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County Championship 1972 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1972; Tests are excluded.

Mushtaq Mohammad leads the displayed batting table with 1,743 runs. TW Cartwright leads the bowling table with 93 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 170
Recorded players: 287
Recorded teams: 17
Recorded venues: 55

Selected season match starts: 1972-05-03 to 1972-09-09. 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 · 1972

League table for 1972. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1972 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Warwickshire	20	9	0	11	227
2	Kent	20	7	4	9	191
3	Gloucestershire	20	7	4	9	185
4	Northamptonshire	20	7	3	10	181
5	Essex	20	6	4	10	173
6	Leicestershire	20	6	2	12	171
7	Worcestershire	20	4	4	12	167
8	Middlesex	20	5	5	10	159
9	Hampshire	20	4	6	10	154
10	Yorkshire	20	4	5	11	152
11	Somerset	20	4	2	14	145
12	Surrey	20	3	5	12	140
13	Glamorgan	20	1	7	12	126
14	Nottinghamshire	20	1	6	13	121
15	Lancashire	20	2	3	14	118
16	Sussex	20	2	8	10	115
17	Derbyshire	20	1	5	13	97

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

Source table notes

Source: CricketArchive[3]

Recorded table source 1

Season leaders · County Championship 1972

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 1972 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
Mushtaq Mohammad	20	1,743
GM Turner	20	1,649
KWR Fletcher	18	1,644
RM Prideaux	20	1,438
RB Kanhai	20	1,437

Recorded innings through 1972-09-09. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1972 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
TW Cartwright	20	93
B Stead	20	93
KD Boyce	20	80
VA Holder	20	76
RS Herman	19	75

Recorded innings through 1972-09-09. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1972

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 · 287 players

County Championship 1972 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
Mushtaq Mohammad	Northamptonshire	20	36	6	1,743	137*	58.10	—	7	6	7	0
GM Turner	Worcestershire	20	36	3	1,649	170	49.97	—	6	6	9	0
KWR Fletcher	Essex	18	30	6	1,644	181*	68.50	—	9	5	11	1
RM Prideaux	Sussex	20	36	5	1,438	169*	46.39	—	6	4	25	0
RB Kanhai	Warwickshire	20	34	4	1,437	199	47.90	—	3	7	23	0
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	20	36	7	1,417	131	48.86	—	6	4	0	0
BW Luckhurst	Kent	13	24	4	1,345	184*	67.25	—	8	3	0	0
D Lloyd	Lancashire	19	31	3	1,342	177	47.93	—	3	6	6	0
Majid Khan	Glamorgan	12	23	2	1,332	204	63.43	—	4	6	0	0
CT Radley	Middlesex	20	36	1	1,287	112	36.77	—	10	3	12	1
BA Richards	Hampshire	17	30	1	1,242	118	42.83	—	6	4	8	1
SB Hassan	Nottinghamshire	19	35	1	1,231	111	36.21	—	9	1	11	0
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	18	32	3	1,215	118	41.90	—	7	3	20	2
BEA Edmeades	Essex	20	34	2	1,207	163	37.72	—	9	2	1	0
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	19	35	6	1,206	132	41.59	—	6	3	7	0
MJ Smith	Middlesex	20	36	1	1,204	147	34.40	—	4	3	1	0
DB Close	Somerset	18	30	5	1,192	135	47.68	—	5	3	1	0
RC Fredericks	Glamorgan	19	33	3	1,159	228*	38.63	—	3	4	7	0
G Boycott	Yorkshire	10	17	5	1,156	204*	96.33	—	4	6	8	0
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	18	33	2	1,156	143	37.29	—	6	2	2	0
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	20	36	0	1,132	142	31.44	—	5	2	1	0
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	15	27	7	1,129	192	56.45	—	1	5	7	0
MH Denness	Kent	19	35	1	1,110	162	32.65	—	7	3	19	1
JB Bolus	Nottinghamshire	20	37	4	1,098	140*	33.27	—	8	1	9	1
A Jones	Glamorgan	20	35	3	1,089	152*	34.03	—	5	3	9	1

