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County Championship 1968 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1968; Tests are excluded.

BA Richards leads the displayed batting table with 2,039 runs. RMH Cottam leads the bowling table with 122 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 238
Recorded players: 293
Recorded teams: 17
Recorded venues: 67

Selected season match starts: 1968-05-01 to 1968-09-04. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-06-14.

County Championship standings · 1968

League table for 1968. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1968 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Yorkshire	28	11	4	13	270
2	Kent	28	12	5	11	256
3	Glamorgan	28	11	6	9	237
4	Nottinghamshire	28	7	3	17	222
5	Hampshire	28	8	5	15	215
6	Lancashire	28	8	6	14	209
7	Worcestershire	28	8	7	13	203
8	Derbyshire	28	6	5	16	199
9	Leicestershire	28	6	10	12	197
10	Middlesex	28	8	6	14	192
11	Warwickshire	28	7	8	12	190
12	Somerset	28	5	11	11	172
13	Northamptonshire	28	5	6	17	170
14	Essex	28	5	6	16	169
15	Surrey	28	4	7	17	157
16	Gloucestershire	28	2	8	17	153
17	Sussex	28	2	12	14	140

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 1968

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 1968 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
BA Richards	28	2,039
DM Green	27	1,875
RM Prideaux	23	1,679
MJ Kitchen	27	1,664
Mushtaq Mohammad	28	1,619

Recorded innings through 1968-09-04. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1968 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
RMH Cottam	27	122
K Higgs	25	105
D Wilson	25	102
D Shackleton	26	101
FJ Titmus	27	100

Recorded innings through 1968-09-04. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1968

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 · 293 players

County Championship 1968 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
BA Richards	Hampshire	28	48	5	2,039	206	47.42	—	13	5	2	0
DM Green	Gloucestershire	27	51	1	1,875	233	37.50	—	9	3	11	2
RM Prideaux	Northamptonshire	23	42	5	1,679	108*	45.38	—	13	2	26	1
MJ Kitchen	Somerset	27	51	5	1,664	161*	36.17	—	4	5	6	0
Mushtaq Mohammad	Northamptonshire	28	52	7	1,619	112*	35.98	—	9	3	34	0
CC Inman	Leicestershire	28	48	0	1,611	108	33.56	—	15	1	29	2
RT Virgin	Somerset	27	51	5	1,585	115*	34.46	—	10	1	8	0
RB Kanhai	Warwickshire	26	43	3	1,584	253	39.60	—	4	5	9	0
A Jones	Glamorgan	25	47	4	1,583	110	36.81	—	11	2	0	0
JB Bolus	Nottinghamshire	26	47	4	1,580	140	36.74	—	8	3	2	0
GS Sobers	Nottinghamshire	26	47	7	1,570	105*	39.25	—	13	2	13	3
KWR Fletcher	Essex	23	41	6	1,515	228*	43.29	—	10	2	14	0
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	28	54	5	1,447	123	29.53	—	8	2	12	0
BL Irvine	Essex	27	49	6	1,399	95	32.53	—	9	0	24	1
RGA Headley	Worcestershire	26	50	3	1,397	82	29.72	—	9	0	9	0
DHK Smith	Derbyshire	27	48	3	1,347	117	29.93	—	10	1	123	5
MH Denness	Kent	26	47	3	1,299	138	29.52	—	6	2	0	0
PJK Gibbs	Derbyshire	27	48	2	1,259	90	27.37	—	10	0	104	0
Majid Khan	Glamorgan	25	48	3	1,258	123	27.96	—	5	2	12	0
KG Suttle	Sussex	28	50	1	1,232	103	25.14	—	4	2	9	0
MJ Edwards	Surrey	28	54	1	1,198	75	22.60	—	6	0	23	0
MH Page	Derbyshire	24	44	5	1,195	117	30.64	—	5	2	107	2
RB Nicholls	Gloucestershire	27	51	3	1,194	106*	24.88	—	7	1	3	0
WE Alley	Somerset	27	51	4	1,190	110	25.32	—	6	1	11	1
GM Turner	Worcestershire	24	46	3	1,182	106*	27.49	—	9	1	10	0

