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County Championship 1978 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1978; Tests are excluded.

DL Amiss leads the displayed batting table with 2,001 runs. DL Underwood leads the bowling table with 110 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 187
Recorded players: 307
Recorded teams: 17
Recorded venues: 49

Selected season match starts: 1978-05-03 to 1978-09-06. 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 · 1978

League table for 1978. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1978 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Kent	22	13	3	6	292
2	Essex	22	12	1	9	273
3	Middlesex	21	11	5	5	255
4	Yorkshire	22	10	3	9	233
5	Somerset	22	9	4	9	228
6	Leicestershire	22	4	5	13	173
7	Nottinghamshire	22	3	7	12	166
8	Hampshire	21	4	6	11	161
9	Sussex	22	4	7	11	151
10	Gloucestershire	21	4	8	9	145
11	Warwickshire	22	4	5	13	143
12	Lancashire	21	4	8	9	135
13	Glamorgan	22	3	8	11	133
14	Derbyshire	22	3	7	12	132
15	Worcestershire	22	2	5	15	131
16	Surrey	22	3	7	12	130
17	Northamptonshire	20	2	6	12	121

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 1978

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 1978 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
DL Amiss	22	2,001
CEB Rice	22	1,727
GM Turner	21	1,711
CG Greenidge	18	1,711
BF Davison	22	1,628

Recorded innings through 1978-09-06. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1978 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
DL Underwood	21	110
JK Lever	19	97
MWW Selvey	21	94
RE East	20	92
KBS Jarvis	22	79

Recorded innings through 1978-09-06. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1978

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 · 307 players

County Championship 1978 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	22	39	3	2,001	162	55.58	—	11	7	15	0
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	22	39	7	1,727	213*	53.97	—	7	5	17	1
GM Turner	Worcestershire	21	40	7	1,711	202*	51.85	—	4	6	11	0
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	18	32	1	1,711	211	55.19	—	8	5	25	4
BF Davison	Leicestershire	22	35	3	1,628	180*	50.88	—	9	4	14	0
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	20	35	3	1,625	203	50.78	—	7	3	20	0
KS McEwan	Essex	22	37	2	1,573	186	44.94	—	8	4	7	0
IVA Richards	Somerset	21	39	4	1,558	118	44.51	—	10	2	16	1
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	20	34	6	1,463	132	52.25	—	8	3	15	0
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	21	39	6	1,377	173	41.73	—	4	4	5	0
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	20	36	3	1,343	170*	40.70	—	7	3	11	0
DW Randall	Nottinghamshire	21	37	7	1,341	157*	44.70	—	10	1	32	5
Imran Khan	Sussex	22	41	5	1,339	167	37.19	—	6	3	45	8
CJ Tavaré	Kent	22	39	4	1,335	105	38.14	—	9	2	4	0
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	21	37	4	1,286	148*	38.97	—	6	3	6	0
Zaheer Abbas	Gloucestershire	19	33	0	1,207	213	36.58	—	3	4	43	5
RA Woolmer	Kent	20	35	2	1,206	137	36.55	—	9	2	3	0
BC Rose	Somerset	22	40	5	1,181	122	33.74	—	3	4	15	0
PA Todd	Nottinghamshire	22	39	0	1,181	89	30.28	—	10	0	14	0
JA Hopkins	Glamorgan	22	39	3	1,179	116	32.75	—	5	3	17	1
PA Slocombe	Somerset	21	40	8	1,172	128*	36.63	—	5	3	0	0
G Cook	Northamptonshire	20	36	2	1,143	155	33.62	—	7	1	23	1
A Jones	Glamorgan	22	39	0	1,127	147	28.90	—	3	3	5	0
PA Neale	Worcestershire	22	42	6	1,122	103*	31.17	—	9	1	3	0
JF Steele	Leicestershire	21	33	3	1,120	133	37.33	—	5	3	8	0

