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County Championship 1976 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1976; Tests are excluded.

Zaheer Abbas leads the displayed batting table with 2,431 runs. Sarfraz Nawaz leads the bowling table with 82 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 170
Recorded players: 296
Recorded teams: 17
Recorded venues: 50

Selected season match starts: 1976-04-28 to 1976-09-08. 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 · 1976

League table for 1976. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1976 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Middlesex	20	11	5	4	234
2	Northamptonshire	20	9	3	8	218
3	Gloucestershire	19	9	5	5	210
4	Leicestershire	20	9	3	8	209
5	Warwickshire	20	6	7	7	195
6	Essex	20	7	4	9	189
7	Somerset	20	7	8	5	180
8	Yorkshire	20	6	6	8	176
9	Surrey	20	6	4	10	175
10	Sussex	20	5	8	7	170
11	Worcestershire	19	6	3	10	169
12	Hampshire	20	4	10	6	159
13	Nottinghamshire	20	4	7	9	158
14	Kent	20	5	7	8	155
15	Derbyshire	20	4	7	9	149
16	Lancashire	20	3	7	10	148
17	Glamorgan	20	3	10	7	127

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 1976

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 1976 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
Zaheer Abbas	19	2,431
GM Turner	19	1,719
JA Jameson	20	1,692
BF Davison	20	1,669
A Jones	20	1,624

Recorded innings through 1976-09-08. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1976 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
Sarfraz Nawaz	19	82
GA Cope	19	80
RD Jackman	16	80
S Turner	20	78
EE Hemmings	20	74

Recorded innings through 1976-09-08. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1976

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 · 296 players

County Championship 1976 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
Zaheer Abbas	Gloucestershire	19	36	5	2,431	230*	78.42	852.98	4	11	59	2
GM Turner	Worcestershire	19	36	2	1,719	169	50.56	—	10	4	23	0
JA Jameson	Warwickshire	20	37	0	1,692	144	45.73	—	6	7	0	0
BF Davison	Leicestershire	20	39	8	1,669	132	53.84	—	8	5	13	0
A Jones	Glamorgan	20	39	3	1,624	156*	45.11	—	9	3	0	0
KS McEwan	Essex	20	37	1	1,610	156	44.72	—	8	5	0	0
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	19	36	2	1,608	163*	47.29	11,485.71	4	7	0	0
Mushtaq Mohammad	Northamptonshire	20	36	4	1,574	204*	49.19	—	10	4	0	0
BA Richards	Hampshire	18	34	2	1,572	179	49.13	—	3	7	20	2
H Pilling	Lancashire	19	36	5	1,547	149*	49.90	—	10	3	0	0
BC Rose	Somerset	18	36	3	1,529	177	46.33	—	8	4	0	0
GP Howarth	Surrey	20	39	0	1,525	124	39.10	—	11	2	17	0
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	16	29	5	1,523	178*	63.46	—	7	5	0	0
KWR Fletcher	Essex	20	37	7	1,479	128*	49.30	—	10	4	0	0
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	19	36	1	1,437	166	41.06	—	6	4	0	0
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	20	36	3	1,402	246	42.48	—	10	2	32	6
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	19	37	4	1,391	161	42.15	—	8	1	0	0
DW Randall	Nottinghamshire	19	35	1	1,326	204*	39.00	—	7	2	3	0
GD Barlow	Middlesex	18	33	6	1,282	160*	47.48	—	8	3	17	3
DR Turner	Hampshire	20	38	5	1,252	130*	37.94	—	5	3	0	0
JH Edrich	Surrey	16	32	2	1,248	179	41.60	—	4	4	21	0
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	16	29	2	1,241	155*	45.96	—	7	3	16	1
RA Woolmer	Kent	12	24	1	1,222	143	53.13	—	9	2	16	1
TE Jesty	Hampshire	20	38	3	1,211	159*	34.60	—	6	2	0	0
JM Brearley	Middlesex	17	31	2	1,198	153	41.31	—	5	3	14	0

