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County Championship 1970 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1970; Tests are excluded.

GM Turner leads the displayed batting table with 2,346 runs. DJ Shepherd leads the bowling table with 101 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 204
Recorded players: 288
Recorded teams: 17
Recorded venues: 60

Selected season match starts: 1970-05-02 to 1970-09-12. 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 · 1970

League table for 1970. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1970 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Kent	24	9	5	10	237
2	Glamorgan	24	9	6	9	220
3	Lancashire	24	6	2	16	216
4	Yorkshire	24	8	5	11	215
5	Surrey	24	6	4	14	203
6	Worcestershire	24	7	1	16	200
7	Derbyshire	24	7	7	10	199
8	Warwickshire	24	7	6	11	199
9	Sussex	24	5	7	12	199
10	Hampshire	24	4	6	14	197
11	Nottinghamshire	24	4	8	12	184
12	Essex	24	4	6	14	180
13	Somerset	24	5	10	9	176
14	Northamptonshire	24	4	6	14	174
15	Leicestershire	24	5	6	13	173
16	Middlesex	24	5	5	14	166
17	Gloucestershire	24	3	8	13	166

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 1970

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 1970 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
GM Turner	24	2,346
RT Virgin	24	2,223
JB Bolus	24	2,033
MJ Harris	24	1,845
RM Prideaux	23	1,641

Recorded innings through 1970-09-12. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1970 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
DJ Shepherd	24	101
N Gifford	24	96
FJ Titmus	24	89
A Buss	24	88
TW Cartwright	24	86

Recorded innings through 1970-09-12. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1970

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 · 288 players

County Championship 1970 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
GM Turner	Worcestershire	24	45	7	2,346	154*	61.74	961.48	9	10	49	0
RT Virgin	Somerset	24	47	0	2,223	178	47.30	—	11	7	19	0
JB Bolus	Nottinghamshire	24	47	8	2,033	147*	52.13	—	15	2	15	0
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	24	47	3	1,845	120	41.93	—	14	3	20	1
RM Prideaux	Northamptonshire	23	43	5	1,641	176*	43.18	—	7	4	20	1
BEA Edmeades	Essex	24	46	2	1,589	120*	36.11	—	10	4	19	1
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	24	45	7	1,575	120*	41.45	—	10	2	22	1
JA Jameson	Warwickshire	24	46	3	1,561	158*	36.30	—	9	3	13	1
RGA Headley	Worcestershire	23	43	4	1,539	148*	39.46	—	6	4	13	0
MJ Smedley	Nottinghamshire	24	47	3	1,513	149	34.39	—	8	3	18	0
RB Kanhai	Warwickshire	14	27	3	1,500	187*	62.50	—	4	6	51	8
RE Marshall	Hampshire	24	44	2	1,497	189*	35.64	—	9	2	1	0
HM Ackerman	Northamptonshire	24	45	1	1,497	208	34.02	—	6	3	13	0
MJK Smith	Warwickshire	24	46	6	1,479	109	36.98	—	11	1	13	0
CP Wilkins	Derbyshire	24	45	5	1,472	102*	36.80	—	9	2	180	24
AR Lewis	Glamorgan	23	45	3	1,448	128	34.48	—	10	1	24	0
MH Denness	Kent	22	38	2	1,445	167*	40.14	—	10	2	11	0
BA Davis	Glamorgan	24	47	3	1,431	91	32.52	—	13	0	20	0
G Boycott	Yorkshire	19	31	3	1,425	260*	50.89	—	9	2	23	0
WE Russell	Middlesex	21	37	1	1,420	128*	39.44	—	7	3	0	0
BA Richards	Hampshire	15	26	1	1,410	153	56.40	—	11	3	27	1
PJK Gibbs	Derbyshire	20	37	3	1,410	112*	41.47	—	11	2	141	0
MJ Smith	Middlesex	23	41	0	1,409	151	34.37	—	3	5	0	0
PT Marner	Leicestershire	23	44	2	1,409	115	33.55	—	10	2	4	1
Mushtaq Mohammad	Northamptonshire	20	38	2	1,397	151*	38.81	—	9	1	9	2