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County Championship 1968 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
BJ Booth	Leicestershire	28	48	9	1,175	124*	30.13	—	5	1	11	0
BW Luckhurst	Kent	25	44	3	1,172	184*	28.59	—	5	3	2	0
H Pilling	Lancashire	28	50	0	1,157	95	23.14	—	7	0	27	0
Asif Iqbal	Kent	26	45	3	1,156	86	27.52	—	8	0	1	0
MEJC Norman	Leicestershire	28	48	5	1,152	99	26.79	—	6	0	10	0
WE Russell	Middlesex	27	49	1	1,150	91	23.96	—	8	0	2	0
MJ Smedley	Nottinghamshire	27	49	4	1,128	123	25.07	—	5	2	13	0
AW Greig	Sussex	27	49	2	1,122	117	23.87	—	7	1	17	0
MA Buss	Sussex	27	48	1	1,117	108	23.77	—	5	1	9	0
JH Edrich	Surrey	18	34	3	1,114	129	35.94	—	4	3	2	0
PT Marner	Leicestershire	25	43	3	1,109	108*	27.73	—	6	1	25	4
GS Chappell	Somerset	25	47	7	1,108	148	27.70	—	7	1	5	0
PJ Sharpe	Yorkshire	26	43	8	1,102	143*	31.49	—	3	3	10	0
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	24	39	4	1,099	128	31.40	—	6	2	0	0
A Lightfoot	Northamptonshire	21	39	4	1,073	113	30.66	—	8	1	2	0
PH Parfitt	Middlesex	28	51	6	1,050	131*	23.33	—	4	1	21	1
CA Milton	Gloucestershire	21	39	3	1,016	122	28.22	—	4	3	2	0
JF Harvey	Derbyshire	27	48	9	1,006	74*	25.79	—	6	0	135	1
PM Walker	Glamorgan	26	49	8	1,000	121*	24.39	—	1	2	8	0
IR Buxton	Derbyshire	25	44	3	992	87	24.20	—	6	0	100	2
BL Reed	Hampshire	28	48	1	990	73	21.06	—	7	0	7	0
DEV Padgett	Yorkshire	28	46	2	984	136*	22.36	—	6	2	1	0
JN Shepherd	Kent	25	43	3	981	170	24.53	—	5	3	7	0
AR Lewis	Glamorgan	26	49	2	973	112	20.70	—	6	1	10	0
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	21	39	0	971	134	24.90	—	3	3	8	1
DL Murray	Nottinghamshire	27	49	5	961	102*	21.84	—	3	1	11	0
DC Morgan	Derbyshire	21	38	8	955	103*	31.83	—	6	1	82	0
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	28	46	5	952	100	23.22	—	5	1	14	0
WA Smith	Surrey	22	42	1	937	93	22.85	—	6	0	8	0
GRJ Roope	Surrey	27	52	11	932	68	22.73	—	4	0	4	0
MJ Stewart	Surrey	27	52	10	924	91*	22.00	—	5	0	16	1
B Ward	Essex	26	47	3	908	128	20.64	—	3	1	4	0
CT Radley	Middlesex	28	51	8	904	99	21.02	—	4	0	3	0
RE Marshall	Hampshire	27	46	3	898	98	20.88	—	6	0	6	0
JD Bond	Lancashire	28	50	10	878	93*	21.95	—	2	0	11	1
WJP Stewart	Warwickshire	23	36	4	877	117	27.41	—	3	2	0	0
MJ Smith	Middlesex	26	48	6	864	84	20.57	—	5	0	4	1
BL Reynolds	Northamptonshire	20	37	3	864	120	25.41	—	5	1	0	0
KD Boyce	Essex	27	48	2	863	90	18.76	—	2	0	4	0
GC Cooper	Sussex	21	38	6	859	97	26.84	—	5	0	0	0
HI Moore	Nottinghamshire	26	47	5	857	74	20.40	—	4	0	8	1
Khalid Ibadulla	Warwickshire	25	41	3	849	147*	22.34	—	3	1	3	0
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	27	49	4	846	75	18.80	—	5	0	6	0
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	23	44	4	845	128	21.13	—	5	1	0	0
B Wood	Lancashire	24	43	4	842	62	21.59	—	5	0	3	0
MC Cowdrey	Kent	15	23	2	841	129	40.05	—	3	4	1	0
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	28	48	7	836	62	20.39	—	2	0	7	0
JT Murray	Middlesex	25	46	4	831	104*	19.79	—	5	1	0	0
C Milburn	Northamptonshire	16	30	0	820	100	27.33	—	5	2	38	0
MG Griffith	Sussex	28	50	10	818	76*	20.45	—	5	0	31	0
HM Ackerman	Northamptonshire	22	41	7	815	82	23.97	—	5	0	1	0
MR Hallam	Leicestershire	26	44	3	796	123	19.41	—	3	1	5	0
RC Davis	Glamorgan	21	40	1	794	82	20.36	—	3	0	3	0
D Lloyd	Lancashire	22	40	6	787	84	23.15	—	4	0	9	0
DR Shepherd	Gloucestershire	23	44	5	782	153	20.05	—	3	1	0	0
G Boycott	Yorkshire	10	15	5	774	180*	77.40	—	1	5	0	0
SE Leary	Kent	27	47	7	773	89	19.33	—	3	0	3	0
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	19	37	8	734	96	25.31	—	5	0	8	0
JA Jameson	Warwickshire	26	43	7	733	107*	20.36	—	2	1	1	0
APE Knott	Kent	20	33	1	727	73	22.72	—	5	0	4	0
EW Jones	Glamorgan	26	49	10	715	146*	18.33	—	3	1	5	0
G Barker	Essex	17	31	1	715	126	23.83	—	3	1	0	0
TW Graveney	Worcestershire	15	28	3	712	107*	28.48	—	7	1	0	0
K Taylor	Yorkshire	24	39	3	712	85	19.78	—	5	0	2	0
AS Brown	Gloucestershire	24	46	8	708	79*	18.63	—	2	0	5	0
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	25	46	3	705	80	16.40	—	3	0	6	0
G Frost	Nottinghamshire	24	45	2	696	65	16.19	—	3	0	13	2
FM Engineer	Lancashire	28	50	6	692	70	15.73	—	3	0	1	0
BEA Edmeades	Essex	18	32	4	692	107	24.71	—	3	1	0	0
B Taylor	Essex	27	49	2	682	110	14.51	—	2	1	0	0
KF Barrington	Surrey	20	38	4	671	71	19.74	—	4	0	0	0
BR Knight	Leicestershire	22	38	12	671	82*	25.81	—	3	0	3	0
JM Parks	Sussex	25	44	8	667	57	18.53	—	3	0	0	0
CD Fearnley	Worcestershire	19	38	3	664	64	18.97	—	2	0	9	0
PJ Robinson	Somerset	21	40	5	657	102	18.77	—	3	1	11	0
R Booth	Worcestershire	28	54	7	652	61	13.87	—	2	0	9	0
M Bissex	Gloucestershire	25	47	8	630	72	16.15	—	2	0	2	0
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	27	47	11	625	101*	17.36	—	2	1	5	0
RW Tolchard	Leicestershire	27	47	12	611	68*	17.46	—	3	0	5	0
TJP Eyre	Derbyshire	26	46	8	598	89	15.74	—	3	0	66	7
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	26	49	3	595	56	12.93	—	2	0	7	0
RMC Gilliat	Hampshire	18	31	0	588	64	18.97	—	2	0	2	0
R Illingworth	Yorkshire	22	34	7	586	100*	21.70	—	2	1	0	0
G Atkinson	Lancashire	17	30	2	582	103	20.79	—	2	1	12	0
RN Abberley	Warwickshire	18	31	2	558	56	19.24	—	2	0	1	0
RA White	Nottinghamshire	19	33	4	556	73	19.17	—	4	0	5	0
MJ Bear	Essex	17	32	1	547	107*	17.65	—	1	1	3	2
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	17	34	2	540	63	16.88	—	3	0	7	0
DB Close	Yorkshire	22	36	6	536	77*	17.87	—	3	0	7	0
AC Smith	Warwickshire	27	45	1	530	69	12.05	—	1	0	0	0
RC Kerslake	Somerset	24	45	2	525	55	12.21	—	1	0	0	0
JB Mortimore	Gloucestershire	27	51	7	517	69	11.75	—	1	0	1	1
MJ Harris	Middlesex	17	29	3	516	109	19.85	—	1	1	0	0
TB Racionzer	Sussex	15	26	4	510	86	23.18	—	3	0	0	0
GI Burgess	Somerset	22	43	2	509	57	12.41	—	2	0	8	0
AL Dixon	Kent	27	47	4	494	82*	11.49	—	1	0	1	0
DA Allen	Gloucestershire	24	45	8	488	51	13.19	—	2	0	0	0
PI Pocock	Surrey	25	48	6	469	75*	11.17	—	1	0	3	0
G Pullar	Lancashire	13	22	0	466	110	21.18	—	1	1	3	0
ASM Oakman	Sussex	18	31	1	454	38	15.13	—	0	0	4	0
BSV Timms	Hampshire	28	48	7	446	81*	10.88	—	2	0	1	0
JM Brearley	Middlesex	12	23	3	437	82*	21.85	—	2	0	2	0
RW Barber	Warwickshire	13	22	0	432	125	19.64	—	2	1	0	0
BA Langford	Somerset	27	51	8	415	34*	9.65	—	0	0	2	1
BS Crump	Northamptonshire	25	47	7	414	74	10.35	—	1	0	0	0
A Long	Surrey	28	54	5	412	68	8.41	—	1	0	1	0
DR Turner	Hampshire	21	35	9	409	68*	15.73	—	1	0	0	0
N Gifford	Worcestershire	28	54	10	407	55*	9.25	—	2	0	0	0
DA Livingstone	Hampshire	14	24	5	407	102*	21.42	—	2	1	3	0
E Smith	Derbyshire	25	44	7	401	41*	10.84	—	0	0	44	5
DP Hughes	Lancashire	21	38	5	391	51	11.85	—	1	0	5	1
NW Hill	Nottinghamshire	11	20	2	383	56	21.28	—	2	0	0	0
JG Binks	Yorkshire	28	46	2	374	52*	8.50	—	1	0	2	0
D Wilson	Yorkshire	27	45	8	372	61*	10.05	—	2	0	1	0
RNS Hobbs	Essex	27	49	7	368	100	8.76	—	0	1	2	0
SJ Storey	Surrey	15	28	0	363	53	12.96	—	2	0	3	0
A Clarkson	Somerset	9	17	0	355	82	20.88	—	3	0	0	0
AGE Ealham	Kent	10	17	3	352	94*	25.14	—	2	0	0	0
RW Taylor	Derbyshire	25	44	7	334	52	9.03	—	1	0	35	2
RW Hooker	Middlesex	25	44	5	321	73*	8.23	—	1	0	2	0
EJ Lewis	Sussex	25	45	6	320	37	8.21	—	0	0	2	0
KE Palmer	Somerset	14	26	1	313	76	12.52	—	3	0	10	0
AHM Rees	Glamorgan	13	24	3	308	46	14.67	—	0	0	0	0
LJ Lenham	Sussex	9	17	1	306	86	19.13	—	1	0	0	0
A Buss	Sussex	20	35	5	300	48	10.00	—	0	0	6	3
D Nicholls	Kent	12	23	2	292	76*	13.90	—	1	0	0	0
ER Dexter	Sussex	2	4	1	289	203	96.33	—	1	1	0	0
P Willey	Northamptonshire	12	23	6	284	42	16.71	—	0	0	2	0
GA Greenidge	Sussex	10	18	1	280	91	16.47	—	2	0	0	0
S Turner	Essex	15	26	4	279	110*	12.68	—	1	1	3	0
ARP Barker	Worcestershire	11	21	2	265	55	13.95	—	1	0	0	0
PJ Graves	Sussex	7	12	1	264	68	24.00	—	2	0	18	0
FS Trueman	Yorkshire	23	38	4	263	45	7.74	—	0	0	2	0
MNS Taylor	Nottinghamshire	27	49	14	261	65*	7.46	—	1	0	4	0
RE East	Essex	27	49	15	260	49	7.65	—	0	0	0	0
