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County Championship 1961 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1961; Tests are excluded.

WE Alley leads the displayed batting table with 2,532 runs. D Shackleton leads the bowling table with 153 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 254
Recorded players: 330
Recorded teams: 17
Recorded venues: 81

Selected season match starts: 1961-05-01 to 1961-09-02. 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 · 1961

League table for 1961. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1961 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Hampshire	32	19	7	6	268
2	Yorkshire	32	17	5	10	250
3	Middlesex	28	15	6	6	214
4	Worcestershire	32	16	9	7	226
5	Gloucestershire	28	11	11	5	158
5	Essex	28	10	8	10	158
7	Derbyshire	28	10	9	9	154
8	Sussex	32	11	10	11	170
9	Leicestershire	28	9	13	5	146
10	Somerset	32	10	15	7	162
11	Kent	28	8	8	12	132
12	Warwickshire	32	9	10	13	150
13	Lancashire	32	9	7	15	142
14	Glamorgan	32	9	12	11	128
15	Surrey	28	4	13	11	100
16	Northamptonshire	28	5	13	10	82
17	Nottinghamshire	28	4	20	4	76

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

Recorded table source 1

Season leaders · County Championship 1961

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 1961 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
WE Alley	31	2,532
RE Marshall	30	2,455
H Horton	32	2,067
MJK Smith	27	2,009
ASM Oakman	31	1,954

Recorded innings through 1961-09-02. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1961 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
D Shackleton	32	153
JA Flavell	27	139
LJ Coldwell	32	135
JD Bannister	32	131
NI Thomson	31	124

Recorded innings through 1961-09-02. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1961

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 1961 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
WE Alley	Somerset	31	57	11	2,532	221*	55.04	—	8	9
RE Marshall	Hampshire	30	59	2	2,455	212	43.07	—	15	4
H Horton	Hampshire	32	63	3	2,067	141	34.45	—	16	3
MJK Smith	Warwickshire	27	53	3	2,009	145	40.18	—	11	5
ASM Oakman	Sussex	31	61	3	1,954	229*	33.69	—	9	4
JR Gray	Hampshire	32	63	3	1,950	136	32.50	—	12	2
B Hedges	Glamorgan	31	60	2	1,927	141	33.22	—	10	3
RGA Headley	Worcestershire	32	62	3	1,924	150*	32.61	—	11	4
PE Richardson	Kent	27	52	1	1,919	171	37.63	—	12	3
G Atkinson	Somerset	28	51	1	1,892	146	37.84	—	12	3
LJ Lenham	Sussex	32	64	6	1,885	107	32.50	—	13	2
RC Wilson	Kent	27	52	0	1,854	145	35.65	—	9	5
NW Hill	Nottinghamshire	26	51	4	1,834	201*	39.02	—	8	5
MR Hallam	Leicestershire	28	54	8	1,822	203*	39.61	—	6	4
PH Parfitt	Middlesex	28	55	7	1,814	165*	37.79	—	7	7
KG Suttle	Sussex	32	64	7	1,769	123	31.04	—	15	1
RA Gale	Middlesex	28	55	1	1,758	125	32.56	—	10	2
DW Richardson	Worcestershire	32	62	3	1,722	165*	29.19	—	13	1
WE Russell	Middlesex	27	53	1	1,705	156	32.79	—	7	4
JS Pressdee	Glamorgan	32	62	9	1,699	115	32.06	—	8	3
NF Horner	Warwickshire	25	50	3	1,696	140	36.09	—	9	3
MJ Horton	Worcestershire	31	60	2	1,660	124*	28.62	—	5	4
PB Wight	Somerset	31	57	6	1,618	167*	31.73	—	7	3
G Pullar	Lancashire	22	41	6	1,615	165*	46.14	—	8	4
B Constable	Surrey	25	48	8	1,606	179	40.15	—	4	4