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County Championship 1972 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
RDV Knight	Gloucestershire	20	36	1	1,085	103	31.00	—	6	1	11	1
MJ Kitchen	Somerset	20	34	0	1,078	156	31.71	—	4	2	1	0
JF Steele	Leicestershire	20	37	1	1,065	93	29.58	—	9	0	6	0
H Pilling	Lancashire	14	24	4	1,031	118	51.55	—	7	2	1	0
PJK Gibbs	Derbyshire	19	36	0	1,019	122	28.31	—	4	1	86	0
GRJ Roope	Surrey	18	33	7	1,009	122	38.81	—	5	1	13	1
MC Cowdrey	Kent	18	33	8	999	107	39.96	—	7	2	9	0
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	20	35	5	994	164	33.13	—	3	2	0	0
RE Marshall	Hampshire	16	29	5	979	203	40.79	—	5	2	29	2
JM Parks	Sussex	20	36	9	968	87	35.85	—	7	0	4	0
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	20	36	5	963	157*	31.06	—	4	1	2	0
PH Parfitt	Middlesex	15	26	3	947	129*	41.17	—	5	3	15	0
MJ Smedley	Nottinghamshire	19	35	3	945	131	29.53	—	5	2	2	0
GA Greenidge	Sussex	20	36	2	940	142*	27.65	—	6	1	0	0
CP Wilkins	Derbyshire	18	34	2	933	111	29.16	—	4	3	122	12
KD Boyce	Essex	20	34	0	925	86	27.21	—	7	0	11	1
PJ Watts	Northamptonshire	19	34	5	887	75*	30.59	—	8	0	0	0
DR Shepherd	Gloucestershire	20	36	4	885	106	27.66	—	6	1	5	0
B Wood	Lancashire	16	25	2	883	186	38.39	—	2	2	16	4
RGA Headley	Worcestershire	17	30	1	881	131	30.38	—	5	1	0	0
Asif Iqbal	Kent	15	27	5	868	106	39.45	—	7	1	3	0
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	16	28	1	867	174*	32.11	—	6	2	16	0
JM Brearley	Middlesex	20	36	7	863	75	29.76	—	4	0	10	0
JH Edrich	Surrey	11	21	2	848	168	44.63	—	4	2	0	0
CH Lloyd	Lancashire	16	26	3	839	181	36.48	—	2	3	3	0
GW Johnson	Kent	19	35	2	826	87	25.03	—	4	0	16	1
MA Buss	Sussex	20	36	1	822	94	23.49	—	5	0	10	2
BF Davison	Leicestershire	20	37	2	815	83	23.29	—	5	0	17	1
GJ Saville	Essex	20	34	2	801	126*	25.03	—	5	1	3	0
RB Nicholls	Gloucestershire	19	34	0	801	90	23.56	—	5	0	16	0
RA White	Nottinghamshire	20	37	6	788	114*	25.42	—	3	1	4	0
PJ Graves	Sussex	20	36	1	780	77	22.29	—	4	0	21	1
RW Tolchard	Leicestershire	20	37	8	777	111*	26.79	—	4	1	7	0
RM Lewis	Surrey	13	24	1	769	78	33.43	—	6	0	17	0
G Cook	Northamptonshire	18	33	1	766	78	23.94	—	5	0	0	0
D Nicholls	Kent	19	36	1	760	60	21.71	—	5	0	2	0
MJK Smith	Warwickshire	16	27	5	743	102	33.77	—	6	1	2	0
MH Page	Derbyshire	16	30	3	739	125	27.37	—	3	1	66	1
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	17	27	2	734	111	29.36	—	3	2	10	2
WE Russell	Middlesex	15	27	1	733	99	28.19	—	5	0	0	0
JM Parker	Worcestershire	12	21	2	701	118	36.89	—	3	1	13	0
MG Griffith	Sussex	20	36	8	673	78	24.04	—	5	0	1	2
B Leadbeater	Yorkshire	18	29	3	670	53	25.77	—	1	0	3	0
RT Virgin	Somerset	19	33	1	668	121	20.88	—	2	2	17	0
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	20	36	2	665	54	19.56	—	1	0	3	0
JT Murray	Middlesex	18	32	1	654	84	21.10	—	3	0	1	1
MJ Edwards	Surrey	15	29	0	654	121	22.55	—	2	1	3	0
B Ward	Essex	20	34	3	646	72	20.84	—	5	0	7	0
AW Greig	Sussex	9	16	3	640	112	49.23	—	5	1	0	0
CA Milton	Gloucestershire	14	25	0	637	117	25.48	—	1	1	3	0
P Willey	Northamptonshire	19	34	3	627	71	20.23	—	3	0	1	0
RV Lewis	Hampshire	14	27	5	624	71*	28.36	—	4	0	0	0
RG Lumb	Yorkshire	14	23	0	611	79	26.57	—	4	0	1	0
BS Crump	Northamptonshire	17	30	7	604	113*	26.26	—	3	1	17	0
SJ Storey	Surrey	18	33	9	596	92*	24.83	—	4	0	1	0
PR Haywood	Leicestershire	20	37	4	593	100*	17.97	—	3	1	6	0
IR Buxton	Derbyshire	19	36	10	591	46*	22.73	—	0	0	66	0
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	19	34	7	574	72	21.26	—	3	0	6	0
DR Turner	Hampshire	15	26	1	573	73	22.92	—	2	0	0	0
TE Jesty	Hampshire	16	29	2	566	80	20.96	—	6	0	0	0
A Tait	Northamptonshire	14	25	0	557	67	22.28	—	4	0	2	0
RMC Gilliat	Hampshire	18	32	5	555	72	20.56	—	5	0	1	0
DW Randall	Nottinghamshire	15	28	2	550	78	21.15	—	3	0	7	0
RA Hutton	Yorkshire	20	33	4	535	57*	18.45	—	1	0	4	0
MA Nash	Glamorgan	20	35	2	532	82	16.12	3,129.41	3	0	2	3
DR Owen-Thomas	Surrey	10	18	2	531	112	33.19	—	0	2	21	0
AR Lewis	Glamorgan	12	21	3	529	124	29.39	—	4	1	5	0
J Whitehouse	Warwickshire	15	25	1	528	55	22.00	—	3	0	3	0
PW Denning	Somerset	19	32	3	524	54*	18.07	—	2	0	0	0
AGE Ealham	Kent	14	25	5	521	105	26.05	—	2	1	7	0
RC Davis	Glamorgan	20	35	2	514	114	15.58	—	1	1	6	0
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	8	15	3	508	107	42.33	—	3	2	0	0
MNS Taylor	Nottinghamshire	20	37	7	505	71	16.83	—	2	0	1	0
TJ Yardley	Worcestershire	20	36	6	501	59	16.70	—	2	0	4	0
TW Cartwright	Somerset	20	34	3	492	93	15.87	—	3	0	2	0
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	11	20	3	492	76	28.94	—	4	0	5	2
IW Hall	Derbyshire	9	18	0	492	105	27.33	—	2	1	46	0
AJ Harvey-Walker	Derbyshire	14	26	0	487	82	18.73	—	4	0	49	19
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	8	15	3	485	92	40.42	—	4	0	2	1
GI Burgess	Somerset	17	30	1	484	63	16.69	—	1	0	2	0
APE Knott	Kent	9	16	4	478	127*	39.83	—	2	2	0	0
BJ Booth	Leicestershire	14	26	5	477	44	22.71	—	0	0	0	0
FC Hayes	Lancashire	16	25	7	472	71*	26.22	—	3	0	6	2
RE East	Essex	19	33	4	471	89*	16.24	—	4	0	4	0
JA Jameson	Warwickshire	15	27	2	469	78	18.76	—	3	0	0	0
KV Jones	Middlesex	18	32	4	466	57*	16.64	—	1	0	2	0
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	20	37	0	460	77	12.43	—	2	0	1	0
B Taylor	Essex	19	33	2	448	83	14.45	—	1	0	3	0
GR Stephenson	Hampshire	20	36	4	448	50*	14.00	—	1	0	2	0
S Turner	Essex	20	34	7	442	66	16.37	—	3	0	1	0
RA Woolmer	Kent	18	33	7	440	75	16.92	—	2	0	1	0
MEJC Norman	Leicestershire	7	13	0	427	122	32.85	—	2	1	6	0
PJ Stimpson	Worcestershire	11	19	2	426	88	25.06	—	4	0	0	0
DL Murray	Warwickshire	14	25	6	412	54	21.68	—	1	0	3	0
AS Brown	Gloucestershire	19	34	3	408	63*	13.16	—	1	0	1	0
BD Julien	Kent	17	32	4	406	90	14.50	—	2	0	2	0
RW Taylor	Derbyshire	18	34	10	402	58*	16.75	—	1	0	51	0
KJ O'Keeffe	Somerset	20	34	9	397	43*	15.88	—	0	0	1	0
A Long	Surrey	20	37	5	397	55	12.41	—	2	0	4	0
MJ Stewart	Surrey	13	23	3	395	79	19.75	—	2	0	0	0
C Johnson	Yorkshire	19	31	4	391	53	14.48	—	1	0	2	0
GD McKenzie	Leicestershire	20	37	7	366	55	12.20	—	2	0	10	0
B Stead	Nottinghamshire	20	37	6	361	58	11.65	—	2	0	0	0
JB Mortimore	Gloucestershire	20	36	11	351	53*	14.04	—	1	0	3	0
KL Snellgrove	Lancashire	9	14	0	351	83	25.07	—	3	0	0	1
Zaheer Abbas	Gloucestershire	7	13	0	341	75	26.23	—	4	0	2	0
JG Tolchard	Leicestershire	10	18	1	338	66	19.88	—	2	0	1	0
JF Harvey	Derbyshire	12	23	1	332	98	15.09	—	1	0	40	0
G Sharp	Northamptonshire	19	34	5	327	76*	11.28	—	1	0	4	0
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	20	36	8	324	49	11.57	—	0	0	1	0
JN Shepherd	Kent	19	36	6	320	51	10.67	—	1	0	0	0
PJ Sharpe	Yorkshire	10	15	0	313	53	20.87	—	1	0	14	0
PI Pocock	Surrey	20	37	3	305	52*	8.97	—	2	0	2	0
CM Old	Yorkshire	15	24	3	302	64	14.38	—	1	0	1	0
JD Bond	Lancashire	18	29	3	301	103*	11.58	—	0	1	0	0
NM McVicker	Warwickshire	20	35	5	297	65*	9.90	—	2	0	1	0
FM Engineer	Lancashire	14	21	5	295	69	18.44	—	1	0	0	0
EW Jones	Glamorgan	20	35	10	282	33	11.28	—	0	0	0	0
AH Latchman	Middlesex	15	28	5	282	96	12.26	—	1	0	0	0
PM Walker	Glamorgan	17	29	7	281	60	12.77	—	1	0	0	0
KR Pont	Essex	11	18	5	279	75*	21.46	—	2	0	1	0
DP Hughes	Lancashire	17	28	4	275	77	11.46	—	2	0	0	0
R Illingworth	Leicestershire	8	15	3	272	57	22.67	—	1	0	2	0
BA Langford	Somerset	17	28	8	268	68*	13.40	—	1	0	2	0
DL Bairstow	Yorkshire	20	33	3	267	52*	8.90	—	1	0	0	0
SG Wilkinson	Somerset	8	12	2	264	69	26.40	—	2	0	0	0
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	13	25	2	262	46*	11.39	—	0	0	15	0
BC Rose	Somerset	3	5	0	252	125	50.40	—	0	1	12	0
AJ Borrington	Derbyshire	7	13	0	251	63	19.31	—	2	0	30	1
DJS Taylor	Somerset	20	34	7	250	43	9.26	—	0	0	3	0
HG Wilcock	Worcestershire	17	31	6	238	39	9.52	—	0	0	3	0
JD Morley	Sussex	11	20	3	236	76	13.88	—	1	0	0	0
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	16	29	3	234	42	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
