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County Championship 1985 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1985; Tests are excluded.

DW Randall leads the displayed batting table with 1,977 runs. NV Radford leads the bowling table with 100 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 204
Recorded players: 326
Recorded teams: 17
Recorded venues: 52

Selected season match starts: 1985-04-27 to 1985-09-14. 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 · 1985

League table for 1985. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1985 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Middlesex	24	8	4	12	274
2	Hampshire	24	7	2	15	256
3	Gloucestershire	24	7	3	14	241
4	Essex	24	7	2	14	224
5	Worcestershire	24	5	6	13	221
6	Surrey	24	5	5	14	218
7	Sussex	24	6	1	16	205
8	Nottinghamshire	24	4	2	18	199
9	Kent	24	4	5	15	186
10	Northamptonshire	24	5	4	15	183
11	Yorkshire	24	3	4	16	165
12	Glamorgan	24	4	4	16	163
13	Derbyshire	24	3	7	14	163
14	Lancashire	24	3	7	14	159
15	Warwickshire	24	2	8	14	153
16	Leicestershire	24	2	3	19	145
17	Somerset	24	1	7	16	131

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 1985

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 1985 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
DW Randall	24	1,977
IVA Richards	19	1,836
CL Smith	21	1,720
BC Broad	24	1,706
MA Lynch	24	1,672

Recorded innings through 1985-09-14. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1985 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
NV Radford	23	100
MD Marshall	21	95
CA Walsh	20	82
WW Daniel	21	79
AH Gray	19	79

Recorded innings through 1985-09-14. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1985

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 · 326 players

County Championship 1985 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
DW Randall	Nottinghamshire	24	46	6	1,977	117	49.43	342.04	13	4	40	1
IVA Richards	Somerset	19	30	0	1,836	322	61.20	236.60	6	9	149	32
CL Smith	Hampshire	21	37	3	1,720	143*	50.59	497.11	11	5	71	15
BC Broad	Nottinghamshire	24	46	3	1,706	171	39.67	451.32	13	2	39	0
MA Lynch	Surrey	24	43	7	1,672	145	46.44	2,423.19	6	7	52	7
WN Slack	Middlesex	24	41	7	1,618	112	47.59	20,225.00	10	3	13	0
GD Mendis	Sussex	23	41	5	1,604	143*	44.56	867.03	5	6	74	2
KJ Barnett	Derbyshire	24	45	2	1,568	134*	36.47	45.32	7	4	176	1
AM Green	Sussex	23	41	4	1,547	133	41.81	353.20	10	3	55	2
G Boycott	Yorkshire	19	33	9	1,545	184	64.38	520.20	8	6	27	0
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	24	42	0	1,490	163	35.48	555.97	4	3	72	4
P Bainbridge	Gloucestershire	21	38	7	1,456	151*	46.97	541.26	10	4	56	0
MR Benson	Kent	23	44	3	1,446	162	35.27	7,230.00	10	3	19	1
SG Hinks	Kent	24	46	3	1,423	117	33.09	2,790.20	9	1	19	0
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	20	38	6	1,394	171*	43.56	1,171.43	6	4	70	3
GA Gooch	Essex	11	20	2	1,368	202	76.00	261.57	4	6	86	6
RA Smith	Hampshire	24	42	6	1,351	140*	37.53	668.81	7	2	46	4
GD Barlow	Middlesex	20	34	4	1,343	141	44.77	3,123.26	2	6	34	0
AR Butcher	Surrey	24	43	3	1,335	126	33.38	698.95	5	2	10	0
NH Fairbrother	Lancashire	24	43	3	1,327	164*	33.18	587.17	6	3	46	5
DL Amiss	Warwickshire	24	44	4	1,326	140	33.15	3,489.47	6	4	2	0
PA Neale	Worcestershire	24	43	9	1,290	152*	37.94	452.63	7	2	45	1
TS Curtis	Worcestershire	24	43	2	1,279	126*	31.20	1,218.10	11	1	5	0
G Cook	Northamptonshire	23	40	4	1,271	126	35.31	387.50	9	1	14	1
CT Radley	Middlesex	24	41	9	1,260	200	39.38	7,875.00	7	3	33	1

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County Championship 1985 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
CWJ Athey	Gloucestershire	21	38	5	1,247	170	37.79	321.39	6	4	33	0
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	19	33	1	1,236	204	38.63	1,507.32	8	2	60	3
CJ Tavaré	Kent	23	44	6	1,225	150*	32.24	400.33	4	3	37	8
GS Clinton	Surrey	18	33	6	1,225	123	45.37	—	7	3	27	0
VP Terry	Hampshire	24	42	2	1,224	148*	30.60	1,083.19	9	2	25	4
MD Moxon	Yorkshire	20	34	1	1,224	168	37.09	294.94	5	3	28	0
IT Botham	Somerset	11	19	5	1,211	152	86.50	187.75	6	5	80	74
DB D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	24	43	1	1,200	139	28.57	369.23	7	2	59	6