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County Championship 1961 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
GJ Smith	Essex	27	53	3	1,603	148	32.06	—	8	3
RB Nicholls	Gloucestershire	26	50	1	1,602	122	32.69	—	7	4
G Barker	Essex	25	49	3	1,597	181*	34.72	—	9	1
JB Bolus	Yorkshire	27	50	4	1,596	133	34.70	—	8	4
HL Johnson	Derbyshire	25	47	4	1,594	122	37.07	—	7	4
JM Parks	Sussex	30	60	7	1,587	158*	29.94	—	9	1
KJ Grieves	Lancashire	32	61	2	1,587	139	26.90	—	9	2
RE Hitchcock	Warwickshire	32	63	9	1,573	145	29.13	—	8	3
RJ Langridge	Sussex	31	62	3	1,569	127	26.59	—	6	2
MEJC Norman	Northamptonshire	28	53	0	1,563	137	29.49	—	9	2
CJ Poole	Nottinghamshire	26	52	1	1,561	126	30.61	—	11	1
DB Carr	Derbyshire	26	49	4	1,559	143	34.64	—	10	2
DEV Padgett	Yorkshire	30	57	6	1,532	114	30.04	—	5	4
JH Edrich	Surrey	22	42	0	1,502	129	35.76	—	8	4
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	28	55	11	1,501	120*	34.11	—	11	1
TW Cartwright	Warwickshire	32	63	10	1,475	119*	27.83	—	8	1
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	32	63	9	1,459	125*	27.02	—	8	1
WGA Parkhouse	Glamorgan	26	49	0	1,425	108	29.08	—	6	2
C Lee	Derbyshire	28	53	2	1,415	91	27.75	—	10	0
K Taylor	Yorkshire	25	47	3	1,409	203*	32.02	—	4	4
DB Close	Yorkshire	27	51	5	1,405	132	30.54	—	6	4
JD Bond	Lancashire	30	57	11	1,399	152	30.41	—	6	2
G Dews	Worcestershire	31	60	6	1,398	113	25.89	—	6	1
RW Barber	Lancashire	29	55	6	1,391	175	28.39	—	5	2
DA Livingstone	Hampshire	32	63	9	1,388	102*	25.70	—	4	1
JD Clay	Nottinghamshire	27	53	1	1,368	106	26.31	—	9	1
CA Milton	Gloucestershire	25	48	3	1,357	150	30.16	—	6	2
KF Barrington	Surrey	14	26	5	1,348	163	64.19	—	7	4
BL Reynolds	Northamptonshire	26	49	1	1,342	109	27.96	—	7	3
D Kenyon	Worcestershire	28	54	1	1,340	152	25.28	—	3	2
DV Smith	Sussex	29	58	13	1,314	105	29.20	—	7	2
MD Willett	Surrey	28	54	5	1,313	126	26.80	—	4	2
WJP Stewart	Warwickshire	22	43	2	1,295	143	31.59	—	6	3
ABD Parsons	Surrey	22	43	2	1,292	125	31.51	—	7	1
A Wharton	Leicestershire	24	46	2	1,289	135	29.30	—	4	4
BJ Booth	Lancashire	27	53	2	1,289	102	25.27	—	5	1
SE Leary	Kent	22	42	5	1,287	121*	34.78	—	6	3
WF Oates	Derbyshire	23	43	4	1,259	148*	32.28	—	9	1
J Milner	Essex	25	50	7	1,250	120	29.07	—	6	2
EA Clark	Middlesex	25	49	4	1,247	88	27.71	—	7	0
W Watson	Leicestershire	17	32	2	1,222	217*	40.73	—	5	3
ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie	Hampshire	28	55	8	1,219	132*	25.94	—	7	1
M Hill	Nottinghamshire	20	39	6	1,215	137*	36.82	—	6	3
PM Walker	Glamorgan	31	60	8	1,204	112*	23.15	—	6	1
RG Broadbent	Worcestershire	24	47	6	1,200	102	29.27	—	5	1
A Jones	Glamorgan	28	54	2	1,191	74	22.90	—	10	0
G Millman	Nottinghamshire	28	55	2	1,184	129	22.34	—	6	1
WB Stott	Yorkshire	24	45	3	1,174	116	27.95	—	5	3
BS Crump	Northamptonshire	27	51	6	1,150	120	25.56	—	7	2
JB Mortimore	Gloucestershire	26	50	3	1,148	86	24.43	—	7	0
MJ Stewart	Surrey	26	50	3	1,133	78*	24.11	—	10	0
AL Dixon	Kent	28	54	6	1,105	65	23.02	—	5	0
TE Bailey	Essex	27	53	7	1,096	117*	23.83	—	4	1
D Carpenter	Gloucestershire	26	50	0	1,082	89	21.64	—	7	0
PH Jones	Kent	28	54	5	1,082	132	22.08	—	3	1
KE Palmer	Somerset	31	58	12	1,017	125*	22.11	—	2	1
BR Knight	Essex	24	47	2	1,013	120	22.51	—	4	2
A Lightfoot	Northamptonshire	22	41	4	1,012	106	27.35	—	5	1
RM Prideaux	Kent	22	43	5	1,010	116	26.58	—	4	1
R Subba Row	Northamptonshire	15	29	3	1,009	136	38.81	—	6	1
B Roe	Somerset	27	49	1	1,002	102	20.88	—	4	1
PJ Sharpe	Yorkshire	28	52	6	1,000	87	21.74	—	7	0
R Booth	Worcestershire	32	62	9	986	54	18.60	—	1	0
MC Cowdrey	Kent	11	21	1	969	156	48.45	—	6	3
DG Hawkins	Gloucestershire	23	45	1	951	105	21.61	—	6	1
GC Cooper	Sussex	26	51	6	935	87	20.78	—	7	0
JG Lomax	Somerset	28	51	1	934	71	18.68	—	6	0
C Forbes	Nottinghamshire	28	55	5	934	86	18.68	—	5	0
PJ Watts	Northamptonshire	20	37	1	924	125*	25.67	—	4	1
D Bennett	Middlesex	27	53	11	913	117*	21.74	—	3	1
PT Marner	Lancashire	21	40	1	912	106	23.38	—	2	1
IW Hall	Derbyshire	24	45	1	899	71	20.43	—	4	0
DC Morgan	Derbyshire	26	49	6	888	83	20.65	—	5	0
AC Smith	Warwickshire	29	57	7	864	82	17.28	—	4	0
J van Geloven	Leicestershire	28	54	3	859	76	16.84	—	2	0
R Swetman	Surrey	28	54	6	834	84	17.38	—	2	0
WT Greensmith	Essex	27	53	5	798	56	16.63	—	3	0
HM Winfield	Nottinghamshire	20	39	2	798	109	21.57	—	1	2
JV Wilson	Yorkshire	30	56	8	764	87	15.92	—	3	0
RT Simpson	Nottinghamshire	12	23	3	762	100*	38.10	—	5	1
JT Murray	Middlesex	19	38	6	756	96	23.63	—	4	0
R Illingworth	Yorkshire	25	47	4	753	75	17.51	—	4	0
DJ Ward	Glamorgan	26	50	4	742	70	16.13	—	4	0
RW Hooker	Middlesex	24	47	10	741	55	20.03	—	3	0
DA Allen	Gloucestershire	21	40	5	730	121*	20.86	—	3	1
PBH May	Surrey	12	24	3	718	153*	34.19	—	4	1
R Collins	Lancashire	19	36	3	704	107*	21.33	—	1	2
HW Stephenson	Somerset	29	54	6	693	54*	14.44	—	2	0
RAE Tindall	Surrey	11	21	4	688	100*	40.47	—	5	1
Khalid Ibadulla	Warwickshire	16	31	0	675	68	21.77	—	4	0
B Taylor	Essex	26	51	2	675	57	13.78	—	1	0
AHM Rees	Glamorgan	17	33	2	667	95	21.52	—	1	0
NI Thomson	Sussex	31	62	6	664	47	11.86	—	0	0
D Ramsamooj	Northamptonshire	22	42	1	649	113	15.83	—	2	1
KV Andrew	Northamptonshire	26	50	14	648	51	18.00	—	1	0
IR Buxton	Derbyshire	24	46	5	643	50*	15.68	—	1	0
DG Ufton	Kent	28	54	10	636	58*	14.45	—	1	0
CHM Greetham	Somerset	22	40	5	635	79	18.14	—	2	0
AS Brown	Gloucestershire	18	35	1	610	73	17.94	—	3	0
G Houlton	Lancashire	16	31	2	602	86	20.76	—	6	0
D Kirby	Leicestershire	10	20	1	599	91	31.53	—	5	0
DM Young	Gloucestershire	14	27	1	599	56	23.04	—	2	0
BJ Meyer	Gloucestershire	28	54	15	594	52	15.23	—	1	0
JM Kennedy	Warwickshire	15	30	4	594	78	22.85	—	2	0
MJ Bear	Essex	16	31	2	578	95	19.93	—	3	0
FS Trueman	Yorkshire	21	40	3	569	58	15.38	—	3	0
ER Dexter	Sussex	15	30	2	569	85	20.32	—	2	0
LHR Ralph	Essex	19	38	4	567	53	16.68	—	2	0
HM Barnard	Hampshire	13	25	1	558	114*	23.25	—	4	1
G Clayton	Lancashire	32	61	5	554	53	9.89	—	1	0
LR Gardner	Leicestershire	20	39	4	554	69	15.83	—	1	0
CRM Atkinson	Somerset	27	48	9	535	49*	13.72	—	0	0
DO Baldry	Hampshire	18	36	3	520	84*	15.76	—	3	0
L Harrison	Hampshire	24	47	9	511	67	13.45	—	1	0
JB Evans	Glamorgan	22	43	5	507	62*	13.34	—	3	0
JM Prodger	Kent	12	23	1	498	170*	22.64	—	1	1
DJ Insole	Essex	8	16	1	476	73*	31.73	—	4	0
RT Virgin	Somerset	9	16	1	466	88	31.07	—	3	0
JA Standen	Worcestershire	26	51	7	462	48	10.50	—	0	0
DR Smith	Gloucestershire	27	52	9	456	31	10.60	—	0	0
JG Binks	Yorkshire	32	60	11	454	58	9.27	—	1	0
EJ Lewis	Glamorgan	7	14	1	450	73*	34.62	—	3	0
BA Langford	Somerset	32	59	9	447	52*	8.94	—	1	0
C Milburn	Northamptonshire	14	27	0	444	80	16.44	—	3	0
AH Phebey	Kent	15	29	5	443	75	18.46	—	1	0
CT Spencer	Leicestershire	26	50	10	439	33*	10.98	—	0	0
GAR Lock	Surrey	21	40	6	433	67*	12.74	—	1	0
E Smith	Derbyshire	20	38	5	432	48	13.09	—	0	0
AA Baig	Somerset	6	12	1	428	93	38.91	—	3	0
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	14	27	2	427	95	17.08	—	3	0
R Julian	Leicestershire	28	54	2	423	49	8.13	—	0	0
N Gifford	Worcestershire	32	62	15	422	35	8.98	—	0	0
PI Bedford	Middlesex	26	51	6	411	75*	9.13	—	2	0
LA Savill	Essex	11	21	2	409	63*	21.53	—	1	0
PD Watts	Northamptonshire	12	24	2	401	54	18.23	—	2	0
RL Pratt	Leicestershire	19	38	3	394	42	11.26	—	0	0
TMN Riley	Warwickshire	8	16	2	382	84	27.29	—	2	0
JG Williamson	Northamptonshire	10	19	2	377	75	22.18	—	3	0
A Bolton	Lancashire	14	26	2	376	92	15.67	—	1	0
EA Bedser	Surrey	26	50	14	375	37	10.42	—	0	0
BD Wells	Nottinghamshire	28	55	8	371	44	7.89	—	0	0
DJ Shepherd	Glamorgan	32	61	12	368	73	7.51	—	1	0
WD Slade	Glamorgan	13	26	3	368	50	16.00	—	1	0
JD Bannister	Warwickshire	32	63	7	368	46	6.57	—	0	0
BE Fletcher	Warwickshire	11	22	4	360	59*	20.00	—	1	0
FR Pountain	Sussex	19	38	3	358	62	10.23	—	1	0
IJ Davison	Nottinghamshire	25	49	10	354	52	9.08	—	1	0