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County Championship 1978 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
CH Lloyd	Lancashire	21	38	6	1,116	120	34.88	—	6	4	25	6
RDV Knight	Surrey	20	37	3	1,108	128	32.59	—	7	2	3	0
KD Smith	Warwickshire	21	36	3	1,102	132*	33.39	—	5	3	22	0
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	20	36	5	1,096	130	35.35	—	8	3	34	1
D Lloyd	Lancashire	20	36	2	1,086	185	31.94	—	3	3	7	0
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	21	40	6	1,083	141*	31.85	—	6	3	2	0
PN Kirsten	Derbyshire	19	33	4	1,073	206*	37.00	—	6	1	115	10
FC Hayes	Lancashire	20	36	5	1,049	136*	33.84	—	4	2	3	0
KWR Fletcher	Essex	22	37	8	1,038	82*	35.79	—	9	0	11	0
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	15	28	5	1,005	129	43.70	—	5	3	16	2
BR Hardie	Essex	21	35	5	1,000	109	33.33	—	6	1	7	0
GD Barlow	Middlesex	21	35	2	985	102*	29.85	—	6	1	1	0
DR Turner	Hampshire	21	39	3	981	148*	27.25	—	2	1	4	0
CJC Rowe	Kent	19	34	5	980	84	33.79	—	6	0	13	0
RC Ontong	Glamorgan	21	37	4	969	116*	29.36	—	5	2	3	0
G Boycott	Yorkshire	12	20	0	968	129	48.40	—	3	4	2	0
RG Lumb	Yorkshire	21	35	2	943	103	28.58	—	8	1	0	0
MW Gatting	Middlesex	21	35	4	939	128	30.29	—	4	2	18	2
Asif Iqbal	Kent	18	30	6	934	171	38.92	—	2	3	5	2
AR Butcher	Surrey	17	29	2	918	188	34.00	—	4	2	26	7
PD Swart	Glamorgan	21	38	3	909	103	25.97	—	5	2	20	1
GD Mendis	Sussex	18	33	4	901	128	31.07	—	1	3	43	0
TE Jesty	Hampshire	21	39	4	897	125*	25.63	—	0	4	22	0
AJ Lamb	Northamptonshire	16	28	7	883	106*	42.05	—	5	2	18	0
P Willey	Northamptonshire	20	36	8	877	112	31.32	—	6	1	2	0
GA Gooch	Essex	13	22	0	867	129	39.41	—	5	2	18	0
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	22	35	1	867	101	25.50	—	5	1	4	0
MH Denness	Essex	20	34	1	842	126	25.52	—	4	1	7	0
PW Denning	Somerset	20	37	3	842	78*	24.76	—	5	0	0	0
A Hill	Derbyshire	22	38	1	836	153*	22.59	—	1	1	58	0
CWJ Athey	Yorkshire	20	34	1	823	131	24.94	—	4	2	13	0
AW Stovold	Gloucestershire	18	30	2	819	139	29.25	—	5	1	2	0
RW Tolchard	Leicestershire	22	35	16	796	103*	41.89	—	5	1	4	0
JRT Barclay	Sussex	20	37	3	796	96	23.41	—	4	0	5	0
JN Shepherd	Kent	20	35	6	785	101	27.07	—	3	2	15	2
PWG Parker	Sussex	14	26	1	781	112	31.24	—	3	1	12	1
A Kennedy	Lancashire	17	31	1	776	100	25.87	—	3	1	5	0
PM Roebuck	Somerset	21	39	6	775	80*	23.48	—	6	0	4	0
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	13	22	2	774	176	38.70	—	3	1	0	0
MNS Taylor	Hampshire	20	37	9	770	103*	27.50	—	6	1	8	0
EJ Barlow	Derbyshire	16	28	4	765	127	31.88	—	3	1	75	5
AGE Ealham	Kent	21	37	4	761	102*	23.06	—	4	1	0	0
MA Nash	Glamorgan	22	39	5	747	124*	21.97	—	5	1	11	0
JH Edrich	Surrey	18	33	5	733	114	26.18	—	4	1	3	0
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	16	26	1	725	108	29.00	—	3	1	14	0
MJ Llewellyn	Glamorgan	19	33	6	711	82	26.33	—	5	0	4	0
DJ Humphries	Worcestershire	22	42	5	705	111*	19.05	—	3	1	12	0
JC Foat	Gloucestershire	18	30	4	686	102*	26.38	—	3	2	1	0
J Whitehouse	Warwickshire	22	39	7	683	102*	21.34	—	0	1	4	0
GRJ Roope	Surrey	13	22	5	673	113*	39.59	—	4	2	0	0
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	15	29	5	664	146*	27.67	—	2	1	16	0
GW Johnson	Kent	22	39	6	664	95	20.12	—	3	0	3	0
MJ Smedley	Nottinghamshire	22	39	4	660	83*	18.86	—	4	0	9	0
N Phillip	Essex	19	32	4	645	134	23.04	—	3	1	8	0
J Simmons	Lancashire	20	37	6	644	106	20.77	—	2	1	1	0
G Richards	Glamorgan	20	35	8	641	74	23.74	—	4	0	7	0
S Turner	Essex	22	37	8	636	89*	21.93	—	3	0	0	1
AJ Borrington	Derbyshire	15	24	1	630	137	27.39	—	2	1	56	0
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	21	39	4	628	64	17.94	—	2	0	7	0
IJ Gould	Middlesex	19	30	3	621	128	23.00	—	2	1	0	0
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	21	36	6	617	92	20.57	—	4	0	0	0
MJ Smith	Middlesex	19	31	1	613	63	20.43	—	3	0	2	0
TJ Yardley	Northamptonshire	18	32	6	611	97	23.50	—	3	0	3	0
DL Bairstow	Yorkshire	22	37	6	602	60	19.42	—	4	0	10	1
P Carrick	Yorkshire	22	37	9	595	105	21.25	—	2	1	6	1
Javed Miandad	Sussex	8	14	2	586	127	48.83	—	4	2	26	1
GW Humpage	Warwickshire	19	33	3	583	110	19.43	—	1	1	0	0
G Miller	Derbyshire	11	19	3	581	95	36.31	—	5	0	62	1
H Cartwright	Derbyshire	22	38	3	571	77*	16.31	—	2	0	64	9
K Sharp	Yorkshire	15	25	3	570	91	25.91	—	2	0	0	0
JM Rice	Hampshire	17	31	2	561	63	19.34	—	2	0	0	0
CP Phillipson	Sussex	20	37	4	547	67	16.58	—	2	0	0	0
CT Radley	Middlesex	9	16	1	539	105	35.93	—	2	2	8	0
J Abrahams	Lancashire	17	31	2	528	66	18.21	—	4	0	5	0
TA Lloyd	Warwickshire	14	24	3	526	93	25.05	—	3	0	10	0
RN Abberley	Warwickshire	13	23	1	516	81	23.45	—	4	0	0	0
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	14	23	4	508	72	26.74	—	4	0	1	0
NE Briers	Leicestershire	15	23	1	485	102	22.05	—	2	1	1	0
RO Butcher	Middlesex	10	17	0	464	142	27.29	—	3	1	1	0
D Breakwell	Somerset	14	26	3	461	92	20.04	—	4	0	0	0
PB Clift	Leicestershire	21	34	7	455	61	16.85	—	3	0	4	0
RMC Gilliat	Hampshire	16	30	9	453	54	21.57	—	1	0	6	0
DN Patel	Worcestershire	20	38	0	442	104	11.63	—	1	1	11	1
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	20	32	8	441	70*	18.38	—	1	0	2	0
J Walters	Derbyshire	13	23	4	436	90	22.95	—	2	0	33	5
DM Smith	Surrey	15	27	6	421	115	20.05	—	0	1	1	0
A Long	Sussex	20	37	7	405	56*	13.50	—	1	0	0	0
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	13	20	1	393	75	20.68	—	2	0	0	0
RE East	Essex	22	37	5	391	57	12.22	—	1	0	1	0
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	15	27	5	390	60*	17.73	—	1	0	2	0
DJS Taylor	Somerset	21	39	5	387	78	11.38	—	2	0	0	0
KR Pont	Essex	11	19	2	363	101	21.35	—	2	1	0	0
DR Shepherd	Gloucestershire	13	21	0	360	72	17.14	—	2	0	11	0
BW Reidy	Lancashire	9	16	3	360	88	27.69	—	1	0	0	0
GP Howarth	Surrey	8	15	0	350	97	23.33	—	3	0	1	0
DI Gower	Leicestershire	9	15	1	347	61	24.79	—	1	0	11	0
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	14	23	3	346	47	17.30	—	0	0	0	0
MA Lynch	Surrey	13	22	0	340	69	15.45	—	2	0	0	0
BA Richards	Hampshire	6	11	0	337	73	30.64	—	2	0	0	0
GI Burgess	Somerset	15	27	4	332	55	14.43	—	1	0	0	0
SJ Storey	Sussex	16	30	3	331	57	12.26	—	1	0	0	0
GR Stephenson	Hampshire	21	39	5	327	66	9.62	—	1	0	1	0
MJ Kitchen	Somerset	12	22	2	322	50	16.10	—	1	0	0	0
MA Buss	Sussex	13	25	2	322	79*	14.00	—	1	0	0	0
JM Brearley	Middlesex	9	16	3	320	70*	24.62	—	2	0	0	0
RM Ratcliffe	Lancashire	18	33	5	318	48	11.36	—	0	0	6	0
JD Love	Yorkshire	12	18	2	317	99	19.81	—	3	0	15	0
CJ Richards	Surrey	22	39	10	310	50	10.69	—	1	0	3	0
RD Jackman	Surrey	22	39	6	309	42	9.36	—	0	0	2	0
PR Oliver	Warwickshire	15	25	1	305	47	12.71	—	0	0	1	0
JD Birch	Nottinghamshire	11	18	2	300	52*	18.75	—	2	0	5	2
CS Cowdrey	Kent	15	26	4	291	69*	13.23	—	1	0	0	0
KP Tomlins	Middlesex	10	15	2	281	94	21.62	—	2	0	4	2
C Johnson	Yorkshire	7	14	3	276	61	25.09	—	2	0	2	0
IT Botham	Somerset	10	18	0	275	86	15.28	—	1	0	0	0
EE Hemmings	Warwickshire	13	23	4	275	51	14.47	—	1	0	0	0
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	22	39	2	265	34	7.16	—	0	0	4	0
N Gifford	Worcestershire	20	38	10	265	37*	9.46	—	0	0	11	0
J Lyon	Lancashire	19	34	2	265	74*	8.28	—	1	0	3	0
N Smith	Essex	22	37	5	264	44	8.25	—	0	0	4	0
JE Emburey	Middlesex	19	32	4	261	33	9.32	—	0	0	0	0
VJ Marks	Somerset	10	19	3	250	51	15.63	—	1	0	0	0
GG Watson	Worcestershire	18	34	5	238	38	8.21	—	0	0	0	0
BN French	Nottinghamshire	19	35	8	234	30	8.67	—	0	0	3	0
P Bainbridge	Gloucestershire	3	5	2	233	76*	77.67	—	3	0	0	0
BM Brain	Gloucestershire	20	34	6	233	35	8.32	—	0	0	0	0
A Tait	Gloucestershire	8	14	0	233	53	16.64	—	1	0	0	0
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	9	16	2	223	43*	15.93	—	0	0	0	0
EW Jones	Glamorgan	21	37	4	221	58	6.70	—	1	0	0	0
RA White	Nottinghamshire	16	28	3	220	44*	8.80	—	0	0	3	0
SB Hassan	Nottinghamshire	7	13	0	220	81	16.92	—	1	0	2	0
SP Hoadley	Sussex	6	11	0	218	112	19.82	—	1	1	11	1
WN Slack	Middlesex	9	15	1	216	48	15.43	—	0	0	0	0
AME Roberts	Hampshire	9	17	5	209	37*	17.42	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	22	39	7	207	27	6.47	—	0	0	3	0
RP Baker	Surrey	9	16	2	207	91	14.79	—	1	0	0	0
GG Arnold	Sussex	15	28	4	203	29	8.46	—	0	0	0	0
CM Old	Yorkshire	8	15	5	197	100*	19.70	—	0	1	0	0
AL Jones	Glamorgan	8	14	2	197	54	16.42	—	1	0	0	0
R Illingworth	Leicestershire	16	26	5	194	39*	9.24	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Hadlee	Nottinghamshire	6	11	4	193	101*	27.57	—	0	1	13	3
PJ Watts	Northamptonshire	12	21	1	184	57*	9.20	—	1	0	0	0