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County Championship 1976 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
GA Gooch	Essex	19	35	4	1,189	136	38.35	—	6	3	0	0
A Hill	Derbyshire	20	36	2	1,179	160*	34.68	—	3	3	0	0
RDV Knight	Sussex	19	37	4	1,161	165*	35.18	—	9	1	19	3
PJ Graves	Sussex	20	39	3	1,158	133*	32.17	—	8	2	31	1
MJ Smith	Middlesex	20	36	1	1,136	148	32.46	—	6	1	0	0
J Whitehouse	Warwickshire	20	37	4	1,105	169*	33.48	—	3	2	0	0
RT Virgin	Northamptonshire	20	36	4	1,102	145	34.44	—	5	2	0	0
GW Humpage	Warwickshire	20	37	7	1,090	125*	36.33	—	9	2	14	1
Imran Khan	Worcestershire	18	32	3	1,059	166	36.52	—	5	4	0	0
AW Stovold	Gloucestershire	19	36	1	1,049	83	29.97	825.98	8	0	13	0
G Boycott	Yorkshire	11	22	3	1,040	161*	54.74	—	2	4	0	0
AGE Ealham	Kent	19	37	6	1,038	134*	33.48	—	6	1	0	0
MJ Smedley	Nottinghamshire	20	36	8	1,037	130	37.04	—	4	2	1	0
EJ Barlow	Derbyshire	20	36	0	1,035	217	28.75	—	4	2	19	4
GRJ Roope	Surrey	19	37	10	1,033	100*	38.26	—	5	1	0	0
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	17	33	1	1,012	118	31.63	—	6	2	9	0
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	19	36	2	1,005	131	29.56	6,281.25	6	1	0	0
RMC Gilliat	Hampshire	20	38	1	988	130	26.70	—	5	3	0	0
JRT Barclay	Sussex	20	39	1	978	98	25.74	—	6	0	7	0
SB Hassan	Nottinghamshire	17	31	3	970	162	34.64	—	4	3	0	0
PW Denning	Somerset	18	35	2	964	107	29.21	—	7	1	0	0
IT Botham	Somerset	18	34	2	944	167*	29.50	—	5	1	0	0
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	19	34	5	938	140*	32.34	—	6	1	18	1
KD Smith	Warwickshire	12	23	2	931	124	44.33	—	6	1	0	0
MH Denness	Kent	18	35	3	910	83	28.44	—	6	0	0	0
P Willey	Northamptonshire	13	23	2	904	227	43.05	—	1	3	21	0
PA Todd	Nottinghamshire	19	35	1	904	122	26.59	—	3	2	0	0
JN Shepherd	Kent	16	32	6	895	87	34.42	—	8	0	0	0
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	18	32	4	893	78	31.89	—	6	0	0	0
PJ Sharpe	Derbyshire	19	34	0	891	126	26.21	—	4	2	8	0
G Cook	Northamptonshire	20	36	1	891	117	25.46	—	3	1	0	0
D Lloyd	Lancashire	19	36	2	887	146	26.09	—	5	2	1	2
FM Engineer	Lancashire	19	36	6	880	96	29.33	—	4	0	3	0
RB Kanhai	Warwickshire	17	32	4	864	111*	30.86	—	4	1	0	0
RW Tolchard	Leicestershire	19	37	6	863	88*	27.84	—	7	0	4	0
GW Johnson	Kent	18	35	0	860	168	24.57	—	2	1	0	0
FC Hayes	Lancashire	15	29	3	855	137	32.88	—	2	2	1	0
R Illingworth	Leicestershire	20	39	5	826	135	24.29	—	4	1	0	0
CT Radley	Middlesex	17	29	1	820	123	29.29	—	4	2	0	0
AR Butcher	Surrey	17	33	1	818	102	25.56	—	4	1	0	0
DB Close	Somerset	15	28	3	815	81	32.60	—	6	0	0	0
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	19	34	2	801	167	25.03	—	4	1	0	0
MA Buss	Sussex	19	37	6	792	97	25.55	—	4	0	5	0
Asif Iqbal	Kent	15	29	0	790	106	27.24	—	5	1	0	0
PA Neale	Worcestershire	15	29	1	787	90	28.11	—	4	0	0	0
RG Lumb	Yorkshire	17	31	1	776	132	25.87	—	3	2	0	0
G Richards	Glamorgan	15	28	4	774	102*	32.25	—	5	1	0	0
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	14	26	6	761	113	38.05	—	1	4	0	0
B Wood	Lancashire	11	21	5	749	198	46.81	—	3	2	14	1
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	19	37	8	748	74*	25.79	—	5	0	1	0
MA Nash	Glamorgan	20	39	3	738	130	20.50	—	0	1	0	0
G Sharp	Northamptonshire	20	36	5	727	85	23.45	—	5	0	0	0
AJ Borrington	Derbyshire	18	32	6	709	102*	27.27	—	4	1	13	0
GP Ellis	Glamorgan	19	37	1	690	70	19.17	—	3	0	0	0
LE Skinner	Surrey	20	39	6	678	93	20.55	—	5	0	0	0
BEA Edmeades	Essex	12	22	1	669	155	31.86	—	3	1	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	19	34	6	666	60	23.79	—	5	0	0	0
GI Burgess	Somerset	20	39	4	661	79*	18.89	—	4	0	0	0
RE East	Essex	20	37	6	651	113	21.00	—	3	1	0	0
A Kennedy	Lancashire	16	30	1	651	176*	22.45	—	2	1	12	1
DJS Taylor	Somerset	20	39	7	639	82	19.97	—	3	0	0	0
DL Bairstow	Yorkshire	20	37	4	636	106	19.27	—	1	1	0	0
RW Taylor	Derbyshire	20	36	4	634	72*	19.81	—	1	0	12	2
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	20	36	4	632	93	19.75	—	3	0	0	0
APE Knott	Kent	10	20	3	616	144	36.24	—	5	1	20	2
JD Love	Yorkshire	10	20	0	615	163	30.75	—	2	1	0	0
DR Shepherd	Gloucestershire	18	34	3	600	92	19.35	—	2	0	2	0
PA Slocombe	Somerset	15	29	1	598	90	21.36	—	3	0	0	0
DA Francis	Glamorgan	13	25	5	598	88	29.90	—	3	0	0	0
J Abrahams	Lancashire	17	32	4	598	61	21.36	—	4	0	0	0
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	19	35	13	588	80	26.73	—	2	0	3	0
RN Abberley	Warwickshire	16	30	3	577	92	21.37	—	2	0	0	0
Majid Khan	Glamorgan	13	26	0	572	62	22.00	—	4	0	0	0
G Miller	Derbyshire	17	30	2	572	51	20.43	—	3	0	16	0
RA White	Nottinghamshire	19	34	5	569	51	19.62	—	1	0	4	0
AJ Hignell	Gloucestershire	11	20	2	560	88	31.11	—	6	0	0	0
JF Steele	Leicestershire	20	39	2	559	60	15.11	—	1	0	2	0
MJ Kitchen	Somerset	16	31	1	548	79	18.27	—	4	0	0	0
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	10	18	3	543	139	36.20	—	3	1	0	0
A Long	Sussex	20	39	7	526	60	16.44	—	1	0	0	0
KR Pont	Essex	16	30	3	523	105*	19.37	—	3	1	0	0
P Carrick	Yorkshire	19	35	3	520	66	16.25	—	4	0	0	0
D Nicholls	Kent	15	29	2	514	69	19.04	—	2	0	0	0
JM Rice	Hampshire	19	36	2	508	73	14.94	—	2	0	0	0
J Spencer	Sussex	19	37	8	501	55	17.28	—	3	0	13	5
DN Patel	Worcestershire	13	25	2	497	107	21.61	—	2	1	0	0
Javed Miandad	Sussex	4	8	1	496	162	70.86	—	2	2	32	9
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	20	39	6	494	55	14.97	—	1	0	0	0
DM Smith	Surrey	18	35	11	485	58*	20.21	—	2	0	0	0
N Smith	Essex	20	37	6	485	126	15.65	—	0	1	0	0
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	15	27	4	476	69*	20.70	—	3	0	0	0
CJC Rowe	Kent	14	27	6	465	79*	22.14	—	3	0	0	0
MJ Llewellyn	Glamorgan	11	22	1	460	73	21.90	—	3	0	0	0
S Turner	Essex	20	37	4	456	49	13.82	—	0	0	0	0
AW Greig	Sussex	11	21	2	454	77	23.89	—	3	0	8	0
MW Gatting	Middlesex	12	21	2	453	94	23.84	—	2	0	0	0
PJ Squires	Yorkshire	12	23	2	447	70	21.29	—	1	0	0	0
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	11	20	1	442	83	23.26	—	4	0	0	0
D Breakwell	Somerset	20	39	3	439	42	12.19	—	0	0	0	0
GA Cope	Yorkshire	19	35	9	433	61	16.65	—	2	0	0	0
TJ Yardley	Northamptonshire	11	19	2	432	74	25.41	—	4	0	0	0
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	19	36	5	427	55	13.77	10,675.00	1	0	0	0
HP Cooper	Yorkshire	16	29	4	427	56	17.08	—	1	0	0	0
EW Jones	Glamorgan	20	39	4	425	70*	12.14	—	1	0	0	0
C Johnson	Yorkshire	13	23	0	421	102	18.30	—	1	1	0	0
WA Bourne	Warwickshire	18	33	2	419	107	13.52	—	1	1	15	1
RO Butcher	Middlesex	9	16	1	418	74	27.87	—	4	0	0	0
PB Clift	Leicestershire	20	39	5	418	52*	12.29	—	2	0	1	0
JW Solanky	Glamorgan	14	28	4	406	45*	16.92	—	0	0	0	0
NM McVicker	Leicestershire	20	39	5	406	54	11.94	—	1	0	1	0
KD Boyce	Essex	13	23	1	400	88	18.18	—	3	0	0	0
JA Hopkins	Glamorgan	6	11	2	400	105	44.44	—	3	1	0	0
PWG Parker	Sussex	10	20	2	398	96	22.11	—	3	0	0	0
RV Lewis	Hampshire	11	20	0	397	60	19.85	—	2	0	0	0
CWJ Athey	Yorkshire	9	16	2	392	131*	28.00	—	1	1	13	2
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	17	30	4	382	112*	14.69	—	0	1	0	0
AS Brown	Gloucestershire	18	34	6	381	43	13.61	—	0	0	5	0
GR Stephenson	Hampshire	17	33	4	379	100*	13.07	—	0	1	0	0
VJ Marks	Somerset	9	17	0	377	98	22.18	—	3	0	0	0
H Cartwright	Derbyshire	9	16	1	373	61*	24.87	—	1	0	4	0
BR Hardie	Essex	16	29	3	372	61*	14.31	—	2	0	0	0
PD Johnson	Nottinghamshire	15	26	1	371	57	14.84	—	2	0	0	0
A Morris	Derbyshire	15	26	1	370	74	14.80	—	2	0	10	1
EE Hemmings	Warwickshire	20	37	9	365	76*	13.04	—	1	0	0	0
B Leadbeater	Yorkshire	8	13	2	357	140*	32.45	—	0	1	0	0
JD Morley	Sussex	12	24	2	357	72	16.23	—	1	0	0	0
CM Old	Yorkshire	6	11	1	346	112	34.60	—	1	1	0	0
CN Boyns	Worcestershire	10	18	2	338	95	21.13	—	2	0	0	0
CJ Tavaré	Kent	9	17	3	331	86	23.64	—	2	0	0	0
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	10	19	4	328	62*	21.87	—	1	0	0	0
NE Briers	Leicestershire	8	15	0	320	87	21.33	—	2	0	0	0
HG Wilcock	Worcestershire	19	36	7	317	48	10.93	—	0	0	0	0
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	8	16	2	315	82*	22.50	—	2	0	2	0
N Nanan	Nottinghamshire	10	18	2	304	46	19.00	—	0	0	0	0
DP Hughes	Lancashire	15	28	6	295	94*	13.41	—	1	0	0	0
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	17	33	3	285	75	9.50	—	2	0	0	0
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	17	33	6	284	59	10.52	—	1	0	0	0
MJJ Faber	Sussex	9	17	0	276	52	16.24	—	2	0	6	3
