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County Championship 1977 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1977; Tests are excluded.

IVA Richards leads the displayed batting table with 2,090 runs. MJ Procter leads the bowling table with 108 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 187
Recorded players: 295
Recorded teams: 17
Recorded venues: 51

Selected season match starts: 1977-05-04 to 1977-09-07. 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 · 1977

League table for 1977. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1977 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Middlesex	22	9	5	8	227
2	Kent	21	9	2	10	227
3	Gloucestershire	20	9	5	6	222
4	Somerset	21	6	4	11	194
5	Leicestershire	22	6	4	12	189
6	Essex	21	7	5	9	187
7	Derbyshire	21	7	3	11	186
8	Sussex	22	6	5	11	184
9	Northamptonshire	20	6	6	8	183
10	Warwickshire	22	4	8	10	181
11	Hampshire	22	6	5	11	179
12	Yorkshire	21	6	5	10	171
13	Worcestershire	22	5	10	7	144
14	Glamorgan	21	3	7	11	132
15	Surrey	21	3	6	12	132
16	Lancashire	21	2	4	15	117
17	Nottinghamshire	22	1	11	10	98

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 1977

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 1977 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
IVA Richards	19	2,090
CG Greenidge	19	1,771
Zaheer Abbas	19	1,579
KS McEwan	21	1,452
Mushtaq Mohammad	20	1,432

Recorded innings through 1977-09-07. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1977 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
MJ Procter	20	108
JN Shepherd	19	87
G Miller	14	78
RD Jackman	20	75
S Turner	20	74

Recorded innings through 1977-09-07. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1977

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 · 295 players

County Championship 1977 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
IVA Richards	Somerset	19	35	2	2,090	241*	63.33	—	8	7	54	10
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	19	32	3	1,771	208	61.07	—	6	6	0	0
Zaheer Abbas	Gloucestershire	19	34	6	1,579	205*	56.39	—	9	5	53	1
KS McEwan	Essex	21	36	3	1,452	218	44.00	—	4	6	35	2
Mushtaq Mohammad	Northamptonshire	20	36	5	1,432	147	46.19	—	7	5	0	0
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	15	27	4	1,431	162*	62.22	—	3	6	0	0
J Whitehouse	Warwickshire	22	38	4	1,404	158*	41.29	—	6	5	18	0
KWR Fletcher	Essex	21	36	4	1,322	106*	41.31	—	7	3	0	0
MH Denness	Essex	21	36	1	1,300	195	37.14	—	7	3	0	0
Javed Miandad	Sussex	22	40	6	1,294	111	38.06	—	7	3	33	3
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	21	36	4	1,262	149*	39.44	—	9	1	0	0
GM Turner	Worcestershire	20	35	2	1,253	153	37.97	—	5	3	0	0
GRJ Roope	Surrey	17	30	4	1,252	115	48.15	—	7	4	0	0
TE Jesty	Hampshire	21	35	3	1,230	144	38.44	—	5	4	22	0
MJ Smith	Middlesex	22	38	0	1,226	141	32.26	—	6	3	8	0
Asif Iqbal	Kent	21	34	2	1,224	116	38.25	—	7	1	0	0
JA Hopkins	Glamorgan	21	39	1	1,221	230	32.13	—	7	1	0	0
B Wood	Lancashire	21	33	5	1,219	155*	43.54	—	5	3	13	0
CT Radley	Middlesex	22	38	3	1,219	85	34.83	—	8	0	0	0
G Cook	Northamptonshire	20	36	1	1,177	126	33.63	—	5	2	0	0
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	22	39	7	1,175	178*	36.72	—	8	1	0	0
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	21	36	7	1,173	156*	40.45	—	8	1	0	0
FC Hayes	Lancashire	18	28	2	1,146	157*	44.08	—	4	3	0	0
AGE Ealham	Kent	21	34	5	1,116	99	38.48	—	10	0	0	0
GW Humpage	Warwickshire	22	38	5	1,110	104	33.64	—	8	1	0	0