HR Moseley	Somerset	16	28	4	234	67	9.75	—	1	0	5	0
JSE Price	Middlesex	20	36	4	228	34	7.13	—	0	0	0	0
N Gifford	Worcestershire	16	29	5	228	46*	9.50	—	0	0	1	0
GS Sobers	Nottinghamshire	6	11	0	222	71	20.18	—	1	0	0	0
RNS Hobbs	Essex	20	34	4	210	37	7.00	—	0	0	3	0
PJ Squires	Yorkshire	8	15	0	210	64	14.00	—	1	0	0	0
R Swetman	Gloucestershire	20	36	6	207	25*	6.90	—	0	0	0	0
RD Jackman	Surrey	20	37	11	203	43	7.81	—	0	0	0	0
DER Stewart	Worcestershire	5	10	1	196	40	21.78	—	0	0	0	0
PE Russell	Derbyshire	15	28	4	180	39	7.50	—	0	0	20	0
AJ Dalton	Yorkshire	3	5	0	178	128	35.60	—	0	1	0	0
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	15	27	4	174	79	7.57	—	1	0	13	0
JW Solanky	Glamorgan	10	18	3	172	45*	11.47	—	0	0	7	0
GP Ellis	Glamorgan	5	10	1	171	54	19.00	—	1	0	0	0
KW Wilkinson	Worcestershire	9	16	4	170	49*	14.17	—	0	0	0	0
AC Smith	Warwickshire	14	24	4	161	26*	8.05	—	0	0	2	0
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	3	6	2	161	81*	40.25	—	2	0	0	0
J Denman	Sussex	14	25	1	154	24	6.42	—	0	0	1	0
J Sullivan	Lancashire	3	6	1	154	81*	30.80	—	2	0	0	0
N Nanan	Nottinghamshire	7	14	3	153	44	13.91	—	0	0	4	0
D Wilson	Yorkshire	13	22	1	148	25	7.05	—	0	0	1	1
RS Swindell	Derbyshire	10	19	6	147	38	11.31	—	0	0	12	0
J Simmons	Lancashire	18	29	4	146	26	5.84	—	0	0	0	0
BS Bedi	Northamptonshire	20	36	3	145	40	4.39	—	0	0	3	0
VA Holder	Worcestershire	20	36	6	139	23*	4.63	—	0	0	4	0
JK Lever	Essex	20	34	7	130	38*	4.81	—	0	0	1	0
M Bissex	Gloucestershire	7	12	1	126	23	11.45	—	0	0	0	0
DA Pullan	Nottinghamshire	19	35	6	125	34	4.31	—	0	0	1	0
JA Hopkins	Glamorgan	4	7	0	123	42	17.57	—	0	0	0	0
A Hill	Derbyshire	3	6	0	120	82	20.00	—	1	0	13	0
RS Herman	Hampshire	20	36	6	117	56	3.90	—	1	0	0	0
GP Howarth	Surrey	4	8	0	114	55	14.25	—	1	0	0	0
K Shuttleworth	Lancashire	14	23	6	113	28*	6.65	—	0	0	0	0
AG Nicholson	Yorkshire	17	28	8	113	31	5.65	—	0	0	0	0
UC Joshi	Sussex	19	34	8	111	14*	4.27	—	0	0	0	0
G Frost	Nottinghamshire	7	13	0	109	37	8.38	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Llewellyn	Glamorgan	5	9	1	108	30	13.50	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Plummer	Nottinghamshire	8	15	2	107	37	8.23	—	0	0	2	0
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	12	20	2	103	25*	5.72	—	0	0	0	0
DR O'Sullivan	Hampshire	11	21	7	102	33	7.29	—	0	0	0	0
DL Underwood	Kent	14	26	5	100	23*	4.76	—	0	0	2	0
RMH Cottam	Northamptonshire	13	23	2	100	16	4.76	—	0	0	3	0
HP Cooper	Yorkshire	7	13	4	97	47	10.78	—	0	0	0	0
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	18	34	6	89	18	3.18	—	0	0	11	3
JC Foat	Gloucestershire	6	12	2	87	20	8.70	—	0	0	0	0
D Breakwell	Northamptonshire	5	9	0	83	35	9.22	—	0	0	0	0
JM Rice	Hampshire	8	14	0	80	26	5.71	—	0	0	0	0
N Maltby	Northamptonshire	3	6	2	79	36	19.75	—	0	0	0	0
LE Skinner	Surrey	2	4	0	75	30	18.75	—	0	0	0	0
J Spencer	Sussex	13	23	3	73	21*	3.65	—	0	0	0	0
KW Wallace	Essex	2	4	0	71	46	17.75	—	0	0	0	0
DA Livingstone	Hampshire	3	6	0	71	26	11.83	—	0	0	0	0
CT Spencer	Leicestershire	10	19	2	69	23	4.06	—	0	0	3	1
AA Jones	Somerset	18	31	7	67	22*	2.79	—	0	0	0	0
IN Johnson	Worcestershire	4	7	0	67	27	9.57	—	0	0	0	0
PA Todd	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	66	66	33.00	—	1	0	0	0
K Higgs	Leicestershire	19	35	11	65	15*	2.71	—	0	0	0	0
LR Worrell	Hampshire	8	14	3	63	22*	5.73	—	0	0	0	0
W Taylor	Nottinghamshire	17	31	9	62	26*	2.82	—	0	0	0	0
H Pearman	Middlesex	1	2	0	61	61	30.50	—	1	0	0	0
JA Snow	Sussex	8	14	1	60	16	4.62	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Robinson	Somerset	3	5	0	57	55	11.40	—	1	0	0	0
PG Lee	Lancashire	16	28	3	56	18	2.24	—	0	0	0	0
A Buss	Sussex	5	10	0	56	19	5.60	—	0	0	0	0
LR Gibbs	Warwickshire	19	33	6	54	24	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	19	34	10	54	22	2.25	—	0	0	0	0
JW Holder	Hampshire	12	20	4	54	20	3.38	—	0	0	0	0
MK Bore	Yorkshire	9	14	1	49	15	3.77	—	0	0	1	0
DL Acfield	Essex	10	17	8	48	33*	5.33	—	0	0	0	0
GG Arnold	Surrey	7	13	3	47	22	4.70	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Shepherd	Glamorgan	12	20	3	47	16*	2.76	—	0	0	0	0
JCJ Dye	Northamptonshire	20	36	10	45	29*	1.73	—	0	0	0	0
J Davey	Gloucestershire	18	32	8	43	12	1.79	—	0	0	0	0
DA Allen	Gloucestershire	7	12	5	40	23*	5.71	—	0	0	0	0
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	9	15	2	39	12	3.00	—	0	0	1	0
JRT Barclay	Sussex	5	9	1	39	25	4.88	—	0	0	0	0
CC Clifford	Yorkshire	10	19	4	39	12*	2.60	—	0	0	0	0
K Griffith	Worcestershire	3	5	0	38	24	7.60	—	0	0	0	0
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	4	7	2	37	16*	7.40	—	0	0	0	0
RB Matthews	Leicestershire	6	12	2	37	16*	3.70	—	0	0	0	0
JD Woodford	Yorkshire	2	4	0	36	18	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	5	9	1	35	20	4.38	—	0	0	0	0
RR Bailey	Northamptonshire	7	13	2	34	12	3.09	—	0	0	0	0
DA Laycock	Kent	2	4	0	34	13	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
PA Topley	Kent	6	11	1	32	15*	3.20	—	0	0	0	0
A Ward	Derbyshire	5	10	2	30	9*	3.75	—	0	0	6	0
D Wilde	Derbyshire	9	16	4	30	12	2.50	—	0	0	3	1
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	5	10	4	29	11	4.83	—	0	0	0	0
AR Butcher	Surrey	7	13	2	28	20	2.55	—	0	0	0	0
CP Phillipson	Sussex	13	24	4	28	10	1.40	—	0	0	0	0
RN Abberley	Warwickshire	3	6	1	26	25	5.20	—	0	0	0	0
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	12	22	1	26	9	1.24	—	0	0	0	0
DL Williams	Glamorgan	19	33	9	25	15*	1.04	—	0	0	0	0
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	7	13	0	24	17	1.85	—	0	0	2	0
PA Wilkinson	Nottinghamshire	6	11	3	24	14	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
JN Graham	Kent	15	28	3	23	10	0.92	—	0	0	0	0
Khalid Ibadulla	Warwickshire	5	8	0	22	12	2.75	—	0	0	0	0
GR Cass	Worcestershire	3	5	1	21	7	5.25	—	0	0	0	0
G Richards	Glamorgan	3	5	0	21	12	4.20	—	0	0	0	0
RB Elms	Kent	3	5	2	21	11*	7.00	—	0	0	2	0
K Goodwin	Lancashire	5	10	1	21	7	2.33	—	0	0	0	0
T Selwood	Middlesex	2	4	1	20	7	6.67	—	0	0	0	0
P Lever	Lancashire	12	18	0	19	10	1.06	—	0	0	0	0
GA Cope	Yorkshire	8	11	2	19	7*	2.11	—	0	0	0	0
RGM Carter	Worcestershire	11	20	3	19	19*	1.12	—	0	0	3	0
PM Stringer	Leicestershire	3	4	0	19	19	4.75	—	0	0	0	0
TJP Eyre	Derbyshire	4	8	1	15	11*	2.14	—	0	0	0	0
RK Baker	Essex	1	1	1	14	14*	—	—	0	0	0	0
SC Harrison	Glamorgan	1	2	0	11	6	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
AA Henderson	Sussex	1	2	0	11	9	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
DA Marriott	Middlesex	1	2	2	10	10*	—	—	0	0	0	0
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	7	13	3	9	4*	0.90	—	0	0	0	0
DW White	Glamorgan	1	1	0	8	8	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
CE Waller	Surrey	8	15	2	8	3*	0.62	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Lewington	Warwickshire	5	9	2	8	8*	1.14	—	0	0	0	0
KJ Lyons	Glamorgan	4	6	0	7	5	1.17	—	0	0	0	0
LA Johnson	Northamptonshire	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	—	0	0	0	0
RDL Dudley-Jones	Glamorgan	3	6	1	6	4	1.20	—	0	0	0	0
RC Cooper	Somerset	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
TJ Mottram	Hampshire	3	6	2	4	3	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
JD Hopkins	Middlesex	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
NI Thomson	Sussex	2	3	1	2	1*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
RM Ratcliffe	Lancashire	2	4	0	2	2	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
TK Stretton	Leicestershire	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Clapp	Somerset	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
W Blenkiron	Warwickshire	2	3	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Shutt	Worcestershire	2	3	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
WN Tidy	Warwickshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 211 players