TJ Yardley	Worcestershire	11	20	3	255	43*	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
D Bailey	Lancashire	7	13	0	248	52	19.08	—	1	0	0	0
KL Snellgrove	Lancashire	8	15	0	247	82	16.47	—	1	0	3	1
K Shuttleworth	Lancashire	20	36	9	242	30	8.96	—	0	0	5	0
R Palmer	Somerset	11	20	5	242	32	16.13	—	0	0	0	0
ME Scott	Northamptonshire	22	40	8	238	44	7.44	—	0	0	0	0
MA Nash	Glamorgan	19	35	6	235	46*	8.10	—	0	0	1	0
MK Kettle	Northamptonshire	19	34	3	234	55	7.55	—	1	0	1	0
AH Latchman	Middlesex	28	51	5	231	28	5.02	—	0	0	0	0
K Higgs	Lancashire	25	45	10	219	20	6.26	—	0	0	3	0
RV Lewis	Hampshire	10	18	1	219	51	12.88	—	1	0	0	0
CT Spencer	Leicestershire	27	46	8	217	37*	5.71	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Meyer	Gloucestershire	27	51	12	216	55*	5.54	—	1	0	0	0
LA Johnson	Northamptonshire	28	52	5	203	28	4.32	—	0	0	4	0
RDV Knight	Surrey	4	8	0	202	64	25.25	—	2	0	0	0
R Harman	Surrey	17	33	6	194	26*	7.19	—	0	0	2	0
AT Castell	Hampshire	12	20	5	191	37*	12.73	—	0	0	0	0
DL Underwood	Kent	20	33	4	190	36*	6.55	—	0	0	1	0
DR Smith	Gloucestershire	23	43	6	189	44*	5.11	—	0	0	0	0
W Blenkiron	Warwickshire	16	28	4	189	39*	7.88	—	0	0	0	0
RA Hutton	Yorkshire	20	35	4	187	31*	6.03	—	0	0	0	1
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	19	31	3	183	23	6.54	—	0	0	1	0
J Sullivan	Lancashire	10	15	0	182	50	12.13	—	1	0	2	0
B Lewis	Glamorgan	19	36	2	178	38	5.24	—	0	0	3	0
P Lever	Lancashire	13	24	0	175	26	7.29	—	0	0	1	0
TW Cartwright	Warwickshire	16	24	1	171	61	7.43	—	1	0	0	0
JA Snow	Sussex	18	32	7	168	33	6.72	—	0	0	9	2
AM Jorden	Essex	12	23	3	168	59*	8.40	—	1	0	0	0
RA Brooks	Somerset	24	45	13	167	37	5.22	—	0	0	1	0
VA Holder	Worcestershire	19	37	3	164	41*	4.82	—	0	0	0	0
JMM Hooper	Surrey	10	20	2	164	37	9.11	—	0	0	0	0
SR Bielby	Nottinghamshire	14	25	5	161	22*	8.05	—	0	0	0	0
I Morris	Glamorgan	9	17	1	158	26	9.88	—	0	0	0	0
C Forbes	Nottinghamshire	26	47	7	157	30	3.93	—	0	0	3	0
A Brown	Kent	12	22	4	156	81	8.67	—	1	0	0	0
RJ Barratt	Leicestershire	16	29	1	156	28	5.57	—	0	0	0	1
GW Johnson	Kent	11	21	4	147	28	8.65	—	0	0	0	0
IW Hall	Derbyshire	4	7	0	144	68	20.57	—	1	0	17	0
RS Herman	Middlesex	24	45	5	142	22	3.55	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Durose	Northamptonshire	20	39	6	139	30	4.21	—	0	0	1	0
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	12	21	0	136	37	6.48	—	0	0	4	0
D Shackleton	Hampshire	26	45	4	126	39	3.07	—	0	0	5	0
HJ Rhodes	Derbyshire	26	46	11	125	23	3.57	—	0	0	13	0
J Cotton	Leicestershire	16	26	2	124	25	5.17	—	0	0	0	0
CP Marks	Derbyshire	6	10	0	123	39	12.30	—	0	0	12	0
RA Woolmer	Kent	5	10	2	122	50*	15.25	—	1	0	0	0
EE Hemmings	Warwickshire	8	15	1	121	43	8.64	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Constant	Leicestershire	7	13	1	119	34	9.92	—	0	0	0	0
TI Barwell	Somerset	7	13	0	116	49	8.92	—	0	0	0	0
RD Jackman	Surrey	25	48	10	115	20*	3.03	—	0	0	0	0
HJ Jarman	Gloucestershire	3	6	3	113	67*	37.67	—	1	0	0	0
JM Parkin	Nottinghamshire	9	16	4	113	20*	9.42	—	0	0	1	0
JS Savage	Lancashire	24	44	12	113	19	3.53	—	0	0	0	0
JC Balderstone	Yorkshire	7	11	0	111	45	10.09	—	0	0	0	0
DL Bates	Sussex	13	23	7	106	36*	6.63	—	0	0	0	0
DW White	Hampshire	24	40	1	104	12	2.67	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Shepherd	Glamorgan	26	49	13	104	18*	2.89	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Halfyard	Nottinghamshire	27	49	10	104	23*	2.67	—	0	0	2	0
TM Cordaroy	Middlesex	2	3	0	104	81	34.67	—	1	0	0	0
FE Rumsey	Somerset	26	49	10	103	31	2.64	—	0	0	0	0
KJ Wheatley	Hampshire	9	15	2	100	61*	7.69	—	1	0	0	0
AG Nicholson	Yorkshire	22	37	12	98	43	3.92	—	0	0	0	0
GS Warner	Warwickshire	5	10	0	95	22	9.50	—	0	0	0	0
JB Statham	Lancashire	19	33	7	90	19	3.46	—	0	0	2	0
JK Lever	Essex	25	45	16	90	24*	3.10	—	0	0	0	0
RMH Cottam	Hampshire	27	47	12	87	16	2.49	—	0	0	0	0
CRW Grant	Nottinghamshire	2	4	0	87	48	21.75	—	0	0	7	0
LJ Coldwell	Worcestershire	21	41	8	84	12	2.55	—	0	0	1	0
LML Barnwell	Somerset	4	8	1	82	45*	11.71	—	0	0	0	0
JDD Pember	Leicestershire	9	14	2	82	28*	6.83	—	0	0	0	0
AR Windows	Gloucestershire	3	6	1	82	30	16.40	—	0	0	0	0
H Sully	Northamptonshire	24	44	14	78	14*	2.60	—	0	0	0	0
BM Brain	Worcestershire	15	29	4	78	21	3.12	—	0	0	1	0
LR Gibbs	Warwickshire	25	41	14	66	17*	2.44	—	0	0	2	0
GG Arnold	Surrey	1	2	0	65	63	32.50	—	1	0	0	0
DR Cook	Warwickshire	2	4	2	64	28*	32.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Gordon	Warwickshire	3	6	1	62	15*	12.40	—	0	0	2	0
AJ Matthews	Leicestershire	6	11	1	61	12	6.10	—	0	0	0	0
JP Sullivan	Gloucestershire	4	8	1	57	21	8.14	—	0	0	0	0
OS Wheatley	Glamorgan	16	30	8	55	9	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
GA Cope	Yorkshire	4	7	2	54	17*	10.80	—	0	0	0	0
JSE Price	Middlesex	24	44	13	52	11*	1.68	—	0	0	0	0
B Leadbeater	Yorkshire	3	6	2	52	13*	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
HR Sherman	Essex	3	6	1	51	27*	10.20	—	0	0	0	0
DW Lewis	Glamorgan	3	5	3	50	29*	25.00	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Semmence	Sussex	2	4	0	50	23	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
D Bennett	Middlesex	2	4	2	46	20*	23.00	—	0	0	0	0
JN Graham	Kent	22	37	11	45	10*	1.73	—	0	0	0	0
AA Jones	Sussex	10	19	2	44	13	2.59	—	0	0	0	0
B Stead	Nottinghamshire	6	11	0	43	21	3.91	—	0	0	1	0
JD Bannister	Warwickshire	16	26	6	42	17*	2.10	—	0	0	1	0
DM Sayer	Kent	8	16	4	42	9	3.50	—	0	0	0	0
GR Stephenson	Derbyshire	2	4	0	41	19	10.25	—	0	0	4	1
DJ Ling	Middlesex	1	2	0	41	38	20.50	—	0	0	0	0
PE Russell	Derbyshire	8	15	1	41	17*	2.93	—	0	0	1	0
JM Allan	Warwickshire	2	4	0	40	35	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
K Griffith	Worcestershire	3	6	1	40	24	8.00	—	0	0	1	0
JW Holder	Hampshire	5	10	2	39	19	4.88	—	0	0	0	0
AJM Hooper	Kent	4	8	2	37	35	6.17	—	0	0	0	0
AB Jackson	Derbyshire	19	32	7	37	10	1.48	—	0	0	2	2
JD Woodford	Yorkshire	2	3	0	37	34	12.33	—	0	0	0	0
GF Cross	Leicestershire	2	3	1	36	21*	18.00	—	0	0	0	0
RGM Carter	Worcestershire	18	34	13	35	6*	1.67	—	0	0	0	0
R Wills	Northamptonshire	3	6	0	35	12	5.83	—	0	0	0	0
J Davey	Gloucestershire	17	32	9	34	6*	1.48	—	0	0	0	0
DNF Slade	Worcestershire	2	4	2	34	18*	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
CM Old	Yorkshire	7	11	1	29	14	2.90	—	0	0	0	0
TE Jesty	Hampshire	3	5	1	27	22	6.75	—	0	0	0	0
J Cumbes	Surrey	14	28	7	25	8	1.19	—	0	0	0	0
PM Stringer	Yorkshire	4	6	2	25	15*	6.25	—	0	0	0	0
JCJ Dye	Kent	13	23	7	18	6*	1.13	—	0	0	0	0
SEJ Russell	Gloucestershire	1	2	1	17	9*	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
RW Stewart	Middlesex	8	13	3	16	9*	1.60	—	0	0	0	0
GJ Nolan	Essex	1	2	0	14	11	7.00	—	0	0	2	0
DL Acfield	Essex	3	6	1	11	11	2.20	—	0	0	0	0
MOC Sturt	Middlesex	2	4	0	11	9	2.75	—	0	0	0	0
JD Gray	Warwickshire	3	5	1	7	7	1.75	—	0	0	0	0
MWW Selvey	Surrey	5	9	2	5	4	0.71	—	0	0	0	0
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	1	2	1	4	4*	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
IJ Jones	Glamorgan	5	10	2	3	3	0.38	—	0	0	0	0
KJ Lyons	Glamorgan	1	2	1	3	2*	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
KW Wallace	Essex	2	3	0	3	3	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
RM Lewis	Surrey	1	2	2	3	3*	—	—	0	0	0	0
EA Clark	Middlesex	1	2	1	2	2*	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Ward	Derbyshire	4	8	3	1	1*	0.20	—	0	0	0	0
J Simmons	Lancashire	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
CEP Carter	Somerset	2	4	0	1	1	0.25	—	0	0	0	0
RG Marlar	Sussex	2	3	0	1	1	0.33	—	0	0	0	0
R Julian	Leicestershire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
CE Waller	Surrey	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
B Cromack	Leicestershire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Payne	Middlesex	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Stockley	Surrey	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 208 players