MNS Taylor	Hampshire	14	27	5	266	41*	12.09	—	0	0	0	0
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	8	15	5	264	37*	26.40	—	0	0	0	0
N Gifford	Worcestershire	19	36	9	249	48*	9.22	—	0	0	0	0
J Simmons	Lancashire	18	34	5	236	31	8.14	—	0	0	3	0
RC Davis	Glamorgan	7	14	2	235	57*	19.58	—	2	0	0	0
JA Snow	Sussex	10	19	1	232	56	12.89	—	1	0	5	0
PA Wilkinson	Nottinghamshire	18	32	8	231	53*	9.63	—	1	0	0	0
RW Hills	Kent	17	33	5	227	24*	8.11	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Aworth	Surrey	8	15	0	226	55	15.07	—	1	0	0	0
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	14	27	4	225	93	9.78	—	2	0	0	0
RD Jackman	Surrey	16	31	6	217	30	8.68	—	0	0	0	0
TM Lamb	Middlesex	9	17	3	214	77	15.29	—	1	0	0	0
DI Gower	Leicestershire	6	11	2	212	102*	23.56	—	0	1	0	0
JJ Groome	Sussex	9	17	1	206	41	12.88	—	0	0	0	0
GD Armstrong	Glamorgan	11	22	3	205	64	10.79	—	1	0	0	0
R Senghera	Worcestershire	14	27	3	204	35	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
BW Reidy	Lancashire	10	18	0	201	29	11.17	—	0	0	0	0
LW Hill	Glamorgan	5	10	0	196	62	19.60	—	1	0	0	0
PE Russell	Derbyshire	15	26	5	184	31*	8.76	—	0	0	0	0
GF Cross	Leicestershire	4	8	1	182	63*	26.00	—	2	0	0	0
HR Moseley	Somerset	18	35	10	178	40	7.12	—	0	0	0	0
P Booth	Leicestershire	19	37	11	169	58*	6.50	—	1	0	0	0
RM Ratcliffe	Lancashire	14	27	4	168	43	7.30	—	0	0	2	0
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	19	35	5	167	28	5.57	—	0	0	0	0
RS Herman	Hampshire	9	17	2	164	30	10.93	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Murtagh	Hampshire	7	13	0	161	47	12.38	—	0	0	0	0
K Stevenson	Derbyshire	14	27	7	157	27*	7.85	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Harvey-Walker	Derbyshire	4	8	1	157	56	22.43	—	2	0	0	0
GS Clinton	Kent	6	11	0	155	47	14.09	—	0	0	0	0
GG Arnold	Surrey	12	24	3	152	40*	7.24	—	0	0	0	0
PM Roebuck	Somerset	4	8	0	151	69	18.88	—	1	0	0	0
IJ Gould	Middlesex	8	13	3	146	47*	14.60	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Brassington	Gloucestershire	13	24	8	145	21	9.06	517.86	0	0	1	0
JK Lever	Essex	19	35	9	143	29	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	15	27	6	141	26	6.71	—	0	0	0	0
JW Southern	Hampshire	19	36	13	137	28*	5.96	—	0	0	0	0
TMG Hansell	Surrey	6	12	3	137	54	15.22	—	1	0	0	0
BW Luckhurst	Kent	4	8	0	136	69	17.00	—	1	0	0	0
MSA McEvoy	Essex	3	6	0	136	61	22.67	—	1	0	0	0
P Lever	Lancashire	15	29	2	130	28	4.81	—	0	0	0	0
NPD Ross	Middlesex	7	13	1	128	48	10.67	—	0	0	0	0
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	7	13	0	122	27	9.38	—	0	0	0	0
JCJ Dye	Northamptonshire	16	30	7	121	29*	5.26	—	0	0	0	0
CP Phillipson	Sussex	9	18	8	120	52	12.00	—	1	0	0	0
PI Pocock	Surrey	15	30	6	114	23	4.75	—	0	0	0	0
A Hodgson	Northamptonshire	14	24	4	114	41*	5.70	—	0	0	0	0
DL Underwood	Kent	12	24	5	113	17*	5.95	—	0	0	0	0
NEJ Pocock	Hampshire	3	6	1	109	68	21.80	—	1	0	0	0
CH Dredge	Somerset	7	14	7	108	24*	15.43	—	0	0	0	0
B Stead	Nottinghamshire	10	17	4	104	37*	8.00	—	0	0	1	0
P Barrett	Hampshire	4	7	0	103	26	14.71	—	0	0	0	0
AW Allin	Glamorgan	11	21	8	99	32	7.62	—	0	0	0	0
JH Shackleton	Gloucestershire	6	12	1	99	30	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
CE Waller	Sussex	18	35	7	98	23	3.50	—	0	0	0	0
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	16	29	6	97	29*	4.22	—	0	0	0	0
GD Mendis	Sussex	2	4	1	93	52	31.00	—	1	0	0	0
PG Lee	Lancashire	17	32	7	92	21	3.68	—	0	0	0	0
BS Bedi	Northamptonshire	15	27	6	90	26	4.29	—	0	0	0	0
BJR Jones	Worcestershire	4	8	1	90	30	12.86	—	0	0	0	0
J Davey	Gloucestershire	15	30	3	89	25	3.30	—	0	0	0	0
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	3	6	0	88	44	14.67	—	0	0	0	0
DL Acfield	Essex	20	37	11	88	23*	3.38	—	0	0	0	0
BM Brain	Gloucestershire	12	22	4	84	57	4.67	—	1	0	0	0
IM Richards	Northamptonshire	4	6	1	84	50	16.80	—	1	0	0	0
DR Gurr	Somerset	10	19	8	83	21	7.55	—	0	0	0	0
JD Birch	Nottinghamshire	3	5	2	75	71*	25.00	—	1	0	0	0
RMH Cottam	Northamptonshire	7	14	3	74	20*	6.73	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Rock	Hampshire	3	6	0	69	21	11.50	—	0	0	0	0
NHC Cooper	Gloucestershire	4	8	0	66	38	8.25	—	0	0	0	0
SJ Hoadley	Sussex	3	6	1	66	46*	13.20	—	0	0	0	0
KF Jennings	Somerset	7	14	2	63	17	5.25	—	0	0	0	0
RB Elms	Kent	5	9	2	62	26*	8.86	—	0	0	0	0
J Lyon	Lancashire	1	2	0	61	60	30.50	—	1	0	0	0
M Schepens	Leicestershire	3	6	0	61	39	10.17	—	0	0	0	0
MOC Sturt	Middlesex	6	11	0	59	21	5.36	—	0	0	0	0
K Higgs	Leicestershire	16	32	7	58	10*	2.32	—	0	0	0	0
RP Baker	Surrey	11	21	6	57	20*	3.80	—	0	0	0	0
W Taylor	Nottinghamshire	11	20	8	57	14*	4.75	—	0	0	0	0
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	4	8	1	55	43	7.86	—	0	0	0	0
AL Robinson	Yorkshire	14	26	10	54	13*	3.38	—	0	0	0	0
JC Foat	Gloucestershire	6	12	1	53	25	4.82	441.67	0	0	0	0
JMH Graham-Brown	Kent	5	9	2	50	18*	7.14	—	0	0	0	0
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	19	36	9	48	25*	1.78	—	0	0	0	0
AA Jones	Middlesex	20	36	6	45	21*	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
AH Latchman	Nottinghamshire	4	7	0	45	21	6.43	—	0	0	0	0
A Ward	Derbyshire	12	21	3	42	9	2.33	—	0	0	0	0
MC Cowdrey	Kent	1	2	0	40	25	20.00	—	0	0	0	0
PW Romaines	Northamptonshire	4	8	1	40	17	5.71	—	0	0	0	0
S Oldham	Yorkshire	11	21	5	39	19	2.44	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Hill	Hampshire	3	5	2	37	27*	12.33	—	0	0	0	0
R Arrowsmith	Lancashire	5	9	1	36	9*	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
GE Trim	Lancashire	2	4	0	36	15	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
ME Allbrook	Nottinghamshire	4	7	1	34	13	5.67	—	0	0	0	0
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	10	19	4	31	7*	2.07	—	0	0	0	0
JE Emburey	Middlesex	4	8	3	26	11	5.20	—	0	0	0	0
SP Perryman	Warwickshire	10	17	4	26	11*	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Sullivan	Lancashire	1	2	0	25	25	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
DL Williams	Glamorgan	8	15	4	24	11	2.18	—	0	0	0	0
KBS Jarvis	Kent	15	29	5	23	7	0.96	—	0	0	0	0
KJ Lyons	Glamorgan	1	2	0	22	18	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
R Herbert	Essex	2	4	0	21	10	5.25	—	0	0	0	0
TJ Mottram	Hampshire	7	14	5	21	9	2.33	—	0	0	0	0
K Sharp	Yorkshire	1	2	0	21	19	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Hacker	Nottinghamshire	2	4	0	20	20	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
MK Bore	Yorkshire	2	4	0	20	14	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
PR Oliver	Warwickshire	4	6	0	19	10	3.17	—	0	0	0	0
AH Wilkins	Glamorgan	4	8	1	18	10	2.57	—	0	0	0	0
JH Childs	Gloucestershire	11	20	7	17	7*	1.31	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	4	7	1	17	5	2.83	—	0	0	0	0
JN Graham	Kent	8	16	4	17	7*	1.42	—	0	0	0	0
S Silvester	Yorkshire	2	4	2	14	11*	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Vernon	Middlesex	1	2	1	14	10	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
JM Parks	Somerset	1	2	0	11	10	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
AL Jones	Glamorgan	1	2	0	11	9	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Humphries	Leicestershire	1	2	1	11	9	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
DM Sayer	Kent	1	2	0	11	9	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Mack	Surrey	2	4	0	8	5	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
RPT Marshall	Sussex	3	6	1	7	6	1.40	—	0	0	0	0
TW Cartwright	Somerset	1	2	1	4	4*	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
M Glenn	Derbyshire	2	4	1	4	4*	1.33	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Good	Lancashire	5	9	2	4	4*	0.57	—	0	0	0	0
RC Kinkead-Weekes	Middlesex	1	2	1	4	4*	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Clapp	Somerset	2	4	1	3	2*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
RL Savage	Warwickshire	6	12	4	3	2*	0.38	—	0	0	0	0
RGL Cheatle	Sussex	3	6	1	2	2*	0.40	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Lewington	Warwickshire	4	6	1	2	1*	0.40	—	0	0	0	0
NJ Evans	Somerset	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
W Hogg	Lancashire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
RS Swindell	Derbyshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
AOC Verrinder	Surrey	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 213 players