GW Humpage	Warwickshire	23	42	5	1,197	159	32.35	1,234.02	5	2	38	4
P Willey	Leicestershire	19	31	3	1,194	147	42.64	242.19	5	3	69	1
Javed Miandad	Glamorgan	18	32	4	1,194	164*	42.64	196.38	8	3	22	0
Younis Ahmed	Glamorgan	20	34	6	1,190	177	42.50	748.43	4	3	43	3
RO Butcher	Middlesex	24	41	6	1,154	120	32.97	472.95	8	1	51	7
DL Bairstow	Yorkshire	23	41	9	1,148	122*	35.88	260.32	3	3	40	4
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	23	38	4	1,130	101	33.24	497.80	6	1	4	0
B Roberts	Derbyshire	24	45	4	1,128	100*	27.51	45.45	2	2	139	13
DM Smith	Worcestershire	18	31	3	1,113	112	39.75	—	7	3	27	1
RIHB Dyer	Warwickshire	24	44	2	1,112	106	26.48	1,134.69	8	1	3	0
MCJ Nicholas	Hampshire	22	38	3	1,109	146	31.69	668.07	7	1	37	0
RT Robinson	Nottinghamshire	11	22	3	1,107	130*	58.26	979.65	8	4	39	0
RC Ontong	Glamorgan	24	40	7	1,105	130	33.48	521.23	8	2	42	1
JJ Whitaker	Leicestershire	23	37	2	1,085	109	31.00	410.98	5	3	53	1
BR Hardie	Essex	23	41	4	1,074	162	29.03	1,704.76	4	2	18	2
TE Jesty	Surrey	23	42	7	1,062	141*	30.34	370.03	4	3	75	6
GC Holmes	Glamorgan	24	40	3	1,062	112	28.70	280.95	7	2	7	0
PM Roebuck	Somerset	19	33	3	1,058	132*	35.27	1,125.53	7	1	1	0
RJ Bailey	Northamptonshire	24	42	6	1,054	101	29.28	450.43	7	1	26	4
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	21	38	2	1,052	152*	29.22	1,547.06	6	2	32	6
IP Butcher	Leicestershire	23	37	2	1,043	120	29.80	4,011.54	7	1	27	1
CS Cowdrey	Kent	19	37	3	1,035	159	30.44	1,014.71	4	2	46	2
KS McEwan	Essex	23	41	4	1,035	121	27.97	958.33	5	2	8	1
A Needham	Surrey	23	41	4	1,032	138	27.89	1,495.65	5	2	22	0
DN Patel	Worcestershire	24	43	3	1,006	88	25.15	640.76	5	0	20	0
TA Lloyd	Warwickshire	16	31	2	989	160	34.10	273.96	6	1	20	0
NFM Popplewell	Somerset	16	28	1	972	172	36.00	344.68	6	1	40	0
MW Gatting	Middlesex	14	23	2	929	114	44.24	649.65	8	1	6	0
BF Davison	Gloucestershire	22	39	6	902	111	27.33	1,113.58	4	1	22	2
EAE Baptiste	Kent	21	40	4	897	82	24.92	954.26	6	0	11	0
P Johnson	Nottinghamshire	20	38	4	890	118	26.18	1,085.37	6	1	20	0
AJ Stewart	Surrey	21	37	3	886	158	26.06	5,537.50	4	1	24	3
IS Anderson	Derbyshire	19	35	3	876	95	27.38	36.20	7	0	79	0
DW Varey	Lancashire	20	36	3	848	87	25.70	328.68	2	0	10	0
Imran Khan	Sussex	13	24	7	846	117*	49.76	532.08	6	1	40	4
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	20	35	2	845	118	25.61	220.63	4	2	16	0
CM Wells	Sussex	23	41	5	840	100*	23.33	587.41	4	1	21	2
J Abrahams	Lancashire	24	43	3	831	77*	20.78	1,731.25	4	0	6	0
JD Love	Yorkshire	19	33	4	830	93	28.62	2,441.18	6	0	18	6
Kapil Dev	Worcestershire	12	23	2	816	100	38.86	523.08	5	1	20	2
JG Wright	Derbyshire	10	17	2	797	177*	53.13	50.38	4	2	113	4
NA Felton	Somerset	17	28	0	794	112	28.36	835.79	5	1	4	0
VJ Marks	Somerset	24	40	5	787	82	22.49	1,311.67	6	0	1	0
PA Smith	Warwickshire	23	42	3	783	93	20.08	1,003.85	5	0	13	1
MD Marshall	Hampshire	22	38	2	768	66*	21.33	731.43	5	0	8	8
DE East	Essex	23	41	3	754	131	19.84	3,590.48	4	2	20	2
RJ Boyd-Moss	Northamptonshire	19	33	3	748	121	24.93	763.27	2	2	16	0
G Miller	Derbyshire	20	38	5	744	105	22.55	51.24	4	1	76	4
RA Harper	Northamptonshire	22	38	7	734	127	23.68	564.62	3	1	48	17
JW Lloyds	Gloucestershire	22	40	5	734	101	20.97	—	4	1	16	0
JE Morris	Derbyshire	17	32	1	722	109*	23.29	40.09	3	1	80	3
NR Taylor	Kent	14	26	6	715	102*	35.75	1,430.00	3	2	17	0
MJ Weston	Worcestershire	17	31	1	706	132	23.53	720.41	2	1	22	1
PJ Prichard	Essex	18	31	4	694	95	25.70	3,855.56	5	0	0	0
AM Ferreira	Warwickshire	23	42	8	693	101*	20.38	2,887.50	1	1	12	1
PWG Parker	Sussex	14	26	4	680	105	30.91	—	4	1	17	2
KM Curran	Gloucestershire	23	41	3	677	83	17.82	554.92	4	0	8	1
CJ Richards	Surrey	22	39	12	665	75*	24.63	1,055.56	3	0	14	0
GA Hick	Worcestershire	10	16	1	664	174*	44.27	59.39	2	2	92	6
PR Downton	Middlesex	14	23	5	663	104	36.83	4,420.00	5	1	0	0
AW Stovold	Gloucestershire	20	35	1	656	112	19.29	283.98	2	2	26	0
M Watkinson	Lancashire	18	33	1	633	106	19.78	—	3	1	12	0
KWR Fletcher	Essex	21	37	6	631	78*	20.35	435.17	6	0	7	0
JA Hopkins	Glamorgan	20	33	2	626	114*	20.19	317.77	3	1	12	1
JJE Hardy	Hampshire	14	26	4	624	107*	28.36	257.85	3	1	0	0
JG Wyatt	Somerset	15	25	0	620	100	24.80	203.28	2	1	11	0
IJ Gould	Sussex	22	39	8	614	101	19.81	20,466.67	4	1	10	0
K Sharp	Yorkshire	17	31	3	613	96	21.89	247.18	2	0	3	0