County Championship 1968 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
RMH Cottam	Hampshire	27	50	5,728	289	1,996	122	16.36	46.95	2.09	9	7/61
K Higgs	Lancashire	25	44	4,201	193	1,481	105	14.10	40.01	2.12	7	7/41
D Wilson	Yorkshire	25	40	4,313	299	1,275	102	12.50	42.28	1.77	4	7/36
D Shackleton	Hampshire	26	47	6,128	423	1,758	101	17.41	60.67	1.72	4	5/17
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	27	46	6,014	359	2,035	100	20.35	60.14	2.03	7	7/57
MNS Taylor	Nottinghamshire	26	47	4,478	203	1,927	94	20.50	47.64	2.58	4	6/36
HJ Rhodes	Derbyshire	23	44	4,306	207	1,564	93	16.82	46.30	2.18	4	6/25
DL Underwood	Kent	19	34	3,799	296	1,236	91	13.58	41.75	1.95	5	7/17
JSE Price	Middlesex	24	42	3,485	142	1,448	88	16.45	39.60	2.49	2	6/33
R Illingworth	Yorkshire	19	33	3,513	208	1,178	86	13.70	40.85	2.01	4	6/42
N Gifford	Worcestershire	28	47	4,557	327	1,428	85	16.80	53.61	1.88	4	8/28
JN Shepherd	Kent	23	40	4,120	226	1,585	85	18.65	48.47	2.31	7	6/60
KD Boyce	Essex	25	43	4,370	145	2,013	85	23.68	51.41	2.76	5	6/33
RE East	Essex	26	40	4,660	244	1,797	85	21.14	54.82	2.31	5	8/63
GS Sobers	Nottinghamshire	26	46	4,641	227	1,882	83	22.67	55.92	2.43	5	7/69
OS Wheatley	Glamorgan	16	28	3,292	222	1,062	82	12.95	40.15	1.94	7	9/60
AH Latchman	Middlesex	27	43	3,409	142	1,574	81	19.43	42.09	2.77	2	6/42
PI Pocock	Surrey	24	39	4,740	255	1,892	80	23.65	59.25	2.39	3	7/57
DJ Shepherd	Glamorgan	26	45	5,835	381	1,876	80	23.45	72.94	1.93	1	6/40
AG Nicholson	Yorkshire	23	41	3,677	212	1,269	80	15.86	45.96	2.07	4	8/22
E Smith	Derbyshire	22	41	5,134	338	1,899	80	23.74	64.18	2.22	7	6/57
RD Jackman	Surrey	25	43	3,910	144	1,756	76	23.11	51.45	2.69	5	6/58
DW White	Hampshire	24	41	3,302	121	1,357	75	18.09	44.03	2.47	2	5/52
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	27	45	5,675	272	2,310	75	30.80	75.67	2.44	3	5/63
BS Crump	Northamptonshire	24	42	4,587	206	1,709	74	23.09	61.99	2.24	3	6/84