County Championship 1976 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	19	36	3,834	143	1,867	82	22.77	46.76	2.92	4	5/47
GA Cope	Yorkshire	19	37	4,963	254	2,035	80	25.44	62.04	2.46	6	6/37
RD Jackman	Surrey	16	31	3,306	116	1,729	80	21.61	41.33	3.14	3	8/79
S Turner	Essex	20	36	4,215	174	1,712	78	21.95	54.04	2.44	4	6/82
EE Hemmings	Warwickshire	20	37	4,978	241	2,218	74	29.97	67.27	2.67	5	7/92
AA Jones	Middlesex	19	38	3,148	103	1,571	69	22.77	45.62	2.99	4	6/120
MA Nash	Glamorgan	19	35	3,952	131	2,067	67	30.85	58.99	3.14	3	5/44
J Spencer	Sussex	19	37	3,908	172	1,605	67	23.96	58.33	2.46	2	6/65
DL Acfield	Essex	20	35	3,855	162	1,693	66	25.65	58.41	2.64	3	7/57
PJ Sainsbury	Hampshire	15	25	3,434	228	1,236	66	18.73	52.03	2.16	4	8/114
CE Waller	Sussex	18	33	3,732	168	1,714	66	25.97	56.55	2.76	4	6/43
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	16	29	3,596	177	1,408	65	21.66	55.32	2.35	5	7/34
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	19	34	4,133	236	1,629	65	25.06	63.58	2.36	3	6/64
PG Lee	Lancashire	17	29	3,716	165	1,523	65	23.43	57.17	2.46	2	5/60
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	19	36	3,582	120	1,637	64	25.58	55.97	2.74	4	7/86
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	18	32	4,241	220	1,637	64	25.58	66.27	2.32	2	6/80
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	19	34	3,442	128	1,735	63	27.54	54.63	3.02	3	7/82
JK Lever	Essex	19	36	3,608	128	1,642	62	26.48	58.19	2.73	4	8/127
RA White	Nottinghamshire	19	34	4,784	177	2,236	62	36.06	77.16	2.80	2	6/61
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	17	32	2,754	93	1,386	62	22.35	44.42	3.02	4	7/37
Imran Khan	Worcestershire	17	29	2,888	96	1,458	61	23.90	47.34	3.03	5	7/53
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	15	30	2,896	104	1,341	61	21.98	47.48	2.78	3	7/20
IT Botham	Somerset	18	31	3,019	90	1,645	60	27.42	50.32	3.27	4	6/16
G Miller	Derbyshire	16	25	2,555	120	1,208	59	20.47	43.31	2.84	5	7/74
PB Clift	Leicestershire	20	35	2,911	105	1,272	59	21.56	49.34	2.62	1	5/39