PG Newman	Derbyshire	19	35	3	604	115	18.88	43.52	3	1	73	2
RA Cobb	Leicestershire	16	25	3	601	78	27.32	488.62	4	0	4	0
DJ Capel	Northamptonshire	22	39	6	599	81	18.15	313.61	5	0	12	0
RJ Hadlee	Nottinghamshire	19	38	11	592	73*	21.93	358.79	5	0	20	2
DI Gower	Leicestershire	12	19	2	575	128	33.82	272.51	2	2	54	1
DR Pringle	Essex	21	37	4	573	121*	17.36	285.07	1	1	11	2
NE Briers	Leicestershire	21	34	4	561	129	18.70	3,740.00	1	1	0	0
P Carrick	Yorkshire	23	41	2	540	92	13.85	457.63	3	0	18	3
AP Wells	Sussex	21	37	6	532	102	17.16	492.59	1	1	20	2
AJ Lamb	Northamptonshire	11	19	2	525	111	30.88	257.35	4	1	16	0
DJ Wild	Northamptonshire	18	31	4	525	80	19.44	209.16	2	0	22	0
AL Jones	Glamorgan	16	26	2	521	75	21.71	744.29	3	0	3	0
DG Aslett	Kent	11	22	1	521	111	24.81	—	1	1	15	0
SJ Rhodes	Worcestershire	24	43	12	518	58*	16.71	10,360.00	1	0	0	0
RJ Blakey	Yorkshire	13	24	2	487	90	22.14	219.37	2	0	12	0
J Simmons	Lancashire	21	38	4	485	101	14.26	1,616.67	2	1	24	3
AW Lilley	Essex	14	26	2	474	68*	19.75	623.68	4	0	10	5
NJ Lenham	Sussex	11	19	2	473	89	27.82	315.33	3	0	7	0
PB Clift	Leicestershire	21	34	5	472	106	16.28	629.33	1	1	5	0
C Gladwin	Essex	12	21	2	468	92*	24.63	—	2	0	0	0
RM Ellison	Kent	14	27	5	457	98	20.77	—	3	0	0	0
T Davies	Glamorgan	24	40	7	457	75	13.85	550.60	2	0	5	0
PE Robinson	Yorkshire	13	21	1	450	79	22.50	302.01	3	0	23	4
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	24	42	14	450	102*	16.07	1,125.00	0	1	18	0
SN Hartley	Yorkshire	15	26	1	446	60	17.84	874.51	3	0	1	0
JE Emburey	Middlesex	15	24	2	432	68	19.64	407.55	4	0	9	4
BN French	Nottinghamshire	23	44	8	432	52*	12.00	273.42	1	0	7	0
PW Romaines	Gloucestershire	17	30	2	423	64	15.11	556.58	2	0	6	0
MA Garnham	Leicestershire	21	33	3	415	51	13.83	1,121.62	1	0	0	0
MA Holding	Derbyshire	12	24	1	413	80	17.96	70.12	3	0	56	11
AC Storie	Northamptonshire	7	13	2	407	106	37.00	—	3	1	9	0
G Fowler	Lancashire	15	26	0	404	88	15.54	416.49	1	0	5	2
GS le Roux	Sussex	17	30	3	401	61	14.85	280.42	2	0	10	4
JD Birch	Nottinghamshire	13	26	6	392	68*	19.60	816.67	2	0	4	0
RJ Finney	Derbyshire	24	45	10	381	82	10.89	32.48	1	0	45	3
APE Knott	Kent	19	37	5	379	87*	11.84	—	2	0	0	0
DB Pauline	Surrey	12	21	2	374	77	19.68	2,337.50	3	0	1	0
DJ Makinson	Lancashire	14	26	9	372	58*	21.88	1,488.00	1	0	1	8
MR Chadwick	Lancashire	11	19	1	347	132	19.28	—	0	1	0	0
RJ Parks	Hampshire	24	42	9	344	53*	10.42	1,146.67	2	0	1	0
DP Hughes	Lancashire	9	16	1	336	68	22.40	179.68	2	0	11	1
A Hill	Derbyshire	9	17	2	333	120	22.20	33.53	1	1	44	1
Asif Din	Warwickshire	6	11	2	325	89	36.11	141.92	2	0	20	0
DJR Martindale	Nottinghamshire	9	16	3	317	104*	24.38	266.39	1	1	13	2
AE Warner	Derbyshire	15	28	2	314	60	12.08	60.27	2	0	31	8
NF Williams	Middlesex	19	33	4	311	46	10.72	7,775.00	0	0	0	0
KA Hayes	Lancashire	5	9	0	310	117	34.44	—	2	1	0	0
NV Radford	Worcestershire	23	41	7	306	57*	9.00	577.36	1	0	7	0
KP Tomlins	Middlesex	8	14	0	306	58	21.86	—	1	0	0	0
H Morris	Glamorgan	13	20	4	305	62	19.06	6,100.00	1	0	0	0
EE Hemmings	Nottinghamshire	21	41	5	297	56*	8.25	212.14	1	0	8	0
CH Lloyd	Lancashire	4	8	1	288	131	41.14	—	1	1	19	1
GC Small	Warwickshire	21	39	8	285	31*	9.19	407.14	0	0	5	0
PJ Newport	Worcestershire	16	30	8	277	36	12.59	13,850.00	0	0	0	0
SJ O'Shaughnessy	Lancashire	13	23	2	275	63	13.10	352.56	1	0	2	0
MR Davis	Somerset	15	26	6	274	40*	13.70	3,914.29	0	0	1	0
ST Jefferies	Lancashire	4	7	0	274	93	39.14	—	3	0	0	0
RL Ollis	Somerset	12	20	1	271	55	14.26	6,775.00	1	0	0	0
NA Mallender	Northamptonshire	23	40	8	267	52*	8.34	3,814.29	1	0	0	0
JG Thomas	Glamorgan	14	26	2	266	60*	11.08	—	1	0	0	0
WP Fowler	Derbyshire	9	17	1	266	79	16.63	50.28	2	0	30	3
GJ Lord	Warwickshire	7	11	1	263	199	26.30	104.37	0	1	29	4
I Folley	Lancashire	20	35	8	262	69	9.70	845.16	1	0	6	0
DV Lawrence	Gloucestershire	23	41	5	258	41	7.17	—	0	0	5	1
DM Ward	Surrey	5	9	3	256	143	42.67	143.02	0	1	21	1
RC Russell	Gloucestershire	21	39	4	253	34	7.23	—	0	0	0	0
PJW Allott	Lancashire	14	24	5	242	78	12.74	336.11	1	0	12	2
IA Greig	Sussex	13	24	4	241	43	12.05	1,338.89	0	0	9	0
RJ Harden	Somerset	10	14	4	240	52*	24.00	4,800.00	1	0	0	0
RA Pick	Nottinghamshire	12	22	4	240	63	13.33	1,600.00	1	0	1	0
C Maynard	Lancashire	18	33	4	240	43	8.28	648.65	0	0	1	1