County Championship 1972 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
TW Cartwright	Somerset	20	34	4,931	358	1,735	93	18.66	53.02	2.11	6	8/94
B Stead	Nottinghamshire	20	38	4,199	160	1,891	93	20.33	45.15	2.70	5	8/44
KD Boyce	Essex	20	35	3,491	126	1,542	80	19.28	43.64	2.65	6	7/36
VA Holder	Worcestershire	20	37	3,727	129	1,596	76	21.00	49.04	2.57	4	6/60
RS Herman	Hampshire	19	36	3,941	167	1,614	75	21.52	52.55	2.46	3	8/42
JCJ Dye	Northamptonshire	20	38	3,018	126	1,360	75	18.13	40.24	2.70	4	6/41
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	19	33	4,103	186	1,587	74	21.45	55.45	2.32	5	8/94
PI Pocock	Surrey	20	36	3,513	144	1,729	69	25.06	50.91	2.95	4	7/67
RD Jackman	Surrey	20	38	3,610	121	1,809	69	26.22	52.32	3.01	4	5/49
JB Mortimore	Gloucestershire	20	31	3,808	188	1,396	68	20.53	56.00	2.20	2	7/62
JSE Price	Middlesex	19	33	2,876	107	1,293	65	19.89	44.25	2.70	3	8/85
W Taylor	Nottinghamshire	17	32	2,720	71	1,431	64	22.36	42.50	3.16	4	6/42
NM McVicker	Warwickshire	20	34	3,161	137	1,496	63	23.75	50.17	2.84	3	6/72
BS Bedi	Northamptonshire	20	35	3,622	238	1,392	62	22.45	58.42	2.31	3	7/34
JK Lever	Essex	20	35	3,042	100	1,337	60	22.28	50.70	2.64	4	5/42
MA Nash	Glamorgan	20	32	3,117	123	1,562	60	26.03	51.95	3.01	2	6/64
AG Nicholson	Yorkshire	17	28	3,135	144	1,149	60	19.15	52.25	2.20	4	7/49
N Gifford	Worcestershire	16	24	2,939	134	1,175	59	19.92	49.81	2.40	4	7/66
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	18	31	2,543	108	954	58	16.45	43.84	2.25	4	6/56
GD McKenzie	Leicestershire	20	35	3,211	122	1,411	57	24.75	56.33	2.64	2	5/30
J Simmons	Lancashire	18	28	3,044	164	1,379	56	24.63	54.36	2.72	2	7/65
CM Old	Yorkshire	15	25	2,270	106	931	54	17.24	42.04	2.46	3	6/69
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	19	33	4,084	185	1,661	52	31.94	78.54	2.44	3	6/54
Mushtaq Mohammad	Northamptonshire	17	29	2,247	120	1,040	52	20.00	43.21	2.78	2	6/38
DL Underwood	Kent	14	24	2,832	161	1,053	52	20.25	54.46	2.23	2	8/70