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County Championship 1970 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
JH Edrich	Surrey	18	33	3	1,388	143	46.27	—	4	4	7	0
PH Parfitt	Middlesex	21	38	6	1,381	133	43.16	—	10	3	5	0
Asif Iqbal	Kent	24	41	5	1,379	109	38.31	—	7	3	14	1
MA Buss	Sussex	22	42	4	1,379	126	36.29	—	8	1	13	0
SB Hassan	Nottinghamshire	24	47	2	1,359	110	30.20	—	11	1	8	0
DM Green	Gloucestershire	24	46	0	1,355	146	29.46	—	8	2	8	0
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	22	42	8	1,351	110	39.74	—	7	1	12	0
RB Nicholls	Gloucestershire	24	46	2	1,341	100	30.48	—	7	1	2	0
B Wood	Lancashire	24	43	7	1,322	144	36.72	—	5	4	0	0
M Bissex	Gloucestershire	24	46	9	1,316	104	35.57	—	9	1	2	1
H Pilling	Lancashire	24	43	7	1,313	120*	36.47	—	5	4	4	0
JM Parks	Sussex	21	40	5	1,300	166*	37.14	—	9	2	1	0
CT Radley	Middlesex	24	43	4	1,274	116	32.67	—	9	1	21	1
CC Inman	Leicestershire	23	45	5	1,273	105	31.83	—	7	3	2	0
GA Greenidge	Sussex	23	44	0	1,266	172	28.77	—	3	5	0	0
A Clarkson	Somerset	23	45	0	1,246	105	27.69	—	8	1	2	0
TW Graveney	Worcestershire	20	37	13	1,243	114	51.79	—	8	2	27	1
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	22	41	2	1,228	155*	31.49	—	5	2	10	0
MJ Edwards	Surrey	20	37	0	1,219	117	32.95	—	6	1	0	0
GRJ Roope	Surrey	24	45	8	1,215	111	32.84	—	3	2	5	0
MH Page	Derbyshire	19	35	2	1,204	113	36.48	—	8	1	126	3
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	23	44	3	1,199	112	29.24	—	5	3	11	2
DHK Smith	Derbyshire	24	45	2	1,195	136	27.79	—	3	1	133	0
MJ Stewart	Surrey	21	40	5	1,176	128	33.60	—	6	2	5	0
PJ Robinson	Somerset	24	47	4	1,158	140	26.93	—	9	1	0	0
GS Sobers	Nottinghamshire	14	27	8	1,154	160	60.74	—	4	5	3	0
A Jones	Glamorgan	16	32	2	1,129	161*	37.63	—	4	4	2	0
DR Turner	Hampshire	22	40	3	1,118	116	30.22	—	7	1	1	0
RN Abberley	Warwickshire	22	43	1	1,091	108	25.98	—	5	1	3	0
G Barker	Essex	24	46	6	1,086	124	27.15	—	6	2	1	0
KWR Fletcher	Essex	15	28	3	1,082	169*	43.28	—	5	3	0	0
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	21	35	5	1,079	120*	35.97	—	4	2	23	1
DR Shepherd	Gloucestershire	23	44	2	1,079	111	25.69	—	6	1	4	0
PJ Sharpe	Yorkshire	22	35	1	1,062	120	31.24	—	6	2	8	0
B Taylor	Essex	24	46	7	1,056	113*	27.08	—	5	1	5	0
CH Lloyd	Lancashire	16	29	2	1,044	163	38.67	—	6	2	0	0
JT Murray	Middlesex	24	43	4	1,037	97	26.59	—	6	0	3	0
PM Walker	Glamorgan	24	47	6	1,035	114	25.24	—	6	1	12	1
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	24	43	3	1,030	94	25.75	—	9	0	13	1
GJ Saville	Essex	23	44	5	1,023	75	26.23	—	7	0	3	0
SJ Storey	Surrey	21	39	3	1,018	106	28.28	—	8	1	8	0
MC Cowdrey	Kent	17	29	6	1,013	126	44.04	—	5	3	7	0
BW Luckhurst	Kent	16	27	2	1,002	156*	40.08	—	6	2	3	1
DA Livingstone	Hampshire	22	40	3	992	103	26.81	—	6	1	7	0
PJ Graves	Sussex	22	42	2	987	117*	24.68	—	6	1	10	0
MJ Kitchen	Somerset	24	47	3	977	99	22.20	—	6	0	12	0
D Lloyd	Lancashire	20	36	4	967	124	30.22	—	3	3	0	0
DEV Padgett	Yorkshire	22	36	2	935	108	27.50	—	5	2	10	0
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	14	25	3	917	111	41.68	—	3	3	18	4
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	21	40	3	901	90*	24.35	—	6	0	11	0
GW Johnson	Kent	24	41	1	885	116	22.13	—	3	3	4	0
AS Brown	Gloucestershire	24	46	10	878	104*	24.39	—	2	1	8	1
PJ Watts	Northamptonshire	23	43	6	871	103	23.54	—	3	1	12	0
GI Burgess	Somerset	24	47	4	866	67	20.14	—	4	0	4	0
P Willey	Northamptonshire	24	45	9	859	99*	23.86	—	6	0	11	0
DB Close	Yorkshire	18	29	1	837	128	29.89	—	5	1	4	1
RW Tolchard	Leicestershire	23	44	6	837	104*	22.03	—	4	1	20	0
A Lightfoot	Northamptonshire	13	24	2	837	96	38.05	—	5	0	0	0
IR Buxton	Derbyshire	24	45	7	803	72	21.13	—	5	0	83	8
AW Greig	Sussex	20	37	3	795	113*	23.38	—	5	1	0	0
JD Bond	Lancashire	24	43	9	780	89	22.94	—	5	0	20	0
B Ward	Essex	16	30	1	767	164*	26.45	—	2	1	6	0
TW Cartwright	Somerset	24	47	9	766	63*	20.16	—	3	0	4	0
RJ Langridge	Sussex	23	44	4	765	66	19.13	—	4	0	10	0
BJ Booth	Leicestershire	19	37	3	757	84	22.26	—	5	0	4	0
RA Hutton	Yorkshire	24	39	7	755	104	23.59	—	3	1	18	1
MG Griffith	Sussex	22	42	10	754	74	23.56	—	5	0	5	0
FM Engineer	Lancashire	21	37	4	741	89	22.45	—	4	0	8	0
KG Suttle	Sussex	23	44	6	741	80	19.50	—	5	0	0	0
JF Harvey	Derbyshire	16	30	4	726	80	27.92	—	6	0	82	0
KD Boyce	Essex	24	46	1	704	70	15.64	—	4	0	14	5
JN Shepherd	Kent	24	41	4	695	105	18.78	—	2	1	0	0
TJ Yardley	Worcestershire	17	31	7	692	94	28.83	—	5	0	7	0
FC Hayes	Lancashire	15	25	2	682	99	29.65	—	5	0	5	0
BL Reed	Hampshire	11	20	0	678	89	33.90	—	5	0	8	0
Khalid Ibadulla	Warwickshire	18	35	4	664	81*	21.42	—	3	0	6	0
M Hill	Somerset	17	33	1	660	65	20.63	—	3	0	10	0
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	22	40	7	658	70	19.94	—	2	0	0	0
J Sullivan	Lancashire	19	35	2	651	72	19.73	—	3	0	18	0
RC Davis	Glamorgan	23	45	6	648	54	16.62	—	2	0	6	1
RA White	Nottinghamshire	23	45	10	644	63*	18.40	—	3	0	7	1
Majid Khan	Glamorgan	9	18	1	642	157	37.76	—	3	2	1	1
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	15	28	4	642	115	26.75	—	3	1	2	1
SE Leary	Kent	18	31	5	623	88	23.96	—	3	0	0	0
A Long	Surrey	24	45	8	620	92	16.76	—	2	0	3	0
BS Crump	Northamptonshire	22	42	13	612	75	21.10	—	3	0	14	1
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	18	33	4	607	106	20.93	—	1	1	0	0
CA Milton	Gloucestershire	14	26	4	600	149*	27.27	—	2	1	1	0
MA Nash	Glamorgan	24	47	7	599	61	14.98	—	2	0	7	0
IW Hall	Derbyshire	18	34	5	598	107	20.62	—	0	1	54	0
G Frost	Nottinghamshire	17	33	8	569	107	22.76	—	1	1	2	0
AGE Ealham	Kent	15	25	5	544	88	27.20	—	4	0	0	0
RW Taylor	Derbyshire	24	45	5	543	56	13.58	—	2	0	60	0
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	24	46	6	542	64*	13.55	—	2	0	2	0
TE Jesty	Hampshire	21	38	8	539	73*	17.97	—	3	0	4	0
KJ Wheatley	Hampshire	14	28	5	538	73	23.39	—	2	0	0	0
R Illingworth	Leicestershire	16	30	4	521	102*	20.04	—	0	1	1	0
RNS Hobbs	Essex	23	45	11	520	83*	15.29	—	1	0	9	0
S Turner	Essex	24	46	6	520	121	13.00	—	0	1	6	0
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	22	43	6	507	48	13.70	—	0	0	3	4
PR Haywood	Leicestershire	12	24	1	498	65	21.65	—	3	0	2	0
JM Brearley	Middlesex	10	17	1	471	85	29.44	—	4	0	0	0
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	24	43	12	444	38	14.32	—	0	0	4	0
DJS Taylor	Somerset	24	46	12	443	45	13.03	—	0	0	0	0
BA Langford	Somerset	23	45	5	436	50*	10.90	—	1	0	1	0
D Breakwell	Northamptonshire	24	45	7	434	97	11.42	—	2	0	16	1
EW Jones	Glamorgan	24	47	9	432	49	11.37	—	0	0	8	0
MEJC Norman	Leicestershire	9	16	1	429	88	28.60	—	2	0	3	0
GR Stephenson	Hampshire	23	42	7	418	82	11.94	—	2	0	0	0
A Buss	Sussex	24	46	3	404	57	9.40	—	1	0	5	1
DR Smith	Gloucestershire	23	44	4	400	61*	10.00	—	1	0	0	0
J Simmons	Lancashire	23	42	7	399	112	11.40	—	2	1	2	0
KL Snellgrove	Lancashire	7	12	1	398	138	36.18	—	1	1	3	0
GR Cass	Worcestershire	20	38	4	391	53	11.50	—	1	0	4	0
W Blenkiron	Warwickshire	22	42	9	379	52*	11.48	—	1	0	7	3
CM Old	Yorkshire	17	27	3	377	92*	15.71	—	1	0	4	0
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	10	20	4	373	52	23.31	—	1	0	7	0
AT Castell	Hampshire	21	38	5	370	73	11.21	—	1	0	0	0
RE East	Essex	23	44	7	366	50*	9.89	—	1	0	6	1
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	23	43	8	360	90	10.29	—	1	0	25	0
BL Reynolds	Northamptonshire	10	19	3	358	83	22.38	—	1	0	2	0
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	7	12	1	351	73	31.91	—	4	0	0	0
MNS Taylor	Nottinghamshire	22	43	7	344	64	9.56	—	1	0	1	1
KV Jones	Middlesex	20	36	14	339	56*	15.41	—	2	0	11	0
DA Allen	Gloucestershire	20	38	7	337	41	10.87	—	0	0	0	0
DP Hughes	Lancashire	24	43	9	334	55	9.82	—	1	0	5	0
EE Hemmings	Warwickshire	10	19	6	333	54	25.62	—	1	0	5	0
DL Bairstow	Yorkshire	18	29	4	319	36	12.76	—	0	0	0	0
JB Mortimore	Gloucestershire	18	34	4	318	46	10.60	—	0	0	0	0
GA Cope	Yorkshire	24	39	7	314	66	9.81	—	2	0	0	0
KJ Lyons	Glamorgan	12	23	2	302	40	14.38	—	0	0	0	0
A Gordon	Warwickshire	9	17	1	297	65	18.56	—	2	0	0	0
E Smith	Derbyshire	23	44	9	288	28	8.23	—	0	0	30	1