DW White	Hampshire	30	59	11	344	33*	7.17	—	0	0
GO Dawkes	Derbyshire	10	20	1	342	50	18.00	—	1	0
D Shackleton	Hampshire	32	63	15	341	42	7.10	—	0	0
D Millner	Derbyshire	12	24	0	334	80	13.92	—	1	0
HJ Rhodes	Derbyshire	24	46	15	321	34	10.35	—	0	0
JB Statham	Lancashire	20	38	6	320	46*	10.00	—	0	0
SEJ Russell	Middlesex	7	14	0	319	73	22.79	—	1	0
DJ Halfyard	Kent	28	54	6	317	32	6.60	—	0	0
K Gillhouley	Yorkshire	23	42	7	306	56*	8.74	—	1	0
WB Bridge	Warwickshire	29	57	10	298	54	6.34	—	1	0
DGL Evans	Glamorgan	30	58	9	295	32*	6.02	—	0	0
AJ Corran	Nottinghamshire	17	33	12	291	36*	13.86	—	0	0
CTM Pugh	Gloucestershire	12	23	0	290	34	12.61	—	0	0
K Higgs	Lancashire	30	57	9	288	38	6.00	—	0	0
PJ Phelan	Essex	19	37	7	283	59*	9.43	—	1	0
TE Davies	Worcestershire	9	17	2	283	76	18.87	—	1	0
JF Taylor	Essex	7	14	3	282	86	25.64	—	1	0
A Brown	Kent	25	48	8	279	43	6.98	—	0	0
LJ Coldwell	Worcestershire	32	62	12	275	33	5.50	—	0	0
MHJ Allen	Northamptonshire	19	37	6	275	34	8.87	—	0	0
JD Springall	Nottinghamshire	9	18	0	265	54	14.72	—	1	0
RV Bell	Sussex	28	56	7	257	33	5.24	—	0	0
J Wild	Northamptonshire	8	14	1	250	70	19.23	—	1	0
DM Green	Lancashire	6	12	1	249	138	22.64	—	0	1
HD Bird	Leicestershire	10	18	0	243	65	13.50	—	1	0
R Miller	Warwickshire	13	26	5	231	53	11.00	—	1	0
ME Scott	Northamptonshire	16	29	10	231	38*	12.16	—	0	0
DG A'Court	Gloucestershire	21	40	11	229	47*	7.90	—	0	0
SJ Storey	Surrey	7	14	0	227	48	16.21	—	0	0
DP Ratcliffe	Warwickshire	8	15	1	219	62	15.64	—	1	0
AJ Watkins	Glamorgan	7	13	1	218	51*	18.17	—	1	0
RW Taylor	Derbyshire	17	31	6	205	48	8.20	—	0	0
DL Bates	Sussex	26	52	16	201	27*	5.58	—	0	0
JA Flavell	Worcestershire	27	52	13	194	25	4.97	—	0	0
AR Wassell	Hampshire	18	36	5	194	30*	6.26	—	0	0
JM Lawrence	Somerset	9	18	1	189	41	11.12	—	0	0
MJ Smith	Middlesex	10	19	8	188	45	17.09	—	0	0
KC Preston	Essex	27	53	18	188	29	5.37	—	0	0
D Gibson	Surrey	20	38	5	185	55	5.61	—	1	0
PA Munden	Leicestershire	8	15	0	184	50	12.27	—	1	0
GF Cross	Leicestershire	7	14	2	181	55*	15.08	—	2	0
EJ Craig	Lancashire	4	8	1	180	89	25.71	—	1	0
JE McConnon	Glamorgan	9	17	0	166	37	9.76	—	0	0
RC Vowles	Nottinghamshire	5	10	0	158	44	15.80	—	0	0
JS Savage	Leicestershire	28	54	17	157	23*	4.24	—	0	0
OS Wheatley	Glamorgan	27	52	15	152	21*	4.11	—	0	0
WE Rhodes	Nottinghamshire	5	10	1	140	38	15.56	—	0	0
D Wilson	Yorkshire	7	14	2	136	31	11.33	—	0	0
AE Moss	Middlesex	25	49	8	135	31	3.29	—	0	0
R Swallow	Derbyshire	6	11	0	132	34	12.00	—	0	0
B Cromack	Leicestershire	9	17	1	116	30*	7.25	—	0	0
HJ Jarman	Gloucestershire	3	6	1	114	61	22.80	—	1	0
DJ Constant	Kent	3	6	2	109	49*	27.25	—	0	0
MJ Kitchen	Somerset	4	8	0	107	36	13.38	—	0	0
J Cotton	Nottinghamshire	13	25	6	100	20	5.26	—	0	0
TJP Eyre	Derbyshire	8	15	6	97	33*	10.78	—	0	0
DGW Fletcher	Surrey	2	4	0	96	64	24.00	—	1	0
C Hilton	Lancashire	22	43	13	93	22*	3.10	—	0	0
RJ Barratt	Leicestershire	5	10	2	93	39	11.63	—	0	0
MR Dilley	Northamptonshire	13	24	6	93	25	5.17	—	0	0
MJ Hilton	Lancashire	3	6	2	90	36*	22.50	—	0	0
BRS Harrison	Hampshire	2	4	0	90	48	22.50	—	0	0
RNS Hobbs	Essex	12	24	3	86	12*	4.10	—	0	0
RJ Etheridge	Gloucestershire	4	8	2	85	24	14.17	—	0	0
C Cook	Gloucestershire	23	44	12	79	15	2.47	—	0	0
MB Heath	Hampshire	15	30	9	79	13	3.76	—	0	0
RG Thompson	Warwickshire	24	47	15	77	25*	2.41	—	0	0
DFX Munden	Leicestershire	5	10	0	75	34	7.50	—	0	0
RI Jefferson	Surrey	4	8	0	73	31	9.13	—	0	0
JDF Larter	Northamptonshire	21	41	9	72	34	2.25	—	0	0
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	1	2	0	72	61	36.00	—	1	0
KD Biddulph	Somerset	15	29	12	71	18	4.18	—	0	0
AB Bainbridge	Yorkshire	4	8	0	71	24	8.88	—	0	0
A Wright	Warwickshire	14	28	4	70	27	2.92	—	0	0
AR Windows	Gloucestershire	3	6	0	69	48	11.50	—	0	0
A Buss	Sussex	5	10	1	67	33	7.44	—	0	0
PRV Ledden	Sussex	1	2	0	64	55	32.00	—	1	0
JA Snow	Sussex	2	4	2	62	35*	31.00	—	0	0
RP Oakden	Nottinghamshire	6	12	3	61	24	6.78	—	0	0
BS Boshier	Leicestershire	21	40	8	58	14	1.81	—	0	0
K Tebay	Lancashire	2	4	0	54	23	13.50	—	0	0
K Howard	Lancashire	10	19	5	54	12*	3.86	—	0	0
RK Platt	Yorkshire	18	33	11	54	12*	2.45	—	0	0
PJ Eele	Somerset	3	5	0	53	39	10.60	—	0	0
HW Tilly	Middlesex	2	4	0	53	46	13.25	—	0	0
RJ Hurst	Middlesex	6	12	1	52	20*	4.73	—	0	0
GL Keith	Somerset	3	6	0	52	20	8.67	—	0	0
MA Buss	Sussex	2	4	1	52	33*	17.33	—	0	0
JR Bernard	Gloucestershire	3	6	2	51	18	12.75	—	0	0
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	3	6	0	50	14	8.33	—	0	0
MD Burden	Hampshire	12	23	5	50	12*	2.78	—	0	0
MA Eagar	Gloucestershire	2	4	0	50	29	12.50	—	0	0
I Gibson	Derbyshire	1	2	0	49	46	24.50	—	0	0
T Greenhough	Lancashire	8	14	5	48	24*	5.33	—	0	0
FE Rumsey	Worcestershire	4	8	1	48	13	6.86	—	0	0
JG Fox	Warwickshire	3	6	0	48	33	8.00	—	0	0
DM Sayer	Kent	15	27	8	48	11	2.53	—	0	0
PR Forman	Nottinghamshire	4	8	3	47	12*	9.40	—	0	0
HL Jackson	Derbyshire	19	35	6	46	11	1.59	—	0	0
M Ryan	Yorkshire	20	36	7	45	17*	1.55	—	0	0
PJ Loader	Surrey	22	43	7	44	8*	1.22	—	0	0
BEA Edmeades	Essex	2	4	2	44	24*	22.00	—	0	0
GHG Doggart	Sussex	1	2	0	43	37	21.50	—	0	0
T Kent	Essex	3	6	2	43	16	10.75	—	0	0
DW Baker	Kent	13	26	6	43	15	2.15	—	0	0
R Berry	Derbyshire	8	16	4	42	17	3.50	—	0	0
JM Brearley	Middlesex	2	4	0	42	19	10.50	—	0	0
CD Drybrough	Middlesex	4	8	3	42	22	8.40	—	0	0
H Sully	Somerset	4	7	2	41	20*	8.20	—	0	0
DAD Sydenham	Surrey	14	27	5	40	9	1.82	—	0	0
DJ Foreman	Sussex	2	4	1	39	15*	13.00	—	0	0
M Ashenden	Northamptonshire	5	10	1	38	15	4.22	—	0	0
P Lever	Lancashire	5	9	2	37	20	5.29	—	0	0
DA Bick	Middlesex	5	10	2	37	28	4.63	—	0	0
LA Johnson	Northamptonshire	2	3	1	37	18	18.50	—	0	0
ME Latham	Somerset	2	4	1	35	21*	11.67	—	0	0
GW Richardson	Derbyshire	4	8	0	35	18	4.38	—	0	0
RA White	Middlesex	3	6	1	34	18	6.80	—	0	0
TI Barwell	Somerset	2	3	0	31	23	10.33	—	0	0
JH Purves	Essex	3	5	0	31	14	6.20	—	0	0
AR Bilbie	Nottinghamshire	2	3	0	31	24	10.33	—	0	0
RH Thomson	Sussex	2	4	0	30	21	7.50	—	0	0
GA Beet	Derbyshire	2	3	1	28	17	14.00	—	0	0
MW Haynes	Nottinghamshire	2	4	0	27	23	6.75	—	0	0
PJ Kippax	Yorkshire	3	6	2	26	9	6.50	—	0	0
DNF Slade	Worcestershire	2	3	1	25	16*	12.50	—	0	0
AH Spencer	Worcestershire	2	4	0	25	22	6.25	—	0	0
MJ Edwards	Surrey	2	4	1	24	8	8.00	—	0	0
JC Balderstone	Yorkshire	1	2	0	23	23	11.50	—	0	0
DB Pearson	Worcestershire	5	10	3	23	11*	3.29	—	0	0
MOC Sturt	Middlesex	7	13	2	19	8*	1.73	—	0	0
IJ Jones	Glamorgan	11	22	8	18	4*	1.29	—	0	0
JSE Price	Middlesex	5	10	3	17	9	2.43	—	0	0
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	4	8	4	17	10*	4.25	—	0	0
M Bissex	Gloucestershire	1	2	2	15	13*	—	—	0	0
JH Minney	Northamptonshire	2	3	0	15	11	5.00	—	0	0
R Harman	Surrey	2	4	1	12	11*	4.00	—	0	0
RG Carter	Warwickshire	5	9	1	11	5*	1.38	—	0	0
IC Potter	Kent	2	4	4	11	11*	—	—	0	0
M Morgan	Nottinghamshire	4	7	1	10	10	1.67	—	0	0
DW Lewis	Glamorgan	2	4	0	9	4	2.25	—	0	0
T Gunn	Sussex	3	5	1	9	4	2.25	—	0	0
EW Jones	Glamorgan	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0
FJ Andrew	Gloucestershire	2	4	0	6	6	1.50	—	0	0
B Turner	Yorkshire	1	2	2	6	3*	—	—	0	0
GH Hall	Somerset	3	6	2	5	4	1.25	—	0	0
AGT Whitehead	Somerset	1	2	2	5	5*	—	—	0	0
BSV Timms	Hampshire	2	4	0	3	2	0.75	—	0	0
AR Duff	Worcestershire	2	4	0	3	2	0.75	—	0	0
AJG Pearson	Somerset	5	8	1	2	2*	0.29	—	0	0
RHC Waters	Sussex	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0
MJ Cowan	Yorkshire	4	7	3	2	2*	0.50	—	0	0
A Wheelhouse	Nottinghamshire	1	2	1	2	2	2.00	—	0	0
PN Broughton	Leicestershire	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0
JB Sedgley	Worcestershire	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0
F Ridgway	Kent	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0
AG Hatton	Yorkshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0
RG Marlar	Sussex	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0

