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County Championship 1979 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1979; Tests are excluded.

GM Turner leads the displayed batting table with 1,669 runs. DL Underwood leads the bowling table with 104 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 187
Recorded players: 294
Recorded teams: 17
Recorded venues: 47

Selected season match starts: 1979-05-02 to 1979-09-05. 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 · 1979

League table for 1979. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1979 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Essex	21	13	4	4	281
2	Worcestershire	21	7	4	10	204
3	Surrey	21	6	3	12	192
4	Sussex	20	6	4	10	184
5	Kent	22	6	3	13	181
6	Leicestershire	21	4	5	12	176
7	Yorkshire	21	5	3	13	175
8	Somerset	21	5	1	15	171
9	Nottinghamshire	19	6	4	9	169
10	Gloucestershire	20	5	4	11	167
11	Northamptonshire	21	3	6	12	153
12	Hampshire	21	3	9	9	141
13	Lancashire	22	4	4	14	140
14	Middlesex	20	3	3	14	140
15	Warwickshire	21	3	7	11	133
16	Derbyshire	21	1	6	14	118
17	Glamorgan	21	0	10	11	93

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 1979

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 1979 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
GM Turner	18	1,669
KC Wessels	18	1,619
AJ Lamb	20	1,614
DL Amiss	21	1,613
Younis Ahmed	20	1,508

Recorded innings through 1979-09-05. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1979 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
DL Underwood	22	104
JK Lever	17	99
RD Jackman	19	87
N Gifford	17	78
MJ Procter	19	74

Recorded innings through 1979-09-05. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1979

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 · 294 players

County Championship 1979 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
GM Turner	Worcestershire	18	31	2	1,669	150*	57.55	—	5	8	12	1
KC Wessels	Sussex	18	31	2	1,619	187	55.83	—	9	6	113	2
AJ Lamb	Northamptonshire	20	35	6	1,614	178	55.66	—	11	3	0	0
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	21	35	3	1,613	232*	50.41	—	6	6	20	1
Younis Ahmed	Worcestershire	20	35	7	1,508	221*	53.86	—	7	4	0	0
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	15	27	1	1,504	171	57.85	—	4	8	0	0
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	17	30	2	1,404	145	50.14	—	8	3	0	0
RG Lumb	Yorkshire	21	37	2	1,400	159	40.00	—	4	5	0	0
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	19	36	4	1,273	133*	39.78	—	9	2	0	0
BC Rose	Somerset	20	33	1	1,270	133	39.69	—	8	2	0	0
KS McEwan	Essex	21	34	2	1,254	208*	39.19	—	5	3	0	0
CJ Tavaré	Kent	22	37	5	1,239	150*	38.72	—	6	3	0	0
GP Howarth	Surrey	18	33	4	1,238	183	42.69	—	7	4	0	0
AR Butcher	Surrey	21	39	4	1,231	169	35.17	—	6	3	0	0
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	21	36	5	1,221	95	39.39	—	11	0	0	0
AW Stovold	Gloucestershire	20	35	0	1,220	156	34.86	—	8	1	0	0
PA Neale	Worcestershire	21	37	5	1,214	163*	37.94	—	4	4	14	1
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	20	35	3	1,200	122	37.50	—	7	3	0	0
JF Steele	Leicestershire	20	34	3	1,196	187	38.58	—	6	3	19	1
RA Woolmer	Kent	22	37	4	1,193	169	36.15	—	4	3	0	0
Zaheer Abbas	Gloucestershire	16	28	1	1,192	151*	44.15	—	6	3	0	0
G Boycott	Yorkshire	11	18	5	1,160	175*	89.23	—	7	4	0	0
BF Davison	Leicestershire	21	36	0	1,149	84	31.92	—	8	0	0	0
JG Wright	Derbyshire	17	31	2	1,135	142*	39.14	—	4	5	15	1
G Cook	Northamptonshire	21	37	2	1,132	130	32.34	—	4	2	12	0

