pratt	Surrey	2	2	36	4	8	0	—	—	1.33	0	0/3
JF Pretlove	Kent	3	3	50	2	41	0	—	—	4.92	0	0/5
M Tompkin	Leicestershire	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
AL Wells	Northamptonshire	2	2	288	15	121	0	—	—	2.52	0	0/59
RC Wilson	Kent	1	1	5	0	7	0	—	—	8.40	0	0/7
GGM Wiltshire	Gloucestershire	1	2	65	3	43	0	—	—	3.97	0	0/4
EG Witherden	Kent	1	1	12	0	20	0	—	—	10.00	0	0/20
AVG Wolton	Warwickshire	6	6	144	4	57	0	—	—	2.38	0	0/0
DJ Wood	Sussex	1	2	78	1	46	0	—	—	3.54	0	0/19

Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team comparison

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1955. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1955 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Surrey	28	23	5	0	0	9,572	367	26.08	394	9,295	537	17.31
Yorkshire	28	21	5	2	0	10,231	371	27.58	446	9,920	530	18.72
Hampshire	28	16	5	6	1	9,303	435	21.39	377	8,847	522	16.95
Middlesex	28	14	12	2	0	9,900	470	21.06	374	9,769	475	20.57
Sussex	28	13	8	6	1	10,432	437	23.87	464	10,386	489	21.24
Leicestershire	28	11	10	7	0	10,727	451	23.78	392	11,082	420	26.39
Lancashire	28	10	9	9	0	9,763	411	23.75	389	9,407	433	21.73
Nottinghamshire	28	10	11	7	0	12,012	461	26.06	389	11,714	431	27.18
Warwickshire	28	10	9	9	0	10,793	440	24.53	387	9,714	411	23.64
Derbyshire	28	9	10	9	0	9,521	443	21.49	413	9,371	465	20.15
Gloucestershire	28	9	13	6	0	10,392	483	21.52	444	10,005	414	24.17
Northamptonshire	28	9	10	9	0	11,422	411	27.79	517	11,760	422	27.87
Kent	28	8	13	7	0	9,966	471	21.16	360	10,338	410	25.21
Essex	28	6	15	7	0	10,868	454	23.94	376	11,288	424	26.62
Glamorgan	28	5	14	9	0	8,986	437	20.56	340	10,032	402	24.96
Worcestershire	28	5	17	6	0	10,460	485	21.57	450	10,661	391	27.27
Somerset	28	4	17	7	0	10,341	515	20.08	380	11,100	366	30.33

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1955

Latest 12 of 238 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1955-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 464/9d & 18/1
Somerset: 293 & 188

Sussex won by 9 wickets

1955-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 101 & 133/2
Derbyshire: 103 & 130

Surrey won by 8 wickets

1955-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone

Kent: 266/5d & 103/1
Middlesex: 157 & 211

Kent won by 9 wickets

1955-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Dean Park, Bournemouth

Hampshire: 294 & 255/7d
Worcestershire: 255 & 215

Hampshire won by 79 runs

1955-08-27 to 1955-08-30 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 302/9d & 230/4d
Derbyshire: 210 & 228

Sussex won by 94 runs

1955-08-27 to 1955-08-30 · County Ground, Taunton

Somerset: 328 & 278/7
Northamptonshire: 419/3d & 190/2d

Match drawn

1955-08-27 to 1955-08-30 · Grace Road, Leicester

Leicestershire: 194 & 222/5
Worcestershire: 292/7d & 123

Leicestershire won by 5 wickets

1955-08-27 to 1955-08-30 · Dean Park, Bournemouth

Hampshire: 368/7d & 180/7d
Surrey: 245 & 174

Hampshire won by 129 runs

1955-08-27 to 1955-08-29 · Ashley Down Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire: 198 & 117
Lancashire: 125 & 102

Gloucestershire won by 88 runs

1955-08-27 to 1955-08-30 · Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea

Essex: 191 & 330/3d
Nottinghamshire: 211 & 314/8

Nottinghamshire won by 2 wickets

1955-08-24 to 1955-08-26 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 334 & 219/3
Gloucestershire: 108 & 444/9d