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	22	39	10	239	53*	8.24	—	1	0	0	0
RJ Doughty	Surrey	10	16	2	239	65	17.07	318.67	2	0	9	2
T Gard	Somerset	22	37	3	230	47	6.76	234.69	0	0	1	0
RJ Maru	Hampshire	21	36	9	223	62	8.26	285.90	1	0	4	0
KD James	Hampshire	6	11	3	217	124	27.13	1,033.33	0	1	10	4
R Sharma	Derbyshire	7	14	2	209	41*	17.42	37.73	0	0	20	0
SP Henderson	Glamorgan	6	11	2	207	111	23.00	112.50	0	1	17	0
G Monkhouse	Surrey	15	26	7	203	47	10.68	398.04	0	0	3	0
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	12	20	4	202	51	12.63	—	1	0	0	0
MP Maynard	Glamorgan	4	6	0	198	102	33.00	222.47	1	1	28	7
GW Johnson	Kent	10	20	3	198	30*	11.65	—	0	0	0	0
KR Brown	Middlesex	7	11	2	196	67	21.78	—	1	0	0	0
JK Lever	Essex	22	39	9	193	24*	6.43	3,216.67	0	0	0	0
JRT Barclay	Sussex	20	35	4	192	37*	6.19	125.49	0	0	2	0
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	8	15	2	191	55	14.69	6,366.67	1	0	0	0
GR Cowdrey	Kent	5	9	2	187	53	26.71	456.10	1	0	15	0
PI Pocock	Surrey	23	42	6	183	41	5.08	1,407.69	0	0	1	0
CA Walsh	Gloucestershire	20	35	5	183	37	6.10	—	0	0	0	0
JF Steele	Glamorgan	10	18	3	183	48	12.20	83.95	0	0	0	0
RE Hayward	Somerset	8	13	2	178	57*	16.18	—	1	0	0	0
DG Moir	Derbyshire	7	12	0	178	46	14.83	45.64	0	0	24	2
M Newell	Nottinghamshire	6	12	0	177	59	14.75	184.38	1	0	1	0
KR Pont	Essex	8	15	2	177	38	13.62	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Wright	Gloucestershire	7	12	2	173	47*	17.30	—	0	0	0	0
DA Reeve	Sussex	16	29	5	170	56	7.08	354.17	1	0	1	0
JCM Atkinson	Somerset	6	8	1	167	79	23.86	292.98	1	0	6	0
NA Foster	Essex	13	24	1	164	63	7.13	468.57	1	0	0	1
GV Palmer	Somerset	7	13	3	164	45*	16.40	1,640.00	0	0	0	0
PJ Hartley	Yorkshire	12	20	3	159	35	9.35	836.84	0	0	0	0
L Potter	Kent	11	20	2	159	55	8.83	588.89	1	0	0	0
J Derrick	Glamorgan	13	21	2	156	52	8.21	162.50	1	0	8	0
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	15	25	5	155	29*	7.75	378.05	0	0	2	0
GR Dilley	Kent	16	30	4	153	31	5.88	1,020.00	0	0	0	1
DR Turner	Hampshire	6	10	1	153	44	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
NGB Cook	Leicestershire	17	26	4	151	45	6.86	1,372.73	0	0	1	0
PW Jarvis	Yorkshire	14	25	2	151	28	6.57	274.55	0	0	3	0
BJM Maher	Derbyshire	13	25	6	150	46	7.89	25.00	0	0	17	0
P Whitticase	Leicestershire	3	6	1	149	55*	29.80	183.95	1	0	4	0
JF Sykes	Middlesex	10	18	3	149	52*	9.93	—	1	0	0	0
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	21	40	4	139	46	3.86	579.17	0	0	1	0
GJ Parsons	Leicestershire	14	23	4	139	32	7.32	252.73	0	0	3	0
MS Turner	Somerset	7	13	6	134	24*	19.14	—	0	0	0	0
N Gifford	Warwickshire	24	44	8	132	26	3.67	1,466.67	0	0	0	0
RK Illingworth	Worcestershire	17	32	8	129	39*	5.38	4,300.00	0	0	0	0
PAC Bail	Somerset	5	9	1	127	78*	15.88	—	1	0	0	0
AA Metcalfe	Yorkshire	5	10	0	125	77	12.50	227.27	1	0	1	0
S Wall	Warwickshire	10	20	5	125	28	8.33	265.96	0	0	1	0
CM Old	Warwickshire	7	12	2	122	41	12.20	—	0	0	0	0
DL Underwood	Kent	23	44	9	121	16*	3.46	—	0	0	0	0
CH Dredge	Somerset	14	23	6	119	31	7.00	183.08	0	0	2	0
PAJ DeFreitas	Leicestershire	8	14	3	117	30*	10.64	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Thomas	Surrey	11	21	3	116	25*	6.44	—	0	0	0	0
BC Rose	Somerset	4	8	0	115	43	14.38	—	0	0	0	0
C Marples	Derbyshire	11	20	5	114	34	7.60	40.57	0	0	13	2
G Sharp	Northamptonshire	11	20	1	111	25	5.84	370.00	0	0	3	0
SB Hassan	Nottinghamshire	3	6	1	109	34	21.80	—	0	0	0	0
IR Payne	Gloucestershire	6	11	1	106	37	10.60	—	0	0	0	0
C Penn	Kent	8	16	2	102	50	7.29	—	1	0	0	0
IG Swallow	Yorkshire	10	18	2	101	25*	6.31	127.85	0	0	1	0
JP Agnew	Leicestershire	14	23	2	100	36	4.76	222.22	0	0	6	0
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	16	27	2	100	24	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	4	7	2	99	35*	19.80	—	0	0	0	0
NG Cowans	Middlesex	19	32	2	99	15*	3.30	495.00	0	0	1	0
KD Smith	Warwickshire	4	8	0	99	42	12.38	—	0	0	0	0
MR Price	Glamorgan	12	19	3	98	36	6.13	—	0	0	0	0
MA Fell	Derbyshire	5	9	0	98	27	10.89	34.27	0	0	12	0
SP Hughes	Middlesex	11	20	6	94	30*	6.71	—	0	0	0	0
AM Brown	Derbyshire	2	4	0	93	74	23.25	31.53	1	0	7	0
J Garner	Somerset	15	25	3	92	22	4.18	383.33	0	0	2	0
ARK Pierson	Warwickshire	10	17	5	85	17*	7.08	—	0	0	0	0
C Lethbridge	Warwickshire	3	5	1	84	47	21.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Walker	Northamptonshire	12	23	8	83	18*	5.53	—	0	0	0	0