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County Championship 1979 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
CT Radley	Middlesex	20	37	6	1,128	118*	36.39	—	8	2	0	0
PM Roebuck	Somerset	20	34	7	1,125	89	41.67	—	10	0	0	0
RC Ontong	Glamorgan	21	37	5	1,120	135*	35.00	—	7	3	0	0
PW Denning	Somerset	20	33	5	1,114	106	39.79	—	6	2	0	0
BR Hardie	Essex	21	34	5	1,111	146*	38.31	—	4	3	0	0
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	18	31	0	1,111	202	35.84	—	6	2	0	0
MJ Smith	Middlesex	19	35	4	1,109	137	35.77	—	1	5	0	0
A Jones	Glamorgan	20	36	0	1,106	115	30.72	—	7	2	0	0
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	18	34	2	1,095	129	34.22	—	8	1	0	0
B Wood	Lancashire	21	36	7	1,094	135*	37.72	—	6	2	0	0
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	16	26	5	1,080	170*	51.43	—	6	4	0	0
GS Clinton	Surrey	21	39	4	1,075	134	30.71	—	6	2	0	0
PN Kirsten	Derbyshire	21	38	2	1,067	135*	29.64	—	5	2	0	0
D Lloyd	Lancashire	21	36	3	1,043	135*	31.61	—	4	4	0	0
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	21	37	4	1,037	134	31.42	—	6	2	0	0
DS Steele	Derbyshire	21	38	7	1,025	122*	33.06	—	7	1	0	0
TE Jesty	Hampshire	18	34	2	1,025	76	32.03	—	9	0	0	0
PWG Parker	Sussex	18	31	5	1,003	103	38.58	—	5	2	27	2
GD Barlow	Middlesex	20	37	9	1,000	133	35.71	—	5	1	0	0
IVA Richards	Somerset	15	24	0	996	156	41.50	—	4	3	0	0
DW Randall	Nottinghamshire	10	20	1	980	209	51.58	—	3	3	0	0
MH Denness	Essex	20	33	2	973	136	31.39	—	3	2	16	0
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	13	22	1	965	136	45.95	—	6	3	0	0
P Willey	Northamptonshire	19	33	6	957	131	35.44	—	5	2	0	0
JA Hopkins	Glamorgan	20	36	1	945	94	27.00	—	6	0	0	0
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	21	37	2	937	151*	26.77	—	3	3	0	0
CJC Rowe	Kent	21	36	5	932	147*	30.06	—	3	3	12	0
PA Todd	Nottinghamshire	16	30	1	922	174	31.79	—	4	1	24	2
GRJ Roope	Surrey	21	39	7	920	114	28.75	—	5	1	0	0
JRT Barclay	Sussex	20	35	4	893	104*	28.81	—	6	1	13	0
CH Lloyd	Lancashire	16	27	4	880	104*	38.26	—	3	3	0	0
KWR Fletcher	Essex	21	34	4	880	140*	29.33	—	6	1	0	0
JH Hampshire	Yorkshire	20	35	2	847	96	25.67	—	6	0	0	0
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	21	37	5	830	93	25.94	—	5	0	0	0
RDV Knight	Surrey	20	37	4	829	100*	25.12	—	4	1	0	0
PA Slocombe	Somerset	20	34	2	804	103*	25.13	—	6	1	0	0
JM Rice	Hampshire	21	38	3	804	84*	22.97	—	3	0	0	0
HT Tunnicliffe	Nottinghamshire	19	36	10	793	97	30.50	—	5	0	0	0
DR Turner	Hampshire	20	36	1	766	129	21.89	—	3	1	0	0
VJ Marks	Somerset	21	35	7	762	93	27.21	—	7	0	0	0
GD Mendis	Sussex	19	33	3	762	118	25.40	—	5	1	12	0
PD Swart	Glamorgan	18	32	3	754	122	26.00	—	2	1	0	0
A Hill	Derbyshire	18	34	2	749	99	23.41	—	4	0	0	0
FC Hayes	Lancashire	17	28	2	746	88	28.69	—	6	0	0	0
AGE Ealham	Kent	22	37	3	745	153	21.91	—	3	1	0	0
GW Humpage	Warwickshire	16	26	2	716	96	29.83	—	2	0	0	0
Imran Khan	Sussex	16	28	5	700	154*	30.43	—	6	1	15	8
AJ Hignell	Gloucestershire	15	27	6	695	149*	33.10	—	3	2	0	0
KD Smith	Warwickshire	19	32	2	664	71	22.13	—	6	0	0	0
KJ Barnett	Derbyshire	21	38	5	661	96	20.03	—	3	0	0	0
RW Tolchard	Leicestershire	18	32	6	643	109	24.73	—	2	1	0	0
CWJ Athey	Yorkshire	20	35	3	642	79*	20.06	—	2	0	0	0
GW Johnson	Kent	22	37	7	634	71	21.13	—	4	0	0	0
TJ Yardley	Northamptonshire	19	34	6	623	66*	22.25	—	4	0	0	0
P Carrick	Yorkshire	21	37	8	621	128*	21.41	—	3	1	0	0
TA Lloyd	Warwickshire	15	27	5	613	104	27.86	—	1	1	0	0
MD Partridge	Gloucestershire	20	35	9	613	90	23.58	—	5	0	0	0
CS Cowdrey	Kent	19	32	4	611	83	21.82	—	4	0	0	0
PB Clift	Leicestershire	21	36	8	600	64	21.43	—	2	0	0	0
NE Briers	Leicestershire	17	29	1	574	119	20.50	—	1	2	0	0
MW Gatting	Middlesex	14	25	4	557	93*	26.52	—	2	0	7	0
J Whitehouse	Warwickshire	20	34	4	554	98	18.47	—	3	0	0	0
J Abrahams	Lancashire	13	26	1	545	79	21.80	—	5	0	0	0
GA Gooch	Essex	10	15	2	535	109	41.15	—	4	1	0	0
DL Bairstow	Yorkshire	21	37	8	527	61	18.17	—	2	0	0	0
S Turner	Essex	21	34	4	525	102	17.50	—	1	1	0	0
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	21	38	6	523	85	16.34	—	2	0	0	0
AJ Borrington	Derbyshire	18	32	4	521	64	18.61	—	3	0	0	0
DI Gower	Leicestershire	10	18	3	515	98	34.33	—	5	0	0	0
RO Butcher	Middlesex	14	27	0	513	106	19.00	—	2	1	0	0
Asif Iqbal	Kent	10	17	1	506	152	31.63	—	0	1	0	0
DM Smith	Surrey	17	31	6	497	79	19.88	—	3	0	0	0
DJ Humphries	Worcestershire	21	37	4	496	50	15.03	—	1	0	0	0
IT Botham	Somerset	11	18	1	487	120	28.65	—	1	1	0	0
K Sharp	Yorkshire	14	23	2	483	80	23.00	—	2	0	0	0
BW Reidy	Lancashire	16	28	5	482	131*	20.96	—	0	1	0	0
MNS Taylor	Hampshire	20	35	3	480	75	15.00	—	3	0	0	0
J Simmons	Lancashire	22	38	5	469	74*	14.21	—	1	0	0	0
AL Jones	Glamorgan	13	23	1	461	83	20.95	—	4	0	0	0
DN Patel	Worcestershire	19	33	2	453	68	14.61	—	2	0	0	0
D Breakwell	Somerset	21	35	8	441	54*	16.33	—	2	0	0	0
JE Emburey	Middlesex	18	33	5	437	91*	15.61	—	1	0	0	0
PJ Graves	Sussex	16	27	2	437	59	17.48	—	1	0	0	0
N Phillip	Essex	21	34	4	417	66	13.90	—	2	0	0	0
JD Love	Yorkshire	11	21	3	417	170*	23.17	—	0	1	0	0
JM Brearley	Middlesex	8	13	2	415	148*	37.73	—	1	1	0	0
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	10	17	5	398	141*	33.17	—	1	1	11	1
DJ Rock	Hampshire	14	24	1	397	104	17.26	—	0	1	0	0
JD Birch	Nottinghamshire	11	21	4	397	94*	23.35	—	2	0	0	0
RE East	Essex	19	31	5	390	70	15.00	—	1	0	0	0
G Sharp	Northamptonshire	21	37	2	386	51	11.03	—	1	0	0	0
CP Phillipson	Sussex	20	35	5	383	47	12.77	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Tunnicliffe	Derbyshire	19	34	4	382	57	12.73	—	2	0	0	0
DA Francis	Glamorgan	13	25	7	381	56*	21.17	—	1	0	0	0