Bowling · 246 players

County Championship 1961 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
D Shackleton	Hampshire	32	62	8,825	523	2,927	153	19.13	57.68	1.99	11	6/36
JA Flavell	Worcestershire	27	52	6,069	240	2,501	139	17.99	43.66	2.47	8	8/43
LJ Coldwell	Worcestershire	32	61	6,537	281	2,581	135	19.12	48.42	2.37	9	8/41
JD Bannister	Warwickshire	32	63	6,999	349	2,721	131	20.77	53.43	2.33	5	6/30
NI Thomson	Sussex	31	62	7,018	368	2,631	124	21.22	56.60	2.25	7	6/34
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	28	53	7,081	415	2,655	123	21.59	57.57	2.25	6	7/39
DJ Shepherd	Glamorgan	32	55	7,637	444	2,628	122	21.54	62.60	2.06	8	7/41
N Gifford	Worcestershire	30	54	6,228	393	2,466	118	20.90	52.78	2.38	5	7/37
DW White	Hampshire	30	58	6,062	199	2,879	117	24.61	51.81	2.85	6	7/61
WB Bridge	Warwickshire	27	49	6,250	364	2,520	116	21.72	53.88	2.42	7	7/49
TE Bailey	Essex	27	52	5,940	245	2,292	114	20.11	52.11	2.32	5	7/40
KE Palmer	Somerset	31	57	5,703	245	2,224	113	19.68	50.47	2.34	7	6/26
AE Moss	Middlesex	25	48	5,165	274	2,079	112	18.56	46.12	2.42	7	8/49
CT Spencer	Leicestershire	26	48	5,118	230	2,065	112	18.44	45.70	2.42	9	8/88
DJ Halfyard	Kent	28	56	7,224	324	3,177	110	28.88	65.67	2.64	4	8/60
FS Trueman	Yorkshire	21	40	4,521	220	1,781	109	16.34	41.48	2.36	8	7/45
BA Langford	Somerset	29	53	6,724	392	2,791	109	25.61	61.69	2.49	6	8/41
DR Smith	Gloucestershire	27	50	6,445	252	2,750	107	25.70	60.23	2.56	5	7/40
R Illingworth	Yorkshire	25	44	5,047	357	1,618	101	16.02	49.97	1.92	8	8/50
HJ Rhodes	Derbyshire	24	45	5,580	258	2,024	101	20.04	55.25	2.18	5	7/74
OS Wheatley	Glamorgan	27	52	5,098	253	2,032	99	20.53	51.49	2.39	4	7/68
DL Bates	Sussex	26	49	5,068	197	2,274	98	23.20	51.71	2.69	6	6/44
DA Allen	Gloucestershire	20	36	3,674	214	1,578	96	16.44	38.27	2.58	8	7/78
BS Boshier	Leicestershire	21	40	3,817	157	1,542	96	16.06	39.76	2.42	5	6/46
K Higgs	Lancashire	30	52	5,865	216	2,731	95	28.75	61.74	2.79	1	5/47