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County Championship 1972 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
RA Hutton	Yorkshire	20	30	2,431	84	1,093	51	21.43	47.67	2.70	2	5/27
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	18	30	2,837	115	1,219	51	23.90	55.63	2.58	3	8/50
LR Gibbs	Warwickshire	19	30	3,306	148	1,324	50	26.48	66.12	2.40	2	6/77
AA Jones	Somerset	18	31	2,451	83	1,192	50	23.84	49.02	2.92	2	9/51
JN Shepherd	Kent	19	32	3,447	159	1,423	48	29.65	71.81	2.48	2	7/38
AS Brown	Gloucestershire	17	29	2,281	105	947	48	19.73	47.52	2.49	0	4/27
BD Julien	Kent	17	31	2,677	81	1,450	47	30.85	56.96	3.25	2	5/57
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	18	31	3,377	132	1,463	45	32.51	75.04	2.60	1	6/43
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	18	32	3,222	187	1,215	45	27.00	71.60	2.26	1	5/61
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	16	28	2,351	105	1,112	43	25.86	54.67	2.84	3	6/22
RA Woolmer	Kent	15	24	2,081	85	853	43	19.84	48.40	2.46	3	7/65
DP Hughes	Lancashire	17	29	3,161	170	1,454	43	33.81	73.51	2.76	2	6/100
S Turner	Essex	20	33	2,971	126	1,161	43	27.00	69.09	2.34	2	5/39
MNS Taylor	Nottinghamshire	19	33	2,955	133	1,371	43	31.88	68.72	2.78	0	4/74
RA White	Nottinghamshire	20	32	2,930	147	1,295	43	30.12	68.14	2.65	1	5/56
J Davey	Gloucestershire	18	30	2,455	81	1,121	43	26.07	57.09	2.74	1	5/24
K Higgs	Leicestershire	18	32	2,948	138	1,183	42	28.17	70.19	2.41	0	3/24
JN Graham	Kent	15	27	2,895	102	1,356	42	32.29	68.93	2.81	1	5/87
RMH Cottam	Northamptonshire	13	24	1,903	90	834	41	20.34	46.41	2.63	5	6/35
DL Williams	Glamorgan	19	31	2,762	116	1,232	41	30.05	67.37	2.68	1	5/54
KV Jones	Middlesex	17	29	2,492	104	1,162	41	28.34	60.78	2.80	1	6/26
RC Davis	Glamorgan	18	28	2,619	81	1,371	38	36.08	68.92	3.14	1	5/55
JW Holder	Hampshire	11	20	1,805	51	933	37	25.22	48.78	3.10	2	7/79
PG Lee	Lancashire	16	27	2,219	80	1,101	37	29.76	59.97	2.98	1	5/32
PE Russell	Derbyshire	15	25	2,468	122	1,109	36	30.81	68.56	2.70	0	4/58
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	15	23	1,993	70	902	34	26.53	58.62	2.72	1	5/49
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	18	26	1,184	31	673	33	20.39	35.88	3.41	0	4/40
HR Moseley	Somerset	16	27	2,142	73	915	33	27.73	64.91	2.56	0	4/26
UC Joshi	Sussex	19	31	2,849	125	1,341	33	40.64	86.33	2.82	0	4/56
TE Jesty	Hampshire	15	26	2,212	98	847	32	26.47	69.13	2.30	1	5/37
MA Buss	Sussex	19	27	2,336	113	1,181	32	36.91	73.00	3.03	1	6/68
IR Buxton	Derbyshire	19	31	2,252	135	873	32	27.28	70.38	2.33	1	5/51
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	12	21	1,726	52	894	32	27.94	53.94	3.11	1	5/47
RNS Hobbs	Essex	20	30	2,455	100	1,258	31	40.58	79.19	3.07	2	7/118
K Shuttleworth	Lancashire	14	21	1,997	60	1,022	30	34.07	66.57	3.07	0	4/62
DR O'Sullivan	Hampshire	11	20	2,369	164	866	29	29.86	81.69	2.19	0	4/53
GW Johnson	Kent	19	29	2,188	117	970	29	33.45	75.45	2.66	0	3/28
RE East	Essex	18	29	2,782	131	1,179	29	40.66	95.93	2.54	0	4/25
AH Latchman	Middlesex	15	23	1,622	50	1,037	27	38.41	60.07	3.84	0	4/57
JA Snow	Sussex	8	14	1,152	55	473	26	18.19	44.31	2.46	1	6/82
AW Greig	Sussex	9	15	1,534	75	560	26	21.54	59.00	2.19	2	6/20
P Willey	Northamptonshire	18	30	2,073	85	923	26	35.50	79.73	2.67	1	5/49
RS Swindell	Derbyshire	10	15	1,423	54	808	26	31.08	54.73	3.41	1	5/69
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	9	16	1,477	57	732	25	29.28	59.08	2.97	1	8/44
RGM Carter	Worcestershire	11	20	1,442	40	866	25	34.64	57.68	3.60	0	4/63
R Illingworth	Leicestershire	7	12	1,110	44	394	24	16.42	46.25	2.13	0	4/29
HP Cooper	Yorkshire	7	12	1,201	45	495	24	20.63	50.04	2.47	0	4/37
CC Clifford	Yorkshire	10	15	1,433	89	614	24	25.58	59.71	2.57	1	5/70
J Spencer	Sussex	12	22	2,071	69	1,038	24	43.25	86.29	3.01	0	3/40
PM Walker	Glamorgan	17	25	1,881	85	906	21	43.14	89.57	2.89	0	3/27
GI Burgess	Somerset	14	21	1,371	52	578	21	27.52	65.29	2.53	0	4/80
CP Wilkins	Derbyshire	12	16	1,373	54	566	21	26.95	65.38	2.47	0	4/50
RR Bailey	Northamptonshire	7	14	1,182	46	559	21	26.62	56.29	2.84	0	4/32
J Denman	Sussex	13	20	1,656	51	932	21	44.38	78.86	3.38	0	3/22
KW Wilkinson	Worcestershire	9	15	1,321	37	719	21	34.24	62.90	3.27	0	3/57
AC Smith	Warwickshire	10	16	1,215	66	449	20	22.45	60.75	2.22	1	5/47
P Lever	Lancashire	12	18	1,365	54	585	20	29.25	68.25	2.57	2	7/70
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	12	17	1,271	36	621	20	31.05	63.55	2.93	0	3/47
CP Phillipson	Sussex	13	23	1,620	61	756	20	37.80	81.00	2.80	1	6/56
RB Matthews	Leicestershire	6	12	842	25	505	19	26.58	44.32	3.60	1	7/51
D Wilson	Yorkshire	12	16	1,464	72	665	18	36.94	81.33	2.73	0	4/83
KJ O'Keeffe	Somerset	20	30	2,168	98	1,077	18	59.83	120.44	2.98	0	3/31
JM Rice	Hampshire	8	13	1,251	50	581	18	32.28	69.50	2.79	0	4/64
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	8	13	971	37	387	17	22.76	57.12	2.39	2	5/24
JF Steele	Leicestershire	19	27	1,657	86	692	17	40.71	97.47	2.51	0	3/34
DL Acfield	Essex	9	12	1,146	55	408	17	24.00	67.41	2.14	1	5/42
TJ Mottram	Hampshire	3	6	560	22	300	17	17.65	32.94	3.21	2	5/45
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	11	19	1,692	70	806	17	47.41	99.53	2.86	0	3/24
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	6	10	905	24	452	17	26.59	53.24	3.00	1	5/36
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	10	13	995	25	626	17	36.82	58.53	3.77	1	5/27
A Ward	Derbyshire	5	7	589	13	340	16	21.25	36.81	3.46	0	4/77
BA Langford	Somerset	16	23	1,497	60	831	16	51.94	93.56	3.33	0	3/60
DJ Shepherd	Glamorgan	12	16	1,386	83	504	16	31.50	86.63	2.18	1	5/47
CE Waller	Surrey	7	11	900	33	433	16	27.06	56.25	2.89	0	4/36
CT Spencer	Leicestershire	9	13	720	34	241	16	15.06	45.00	2.01	0	3/14
GS Sobers	Nottinghamshire	6	9	942	45	351	15	23.40	62.80	2.24	0	3/37
GG Arnold	Surrey	7	12	1,267	44	548	15	36.53	84.47	2.60	0	3/32
GA Cope	Yorkshire	8	14	1,030	70	348	15	23.20	68.67	2.03	0	4/31
RDV Knight	Gloucestershire	15	19	912	34	443	15	29.53	60.80	2.91	0	3/45
BF Davison	Leicestershire	16	18	819	35	344	15	22.93	54.60	2.52	0	3/57
MK Bore	Yorkshire	9	16	1,434	106	531	15	35.40	95.60	2.22	0	3/56
D Wilde	Derbyshire	9	14	1,266	61	570	15	38.00	84.40	2.70	0	3/27
GRJ Roope	Surrey	15	23	1,381	36	684	14	48.86	98.64	2.97	0	3/46
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	4	8	1,106	70	402	14	28.71	79.00	2.18	0	4/64
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	5	9	931	66	362	14	25.86	66.50	2.33	1	5/63
SJ Storey	Surrey	15	22	1,529	70	659	14	47.07	109.21	2.59	0	3/25
LR Worrell	Hampshire	7	11	817	27	358	12	29.83	68.08	2.63	0	4/33
B Wood	Lancashire	16	20	1,158	56	556	11	50.55	105.27	2.88	0	3/62
AR Butcher	Surrey	7	12	635	22	281	11	25.55	57.73	2.66	1	6/48