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County Championship 1976 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
P Carrick	Yorkshire	19	37	4,233	249	1,875	59	31.78	71.75	2.66	0	4/35
PI Pocock	Surrey	15	29	3,174	132	1,530	57	26.84	55.68	2.89	2	6/118
N Gifford	Worcestershire	19	32	3,949	187	1,661	56	29.66	70.52	2.52	3	5/71
HR Moseley	Somerset	18	32	3,282	145	1,353	56	24.16	58.61	2.47	3	5/20
JW Southern	Hampshire	19	34	4,534	290	1,828	56	32.64	80.96	2.42	1	5/79
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	19	35	3,923	150	2,080	53	39.25	74.02	3.18	3	7/105
BS Bedi	Northamptonshire	15	26	3,235	169	1,246	51	24.43	63.43	2.31	3	7/41
JCJ Dye	Northamptonshire	16	31	2,567	76	1,342	51	26.31	50.33	3.14	1	6/50
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	19	33	3,349	167	1,354	51	26.55	65.67	2.43	3	6/29
K Higgs	Leicestershire	16	28	2,505	101	999	50	19.98	50.10	2.39	0	4/36
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	16	29	2,986	95	1,594	49	32.53	60.94	3.20	2	6/49
DL Underwood	Kent	12	22	3,182	209	1,319	48	27.48	66.29	2.49	2	7/56
JN Shepherd	Kent	15	26	2,978	106	1,347	48	28.06	62.04	2.71	2	5/69
DP Hughes	Lancashire	15	22	2,714	127	1,114	45	24.76	60.31	2.46	2	6/40
J Simmons	Lancashire	16	26	2,759	146	1,044	45	23.20	61.31	2.27	2	5/21
WA Bourne	Warwickshire	17	33	2,626	74	1,343	44	30.52	59.68	3.07	0	4/39
RM Ratcliffe	Lancashire	14	24	2,380	116	1,039	44	23.61	54.09	2.62	4	7/67
AW Allin	Glamorgan	9	16	1,784	91	833	41	20.32	43.51	2.80	4	8/63
RE East	Essex	19	31	3,162	127	1,348	41	32.88	77.12	2.56	1	5/40
P Booth	Leicestershire	19	32	2,064	59	1,115	41	27.20	50.34	3.24	0	4/21
PA Wilkinson	Nottinghamshire	18	31	3,003	100	1,491	41	36.37	73.24	2.98	0	4/58
EJ Barlow	Derbyshire	18	25	1,616	50	750	40	18.75	40.40	2.78	1	5/63
HP Cooper	Yorkshire	16	30	2,931	128	1,260	40	31.50	73.28	2.58	1	7/72
BM Brain	Gloucestershire	12	23	1,621	36	987	40	24.68	40.53	3.65	2	7/71
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	14	26	2,165	68	1,135	40	28.38	54.13	3.15	2	6/34
JA Snow	Sussex	10	20	2,110	73	1,001	39	25.67	54.10	2.85	3	6/62
P Lever	Lancashire	15	26	2,448	91	1,147	39	29.41	62.77	2.81	1	5/63
TE Jesty	Hampshire	19	34	2,736	124	1,087	39	27.87	70.15	2.38	3	7/75
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	19	31	2,532	102	1,175	39	30.13	64.92	2.78	1	5/56
GI Burgess	Somerset	19	32	2,576	114	1,241	39	31.82	66.05	2.89	0	4/36
AS Brown	Gloucestershire	18	26	1,838	61	875	39	22.44	47.13	2.86	2	5/43
GG Arnold	Surrey	12	23	2,142	92	908	38	23.89	56.37	2.54	1	6/59
JM Rice	Hampshire	19	36	3,065	127	1,411	38	37.13	80.66	2.76	0	3/46
NM McVicker	Leicestershire	16	25	1,589	45	859	38	22.61	41.82	3.24	1	5/27
Mushtaq Mohammad	Northamptonshire	18	25	2,318	116	1,018	37	27.51	62.65	2.64	0	4/64
D Breakwell	Somerset	19	29	2,803	135	1,147	37	31.00	75.76	2.46	2	6/78
R Illingworth	Leicestershire	19	30	2,148	133	695	36	19.31	59.67	1.94	1	8/38
A Ward	Derbyshire	12	20	1,701	65	790	36	21.94	47.25	2.79	2	6/52
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	15	28	2,325	84	933	36	25.92	64.58	2.41	2	6/40
RW Hills	Kent	15	27	2,052	55	1,166	35	33.31	58.63	3.41	0	4/55
A Hodgson	Northamptonshire	14	25	1,764	57	945	35	27.00	50.40	3.21	0	4/15
JH Childs	Gloucestershire	11	21	1,824	86	913	34	26.85	53.65	3.00	1	5/39
DR Gurr	Somerset	10	19	1,695	55	972	34	28.59	49.85	3.44	1	5/30
KBS Jarvis	Kent	15	28	2,311	63	1,297	34	38.15	67.97	3.37	0	3/55
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	15	21	1,139	54	472	32	14.75	35.59	2.49	1	5/58
JW Solanky	Glamorgan	14	23	1,966	68	1,088	32	34.00	61.44	3.32	1	5/40
AL Robinson	Yorkshire	14	27	1,871	65	867	32	27.09	58.47	2.78	1	5/78
MNS Taylor	Hampshire	14	24	1,804	67	908	31	29.29	58.19	3.02	1	5/24
GW Johnson	Kent	16	26	2,687	137	1,085	30	36.17	89.57	2.42	1	5/40
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	10	18	1,707	56	920	30	30.67	56.90	3.23	1	5/24
JRT Barclay	Sussex	17	27	1,428	63	652	30	21.73	47.60	2.74	2	6/94
R Senghera	Worcestershire	13	20	2,515	89	1,222	30	40.73	83.83	2.92	0	4/42
RMH Cottam	Northamptonshire	7	12	1,053	41	527	29	18.17	36.31	3.00	3	7/39
KD Boyce	Essex	12	22	1,810	64	834	29	28.76	62.41	2.76	0	3/25
AW Greig	Sussex	10	19	1,864	73	896	29	30.90	64.28	2.88	2	6/32
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	15	24	1,643	76	751	28	26.82	58.68	2.74	0	4/28
B Stead	Nottinghamshire	10	16	1,686	49	927	27	34.33	62.44	3.30	0	4/71
SP Perryman	Warwickshire	10	18	1,727	82	642	27	23.78	63.96	2.23	1	5/47
K Stevenson	Derbyshire	14	21	1,529	33	917	26	35.27	58.81	3.60	2	5/47
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	19	29	2,103	57	1,262	26	48.54	80.88	3.60	1	5/63
PE Russell	Derbyshire	15	22	1,744	71	863	26	33.19	67.08	2.97	1	7/46
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	13	20	1,182	64	465	25	18.60	47.28	2.36	0	4/18
P Willey	Northamptonshire	11	18	1,177	50	533	25	21.32	47.08	2.72	2	5/41
GD Armstrong	Glamorgan	10	19	1,428	40	927	25	37.08	57.12	3.90	0	4/81
S Oldham	Yorkshire	11	18	1,455	41	720	25	28.80	58.20	2.97	1	5/47
MA Buss	Sussex	19	33	2,071	108	877	24	36.54	86.29	2.54	1	5/68
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	11	21	1,354	43	755	23	32.83	58.87	3.35	0	4/25
RP Baker	Surrey	11	20	1,157	36	640	23	27.83	50.30	3.32	0	3/25
JF Steele	Leicestershire	17	24	1,562	82	608	22	27.64	71.00	2.34	0	4/48
J Davey	Gloucestershire	15	26	1,788	64	860	22	39.09	81.27	2.89	0	3/42
JN Graham	Kent	8	15	1,627	78	623	21	29.67	77.48	2.30	0	4/73
CP Phillipson	Sussex	9	15	1,250	38	712	20	35.60	62.50	3.42	1	5/57
TM Lamb	Middlesex	8	15	732	33	340	19	17.89	38.53	2.79	1	5/32
R Arrowsmith	Lancashire	5	8	1,096	74	399	18	22.17	60.89	2.18	2	5/55
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	12	19	1,158	54	449	17	26.41	68.12	2.33	1	5/48
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	15	23	1,141	37	656	17	38.59	67.12	3.45	0	4/20
DL Williams	Glamorgan	7	12	989	34	543	17	31.94	58.18	3.29	1	5/29
TJ Mottram	Hampshire	7	12	1,160	50	496	17	29.18	68.24	2.57	1	5/51
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	4	7	787	20	418	16	26.13	49.19	3.19	1	5/71
CJC Rowe	Kent	12	19	1,144	53	579	16	36.19	71.50	3.04	2	6/46
RS Herman	Hampshire	9	18	1,497	62	708	16	44.25	93.56	2.84	1	5/43
GRJ Roope	Surrey	16	24	1,508	45	819	15	54.60	100.53	3.26	0	4/11
W Taylor	Nottinghamshire	11	16	1,128	31	640	15	42.67	75.20	3.40	0	3/48
AJ Good	Lancashire	5	10	622	24	316	14	22.57	44.43	3.05	1	5/62
Asif Iqbal	Kent	7	9	418	12	214	13	16.46	32.15	3.07	0	3/20
RL Savage	Warwickshire	6	11	1,044	39	467	13	35.92	80.31	2.68	0	3/23
VJ Marks	Somerset	9	13	732	30	385	12	32.08	61.00	3.16	1	5/62
D Lloyd	Lancashire	10	12	726	42	304	11	27.64	66.00	2.51	0	3/33