JN Shepherd	Kent	15	24	1	366	86	15.91	—	1	0	0	0
NEJ Pocock	Hampshire	10	19	2	359	143*	21.12	—	0	1	0	0
PR Oliver	Warwickshire	14	22	3	355	83	18.68	—	2	0	0	0
EW Jones	Glamorgan	19	34	5	351	108	12.10	—	0	1	0	0
EE Hemmings	Nottinghamshire	19	36	6	350	85*	11.67	—	1	0	0	0
G Miller	Derbyshire	11	20	4	348	82	21.75	—	2	0	0	0
IJ Gould	Middlesex	18	33	1	347	89	10.84	—	2	0	0	0
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	14	28	4	345	52	14.38	—	2	0	0	0
JC Foat	Gloucestershire	9	15	2	343	126	26.38	—	1	1	0	0
BC Broad	Gloucestershire	7	13	1	334	129	27.83	—	1	1	0	0
PJ Watts	Northamptonshire	18	32	7	323	42*	12.92	—	0	0	0	0
DJS Taylor	Somerset	20	33	10	318	50*	13.83	—	1	0	0	0
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	21	38	6	316	51	9.88	—	1	0	0	0
J Lyon	Lancashire	20	34	8	313	123	12.04	—	0	1	0	0
IM Richards	Northamptonshire	10	18	1	312	47	18.35	—	0	0	0	0
C Maynard	Warwickshire	12	20	3	310	85	18.24	—	2	0	0	0
GR Stephenson	Hampshire	21	38	2	308	43	8.56	—	0	0	0	0
N Smith	Essex	21	34	6	297	90*	10.61	—	2	0	0	0
KR Pont	Essex	11	19	2	292	77	17.18	—	2	0	0	0
ACS Pigott	Sussex	12	22	2	289	55	14.45	—	1	0	0	0
RD Jackman	Surrey	19	35	8	287	82	10.63	—	1	0	0	0
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	19	34	8	283	56*	10.88	—	1	0	0	0
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	20	35	9	283	37*	10.88	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	15	29	6	266	43	11.57	—	0	0	0	0
K Shuttleworth	Leicestershire	16	27	9	265	44	14.72	—	0	0	0	0
J Walters	Derbyshire	20	36	6	264	54	8.80	—	1	0	0	0
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	10	20	3	260	59*	15.29	—	1	0	0	0
MJ Smedley	Nottinghamshire	10	19	1	260	47*	14.44	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Llewellyn	Glamorgan	9	15	1	258	106*	18.43	—	1	1	0	0
GR Dilley	Kent	20	35	9	248	81	9.54	—	1	0	0	0
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	16	30	4	244	42	9.38	—	0	0	0	0
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	20	37	1	237	45	6.58	—	0	0	0	0
WN Slack	Middlesex	6	12	0	236	66	19.67	—	1	0	0	0
SB Hassan	Nottinghamshire	8	14	0	235	49	16.79	—	0	0	0	0
RM Ratcliffe	Lancashire	15	26	5	232	101*	11.05	—	0	1	0	0
JW Southern	Hampshire	14	26	8	228	61*	12.67	—	1	0	0	0
GE Trim	Lancashire	6	12	0	228	91	19.00	—	1	0	0	0
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	13	22	2	220	46	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
AM Ferreira	Warwickshire	15	26	5	219	57	10.43	—	1	0	0	0
DL Underwood	Kent	22	37	5	210	45	6.56	—	0	0	0	0
BN French	Nottinghamshire	16	31	5	210	41	8.08	—	0	0	0	0
APE Knott	Kent	9	14	2	200	63	16.67	—	1	0	0	0
A Long	Sussex	16	26	10	200	35*	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
DR Shepherd	Gloucestershire	6	9	1	197	70	24.63	—	1	0	0	0
CH Dredge	Somerset	9	17	5	196	55	16.33	—	1	0	0	0
RJ Hadlee	Nottinghamshire	10	19	4	193	41	12.87	—	0	0	0	0
GC Holmes	Glamorgan	8	15	3	190	100*	15.83	—	0	1	0	0
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	13	23	5	184	51	10.22	—	1	0	0	0
CJ Richards	Surrey	21	39	1	183	29	4.82	—	0	0	0	0
RW Taylor	Derbyshire	10	18	2	173	43*	10.81	—	0	0	0	0
MD Marshall	Hampshire	17	30	1	168	38	5.79	—	0	0	0	0
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	6	11	2	163	52	18.11	—	1	0	0	0
DP Hughes	Lancashire	13	22	3	158	60*	8.32	—	1	0	0	0
GG Arnold	Sussex	17	30	1	151	51	5.21	—	1	0	0	0
J Spencer	Sussex	15	25	3	145	35	6.59	—	0	0	0	0
G Richards	Glamorgan	9	15	2	142	34	10.92	—	0	0	0	0
PR Downton	Kent	13	23	1	141	29	6.41	—	0	0	0	0
A Kennedy	Lancashire	9	14	3	135	21	12.27	—	0	0	0	0
PI Pocock	Surrey	20	37	7	131	20	4.37	—	0	0	0	0
SN Hartley	Yorkshire	3	6	1	126	53*	25.20	—	1	0	0	0
MA Nash	Glamorgan	9	17	0	123	41	7.24	—	0	0	0	0
BM Brain	Gloucestershire	20	35	0	123	24	3.51	—	0	0	0	0
VA Holder	Worcestershire	13	20	6	119	24*	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	9	14	5	119	33*	13.22	—	0	0	0	0
CM Old	Yorkshire	13	22	5	110	23	6.47	—	0	0	0	0
MA Lynch	Surrey	6	12	2	108	22	10.80	—	0	0	0	0
MSA McEvoy	Essex	7	12	0	108	28	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Garner	Somerset	14	22	4	106	53	5.89	—	1	0	0	0
N Gifford	Worcestershire	17	31	5	103	35	3.96	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	9	12	1	103	33	9.36	—	0	0	0	0
DC Hopkins	Warwickshire	12	21	2	103	34*	5.42	—	0	0	0	0
RNS Hobbs	Glamorgan	17	30	7	101	29	4.39	—	0	0	0	0
K Stevenson	Hampshire	21	38	15	96	24	4.17	—	0	0	0	0
RM Carter	Northamptonshire	9	16	3	94	26*	7.23	—	0	0	0	0
GA Cope	Yorkshire	9	17	6	92	39*	8.36	—	0	0	0	0
JW Lloyds	Somerset	3	5	0	92	43	18.40	—	0	0	0	0
M Schepens	Leicestershire	4	7	1	91	57	15.17	—	1	0	0	0
ST Clarke	Surrey	9	15	3	90	25	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
BJR Jones	Worcestershire	4	8	0	89	19	11.13	—	0	0	0	0
CC Clifford	Warwickshire	20	34	5	88	26	3.03	—	0	0	0	0
RC Wincer	Derbyshire	10	19	4	88	26	5.87	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Kitchen	Somerset	5	9	0	87	34	9.67	—	0	0	0	0
VP Terry	Hampshire	5	8	0	86	21	10.75	—	0	0	0	0
MW Stovold	Gloucestershire	6	9	1	84	27	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	8	11	2	83	42*	9.22	—	0	0	0	0
IS Anderson	Derbyshire	4	7	2	83	38	16.60	—	0	0	0	0
SP Hoadley	Sussex	4	8	0	77	23	9.63	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Bailey	Hampshire	4	7	1	76	24	12.67	—	0	0	0	0
GG Watson	Worcestershire	8	16	1	75	18*	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Brassington	Gloucestershire	17	29	7	73	17	3.32	—	0	0	0	0
WW Daniel	Middlesex	17	31	6	72	18	2.88	—	0	0	0	0