A Buss	Sussex	5	9	726	18	403	11	36.64	66.00	3.33	0	3/51
PJ Lewington	Warwickshire	5	6	637	26	322	11	29.27	57.91	3.03	0	4/62
D Lloyd	Lancashire	12	14	738	49	316	10	31.60	73.80	2.57	0	4/70
TJP Eyre	Derbyshire	4	8	691	23	335	10	33.50	69.10	2.91	0	3/46
PJ Plummer	Nottinghamshire	6	10	780	31	469	10	46.90	78.00	3.61	0	3/44
RDL Dudley-Jones	Glamorgan	3	4	347	6	226	9	25.11	38.56	3.91	0	4/31
Majid Khan	Glamorgan	11	17	1,086	51	466	7	66.57	155.14	2.57	0	4/48
RB Elms	Kent	3	6	497	16	225	7	32.14	71.00	2.72	0	2/38
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	7	12	798	17	513	7	73.29	114.00	3.86	0	3/50
W Blenkiron	Warwickshire	2	3	336	10	199	7	28.43	48.00	3.55	0	4/67
DA Allen	Gloucestershire	7	9	510	19	244	6	40.67	85.00	2.87	0	2/38
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	6	8	327	5	232	6	38.67	54.50	4.26	0	2/22
JW Solanky	Glamorgan	7	9	367	12	212	6	35.33	61.17	3.47	1	5/37
J Sullivan	Lancashire	3	5	315	12	166	6	27.67	52.50	3.16	0	2/40
Khalid Ibadulla	Warwickshire	5	7	552	26	251	5	50.20	110.40	2.73	0	2/45
CH Lloyd	Lancashire	10	13	499	15	204	5	40.80	99.80	2.45	0	2/22
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	4	5	228	10	93	5	18.60	45.60	2.45	0	4/12
PR Haywood	Leicestershire	6	9	354	11	155	5	31.00	70.80	2.63	0	4/60
AA Henderson	Sussex	1	2	241	4	132	5	26.40	48.20	3.29	0	3/65
IN Johnson	Worcestershire	4	7	486	9	272	5	54.40	97.20	3.36	0	3/32
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	8	8	124	3	91	4	22.75	31.00	4.40	0	4/6
BS Crump	Northamptonshire	4	5	270	17	112	4	28.00	67.50	2.49	0	2/24
PA Wilkinson	Nottinghamshire	6	10	510	14	294	4	73.50	127.50	3.46	0	3/50
DB Close	Somerset	7	7	210	10	128	3	42.67	70.00	3.66	0	2/77
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	2	2	144	10	34	3	11.33	48.00	1.42	0	3/22
BA Richards	Hampshire	4	4	270	23	82	3	27.33	90.00	1.82	0	2/32
JA Jameson	Warwickshire	7	9	480	14	216	3	72.00	160.00	2.70	0	2/23
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	6	7	138	1	116	3	38.67	46.00	5.04	0	2/5
RJ Clapp	Somerset	1	2	174	3	118	3	39.33	58.00	4.07	0	2/48
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	11	14	564	23	316	3	105.33	188.00	3.36	0	1/4
DA Marriott	Middlesex	1	2	204	9	101	3	33.67	68.00	2.97	0	3/62
WN Tidy	Warwickshire	1	2	102	0	119	3	39.67	34.00	7.00	0	2/87
PA Topley	Kent	5	5	324	10	199	3	66.33	108.00	3.69	0	2/76
Asif Iqbal	Kent	4	7	222	4	138	2	69.00	111.00	3.73	0	1/24
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	6	6	246	8	119	2	59.50	123.00	2.90	0	1/5
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	2	2	108	1	50	2	25.00	54.00	2.78	0	2/36
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	4	5	282	12	150	2	75.00	141.00	3.19	0	1/36
N Maltby	Northamptonshire	2	2	102	3	55	2	27.50	51.00	3.24	0	2/43
A Shutt	Worcestershire	2	4	300	8	181	2	90.50	150.00	3.62	0	1/36
J Whitehouse	Warwickshire	3	3	276	9	123	2	61.50	138.00	2.67	0	1/39
DW White	Glamorgan	1	1	105	2	32	1	32.00	105.00	1.83	0	1/32
NI Thomson	Sussex	2	3	192	9	81	1	81.00	192.00	2.53	0	1/60
BW Luckhurst	Kent	4	4	67	6	28	1	28.00	67.00	2.51	0	1/27
JM Parker	Worcestershire	1	1	12	0	14	1	14.00	12.00	7.00	0	1/14
RW Tolchard	Leicestershire	1	1	12	0	4	1	4.00	12.00	2.00	0	1/4
BC Rose	Somerset	1	1	12	0	5	1	5.00	12.00	2.50	0	1/5
MJ Kitchen	Somerset	2	2	54	3	19	1	19.00	54.00	2.11	0	1/10
SC Harrison	Glamorgan	1	1	60	0	38	1	38.00	60.00	3.80	0	1/38
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	1	1	144	5	73	1	73.00	144.00	3.04	0	1/73
KJ Lyons	Glamorgan	2	2	114	3	56	1	56.00	114.00	2.95	0	1/36
JRT Barclay	Sussex	3	3	246	13	95	1	95.00	246.00	2.32	0	1/24
RV Lewis	Hampshire	2	2	90	1	68	1	68.00	90.00	4.53	0	1/59
KR Pont	Essex	3	3	78	0	52	1	52.00	78.00	4.00	0	1/15
PJ Graves	Sussex	1	1	42	2	32	1	32.00	42.00	4.57	0	1/32
BJ Booth	Leicestershire	4	4	96	8	39	1	39.00	96.00	2.44	0	1/25
G Frost	Nottinghamshire	3	3	90	3	42	1	42.00	90.00	2.80	0	1/27
K Griffith	Worcestershire	3	3	132	1	105	1	105.00	132.00	4.77	0	1/45
PM Stringer	Leicestershire	3	3	204	6	108	1	108.00	204.00	3.18	0	1/22
MC Cowdrey	Kent	3	3	18	0	18	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/5
RB Kanhai	Warwickshire	2	2	48	1	23	0	—	—	2.88	0	0/7
MJK Smith	Warwickshire	1	1	12	1	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
JT Murray	Middlesex	1	1	12	0	17	0	—	—	8.50	0	0/17
PH Parfitt	Middlesex	3	4	126	2	73	0	—	—	3.48	0	0/3
KWR Fletcher	Essex	2	2	84	2	49	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/13
RM Prideaux	Sussex	4	4	62	5	27	0	—	—	2.61	0	0/2
RC Fredericks	Glamorgan	2	2	60	1	28	0	—	—	2.80	0	0/1
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	1	1	12	2	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
GP Howarth	Surrey	1	1	20	0	14	0	—	—	4.20	0	0/14
MJ Smith	Middlesex	1	1	2	0	4	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/4
CT Radley	Middlesex	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
G Cook	Northamptonshire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
D Breakwell	Northamptonshire	2	3	42	1	17	0	—	—	2.43	0	0/2
PW Denning	Somerset	2	2	48	1	25	0	—	—	3.13	0	0/10
RT Virgin	Somerset	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
SG Wilkinson	Somerset	1	1	12	0	9	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/9
MJ Llewellyn	Glamorgan	1	1	24	0	17	0	—	—	4.25	0	0/17
BEA Edmeades	Essex	3	3	96	2	48	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/10
B Ward	Essex	1	1	24	2	5	0	—	—	1.25	0	0/5
RMC Gilliat	Hampshire	2	2	51	1	55	0	—	—	6.47	0	0/4
DR Turner	Hampshire	2	2	18	1	3	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
N Nanan	Nottinghamshire	3	3	60	0	52	0	—	—	5.20	0	0/10
DER Stewart	Worcestershire	1	1	78	0	58	0	—	—	4.46	0	0/58
RN Abberley	Warwickshire	1	1	36	1	12	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/12
M Bissex	Gloucestershire	4	4	264	3	162	0	—	—	3.68	0	0/9
AJ Borrington	Derbyshire	1	2	12	0	8	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/1
C Johnson	Yorkshire	2	2	72	4	31	0	—	—	2.58	0	0/7
RM Lewis	Surrey	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
D Nicholls	Kent	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
MH Page	Derbyshire	2	2	24	1	10	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/1
H Pearman	Middlesex	1	1	12	0	11	0	—	—	5.50	0	0/11
H Pilling	Lancashire	1	1	66	3	28	0	—	—	2.55	0	0/28
RM Ratcliffe	Lancashire	2	3	174	6	76	0	—	—	2.62	0	0/15
PJ Stimpson	Worcestershire	1	1	30	2	19	0	—	—	3.80	0	0/19
TK Stretton	Leicestershire	1	1	108	3	57	0	—	—	3.17	0	0/57
PJ Watts	Northamptonshire	1	1	42	2	15	0	—	—	2.14	0	0/15
JD Woodford	Yorkshire	1	1	42	2	42	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/42
TJ Yardley	Worcestershire	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6