AN Jones	Sussex	11	19	5	83	26	5.93	553.33	0	0	0	0
D Ripley	Northamptonshire	13	22	4	83	27	4.61	1,660.00	0	0	0	0
K Saxelby	Nottinghamshire	17	32	4	78	29*	2.79	—	0	0	0	0
LB Taylor	Leicestershire	16	27	7	77	20*	3.85	7,700.00	0	0	0	0
S Turner	Essex	4	7	0	75	35	10.71	—	0	0	0	0
DA Banks	Worcestershire	4	8	1	70	30	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Stanworth	Lancashire	6	10	2	70	50*	8.75	—	1	0	0	0
SC Booth	Somerset	8	13	2	69	28	6.27	—	0	0	0	0
DL Acfield	Essex	22	40	10	65	10*	2.17	650.00	0	0	0	0
CA Connor	Hampshire	15	27	3	61	36	2.54	2,033.33	0	0	0	0
CP Metson	Middlesex	8	15	3	59	14*	4.92	—	0	0	0	0
JD Carr	Middlesex	5	10	0	59	29	5.90	—	0	0	0	0
N Phillip	Essex	3	5	0	57	21	11.40	—	0	0	0	0
SR Barwick	Glamorgan	21	35	5	57	29	1.90	438.46	0	0	0	0
C Shaw	Yorkshire	16	28	5	57	12	2.48	162.86	0	0	2	0
JA Ormrod	Lancashire	4	7	0	54	23	7.71	100.00	0	0	0	0
CK Bullen	Surrey	2	4	0	53	19	13.25	—	0	0	0	0
CS Pickles	Yorkshire	5	9	1	52	31*	6.50	208.00	0	0	1	0
NS Taylor	Surrey	6	11	3	51	21*	6.38	—	0	0	0	0
WW Daniel	Middlesex	22	37	5	48	19*	1.50	533.33	0	0	1	0
AH Gray	Surrey	19	34	1	48	20	1.45	—	0	0	0	0
IL Pont	Essex	6	10	2	48	12	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJT Miller	Middlesex	2	4	1	44	16	14.67	—	0	0	0	0
KBS Jarvis	Kent	18	35	5	41	7	1.37	—	0	0	0	0
M Blackett	Leicestershire	2	4	2	41	28*	20.50	—	0	0	0	0
OH Mortensen	Derbyshire	13	25	7	39	16*	2.17	28.26	0	0	3	1
DS Hoffman	Warwickshire	15	28	4	39	13*	1.63	—	0	0	0	0
BP Patterson	Lancashire	15	26	5	38	22	1.81	633.33	0	0	0	0
SD Fletcher	Yorkshire	12	23	7	36	15*	2.25	—	0	0	0	0
MA Feltham	Surrey	1	2	0	35	27	17.50	—	0	0	0	0
CD Fraser-Darling	Nottinghamshire	2	4	1	33	23*	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
GJF Ferris	Leicestershire	10	16	6	29	22*	2.90	362.50	0	0	0	0
SA Marsh	Kent	2	4	0	28	25	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
I Smith	Glamorgan	5	8	0	27	12	3.38	75.00	0	0	2	0
CE Waller	Sussex	15	26	2	27	8	1.13	—	0	0	0	0
RF Joseph	Northamptonshire	2	4	1	26	26*	8.67	—	0	0	0	0
RGP Ellis	Gloucestershire	1	2	0	23	20	11.50	—	0	0	0	0
GA Tedstone	Warwickshire	1	2	0	22	22	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
SNV Waterton	Kent	3	5	2	22	16*	7.33	57.89	0	0	1	0
GD Rose	Middlesex	2	4	0	19	15	4.75	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Billington	Leicestershire	1	2	0	19	19	9.50	—	0	0	0	0
PM Such	Nottinghamshire	14	27	5	18	8	0.82	112.50	0	0	1	0
AN Hayhurst	Lancashire	1	2	0	17	17	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	12	20	4	17	12	1.06	—	0	0	0	0
JP Stephenson	Essex	1	2	0	14	10	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
IC Davidson	Lancashire	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
LL McFarlane	Glamorgan	11	16	2	12	8	0.86	300.00	0	0	0	0
SM McEwan	Worcestershire	9	16	4	12	7*	1.00	400.00	0	0	0	0
JH Childs	Essex	4	8	1	11	5	1.57	—	0	0	0	0
KP Evans	Nottinghamshire	2	2	0	11	11	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
GE Sainsbury	Gloucestershire	4	8	3	11	8*	2.20	—	0	0	0	0
ACS Pigott	Sussex	8	15	2	10	10*	0.77	—	0	0	0	0
S Henriksen	Lancashire	1	2	2	10	10*	—	—	0	0	0	0
DK Standing	Sussex	1	2	0	10	7	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
SJ Turner	Somerset	1	1	1	9	9*	—	—	0	0	0	0
TD Topley	Essex	4	6	1	9	9*	1.80	—	0	0	0	0
SAR Ferguson	Somerset	1	1	0	8	8	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
SJW Andrew	Hampshire	10	18	3	8	6*	0.53	—	0	0	0	0
S Oldham	Yorkshire	2	4	1	8	6	2.67	—	0	0	0	0
S Monkhouse	Warwickshire	1	2	1	7	5	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
KT Medlycott	Surrey	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
PE Russell	Derbyshire	3	6	2	5	3*	1.25	16.67	0	0	0	0
AP Jones	Somerset	3	5	2	3	1*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Murphy	Lancashire	2	4	1	3	2*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
RM Ellcock	Worcestershire	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
AJ Brassington	Gloucestershire	2	2	1	3	3*	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
JA Afford	Nottinghamshire	2	4	0	2	2	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
RVJ Coombs	Somerset	4	6	0	1	1	0.17	—	0	0	0	0