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County Championship 1961 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
GAR Lock	Surrey	21	40	5,368	270	2,414	93	25.96	57.72	2.70	6	6/54
MJ Horton	Worcestershire	28	47	4,800	240	2,018	88	22.93	54.55	2.52	8	7/42
PM Walker	Glamorgan	31	51	5,185	300	2,001	84	23.82	61.73	2.32	2	6/68
KC Preston	Essex	27	51	5,615	219	2,335	84	27.80	66.85	2.50	2	6/24
D Gibson	Surrey	20	40	4,141	147	1,832	81	22.62	51.12	2.65	3	7/38
JS Savage	Leicestershire	25	38	4,531	285	1,740	81	21.48	55.94	2.30	6	6/48
BD Wells	Nottinghamshire	28	50	6,680	415	2,590	81	31.98	82.47	2.33	3	7/66
PJ Loader	Surrey	22	44	4,578	171	2,092	80	26.15	57.23	2.74	4	6/74
IR Buxton	Derbyshire	24	43	4,350	262	1,691	79	21.41	55.06	2.33	4	6/80
HL Jackson	Derbyshire	19	36	4,696	293	1,481	78	18.99	60.21	1.89	6	6/15
JB Statham	Lancashire	20	37	4,356	244	1,399	78	17.94	55.85	1.93	3	6/27
J van Geloven	Leicestershire	27	47	4,102	166	1,774	78	22.74	52.59	2.59	5	6/57
JB Evans	Glamorgan	22	44	3,783	144	1,812	77	23.53	49.13	2.87	3	8/42
RG Thompson	Warwickshire	24	46	4,892	234	1,840	77	23.90	63.53	2.26	4	5/46
A Brown	Kent	25	46	4,446	181	1,975	76	25.99	58.50	2.67	2	5/96
BR Knight	Essex	22	40	3,379	109	1,711	74	23.12	45.66	3.04	3	6/23
TW Cartwright	Warwickshire	32	53	4,764	274	1,896	73	25.97	65.26	2.39	3	6/69
IJ Davison	Nottinghamshire	25	45	4,571	150	2,571	73	35.22	62.62	3.37	2	6/77
K Gillhouley	Yorkshire	23	40	4,361	272	1,569	73	21.49	59.74	2.16	3	7/82
EA Bedser	Surrey	26	46	4,980	235	2,159	72	29.99	69.17	2.60	2	5/58
JDF Larter	Northamptonshire	21	37	3,334	157	1,391	70	19.87	47.63	2.50	3	6/39
PH Jones	Kent	28	52	5,075	340	1,825	70	26.07	72.50	2.16	2	6/61
C Cook	Gloucestershire	22	37	3,781	268	1,352	69	19.59	54.80	2.15	1	5/41
AL Dixon	Kent	27	48	4,337	221	1,940	69	28.12	62.86	2.68	2	5/55
RW Hooker	Middlesex	24	43	4,000	174	1,722	67	25.70	59.70	2.58	2	5/30
C Hilton	Lancashire	22	37	3,240	92	1,664	65	25.60	49.85	3.08	2	6/45
D Bennett	Middlesex	27	50	3,920	137	1,762	64	27.53	61.25	2.70	1	5/27
DC Morgan	Derbyshire	26	45	4,202	214	1,744	62	28.13	67.77	2.49	1	5/40
M Ryan	Yorkshire	20	34	3,416	146	1,350	61	22.13	56.00	2.37	4	6/47
DG A'Court	Gloucestershire	21	40	4,548	198	1,794	59	30.41	77.08	2.37	2	6/50
CRM Atkinson	Somerset	26	44	3,957	176	1,740	58	30.00	68.22	2.64	2	5/47
AJ Corran	Nottinghamshire	17	32	3,985	145	2,024	58	34.90	68.71	3.05	3	6/61
ME Scott	Northamptonshire	16	26	3,025	159	1,346	58	23.21	52.16	2.67	4	7/98
JA Standen	Worcestershire	26	42	3,465	123	1,454	56	25.96	61.88	2.52	1	5/65
WE Alley	Somerset	24	42	3,533	173	1,386	55	25.20	64.24	2.35	0	4/45
MB Heath	Hampshire	15	28	3,051	111	1,465	54	27.13	56.50	2.88	0	4/28
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	26	38	3,337	202	1,409	54	26.09	61.80	2.53	1	6/57
AR Wassell	Hampshire	18	28	3,381	238	1,334	54	24.70	62.61	2.37	3	7/87
RL Pratt	Leicestershire	19	34	3,109	121	1,420	54	26.30	57.57	2.74	3	7/47
DB Close	Yorkshire	22	33	2,616	177	1,036	52	19.92	50.31	2.38	2	6/49
JB Mortimore	Gloucestershire	26	38	3,832	245	1,399	52	26.90	73.69	2.19	2	7/63
MHJ Allen	Northamptonshire	19	34	4,013	239	1,678	52	32.27	77.17	2.51	3	8/48
RV Bell	Sussex	28	41	3,566	166	1,687	52	32.44	68.58	2.84	2	6/41
WT Greensmith	Essex	25	42	2,851	114	1,392	51	27.29	55.90	2.93	1	7/46
AS Brown	Gloucestershire	17	32	2,542	96	1,182	50	23.64	50.84	2.79	2	6/29
C Forbes	Nottinghamshire	28	48	3,823	129	2,018	50	40.36	76.46	3.17	0	4/59
DV Smith	Sussex	25	42	3,048	133	1,513	48	31.52	63.50	2.98	0	4/40
RK Platt	Yorkshire	18	33	2,786	151	1,036	48	21.58	58.04	2.23	1	5/54
KD Biddulph	Somerset	15	29	2,596	99	1,351	46	29.37	56.43	3.12	1	5/53
MD Burden	Hampshire	12	21	2,540	172	968	45	21.51	56.44	2.29	3	8/38
E Smith	Derbyshire	20	32	3,543	211	1,412	44	32.09	80.52	2.39	2	5/41
DJ Ward	Glamorgan	25	40	3,123	150	1,375	43	31.98	72.63	2.64	1	5/76
LHR Ralph	Essex	18	33	2,467	75	1,100	43	25.58	57.37	2.68	2	5/23
R Collins	Lancashire	19	29	2,916	168	1,178	41	28.73	71.12	2.42	3	6/63
RW Barber	Lancashire	26	36	2,494	103	1,253	40	31.33	62.35	3.01	0	3/21
MR Dilley	Northamptonshire	13	24	2,397	75	1,133	38	29.82	63.08	2.84	1	6/74
DAD Sydenham	Surrey	14	28	2,792	106	1,225	38	32.24	73.47	2.63	1	5/102
ER Dexter	Sussex	13	24	1,898	74	930	37	25.14	51.30	2.94	1	5/63
J Cotton	Nottinghamshire	13	23	2,291	105	1,046	37	28.27	61.92	2.74	1	6/58
DM Sayer	Kent	15	27	2,490	88	1,091	37	29.49	67.30	2.63	2	5/42
JG Lomax	Somerset	24	38	2,741	114	1,195	36	33.19	76.14	2.62	0	4/28
DW Baker	Kent	12	22	2,025	82	974	36	27.06	56.25	2.89	2	5/47
A Wright	Warwickshire	14	27	2,663	97	1,209	36	33.58	73.97	2.72	2	5/26
A Lightfoot	Northamptonshire	20	32	2,703	117	1,116	35	31.89	77.23	2.48	1	6/71
PI Bedford	Middlesex	21	29	1,812	71	942	32	29.44	56.63	3.12	1	5/77
JR Gray	Hampshire	26	35	2,124	95	911	31	29.39	68.52	2.57	1	5/56
FR Pountain	Sussex	17	30	2,253	65	1,267	31	40.87	72.68	3.37	0	4/43
BS Crump	Northamptonshire	23	34	3,263	196	1,411	30	47.03	108.77	2.59	1	7/129
TJP Eyre	Derbyshire	8	14	1,357	49	682	29	23.52	46.79	3.02	2	5/40
PJ Phelan	Essex	18	27	1,848	78	931	27	34.48	68.44	3.02	1	5/74
T Greenhough	Lancashire	8	12	1,598	68	650	26	25.00	61.46	2.44	1	6/48
K Taylor	Yorkshire	20	27	2,142	141	690	26	26.54	82.38	1.93	1	6/75
IJ Jones	Glamorgan	11	21	1,653	55	788	25	31.52	66.12	2.86	1	5/37
KG Suttle	Sussex	25	38	1,330	63	631	25	25.24	53.20	2.85	0	4/5
PD Watts	Northamptonshire	12	17	1,541	68	767	25	30.68	61.64	2.99	1	7/97
RNS Hobbs	Essex	10	19	1,436	58	659	23	28.65	62.43	2.75	0	3/6
AJG Pearson	Somerset	5	10	1,022	42	405	23	17.61	44.43	2.38	1	7/63
GC Cooper	Sussex	19	28	1,813	73	899	22	40.86	82.41	2.98	1	5/16
SE Leary	Kent	16	24	1,415	67	647	22	29.41	64.32	2.74	1	5/22
A Buss	Sussex	5	10	1,184	38	661	21	31.48	56.38	3.35	1	5/70
CHM Greetham	Somerset	15	24	1,537	63	696	19	36.63	80.89	2.72	0	3/31
AB Bainbridge	Yorkshire	4	8	1,017	79	288	19	15.16	53.53	1.70	2	6/53
DB Carr	Derbyshire	21	30	1,087	38	615	18	34.17	60.39	3.39	0	3/37
JSE Price	Middlesex	5	10	959	38	478	18	26.56	53.28	2.99	0	4/32
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	11	15	967	33	518	18	28.78	53.72	3.21	1	5/124
R Miller	Warwickshire	12	20	2,004	115	744	18	41.33	111.33	2.23	0	3/27
JE McConnon	Glamorgan	8	12	899	27	498	16	31.13	56.19	3.32	0	4/55
RI Jefferson	Surrey	4	7	776	26	378	16	23.63	48.50	2.92	1	6/25
KJ Grieves	Lancashire	15	16	685	40	335	15	22.33	45.67	2.93	1	5/49
BJ Booth	Lancashire	13	18	993	27	566	15	37.73	66.20	3.42	0	3/14
R Berry	Derbyshire	8	14	1,344	94	462	14	33.00	96.00	2.06	0	3/45
MJ Smith	Middlesex	9	14	974	60	435	14	31.07	69.57	2.68	0	4/13
MJ Cowan	Yorkshire	4	7	585	25	269	14	19.21	41.79	2.76	0	4/71
PR Forman	Nottinghamshire	4	8	670	33	314	14	22.43	47.86	2.81	0	4/34
J Wild	Northamptonshire	8	14	1,217	62	569	14	40.64	86.93	2.81	0	4/44
JG Williamson	Northamptonshire	10	18	1,671	60	843	14	60.21	119.36	3.03	0	3/60
PJ Watts	Northamptonshire	15	21	1,342	54	618	13	47.54	103.23	2.76	0	3/41
RE Hitchcock	Warwickshire	20	23	801	45	355	12	29.58	66.75	2.66	0	2/15
RP Oakden	Nottinghamshire	6	12	969	20	606	12	50.50	80.75	3.75	0	4/86
D Wilson	Yorkshire	7	12	1,038	91	298	11	27.09	94.36	1.72	0	3/45
RJ Hurst	Middlesex	6	11	954	52	460	11	41.82	86.73	2.89	0	2/26
C Lee	Derbyshire	10	15	684	35	262	11	23.82	62.18	2.30	0	2/9
RC Vowles	Nottinghamshire	5	9	762	28	418	11	38.00	69.27	3.29	0	4/106
D Kirby	Leicestershire	7	8	378	16	198	10	19.80	37.80	3.14	0	4/23