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 1972. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1972 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Warwickshire	20	9	0	11	0	6,802	208	32.70	423	7,660	269	28.48
Gloucestershire	20	7	4	9	0	7,321	306	23.92	484	6,682	292	22.88
Kent	20	7	4	9	0	8,698	266	32.70	372	8,178	282	29.00
Northamptonshire	20	7	3	10	0	7,877	267	29.50	403	6,693	296	22.61
Essex	20	6	4	10	0	7,706	254	30.34	355	7,559	274	27.59
Leicestershire	20	6	2	12	0	7,544	261	28.90	365	7,196	291	24.73
Middlesex	20	5	5	10	0	8,076	281	28.74	425	7,835	259	30.25
Hampshire	20	4	6	10	0	7,517	274	27.43	392	7,365	280	26.30
Somerset	20	4	2	14	0	6,640	255	26.04	350	7,014	250	28.06
Worcestershire	20	4	4	12	0	7,674	248	30.94	399	7,517	259	29.02
Yorkshire	20	4	5	11	0	6,203	255	24.33	345	6,253	271	23.07
Surrey	20	3	5	12	0	7,814	273	28.62	328	7,633	256	29.82
Lancashire	20	2	3	14	1	6,609	197	33.55	399	7,238	224	32.31
Sussex	20	2	8	10	0	7,438	265	28.07	359	7,385	205	36.02
Derbyshire	20	1	5	13	1	6,459	304	21.25	323	6,992	233	30.01
Glamorgan	20	1	7	12	0	6,824	244	27.97	382	7,755	232	33.43
Nottinghamshire	20	1	6	13	0	7,615	299	25.47	365	7,862	284	27.68