PA Waterman	Surrey	4	8	1	1	1*	0.14	—	0	0	0	0
JN Shepherd	Gloucestershire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
ARC Fraser	Middlesex	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
DE Malcolm	Derbyshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
CW Scott	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
SP James	Glamorgan	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
SJ Dennis	Yorkshire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
SJ Malone	Glamorgan	7	12	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
P Moores	Sussex	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
PD North	Glamorgan	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
PA Booth	Yorkshire	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
MBH Wheeler	Northamptonshire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
DA Thorne	Warwickshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
IC Waring	Sussex	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 248 players

County Championship 1985 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
NV Radford	Worcestershire	23	44	4,586	130	2,416	100	24.16	45.86	3.16	4	6/45
MD Marshall	Hampshire	21	39	4,127	193	1,680	95	17.68	43.44	2.44	5	7/59
CA Walsh	Gloucestershire	20	32	3,241	122	1,636	82	19.95	39.52	3.03	4	7/51
WW Daniel	Middlesex	21	39	3,449	90	2,111	79	26.72	43.66	3.67	2	7/62
AH Gray	Surrey	19	31	3,141	99	1,816	79	22.99	39.76	3.47	6	8/40
DV Lawrence	Gloucestershire	22	37	3,002	59	1,923	79	24.34	38.00	3.84	5	7/48
JK Lever	Essex	22	36	4,201	178	1,963	75	26.17	56.01	2.80	6	6/47
TM Tremlett	Hampshire	23	44	3,993	181	1,620	75	21.60	53.24	2.43	2	5/42
AM Ferreira	Warwickshire	23	36	3,744	118	2,039	71	28.72	52.73	3.27	2	5/41
GC Small	Warwickshire	21	35	3,554	114	1,850	69	26.81	51.51	3.12	5	5/24
VJ Marks	Somerset	20	34	4,474	180	2,208	67	32.96	66.78	2.96	4	8/17
P Carrick	Yorkshire	21	34	4,256	184	1,914	65	29.45	65.48	2.70	2	7/99
DL Underwood	Kent	23	40	4,469	277	1,635	64	25.55	69.83	2.20	1	6/56
RJ Maru	Hampshire	20	35	3,907	178	1,809	64	28.27	61.05	2.78	3	5/16
RC Ontong	Glamorgan	23	33	3,382	137	1,726	62	27.84	54.55	3.06	4	8/67
NG Cowans	Middlesex	18	33	2,174	62	1,268	60	21.13	36.23	3.50	4	6/31
RJ Hadlee	Nottinghamshire	19	35	2,842	136	1,026	59	17.39	48.17	2.17	2	8/41
RA Harper	Northamptonshire	20	33	4,422	185	1,996	56	35.64	78.96	2.71	1	5/94
EE Hemmings	Nottinghamshire	21	38	4,297	171	2,103	55	38.24	78.13	2.94	2	6/51
NF Williams	Middlesex	18	34	2,605	65	1,542	54	28.56	48.24	3.55	2	5/15
KE Cooper	Nottinghamshire	20	37	3,458	168	1,552	53	29.28	65.25	2.69	1	6/53
RJ Finney	Derbyshire	22	33	2,612	80	1,401	53	26.43	49.28	3.22	4	7/61
KM Curran	Gloucestershire	23	35	2,484	87	1,288	52	24.77	47.77	3.11	1	5/42
EAE Baptiste	Kent	21	37	3,107	106	1,521	52	29.25	59.75	2.94	2	6/42
JP Agnew	Leicestershire	14	25	2,380	85	1,269	52	24.40	45.77	3.20	3	9/70

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County Championship 1985 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
LB Taylor	Leicestershire	16	29	2,831	120	1,102	52	21.19	54.44	2.34	3	5/45
PH Edmonds	Middlesex	14	23	3,252	158	1,206	51	23.65	63.76	2.23	2	6/87
KBS Jarvis	Kent	18	32	3,082	111	1,636	51	32.08	60.43	3.18	2	5/43
MA Holding	Derbyshire	12	21	2,129	67	1,124	50	22.48	42.58	3.17	3	6/65
PJW Allott	Lancashire	14	21	2,420	128	927	49	18.92	49.39	2.30	3	6/71
Imran Khan	Sussex	13	21	2,331	99	952	48	19.83	48.56	2.45	2	5/49
NA Mallender	Northamptonshire	21	32	3,037	97	1,479	48	30.81	63.27	2.92	1	5/83
PI Pocock	Surrey	22	36	3,384	127	1,608	47	34.21	72.00	2.85	1	7/42
NA Foster	Essex	13	22	2,201	77	1,163	47	24.74	46.83	3.17	4	5/40
N Gifford	Warwickshire	24	34	3,670	188	1,541	46	33.50	79.78	2.52	1	5/128
PJ Newport	Worcestershire	16	28	2,004	57	1,089	46	23.67	43.57	3.26	3	5/18
DR Pringle	Essex	21	30	3,105	125	1,374	45	30.53	69.00	2.66	1	6/42
DA Reeve	Sussex	16	27	2,706	101	1,377	45	30.60	60.13	3.05	2	5/24
PB Clift	Leicestershire	20	32	3,462	165	1,407	45	31.27	76.93	2.44	1	5/38
RM Ellison	Kent	14	23	1,905	79	863	44	19.61	43.30	2.72	3	7/87
PW Jarvis	Yorkshire	14	23	2,228	53	1,330	44	30.23	50.64	3.58	3	7/105
PG Newman	Derbyshire	17	27	2,357	74	1,288	42	30.67	56.12	3.28	0	4/29