DJ Halfyard	Nottinghamshire	23	45	4	287	39	7.00	—	0	0	3	0
DNF Slade	Worcestershire	19	37	3	286	38	8.41	—	0	0	3	0
BF Davison	Leicestershire	7	13	0	285	76	21.92	—	3	0	2	0
RV Lewis	Hampshire	10	20	0	281	74	14.05	—	1	0	0	0
RW Phillips	Gloucestershire	9	18	0	281	82	15.61	—	1	0	0	0
JD Woodford	Yorkshire	10	17	0	275	51	16.18	—	1	0	0	0
APE Knott	Kent	16	27	5	270	47	12.27	—	0	0	0	0
AC Smith	Warwickshire	16	31	4	261	31*	9.67	—	0	0	2	0
ER Presland	Essex	9	18	2	255	44*	15.94	—	0	0	0	0
GD McKenzie	Leicestershire	18	35	1	252	37	7.41	—	0	0	3	2
R Palmer	Somerset	20	40	12	248	40*	8.86	—	0	0	0	1
GP Ellis	Glamorgan	7	14	1	246	55	18.92	—	1	0	6	0
PE Russell	Derbyshire	18	33	4	234	72	8.07	—	1	0	28	1
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	18	34	2	233	33	7.28	—	0	0	5	0
G Pullar	Gloucestershire	6	12	1	227	73	20.64	—	1	0	8	0
RA Woolmer	Kent	14	24	3	213	58	10.14	—	1	0	0	0
AL Dixon	Kent	9	16	5	211	44	19.18	—	0	0	0	0
PI Pocock	Surrey	23	43	5	210	25*	5.53	—	0	0	3	0
JA Snow	Sussex	17	32	11	209	42*	9.95	—	0	0	1	0
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	21	39	9	208	44*	6.93	—	0	0	13	0
D Wilson	Yorkshire	15	24	2	205	48	9.32	—	0	0	3	0
WA Smith	Surrey	6	12	0	200	43	16.67	—	0	0	0	0
N Gifford	Worcestershire	24	45	8	190	38*	5.14	—	0	0	5	0
JG Tolchard	Leicestershire	9	16	3	189	43	14.54	—	0	0	0	0
GF Cross	Leicestershire	8	16	2	188	53	13.43	—	1	0	0	0
JK Lever	Essex	13	26	9	183	91	10.76	—	1	0	0	0
GG Arnold	Surrey	19	35	2	180	35	5.45	—	0	0	2	0
AG Nicholson	Yorkshire	21	34	9	173	24*	6.92	—	0	0	0	0
PW Denning	Somerset	6	12	0	170	50	14.17	—	1	0	0	0
JP Sullivan	Gloucestershire	5	10	0	168	53	16.80	—	1	0	0	0
DJ Shepherd	Glamorgan	24	47	11	166	36*	4.61	—	0	0	6	0
JF Steele	Leicestershire	18	35	6	166	22	5.72	—	0	0	0	0
B Leadbeater	Yorkshire	5	7	0	166	70	23.71	—	1	0	4	1
SR Bielby	Nottinghamshire	6	12	0	166	39	13.83	—	0	0	0	0
LW Hill	Glamorgan	6	11	1	164	40	16.40	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Meyer	Gloucestershire	24	46	13	163	34	4.94	—	0	0	0	0
LA Johnson	Northamptonshire	18	35	6	160	41	5.52	—	0	0	3	0
VA Holder	Worcestershire	22	42	5	158	52	4.27	—	1	0	5	0
G Sharp	Northamptonshire	6	10	4	154	55*	25.67	—	1	0	0	0
D Nicholls	Kent	8	14	0	154	41	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
BSV Timms	Warwickshire	8	15	0	151	35	10.07	—	0	0	0	0
DW White	Hampshire	12	23	9	150	57	10.71	—	1	0	0	0
JW Holder	Hampshire	14	25	4	144	28*	6.86	—	0	0	0	0
NM McVicker	Warwickshire	13	25	5	138	38	6.90	—	0	0	0	0
DL Acfield	Essex	16	30	9	131	34	6.24	—	0	0	2	0
A Brown	Kent	12	21	4	128	52	7.53	—	1	0	2	0
AJ Dalton	Yorkshire	5	7	0	127	32	18.14	—	0	0	0	0
RDV Knight	Surrey	3	6	0	126	59	21.00	—	2	0	0	0
DL Underwood	Kent	17	29	6	118	32	5.13	—	0	0	0	0
C Forbes	Nottinghamshire	17	33	3	118	23	3.93	—	0	0	0	0
JA Standen	Worcestershire	17	32	1	117	28	3.77	—	0	0	0	0
Nawab of Pataudi	Sussex	4	8	0	113	28	14.13	—	0	0	0	0
K Shuttleworth	Lancashire	19	34	7	113	20	4.19	—	0	0	0	0
P Lever	Lancashire	20	36	7	112	26*	3.86	—	0	0	5	0
A Ward	Derbyshire	15	28	4	111	26	4.63	—	0	0	13	0
RD Jackman	Surrey	21	39	7	105	16	3.28	—	0	0	2	0
AN Connolly	Middlesex	18	32	3	103	26	3.55	—	0	0	2	0
DA Pullan	Nottinghamshire	24	47	11	103	13*	2.86	—	0	0	1	0
PM Stringer	Leicestershire	18	35	9	102	17	3.92	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Plummer	Nottinghamshire	7	14	0	101	46	7.21	—	0	0	1	0
J Denman	Sussex	9	18	5	99	29*	7.62	—	0	0	3	1
DL Bates	Sussex	19	36	10	97	22*	3.73	—	0	0	0	0
GS Warner	Warwickshire	4	7	2	97	37*	19.40	—	0	0	3	0
GD Barlow	Middlesex	3	6	0	94	38	15.67	—	0	0	0	0
AH Latchman	Middlesex	11	19	2	93	28*	5.47	—	0	0	0	0
B Stead	Nottinghamshire	13	26	4	91	35	4.14	—	0	0	0	0
LJ Lenham	Sussex	2	4	0	89	46	22.25	—	0	0	0	0
TJP Eyre	Derbyshire	11	20	2	87	31	4.83	—	0	0	9	0
JDD Pember	Leicestershire	9	16	5	86	53	7.82	—	1	0	0	0
N Smith	Yorkshire	6	10	4	82	20	13.67	—	0	0	1	0
RMH Cottam	Hampshire	21	38	11	79	16	2.93	—	0	0	0	0
RM Lewis	Surrey	2	4	1	79	55	26.33	—	1	0	4	0
DR Owen-Thomas	Surrey	2	3	0	77	73	25.67	—	1	0	0	0
SC Dinsdale	Essex	4	7	0	76	29	10.86	—	0	0	2	0
LR Gibbs	Warwickshire	17	33	4	75	20*	2.59	—	0	0	0	0
AA Jones	Somerset	22	43	11	75	19	2.34	—	0	0	0	0
BC Rose	Somerset	6	11	0	73	16	6.64	—	0	0	0	0
GC Kingston	Glamorgan	3	6	0	61	22	10.17	—	0	0	0	0
RGD Willis	Surrey	11	22	7	54	25	3.60	—	0	0	0	0
DG Bevan	Gloucestershire	3	5	0	53	17	10.60	—	0	0	0	0
JCJ Dye	Kent	15	25	5	52	27*	2.60	—	0	0	0	0
WN Tidy	Warwickshire	19	37	9	52	7*	1.86	—	0	0	0	0
H Pearman	Middlesex	3	6	1	51	43*	10.20	—	0	0	0	0
MK Bore	Yorkshire	10	17	4	50	21*	3.85	—	0	0	0	0
RS Herman	Middlesex	8	14	2	49	24*	4.08	—	0	0	0	0
JMM Hooper	Surrey	3	6	2	45	24*	11.25	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Barratt	Leicestershire	3	6	2	42	14*	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Payne	Middlesex	3	6	0	37	22	6.17	—	0	0	5	0
P Carrick	Yorkshire	2	4	1	36	32	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
JN Graham	Kent	11	19	4	36	11*	2.40	—	0	0	0	0
JW Swinburne	Northamptonshire	10	19	1	35	12	1.94	—	0	0	2	0
DL Williams	Glamorgan	22	43	9	34	5*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Spencer	Sussex	8	15	2	26	13*	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Davey	Gloucestershire	8	16	7	25	11	2.78	—	0	0	0	0
R Booth	Worcestershire	4	7	0	24	21	3.43	—	0	0	0	0
JSE Price	Middlesex	23	41	11	23	7	0.77	—	0	0	0	0
RG Lumb	Yorkshire	1	2	0	21	17	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
PD Johnson	Nottinghamshire	2	4	0	21	14	5.25	—	0	0	0	0
CE Waller	Surrey	4	8	3	20	9*	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
C Johnson	Yorkshire	2	3	1	20	15	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
R Julian	Leicestershire	1	2	0	19	19	9.50	—	0	0	0	0
RGM Carter	Worcestershire	18	33	6	16	7*	0.59	—	0	0	0	0
CJR Black	Middlesex	2	4	0	15	9	3.75	—	0	0	0	0
DER Stewart	Worcestershire	2	4	0	12	8	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
K Goodwin	Lancashire	3	6	1	12	6	2.40	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Lewington	Warwickshire	3	5	1	12	7	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
MR Hallam	Leicestershire	1	2	0	11	11	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
RJ McIlwaine	Hampshire	2	4	0	10	10	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
AM Jorden	Essex	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
DA Laycock	Kent	1	1	0	8	8	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
RNP Smyth	Sussex	2	4	0	8	7	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
JS Alldis	Middlesex	2	4	1	7	4*	2.33	—	0	0	0	0
BM Brain	Worcestershire	7	13	6	7	5*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
AW Mansell	Sussex	2	4	1	7	6	2.33	—	0	0	0	0
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	4	8	3	6	3*	1.20	—	0	0	0	0
JA Hopkins	Glamorgan	1	2	0	6	4	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
MK Kettle	Northamptonshire	1	2	0	5	4	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
KW Wallace	Essex	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
PG Lee	Northamptonshire	4	6	0	4	4	0.67	—	0	0	0	0
RMC Gilliat	Hampshire	2	3	1	3	3	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
FE Rumsey	Derbyshire	1	2	1	2	2*	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
R Smith	Yorkshire	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
D Schofield	Yorkshire	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
MW Staziker	Lancashire	2	4	2	1	1*	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
JK Roberts	Somerset	3	6	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
JRT Barclay	Sussex	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
RB Elms	Kent	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
PA Gooch	Lancashire	3	5	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
K Griffith	Worcestershire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 207 players