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County Championship 1968 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
FE Rumsey	Somerset	26	45	3,786	154	1,716	72	23.83	52.58	2.72	2	7/63
JB Mortimore	Gloucestershire	25	43	4,025	213	1,501	68	22.07	59.19	2.24	2	5/30
TW Cartwright	Warwickshire	14	22	3,177	220	1,032	68	15.18	46.72	1.95	6	7/36
DJ Halfyard	Nottinghamshire	26	47	4,498	213	1,981	68	29.13	66.15	2.64	2	5/38
JB Statham	Lancashire	19	33	2,908	123	1,166	67	17.40	43.40	2.41	2	6/34
LR Gibbs	Warwickshire	23	40	4,716	263	1,678	67	25.04	70.39	2.13	5	7/49
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	18	31	2,696	93	1,097	67	16.37	40.24	2.44	2	6/43
BA Langford	Somerset	25	41	4,203	259	1,636	67	24.42	62.73	2.34	5	6/32
CT Spencer	Leicestershire	27	47	4,153	139	1,877	67	28.01	61.99	2.71	5	7/35
LJ Coldwell	Worcestershire	21	38	3,318	153	1,333	66	20.20	50.27	2.41	0	4/40
K Shuttleworth	Lancashire	17	33	2,436	70	1,078	65	16.58	37.48	2.66	2	7/41
C Forbes	Nottinghamshire	26	47	4,301	198	1,771	65	27.25	66.17	2.47	1	6/51
RGM Carter	Worcestershire	18	32	2,487	78	1,231	64	19.23	38.86	2.97	4	6/20
AL Dixon	Kent	24	42	3,409	187	1,413	63	22.43	54.11	2.49	1	5/53
Mushtaq Mohammad	Northamptonshire	27	41	3,194	131	1,519	62	24.50	51.52	2.85	4	7/67
RNS Hobbs	Essex	24	36	3,725	170	1,470	62	23.71	60.08	2.37	2	7/73
A Buss	Sussex	21	35	3,649	156	1,593	62	25.69	58.85	2.62	1	6/36
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	26	46	2,989	129	1,222	60	20.37	49.82	2.45	1	7/43
JN Graham	Kent	21	39	3,744	235	1,272	60	21.20	62.40	2.04	4	6/37
VA Holder	Worcestershire	19	34	2,814	98	1,275	59	21.61	47.69	2.72	3	6/39
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	21	34	2,527	125	913	58	15.74	43.57	2.17	5	6/29
BR Knight	Leicestershire	22	37	3,640	142	1,578	56	28.18	65.00	2.60	2	8/82
GI Burgess	Somerset	22	39	3,173	120	1,497	53	28.25	59.87	2.83	1	5/74
DR Smith	Gloucestershire	21	37	2,989	116	1,287	50	25.74	59.78	2.58	1	5/53
JA Snow	Sussex	18	31	2,895	119	1,153	50	23.06	57.90	2.39	1	5/34
RA Hutton	Yorkshire	20	35	2,190	76	1,027	49	20.96	44.69	2.81	2	6/56
JK Lever	Essex	25	42	3,594	154	1,496	49	30.53	73.35	2.50	0	4/49
MA Buss	Sussex	27	43	3,010	173	1,327	49	27.08	61.43	2.65	0	4/5
AJ Durose	Northamptonshire	20	35	2,667	90	1,255	49	25.61	54.43	2.82	1	7/23
GRJ Roope	Surrey	27	42	3,149	117	1,351	47	28.74	67.00	2.57	2	5/62
AS Brown	Gloucestershire	20	32	2,545	80	1,192	47	25.36	54.15	2.81	1	5/28
FS Trueman	Yorkshire	23	40	2,394	93	1,017	46	22.11	52.04	2.55	2	6/20
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	17	29	2,209	74	1,116	46	24.26	48.02	3.03	2	6/50
J Cumbes	Surrey	14	22	2,391	96	908	46	19.74	51.98	2.28	3	6/47
AB Jackson	Derbyshire	17	32	2,738	124	987	46	21.46	59.52	2.16	0	4/27
H Sully	Northamptonshire	23	39	3,399	155	1,557	45	34.60	75.53	2.75	0	4/55
MA Nash	Glamorgan	19	32	2,540	110	1,042	45	23.16	56.44	2.46	3	7/15
TJP Eyre	Derbyshire	21	38	2,966	108	1,438	45	31.96	65.91	2.91	2	5/31
AW Greig	Sussex	27	43	3,463	131	1,760	43	40.93	80.53	3.05	0	3/27
W Blenkiron	Warwickshire	16	29	2,443	87	1,129	43	26.26	56.81	2.77	1	5/37
ME Scott	Northamptonshire	21	33	2,454	124	1,125	43	26.16	57.07	2.75	1	5/72
RS Herman	Middlesex	24	42	2,774	104	1,277	42	30.40	66.05	2.76	1	5/73
B Lewis	Glamorgan	18	27	1,755	57	883	41	21.54	42.80	3.02	3	7/28
PM Walker	Glamorgan	22	33	2,677	136	1,133	40	28.33	66.93	2.54	2	5/9
EJ Lewis	Sussex	22	35	3,090	137	1,511	40	37.78	77.25	2.93	0	4/35
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	26	40	3,560	276	1,128	40	28.20	89.00	1.90	0	4/92
PJ Robinson	Somerset	18	26	2,158	106	1,069	39	27.41	55.33	2.97	0	4/34
RA White	Nottinghamshire	17	25	2,501	132	919	39	23.56	64.13	2.20	3	5/41
AA Jones	Sussex	10	17	1,350	38	728	38	19.16	35.53	3.24	1	8/25
BM Brain	Worcestershire	15	26	2,384	76	1,089	38	28.66	62.74	2.74	1	5/37
P Lever	Lancashire	13	20	1,760	58	852	37	23.03	47.57	2.90	1	5/39
J Davey	Gloucestershire	16	26	2,346	70	1,190	36	33.06	65.17	3.04	0	4/43
MK Kettle	Northamptonshire	18	31	2,544	88	1,126	36	31.28	70.67	2.66	1	6/67
WE Alley	Somerset	26	38	2,915	173	1,127	35	32.20	83.29	2.32	0	4/37
JS Savage	Lancashire	22	32	2,877	178	1,036	35	29.60	82.20	2.16	0	4/24
R Harman	Surrey	17	26	1,923	98	866	34	25.47	56.56	2.70	2	8/16
PT Marner	Leicestershire	17	25	1,644	33	921	34	27.09	48.35	3.36	2	6/73
IR Buxton	Derbyshire	21	34	2,022	158	626	33	18.97	61.27	1.86	2	6/25
JD Bannister	Warwickshire	14	23	2,211	132	814	32	25.44	69.09	2.21	1	5/41
JCJ Dye	Kent	13	21	1,422	60	489	32	15.28	44.44	2.06	1	5/26
DA Allen	Gloucestershire	18	30	2,006	116	678	31	21.87	64.71	2.03	0	3/27
A Brown	Kent	12	23	1,397	42	778	31	25.10	45.06	3.34	1	5/50
B Wood	Lancashire	13	20	1,244	67	494	30	16.47	41.47	2.38	2	7/52
RW Hooker	Middlesex	24	35	2,436	106	1,024	30	34.13	81.20	2.52	0	3/42
DP Hughes	Lancashire	18	28	1,590	95	644	29	22.21	54.83	2.43	2	6/61
AM Jorden	Essex	11	19	1,393	41	712	29	24.55	48.03	3.07	0	4/29
R Palmer	Somerset	11	20	1,408	52	700	27	25.93	52.15	2.98	0	4/42
DC Morgan	Derbyshire	16	26	2,001	129	694	27	25.70	74.11	2.08	0	4/33
A Ward	Derbyshire	4	8	699	32	308	26	11.85	26.88	2.64	2	6/56
GS Chappell	Somerset	21	29	1,261	55	650	26	25.00	48.50	3.09	0	4/20
S Turner	Essex	14	24	1,620	63	724	26	27.85	62.31	2.68	0	3/26
DL Bates	Sussex	13	21	1,777	61	857	26	32.96	68.35	2.89	0	3/47
RJ Barratt	Leicestershire	14	21	2,114	102	954	25	38.16	84.56	2.71	1	5/34
J Cotton	Leicestershire	16	26	2,146	60	1,073	25	42.92	85.84	3.00	0	3/37
SJ Storey	Surrey	13	22	2,091	141	690	25	27.60	83.64	1.98	1	6/28
DB Close	Yorkshire	22	31	1,506	119	500	24	20.83	62.75	1.99	0	3/8
KF Barrington	Surrey	14	20	1,552	64	697	24	29.04	64.67	2.69	1	5/45
DM Sayer	Kent	8	15	1,135	46	536	24	22.33	47.29	2.83	0	4/21
PH Parfitt	Middlesex	21	30	1,537	69	630	23	27.39	66.83	2.46	1	5/60
EE Hemmings	Warwickshire	8	15	1,413	51	779	21	37.10	67.29	3.31	1	6/90
JDD Pember	Leicestershire	9	13	1,148	34	619	21	29.48	54.67	3.24	1	5/45
GA Cope	Yorkshire	4	7	557	30	211	20	10.55	27.85	2.27	2	7/42
M Bissex	Gloucestershire	18	29	1,408	75	511	20	25.55	70.40	2.18	0	4/2
KE Palmer	Somerset	10	16	1,267	38	714	19	37.58	66.68	3.38	0	4/46
MWW Selvey	Surrey	5	10	742	26	359	18	19.94	41.22	2.90	1	6/58
Khalid Ibadulla	Warwickshire	18	26	1,458	77	537	16	33.56	91.13	2.21	0	4/15