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	6	12	2	183	50	18.30	—	1	0	0	0
AJ Hignell	Gloucestershire	11	20	0	182	44	9.10	—	0	0	0	0
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	10	16	4	179	36*	14.92	—	0	0	15	0
RGL Cheatle	Sussex	13	24	4	179	49	8.95	—	0	0	0	0
G Sharp	Northamptonshire	18	32	4	177	27*	6.32	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Rock	Hampshire	5	10	0	172	53	17.20	—	1	0	0	0
DP Hughes	Lancashire	11	20	2	171	36	9.50	—	0	0	2	0
JJ Groome	Sussex	7	14	0	169	50	12.07	—	1	0	0	0
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	13	23	5	167	38	9.28	—	0	0	0	0
J Spencer	Sussex	16	30	6	167	30	6.96	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Brassington	Gloucestershire	19	33	3	166	22	5.53	—	0	0	0	0
JMH Graham-Brown	Derbyshire	10	18	2	166	28	10.38	—	0	0	15	4
H Pilling	Lancashire	6	11	0	165	49	15.00	—	0	0	3	0
B Leadbeater	Yorkshire	4	7	1	155	61	25.83	—	1	0	5	0
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	21	35	7	151	19*	5.39	—	0	0	0	0
KF Jennings	Somerset	15	29	10	151	31*	7.95	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Harvey-Walker	Derbyshire	8	15	2	150	61	11.54	—	1	0	11	2
JW Southern	Hampshire	21	38	7	148	51	4.77	—	1	0	1	1
PR Downton	Kent	22	39	6	147	31	4.45	—	0	0	0	0
CH Dredge	Somerset	18	33	3	146	23	4.87	—	0	0	0	0
HP Cooper	Yorkshire	17	29	5	146	30	6.08	—	0	0	1	0
CJ Tunnicliffe	Derbyshire	18	30	4	146	45	5.62	—	0	0	13	2
DL Underwood	Kent	21	37	6	145	25	4.68	—	0	0	2	0
CN Boyns	Worcestershire	8	16	2	142	23	10.14	—	0	0	0	0
IS Anderson	Derbyshire	6	10	1	140	75	15.56	—	1	0	9	0
JW Lister	Derbyshire	3	6	0	137	48	22.83	—	0	0	18	0
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	10	18	1	137	40	8.06	—	0	0	0	0
RW Taylor	Derbyshire	10	17	1	136	32	8.50	—	0	0	15	0
MD Partridge	Gloucestershire	7	12	3	133	50	14.78	—	1	0	0	0
WW Daniel	Middlesex	20	33	12	132	30*	6.29	—	0	0	0	0
HT Tunnicliffe	Nottinghamshire	8	14	3	132	69*	12.00	—	1	0	0	0
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	14	24	2	128	28	5.82	—	0	0	0	0
CEH Croft	Lancashire	17	30	3	124	19*	4.59	—	0	0	0	0
KC Wessels	Sussex	4	8	0	123	29	15.38	—	0	0	0	0
TM Lamb	Northamptonshire	20	36	3	123	33	3.73	—	0	0	0	0
AW Lilley	Essex	1	2	1	122	100*	122.00	—	0	1	0	0
RW Hills	Kent	12	24	2	122	31*	5.55	—	0	0	0	0
J Davey	Gloucestershire	13	22	5	120	20*	7.06	—	0	0	0	0
NHC Cooper	Gloucestershire	5	10	0	119	23	11.90	—	0	0	0	0
GA Cope	Yorkshire	14	26	4	116	44	5.27	—	0	0	2	0
B Wood	Lancashire	7	13	1	111	22	9.25	—	0	0	1	0
M Schepens	Leicestershire	4	7	2	110	39	22.00	—	0	0	0	0
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	12	19	6	108	33	8.31	—	0	0	15	3
KS Mackintosh	Nottinghamshire	13	24	5	108	23*	5.68	—	0	0	1	0
K Stevenson	Hampshire	19	35	4	105	19	3.39	—	0	0	1	0
R Arrowsmith	Lancashire	11	19	4	96	24*	6.40	—	0	0	0	0
P Booth	Leicestershire	17	25	2	95	25*	4.13	—	0	0	3	0
A Morris	Derbyshire	4	6	0	93	55	15.50	—	1	0	5	0
SP Perryman	Warwickshire	22	39	6	93	17*	2.82	—	0	0	0	0
PI Pocock	Surrey	21	37	4	91	17*	2.76	—	0	0	2	0
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	20	39	7	90	32	2.81	—	0	0	1	0
PE Russell	Derbyshire	14	22	2	90	22	4.50	—	0	0	5	0
MSA McEvoy	Essex	4	6	0	87	51	14.50	—	1	0	0	0
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	10	18	2	85	23*	5.31	—	0	0	0	0
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	21	37	3	83	12	2.44	—	0	0	0	0
CC Clifford	Warwickshire	10	18	4	71	20	5.07	—	0	0	0	0
K Shuttleworth	Leicestershire	5	9	2	70	27*	10.00	—	0	0	1	0
DJ Thomas	Surrey	12	24	3	70	12	3.33	—	0	0	0	0
KB Smith	Sussex	3	6	1	70	43	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
AA Jones	Middlesex	11	19	2	69	33	4.06	—	0	0	0	0
RE Dexter	Nottinghamshire	4	8	2	65	22	10.83	—	0	0	0	0
BJR Jones	Worcestershire	8	15	0	64	13	4.27	—	0	0	0	0
HR Moseley	Somerset	14	26	3	62	30	2.70	—	0	0	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	9	17	3	61	20	4.36	—	0	0	1	0
AW Greig	Sussex	4	7	1	61	31	10.17	—	0	0	0	0
GS Clinton	Kent	4	7	2	59	26	11.80	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Graves	Sussex	2	4	0	57	31	14.25	—	0	0	0	0
AH Wilkins	Glamorgan	16	29	9	56	17	2.80	—	0	0	0	0
AS Patel	Middlesex	2	3	1	56	25*	28.00	—	0	0	0	0
JK Lever	Essex	19	31	7	55	8	2.29	—	0	0	0	0
IM Richards	Northamptonshire	7	11	1	54	23	5.40	—	0	0	0	0
DR Doshi	Nottinghamshire	12	21	7	51	23	3.64	—	0	0	1	0
SP Henderson	Worcestershire	2	4	1	50	32*	16.67	—	0	0	0	0
W Hogg	Lancashire	10	18	5	50	19	3.85	—	0	0	0	0
TJ Head	Sussex	2	4	1	49	19	16.33	—	0	0	0	0
K Higgs	Leicestershire	17	27	5	48	13*	2.18	—	0	0	1	0
RB Elms	Hampshire	3	5	0	48	48	9.60	—	0	0	4	0
SJ Poulter	Middlesex	3	4	0	47	36	11.75	—	0	0	2	0
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	18	34	8	46	11	1.77	—	0	0	0	0
MK Fosh	Essex	2	4	0	45	32	11.25	—	0	0	0	0
DA Francis	Glamorgan	6	10	1	44	11	4.89	—	0	0	0	0
DL Acfield	Essex	20	33	9	44	12*	1.83	—	0	0	0	0
CE Waller	Sussex	11	20	7	43	14*	3.31	—	0	0	0	0
JG Wright	Derbyshire	3	5	0	42	28	8.40	—	0	0	3	0
GC Holmes	Glamorgan	2	4	2	37	17*	18.50	—	0	0	0	0
MCJ Nicholas	Hampshire	2	4	1	37	26*	12.33	—	0	0	0	0
JH Shackleton	Gloucestershire	4	7	2	37	22	7.40	—	0	0	0	0
RT Robinson	Nottinghamshire	1	2	1	36	27*	36.00	—	0	0	0	0
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	2	3	0	34	34	11.33	—	0	0	0	0
ACS Pigott	Sussex	6	11	0	33	11	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Needham	Surrey	4	7	0	33	21	4.71	—	0	0	0	0
DC Hopkins	Warwickshire	8	14	0	33	11	2.36	—	0	0	0	0
RC Wincer	Derbyshire	9	17	3	32	16*	2.29	—	0	0	3	0
NGB Cook	Leicestershire	1	2	0	31	31	15.50	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	18	32	8	31	11	1.29	—	0	0	0	0
SN Hartley	Yorkshire	1	2	0	31	20	15.50	—	0	0	4	0
IR Payne	Surrey	3	6	0	28	28	4.67	—	0	0	0	0
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	6	9	2	27	16	3.86	—	0	0	0	0
LB Taylor	Leicestershire	10	16	1	27	15	1.80	—	0	0	0	0
AJ McLellan	Derbyshire	12	21	5	27	11*	1.69	—	0	0	2	0
CC Curzon	Nottinghamshire	4	6	0	26	26	4.33	—	0	0	0	0
VA Holder	Worcestershire	4	8	0	25	23	3.13	—	0	0	0	0
JH Childs	Gloucestershire	17	28	11	25	4*	1.47	—	0	0	0	0
RW Flower	Warwickshire	9	16	4	23	10*	1.92	—	0	0	0	0
KBS Jarvis	Kent	22	39	7	22	12	0.69	—	0	0	0	0
S Oldham	Yorkshire	19	31	7	22	7*	0.92	—	0	0	0	0
NEJ Pocock	Hampshire	3	5	0	21	12	4.20	—	0	0	0	0
VA Flynn	Northamptonshire	2	4	1	21	15	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Mellor	Derbyshire	5	10	2	19	10*	2.38	—	0	0	2	0
C Maynard	Warwickshire	3	5	1	17	9	4.25	—	0	0	2	0
A Hodgson	Northamptonshire	3	6	2	17	10	4.25	—	0	0	0	0
VP Terry	Hampshire	2	4	0	16	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
WK Watson	Nottinghamshire	4	7	0	16	11	2.29	—	0	0	0	0
JP Whiteley	Yorkshire	8	11	3	14	8	1.75	—	0	0	0	0
J Garner	Somerset	4	7	2	12	6*	2.40	—	0	0	0	0
PG Crowther	Glamorgan	3	6	0	12	7	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
MOC Sturt	Middlesex	2	4	0	11	9	2.75	—	0	0	0	0
GR Dilley	Kent	3	5	1	10	8	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
DR Pringle	Essex	2	4	0	10	5	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
GJ Parsons	Leicestershire	2	3	0	10	7	3.33	—	0	0	0	0
RPT Marshall	Sussex	2	4	4	10	4*	—	—	0	0	0	0
RJ Sutcliffe	Lancashire	1	2	2	10	10*	—	—	0	0	0	0
DR Gurr	Somerset	3	6	2	9	4	2.25	—	0	0	0	0
PHL Wilson	Surrey	8	12	4	9	9*	1.13	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Scott	Lancashire	2	4	1	9	8	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Mack	Glamorgan	3	6	1	8	8*	1.60	—	0	0	0	0
RM Carter	Northamptonshire	2	4	1	8	8*	2.67	—	0	0	0	0
ME Allbrook	Nottinghamshire	5	8	3	8	3*	1.60	—	0	0	0	0
GP Thomas	Warwickshire	1	2	0	5	4	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
RL Savage	Warwickshire	1	1	1	5	5*	—	—	0	0	0	0
FJ Titmus	Surrey	1	2	2	4	4*	—	—	0	0	0	0
K Saxelby	Nottinghamshire	2	4	1	3	3*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
PJW Allott	Lancashire	4	8	1	1	1	0.14	—	0	0	0	0
JP Agnew	Leicestershire	4	6	0	1	1	0.17	—	0	0	0	0
PG Lee	Lancashire	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Ward	Leicestershire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
T Gard	Somerset	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
NJ Kemp	Kent	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Hacker	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
BK Shantry	Gloucestershire	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 226 players