County Championship 1970 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
DJ Shepherd	Glamorgan	24	46	6,248	389	1,891	101	18.72	61.86	1.82	6	7/48
N Gifford	Worcestershire	24	45	5,395	299	1,986	96	20.69	56.20	2.21	6	6/43
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	24	43	5,831	287	2,394	89	26.90	65.52	2.46	4	7/81
A Buss	Sussex	24	44	4,277	150	2,113	88	24.01	48.60	2.96	5	6/54
TW Cartwright	Somerset	24	42	5,108	317	1,891	86	21.99	59.40	2.22	6	7/56
RNS Hobbs	Essex	23	38	3,752	155	1,820	86	21.16	43.63	2.91	4	7/59
JN Shepherd	Kent	24	42	5,213	221	2,243	84	26.70	62.06	2.58	6	6/33
VA Holder	Worcestershire	22	42	4,058	135	1,696	81	20.94	50.10	2.51	6	6/21
KD Boyce	Essex	24	44	4,319	106	2,198	81	27.14	53.32	3.05	4	5/39
DL Underwood	Kent	17	30	4,240	254	1,696	78	21.74	54.36	2.40	7	7/103
JSE Price	Middlesex	23	42	3,741	124	1,810	77	23.51	48.58	2.90	3	8/56
GD McKenzie	Leicestershire	18	32	3,527	148	1,522	76	20.03	46.41	2.59	4	7/67
P Lever	Lancashire	20	36	3,844	162	1,641	76	21.59	50.58	2.56	2	6/37
RMH Cottam	Hampshire	21	37	4,362	154	1,944	75	25.92	58.16	2.67	3	7/106
GA Cope	Yorkshire	24	42	4,803	259	1,922	75	25.63	64.04	2.40	3	7/36
MA Nash	Glamorgan	24	45	3,955	193	1,645	73	22.53	54.18	2.50	4	6/42
K Shuttleworth	Lancashire	19	34	3,375	134	1,544	72	21.44	46.88	2.74	5	6/60
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	18	32	3,168	126	1,585	69	22.97	45.91	3.00	5	8/74
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	21	38	4,647	293	1,845	68	27.13	68.34	2.38	2	5/40
W Blenkiron	Warwickshire	22	42	4,523	198	1,951	68	28.69	66.51	2.59	1	5/89
RA Hutton	Yorkshire	24	41	3,488	141	1,503	67	22.43	52.06	2.59	2	6/81
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	18	35	3,327	109	1,636	66	24.79	50.41	2.95	1	5/58
RD Jackman	Surrey	21	38	3,479	108	1,582	66	23.97	52.71	2.73	2	6/35
DP Hughes	Lancashire	23	42	4,236	211	2,159	66	32.71	64.18	3.06	3	5/60
E Smith	Derbyshire	22	36	4,416	224	2,092	66	31.70	66.91	2.84	1	7/84