B Stead	Nottinghamshire	6	11	775	23	450	16	28.13	48.44	3.48	2	5/26
PE Russell	Derbyshire	8	15	1,272	68	489	16	30.56	79.50	2.31	1	5/50
BEA Edmeades	Essex	8	13	953	37	362	15	24.13	63.53	2.28	1	5/60
AT Castell	Hampshire	12	20	1,128	33	575	15	38.33	75.20	3.06	0	4/38
RW Barber	Warwickshire	6	9	666	35	286	14	20.43	47.57	2.58	0	4/28
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	13	18	717	48	268	13	20.62	55.15	2.24	0	3/30
JW Holder	Hampshire	5	9	798	23	420	12	35.00	66.50	3.16	1	5/96
RW Stewart	Middlesex	8	13	1,076	61	392	12	32.67	89.67	2.19	0	3/32
IJ Jones	Glamorgan	5	9	547	26	229	11	20.82	49.73	2.51	0	4/83
GF Cross	Leicestershire	2	4	329	14	141	11	12.82	29.91	2.57	0	4/50
JD Gray	Warwickshire	3	6	547	16	267	8	33.38	68.38	2.93	0	3/24
DM Green	Gloucestershire	9	11	451	13	231	8	28.88	56.38	3.07	0	4/61
C Milburn	Northamptonshire	11	15	756	30	329	7	47.00	108.00	2.61	0	2/54
RDV Knight	Surrey	3	5	312	11	124	7	17.71	44.57	2.38	0	3/29
KJ Wheatley	Hampshire	6	11	462	29	196	7	28.00	66.00	2.55	0	4/1
KG Suttle	Sussex	15	19	894	47	386	7	55.14	127.71	2.59	0	3/54
Asif Iqbal	Kent	7	9	276	14	109	6	18.17	46.00	2.37	0	4/11
Majid Khan	Glamorgan	6	10	382	21	151	6	25.17	63.67	2.37	0	3/20
CM Old	Yorkshire	7	11	579	20	216	6	36.00	96.50	2.24	0	3/47
RC Kerslake	Somerset	6	6	236	11	125	6	20.83	39.33	3.18	0	3/45
ASM Oakman	Sussex	8	10	471	27	199	5	39.80	94.20	2.54	0	2/60
GW Johnson	Kent	4	4	204	14	85	5	17.00	40.80	2.50	0	4/36
DL Acfield	Essex	3	5	294	9	165	5	33.00	58.80	3.37	0	4/13
PM Stringer	Yorkshire	4	5	246	12	117	5	23.40	49.20	2.85	0	3/34
AC Smith	Warwickshire	4	4	120	3	74	4	18.50	30.00	3.70	0	3/52
BA Richards	Hampshire	8	8	330	20	125	4	31.25	82.50	2.27	0	3/25
P Willey	Northamptonshire	7	8	384	13	189	4	47.25	96.00	2.95	0	1/18
CE Waller	Surrey	1	2	59	0	36	4	9.00	14.75	3.66	0	2/14
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	1	2	180	14	54	4	13.50	45.00	1.80	0	2/10
AJ Matthews	Leicestershire	5	8	458	16	314	4	78.50	114.50	4.11	0	2/101
K Taylor	Yorkshire	4	5	306	15	125	3	41.67	102.00	2.45	0	2/35
J Simmons	Lancashire	1	2	108	3	44	3	14.67	36.00	2.44	0	2/41
I Morris	Glamorgan	3	3	120	0	125	3	41.67	40.00	6.25	0	2/30
BJ Booth	Leicestershire	6	7	273	10	166	3	55.33	91.00	3.65	0	1/5
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	3	3	81	1	33	3	11.00	27.00	2.44	0	3/23
AR Windows	Gloucestershire	2	3	198	6	82	3	27.33	66.00	2.48	0	2/32
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	2	2	66	0	37	2	18.50	33.00	3.36	0	2/35
JC Balderstone	Yorkshire	3	4	144	10	58	2	29.00	72.00	2.42	0	1/1
RC Davis	Glamorgan	4	4	240	11	101	2	50.50	120.00	2.53	0	1/21
HM Ackerman	Northamptonshire	2	2	30	0	29	2	14.50	15.00	5.80	0	2/28
PJK Gibbs	Derbyshire	3	3	149	7	77	2	38.50	74.50	3.10	0	2/54
K Griffith	Worcestershire	2	3	210	2	100	2	50.00	105.00	2.86	0	1/39
SE Leary	Kent	7	7	276	15	134	2	67.00	138.00	2.91	0	1/24
A Lightfoot	Northamptonshire	4	5	270	12	95	2	47.50	135.00	2.11	0	1/25
AJ Stockley	Surrey	1	2	96	7	46	2	23.00	48.00	2.88	0	1/4
PJ Sharpe	Yorkshire	1	1	6	0	1	1	1.00	6.00	1.00	0	1/1
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	4	4	60	1	26	1	26.00	60.00	2.60	0	1/5
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	3	3	138	4	80	1	80.00	138.00	3.48	0	1/30
BL Irvine	Essex	3	3	90	0	62	1	62.00	90.00	4.13	0	1/39
JA Jameson	Warwickshire	3	3	84	1	52	1	52.00	84.00	3.71	0	1/10
DW Lewis	Glamorgan	2	4	324	7	186	1	186.00	324.00	3.44	0	1/89
A Clarkson	Somerset	1	1	6	1	0	1	0.00	6.00	0.00	0	1/0
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	2	2	120	2	77	1	77.00	120.00	3.85	0	1/77
B Taylor	Essex	1	1	42	2	16	1	16.00	42.00	2.29	0	1/16
B Ward	Essex	1	1	6	0	1	1	1.00	6.00	1.00	0	1/1
DJ Constant	Leicestershire	3	3	75	3	36	1	36.00	75.00	2.88	0	1/28
DR Shepherd	Gloucestershire	2	2	6	0	5	1	5.00	6.00	5.00	0	1/1
DA Livingstone	Hampshire	1	1	42	1	31	1	31.00	42.00	4.43	0	1/31
MJ Harris	Middlesex	1	2	18	0	15	1	15.00	18.00	5.00	0	1/4
DR Cook	Warwickshire	2	4	252	10	107	1	107.00	252.00	2.55	0	1/38
AGE Ealham	Kent	1	1	12	1	1	1	1.00	12.00	0.50	0	1/1
CD Fearnley	Worcestershire	1	1	36	0	37	1	37.00	36.00	6.17	0	1/37
RG Marlar	Sussex	2	2	234	6	117	1	117.00	234.00	3.00	0	1/80
DNF Slade	Worcestershire	2	2	42	4	12	1	12.00	42.00	1.71	0	1/1
MC Cowdrey	Kent	1	1	24	1	24	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/24
RB Kanhai	Warwickshire	1	1	18	0	7	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/7
DEV Padgett	Yorkshire	1	1	6	0	11	0	—	—	11.00	0	0/11
G Boycott	Yorkshire	2	2	12	0	10	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
GG Arnold	Surrey	1	1	42	2	16	0	—	—	2.29	0	0/16
KWR Fletcher	Essex	1	1	2	0	4	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/4
RM Prideaux	Northamptonshire	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
GM Turner	Worcestershire	2	2	66	0	43	0	—	—	3.91	0	0/18
BW Luckhurst	Kent	1	1	48	3	29	0	—	—	3.63	0	0/29
GA Greenidge	Sussex	1	1	6	0	10	0	—	—	10.00	0	0/10
AR Lewis	Glamorgan	2	2	60	0	61	0	—	—	6.10	0	0/24
D Lloyd	Lancashire	4	4	120	2	73	0	—	—	3.65	0	0/14
RA Woolmer	Kent	4	4	78	4	32	0	—	—	2.46	0	0/3
MJ Smith	Middlesex	2	2	18	1	9	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/0
TE Jesty	Hampshire	1	2	60	2	22	0	—	—	2.20	0	0/6
MJ Kitchen	Somerset	2	2	21	0	27	0	—	—	7.71	0	0/4
RT Virgin	Somerset	1	1	18	0	17	0	—	—	5.67	0	0/17
A Jones	Glamorgan	1	1	36	0	48	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/48
G Barker	Essex	1	1	54	1	16	0	—	—	1.78	0	0/16
AJM Hooper	Kent	2	2	108	5	40	0	—	—	2.22	0	0/0
JM Allan	Warwickshire	1	1	18	1	5	0	—	—	1.67	0	0/5
TB Racionzer	Sussex	1	1	12	1	5	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5
SR Bielby	Nottinghamshire	2	2	42	0	29	0	—	—	4.14	0	0/10
R Booth	Worcestershire	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
GC Cooper	Sussex	1	1	54	3	19	0	—	—	2.11	0	0/19
MG Griffith	Sussex	2	2	24	2	5	0	—	—	1.25	0	0/1
JF Harvey	Derbyshire	1	1	36	2	17	0	—	—	2.83	0	0/17
LA Johnson	Northamptonshire	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
DJ Ling	Middlesex	1	1	36	0	16	0	—	—	2.67	0	0/16
RB Nicholls	Gloucestershire	1	1	6	0	9	0	—	—	9.00	0	0/9
MEJC Norman	Leicestershire	3	3	31	0	36	0	—	—	6.97	0	0/4
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	2	2	15	1	2	0	—	—	0.80	0	0/1
GS Warner	Warwickshire	1	1	2	0	3	0	—	—	9.00	0	0/3