County Championship 1978 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
DL Underwood	Kent	21	38	4,888	359	1,594	110	14.49	44.44	1.96	8	9/32
JK Lever	Essex	19	36	3,710	137	1,518	97	15.65	38.25	2.46	9	7/32
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	21	40	4,228	193	1,816	94	19.32	44.98	2.58	8	6/26
RE East	Essex	20	36	4,199	226	1,506	92	16.37	45.64	2.15	6	8/41
KBS Jarvis	Kent	22	41	3,338	128	1,678	79	21.24	42.25	3.02	3	8/97
WW Daniel	Middlesex	20	37	2,676	111	1,088	75	14.51	35.68	2.44	3	5/42
JW Southern	Hampshire	20	36	4,425	242	1,786	72	24.81	61.46	2.42	4	5/32
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	20	33	3,987	185	1,649	69	23.90	57.78	2.48	2	7/45
PI Pocock	Surrey	18	31	3,974	201	1,615	67	24.10	59.31	2.44	5	6/73
JE Emburey	Middlesex	19	34	3,833	187	1,372	67	20.48	57.21	2.15	3	6/25
N Phillip	Essex	19	37	3,403	109	1,558	65	23.97	52.35	2.75	3	5/38
BM Brain	Gloucestershire	20	33	3,105	128	1,418	64	22.16	48.52	2.74	1	5/51
RD Jackman	Surrey	20	33	3,376	127	1,646	62	26.55	54.45	2.93	2	5/43
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	19	32	3,738	197	1,570	59	26.61	63.36	2.52	3	6/126
RM Ratcliffe	Lancashire	18	30	3,032	136	1,363	59	23.10	51.39	2.70	2	7/58
IT Botham	Somerset	10	19	2,217	77	1,051	58	18.12	38.22	2.84	5	7/61
JH Childs	Gloucestershire	17	26	2,891	138	1,366	57	23.96	50.72	2.84	5	8/34
CEH Croft	Lancashire	17	25	2,486	98	1,210	55	22.00	45.20	2.92	1	5/58
GW Johnson	Kent	22	35	2,915	167	1,023	54	18.94	53.98	2.11	2	6/32
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	20	36	3,289	107	1,679	54	31.09	60.91	3.06	0	4/38
CH Dredge	Somerset	18	33	3,108	126	1,338	52	25.73	59.77	2.58	2	5/53
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	20	36	2,704	84	1,377	52	26.48	52.00	3.06	2	6/32
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	19	32	3,682	172	1,564	52	30.08	70.81	2.55	1	5/93
S Oldham	Yorkshire	17	28	2,778	106	1,278	52	24.58	53.42	2.76	1	5/40
Imran Khan	Sussex	20	33	3,257	128	1,391	49	28.39	66.47	2.56	2	7/52