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County Championship 1977 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
AW Stovold	Gloucestershire	20	36	3	1,108	196	33.58	—	5	1	23	8
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	22	41	5	1,107	114	30.75	—	7	1	0	0
G Boycott	Yorkshire	15	24	3	1,097	154	52.24	—	5	4	0	0
SB Hassan	Nottinghamshire	21	39	3	1,066	182*	29.61	—	2	2	0	0
JG Wright	Derbyshire	21	34	3	1,061	151	34.23	—	4	1	0	0
MW Gatting	Middlesex	22	38	5	1,028	82	31.15	—	10	0	0	0
A Jones	Glamorgan	18	33	1	1,016	106	31.75	—	6	1	0	0
JRT Barclay	Sussex	22	40	5	1,007	112	28.77	—	4	2	19	0
MJ Kitchen	Somerset	20	37	1	1,005	143*	27.92	—	2	3	11	0
BC Rose	Somerset	18	33	1	982	205	30.69	—	3	2	0	0
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	20	36	1	971	88	27.74	—	6	0	0	0
PW Denning	Somerset	16	29	3	959	122	36.88	—	4	3	6	0
JH Edrich	Surrey	13	23	4	945	140	49.74	—	4	3	0	0
D Lloyd	Lancashire	20	31	4	938	119*	34.74	—	6	1	0	0
BA Richards	Hampshire	16	25	3	927	115	42.14	—	5	2	14	3
BF Davison	Leicestershire	22	39	4	927	141	26.49	—	7	1	0	0
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	18	32	2	911	117*	30.37	—	3	2	0	0
A Hill	Derbyshire	21	34	3	910	90	29.35	—	8	0	0	0
RT Virgin	Northamptonshire	20	36	1	896	107	25.60	—	2	3	0	0
EJ Barlow	Derbyshire	20	32	3	885	88	30.52	—	7	0	0	0
MJ Smedley	Nottinghamshire	21	39	6	878	130*	26.61	—	4	1	0	0
JF Steele	Leicestershire	21	38	7	852	124	27.48	—	3	1	14	0
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	20	36	2	842	115	24.76	—	3	2	0	0
AR Butcher	Surrey	19	34	1	837	112	25.36	—	5	1	0	0
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	18	32	3	835	176*	28.79	—	5	1	0	0
RA Woolmer	Kent	14	21	2	832	122	43.79	—	3	4	15	1
RDV Knight	Sussex	21	38	1	830	100*	22.43	—	3	1	12	0
JM Brearley	Middlesex	11	16	2	820	152	58.57	—	4	3	0	0
CL King	Glamorgan	16	30	1	811	78	27.97	—	6	0	0	0
RN Abberley	Warwickshire	19	33	1	809	92	25.28	—	5	0	0	0
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	20	36	2	788	110	23.18	—	0	2	0	0
AJ Borrington	Derbyshire	21	34	8	783	115	30.12	—	4	1	0	0
GS Clinton	Kent	16	26	1	734	88	29.36	—	6	0	0	0
GA Gooch	Essex	21	36	6	723	105*	24.10	—	4	1	0	0
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	17	26	4	716	100*	32.55	—	6	1	0	0
RB Kanhai	Warwickshire	17	28	4	713	176	29.71	—	2	2	0	0
H Pilling	Lancashire	21	33	4	701	105*	24.17	—	3	1	0	0
DR Shepherd	Gloucestershire	20	36	5	692	142*	22.32	—	4	1	0	0
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	18	30	8	687	109*	31.23	—	6	1	0	0
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	18	33	2	682	61*	22.00	—	3	0	0	0
JD Love	Yorkshire	16	28	5	679	129	29.52	—	4	1	0	0
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	22	38	2	673	115	18.69	—	5	1	15	1
MJ Llewellyn	Glamorgan	20	37	4	668	91*	20.24	—	4	0	0	0
GP Howarth	Surrey	17	31	2	646	140	22.28	—	2	2	14	0
G Miller	Derbyshire	16	25	3	638	86*	29.00	—	5	0	0	0
J Abrahams	Lancashire	21	33	5	622	101*	22.21	—	3	1	0	0
DA Francis	Glamorgan	18	33	2	615	110	19.84	—	0	1	0	0
RA White	Nottinghamshire	22	40	4	601	90	16.69	—	2	0	0	0
MA Buss	Sussex	17	30	3	597	125	22.11	—	2	1	17	1
PA Todd	Nottinghamshire	15	27	0	595	86	22.04	—	4	0	0	0
RD Jackman	Surrey	21	38	11	590	86*	21.85	—	2	0	0	0
DI Gower	Leicestershire	21	38	2	589	144*	16.36	—	2	1	0	0
PD Johnson	Nottinghamshire	15	28	3	579	106*	23.16	—	3	1	0	0
GD Mendis	Sussex	14	28	3	578	68*	23.12	—	3	0	0	0
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	14	24	1	578	103	25.13	—	2	1	0	0
H Cartwright	Derbyshire	21	34	6	576	141*	20.57	—	1	1	0	0
RC Ontong	Glamorgan	17	32	1	567	62	18.29	—	2	0	0	0
DR Turner	Hampshire	18	31	2	567	69	19.55	—	2	0	0	0
JM Rice	Hampshire	21	35	0	566	78	16.17	—	4	0	0	0
IT Botham	Somerset	12	22	0	552	114	25.09	—	3	1	0	0
G Richards	Glamorgan	21	39	4	549	74*	15.69	—	3	0	0	0
KD Smith	Warwickshire	14	23	1	546	135	24.82	—	2	1	0	0
KC Wessels	Sussex	9	15	2	545	138*	41.92	—	4	1	14	0
PA Neale	Worcestershire	14	24	1	545	112	23.70	—	1	1	0	0
JA Snow	Sussex	21	38	7	541	73*	17.45	—	4	0	0	0
P Willey	Northamptonshire	18	33	1	540	73	16.88	—	1	0	0	0
GD Barlow	Middlesex	18	30	4	532	80	20.46	—	3	0	0	0
CJ Tavaré	Kent	12	22	4	529	124*	29.39	—	2	1	0	0
RG Lumb	Yorkshire	17	26	2	526	91	21.92	—	3	0	0	0
PJ Graves	Sussex	18	32	4	522	65*	18.64	—	3	0	0	0
APE Knott	Kent	11	16	2	516	109	36.86	—	3	1	0	0
CJC Rowe	Kent	18	28	3	515	103	20.60	—	2	1	6	4
DL Bairstow	Yorkshire	21	34	6	514	81	18.36	—	4	0	0	0
AW Greig	Sussex	12	20	0	509	88	25.45	—	2	0	8	2
S Turner	Essex	21	36	5	504	73	16.26	—	1	0	0	0
AJ Hignell	Gloucestershire	12	22	2	497	92	24.85	—	4	0	0	0
DJS Taylor	Somerset	19	34	9	496	84*	19.84	—	2	0	0	0
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	22	39	6	489	76	14.82	—	2	0	0	0
BR Hardie	Essex	14	25	1	481	76	20.04	—	3	0	0	0
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	19	35	4	468	86	15.10	—	2	0	0	0
MNS Taylor	Hampshire	21	35	5	467	102	15.57	—	0	1	0	0
DJ Rock	Hampshire	11	19	0	454	114	23.89	—	1	2	0	0
BD Julien	Kent	16	27	3	451	55*	18.79	—	2	0	0	0
B Leadbeater	Yorkshire	9	16	1	451	73	30.07	—	3	0	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	18	32	5	450	61	16.67	—	1	0	0	0
JN Shepherd	Kent	20	33	4	446	77	15.38	—	2	0	0	0
RE East	Essex	20	34	4	443	50*	14.77	—	1	0	0	0
G Sharp	Northamptonshire	20	36	9	440	53*	16.30	—	1	0	0	0
DB Close	Somerset	15	27	2	438	87	17.52	—	2	0	0	0
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	22	38	5	437	49	13.24	—	0	0	0	0
MA Nash	Glamorgan	20	37	4	431	56	13.06	—	2	0	0	0
JD Birch	Nottinghamshire	13	24	1	422	86	18.35	—	2	0	0	0