PT Marner	Lancashire	12	16	1,386	51	533	10	53.30	138.60	2.31	0	3/71
Khalid Ibadulla	Warwickshire	10	15	823	47	339	9	37.67	91.44	2.47	0	3/42
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	4	7	773	31	387	9	43.00	85.89	3.00	0	2/23
M Ashenden	Northamptonshire	5	10	684	24	387	9	43.00	76.00	3.39	0	4/57
KF Barrington	Surrey	10	15	852	26	463	8	57.88	106.50	3.26	0	2/32
P Lever	Lancashire	5	7	558	13	302	8	37.75	69.75	3.25	0	4/62
CD Drybrough	Middlesex	4	8	714	50	250	8	31.25	89.25	2.10	0	4/27
DG Hawkins	Gloucestershire	5	7	294	10	158	8	19.75	36.75	3.22	1	6/81
K Howard	Lancashire	10	14	876	45	385	8	48.13	109.50	2.64	0	2/13
DB Pearson	Worcestershire	5	10	678	23	359	8	44.88	84.75	3.18	0	3/74
T Kent	Essex	2	4	378	17	169	7	24.14	54.00	2.68	0	4/54
B Cromack	Leicestershire	2	3	384	24	131	7	18.71	54.86	2.05	0	4/56
PJ Kippax	Yorkshire	3	5	504	26	231	7	33.00	72.00	2.75	1	5/74
M Morgan	Nottinghamshire	4	6	377	9	309	7	44.14	53.86	4.92	0	3/32
JA Snow	Sussex	2	4	236	3	174	6	29.00	39.33	4.42	0	3/67
DM Green	Lancashire	5	7	498	12	245	6	40.83	83.00	2.95	0	2/37
SJ Storey	Surrey	7	12	695	25	328	6	54.67	115.83	2.83	0	2/13
MJ Hilton	Lancashire	3	6	252	14	134	5	26.80	50.40	3.19	0	4/40
WD Slade	Glamorgan	6	8	408	22	196	5	39.20	81.60	2.88	0	3/29
FJ Andrew	Gloucestershire	2	4	240	5	134	5	26.80	48.00	3.35	0	3/20
DO Baldry	Hampshire	6	7	363	15	166	5	33.20	72.60	2.74	0	4/41
R Harman	Surrey	2	4	462	20	205	5	41.00	92.40	2.66	0	2/46
IC Potter	Kent	2	4	198	5	81	5	16.20	39.60	2.45	0	4/36
MD Willett	Surrey	17	20	888	29	476	5	95.20	177.60	3.22	0	3/39
A Wharton	Leicestershire	5	6	204	7	109	4	27.25	51.00	3.21	0	2/55
C Milburn	Northamptonshire	8	11	432	11	225	4	56.25	108.00	3.13	0	2/41
ME Latham	Somerset	2	3	234	8	107	4	26.75	58.50	2.74	0	3/60
BEA Edmeades	Essex	2	3	285	5	154	4	38.50	71.25	3.24	0	3/87
DA Bick	Middlesex	5	8	558	29	256	4	64.00	139.50	2.75	0	1/28
RG Carter	Warwickshire	5	7	450	16	277	4	69.25	112.50	3.69	0	1/23
AR Duff	Worcestershire	1	1	126	4	51	4	12.75	31.50	2.43	0	4/51
GW Richardson	Derbyshire	4	6	384	12	211	4	52.75	96.00	3.30	0	2/55
A Wheelhouse	Nottinghamshire	1	2	210	7	95	4	23.75	52.50	2.71	0	2/40
JB Bolus	Yorkshire	7	8	276	14	94	3	31.33	92.00	2.04	0	1/14
DW Lewis	Glamorgan	2	3	306	9	147	3	49.00	102.00	2.88	0	2/81
H Sully	Somerset	3	5	134	2	113	3	37.67	44.67	5.06	0	2/20
AGT Whitehead	Somerset	1	2	108	8	40	3	13.33	36.00	2.22	0	3/25
RG Marlar	Sussex	2	4	336	18	188	3	62.67	112.00	3.36	0	1/25
HW Tilly	Middlesex	2	4	402	14	190	3	63.33	134.00	2.84	0	2/28
AJ Watkins	Glamorgan	6	7	270	12	104	2	52.00	135.00	2.31	0	1/4
GHG Doggart	Sussex	1	1	144	4	75	2	37.50	72.00	3.13	0	2/75
F Ridgway	Kent	1	2	144	9	64	2	32.00	72.00	2.67	0	2/51
ASM Oakman	Sussex	5	8	386	11	260	2	130.00	193.00	4.04	0	1/28
GH Hall	Somerset	3	6	412	8	241	2	120.50	206.00	3.51	0	1/42
B Roe	Somerset	2	2	108	1	101	2	50.50	54.00	5.61	0	1/43
PB Wight	Somerset	6	7	300	14	153	2	76.50	150.00	3.06	0	1/20
TE Davies	Worcestershire	3	4	114	1	86	2	43.00	57.00	4.53	0	2/59
MEJC Norman	Northamptonshire	4	4	75	2	53	2	26.50	37.50	4.24	0	2/0
WF Oates	Derbyshire	6	7	138	9	63	2	31.50	69.00	2.74	0	1/0
JD Springall	Nottinghamshire	4	4	243	8	128	2	64.00	121.50	3.16	0	1/42
MJK Smith	Warwickshire	3	3	18	1	3	1	3.00	18.00	1.00	0	1/2
CA Milton	Gloucestershire	5	6	66	0	34	1	34.00	66.00	3.09	0	1/3
R Subba Row	Northamptonshire	3	3	72	2	64	1	64.00	72.00	5.33	0	1/50
PH Parfitt	Middlesex	9	10	222	12	101	1	101.00	222.00	2.73	0	1/20
AC Smith	Warwickshire	3	3	65	0	45	1	45.00	65.00	4.15	0	1/31
FE Rumsey	Worcestershire	4	7	492	13	211	1	211.00	492.00	2.57	0	1/55
M Hill	Nottinghamshire	4	4	60	3	45	1	45.00	60.00	4.50	0	1/15
RT Virgin	Somerset	2	2	138	2	96	1	96.00	138.00	4.17	0	1/79
AHM Rees	Glamorgan	5	6	114	3	70	1	70.00	114.00	3.68	0	1/13
GA Beet	Derbyshire	1	1	48	2	42	1	42.00	48.00	5.25	0	1/42
A Bolton	Lancashire	1	1	18	0	13	1	13.00	18.00	4.33	0	1/13
PN Broughton	Leicestershire	1	1	126	3	61	1	61.00	126.00	2.90	0	1/61
B Constable	Surrey	4	4	132	3	82	1	82.00	132.00	3.73	0	1/35
HL Johnson	Derbyshire	2	2	24	2	24	1	24.00	24.00	6.00	0	1/0
LJ Lenham	Sussex	2	2	29	3	12	1	12.00	29.00	2.48	0	1/8
DNF Slade	Worcestershire	2	2	192	10	72	1	72.00	192.00	2.25	0	1/44
WB Stott	Yorkshire	1	1	14	0	19	1	19.00	14.00	8.14	0	1/19
B Turner	Yorkshire	1	1	84	6	30	1	30.00	84.00	2.14	0	1/30
RC Wilson	Kent	2	2	30	1	24	1	24.00	30.00	4.80	0	1/16
RT Simpson	Nottinghamshire	2	2	10	0	8	0	—	—	4.80	0	0/4
WGA Parkhouse	Glamorgan	1	1	2	0	4	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/4
DJ Insole	Essex	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
RE Marshall	Hampshire	1	1	30	1	13	0	—	—	2.60	0	0/13
JM Parks	Sussex	1	1	12	0	9	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/9
MC Cowdrey	Kent	1	1	7	0	7	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/7
PE Richardson	Kent	1	1	6	0	8	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/8
G Pullar	Lancashire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
DEV Padgett	Yorkshire	2	2	30	1	17	0	—	—	3.40	0	0/4
WE Russell	Middlesex	1	1	12	0	13	0	—	—	6.50	0	0/13
JH Edrich	Surrey	1	1	1	0	4	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/4
PJ Sharpe	Yorkshire	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
JG Binks	Yorkshire	1	1	12	0	11	0	—	—	5.50	0	0/11
RM Prideaux	Kent	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
HD Bird	Leicestershire	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
G Atkinson	Somerset	1	1	5	0	1	0	—	—	1.20	0	0/1
JM Lawrence	Somerset	1	1	42	0	24	0	—	—	3.43	0	0/24
HW Stephenson	Somerset	1	1	84	2	76	0	—	—	5.43	0	0/76
DGL Evans	Glamorgan	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
B Hedges	Glamorgan	3	3	48	2	12	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/1
EJ Lewis	Glamorgan	2	2	66	0	44	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/2
JS Pressdee	Glamorgan	6	6	282	17	135	0	—	—	2.87	0	0/4
H Horton	Hampshire	1	1	12	1	2	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/2
ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie	Hampshire	1	1	12	1	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
D Ramsamooj	Northamptonshire	3	3	30	1	12	0	—	—	2.40	0	0/0
MA Buss	Sussex	1	1	72	3	37	0	—	—	3.08	0	0/37
RJ Barratt	Leicestershire	4	5	255	14	93	0	—	—	2.19	0	0/4
JR Bernard	Gloucestershire	2	2	84	7	33	0	—	—	2.36	0	0/9
M Bissex	Gloucestershire	1	1	42	2	39	0	—	—	5.57	0	0/39
JG Fox	Warwickshire	1	1	3	0	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
RA Gale	Middlesex	6	6	102	4	59	0	—	—	3.47	0	0/2
I Gibson	Derbyshire	1	1	12	0	13	0	—	—	6.50	0	0/13
IW Hall	Derbyshire	1	1	18	1	5	0	—	—	1.67	0	0/5
AG Hatton	Yorkshire	1	2	144	3	66	0	—	—	2.75	0	0/4
NF Horner	Warwickshire	1	1	5	0	8	0	—	—	9.60	0	0/8
G Houlton	Lancashire	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
HJ Jarman	Gloucestershire	1	1	1	0	4	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/4
RJ Langridge	Sussex	2	2	31	0	43	0	—	—	8.32	0	0/3
PRV Ledden	Sussex	1	2	24	0	17	0	—	—	4.25	0	0/4
D Millner	Derbyshire	1	1	24	0	15	0	—	—	3.75	0	0/15
RB Nicholls	Gloucestershire	3	3	18	0	16	0	—	—	5.33	0	0/2
ABD Parsons	Surrey	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
BL Reynolds	Northamptonshire	3	3	42	0	26	0	—	—	3.71	0	0/3
R Swallow	Derbyshire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
RAE Tindall	Surrey	5	6	120	2	72	0	—	—	3.60	0	0/3
JV Wilson	Yorkshire	2	3	54	0	55	0	—	—	6.11	0	0/14
AR Windows	Gloucestershire	1	1	30	1	16	0	—	—	3.20	0	0/16