DJ Capel	Northamptonshire	18	27	2,175	63	1,192	40	29.80	54.38	3.29	1	7/62
GS le Roux	Sussex	17	29	2,352	70	1,113	39	28.54	60.31	2.84	2	6/46
DA Graveney	Gloucestershire	16	19	2,163	116	887	38	23.34	56.92	2.46	0	4/91
DL Acfield	Essex	21	27	2,990	107	1,462	38	38.47	78.68	2.93	1	6/81
Kapil Dev	Worcestershire	12	21	1,829	83	805	37	21.76	49.43	2.64	0	4/56
J Simmons	Lancashire	20	28	3,258	155	1,427	37	38.57	88.05	2.63	0	4/55
G Monkhouse	Surrey	15	24	2,225	76	1,020	37	27.57	60.14	2.75	1	5/61
SR Barwick	Glamorgan	20	32	2,783	95	1,345	36	37.36	77.31	2.90	1	7/43
I Folley	Lancashire	18	26	2,617	100	1,271	35	36.31	74.77	2.91	0	4/39
K Saxelby	Nottinghamshire	17	29	2,424	95	1,333	35	38.09	69.26	3.30	2	6/64
BP Patterson	Lancashire	14	22	2,051	54	1,085	34	31.91	60.32	3.17	2	6/45
JG Thomas	Glamorgan	13	22	1,789	43	1,104	34	32.47	52.62	3.70	0	4/61
CM Wells	Sussex	21	34	2,824	126	1,275	34	37.50	83.06	2.71	0	4/76
M Watkinson	Lancashire	18	27	2,349	83	1,182	34	34.76	69.09	3.02	1	5/109
OH Mortensen	Derbyshire	13	23	2,040	75	1,026	33	31.09	61.82	3.02	1	5/87
PM Such	Nottinghamshire	13	24	2,430	105	1,152	32	36.00	75.94	2.84	1	5/73
C Shaw	Yorkshire	16	27	2,386	90	1,230	32	38.44	74.56	3.09	1	5/76
DJ Thomas	Surrey	11	19	1,969	54	1,055	32	32.97	61.53	3.21	1	5/51
P Willey	Leicestershire	17	24	2,063	102	834	31	26.90	66.55	2.43	3	6/43
J Garner	Somerset	13	22	1,839	75	739	31	23.84	59.32	2.41	1	5/46
PJ Hartley	Yorkshire	12	20	1,895	40	1,175	31	37.90	61.13	3.72	2	5/75
RJ Doughty	Surrey	10	18	1,247	35	806	31	26.00	40.23	3.88	1	6/33
BJ Griffiths	Northamptonshire	11	16	1,732	71	846	31	27.29	55.87	2.93	1	6/76
DJ Makinson	Lancashire	13	22	2,075	61	1,029	31	33.19	66.94	2.98	1	5/60
JE Emburey	Middlesex	14	24	2,705	124	976	30	32.53	90.17	2.16	1	6/35
JD Inchmore	Worcestershire	15	27	1,925	66	806	30	26.87	64.17	2.51	0	4/42
NGB Cook	Leicestershire	16	24	3,174	177	1,245	29	42.93	109.45	2.35	0	4/59
CA Connor	Hampshire	15	28	2,507	84	1,310	29	45.17	86.45	3.14	0	4/62
DN Patel	Worcestershire	21	33	2,285	101	1,084	28	38.71	81.61	2.85	0	3/33
SJW Andrew	Hampshire	10	20	1,548	46	915	28	32.68	55.29	3.55	1	6/43
GR Dilley	Kent	16	26	1,938	62	1,031	27	38.19	71.78	3.19	2	5/53
DS Hoffman	Warwickshire	15	24	1,722	41	1,081	27	40.04	63.78	3.77	0	4/100
PA Smith	Warwickshire	19	27	1,406	24	1,130	26	43.46	54.08	4.82	0	4/25
G Miller	Derbyshire	17	24	2,078	73	1,079	25	43.16	83.12	3.12	1	6/110
CEB Rice	Nottinghamshire	18	27	1,704	82	779	25	31.16	68.16	2.74	0	4/24
RA Pick	Nottinghamshire	12	22	1,600	44	1,021	25	40.84	64.00	3.83	0	4/51
RK Illingworth	Worcestershire	17	26	2,067	92	940	24	39.17	86.13	2.73	0	4/76
NGC Cowley	Hampshire	11	19	1,408	56	650	24	27.08	58.67	2.77	0	3/17
AE Warner	Derbyshire	12	20	1,604	40	1,013	24	42.21	66.83	3.79	1	5/51
JRT Barclay	Sussex	15	25	1,516	39	804	24	33.50	63.17	3.18	2	6/78
SD Fletcher	Yorkshire	12	20	1,943	45	1,185	24	49.38	80.96	3.66	0	4/91
A Walker	Northamptonshire	11	18	1,508	51	786	23	34.17	65.57	3.13	0	4/38
RG Williams	Northamptonshire	17	23	1,746	70	913	23	39.70	75.91	3.14	1	5/34
SP Hughes	Middlesex	11	19	1,477	42	871	23	37.87	64.22	3.54	1	5/64
A Sidebottom	Yorkshire	8	13	1,220	28	667	22	30.32	55.45	3.28	0	4/70
A Needham	Surrey	18	28	1,959	67	978	22	44.45	89.05	3.00	1	5/42
PAJ DeFreitas	Leicestershire	8	12	1,252	34	619	21	29.48	59.62	2.97	1	5/39
CH Dredge	Somerset	13	18	1,716	61	863	21	41.10	81.71	3.02	1	5/95
GE Sainsbury	Gloucestershire	4	8	826	45	380	21	18.10	39.33	2.76	2	7/38
IA Greig	Sussex	12	17	1,398	44	794	20	39.70	69.90	3.41	1	5/80
AN Jones	Sussex	11	18	1,386	33	814	20	40.70	69.30	3.52	1	5/39
GC Holmes	Glamorgan	21	25	1,878	73	962	20	48.10	93.90	3.07	0	3/25
SC Booth	Somerset	8	15	1,651	73	819	19	43.11	86.89	2.98	0	4/88
MR Davis	Somerset	14	25	1,787	45	1,029	19	54.16	94.05	3.46	0	4/83
IL Pont	Essex	6	9	695	15	485	19	25.53	36.58	4.19	1	5/103
GA Gooch	Essex	8	12	933	35	432	18	24.00	51.83	2.78	1	5/46
P Bainbridge	Gloucestershire	13	18	1,092	45	492	18	27.33	60.67	2.70	1	5/60
L Potter	Kent	10	15	1,220	56	554	18	30.78	67.78	2.72	0	4/87
S Wall	Warwickshire	10	17	1,458	36	790	18	43.89	81.00	3.25	0	4/59
ACS Pigott	Sussex	8	14	999	31	612	17	36.00	58.76	3.68	0	3/22
KJ Barnett	Derbyshire	12	13	1,041	33	514	17	30.24	61.24	2.96	1	6/115