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 1968. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1968 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Kent	28	12	5	11	0	9,229	371	24.88	458	8,078	407	19.85
Glamorgan	28	11	6	9	2	8,387	378	22.19	392	8,486	386	21.98
Yorkshire	28	11	4	13	0	7,677	321	23.92	358	7,391	442	16.72
Hampshire	28	8	5	15	0	7,840	359	21.84	411	8,057	392	20.55
Lancashire	28	8	6	14	0	7,708	394	19.56	319	7,232	384	18.83
Middlesex	28	8	6	14	0	7,991	363	22.01	338	8,908	390	22.84
Worcestershire	28	8	7	13	0	9,234	411	22.47	373	7,919	383	20.68
Nottinghamshire	28	7	3	17	1	9,092	344	26.43	394	9,360	373	25.09
Warwickshire	28	7	8	12	1	8,109	332	24.42	435	8,283	330	25.10
Derbyshire	28	6	5	16	1	9,160	342	26.78	400	8,637	388	22.26
Leicestershire	28	6	10	12	0	9,107	363	25.09	424	10,492	340	30.86
Essex	28	5	6	16	1	9,011	394	22.87	408	9,380	375	25.01
Northamptonshire	28	5	6	17	0	9,618	377	25.51	353	9,658	349	27.67
Somerset	28	5	11	11	1	9,510	409	23.25	370	9,861	358	27.54
Surrey	28	4	7	17	0	8,952	396	22.61	314	9,241	383	24.13
Gloucestershire	28	2	8	17	1	9,377	392	23.92	485	8,173	345	23.69
Sussex	28	2	12	14	0	9,308	411	22.65	380	10,154	332	30.58