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 1961. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1961 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Hampshire	32	19	7	6	13,609	490	27.77	363	12,546	534	23.49
Yorkshire	32	17	5	10	11,878	444	26.75	430	10,937	535	20.44
Worcestershire	32	16	9	7	12,551	517	24.28	394	12,187	567	21.49
Middlesex	28	15	6	7	12,339	417	29.59	371	11,864	481	24.67
Gloucestershire	28	11	11	6	10,568	475	22.25	432	10,913	469	23.27
Sussex	32	11	10	11	13,859	498	27.83	352	13,738	480	28.62
Derbyshire	28	10	9	9	10,750	452	23.78	358	11,117	464	23.96
Essex	28	10	8	10	11,433	447	25.58	448	11,139	444	25.09
Somerset	32	10	15	7	13,195	486	27.15	428	13,229	497	26.62
Glamorgan	32	9	12	11	11,832	525	22.54	335	12,337	488	25.28
Lancashire	32	9	7	16	12,274	473	25.95	500	11,774	433	27.19
Leicestershire	28	9	13	6	9,495	454	20.91	376	10,153	466	21.79
Warwickshire	32	9	10	13	12,834	490	26.19	359	12,831	504	25.46
Kent	28	8	8	12	12,108	438	27.64	400	12,437	442	28.14
Northamptonshire	28	5	13	10	10,983	462	23.77	402	12,029	380	31.66
Nottinghamshire	28	4	20	4	11,829	487	24.29	431	12,577	363	34.65
Surrey	28	4	13	11	12,366	408	30.31	405	12,095	416	29.07