RW Tolchard	Leicestershire	16	28	5	421	76	18.30	—	3	0	0	0
DJ Humphries	Worcestershire	21	36	4	419	59	13.09	—	2	0	0	0
EW Jones	Glamorgan	21	39	4	415	51*	11.86	—	1	0	0	0
GR Stephenson	Hampshire	22	37	6	415	76	13.39	—	1	0	0	0
MK Fosh	Essex	11	18	0	413	66	22.94	—	4	0	0	0
R Illingworth	Leicestershire	22	39	3	410	119*	11.39	—	0	1	0	0
PWG Parker	Sussex	10	19	1	400	110*	22.22	—	1	1	16	1
KR Pont	Essex	16	27	4	397	101*	17.26	—	1	1	0	0
EE Hemmings	Warwickshire	21	36	3	383	85	11.61	—	1	0	0	0
DW Randall	Nottinghamshire	12	22	0	375	63	17.05	—	2	0	0	0
PA Slocombe	Somerset	11	18	1	374	51	22.00	—	1	0	0	0
A Long	Sussex	22	40	11	369	47	12.72	—	0	0	0	0
LE Skinner	Surrey	13	24	1	365	54	15.87	—	1	0	0	0
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	18	30	6	353	33	14.71	—	0	0	0	0
VJ Marks	Somerset	9	16	2	347	69	24.79	—	3	0	0	0
CS Cowdrey	Kent	12	20	4	346	101*	21.63	—	1	1	0	0
D Breakwell	Somerset	16	29	5	345	51	14.38	—	1	0	0	0
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	20	32	6	342	81	13.15	—	1	0	0	0
BJR Jones	Worcestershire	13	22	2	330	65	16.50	—	1	0	0	0
J Simmons	Lancashire	20	31	6	326	64*	13.04	—	1	0	0	0
RMC Gilliat	Hampshire	11	18	3	310	90	20.67	—	1	0	0	0
IJ Gould	Middlesex	19	34	5	304	41	10.48	—	0	0	0	0
NE Briers	Leicestershire	5	10	1	289	62	32.11	—	2	0	0	0
CH Dredge	Somerset	20	37	7	287	56*	9.57	—	1	0	0	0
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	19	35	10	284	49	11.36	—	0	0	0	0
Imran Khan	Sussex	8	16	2	277	59	19.79	—	1	0	0	0
CM Old	Yorkshire	9	12	1	275	107	25.00	—	0	1	0	0
CWJ Athey	Yorkshire	13	19	1	272	85*	15.11	—	1	0	0	0
GA Cope	Yorkshire	20	32	7	271	78	10.84	—	1	0	0	0
J Spencer	Sussex	21	38	8	269	43*	8.97	—	0	0	0	0
K Sharp	Yorkshire	8	16	1	267	56	17.80	—	1	0	0	0
NEJ Pocock	Hampshire	7	13	2	265	46*	24.09	—	0	0	0	0
RW Taylor	Derbyshire	21	34	4	262	36	8.73	—	0	0	0	0
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	20	32	4	252	52	9.00	—	1	0	0	0
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	8	14	1	252	124	19.38	—	1	1	20	0
RO Butcher	Middlesex	6	12	0	251	42	20.92	—	0	0	0	0
JC Foat	Gloucestershire	12	22	3	245	44	12.89	—	0	0	0	0
PB Clift	Leicestershire	14	26	2	243	64	10.13	—	1	0	0	0
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	17	29	3	242	37	9.31	—	0	0	0	0
BW Reidy	Lancashire	9	15	3	240	78	20.00	—	1	0	0	0
JH Shackleton	Gloucestershire	17	30	5	239	41*	9.56	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	12	23	3	238	37	11.90	—	0	0	0	0
HG Wilcock	Worcestershire	8	14	1	233	74	17.92	—	1	0	0	0
GG Arnold	Surrey	14	26	7	229	56	12.05	—	1	0	0	0
JE Emburey	Middlesex	15	29	7	227	48	10.32	—	0	0	0	0
JG Tolchard	Leicestershire	6	10	2	222	78	27.75	—	3	0	0	0
SP Perryman	Warwickshire	22	38	10	219	43	7.82	—	0	0	0	0
RW Hills	Kent	15	23	2	214	43	10.19	—	0	0	0	0
GW Johnson	Kent	10	18	1	212	58*	12.47	—	1	0	0	0
P Bainbridge	Gloucestershire	8	14	0	211	49	15.07	—	0	0	0	0
DM Smith	Surrey	10	17	1	209	57	13.06	—	1	0	7	1
NPD Ross	Middlesex	8	13	1	209	53	17.42	—	2	0	0	0
VA Holder	Worcestershire	21	36	4	206	27	6.44	—	0	0	0	0
RP Baker	Surrey	10	15	8	204	77*	29.14	—	1	0	0	0
CJ Tunnicliffe	Derbyshire	21	34	5	203	82*	7.00	—	1	0	0	0
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	9	14	2	202	93	16.83	—	2	0	0	0
PJ Hacker	Nottinghamshire	13	24	7	199	35	11.71	—	0	0	0	0
DN Patel	Worcestershire	14	24	0	196	27	8.17	—	0	0	0	0
PA Wilkinson	Nottinghamshire	11	20	4	192	40*	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Harvey-Walker	Derbyshire	7	13	2	189	101*	17.18	—	0	1	0	0
K Higgs	Leicestershire	22	39	11	186	98	6.64	—	1	0	0	0
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	16	26	4	173	70*	7.86	—	1	0	0	0
SP Henderson	Worcestershire	8	14	2	172	52	14.33	—	1	0	0	0
BM Brain	Gloucestershire	19	34	6	171	35	6.11	—	0	0	0	0
MA Lynch	Surrey	5	10	0	170	44	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
PI Pocock	Surrey	20	37	4	166	31	5.03	—	0	0	0	0
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	21	36	7	165	35	5.69	—	0	0	0	0
CH Lloyd	Lancashire	5	7	1	164	95	27.33	—	1	0	0	0
A Hodgson	Northamptonshire	17	31	4	164	40	6.07	—	0	0	0	0
GI Burgess	Somerset	12	21	2	163	32	8.58	—	0	0	0	0
N Smith	Essex	21	36	2	163	23	4.79	—	0	0	0	0
DP Hughes	Lancashire	8	13	3	159	39*	15.90	—	0	0	0	0
PM Roebuck	Somerset	6	10	2	159	112	19.88	—	0	1	0	0
C Johnson	Yorkshire	9	13	1	158	28	13.17	—	0	0	0	0
AH Wilkins	Glamorgan	17	33	6	157	70	5.81	—	1	0	0	0
RB Elms	Hampshire	14	23	4	148	30	7.79	—	0	0	0	0
BS Bedi	Northamptonshire	18	32	7	145	38	5.80	—	0	0	0	0
K Shuttleworth	Leicestershire	10	19	3	145	30*	9.06	—	0	0	0	0
CEH Croft	Lancashire	17	28	4	143	46*	5.96	—	0	0	0	0
KD Boyce	Essex	6	11	1	139	69	13.90	—	1	0	0	0
J Lyon	Lancashire	19	30	2	138	28	4.93	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Richards	Surrey	11	20	3	135	33*	7.94	—	0	0	0	0
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	6	12	2	134	43	13.40	—	0	0	0	0
HT Tunnicliffe	Nottinghamshire	4	8	1	133	64*	19.00	—	1	0	0	0
A Kennedy	Lancashire	6	10	0	131	37	13.10	—	0	0	0	0
DR Doshi	Nottinghamshire	22	41	3	127	18	3.34	—	0	0	0	0
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	9	15	2	126	33	9.69	—	0	0	0	0
CN Boyns	Worcestershire	10	18	1	124	77*	7.29	—	1	0	0	0
TA Lloyd	Warwickshire	2	4	2	122	70*	61.00	—	1	0	0	0
PR Oliver	Warwickshire	4	8	2	122	38*	20.33	—	0	0	0	0
N Gifford	Worcestershire	21	34	5	118	17*	4.07	—	0	0	0	0
TJ Yardley	Northamptonshire	7	12	1	112	37	10.18	—	0	0	0	0
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	22	38	9	111	22	3.83	—	0	0	0	0
D Nicholls	Kent	5	7	1	110	48	18.33	—	0	0	0	0