RDV Knight	Sussex	16	25	1,311	39	763	11	69.36	119.18	3.49	0	4/46
DB Close	Somerset	11	17	828	31	513	10	51.30	82.80	3.72	0	2/31
MW Gatting	Middlesex	9	13	588	24	289	10	28.90	58.80	2.95	0	3/15
DM Smith	Surrey	14	20	850	28	505	10	50.50	85.00	3.56	0	3/40
G Richards	Glamorgan	6	8	651	21	333	10	33.30	65.10	3.07	0	4/55
ME Allbrook	Nottinghamshire	4	6	876	27	528	10	52.80	87.60	3.62	0	4/106
PJ Lewington	Warwickshire	4	6	690	29	308	10	30.80	69.00	2.68	0	4/102
B Wood	Lancashire	10	14	672	34	310	9	34.44	74.67	2.77	0	2/13
GP Howarth	Surrey	9	12	750	30	380	9	42.22	83.33	3.04	0	3/20
CH Dredge	Somerset	7	11	780	23	448	9	49.78	86.67	3.45	0	3/30
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	9	14	1,186	44	542	9	60.22	131.78	2.74	0	4/43
CN Boyns	Worcestershire	9	12	575	23	277	9	30.78	63.89	2.89	0	2/30
RA Woolmer	Kent	7	12	876	27	438	8	54.75	109.50	3.00	0	2/59
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	5	6	229	5	134	8	16.75	28.63	3.51	0	3/34
RGL Cheatle	Sussex	2	4	378	17	217	8	27.13	47.25	3.44	1	6/54
CM Old	Yorkshire	4	8	714	30	310	7	44.29	102.00	2.61	0	4/61
KF Jennings	Somerset	7	12	822	36	396	7	56.57	117.43	2.89	0	2/36
AH Wilkins	Glamorgan	3	4	330	6	241	7	34.43	47.14	4.38	0	2/54
RPT Marshall	Sussex	3	6	588	9	356	7	50.86	84.00	3.63	0	4/90
BA Richards	Hampshire	9	10	414	22	192	6	32.00	69.00	2.78	0	2/28
AR Butcher	Surrey	10	16	621	16	332	6	55.33	103.50	3.21	0	2/38
SB Hassan	Nottinghamshire	7	9	451	19	211	6	35.17	75.17	2.81	0	3/33
MK Bore	Yorkshire	2	4	324	20	145	6	24.17	54.00	2.69	0	4/83
RB Elms	Kent	5	7	462	10	273	5	54.60	92.40	3.55	0	3/72
AJ Murtagh	Hampshire	6	7	432	11	292	5	58.40	86.40	4.06	0	2/46
JA Jameson	Warwickshire	13	17	827	36	429	4	107.25	206.75	3.11	0	1/0
JE Emburey	Middlesex	4	7	876	46	333	4	83.25	219.00	2.28	0	2/32
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	3	5	179	4	75	4	18.75	44.75	2.51	0	3/11
RJ Clapp	Somerset	2	2	132	6	46	4	11.50	33.00	2.09	0	3/18
PJ Hacker	Nottinghamshire	2	4	456	8	291	4	72.75	114.00	3.83	0	2/68
M Glenn	Derbyshire	2	3	250	9	123	4	30.75	62.50	2.95	0	3/36
AH Latchman	Nottinghamshire	4	5	378	11	230	4	57.50	94.50	3.65	0	2/75
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	5	5	118	7	56	3	18.67	39.33	2.85	0	2/14
JH Shackleton	Gloucestershire	5	7	480	10	292	3	97.33	160.00	3.65	0	2/27
GF Cross	Leicestershire	3	3	168	5	94	3	31.33	56.00	3.36	0	2/44
S Silvester	Yorkshire	2	4	174	8	73	3	24.33	58.00	2.52	0	1/14
TW Cartwright	Somerset	1	2	258	16	82	2	41.00	129.00	1.91	0	2/32
KWR Fletcher	Essex	3	3	90	5	83	2	41.50	45.00	5.53	0	2/64
GA Gooch	Essex	11	13	378	10	202	2	101.00	189.00	3.21	0	1/23
Javed Miandad	Sussex	4	7	210	4	140	2	70.00	105.00	4.00	0	2/27
GP Ellis	Glamorgan	7	9	438	5	281	2	140.50	219.00	3.85	0	1/43
AJ Mack	Surrey	2	4	210	5	129	2	64.50	105.00	3.69	0	1/19
BEA Edmeades	Essex	4	5	198	10	91	2	45.50	99.00	2.76	0	2/32
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	2	2	65	5	21	2	10.50	32.50	1.94	0	2/19
N Nanan	Nottinghamshire	6	7	186	2	164	2	82.00	93.00	5.29	0	1/3
JMH Graham-Brown	Kent	4	5	276	9	143	2	71.50	138.00	3.11	0	1/36
RB Kanhai	Warwickshire	1	1	6	0	5	1	5.00	6.00	5.00	0	1/5
PJ Sharpe	Derbyshire	1	1	20	0	11	1	11.00	20.00	3.30	0	1/11
MH Denness	Kent	2	2	12	0	15	1	15.00	12.00	7.50	0	1/7
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	3	3	132	6	57	1	57.00	132.00	2.59	0	1/25
GD Barlow	Middlesex	1	1	4	0	6	1	6.00	4.00	9.00	0	1/6
CWJ Athey	Yorkshire	1	1	12	1	9	1	9.00	12.00	4.50	0	1/9
PWG Parker	Sussex	1	1	6	0	3	1	3.00	6.00	3.00	0	1/3
MJ Llewellyn	Glamorgan	1	1	42	1	17	1	17.00	42.00	2.43	0	1/17
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	3	5	348	8	195	1	195.00	348.00	3.36	0	1/52
PD Johnson	Nottinghamshire	4	4	133	2	119	1	119.00	133.00	5.37	0	1/62
NEJ Pocock	Hampshire	2	2	90	4	61	1	61.00	90.00	4.07	0	1/40
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	1	2	60	1	33	1	33.00	60.00	3.30	0	1/27
PA Neale	Worcestershire	1	1	18	0	15	1	15.00	18.00	5.00	0	1/15
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	1	1	84	2	41	1	41.00	84.00	2.93	0	1/41
AW Stovold	Gloucestershire	1	1	6	1	0	1	0.00	6.00	0.00	0	1/0
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	1	2	108	3	61	1	61.00	108.00	3.39	0	1/38
CJ Aworth	Surrey	2	3	72	1	74	1	74.00	72.00	6.17	0	1/53
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	1	1	114	2	51	1	51.00	114.00	2.68	0	1/51
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	3	3	108	1	82	1	82.00	108.00	4.56	0	1/31
W Hogg	Lancashire	1	2	102	3	64	1	64.00	102.00	3.76	0	1/48
DM Sayer	Kent	1	2	150	2	89	1	89.00	150.00	3.56	0	1/63
MJ Vernon	Middlesex	1	1	60	0	67	1	67.00	60.00	6.70	0	1/67
MC Cowdrey	Kent	1	1	18	1	9	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/9
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	3	3	66	4	36	0	—	—	3.27	0	0/7
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	3	3	79	1	56	0	—	—	4.25	0	0/2
Zaheer Abbas	Gloucestershire	3	4	71	1	31	0	—	—	2.62	0	0/6
JM Brearley	Middlesex	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
DW Randall	Nottinghamshire	2	2	18	0	18	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/7
BC Rose	Somerset	1	1	24	0	9	0	—	—	2.25	0	0/9
CJ Tavaré	Kent	1	1	9	0	8	0	—	—	5.33	0	0/8
G Cook	Northamptonshire	2	2	54	0	47	0	—	—	5.22	0	0/1
DN Patel	Worcestershire	2	2	36	1	24	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/10
NJ Evans	Somerset	1	2	108	1	62	0	—	—	3.44	0	0/14
MJ Kitchen	Somerset	2	3	33	1	30	0	—	—	5.45	0	0/0
PM Roebuck	Somerset	1	1	42	2	18	0	—	—	2.57	0	0/18
RT Virgin	Northamptonshire	1	1	12	0	12	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/12
RC Davis	Glamorgan	5	6	234	5	128	0	—	—	3.28	0	0/0
A Jones	Glamorgan	1	1	19	1	14	0	—	—	4.42	0	0/14
KS McEwan	Essex	1	1	54	1	46	0	—	—	5.11	0	0/46
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	1	1	12	0	3	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/3
P Barrett	Hampshire	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
KR Pont	Essex	2	2	24	0	21	0	—	—	5.25	0	0/6
JD Birch	Nottinghamshire	3	4	210	7	147	0	—	—	4.20	0	0/22
A Morris	Derbyshire	1	1	18	0	13	0	—	—	4.33	0	0/13
AJ Brassington	Gloucestershire	1	1	6	0	10	0	—	—	10.00	0	0/10
NHC Cooper	Gloucestershire	1	1	30	0	31	0	—	—	6.20	0	0/31
PR Oliver	Warwickshire	4	5	216	11	99	0	—	—	2.75	0	0/7
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	1	1	60	0	57	0	—	—	5.70	0	0/57
IM Richards	Northamptonshire	1	1	24	0	22	0	—	—	5.50	0	0/22
PJ Squires	Yorkshire	1	1	38	0	32	0	—	—	5.05	0	0/32
RS Swindell	Derbyshire	1	1	42	1	21	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/21
AOC Verrinder	Surrey	1	2	36	1	29	0	—	—	4.83	0	0/9
J Whitehouse	Warwickshire	2	2	50	0	38	0	—	—	4.56	0	0/15
TJ Yardley	Northamptonshire	1	1	3	0	4	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/4