JK Lever	Essex	17	26	4	72	14	3.27	—	0	0	0	0
TM Lamb	Northamptonshire	16	27	7	72	14	3.60	—	0	0	0	0
R Arrowsmith	Lancashire	7	12	3	72	39	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
H Cartwright	Derbyshire	2	3	0	72	72	24.00	—	1	0	0	0
AJ McLellan	Derbyshire	11	20	3	72	41	4.24	—	0	0	0	0
HP Cooper	Yorkshire	6	10	0	69	40	6.90	—	0	0	0	0
RT Robinson	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	68	40	34.00	—	0	0	0	0
P Bainbridge	Gloucestershire	7	14	1	68	19	5.23	—	0	0	0	0
PG Lee	Lancashire	15	26	7	68	19	3.58	—	0	0	0	0
JW Lister	Derbyshire	2	4	0	68	44	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
SP Perryman	Warwickshire	18	29	4	68	12	2.72	—	0	0	0	0
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	9	16	3	67	18*	5.15	—	0	0	0	0
NGB Cook	Leicestershire	13	22	4	66	18*	3.67	—	0	0	0	0
B Leadbeater	Yorkshire	2	4	1	66	49	22.00	—	0	0	0	0
CE Waller	Sussex	14	24	7	64	18*	3.76	—	0	0	0	0
WK Watson	Nottinghamshire	9	17	5	64	22*	5.33	—	0	0	0	0
RW Hills	Kent	8	12	2	64	27	6.40	—	0	0	0	0
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	9	16	6	63	29*	6.30	—	0	0	0	0
RN Abberley	Warwickshire	5	9	2	63	22*	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
P Booth	Leicestershire	8	13	3	63	20	6.30	—	0	0	0	0
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	5	8	1	58	51*	8.29	—	1	0	0	0
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	18	33	9	58	13*	2.42	—	0	0	0	0
DL Acfield	Essex	17	28	9	55	12*	2.89	—	0	0	0	0
S Oldham	Yorkshire	12	20	1	52	50	2.74	—	1	0	7	2
NFM Popplewell	Somerset	6	9	1	50	13	6.25	—	0	0	0	0
MA Garnham	Gloucestershire	3	6	2	50	21	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
PHL Wilson	Surrey	16	30	7	48	15	2.09	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Thomas	Surrey	7	13	2	48	15*	4.36	—	0	0	0	0
JH Childs	Gloucestershire	19	33	9	47	9	1.96	—	0	0	0	0
AW Lilley	Essex	3	4	0	46	35	11.50	—	0	0	0	0
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	5	10	1	43	18	4.78	—	0	0	0	0
JP Whiteley	Yorkshire	11	19	2	43	20	2.53	—	0	0	0	0
K Higgs	Leicestershire	18	30	6	42	9	1.75	—	0	0	0	0
CM Wells	Sussex	4	8	1	42	29	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
PJ Hacker	Nottinghamshire	10	20	3	40	9	2.35	—	0	0	0	0
A Hodgson	Northamptonshire	10	19	3	39	10	2.44	—	0	0	0	0
RL Savage	Warwickshire	6	12	5	39	15*	5.57	—	0	0	0	0
KBS Jarvis	Kent	17	28	5	38	8	1.65	—	0	0	0	0
MK Bore	Nottinghamshire	19	36	7	37	13*	1.28	—	0	0	0	0
CC Curzon	Nottinghamshire	3	5	3	36	18*	18.00	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	13	23	6	36	10*	2.12	—	0	0	0	0
AH Wilkins	Glamorgan	8	14	1	34	17	2.62	—	0	0	0	0
TJ Head	Sussex	4	8	1	33	22	4.71	—	0	0	0	0
W Hogg	Lancashire	11	18	1	33	11	1.94	—	0	0	0	0
PG Ingham	Yorkshire	2	4	0	32	17	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	2	4	0	30	25	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
Javed Miandad	Sussex	1	2	1	30	30*	30.00	—	0	0	0	0
AA Jones	Middlesex	11	20	3	29	12	1.71	—	0	0	0	0
MCJ Nicholas	Hampshire	3	6	0	28	10	4.67	—	0	0	0	0
HR Moseley	Somerset	6	12	1	25	15	2.27	—	0	0	0	0
RGL Cheatle	Sussex	6	11	1	25	15	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
I Cockbain	Lancashire	1	2	0	23	23	11.50	—	0	0	0	0
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	1	1	0	21	21	21.00	—	0	0	0	0
PJW Allott	Lancashire	12	20	2	19	14	1.06	—	0	0	0	0
GJ Parsons	Leicestershire	2	4	0	17	17	4.25	—	0	0	0	0
KF Jennings	Somerset	16	26	5	16	11*	0.76	—	0	0	0	0
KS Mackintosh	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	16	8	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
PA Robinson	Lancashire	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
LB Taylor	Leicestershire	13	23	4	14	9*	0.74	—	0	0	0	0
C Johnson	Yorkshire	1	2	0	14	13	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Ramage	Yorkshire	4	7	3	14	8*	3.50	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Mack	Glamorgan	7	14	4	13	5	1.30	—	0	0	0	0
JA Claughton	Warwickshire	2	2	0	12	12	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
DR Gurr	Somerset	3	4	1	11	11*	3.67	—	0	0	0	0
JP Agnew	Leicestershire	2	4	0	9	9	2.25	—	0	0	0	0
GP Thomas	Warwickshire	1	1	0	9	9	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
PE Russell	Derbyshire	5	8	0	8	4	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
T Gard	Somerset	1	2	1	7	7*	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Mellor	Derbyshire	6	11	4	7	3*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
WG Merry	Middlesex	8	16	4	7	4*	0.58	—	0	0	0	0
PB Fisher	Middlesex	2	4	0	6	6	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
G Fowler	Lancashire	1	2	0	4	2	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
KP Tomlins	Middlesex	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
NH Finan	Gloucestershire	1	1	1	4	4*	—	—	0	0	0	0
A Needham	Surrey	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
NJ Perry	Glamorgan	4	7	1	1	1	0.17	—	0	0	0	0
RE Dexter	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
MF Malone	Lancashire	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
LL McFarlane	Northamptonshire	8	15	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
GE Sainsbury	Essex	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	5	8	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
R Herkes	Middlesex	2	4	2	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
H Pilling	Lancashire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Scott	Lancashire	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 208 players