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 · 1968

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

1968-09-04 to 1968-09-06 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 304/5d & 213/5d
Warwickshire: 260 & 258/7

Warwickshire won by 3 wickets

1968-09-04 to 1968-09-06 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 227/4d & 134/4d
Hampshire: 175/6d & 133/8

Match drawn

1968-09-04 to 1968-09-06 · Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

Middlesex: 111 & 69/1
Worcestershire: 94/7d & 85

Middlesex won by 9 wickets

1968-09-04 to 1968-09-06 · Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire: 232
Leicestershire: 171/4

Match drawn

1968-09-04 to 1968-09-06 · Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone

Kent: 330
Glamorgan: 103 & 150

Kent won by an innings and 77 runs

1968-09-02 to 0001-01-01 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 114 & 275/5d
Surrey: 209/8d & 75/8

Match drawn

1968-09-02 to 0001-01-01 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 109 & 129
Middlesex: 238 & 161/4d

Middlesex won by 161 runs

1968-09-02 to 0001-01-01 · County Ground, Derby

Derbyshire: 167 & 184/8
Hampshire: 243 & 137/8d

Match drawn

1968-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 294 & 114/2d
Leicestershire: 203/4d & 208/7

Leicestershire won by 3 wickets

1968-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire: 230 & 5/1
Essex: 84 & 150

Lancashire won by 9 wickets

1968-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone

Kent: 458/9d & 131/5d
Northamptonshire: 325 & 189

Kent won by 75 runs

1968-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Ashley Down Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire: 286 & 164/6
Somerset: 212 & 249/8d

Match drawn

Recorded venues

County Championship 1968 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Grace Road, Leicester	14
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	14
Edgbaston, Birmingham	13
Kennington Oval, Kennington	13
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	12
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	12
County Ground, Northampton	11
County Ground, Hove	10
Old Trafford, Manchester	10
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol	8
County Ground, Taunton	7
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	6
County Ground, Derby	5
Dean Park, Bournemouth	5
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	5
St Helen's, Swansea	5
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	5
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford	4
Bramall Lane, Sheffield	3
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare	3
College Ground, Cheltenham	3
County Ground, Leyton	3
County Ground, Southampton	3
Headingley, Leeds	3
Recreation Ground, Bath	3
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	3
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend	2
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester	2
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings	2
Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea	2
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone	2
County Ground, Chelmsford	2
Gidea Park Sports Ground, Romford	2
Mote Park, Maidstone	2
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston	2
The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	2
The Saffrons, Eastbourne	2
Trafalgar Road, Southport	2
Valentine's Park, Ilford	2
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester	2
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough	1
Aigburth, Liverpool	1
Baker Perkins Sports Ground, Peterborough	1
Chester Road North, Kidderminster	1
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry	1
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover	1
Elm Avenue, Newark-on-Trent	1
Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale	1
Garrison Ground 2, Gillingham	1
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent	1
May's Bounty, Basingstoke	1
Morlands Athletic Ground, Glastonbury	1
North Marine Road, Scarborough	1
Recreational Trust Ground, Lydney	1
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea	1
St George's Road, Harrogate	1
Stanley Park, Blackpool	1
The Circle, Hull	1
The Gnoll, Neath	1
The Park, Buxton	1
The Rectory Field, Blackheath	1
Tipton Road, Dudley	1
Town Ground, Kettering	1
Town Ground, Worksop	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 1968, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1968 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
RB Kanhai	253	Nottinghamshire	1968-06-01
DM Green	233	Sussex	1968-07-24
KWR Fletcher	228*	Sussex	1968-08-21
BA Richards	206	Nottinghamshire	1968-08-28
ER Dexter	203	Kent	1968-07-20

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1968 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
OS Wheatley	9/60	Sussex	1968-07-27
R Harman	8/16	Derbyshire	1968-07-24
AG Nicholson	8/22	Kent	1968-08-01
AA Jones	8/25	Lancashire	1968-07-10
N Gifford	8/28	Yorkshire	1968-07-17

* 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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