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County Championship 1970 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
PI Pocock	Surrey	22	41	4,471	196	1,948	65	29.97	68.78	2.61	2	6/62
S Turner	Essex	24	44	4,096	175	1,568	65	24.12	63.02	2.30	0	4/53
RA White	Nottinghamshire	22	40	3,691	169	1,833	65	28.20	56.78	2.98	5	6/56
D Breakwell	Northamptonshire	24	43	3,869	212	1,600	64	25.00	60.45	2.48	2	8/39
AG Nicholson	Yorkshire	21	39	4,481	218	1,857	62	29.95	72.27	2.49	2	5/82
DR Smith	Gloucestershire	22	43	3,725	116	2,020	61	33.11	61.07	3.25	1	6/86
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	23	37	4,097	183	1,682	61	27.57	67.16	2.46	5	6/72
CM Old	Yorkshire	17	31	2,686	105	1,136	60	18.93	44.77	2.54	2	5/14
GG Arnold	Surrey	19	35	3,222	94	1,515	59	25.68	54.61	2.82	3	6/82
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	21	39	3,819	150	1,747	59	29.61	64.73	2.74	1	5/43
Mushtaq Mohammad	Northamptonshire	19	33	2,763	85	1,517	57	26.61	48.47	3.29	0	4/56
GI Burgess	Somerset	24	39	2,990	91	1,667	56	29.77	53.39	3.35	3	5/45
JB Mortimore	Gloucestershire	17	32	3,462	116	1,561	54	28.91	64.11	2.71	2	5/43
PM Walker	Glamorgan	23	41	3,634	194	1,403	53	26.47	68.57	2.32	3	6/33
DJ Halfyard	Nottinghamshire	23	44	4,848	211	2,081	53	39.26	91.47	2.58	0	3/29
A Ward	Derbyshire	15	25	2,285	86	1,157	52	22.25	43.94	3.04	2	6/30
BA Langford	Somerset	22	33	3,316	141	1,634	52	31.42	63.77	2.96	3	6/58
RC Davis	Glamorgan	23	36	2,608	116	1,170	52	22.50	50.15	2.69	1	6/82
JW Holder	Hampshire	14	25	2,694	94	1,240	51	24.31	52.82	2.76	1	5/36
MNS Taylor	Nottinghamshire	21	39	3,283	94	1,759	51	34.49	64.37	3.21	0	4/25
RGM Carter	Worcestershire	18	35	3,360	84	1,794	51	35.18	65.88	3.20	2	6/49
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	14	28	2,614	99	1,039	50	20.78	52.28	2.38	1	6/38
PE Russell	Derbyshire	17	29	3,284	179	1,325	50	26.50	65.68	2.42	2	6/61
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	21	35	3,308	166	1,537	49	31.37	67.51	2.79	3	6/48
LR Gibbs	Warwickshire	17	31	3,925	205	1,531	48	31.90	81.77	2.34	2	8/37
DA Allen	Gloucestershire	19	33	3,018	128	1,460	48	30.42	62.88	2.90	0	4/53
JA Snow	Sussex	17	31	2,817	94	1,274	48	26.54	58.69	2.71	2	5/18
AW Greig	Sussex	18	29	2,426	86	1,255	48	26.15	50.54	3.10	2	7/74
DL Williams	Glamorgan	22	42	3,167	138	1,430	48	29.79	65.98	2.71	3	7/60
BS Crump	Northamptonshire	22	39	3,534	152	1,562	47	33.23	75.19	2.65	1	5/48
AA Jones	Somerset	22	39	2,825	79	1,588	46	34.52	61.41	3.37	2	5/35
IR Buxton	Derbyshire	24	39	2,502	141	1,008	46	21.91	54.39	2.42	2	6/34
WN Tidy	Warwickshire	19	35	3,157	117	1,473	46	32.02	68.63	2.80	3	5/24
MA Buss	Sussex	20	32	3,065	168	1,399	45	31.09	68.11	2.74	2	7/58
GS Sobers	Nottinghamshire	14	25	2,418	87	1,088	43	25.30	56.23	2.70	1	5/39
AT Castell	Hampshire	21	38	3,422	109	1,714	43	39.86	79.58	3.01	0	4/24
AN Connolly	Middlesex	18	32	3,270	127	1,510	42	35.95	77.86	2.77	0	4/80
D Wilson	Yorkshire	15	25	2,997	168	1,171	41	28.56	73.10	2.34	0	4/49
DL Acfield	Essex	16	27	2,633	116	1,087	41	26.51	64.22	2.48	2	5/39
RE East	Essex	23	41	3,655	205	1,324	41	32.29	89.15	2.17	0	4/41
KV Jones	Middlesex	20	31	2,699	104	1,311	41	31.98	65.83	2.91	2	5/64
PM Stringer	Leicestershire	18	32	2,787	128	1,244	41	30.34	67.98	2.68	1	5/43
DW White	Hampshire	13	23	2,452	102	1,037	40	25.93	61.30	2.54	2	7/61
R Palmer	Somerset	20	35	2,660	72	1,517	40	37.93	66.50	3.42	0	3/36
JCJ Dye	Kent	15	27	2,506	104	1,064	38	28.00	65.95	2.55	1	5/69
AS Brown	Gloucestershire	21	35	2,817	92	1,308	38	34.42	74.13	2.79	1	6/48
JN Graham	Kent	11	20	2,046	76	923	38	24.29	53.84	2.71	2	6/67
JA Standen	Worcestershire	16	30	3,076	117	1,399	38	36.82	80.95	2.73	0	3/44
B Stead	Nottinghamshire	13	24	2,072	59	1,023	36	28.42	57.56	2.96	2	7/36
M Bissex	Gloucestershire	20	32	2,356	88	1,242	35	35.49	67.31	3.16	2	5/34
JW Swinburne	Northamptonshire	10	18	2,075	78	1,056	34	31.06	61.03	3.05	2	5/81
C Forbes	Nottinghamshire	16	26	2,149	87	915	33	27.73	65.12	2.55	0	4/68
RA Woolmer	Kent	14	24	1,656	82	742	32	23.19	51.75	2.69	3	6/53
P Willey	Northamptonshire	23	36	2,241	96	901	32	28.16	70.03	2.41	1	5/14
TE Jesty	Hampshire	21	37	2,850	96	1,365	32	42.66	89.06	2.87	0	4/37
J Simmons	Lancashire	23	37	2,861	116	1,316	31	42.45	92.29	2.76	1	5/45
A Brown	Kent	12	22	2,015	76	971	29	33.48	69.48	2.89	1	5/35
B Wood	Lancashire	18	28	1,595	71	567	29	19.55	55.00	2.13	1	5/54
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	22	35	2,107	89	956	29	32.97	72.66	2.72	0	4/35
R Illingworth	Leicestershire	14	23	1,901	89	717	28	25.61	67.89	2.26	1	5/35
RGD Willis	Surrey	11	21	1,746	49	926	28	33.07	62.36	3.18	0	4/57
JK Lever	Essex	13	25	1,837	55	952	28	34.00	65.61	3.11	0	4/32
PJ Robinson	Somerset	18	27	1,521	70	868	28	31.00	54.32	3.42	0	4/51
NM McVicker	Warwickshire	13	26	2,285	69	1,297	28	46.32	81.61	3.41	1	5/16
GW Johnson	Kent	14	18	1,336	47	638	26	24.54	51.38	2.87	2	6/35
DL Bates	Sussex	19	29	2,176	94	1,058	26	40.69	83.69	2.92	1	5/76
PH Parfitt	Middlesex	16	25	1,363	44	822	25	32.88	54.52	3.62	0	3/38
JF Steele	Leicestershire	17	27	2,175	131	854	25	34.16	87.00	2.36	1	5/43
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	19	28	1,693	56	952	25	38.08	67.72	3.37	0	4/80
Khalid Ibadulla	Warwickshire	17	27	1,548	37	798	24	33.25	64.50	3.09	0	4/21
PT Marner	Leicestershire	17	24	1,617	47	790	24	32.92	67.38	2.93	1	5/70
DNF Slade	Worcestershire	16	26	1,779	94	732	24	30.50	74.13	2.47	0	4/25
MK Bore	Yorkshire	10	18	1,674	94	648	23	28.17	72.78	2.32	1	5/51
J Davey	Gloucestershire	8	15	1,255	35	736	22	33.45	57.05	3.52	0	4/37
J Spencer	Sussex	8	12	1,069	39	475	22	21.59	48.59	2.67	2	5/50
J Sullivan	Lancashire	13	19	1,009	42	449	22	20.41	45.86	2.67	0	4/44
CH Lloyd	Lancashire	15	23	1,404	59	630	20	31.50	70.20	2.69	0	4/48
BM Brain	Worcestershire	7	13	1,260	38	587	19	30.89	66.32	2.80	0	3/49
SJ Storey	Surrey	19	27	1,794	68	778	19	40.95	94.42	2.60	0	4/47
KG Suttle	Sussex	16	22	1,563	63	724	18	40.22	86.83	2.78	1	6/64
PJ Watts	Northamptonshire	19	27	1,488	70	656	18	36.44	82.67	2.65	0	3/2
J Denman	Sussex	9	17	1,070	19	707	17	41.59	62.94	3.96	0	4/45
AH Latchman	Middlesex	11	19	1,404	44	915	17	53.82	82.59	3.91	0	4/80
PJ Plummer	Nottinghamshire	7	11	774	28	404	17	23.76	45.53	3.13	0	4/70
GRJ Roope	Surrey	14	22	1,215	43	575	16	35.94	75.94	2.84	0	3/43
KJ Wheatley	Hampshire	5	7	641	31	253	15	16.87	42.73	2.37	0	4/38