County Championship 1979 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
DL Underwood	Kent	22	36	4,671	330	1,521	104	14.63	44.91	1.95	10	8/28
JK Lever	Essex	17	30	3,453	138	1,460	99	14.75	34.88	2.54	8	8/49
RD Jackman	Surrey	19	35	3,617	169	1,515	87	17.41	41.57	2.51	7	8/64
N Gifford	Worcestershire	17	31	4,789	237	1,848	78	23.69	61.40	2.32	2	5/12
MJ Procter	Gloucestershire	19	34	3,283	129	1,491	74	20.15	44.36	2.72	6	8/30
Imran Khan	Sussex	16	30	2,490	106	1,091	73	14.95	34.11	2.63	7	6/37
N Phillip	Essex	21	37	3,137	123	1,445	66	21.89	47.53	2.76	1	5/23
PI Pocock	Surrey	19	35	3,437	175	1,406	63	22.32	54.56	2.45	3	9/57
K Stevenson	Hampshire	21	35	3,056	121	1,459	61	23.92	50.10	2.86	3	5/30
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	19	34	3,002	92	1,547	59	26.22	50.88	3.09	3	6/35
JE Emburey	Middlesex	18	32	4,087	205	1,457	57	25.56	71.70	2.14	0	4/31
EE Hemmings	Nottinghamshire	18	34	4,150	203	1,682	57	29.51	72.81	2.43	2	5/74
S Turner	Essex	21	37	3,225	150	1,211	57	21.25	56.58	2.25	4	5/35
MWW Selvey	Middlesex	20	37	3,506	175	1,443	56	25.77	62.61	2.47	3	5/42
EA Cordle	Glamorgan	21	32	3,525	124	1,572	56	28.07	62.95	2.68	1	6/49
MK Bore	Nottinghamshire	18	34	4,016	199	1,758	56	31.39	71.71	2.63	3	8/89
J Garner	Somerset	14	24	2,359	127	761	55	13.84	42.89	1.94	4	6/80
WW Daniel	Middlesex	17	31	2,573	100	1,170	52	22.50	49.48	2.73	2	6/38
J Simmons	Lancashire	18	27	2,722	112	1,231	51	24.14	53.37	2.71	1	7/86
P Carrick	Yorkshire	20	32	3,882	210	1,678	51	32.90	76.12	2.59	3	5/32
GG Arnold	Sussex	17	31	2,536	144	900	50	18.00	50.72	2.13	2	6/41
VJ Marks	Somerset	20	35	2,988	138	1,377	50	27.54	59.76	2.77	4	6/33
CC Clifford	Warwickshire	19	29	4,092	154	2,166	49	44.20	83.51	3.18	3	5/37
SP Perryman	Warwickshire	18	30	3,918	214	1,635	48	34.06	81.63	2.50	4	6/69
DS Steele	Derbyshire	19	32	2,858	127	1,393	47	29.64	60.81	2.92	2	6/91