P Carrick	Yorkshire	12	17	2	109	30	7.27	—	0	0	0	0
WW Daniel	Middlesex	22	38	9	105	28	3.62	—	0	0	0	0
AME Roberts	Hampshire	14	23	2	102	19	4.86	—	0	0	0	0
BN French	Nottinghamshire	18	33	11	102	12	4.64	—	0	0	0	0
RE Dexter	Nottinghamshire	3	6	0	102	48	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
JW Southern	Hampshire	22	37	10	94	31*	3.48	—	0	0	0	0
J Garner	Somerset	4	8	1	91	37	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Murtagh	Hampshire	5	9	2	91	41*	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
PR Downton	Kent	7	14	3	87	31*	7.91	—	0	0	0	0
WA Bourne	Warwickshire	9	15	2	82	25*	6.31	—	0	0	0	0
AL Robinson	Yorkshire	17	26	4	79	30*	3.59	—	0	0	0	0
W Taylor	Nottinghamshire	9	18	2	79	23	4.94	—	0	0	0	0
TW Cartwright	Glamorgan	7	13	2	76	22*	6.91	—	0	0	0	0
MSA McEvoy	Essex	2	4	1	73	67*	24.33	—	1	0	0	0
TMG Hansell	Surrey	4	7	1	72	24*	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	8	14	7	71	26	10.14	—	0	0	0	0
PG Lee	Lancashire	21	33	5	69	16	2.46	—	0	0	0	0
A Ward	Leicestershire	18	31	3	64	19	2.29	—	0	0	0	0
J Walters	Derbyshire	5	7	0	63	28	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	10	17	1	60	29	3.75	—	0	0	0	0
IR Payne	Surrey	6	11	1	59	29	5.90	—	0	0	0	0
CE Waller	Sussex	12	21	7	57	15	4.07	—	0	0	0	0
MK Bore	Yorkshire	10	18	4	55	18	3.93	—	0	0	0	0
J Davey	Gloucestershire	1	2	2	55	53*	—	—	1	0	0	0
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	7	14	6	54	13*	6.75	—	0	0	0	0
KJ Lyons	Glamorgan	3	5	0	54	30	10.80	—	0	0	0	0
RGL Cheatle	Sussex	10	19	2	54	34	3.18	—	0	0	0	0
A Morris	Derbyshire	6	9	1	53	16	6.63	—	0	0	0	0
JCJ Dye	Northamptonshire	9	15	4	49	29	4.45	—	0	0	0	0
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	7	13	1	48	18	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
P Booth	Leicestershire	10	16	0	46	32	2.88	—	0	0	0	0
HR Moseley	Somerset	13	23	10	45	10*	3.46	—	0	0	0	0
HP Cooper	Yorkshire	4	7	1	45	16*	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	15	24	4	44	17	2.20	—	0	0	0	0
WN Slack	Middlesex	2	4	0	44	30	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
DL Acfield	Essex	19	33	11	44	11*	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
NHC Cooper	Gloucestershire	1	2	0	44	25	22.00	—	0	0	0	0
CP Phillipson	Sussex	2	4	0	43	24	10.75	—	0	0	0	0
KF Jennings	Somerset	8	15	2	42	14	3.23	—	0	0	0	0
JK Lever	Essex	15	24	4	41	11	2.05	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Brassington	Gloucestershire	4	6	3	41	14*	13.67	—	0	0	0	0
JH Childs	Gloucestershire	18	32	8	38	12	1.58	—	0	0	0	0
A Needham	Surrey	6	11	1	37	15*	3.70	—	0	0	0	0
DR Gurr	Somerset	6	11	4	35	16*	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
PA Hector	Essex	2	4	1	35	31*	11.67	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Mack	Surrey	6	11	0	34	16	3.09	—	0	0	0	0
R Arrowsmith	Lancashire	15	24	1	32	8	1.39	—	0	0	0	0
MD Partridge	Gloucestershire	4	8	2	27	17*	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
JP Sullivan	Gloucestershire	2	4	0	26	21	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
DL Underwood	Kent	12	18	4	25	8	1.79	—	0	0	0	0
K Stevenson	Derbyshire	8	14	5	25	9	2.78	—	0	0	0	0
M Olive	Somerset	3	6	1	24	15	4.80	—	0	0	0	0
DC Hopkins	Warwickshire	2	4	1	23	13*	7.67	—	0	0	0	0
NH Finan	Gloucestershire	3	5	0	22	18	4.40	—	0	0	0	0
PE Russell	Derbyshire	1	2	1	21	12*	21.00	—	0	0	0	0
PG Crowther	Glamorgan	3	5	0	20	9	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
DE Coote	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	20	20	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
RL Savage	Warwickshire	8	16	3	18	13*	1.38	—	0	0	0	0
AL Jones	Glamorgan	2	3	1	17	13	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
JJ Groome	Sussex	1	2	0	17	9	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
W Hogg	Lancashire	5	8	1	17	17	2.43	—	0	0	0	0
M Schepens	Leicestershire	2	4	0	17	12	4.25	—	0	0	0	0
S Silvester	Yorkshire	4	8	2	16	14	2.67	—	0	0	0	0
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	1	2	1	15	14	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
WH Hare	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	15	13	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
NJ Kemp	Kent	1	1	0	14	14	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Thomas	Surrey	2	4	1	14	14	4.67	—	0	0	0	0
TM Lamb	Middlesex	1	2	1	11	6*	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
JMH Graham-Brown	Derbyshire	6	10	0	10	5	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Vernon	Gloucestershire	3	6	0	9	4	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
KBS Jarvis	Kent	19	30	10	8	3	0.40	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Scott	Lancashire	2	3	0	6	5	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
SC Harrison	Glamorgan	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
T Gard	Somerset	2	3	0	3	3	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
AA Jones	Middlesex	7	9	1	3	2	0.38	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	9	17	5	1	1*	0.08	—	0	0	0	0
KP Tomlins	Middlesex	2	4	0	1	1	0.25	—	0	0	0	0
RS Swindell	Derbyshire	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Clapp	Somerset	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Robinson	Somerset	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
RS Herman	Hampshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
JN Graham	Kent	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Oldham	Yorkshire	2	3	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
RM Ratcliffe	Lancashire	3	3	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 219 players