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County Championship 1978 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
DR Doshi	Nottinghamshire	12	21	3,492	140	1,478	49	30.16	71.27	2.54	2	6/67
PB Clift	Leicestershire	21	36	3,068	155	1,197	49	24.43	62.61	2.34	1	6/29
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	18	30	3,129	100	1,497	49	30.55	63.86	2.87	1	5/66
SP Perryman	Warwickshire	22	36	3,408	168	1,439	49	29.37	69.55	2.53	3	7/49
N Gifford	Worcestershire	19	34	3,747	199	1,442	48	30.04	78.06	2.31	1	5/42
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	12	20	2,021	102	704	47	14.98	43.00	2.09	2	5/32
K Stevenson	Hampshire	19	34	2,765	94	1,475	47	31.38	58.83	3.20	2	6/73
S Turner	Essex	22	40	3,132	147	1,167	46	25.37	68.09	2.24	0	4/9
P Carrick	Yorkshire	19	29	3,412	196	1,307	45	29.04	75.82	2.30	3	7/35
JN Shepherd	Kent	19	34	3,607	166	1,573	44	35.75	81.98	2.62	1	5/70
J Spencer	Sussex	16	25	2,784	136	1,090	44	24.77	63.27	2.35	1	5/53
TM Lamb	Northamptonshire	20	32	2,753	102	1,320	43	30.70	64.02	2.88	1	6/71
GG Arnold	Sussex	14	22	2,087	84	805	42	19.17	49.69	2.31	2	7/44
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	12	21	1,970	69	1,030	42	24.52	46.90	3.14	3	8/65
K Higgs	Leicestershire	17	30	2,232	112	887	41	21.63	54.44	2.38	1	7/44
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	15	26	1,935	82	835	41	20.37	47.20	2.59	0	4/25
HR Moseley	Somerset	14	23	2,088	103	813	41	19.83	50.93	2.34	1	6/35
GG Watson	Worcestershire	17	33	2,592	69	1,327	41	32.37	63.22	3.07	1	6/45
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	14	24	2,267	76	1,071	40	26.78	56.68	2.83	1	5/53
CE Waller	Sussex	11	17	1,876	107	698	40	17.45	46.90	2.23	3	5/30
CM Old	Yorkshire	8	15	1,870	89	691	39	17.72	47.95	2.22	2	6/34
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	9	16	1,743	86	619	39	15.87	44.69	2.13	2	7/34
MA Nash	Glamorgan	22	36	2,941	125	1,564	39	40.10	75.41	3.19	2	6/74
CJ Tunnicliffe	Derbyshire	17	26	2,478	114	1,144	39	29.33	63.54	2.77	0	4/30
CC Clifford	Warwickshire	10	18	2,411	110	1,113	38	29.29	63.45	2.77	2	6/89
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	10	18	1,602	65	676	37	18.27	43.30	2.53	3	7/63
DS Steele	Northamptonshire	16	25	2,240	108	970	37	26.22	60.54	2.60	3	6/36
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	19	30	2,183	103	902	37	24.38	59.00	2.48	2	6/25
RJ Hadlee	Nottinghamshire	6	12	1,212	45	521	36	14.47	33.67	2.58	4	6/39
P Willey	Northamptonshire	20	33	3,551	160	1,415	36	39.31	98.64	2.39	0	4/61
KF Jennings	Somerset	15	25	2,450	140	956	36	26.56	68.06	2.34	1	5/18
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	20	27	3,116	139	1,500	36	41.67	86.56	2.89	0	4/82
PD Swart	Glamorgan	19	28	1,991	66	1,030	36	28.61	55.31	3.10	0	4/24
HP Cooper	Yorkshire	15	25	2,387	99	1,088	36	30.22	66.31	2.73	1	6/26
J Simmons	Lancashire	20	33	2,898	142	1,163	34	34.21	85.24	2.41	0	3/33
D Breakwell	Somerset	12	20	2,289	112	900	34	26.47	67.32	2.36	1	6/45
DL Acfield	Essex	17	28	2,632	128	977	34	28.74	77.41	2.23	0	3/33
W Hogg	Lancashire	10	17	1,388	49	721	34	21.21	40.82	3.12	3	7/84
AH Wilkins	Glamorgan	15	24	1,947	65	1,150	32	35.94	60.84	3.54	1	5/96
DN Patel	Worcestershire	15	26	2,142	80	1,000	31	32.26	69.10	2.80	1	5/22
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	16	27	2,609	95	1,207	31	38.94	84.16	2.78	0	4/52
G Miller	Derbyshire	11	20	2,064	111	809	30	26.97	68.80	2.35	2	5/43
VJ Marks	Somerset	9	17	1,863	87	854	30	28.47	62.10	2.75	0	4/48
LB Taylor	Leicestershire	10	18	1,460	42	837	30	27.90	48.67	3.44	0	4/32
GA Cope	Yorkshire	12	19	1,861	103	731	29	25.21	64.17	2.36	0	4/34
AA Jones	Middlesex	11	19	1,390	40	802	29	27.66	47.93	3.46	2	6/89
EE Hemmings	Warwickshire	13	18	2,257	88	1,142	28	40.79	80.61	3.04	0	4/51
AME Roberts	Hampshire	9	15	1,523	74	617	27	22.85	56.41	2.43	1	5/20
P Booth	Leicestershire	17	27	1,663	60	830	27	30.74	61.59	2.99	1	6/93
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	16	25	1,939	70	847	26	32.58	74.58	2.62	0	3/23
RA White	Nottinghamshire	15	25	3,156	139	1,474	26	56.69	121.38	2.80	0	4/73
R Arrowsmith	Lancashire	11	17	1,698	90	784	26	30.15	65.31	2.77	0	4/49
R Illingworth	Leicestershire	13	22	1,569	86	635	25	25.40	62.76	2.43	2	6/38
EJ Barlow	Derbyshire	13	21	1,288	58	528	24	22.00	53.67	2.46	0	4/34
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	19	29	2,802	141	1,281	24	53.38	116.75	2.74	0	3/43
JM Rice	Hampshire	15	23	1,368	57	627	23	27.26	59.48	2.75	0	4/49
J Davey	Gloucestershire	13	19	1,464	50	732	23	31.83	63.65	3.00	0	4/68
J Garner	Somerset	4	8	1,021	61	351	22	15.95	46.41	2.06	3	5/50
RC Ontong	Glamorgan	19	27	1,576	58	856	22	38.91	71.64	3.26	0	4/95
JF Steele	Leicestershire	17	24	1,379	62	566	22	25.73	62.68	2.46	1	5/54
RW Hills	Kent	11	18	1,325	55	671	22	30.50	60.23	3.04	1	6/64
MW Gatting	Middlesex	14	18	775	29	316	21	15.05	36.90	2.45	1	5/59
PE Russell	Derbyshire	14	20	1,312	81	400	21	19.05	62.48	1.83	0	4/23
RA Woolmer	Kent	13	17	813	46	292	20	14.60	40.65	2.16	1	6/27
RGL Cheatle	Sussex	13	18	1,574	69	837	20	41.85	78.70	3.19	0	4/89
JP Whiteley	Yorkshire	6	9	800	35	370	20	18.50	40.00	2.78	0	4/14
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	9	16	1,658	79	613	19	32.26	87.26	2.22	0	4/28
GI Burgess	Somerset	13	21	1,921	111	842	19	44.32	101.11	2.63	0	4/53
MNS Taylor	Hampshire	19	30	1,751	87	764	19	40.21	92.16	2.62	0	3/19
TE Jesty	Hampshire	17	27	1,379	63	577	18	32.06	76.61	2.51	1	6/50
DP Hughes	Lancashire	10	14	1,001	47	446	18	24.78	55.61	2.67	1	5/46
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	14	24	1,757	69	827	18	45.94	97.61	2.82	1	5/33
RC Wincer	Derbyshire	9	13	1,106	37	627	18	34.83	61.44	3.40	0	4/42
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	12	19	1,159	49	483	17	28.41	68.18	2.50	1	5/48
JRT Barclay	Sussex	14	17	1,030	42	474	17	27.88	60.59	2.76	1	5/72
KS Mackintosh	Nottinghamshire	12	19	1,390	45	670	16	41.88	86.88	2.89	0	4/49
PN Kirsten	Derbyshire	13	16	1,178	51	555	15	37.00	78.53	2.83	0	4/51
G Richards	Glamorgan	15	19	1,172	33	710	15	47.33	78.13	3.63	1	5/55
WK Watson	Nottinghamshire	4	7	807	32	440	15	29.33	53.80	3.27	1	6/102
MA Buss	Sussex	10	15	972	47	426	15	28.40	64.80	2.63	0	3/69
CP Phillipson	Sussex	15	18	990	31	617	15	41.13	66.00	3.74	0	3/72
J Walters	Derbyshire	12	16	978	31	489	15	32.60	65.20	3.00	0	3/70
VA Holder	Worcestershire	4	6	894	27	379	14	27.07	63.86	2.54	0	4/52
PJW Allott	Lancashire	4	8	774	12	456	14	32.57	55.29	3.53	1	5/98
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	12	18	789	37	333	12	27.75	65.75	2.53	1	5/32
AJ Harvey-Walker	Derbyshire	7	10	618	27	296	12	24.67	51.50	2.87	1	7/35
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	9	14	856	29	565	12	47.08	71.33	3.96	0	4/63
PHL Wilson	Surrey	6	10	523	20	283	11	25.73	47.55	3.25	0	4/56
DJ Thomas	Surrey	12	20	1,476	58	744	11	67.64	134.18	3.02	0	3/58
RP Baker	Surrey	9	13	724	20	405	11	36.82	65.82	3.36	0	3/54
RDV Knight	Surrey	12	15	877	38	402	10	40.20	87.70	2.75	0	3/45
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	10	14	834	31	408	10	40.80	83.40	2.94	0	4/48
RW Flower	Warwickshire	9	11	1,038	43	554	10	55.40	103.80	3.20	0	3/45
K Shuttleworth	Leicestershire	5	8	762	29	392	9	43.56	84.67	3.09	0	3/27
CWJ Athey	Yorkshire	6	8	450	22	217	9	24.11	50.00	2.89	0	3/38