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County Championship 1979 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
J Cumbes	Worcestershire	18	32	3,314	100	1,550	47	32.98	70.51	2.81	3	6/103
K Higgs	Leicestershire	18	29	2,399	131	865	46	18.80	52.15	2.16	4	6/33
P Willey	Northamptonshire	18	33	3,743	166	1,464	46	31.83	81.37	2.35	3	5/46
MD Marshall	Hampshire	17	28	2,640	142	957	46	20.80	57.39	2.18	1	5/56
GR Dilley	Kent	20	33	2,565	108	1,096	46	23.83	55.76	2.56	1	6/66
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	16	28	2,809	115	1,364	46	29.65	61.07	2.91	1	6/14
JH Childs	Gloucestershire	18	30	3,615	178	1,704	46	37.04	78.59	2.83	1	5/118
Sarfraz Nawaz	Northamptonshire	13	24	2,444	130	913	45	20.29	54.31	2.24	2	6/60
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	17	30	2,306	111	984	45	21.87	51.24	2.56	2	6/49
PB Clift	Leicestershire	21	35	3,011	138	1,264	45	28.09	66.91	2.52	1	5/57
JRT Barclay	Sussex	20	30	2,016	63	1,054	44	23.95	45.82	3.14	1	6/101
RE East	Essex	19	29	3,247	162	1,253	43	29.14	75.51	2.32	1	5/56
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	13	25	2,309	79	1,112	43	25.86	53.70	2.89	1	5/76
BM Brain	Gloucestershire	19	34	2,619	109	1,191	42	28.36	62.36	2.73	2	5/33
D Breakwell	Somerset	20	33	3,048	168	1,200	40	30.00	76.20	2.36	1	6/41
LB Taylor	Leicestershire	13	22	1,898	68	861	39	22.08	48.67	2.72	2	6/61
DL Acfield	Essex	17	23	2,718	132	991	39	25.41	69.69	2.19	3	6/56
K Shuttleworth	Leicestershire	16	27	2,291	78	1,142	38	30.05	60.29	2.99	0	4/60
ST Clarke	Surrey	9	16	1,722	95	684	38	18.00	45.32	2.38	3	6/61
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	16	26	2,331	91	1,238	38	32.58	61.34	3.19	3	5/59
RM Ratcliffe	Lancashire	15	21	2,482	120	1,017	38	26.76	65.32	2.46	3	6/84
RJ Hadlee	Nottinghamshire	9	17	1,590	86	625	37	16.89	42.97	2.36	2	7/23
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	20	29	2,852	144	1,184	37	32.00	77.08	2.49	1	5/44
CE Waller	Sussex	14	23	2,647	114	1,147	37	31.00	71.54	2.60	0	4/18
CJ Tunnicliffe	Derbyshire	18	30	2,625	101	1,260	37	34.05	70.95	2.88	0	4/35
CM Old	Yorkshire	13	20	2,163	96	904	36	25.11	60.08	2.51	1	5/72
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	18	29	2,490	114	1,142	36	31.72	69.17	2.75	1	5/57
KBS Jarvis	Kent	17	26	2,232	96	1,112	36	30.89	62.00	2.99	0	4/42
DN Patel	Worcestershire	16	23	2,246	91	1,224	34	36.00	66.06	3.27	1	5/95
JN Shepherd	Kent	14	24	2,373	103	1,039	33	31.48	71.91	2.63	0	4/55
G Miller	Derbyshire	11	20	2,134	106	851	33	25.79	64.67	2.39	2	6/53
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	10	18	2,325	121	878	32	27.44	72.66	2.27	0	4/30
NGB Cook	Leicestershire	13	21	2,021	113	806	32	25.19	63.16	2.39	2	6/57
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	12	19	1,764	72	826	31	26.65	56.90	2.81	0	4/59
PHL Wilson	Surrey	16	27	1,709	63	861	30	28.70	56.97	3.02	0	4/39
AM Ferreira	Warwickshire	15	24	2,478	95	1,198	30	39.93	82.60	2.90	1	5/66
RDV Knight	Surrey	15	24	1,560	66	728	29	25.10	53.79	2.80	2	5/44
VA Holder	Worcestershire	13	21	2,248	71	962	28	34.36	80.29	2.57	0	4/76
RC Ontong	Glamorgan	19	24	1,530	48	802	28	28.64	54.64	3.15	2	5/40
JW Southern	Hampshire	13	19	1,998	113	829	28	29.61	71.36	2.49	1	6/81
MNS Taylor	Hampshire	20	27	1,499	68	696	27	25.78	55.52	2.79	1	5/33
DC Hopkins	Warwickshire	12	18	1,648	59	886	27	32.81	61.04	3.23	1	6/67
M Hendrick	Derbyshire	9	16	1,719	87	588	26	22.62	66.12	2.05	0	4/32
IT Botham	Somerset	11	18	1,545	62	846	26	32.54	59.42	3.29	1	6/81
BJ Lloyd	Glamorgan	14	21	2,233	85	1,038	26	39.92	85.88	2.79	0	4/55
W Hogg	Lancashire	10	15	1,275	45	704	25	28.16	51.00	3.31	0	4/26
JM Rice	Hampshire	20	26	1,546	55	707	24	29.46	64.42	2.74	1	5/17
J Walters	Derbyshire	18	26	2,058	71	1,088	24	45.33	85.75	3.17	0	4/100
ACS Pigott	Sussex	12	20	1,440	42	828	23	36.00	62.61	3.45	0	4/65
GW Johnson	Kent	21	34	2,494	127	1,034	23	44.96	108.43	2.49	1	5/12
NG Featherstone	Middlesex	10	15	1,146	40	568	23	24.70	49.83	2.97	0	4/28
AH Wilkins	Glamorgan	8	11	1,234	45	603	22	27.41	56.09	2.93	2	6/79
PG Lee	Lancashire	14	19	1,666	58	874	22	39.73	75.73	3.15	0	3/50
TM Lamb	Northamptonshire	14	22	1,781	84	872	22	39.64	80.95	2.94	0	4/58
J Spencer	Sussex	15	23	1,827	74	783	22	35.59	83.05	2.57	1	6/42
DJ Brown	Warwickshire	9	12	1,461	60	653	21	31.10	69.57	2.68	2	7/73
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	16	22	1,479	73	645	21	30.71	70.43	2.62	0	3/38
CH Dredge	Somerset	9	16	1,224	43	659	21	31.38	58.29	3.23	0	4/40
JF Steele	Leicestershire	14	23	1,425	75	596	20	29.80	71.25	2.51	0	3/20
RGL Cheatle	Sussex	6	12	956	40	405	20	20.25	47.80	2.54	2	6/32
MD Partridge	Gloucestershire	18	28	1,419	41	833	20	41.65	70.95	3.52	1	5/29
RC Wincer	Derbyshire	9	14	1,289	36	785	20	39.25	64.45	3.65	0	4/81
PN Kirsten	Derbyshire	18	24	1,580	63	736	19	38.74	83.16	2.79	0	4/44
WK Watson	Nottinghamshire	9	16	1,133	60	508	19	26.74	59.63	2.69	1	6/51
MF Malone	Lancashire	2	4	501	26	191	18	10.61	27.83	2.29	3	7/88
S Oldham	Yorkshire	12	19	1,477	52	720	18	40.00	82.06	2.92	0	4/76
RNS Hobbs	Glamorgan	15	21	1,388	61	720	17	42.35	81.65	3.11	0	2/8
AA Jones	Middlesex	10	17	1,327	49	646	17	38.00	78.06	2.92	0	3/39
HR Moseley	Somerset	6	11	865	35	385	17	22.65	50.88	2.67	1	5/18
PD Swart	Glamorgan	12	17	1,152	42	563	17	33.12	67.76	2.93	0	4/61
GG Watson	Worcestershire	8	15	1,391	42	711	17	41.82	81.82	3.07	0	4/29
Intikhab Alam	Surrey	12	22	1,909	91	886	16	55.38	119.31	2.78	0	3/44
KF Jennings	Somerset	14	18	1,224	63	537	16	33.56	76.50	2.63	0	4/25
MA Nash	Glamorgan	9	14	1,359	66	619	16	38.69	84.94	2.73	0	4/50
BW Reidy	Lancashire	6	9	861	21	462	16	28.88	53.81	3.22	1	5/61
PJ Hacker	Nottinghamshire	10	15	1,062	42	639	15	42.60	70.80	3.61	0	4/46
A Hodgson	Northamptonshire	10	17	1,228	36	706	15	47.07	81.87	3.45	0	3/41
B Wood	Lancashire	13	17	826	25	455	14	32.50	59.00	3.31	0	3/51
AJ Mack	Glamorgan	7	12	963	25	513	14	36.64	68.79	3.20	0	4/62
GA Cope	Yorkshire	9	13	1,148	58	490	13	37.69	88.31	2.56	1	6/37
PJW Allott	Lancashire	12	17	1,339	41	609	13	46.85	103.00	2.73	1	5/39
DP Hughes	Lancashire	10	14	1,190	49	592	13	45.54	91.54	2.98	0	4/77
LL McFarlane	Northamptonshire	8	15	1,086	35	569	13	43.77	83.54	3.14	0	3/83
DJ Thomas	Surrey	6	12	1,014	32	556	13	42.77	78.00	3.29	1	6/84
J Birkenshaw	Leicestershire	8	10	909	40	381	12	31.75	75.75	2.51	0	3/20
CP Phillipson	Sussex	16	17	913	37	358	12	29.83	76.08	2.35	0	2/2
D Lloyd	Lancashire	4	6	356	19	164	11	14.91	32.36	2.76	2	6/60
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	7	13	743	33	358	11	32.55	67.55	2.89	0	4/42
HP Cooper	Yorkshire	6	10	852	36	387	11	35.18	77.45	2.73	0	2/16
WG Merry	Middlesex	8	12	900	36	431	10	43.10	90.00	2.87	0	3/46
A Ramage	Yorkshire	4	8	672	34	305	10	30.50	67.20	2.72	0	3/63
RL Savage	Warwickshire	6	8	933	29	525	10	52.50	93.30	3.38	0	4/83
JP Whiteley	Yorkshire	10	16	1,219	66	529	10	52.90	121.90	2.60	0	3/85
G Boycott	Yorkshire	4	7	271	20	84	9	9.33	30.11	1.86	0	4/14
RGD Willis	Warwickshire	8	11	864	39	378	9	42.00	96.00	2.63	1	5/41