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 · 1961

Latest 12 of 254 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1961-09-02 to 1961-09-05 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 165 & 133
Worcestershire: 278 & 140

Worcestershire won by 120 runs

1961-09-02 to 1961-09-05 · Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

Middlesex: 222 & 240/7d
Gloucestershire: 100 & 210

Middlesex won by 152 runs

1961-09-02 to 1961-09-05 · Stanley Park, Blackpool

Lancashire: 254 & 199/3d
Kent: 132 & 167/3

Match drawn

1961-09-02 to 1961-09-05 · Dean Park, Bournemouth

Hampshire: 160 & 186
Yorkshire: 288/7d & 116/3d

Yorkshire won by 58 runs

1961-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 254 & 274
Lancashire: 332 & 224

Lancashire won by 28 runs

1961-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 310 & 277/7d
Yorkshire: 318/4d & 157/6

Match drawn

1961-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · The Manor Sports Ground, Worthing

Sussex: 307 & 263
Leicestershire: 376/7d & 256/2d

Leicestershire won by 62 runs

1961-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 262 & 142
Glamorgan: 279 & 126/1

Glamorgan won by 9 wickets

1961-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Recreation Ground, Bath

Somerset: 325/4d & 80/1
Kent: 208 & 195

Somerset won by 9 wickets

1961-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Dean Park, Bournemouth

Hampshire: 306 & 263/8d
Derbyshire: 318 & 111

Hampshire won by 140 runs

1961-08-26 to 1961-08-29 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 90 & 376/7
Surrey: 266 & 196/6d

Worcestershire won by 3 wickets

1961-08-26 to 1961-08-29 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 271 & 277/7d
Glamorgan: 167 & 246/4

Match drawn

Recorded venues

County Championship 1961 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	14
Edgbaston, Birmingham	13
Kennington Oval, Kennington	13
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	12
Old Trafford, Manchester	11
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	11
County Ground, Hove	10
County Ground, Northampton	10
Grace Road, Leicester	10
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol	7
County Ground, Derby	7
Dean Park, Bournemouth	6
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	5
County Ground, Taunton	5
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	5
St Helen's, Swansea	5
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	5
County Ground, Southampton	4
Recreation Ground, Bath	4
Bramall Lane, Sheffield	3
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare	3
College Ground, Cheltenham	3
Headingley, Leeds	3
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford	3
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough	2
Aigburth, Liverpool	2
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend	2
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester	2
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings	2
Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea	2
County Ground, Leyton	2
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry	2
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover	2
Erinoid Ground, Stroud	2
Mote Park, Maidstone	2
North Marine Road, Scarborough	2
Old County Ground, Brentwood	2
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	2
Stanley Park, Blackpool	2
The Circle, Hull	2
The Manor Sports Ground, Worthing	2
The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	2
The Rectory Field, Blackheath	2
The Saffrons, Eastbourne	2
Tipton Road, Dudley	2
Town Ground, Worksop	2
Valentine's Park, Ilford	2
Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea	2
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester	2
Agricultural Showgrounds, Frome	1
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch	1
Brush Ground, Loughborough	1
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone	1
Chester Road North, Kidderminster	1
Coventry Road, Hinckley	1
Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale	1
Garrison Ground 2, Gillingham	1
Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton	1
Hoffman's Sports and Social Club Ground, Chelmsford	1
Imperial Athletic Ground, Bristol	1
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent	1
J Samuel White's Ground, Cowes	1
Johnson Park, Yeovil	1
Millfield School, Street	1
Rodney Parade, Newport	1
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston	1
Snibston Colliery Ground, Coalville	1
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea	1
St George's Road, Harrogate	1
Steel Company of Wales Ground, Margam	1
Steetley Company Ground, Shireoaks	1
Stradey Park, Llanelli	1
The Gnoll, Neath	1
Town Ground, Kettering	1
Town Ground, Peterborough	1
Town Ground, Rushden	1
Trafalgar Road, Southport	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 1961, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1961 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
ASM Oakman	229*	Nottinghamshire	1961-07-05
WE Alley	221*	Warwickshire	1961-05-13
W Watson	217*	Somerset	1961-06-17
RE Marshall	212	Somerset	1961-06-01
MR Hallam	203*	Sussex	1961-09-01

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1961 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
MD Burden	8/38	Somerset	1961-05-06
LJ Coldwell	8/41	Derbyshire	1961-07-22
BA Langford	8/41	Northamptonshire	1961-07-26
JB Evans	8/42	Somerset	1961-07-22
JA Flavell	8/43	Lancashire	1961-08-12

* 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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The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

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.

Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

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Warwickshire v Yorkshire

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