Worcestershire won by 7 wickets

1955-08-24 to 1955-08-26 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 343/9d
Sussex: 245 & 90

Surrey won by an innings and 8 runs

Recorded venues

County Championship 1955 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	14
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	14
Kennington Oval, Kennington	13
Edgbaston, Birmingham	12
Old Trafford, Manchester	11
County Ground, Northampton	10
Grace Road, Leicester	10
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol	9
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	9
County Ground, Hove	7
County Ground, Taunton	6
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	6
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	5
County Ground, Derby	5
Dean Park, Bournemouth	5
St Helen's, Swansea	5
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	5
County Ground, Southampton	4
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford	4
Bramall Lane, Sheffield	3
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare	3
Headingley, Leeds	3
Recreation Ground, Bath	3
Tipton Road, Dudley	3
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester	3
Aigburth, Liverpool	2
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend	2
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings	2
Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea	2
College Ground, Cheltenham	2
County Ground, Chelmsford	2
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry	2
Coventry Road, Hinckley	2
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover	2
Gidea Park Sports Ground, Romford	2
Mote Park, Maidstone	2
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea	2
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	2
The Manor Sports Ground, Worthing	2
The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	2
The Rectory Field, Blackheath	2
The Saffrons, Eastbourne	2
Valentine's Park, Ilford	2
Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea	2
Agricultural Showgrounds, Frome	1
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch	1
Brush Ground, Loughborough	1
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester	1
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone	1
Chester Road North, Kidderminster	1
Cricket Field Road, Horsham	1
Fartown, Huddersfield	1
Garrison Ground 2, Gillingham	1
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent	1
Johnson Park, Yeovil	1
North Marine Road, Scarborough	1
Old County Ground, Brentwood	1
Rodney Parade, Newport	1
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston	1
St George's Road, Harrogate	1
Stanley Park, Blackpool	1
Stradey Park, Llanelli	1
The Circle, Hull	1
The Gnoll, Neath	1
The Park, Buxton	1
Town Ground, Kettering	1
Town Ground, Peterborough	1
Town Ground, Rushden	1
War Memorial Ground, Amblecote	1
Wellingborough School Ground, Wellingborough	1
Woodbridge Road, Guildford	1
Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd	1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1955, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1955 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
R Subba Row	260*	Lancashire	1955-07-23
A Hamer	227	Nottinghamshire	1955-07-13
W Watson	214*	Worcestershire	1955-08-20
JM Parks	205*	Somerset	1955-09-01
L Hutton	194	Nottinghamshire	1955-06-25

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1955 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
JA Flavell	9/30	Kent	1955-08-17
JD Bannister	9/35	Yorkshire	1955-05-25
GE Tribe	9/45	Yorkshire	1955-05-07
RG Marlar	9/46	Lancashire	1955-08-17
AE James	9/60	Yorkshire	1955-06-01

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

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Recorded teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

Articles tagged for County Championship, or linked by editors to players shown above.

The Worst Opener in County Championship History
The Only Quadruple
In August 1906, Yorkshire all-rounder George Hirst produced what remains the only “quadruple” in first-class cricket history: scoring a century in both innings and taking five wickets in both innings of the same match. Against Somerset at Bath, Hirst made 111 and 117 not out before claiming 6 for 70 and 5 for 45, finishing with 228 runs and 11 wickets as Yorkshire won by 389 runs. The performance came during his extraordinary 1906 season, when he became the only player ever to score more than 2,
The County Championship's Greatest Batter
KYLE ABBOTT The Quiet Colossus of County Cricket

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Recorded match dates: 1890-05-12 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

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County Championship standings · 1955

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Season leaders · County Championship 1955

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Batting · 330 players

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Sussex v Somerset

Surrey v Derbyshire

Kent v Middlesex

Hampshire v Worcestershire

Sussex v Derbyshire

Somerset v Northamptonshire

Leicestershire v Worcestershire

Hampshire v Surrey

Gloucestershire v Lancashire

Essex v Nottinghamshire

Worcestershire v Gloucestershire

Surrey v Sussex