R Arrowsmith	Lancashire	6	7	492	20	280	9	31.11	54.67	3.41	0	2/22
KWR Fletcher	Essex	2	2	135	3	85	8	10.63	16.88	3.78	1	5/41
RW Hills	Kent	7	8	684	26	341	8	42.63	85.50	2.99	0	3/59
HT Tunnicliffe	Nottinghamshire	14	17	859	41	445	8	55.63	107.38	3.11	0	3/32
NJ Perry	Glamorgan	4	6	678	19	386	7	55.14	96.86	3.42	0	3/84
RM Carter	Northamptonshire	6	9	480	24	219	7	31.29	68.57	2.74	0	2/12
P Booth	Leicestershire	7	11	491	19	307	7	43.86	70.14	3.75	0	3/46
AJ Mellor	Derbyshire	6	8	541	18	276	7	39.43	77.29	3.06	0	3/28
PJ Watts	Northamptonshire	10	13	642	24	304	7	43.43	91.71	2.84	0	2/10
BL D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	4	6	468	24	175	6	29.17	78.00	2.24	0	2/34
CM Wells	Sussex	3	4	246	16	87	6	14.50	41.00	2.12	0	3/9
CJC Rowe	Kent	6	6	282	14	128	6	21.33	47.00	2.72	0	4/4
B Dudleston	Leicestershire	6	6	330	25	104	6	17.33	55.00	1.89	0	3/25
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	5	8	458	13	236	6	39.33	76.33	3.09	0	2/9
R Herkes	Middlesex	1	2	153	2	84	6	14.00	25.50	3.29	1	6/60
SJ Rouse	Warwickshire	1	2	123	3	80	6	13.33	20.50	3.90	0	4/41
PE Russell	Derbyshire	5	7	726	29	335	6	55.83	121.00	2.77	0	3/102
GRJ Roope	Surrey	7	9	244	6	167	5	33.40	48.80	4.11	0	2/5
P Bainbridge	Gloucestershire	5	8	324	15	184	5	36.80	64.80	3.41	0	2/30
NFM Popplewell	Somerset	6	11	504	28	215	5	43.00	100.80	2.56	0	3/43
AP Pridgeon	Worcestershire	5	8	582	15	324	5	64.80	116.40	3.34	0	2/84
PR Oliver	Warwickshire	9	12	720	20	425	5	85.00	144.00	3.54	0	1/16
Sadiq Mohammad	Gloucestershire	4	5	288	7	180	4	45.00	72.00	3.75	0	3/97
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	8	10	685	19	384	4	96.00	171.25	3.36	0	2/76
JP Agnew	Leicestershire	2	4	276	14	124	4	31.00	69.00	2.70	0	2/33
CS Cowdrey	Kent	2	2	58	1	49	4	12.25	14.50	5.07	0	3/40
KJ Barnett	Derbyshire	13	14	527	11	333	4	83.25	131.75	3.79	0	1/14
GJ Parsons	Leicestershire	2	2	192	10	125	4	31.25	48.00	3.91	0	2/48
G Richards	Glamorgan	5	7	252	9	138	4	34.50	63.00	3.29	0	2/19
KR Pont	Essex	5	6	342	13	154	4	38.50	85.50	2.70	0	3/44
FJ Titmus	Middlesex	2	4	456	16	177	3	59.00	152.00	2.33	0	1/32
Younis Ahmed	Worcestershire	8	10	359	12	151	3	50.33	119.67	2.52	0	1/16
IVA Richards	Somerset	10	15	342	4	208	3	69.33	114.00	3.65	0	2/47
MJ Bailey	Hampshire	4	5	302	9	151	3	50.33	100.67	3.00	0	2/65
RA Woolmer	Kent	11	12	564	16	266	2	133.00	282.00	2.83	0	1/33
DR Gurr	Somerset	3	4	417	17	185	2	92.50	208.50	2.66	0	2/36
BR Hardie	Essex	1	1	30	0	39	2	19.50	15.00	7.80	0	2/39
DR Turner	Hampshire	4	4	88	5	65	2	32.50	44.00	4.43	0	1/7
A Hill	Derbyshire	2	3	54	1	46	2	23.00	27.00	5.11	0	1/15
PA Robinson	Lancashire	1	2	119	4	58	2	29.00	59.50	2.92	0	2/57
Asif Iqbal	Kent	3	3	102	3	71	1	71.00	102.00	4.18	0	1/29
GP Howarth	Surrey	3	3	120	6	46	1	46.00	120.00	2.30	0	1/19
GA Gooch	Essex	3	3	144	4	75	1	75.00	144.00	3.13	0	1/21
MW Gatting	Middlesex	7	8	208	7	106	1	106.00	208.00	3.06	0	1/9
CT Radley	Middlesex	1	1	12	0	9	1	9.00	12.00	4.50	0	1/9
DL Bairstow	Yorkshire	1	1	30	1	16	1	16.00	30.00	3.20	0	1/16
AR Butcher	Surrey	6	6	162	8	114	1	114.00	162.00	4.22	0	1/12
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	5	5	150	8	76	1	76.00	150.00	3.04	0	1/15
CJ Tavaré	Kent	2	2	59	2	39	1	39.00	59.00	3.97	0	1/38
CWJ Athey	Yorkshire	12	15	579	21	311	1	311.00	579.00	3.22	0	1/2
AJ Lamb	Northamptonshire	2	2	36	1	15	1	15.00	36.00	2.50	0	1/13
TE Jesty	Hampshire	5	5	186	9	105	1	105.00	186.00	3.39	0	1/72
TA Lloyd	Warwickshire	3	3	60	2	57	1	57.00	60.00	5.70	0	1/26
PM Roebuck	Somerset	3	3	36	0	22	1	22.00	36.00	3.67	0	1/2
GE Sainsbury	Essex	1	2	138	2	79	1	79.00	138.00	3.43	0	1/38
NEJ Pocock	Hampshire	2	2	30	3	12	1	12.00	30.00	2.40	0	1/4
AW Stovold	Gloucestershire	5	5	40	2	22	1	22.00	40.00	3.30	0	1/4
JD Birch	Nottinghamshire	2	3	144	5	76	1	76.00	144.00	3.17	0	1/63
AGE Ealham	Kent	2	2	51	2	49	1	49.00	51.00	5.76	0	1/44
EJO Hemsley	Worcestershire	2	2	48	3	22	1	22.00	48.00	2.75	0	1/11
J Whitehouse	Warwickshire	2	2	54	2	21	1	21.00	54.00	2.33	0	1/17
Zaheer Abbas	Gloucestershire	1	1	12	0	2	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/2
MJ Smith	Middlesex	4	4	30	0	22	0	—	—	4.40	0	0/1
GD Barlow	Middlesex	1	1	12	1	1	0	—	—	0.50	0	0/1
RO Butcher	Middlesex	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
G Cook	Northamptonshire	5	5	68	4	31	0	—	—	2.74	0	0/0
KC Wessels	Sussex	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
GW Humpage	Warwickshire	4	5	96	1	96	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/0
JD Love	Yorkshire	2	2	60	1	35	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/5
DM Smith	Surrey	3	3	72	1	55	0	—	—	4.58	0	0/16
WN Slack	Middlesex	2	2	36	3	3	0	—	—	0.50	0	0/1
BF Davison	Leicestershire	1	1	5	0	7	0	—	—	8.40	0	0/7
JW Lloyds	Somerset	1	2	24	1	14	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/5
NE Briers	Leicestershire	1	1	18	2	1	0	—	—	0.33	0	0/1
GC Holmes	Glamorgan	2	2	31	1	28	0	—	—	5.42	0	0/5
MCJ Nicholas	Hampshire	1	1	1	0	1	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/1
AJ Hignell	Gloucestershire	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
GR Stephenson	Hampshire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
PA Neale	Worcestershire	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
MJ Harris	Nottinghamshire	1	1	60	2	31	0	—	—	3.10	0	0/31
IS Anderson	Derbyshire	1	2	24	0	13	0	—	—	3.25	0	0/5
KP Tomlins	Middlesex	1	1	12	0	13	0	—	—	6.50	0	0/13
FW Swarbrook	Derbyshire	5	7	246	5	161	0	—	—	3.93	0	0/7
JC Foat	Gloucestershire	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
KS Mackintosh	Nottinghamshire	1	1	60	3	23	0	—	—	2.30	0	0/23
JA Ormrod	Worcestershire	1	1	6	0	14	0	—	—	14.00	0	0/14
IM Richards	Northamptonshire	1	1	12	2	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
TJ Yardley	Northamptonshire	1	1	3	0	3	0	—	—	6.00	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 1979. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1979 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Essex	22	13	4	4	1	7,431	261	28.47	435	7,444	324	22.98
Worcestershire	22	7	4	10	1	8,547	248	34.46	446	9,348	287	32.57
Kent	22	6	3	13	0	7,707	269	28.65	389	7,213	272	26.52
Nottinghamshire	22	6	4	9	3	7,471	243	30.74	376	7,567	257	29.44
Surrey	22	6	3	12	1	7,531	257	29.30	432	7,574	288	26.30
Sussex	22	6	4	10	2	7,354	246	29.89	419	7,184	293	24.52
Gloucestershire	22	5	4	11	2	8,499	263	32.32	404	7,270	230	31.61
Somerset	22	5	1	15	1	8,382	232	36.13	392	6,838	243	28.14
Yorkshire	22	5	3	13	1	7,641	235	32.51	393	8,229	245	33.59
Lancashire	22	4	4	14	0	7,019	231	30.39	469	7,059	234	30.17
Leicestershire	22	4	5	12	1	8,249	257	32.10	454	7,621	285	26.74
Hampshire	22	3	9	9	1	7,375	325	22.69	403	6,897	249	27.70
Middlesex	22	3	3	14	2	7,323	236	31.03	438	7,583	269	28.19
Northamptonshire	22	3	6	12	1	8,243	263	31.34	366	7,966	240	33.19
Warwickshire	22	3	7	11	1	7,182	245	29.31	438	8,904	214	41.61
Derbyshire	22	1	6	14	1	7,541	263	28.67	334	8,444	233	36.24
Glamorgan	22	0	10	11	1	7,043	304	23.17	385	7,397	215	34.40