ACS Pigott	Sussex	5	7	414	8	306	9	34.00	46.00	4.43	0	4/62
DR Gurr	Somerset	3	6	480	18	242	9	26.89	53.33	3.03	0	4/65
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	9	10	522	27	211	9	23.44	58.00	2.43	0	4/22
AJ Mellor	Derbyshire	5	7	636	33	305	9	33.89	70.67	2.88	1	5/52
Asif Iqbal	Kent	8	11	438	15	228	8	28.50	54.75	3.12	0	4/47
B Wood	Lancashire	5	8	522	28	240	8	30.00	65.25	2.76	0	3/45
IVA Richards	Somerset	12	15	539	16	268	8	33.50	67.38	2.98	0	2/11
GR Dilley	Kent	3	6	335	15	118	8	14.75	41.88	2.11	1	5/32
CN Boyns	Worcestershire	8	12	679	14	455	8	56.88	84.88	4.02	0	3/92
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	5	7	504	11	309	7	44.14	72.00	3.68	0	2/15
AJ Mack	Glamorgan	3	4	157	6	73	7	10.43	22.43	2.79	0	4/28
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	6	11	570	27	219	7	31.29	81.43	2.31	0	2/25
PR Oliver	Warwickshire	10	15	1,212	38	610	7	87.14	173.14	3.02	0	2/28
IM Richards	Northamptonshire	4	6	318	10	154	7	22.00	45.43	2.91	0	4/57
HT Tunnicliffe	Nottinghamshire	7	11	600	26	304	7	43.43	85.71	3.04	0	3/93
JP Agnew	Leicestershire	4	8	406	13	215	6	35.83	67.67	3.18	0	3/51
JMH Graham-Brown	Derbyshire	9	12	578	22	293	6	48.83	96.33	3.04	0	2/23
A Hodgson	Northamptonshire	3	5	428	11	289	6	48.17	71.33	4.05	0	2/41
BW Reidy	Lancashire	8	13	942	28	497	6	82.83	157.00	3.17	0	2/47
SJ Storey	Sussex	10	12	582	27	235	6	39.17	97.00	2.42	0	3/12
PJ Watts	Northamptonshire	7	7	372	15	159	6	26.50	62.00	2.56	0	3/32
ME Allbrook	Nottinghamshire	4	6	444	10	278	5	55.60	88.80	3.76	0	2/64
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	1	1	114	5	48	4	12.00	28.50	2.53	0	4/48
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	7	7	246	10	142	4	35.50	61.50	3.46	0	3/28
DC Hopkins	Warwickshire	8	11	741	31	361	4	90.25	185.25	2.92	0	3/27
Javed Miandad	Sussex	5	6	150	2	101	3	33.67	50.00	4.04	0	2/55
PM Roebuck	Somerset	10	13	510	21	238	3	79.33	170.00	2.80	0	1/8
BK Shantry	Gloucestershire	2	4	234	6	167	3	55.67	78.00	4.28	0	2/63
MD Partridge	Gloucestershire	5	7	510	15	312	3	104.00	170.00	3.67	0	2/77
AW Greig	Sussex	4	6	474	14	225	2	112.50	237.00	2.85	0	1/24
GRJ Roope	Surrey	4	4	246	8	123	2	61.50	123.00	3.00	0	1/20
MA Lynch	Surrey	4	4	84	1	59	2	29.50	42.00	4.21	0	1/14
KR Pont	Essex	4	5	276	7	158	2	79.00	138.00	3.43	0	1/28
PG Lee	Lancashire	1	1	48	2	26	2	13.00	24.00	3.25	0	2/26
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	1	2	300	12	137	2	68.50	150.00	2.74	0	2/90
JD Birch	Nottinghamshire	6	8	384	9	226	2	113.00	192.00	3.53	0	1/6
IS Anderson	Derbyshire	3	5	258	10	150	2	75.00	129.00	3.49	0	1/24
RPT Marshall	Sussex	2	2	288	6	216	2	108.00	144.00	4.50	0	2/93
AS Patel	Middlesex	1	1	72	0	55	2	27.50	36.00	4.58	0	2/55
FJ Titmus	Surrey	1	1	84	1	35	1	35.00	84.00	2.50	0	1/35
A Ward	Leicestershire	1	1	24	1	8	1	8.00	24.00	2.00	0	1/8
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	1	1	24	2	8	1	8.00	24.00	2.00	0	1/8
BC Rose	Somerset	1	1	38	1	21	1	21.00	38.00	3.32	0	1/21
AR Butcher	Surrey	6	6	192	5	124	1	124.00	192.00	3.88	0	1/15
CJ Tavaré	Kent	1	1	30	1	20	1	20.00	30.00	4.00	0	1/20
AJ Lamb	Northamptonshire	2	2	12	0	5	1	5.00	12.00	2.50	0	1/1
NGB Cook	Leicestershire	1	2	126	11	33	1	33.00	126.00	1.57	0	1/28
TA Lloyd	Warwickshire	4	4	90	5	35	1	35.00	90.00	2.33	0	1/14
DM Smith	Surrey	1	2	66	2	50	1	50.00	66.00	4.55	0	1/30
NE Briers	Leicestershire	2	2	96	2	40	1	40.00	96.00	2.50	0	1/22
CJC Rowe	Kent	6	8	276	19	81	1	81.00	276.00	1.76	0	1/12
RB Elms	Hampshire	3	4	162	6	89	1	89.00	162.00	3.30	0	1/38
JH Shackleton	Gloucestershire	4	5	300	11	141	1	141.00	300.00	2.82	0	1/21
K Saxelby	Nottinghamshire	2	4	169	1	123	1	123.00	169.00	4.37	0	1/32
RJ Sutcliffe	Lancashire	1	1	72	3	37	1	37.00	72.00	3.08	0	1/37
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	1	1	12	0	14	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/14
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	1	1	12	0	13	0	—	—	6.50	0	0/13
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	2	2	27	3	8	0	—	—	1.78	0	0/1
Younis Ahmed	Surrey	2	2	54	2	27	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/6
Zaheer Abbas	Gloucestershire	2	2	48	1	26	0	—	—	3.25	0	0/7
BA Richards	Hampshire	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
D Lloyd	Lancashire	2	2	23	1	11	0	—	—	2.87	0	0/5
GP Howarth	Surrey	2	2	12	0	7	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/2
GA Gooch	Essex	1	1	12	0	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
JM Brearley	Middlesex	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
DW Randall	Nottinghamshire	2	2	10	0	8	0	—	—	4.80	0	0/4
CT Radley	Middlesex	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	4	4	114	2	83	0	—	—	4.37	0	0/9
G Cook	Northamptonshire	1	1	2	0	10	0	—	—	30.00	0	0/10
DR Pringle	Essex	2	2	42	2	19	0	—	—	2.71	0	0/9
JD Love	Yorkshire	2	2	36	2	16	0	—	—	2.67	0	0/0
CS Cowdrey	Kent	1	1	24	2	6	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/6
P Bainbridge	Gloucestershire	2	3	150	8	59	0	—	—	2.36	0	0/1
BF Davison	Leicestershire	1	1	30	0	29	0	—	—	5.80	0	0/29
PW Denning	Somerset	1	1	42	2	25	0	—	—	3.57	0	0/25
PA Slocombe	Somerset	1	1	24	1	11	0	—	—	2.75	0	0/11
SP Henderson	Worcestershire	1	1	30	0	21	0	—	—	4.20	0	0/21
GC Holmes	Glamorgan	2	2	24	0	41	0	—	—	10.25	0	0/4
JA Hopkins	Glamorgan	1	1	12	0	10	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/10
A Jones	Glamorgan	2	2	15	0	10	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
AL Jones	Glamorgan	1	1	2	0	4	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/4
GJ Parsons	Leicestershire	2	3	102	1	78	0	—	—	4.59	0	0/19
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	1	1	12	0	11	0	—	—	5.50	0	0/11
DR Shepherd	Gloucestershire	2	2	29	0	26	0	—	—	5.38	0	0/6
IR Payne	Surrey	2	2	42	1	27	0	—	—	3.86	0	0/7
GR Stephenson	Hampshire	1	1	1	0	1	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/1
PA Neale	Worcestershire	1	1	54	0	46	0	—	—	5.11	0	0/46
GD Mendis	Sussex	1	1	6	0	9	0	—	—	9.00	0	0/9
A Hill	Derbyshire	1	1	12	0	14	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/14
SN Hartley	Yorkshire	1	1	12	0	6	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/6
J Abrahams	Lancashire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
A Needham	Surrey	1	1	18	1	8	0	—	—	2.67	0	0/8
KP Tomlins	Middlesex	2	2	48	2	16	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
PJ Hacker	Nottinghamshire	1	2	36	0	51	0	—	—	8.50	0	0/14
RM Carter	Northamptonshire	2	2	90	3	43	0	—	—	2.87	0	0/17
A Morris	Derbyshire	1	1	24	1	20	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/20
SB Hassan	Nottinghamshire	2	2	84	4	52	0	—	—	3.71	0	0/19
NHC Cooper	Gloucestershire	1	1	18	0	26	0	—	—	8.67	0	0/26
AGE Ealham	Kent	1	1	2	0	4	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/4
JC Foat	Gloucestershire	1	1	6	0	7	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/7
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	3	4	131	3	81	0	—	—	3.71	0	0/6
C Johnson	Yorkshire	1	1	12	0	5	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5
A Kennedy	Lancashire	2	2	54	3	16	0	—	—	1.78	0	0/6
RL Savage	Warwickshire	1	1	24	0	18	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/18
A Tait	Gloucestershire	1	1	1	0	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
J Whitehouse	Warwickshire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0