TJP Eyre	Derbyshire	11	18	1,416	65	749	15	49.93	94.40	3.17	0	4/57
PJ Lewington	Warwickshire	3	6	804	43	328	15	21.87	53.60	2.45	0	4/39
RS Herman	Middlesex	8	16	1,008	29	520	13	40.00	77.54	3.10	0	4/57
EE Hemmings	Warwickshire	10	15	1,092	53	505	12	42.08	91.00	2.77	0	4/88
CP Wilkins	Derbyshire	17	20	912	27	484	12	40.33	76.00	3.18	0	4/21
GF Cross	Leicestershire	8	10	558	19	293	11	26.64	50.73	3.15	0	4/28
Asif Iqbal	Kent	15	21	822	30	363	10	36.30	82.20	2.65	0	3/46
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	12	18	1,227	68	454	10	45.40	122.70	2.22	0	2/20
JDD Pember	Leicestershire	9	14	898	32	396	10	39.60	89.80	2.65	0	2/18
Majid Khan	Glamorgan	7	9	480	25	173	9	19.22	53.33	2.16	0	3/17
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	4	7	504	13	288	9	32.00	56.00	3.43	0	4/77
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	9	11	364	26	139	8	17.38	45.50	2.29	0	3/17
BF Davison	Leicestershire	7	10	630	23	285	7	40.71	90.00	2.71	0	4/99
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	5	6	348	11	177	7	25.29	49.71	3.05	0	2/26
JA Jameson	Warwickshire	14	17	774	22	402	6	67.00	129.00	3.12	0	3/83
P Carrick	Yorkshire	2	3	306	10	176	6	29.33	51.00	3.45	0	3/38
AL Dixon	Kent	8	11	784	32	371	6	61.83	130.67	2.84	0	3/24
D Lloyd	Lancashire	9	12	468	24	284	5	56.80	93.60	3.64	0	2/15
BEA Edmeades	Essex	7	8	372	13	136	5	27.20	74.40	2.19	0	2/21
PA Gooch	Lancashire	3	5	409	16	201	5	40.20	81.80	2.95	0	4/52
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	5	5	144	8	70	4	17.50	36.00	2.92	0	3/21
GA Greenidge	Sussex	6	6	320	6	220	4	55.00	80.00	4.13	0	2/62
RB Elms	Kent	1	2	162	9	88	4	22.00	40.50	3.26	0	2/38
PG Lee	Northamptonshire	4	7	420	5	251	4	62.75	105.00	3.59	0	2/103
BA Richards	Hampshire	5	5	234	8	138	3	46.00	78.00	3.54	0	2/77
GC Kingston	Glamorgan	3	4	114	5	71	3	23.67	38.00	3.74	0	2/18
RJ Barratt	Leicestershire	3	5	306	16	119	3	39.67	102.00	2.33	0	1/8
BJ Booth	Leicestershire	5	6	204	6	115	3	38.33	68.00	3.38	0	2/45
FE Rumsey	Derbyshire	1	2	185	5	97	2	48.50	92.50	3.15	0	1/34
RDV Knight	Surrey	3	5	264	9	122	2	61.00	132.00	2.77	0	1/25
AM Jorden	Essex	1	2	90	1	39	2	19.50	45.00	2.60	0	2/34
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	4	4	75	0	76	2	38.00	37.50	6.08	0	2/48
RJ McIlwaine	Hampshire	2	2	150	3	98	2	49.00	75.00	3.92	0	2/40
MH Page	Derbyshire	3	4	138	9	53	2	26.50	69.00	2.30	0	1/8
DB Close	Yorkshire	5	5	126	4	80	1	80.00	126.00	3.81	0	1/31
MC Cowdrey	Kent	2	2	66	0	47	1	47.00	66.00	4.27	0	1/44
JT Murray	Middlesex	2	2	38	0	29	1	29.00	38.00	4.58	0	1/7
AC Smith	Warwickshire	2	2	60	0	52	1	52.00	60.00	5.20	0	1/26
GM Turner	Worcestershire	2	2	24	1	19	1	19.00	24.00	4.75	0	1/6
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	2	2	29	2	15	1	15.00	29.00	3.10	0	1/7
JK Roberts	Somerset	3	5	132	3	84	1	84.00	132.00	3.82	0	1/14
A Jones	Glamorgan	1	1	48	1	41	1	41.00	48.00	5.13	0	1/41
ER Presland	Essex	1	1	96	0	78	1	78.00	96.00	4.88	0	1/78
CE Waller	Surrey	4	6	390	17	185	1	185.00	390.00	2.85	0	1/52
DHK Smith	Derbyshire	2	2	26	3	3	1	3.00	26.00	0.69	0	1/1
JS Alldis	Middlesex	2	3	90	5	37	1	37.00	90.00	2.47	0	1/33
K Griffith	Worcestershire	1	1	162	5	86	1	86.00	162.00	3.19	0	1/86
LA Johnson	Northamptonshire	1	1	72	0	60	1	60.00	72.00	5.00	0	1/60
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	4	4	192	8	101	1	101.00	192.00	3.16	0	1/71
MW Staziker	Lancashire	2	4	342	11	269	1	269.00	342.00	4.72	0	1/114
TW Graveney	Worcestershire	3	3	60	0	43	0	—	—	4.30	0	0/4
RB Kanhai	Warwickshire	2	2	8	0	15	0	—	—	11.25	0	0/6
MJK Smith	Warwickshire	2	2	21	1	12	0	—	—	3.43	0	0/4
G Pullar	Gloucestershire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
DEV Padgett	Yorkshire	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
FM Engineer	Lancashire	2	2	24	1	10	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5
PJ Sharpe	Yorkshire	2	2	12	0	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/1
JB Bolus	Nottinghamshire	2	2	9	0	8	0	—	—	5.33	0	0/4
BA Davis	Glamorgan	1	1	54	3	33	0	—	—	3.67	0	0/33
KWR Fletcher	Essex	1	1	48	0	43	0	—	—	5.38	0	0/43
RM Prideaux	Northamptonshire	2	2	18	1	3	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/0
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	4	5	90	4	69	0	—	—	4.60	0	0/8
BW Luckhurst	Kent	2	2	24	0	23	0	—	—	5.75	0	0/4
RW Taylor	Derbyshire	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
FC Hayes	Lancashire	2	2	42	3	10	0	—	—	1.43	0	0/0
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	4	4	72	0	73	0	—	—	6.08	0	0/1
A Clarkson	Somerset	2	2	36	1	19	0	—	—	3.17	0	0/4
KJ Lyons	Glamorgan	2	2	156	0	93	0	—	—	3.58	0	0/9
PD Johnson	Nottinghamshire	2	3	66	3	39	0	—	—	3.55	0	0/0
HM Ackerman	Northamptonshire	3	3	14	0	8	0	—	—	3.43	0	0/1
CC Inman	Leicestershire	1	1	18	0	14	0	—	—	4.67	0	0/14
PJ Graves	Sussex	3	3	63	2	33	0	—	—	3.14	0	0/1
RN Abberley	Warwickshire	4	4	60	0	32	0	—	—	3.20	0	0/1
SR Bielby	Nottinghamshire	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
CJR Black	Middlesex	2	3	120	5	62	0	—	—	3.10	0	0/14
AGE Ealham	Kent	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
PJK Gibbs	Derbyshire	3	3	18	1	14	0	—	—	4.67	0	0/0
A Gordon	Warwickshire	1	1	4	0	1	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/1
DM Green	Gloucestershire	5	6	186	9	82	0	—	—	2.65	0	0/0
MG Griffith	Sussex	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
PR Haywood	Leicestershire	1	1	12	1	5	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5
C Johnson	Yorkshire	1	2	42	2	20	0	—	—	2.86	0	0/9
MK Kettle	Northamptonshire	1	1	72	1	58	0	—	—	4.83	0	0/58
SE Leary	Kent	1	1	90	0	67	0	—	—	4.47	0	0/67
RB Nicholls	Gloucestershire	3	3	30	2	16	0	—	—	3.20	0	0/1
MEJC Norman	Leicestershire	1	1	54	0	44	0	—	—	4.89	0	0/44
H Pearman	Middlesex	3	4	150	5	85	0	—	—	3.40	0	0/13
H Pilling	Lancashire	1	1	2	0	4	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/4
BL Reynolds	Northamptonshire	1	1	66	0	47	0	—	—	4.27	0	0/47
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	1	1	78	3	33	0	—	—	2.54	0	0/33
D Schofield	Yorkshire	1	2	120	9	53	0	—	—	2.65	0	0/25
JG Tolchard	Leicestershire	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
GS Warner	Warwickshire	1	1	18	0	10	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/10
JD Woodford	Yorkshire	3	4	114	5	47	0	—	—	2.47	0	0/0
TJ Yardley	Worcestershire	1	1	12	0	8	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/8