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 · 1979

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

1979-09-05 to 1979-09-07 · North Marine Road, Scarborough

Yorkshire: 329/6d & 167/9
Essex: 339/9d & 154

Yorkshire won by 1 wicket

1979-09-05 to 1979-09-07 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 304/6d & 279/4
Glamorgan: 341/6 & 241

Worcestershire won by 6 wickets

1979-09-05 to 1979-09-07 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 434
Kent: 143 & 117

Warwickshire won by an innings and 174 runs

1979-09-05 to 1979-09-07 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 419/8d & 139/1
Somerset: 322 & 232

Sussex won by 9 wickets

1979-09-05 to 1979-09-07 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 432 & 41/2
Hampshire: 243 & 228

Surrey won by 8 wickets

1979-09-05 to 1979-09-07 · Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Nottinghamshire: 376/8 & 279/2d
Middlesex: 362/7d & 101/2

Match drawn

1979-09-05 to 1979-09-06 · Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire: 237 & 7/0
Leicestershire: 148 & 94

Lancashire won by 10 wickets

1979-09-05 to 1979-09-07 · Phoenix County Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire: 395/7d & 196/6d
Northamptonshire: 250 & 206

Gloucestershire won by 135 runs

1979-09-01 to 1979-09-04 · County Ground, Taunton

Somerset: 199 & 313/7d
Derbyshire: 179 & 207/5

Match drawn

1979-09-01 to 1979-09-04 · Grace Road, Leicester

Leicestershire: 310/7 & 226/1d
Essex: 167 & 172

Leicestershire won by 197 runs

1979-09-01 to 1979-09-04 · Stanley Park, Blackpool

Lancashire: 155 & 126/3
Nottinghamshire: 200 & 178/9d

Match drawn

1979-09-01 to 1979-09-04 · Phoenix County Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire: 383/3 & 404/4d
Warwickshire: 438/5 & 105/2

Match drawn

Recorded venues

County Championship 1979 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
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	10
County Ground, Hove	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
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	5
St Helen's, Swansea	5
Dean Park, Bournemouth	4
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	4
College Ground, Cheltenham	3
County Ground, Southampton	3
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford	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
Headingley, Leeds	2
Mote Park, Maidstone	2
North Marine Road, Scarborough	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
Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton	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
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 1979, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1979 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
DL Amiss	232*	Gloucestershire	1979-09-01
Younis Ahmed	221*	Nottinghamshire	1979-07-07
DW Randall	209	Middlesex	1979-09-05
KS McEwan	208*	Warwickshire	1979-06-13
B Dudleston	202	Derbyshire	1979-08-15

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1979 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
PI Pocock	9/57	Glamorgan	1979-06-23
DL Underwood	8/28	Hampshire	1979-08-25
MJ Procter	8/30	Worcestershire	1979-06-09
JK Lever	8/49	Warwickshire	1979-06-13
PI Pocock	8/61	Hampshire	1979-08-11

* 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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Warwickshire v Kent

Sussex v Somerset

Surrey v Hampshire

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