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 1978. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1978 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Kent	22	13	3	6	0	7,910	245	32.29	377	7,762	356	21.80
Essex	22	12	1	9	0	8,449	266	31.76	457	7,540	346	21.79
Middlesex	22	11	5	5	1	7,164	281	25.49	371	6,935	353	19.65
Yorkshire	22	10	3	9	0	8,040	254	31.65	398	7,488	291	25.73
Somerset	22	9	4	9	0	8,385	294	28.52	387	8,503	332	25.61
Gloucestershire	22	4	8	9	1	7,917	293	27.02	381	7,565	250	30.26
Hampshire	22	4	6	11	1	8,058	305	26.42	422	8,080	280	28.86
Lancashire	22	4	8	9	1	7,291	294	24.80	483	7,427	264	28.13
Leicestershire	22	4	5	13	0	7,546	239	31.57	368	7,863	278	28.28
Sussex	22	4	7	11	0	7,943	300	26.48	424	7,917	276	28.68
Warwickshire	22	4	5	13	0	8,107	296	27.39	408	8,074	239	33.78
Derbyshire	22	3	7	12	0	6,821	304	22.44	341	6,921	257	26.93
Glamorgan	22	3	8	11	0	7,676	289	26.56	345	8,235	214	38.48
Nottinghamshire	22	3	7	12	0	8,319	263	31.63	426	8,472	266	31.85
Surrey	22	3	7	12	0	6,864	298	23.03	403	7,498	246	30.48
Northamptonshire	22	2	6	12	2	7,422	237	31.32	344	7,352	220	33.42
Worcestershire	22	2	5	15	0	8,520	263	32.40	438	8,800	253	34.78