County Championship 1977 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	20	37	4,586	220	1,926	108	17.83	42.46	2.52	9	7/35
JN Shepherd	Kent	19	33	4,432	216	1,734	87	19.93	50.94	2.35	6	8/83
G Miller	Derbyshire	14	24	3,267	187	1,315	78	16.86	41.88	2.42	4	7/54
RD Jackman	Surrey	20	34	3,508	102	1,882	75	25.09	46.77	3.22	2	6/50
S Turner	Essex	20	36	4,088	176	1,686	74	22.78	55.24	2.47	6	6/26
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	18	31	2,917	130	1,246	73	17.07	39.96	2.56	4	7/37
RE East	Essex	17	29	3,846	194	1,399	73	19.16	52.68	2.18	6	8/30
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	22	36	4,862	266	1,736	72	24.11	67.53	2.14	3	8/132
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	21	38	3,520	149	1,412	72	19.61	48.89	2.41	2	5/32
WW Daniel	Middlesex	22	39	3,033	141	1,206	71	16.99	42.72	2.39	6	6/33
VA Holder	Worcestershire	20	33	3,838	151	1,653	69	23.96	55.62	2.58	5	7/117
PG Lee	Lancashire	21	34	3,256	108	1,564	69	22.67	47.19	2.88	3	7/24
BM Brain	Gloucestershire	19	33	3,245	126	1,529	69	22.16	47.03	2.83	3	6/43
SP Perryman	Warwickshire	20	37	4,098	185	1,785	69	25.87	59.39	2.61	5	7/66
JE Emburey	Middlesex	15	27	3,745	185	1,377	68	20.25	55.07	2.21	8	6/53
DR Doshi	Nottinghamshire	22	36	5,051	263	2,146	68	31.56	74.28	2.55	1	6/97
BS Bedi	Northamptonshire	17	29	3,727	184	1,436	66	21.76	56.47	2.31	4	6/83
IT Botham	Somerset	12	23	2,990	110	1,502	65	23.11	46.00	3.01	4	6/50
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	20	30	3,061	112	1,666	64	26.03	47.83	3.27	2	6/82
MA Nash	Glamorgan	20	31	3,474	160	1,736	63	27.56	55.14	3.00	2	6/102
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	17	27	3,299	177	1,461	58	25.19	56.88	2.66	2	6/70
J Simmons	Lancashire	18	27	3,167	177	1,150	56	20.54	56.55	2.18	3	6/74
DL Acfield	Essex	19	31	3,858	169	1,473	54	27.28	71.44	2.29	1	5/54
CJ Tunnicliffe	Derbyshire	19	32	3,097	137	1,265	54	23.43	57.35	2.45	0	4/22
JW Southern	Hampshire	21	35	4,024	217	1,660	53	31.32	75.92	2.48	2	6/81