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 · 1972

Latest 12 of 170 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1972-09-09 to 1972-09-12 · Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Nottinghamshire: 294 & 26/0d
Warwickshire: 169 & 154/6

Warwickshire won by 4 wickets

1972-09-09 to 1972-09-12 · Stanley Park, Blackpool

Lancashire: 282/5d & 77/3d
Derbyshire: 177/9d & 81/5

Match drawn

1972-09-09 to 1972-09-12 · County Ground, Southampton

Hampshire: 147 & 224/3
Yorkshire: 255/3d

Match drawn

1972-09-09 to 1972-09-12 · Ashley Down Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire: 168 & 289/9d
Glamorgan: 273 & 105/7

Match drawn

1972-09-06 to 1972-09-08 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 351
Derbyshire: 188 & 97/5

Match drawn

1972-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Grace Road, Leicester

Leicestershire: 331/9d & 165/8d
Warwickshire: 197 & 171/8

Match drawn

1972-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Dean Park, Bournemouth

Hampshire: 292 & 110/4
Sussex: 146 & 359/5d

Match drawn

1972-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Ashley Down Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire: 201 & 152
Nottinghamshire: 217 & 178

Nottinghamshire won by 42 runs

1972-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Glamorgan: 319 & 137/6
Middlesex: 306 & 243/4d

Match drawn

1972-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Queen's Park, Chesterfield

Derbyshire: 292/9d & 91
Somerset: 257 & 127/8

Somerset won by 2 wickets

1972-08-30 to 1972-08-31 · Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford

Yorkshire: 98 & 183
Kent: 362

Kent won by an innings and 81 runs

1972-08-26 to 1972-08-29 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 345 & 144/8d
Middlesex: 236 & 257/7

Middlesex won by 3 wickets

Recorded venues

County Championship 1972 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Grace Road, Leicester	10
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	10
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	9
County Ground, Northampton	9
Edgbaston, Birmingham	9
Kennington Oval, Kennington	9
County Ground, Hove	8
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	8
Old Trafford, Manchester	7
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol	5
County Ground, Taunton	5
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	5
County Ground, Chelmsford	4
County Ground, Derby	4
Dean Park, Bournemouth	4
St Helen's, Swansea	4
Bramall Lane, Sheffield	3
College Ground, Cheltenham	3
Mote Park, Maidstone	3
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	3
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	3
Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea	2
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare	2
County Ground, Leyton	2
County Ground, Southampton	2
Headingley, Leeds	2
North Marine Road, Scarborough	2
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford	2
Recreation Ground, Bath	2
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	2
The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	2
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester	2
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough	1
Aigburth, Liverpool	1
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings	1
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone	1
Chester Road North, Kidderminster	1
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry	1
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover	1
Elm Avenue, Newark-on-Trent	1
Garrison A Cricket Ground, Colchester	1
Hesketh Park, Dartford	1
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent	1
May's Bounty, Basingstoke	1
Morlands Athletic Ground, Glastonbury	1
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston	1
Stanley Park, Blackpool	1
The Gnoll, Neath	1
The Park, Buxton	1
The Saffrons, Eastbourne	1
Town Ground, Worksop	1
Trafalgar Road, Southport	1
Valentine's Park, Ilford	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 1972, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1972 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
RC Fredericks	228*	Northamptonshire	1972-08-26
G Boycott	204*	Leicestershire	1972-08-12
Majid Khan	204	Surrey	1972-08-23
RE Marshall	203	Derbyshire	1972-08-12
RB Kanhai	199	Lancashire	1972-05-17

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1972 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
AA Jones	9/51	Sussex	1972-07-15
RS Herman	8/42	Warwickshire	1972-06-21
B Stead	8/44	Somerset	1972-05-17
RGD Willis	8/44	Derbyshire	1972-09-06
M Hendrick	8/50	Northamptonshire	1972-07-26

* 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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