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 1970. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1970 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Glamorgan	24	9	6	9	9,315	374	24.91	361	9,482	377	25.15
Kent	24	9	5	10	9,183	306	30.01	498	9,682	363	26.67
Yorkshire	24	8	5	11	8,661	308	28.12	450	9,188	349	26.33
Derbyshire	24	7	7	10	9,604	330	29.10	468	9,064	317	28.59
Warwickshire	24	7	6	11	10,172	354	28.73	468	10,555	331	31.89
Worcestershire	24	7	1	16	10,071	282	35.71	432	9,631	347	27.76
Lancashire	24	6	2	16	9,262	284	32.61	430	9,470	337	28.10
Surrey	24	6	4	14	10,404	330	31.53	382	9,728	334	29.13
Leicestershire	24	5	6	13	9,280	374	24.81	411	8,585	305	28.15
Middlesex	24	5	5	14	9,781	325	30.10	379	10,119	317	31.92
Somerset	24	5	10	9	9,764	397	24.59	323	9,696	321	30.21
Sussex	24	5	7	12	9,570	355	26.96	375	9,775	326	29.98
Essex	24	4	6	14	9,881	368	26.85	388	9,906	359	27.59
Hampshire	24	4	6	14	9,677	321	30.15	412	10,127	345	29.35
Northamptonshire	24	4	6	14	10,496	337	31.15	432	10,200	337	30.27
Nottinghamshire	24	4	8	12	10,838	316	34.30	376	10,605	332	31.94
Gloucestershire	24	3	8	13	9,715	357	27.21	370	9,861	321	30.72