Show the remaining 194 players

County Championship 1977 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	14	26	2,256	66	1,170	51	22.94	44.24	3.11	2	5/43
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	19	32	3,265	158	1,294	50	25.88	65.30	2.38	1	6/74
GA Cope	Yorkshire	19	29	3,611	203	1,278	50	25.56	72.22	2.12	3	6/29
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	20	31	2,301	96	1,061	50	21.22	46.02	2.77	3	6/16
J Spencer	Sussex	20	32	2,810	145	1,124	48	23.42	58.54	2.40	3	6/40
JK Lever	Essex	14	27	2,475	96	1,043	47	22.19	52.66	2.53	3	6/34
JH Childs	Gloucestershire	18	29	2,777	115	1,371	47	29.17	59.09	2.96	2	5/41
KBS Jarvis	Kent	17	28	2,426	101	1,201	47	25.55	51.62	2.97	2	7/58
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	17	32	2,416	94	1,275	46	27.72	52.52	3.17	2	5/22
AH Wilkins	Glamorgan	16	26	1,986	71	1,010	45	22.44	44.13	3.05	2	5/58
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	19	30	2,700	97	1,419	44	32.25	61.36	3.15	2	5/48
JM Rice	Hampshire	21	36	2,902	139	1,294	44	29.41	65.95	2.68	2	7/48
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	21	33	2,977	90	1,458	44	33.14	67.66	2.94	2	6/24
JA Snow	Sussex	20	33	2,695	111	1,251	43	29.09	62.67	2.79	1	6/70
P Willey	Northamptonshire	18	27	2,950	136	1,138	43	26.47	68.60	2.31	2	5/14
CEH Croft	Lancashire	17	28	2,687	115	1,251	43	29.09	62.49	2.79	1	7/54
EE Hemmings	Warwickshire	18	31	3,095	131	1,548	43	36.00	71.98	3.00	2	6/82
MNS Taylor	Hampshire	21	36	2,368	114	1,147	42	27.31	56.38	2.91	1	7/23
HR Moseley	Somerset	13	22	2,508	97	982	41	23.95	61.17	2.35	0	4/50
AME Roberts	Hampshire	14	22	2,095	109	793	40	19.83	52.38	2.27	2	5/32
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	13	22	2,069	131	615	39	15.77	53.05	1.78	2	6/19
PB Clift	Leicestershire	13	21	2,123	93	905	39	23.21	54.44	2.56	3	5/47
N Gifford	Worcestershire	17	27	2,991	154	1,141	38	30.03	78.71	2.29	1	5/64
K Higgs	Leicestershire	21	35	2,537	113	933	38	24.55	66.76	2.21	2	5/45
PI Pocock	Surrey	19	32	3,447	163	1,521	38	40.03	90.71	2.65	1	6/80
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	16	24	2,042	104	862	38	22.68	53.74	2.53	0	4/33
RA White	Nottinghamshire	20	31	3,353	148	1,478	38	38.89	88.24	2.64	1	5/68
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	18	28	3,124	206	1,078	38	28.37	82.21	2.07	1	5/70
BD Julien	Kent	16	29	2,529	120	1,076	37	29.08	68.35	2.55	0	4/42
CH Dredge	Somerset	20	35	2,784	98	1,396	37	37.73	75.24	3.01	0	4/42
R Illingworth	Leicestershire	18	30	2,252	143	728	36	20.22	62.56	1.94	1	5/32
R Arrowsmith	Lancashire	14	22	2,511	155	1,019	35	29.11	71.74	2.43	1	5/64
A Hodgson	Northamptonshire	17	28	1,785	71	864	35	24.69	51.00	2.90	0	4/15
AL Robinson	Yorkshire	17	27	2,568	117	1,015	35	29.00	73.37	2.37	2	5/28
DL Underwood	Kent	9	17	1,603	103	534	33	16.18	48.58	2.00	2	7/43
GI Burgess	Somerset	12	18	2,091	96	977	32	30.53	65.34	2.80	0	4/31
GG Arnold	Surrey	12	20	1,884	85	781	30	26.03	62.80	2.49	2	6/24
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	9	15	1,171	40	550	30	18.33	39.03	2.82	2	8/58
A Ward	Leicestershire	17	26	1,660	54	853	29	29.41	57.24	3.08	0	4/37
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	9	16	1,243	52	563	29	19.41	42.86	2.72	2	8/32
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	15	25	2,402	92	1,125	29	38.79	82.83	2.81	1	5/94
RW Hills	Kent	12	19	1,111	55	467	29	16.10	38.31	2.52	1	5/44
AW Greig	Sussex	11	16	1,388	65	635	28	22.68	49.57	2.75	0	4/22
D Breakwell	Somerset	15	25	2,082	110	863	28	30.82	74.36	2.49	0	4/44
K Shuttleworth	Leicestershire	9	15	1,199	41	529	27	19.59	44.41	2.65	2	6/17
PA Wilkinson	Nottinghamshire	11	18	1,782	88	748	27	27.70	66.00	2.52	1	6/81
RB Elms	Hampshire	14	26	1,725	64	926	26	35.62	66.35	3.22	0	4/83
K Stevenson	Derbyshire	8	13	1,145	38	550	26	21.15	44.04	2.88	1	7/68
Mushtaq Mohammad	Northamptonshire	14	19	1,598	67	796	25	31.84	63.92	2.99	1	6/63
EJ Barlow	Derbyshire	15	24	1,437	52	637	25	25.48	57.48	2.66	0	4/52
Imran Khan	Sussex	8	13	1,167	49	530	25	21.20	46.68	2.72	1	5/51
MK Bore	Yorkshire	10	16	1,763	99	799	25	31.96	70.52	2.72	1	7/63
RL Savage	Warwickshire	8	14	1,334	39	762	25	30.48	53.36	3.43	1	7/50
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	16	26	2,228	105	1,158	24	48.25	92.83	3.12	0	3/20
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	21	27	1,486	58	705	24	29.38	61.92	2.85	1	5/65
MA Buss	Sussex	16	25	1,662	91	663	24	27.63	69.25	2.39	0	4/14
JCJ Dye	Northamptonshire	9	16	1,169	46	581	24	24.21	48.71	2.98	0	4/55
CM Old	Yorkshire	9	13	981	45	395	22	17.95	44.59	2.42	1	6/36
WA Bourne	Warwickshire	9	17	1,469	41	817	22	37.14	66.77	3.34	1	5/68
RGL Cheatle	Sussex	10	16	1,082	35	639	22	29.05	49.18	3.54	1	5/9
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	14	21	1,632	79	617	21	29.38	77.71	2.27	1	5/50
J Garner	Somerset	4	8	1,032	50	402	21	19.14	49.14	2.34	1	8/31
RC Ontong	Glamorgan	13	17	1,170	34	648	21	30.86	55.71	3.32	1	5/71
P Booth	Leicestershire	9	15	955	33	437	21	20.81	45.48	2.75	0	4/39
CL King	Glamorgan	13	20	1,555	58	730	20	36.50	77.75	2.82	0	4/31
KR Pont	Essex	10	15	1,104	26	598	20	29.90	55.20	3.25	0	4/100
VJ Marks	Somerset	9	15	1,577	80	729	19	38.37	83.00	2.77	1	5/50
KD Boyce	Essex	6	11	945	42	387	18	21.50	52.50	2.46	0	4/48
TE Jesty	Hampshire	17	26	1,560	72	692	18	38.44	86.67	2.66	0	3/62
DP Hughes	Lancashire	8	10	840	40	343	18	19.06	46.67	2.45	0	4/9
JRT Barclay	Sussex	12	18	828	32	423	18	23.50	46.00	3.07	0	3/31
CE Waller	Sussex	11	16	1,256	41	726	18	40.33	69.78	3.47	0	4/48
RA Woolmer	Kent	10	15	666	43	235	17	13.82	39.18	2.12	0	3/7
DR Gurr	Somerset	6	11	859	22	494	17	29.06	50.53	3.45	1	5/60
RDV Knight	Sussex	13	16	990	35	551	16	34.44	61.88	3.34	0	3/22
P Carrick	Yorkshire	10	14	1,461	81	652	16	40.75	91.31	2.68	1	6/37
AA Jones	Middlesex	6	9	538	19	262	15	17.47	35.87	2.92	0	4/27
RP Baker	Surrey	9	13	1,066	40	541	15	36.07	71.07	3.05	0	3/35
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	8	11	786	32	386	14	27.57	56.14	2.95	1	5/69
PJ Hacker	Nottinghamshire	12	20	1,305	46	686	14	49.00	93.21	3.15	0	3/72
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	7	12	993	24	525	13	40.38	76.38	3.17	0	3/28
JD Birch	Nottinghamshire	9	13	593	14	332	13	25.54	45.62	3.36	0	3/42
AR Butcher	Surrey	13	17	804	22	512	12	42.67	67.00	3.82	0	3/72
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	7	10	762	20	393	12	32.75	63.50	3.09	0	3/52
CJC Rowe	Kent	12	18	875	33	432	12	36.00	72.92	2.96	1	5/85
JF Steele	Leicestershire	17	22	1,140	65	438	12	36.50	95.00	2.31	0	3/19
Javed Miandad	Sussex	17	21	816	26	537	11	48.82	74.18	3.95	0	4/10
GW Johnson	Kent	8	11	809	39	410	11	37.27	73.55	3.04	1	5/77
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	7	12	930	46	434	11	39.45	84.55	2.80	0	2/31
TW Cartwright	Glamorgan	6	7	789	52	258	10	25.80	78.90	1.96	0	4/46
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	7	9	828	38	372	10	37.20	82.80	2.70	0	4/75
G Richards	Glamorgan	16	23	1,562	44	826	10	82.60	156.20	3.17	0	2/18