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 1976. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1976 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Middlesex	20	11	5	4	0	8,374	280	29.91	389	7,968	336	23.71
Gloucestershire	20	9	5	5	1	9,002	281	32.04	418	8,463	289	29.28
Leicestershire	20	9	3	8	0	8,335	277	30.09	349	7,141	312	22.89
Northamptonshire	20	9	3	8	0	8,770	284	30.88	497	8,242	334	24.68
Essex	20	7	4	9	0	8,693	268	32.44	499	8,276	292	28.34
Somerset	20	7	8	5	0	8,645	329	26.28	408	8,890	288	30.87
Surrey	20	6	4	10	0	9,152	296	30.92	379	9,639	298	32.35
Warwickshire	20	6	7	7	0	9,502	270	35.19	421	9,322	305	30.56
Worcestershire	20	6	3	10	1	8,516	265	32.14	383	8,669	276	31.41
Yorkshire	20	6	6	8	0	8,863	302	29.35	415	8,610	290	29.69
Kent	20	5	7	8	0	8,978	314	28.59	469	9,253	272	34.02
Sussex	20	5	8	7	0	8,513	316	26.94	393	9,377	314	29.86
Derbyshire	20	4	7	9	0	7,507	303	24.78	356	7,439	284	26.19
Hampshire	20	4	10	6	0	8,679	327	26.54	495	9,198	294	31.29
Nottinghamshire	20	4	7	9	0	8,906	271	32.86	418	9,554	251	38.06
Glamorgan	20	3	10	7	0	8,270	321	25.76	349	8,777	255	34.42
Lancashire	20	3	7	10	0	7,924	289	27.42	454	7,811	303	25.78