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 · 1978

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

1978-09-06 to 1978-09-08 · North Marine Road, Scarborough

Yorkshire: 162/8
Gloucestershire: 161

Yorkshire won by 2 wickets

1978-09-06 to 1978-09-08 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 259/9d & 254/3d
Somerset: 251/2d & 251/6

Match drawn

1978-09-06 to 1978-09-08 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 181/5d & 227/8
Derbyshire: 201/5d & 236/9d

Match drawn

1978-09-06 to 1978-09-08 · Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire: Score unavailable
Northamptonshire: Score unavailable

Result unavailable

1978-09-06 to 1978-09-08 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 181 & 263
Kent: 267 & 132

Sussex won by 45 runs

1978-09-06 to 1978-09-07 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 122 & 224
Middlesex: 279 & 69/0

Middlesex won by 10 wickets

1978-09-06 to 1978-09-08 · Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Nottinghamshire: 200/8d & 143/5d
Essex: 122/7d & 222/1

Essex won by 9 wickets

1978-09-06 to 1978-09-08 · County Ground, Southampton

Hampshire: 318/8d & 234/4d
Glamorgan: 191 & 302

Hampshire won by 59 runs

1978-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 256/6d & 49/1
Gloucestershire: 367/5d & 184/7d

Match drawn

1978-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 351 & 145/2d
Lancashire: 274/5d & 95/4

Match drawn

1978-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Grace Road, Leicester

Leicestershire: 326/6
Nottinghamshire: 172 & 46/4

Match drawn

1978-09-01 to 0001-01-01 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Glamorgan: 240/7 & 254/8
Warwickshire: 326/7 & 199/7d

Match drawn

Recorded venues

County Championship 1978 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	11
Grace Road, Leicester	11
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	11
County Ground, Northampton	10
Edgbaston, Birmingham	10
Kennington Oval, Kennington	10
County Ground, Hove	9
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	9
Old Trafford, Manchester	8
County Ground, Taunton	7
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol	6
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	6
County Ground, Chelmsford	5
County Ground, Derby	5
St Helen's, Swansea	5
Dean Park, Bournemouth	4
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	4
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	4
College Ground, Cheltenham	3
County Ground, Southampton	3
Headingley, Leeds	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
Mote Park, Maidstone	2
North Marine Road, Scarborough	2
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford	2
Recreation Ground, Bath	2
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea	2
The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	2
The Saffrons, Eastbourne	2
Valentine's Park, Ilford	2
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester	2
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough	1
Aigburth, Liverpool	1
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
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston	1
St George's Road, Harrogate	1
Stanley Park, Blackpool	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 1978, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1978 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
Zaheer Abbas	213	Sussex	1978-06-01
CEB Rice	213*	Lancashire	1978-07-15
CEB Rice	213	Glamorgan	1978-08-12
CG Greenidge	211	Sussex	1978-06-17
PN Kirsten	206*	Glamorgan	1978-06-10

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1978 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
DL Underwood	9/32	Surrey	1978-06-28
JH Childs	8/34	Hampshire	1978-07-05
RE East	8/41	Northamptonshire	1978-07-26
GB Stevenson	8/65	Lancashire	1978-05-27
KBS Jarvis	8/97	Worcestershire	1978-08-12

* 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.

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Yorkshire v Gloucestershire

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Hampshire v Glamorgan

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