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 · 1970

Latest 12 of 204 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1970-09-12 to 1970-09-15 · The Circle, Hull

Yorkshire: 306
Somerset: 111 & 165

Yorkshire won by an innings and 30 runs

1970-09-12 to 1970-09-15 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 184
Lancashire: 58/7

Match drawn

1970-09-12 to 1970-09-15 · Ashley Down Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire: 82/3d & 121/7
Leicestershire: 108/6d & 185/4d

Match drawn

1970-09-09 to 1970-09-11 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 151/9d & 215/4
Kent: 291/9d

Match drawn

1970-09-02 to 1970-09-04 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 253/2d & 179/5
Warwickshire: 168 & 322/4d

Match drawn

1970-09-02 to 1970-09-04 · Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone

Kent: 421/7d
Leicestershire: 152 & 229

Kent won by an innings and 40 runs

1970-09-02 to 1970-09-04 · Dean Park, Bournemouth

Hampshire: 311 & 135/2d
Somerset: 211 & 239/4

Somerset won by 6 wickets

1970-09-02 to 1970-09-04 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Glamorgan: 138 & 301/5d
Lancashire: 303/5d & 77/5

Match drawn

1970-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 265 & 262/6
Northamptonshire: 331/6d & 195/4d

Warwickshire won by 4 wickets

1970-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 375/5d & 122/6
Middlesex: 211 & 379/5d

Match drawn

1970-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 240 & 155
Worcestershire: 302/4d & 193/3d

Worcestershire won by 100 runs

1970-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire: 430/7d & 61/1d
Yorkshire: 282/3d & 45/1

Match drawn

Recorded venues

County Championship 1970 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Grace Road, Leicester	12
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	12
Kennington Oval, Kennington	11
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	11
County Ground, Hove	10
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	10
County Ground, Northampton	10
Edgbaston, Birmingham	10
Old Trafford, Manchester	8
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol	7
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	6
County Ground, Taunton	5
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	5
St Helen's, Swansea	5
Bramall Lane, Sheffield	4
County Ground, Chelmsford	4
County Ground, Derby	4
Dean Park, Bournemouth	4
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	4
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare	3
College Ground, Cheltenham	3
County Ground, Southampton	3
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford	3
Recreation Ground, Bath	3
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone	2
County Ground, Leyton	2
Garrison A Cricket Ground, Colchester	2
Headingley, Leeds	2
Mote Park, Maidstone	2
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	2
Stanley Park, Blackpool	2
The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	2
The Saffrons, Eastbourne	2
Valentine's Park, Ilford	2
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester	2
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough	1
Aigburth, Liverpool	1
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend	1
Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea	1
Chester Road North, Kidderminster	1
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry	1
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover	1
Elm Avenue, Newark-on-Trent	1
Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton	1
Harlow Sportcentre, Harlow	1
Hesketh Park, Dartford	1
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent	1
May's Bounty, Basingstoke	1
Morlands Athletic Ground, Glastonbury	1
North Marine Road, Scarborough	1
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston	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
Trafalgar Road, Southport	1
Wellingborough School Ground, Wellingborough	1
Woodbridge Road, Guildford	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 1970, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1970 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
G Boycott	260*	Essex	1970-07-25
HM Ackerman	208	Leicestershire	1970-08-15
RE Marshall	189*	Middlesex	1970-05-02
RB Kanhai	187*	Derbyshire	1970-08-08
RT Virgin	178	Glamorgan	1970-07-18

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1970 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
LR Gibbs	8/37	Glamorgan	1970-05-13
D Breakwell	8/39	Kent	1970-06-13
JSE Price	8/56	Kent	1970-07-04
Intikhab Alam	8/74	Middlesex	1970-05-27
Intikhab Alam	7/30	Essex	1970-06-06

* 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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