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 · 1976

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

1976-09-08 to 1976-09-10 · North Marine Road, Scarborough

Yorkshire: 200 & 134
Northamptonshire: 323 & 209/7d

Northamptonshire won by 198 runs

1976-09-08 to 1976-09-10 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 298/9 & 163
Gloucestershire: 418/8d & 44/1

Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets

1976-09-08 to 1976-09-10 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 409 & 89/0d
Glamorgan: 283 & 30/1

Match drawn

1976-09-08 to 1976-09-10 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 379/4 & 213/5d
Nottinghamshire: 187 & 293

Surrey won by 112 runs

1976-09-08 to 1976-09-10 · County Ground, Taunton

Somerset: 408/7 & 186/7d
Leicestershire: 332/8 & 173

Somerset won by 89 runs

1976-09-08 to 1976-09-10 · Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire: 201/9d
Essex: 317 & 37/1

Match drawn

1976-09-08 to 1976-09-10 · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Kent: 432/6 & 205/9d
Sussex: 316/7 & 270/8

Match drawn

1976-09-08 to 1976-09-10 · Queen's Park, Chesterfield

Derbyshire: 239/9 & 142
Hampshire: 151/9d & 91/5

Match drawn

1976-09-01 to 1976-09-03 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 308/8 & 172
Middlesex: 308 & 176/5

Middlesex won by 5 wickets

1976-09-01 to 1976-09-03 · Phoenix County Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire: 318/7d & 261/6d
Derbyshire: 305/7 & 277/5

Derbyshire won by 5 wickets

1976-09-01 to 1976-09-03 · County Ground, Leyton

Essex: 352/8 & 284/3d
Somerset: 335/9 & 222/9

Match drawn

1976-08-28 to 1976-08-31 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: Score unavailable
Middlesex: 180/6

Match drawn

Recorded venues

County Championship 1976 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	10
Grace Road, Leicester	10
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	10
County Ground, Hove	9
County Ground, Northampton	9
Edgbaston, Birmingham	9
Kennington Oval, Kennington	9
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	9
Old Trafford, Manchester	7
County Ground, Taunton	6
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol	6
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	6
Dean Park, Bournemouth	4
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	4
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston	4
St Helen's, Swansea	4
County Ground, Chelmsford	3
County Ground, Southampton	3
Headingley, Leeds	3
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	3
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester	2
Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea	2
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare	2
College Ground, Cheltenham	2
County Ground, Leyton	2
Mote Park, Maidstone	2
North Marine Road, Scarborough	2
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford	2
Recreation Ground, Bath	2
The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	2
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	2
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester	2
Abbeydale Park, Sheffield	1
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough	1
Aigburth, Liverpool	1
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone	1
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry	1
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover	1
Hesketh Park, Dartford	1
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent	1
May's Bounty, Basingstoke	1
St George's Road, Harrogate	1
Stanley Park, Blackpool	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 1976, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1976 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
CEB Rice	246	Sussex	1976-08-21
Zaheer Abbas	230*	Kent	1976-08-07
P Willey	227	Somerset	1976-06-26
EJ Barlow	217	Surrey	1976-07-28
Zaheer Abbas	216*	Surrey	1976-06-12

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1976 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
R Illingworth	8/38	Glamorgan	1976-06-01
AW Allin	8/63	Sussex	1976-08-02
RD Jackman	8/79	Hampshire	1976-08-02
PJ Sainsbury	8/114	Gloucestershire	1976-07-01
JK Lever	8/127	Gloucestershire	1976-08-02

* 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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