MW Gatting	Middlesex	15	21	656	25	337	9	37.44	72.89	3.08	0	2/1
CN Boyns	Worcestershire	10	11	1,050	32	557	9	61.89	116.67	3.18	0	3/98
S Silvester	Yorkshire	4	6	394	8	240	9	26.67	43.78	3.65	0	4/86
B Wood	Lancashire	10	10	588	32	259	8	32.38	73.50	2.64	0	3/94
KF Jennings	Somerset	8	13	836	40	386	8	48.25	104.50	2.77	0	3/23
JH Shackleton	Gloucestershire	15	21	1,188	47	603	8	75.38	148.50	3.05	0	2/19
HP Cooper	Yorkshire	4	7	723	33	263	8	32.88	90.38	2.18	0	3/55
W Taylor	Nottinghamshire	7	11	636	22	331	8	41.38	79.50	3.12	0	3/43
IVA Richards	Somerset	13	16	539	24	248	7	35.43	77.00	2.76	0	3/15
PM Roebuck	Somerset	5	8	557	26	261	7	37.29	79.57	2.81	0	2/65
AJ Harvey-Walker	Derbyshire	6	9	818	29	406	7	58.00	116.86	2.98	0	2/45
W Hogg	Lancashire	4	7	487	16	270	7	38.57	69.57	3.33	0	3/48
DC Hopkins	Warwickshire	2	4	318	11	124	6	20.67	53.00	2.34	0	3/40
AJ Mack	Surrey	6	10	720	9	486	5	97.20	144.00	4.05	0	2/50
Asif Iqbal	Kent	12	16	432	22	192	4	48.00	108.00	2.67	0	2/12
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	8	9	508	22	288	4	72.00	127.00	3.40	0	2/14
GA Gooch	Essex	10	14	495	20	230	4	57.50	123.75	2.79	0	2/14
RJ Clapp	Somerset	1	2	114	8	37	4	9.25	28.50	1.95	0	2/2
PA Hector	Essex	2	3	240	7	129	4	32.25	60.00	3.23	0	3/56
A Needham	Surrey	6	9	748	41	305	4	76.25	187.00	2.45	0	3/65
RB Kanhai	Warwickshire	4	4	168	6	90	3	30.00	56.00	3.21	0	2/33
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	5	6	180	13	80	3	26.67	60.00	2.67	0	2/42
GRJ Roope	Surrey	6	9	309	7	155	3	51.67	103.00	3.01	0	1/20
DI Gower	Leicestershire	2	2	84	2	59	3	19.67	28.00	4.21	0	3/47
DN Patel	Worcestershire	5	5	286	9	163	3	54.33	95.33	3.42	0	1/19
PJ Robinson	Somerset	1	2	78	3	32	3	10.67	26.00	2.46	0	2/7
MD Partridge	Gloucestershire	2	3	121	5	58	3	19.33	40.33	2.88	0	2/9
CP Phillipson	Sussex	2	4	255	6	147	3	49.00	85.00	3.46	0	2/48
JMH Graham-Brown	Derbyshire	3	5	162	3	119	2	59.50	81.00	4.41	0	1/29
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	4	4	234	4	118	2	59.00	117.00	3.03	0	2/65
JP Sullivan	Gloucestershire	1	1	66	2	50	2	25.00	33.00	4.55	0	2/50
J Whitehouse	Warwickshire	9	9	270	11	126	2	63.00	135.00	2.80	0	2/55
G Boycott	Yorkshire	3	3	60	4	16	1	16.00	60.00	1.60	0	1/10
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	4	5	146	11	39	1	39.00	146.00	1.60	0	1/0
BF Davison	Leicestershire	2	2	60	1	42	1	42.00	60.00	4.20	0	1/38
SC Harrison	Glamorgan	1	1	120	6	59	1	59.00	120.00	2.95	0	1/59
IR Payne	Surrey	4	5	192	5	149	1	149.00	192.00	4.66	0	1/11
AJ Murtagh	Hampshire	2	2	114	5	66	1	66.00	114.00	3.47	0	1/38
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	1	2	42	3	13	1	13.00	42.00	1.86	0	1/0
DJ Thomas	Surrey	1	2	222	10	101	1	101.00	222.00	2.73	0	1/88
NH Finan	Gloucestershire	3	6	210	3	129	1	129.00	210.00	3.69	0	1/30
JN Graham	Kent	1	2	132	6	40	1	40.00	132.00	1.82	0	1/5
PE Russell	Derbyshire	1	1	108	8	15	1	15.00	108.00	0.83	0	1/15
MJ Vernon	Gloucestershire	3	4	192	5	130	1	130.00	192.00	4.06	0	1/22
J Walters	Derbyshire	4	4	144	4	99	1	99.00	144.00	4.13	0	1/37
DB Close	Somerset	1	1	2	0	8	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/8
JH Edrich	Surrey	1	1	30	4	4	0	—	—	0.80	0	0/4
KWR Fletcher	Essex	3	3	48	0	76	0	—	—	9.50	0	0/9
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	2	2	12	0	17	0	—	—	8.50	0	0/8
MH Denness	Essex	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
Zaheer Abbas	Gloucestershire	2	2	54	3	23	0	—	—	2.56	0	0/6
BA Richards	Hampshire	4	5	120	3	93	0	—	—	4.65	0	0/8
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	1	1	12	0	7	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/7
D Lloyd	Lancashire	5	5	84	5	31	0	—	—	2.21	0	0/0
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
GP Howarth	Surrey	3	3	48	1	35	0	—	—	4.38	0	0/2
MJ Smith	Middlesex	1	1	12	0	2	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/2
DW Randall	Nottinghamshire	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
RW Tolchard	Leicestershire	1	1	12	0	6	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/6
BC Rose	Somerset	3	3	60	1	52	0	—	—	5.20	0	0/11
DL Bairstow	Yorkshire	1	1	36	1	20	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/20
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	6	6	150	6	77	0	—	—	3.08	0	0/0
G Cook	Northamptonshire	1	1	12	0	2	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/2
CS Cowdrey	Kent	2	2	18	0	24	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/8
DM Smith	Surrey	4	5	114	4	77	0	—	—	4.05	0	0/2
PA Slocombe	Somerset	2	2	18	1	14	0	—	—	4.67	0	0/4
RT Virgin	Northamptonshire	2	2	10	1	7	0	—	—	4.20	0	0/0
SP Henderson	Worcestershire	1	2	12	0	9	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/3
JA Hopkins	Glamorgan	1	1	12	1	2	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/2
A Jones	Glamorgan	2	2	16	2	4	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/0
KJ Lyons	Glamorgan	1	1	1	0	4	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/4
BR Hardie	Essex	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
MSA McEvoy	Essex	1	1	18	1	4	0	—	—	1.33	0	0/4
KS McEwan	Essex	2	2	18	1	8	0	—	—	2.67	0	0/1
DR Shepherd	Gloucestershire	1	1	6	0	8	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/8
AJ Hignell	Gloucestershire	1	1	30	0	12	0	—	—	2.40	0	0/12
PD Johnson	Nottinghamshire	1	1	1	0	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
RS Herman	Hampshire	1	1	84	1	48	0	—	—	3.43	0	0/48
NEJ Pocock	Hampshire	2	2	36	3	7	0	—	—	1.17	0	0/1
DJ Rock	Hampshire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
DR Turner	Hampshire	1	1	12	0	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	2	2	60	3	49	0	—	—	4.90	0	0/11
TM Lamb	Middlesex	1	2	120	5	57	0	—	—	2.85	0	0/7
K Sharp	Yorkshire	1	1	24	1	21	0	—	—	5.25	0	0/21
AW Stovold	Gloucestershire	1	1	12	0	9	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/9
A Hill	Derbyshire	2	2	20	0	14	0	—	—	4.20	0	0/4
A Morris	Derbyshire	2	3	33	0	43	0	—	—	7.82	0	0/9
RN Abberley	Warwickshire	1	1	12	0	20	0	—	—	10.00	0	0/20
AJ Borrington	Derbyshire	1	1	4	0	4	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/4
H Cartwright	Derbyshire	1	1	30	2	10	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/10
J Davey	Gloucestershire	1	2	102	5	48	0	—	—	2.82	0	0/22
JC Foat	Gloucestershire	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
TMG Hansell	Surrey	1	1	24	4	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
A Long	Sussex	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
S Oldham	Yorkshire	2	3	172	10	81	0	—	—	2.83	0	0/15
PR Oliver	Warwickshire	4	6	222	7	101	0	—	—	2.73	0	0/7
RM Ratcliffe	Lancashire	2	2	30	2	9	0	—	—	1.80	0	0/4
NPD Ross	Middlesex	1	1	42	1	13	0	—	—	1.86	0	0/13
MJ Smedley	Nottinghamshire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
RS Swindell	Derbyshire	1	1	42	1	33	0	—	—	4.71	0	0/33
HT Tunnicliffe	Nottinghamshire	2	2	102	3	79	0	—	—	4.65	0	0/19
HG Wilcock	Worcestershire	1	1	12	1	3	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/3

Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team comparison

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1977. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1977 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Gloucestershire	22	9	5	6	2	7,475	268	27.89	462	8,159	309	26.40
Kent	22	9	2	10	1	7,753	253	30.64	399	6,739	285	23.65
Middlesex	22	9	5	8	0	7,715	283	27.26	385	7,644	341	22.42
Derbyshire	22	7	3	11	1	6,469	238	27.18	369	6,541	279	23.44
Essex	22	7	5	9	1	7,930	268	29.59	424	7,584	306	24.78
Hampshire	22	6	5	11	0	8,587	274	31.34	372	8,205	266	30.85
Leicestershire	22	6	4	12	0	6,668	231	28.87	378	7,484	299	25.03
Northamptonshire	22	6	6	8	2	7,694	297	25.91	383	7,050	291	24.23
Somerset	22	6	4	11	1	8,937	289	30.92	492	8,918	294	30.33
Sussex	22	6	5	11	0	8,345	299	27.91	343	7,582	265	28.61
Yorkshire	22	6	5	10	1	6,465	241	26.83	353	7,270	252	28.85
Worcestershire	22	5	10	7	0	6,960	314	22.17	403	7,362	236	31.19
Warwickshire	22	4	8	10	0	9,343	280	33.37	451	8,896	305	29.17
Glamorgan	22	3	7	11	1	7,435	299	24.87	435	7,438	234	31.79
Surrey	22	3	6	12	1	7,528	281	26.79	378	8,196	215	38.12
Lancashire	22	2	4	15	1	6,440	206	31.26	501	6,343	242	26.21
Nottinghamshire	22	1	11	10	0	7,313	337	21.70	339	7,646	239	31.99

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 · 1977

Latest 12 of 187 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1977-09-07 to 1977-09-09 · North Marine Road, Scarborough

Yorkshire: 261 & 219/7d
Derbyshire: 205 & 184/3

Match drawn

1977-09-07 to 1977-09-09 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 174 & 403/7d
Somerset: 383/6 & 58/1

Match drawn

1977-09-07 to 1977-09-09 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 181 & 226
Kent: 118 & 316

Kent won by 27 runs

1977-09-07 to 1977-09-09 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 254/8d & 211/8d
Sussex: 206 & 180/6

Match drawn

1977-09-07 to 1977-09-09 · Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Nottinghamshire: 162 & 159
Leicestershire: 326/2

Leicestershire won by an innings and 5 runs

1977-09-07 to 1977-09-09 · Stanley Park, Blackpool

Lancashire: 108 & 186
Middlesex: 148 & 237/6d

Middlesex won by 91 runs

1977-09-07 to 1977-09-09 · Phoenix County Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire: 223 & 276
Hampshire: 229 & 271/4

Hampshire won by 6 wickets

1977-09-07 to 1977-09-09 · County Ground, Chelmsford

Essex: 177 & 243/2
Northamptonshire: 265 & 149

Essex won by 8 wickets

1977-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 150/4d & 89
Nottinghamshire: 257/8d & 132/3d

Nottinghamshire won by 150 runs

1977-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 208 & 41/3
Kent: 200/3d

Match drawn

1977-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · County Ground, Chelmsford

Middlesex: 258/8
Somerset: 220

Match drawn

1977-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Glamorgan: 154 & 130
Gloucestershire: 303/9d & 18/1d

Gloucestershire won by 37 runs

Recorded venues

County Championship 1977 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	11
Grace Road, Leicester	11
County Ground, Hove	10
County Ground, Northampton	10
Kennington Oval, Kennington	10
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	10
Edgbaston, Birmingham	9
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	9
County Ground, Taunton	8
Old Trafford, Manchester	8
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol	6
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	6
St Helen's, Swansea	5
County Ground, Chelmsford	4
Dean Park, Bournemouth	4
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	4
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	4
College Ground, Cheltenham	3
County Ground, Derby	3
County Ground, Southampton	3
Headingley, Leeds	3
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford	3
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston	3
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	3
Abbeydale Park, Sheffield	2
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester	2
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone	2
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare	2
County Ground, Leyton	2
Mote Park, Maidstone	2
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea	2
The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	2
Valentine's Park, Ilford	2
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester	2
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough	1
Aigburth, Liverpool	1
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry	1
Elm Avenue, Newark-on-Trent	1
Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton	1
Hesketh Park, Dartford	1
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent	1
May's Bounty, Basingstoke	1
North Marine Road, Scarborough	1
Recreation Ground, Bath	1
St George's Road, Harrogate	1
Stanley Park, Blackpool	1
The Saffrons, Eastbourne	1
Town Ground, Worksop	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 1977, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1977 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
IVA Richards	241*	Gloucestershire	1977-06-04
JA Hopkins	230	Worcestershire	1977-07-06
KS McEwan	218	Sussex	1977-06-25
CG Greenidge	208	Yorkshire	1977-08-01
Zaheer Abbas	205*	Sussex	1977-08-01

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1977 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
RE East	8/30	Nottinghamshire	1977-05-25
J Garner	8/31	Glamorgan	1977-06-15
RGD Willis	8/32	Gloucestershire	1977-08-20
RE East	8/57	Derbyshire	1977-08-06
JD Inchmore	8/58	Yorkshire	1977-08-13

* 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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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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