MJ Weston	Worcestershire	14	22	1,558	66	746	17	43.88	91.65	2.87	0	3/37
CE Waller	Sussex	14	21	1,911	99	755	17	44.41	112.41	2.37	1	7/61
RVJ Coombs	Somerset	3	4	558	27	268	16	16.75	34.88	2.88	1	5/58
MR Price	Glamorgan	9	12	1,436	59	616	16	38.50	89.75	2.57	0	4/97
SM McEwan	Worcestershire	9	15	1,014	28	611	16	38.19	63.38	3.62	0	3/47
JW Lloyds	Gloucestershire	14	17	786	25	450	15	30.00	52.40	3.44	1	5/37
TD Topley	Essex	4	7	805	31	400	15	26.67	53.67	2.98	0	4/57
DB Pauline	Surrey	11	17	951	31	560	15	37.33	63.40	3.53	1	5/52
GJF Ferris	Leicestershire	9	13	1,389	32	826	15	55.07	92.60	3.57	0	3/84
SJ O'Shaughnessy	Lancashire	13	20	852	21	521	15	34.73	56.80	3.67	0	4/68
TE Jesty	Surrey	15	20	866	28	517	14	36.93	61.86	3.58	0	2/32
CS Cowdrey	Kent	13	20	1,201	27	721	14	51.50	85.79	3.60	0	3/5
J Derrick	Glamorgan	12	14	1,266	37	650	14	46.43	90.43	3.08	0	4/60
LL McFarlane	Glamorgan	11	16	1,314	35	886	14	63.29	93.86	4.05	0	4/100
GJ Parsons	Leicestershire	13	19	1,838	62	869	14	62.07	131.29	2.84	0	3/31
C Penn	Kent	7	12	748	17	466	14	33.29	53.43	3.74	0	4/63
CM Old	Warwickshire	7	10	919	38	466	13	35.85	70.69	3.04	1	6/68
JF Sykes	Middlesex	10	13	1,054	41	540	13	41.54	81.08	3.07	0	3/58
IG Swallow	Yorkshire	10	14	1,350	46	670	12	55.83	112.50	2.98	0	4/53
ST Jefferies	Lancashire	4	7	696	13	379	12	31.58	58.00	3.27	0	4/64
IT Botham	Somerset	10	14	784	25	464	11	42.18	71.27	3.55	0	4/63
AR Butcher	Surrey	18	20	900	32	439	10	43.90	90.00	2.93	0	3/43
RJ Boyd-Moss	Northamptonshire	10	15	753	30	380	10	38.00	75.30	3.03	0	3/48
JF Steele	Glamorgan	10	15	1,080	45	498	10	49.80	108.00	2.77	0	3/6
DG Moir	Derbyshire	5	7	954	41	450	10	45.00	95.40	2.83	0	3/102
GW Johnson	Kent	7	10	693	16	409	9	45.44	77.00	3.54	1	5/78
GD Rose	Middlesex	2	3	270	8	142	9	15.78	30.00	3.16	1	6/41
NS Taylor	Surrey	6	11	722	16	516	9	57.33	80.22	4.29	0	3/57
JD Carr	Middlesex	5	6	390	17	154	9	17.11	43.33	2.37	1	6/61
SJ Malone	Glamorgan	7	12	774	12	517	9	57.44	86.00	4.01	1	5/38
SN Hartley	Yorkshire	8	9	447	10	272	9	30.22	49.67	3.65	0	4/51
MW Gatting	Middlesex	11	15	443	15	222	8	27.75	55.38	3.01	0	2/20
CWJ Athey	Gloucestershire	8	8	247	6	189	8	23.63	30.88	4.59	0	3/3
MS Turner	Somerset	5	9	729	22	403	8	50.38	91.13	3.32	0	4/74
NE Briers	Leicestershire	9	12	527	18	303	8	37.88	65.88	3.45	0	4/29
S Turner	Essex	4	5	521	15	224	8	28.00	65.13	2.58	0	4/36
IVA Richards	Somerset	13	16	1,098	48	494	7	70.57	156.86	2.70	0	2/55
KD James	Hampshire	6	11	756	17	549	7	78.43	108.00	4.36	0	2/45
GV Palmer	Somerset	7	11	882	13	627	7	89.57	126.00	4.27	0	2/53
KR Pont	Essex	7	8	456	10	305	7	43.57	65.14	4.01	0	2/43
GB Stevenson	Yorkshire	4	7	435	10	252	6	42.00	72.50	3.48	0	3/39
AJ Murphy	Lancashire	2	4	337	15	207	6	34.50	56.17	3.69	0	3/84
MCJ Nicholas	Hampshire	14	18	714	21	436	6	72.67	119.00	3.66	0	2/22
DW Randall	Nottinghamshire	5	5	168	2	174	5	34.80	33.60	6.21	0	3/103
GA Hick	Worcestershire	7	9	444	16	265	5	53.00	88.80	3.58	0	2/34
NR Taylor	Kent	7	9	312	8	168	5	33.60	62.40	3.23	0	2/20
CS Pickles	Yorkshire	5	8	675	24	345	5	69.00	135.00	3.07	0	2/31
C Lethbridge	Warwickshire	3	5	390	7	263	5	52.60	78.00	4.05	0	2/43
PA Waterman	Surrey	4	8	414	11	284	5	56.80	82.80	4.12	0	2/47
CL Smith	Hampshire	10	11	366	6	269	4	67.25	91.50	4.41	0	1/16
TA Lloyd	Warwickshire	3	3	186	1	127	4	31.75	46.50	4.10	0	3/62
MD Moxon	Yorkshire	5	6	162	1	131	4	32.75	40.50	4.85	0	1/16
CJ Richards	Surrey	2	2	162	2	120	4	30.00	40.50	4.44	0	2/42
RA Smith	Hampshire	6	7	160	8	72	4	18.00	40.00	2.70	0	2/11
ARC Fraser	Middlesex	1	2	119	3	71	4	17.75	29.75	3.58	0	3/7
RF Joseph	Northamptonshire	2	2	228	5	143	4	35.75	57.00	3.76	0	3/73
S Oldham	Yorkshire	2	3	234	10	102	4	25.50	58.50	2.62	0	2/13
PE Russell	Derbyshire	3	5	538	22	243	4	60.75	134.50	2.71	0	2/34
Javed Miandad	Glamorgan	3	3	164	2	120	3	40.00	54.67	4.39	0	2/67
JH Childs	Essex	4	5	780	38	377	3	125.67	260.00	2.90	0	2/129
DE Malcolm	Derbyshire	1	1	102	2	82	3	27.33	34.00	4.82	0	3/82
AN Hayhurst	Lancashire	1	1	78	4	37	3	12.33	26.00	2.85	0	3/37
AP Jones	Somerset	3	5	222	4	142	3	47.33	74.00	3.84	0	1/9
AW Lilley	Essex	2	2	171	0	179	3	59.67	57.00	6.28	0	3/116
IR Payne	Gloucestershire	4	5	234	9	112	3	37.33	78.00	2.87	0	3/68
PW Romaines	Gloucestershire	1	1	60	0	42	3	14.00	20.00	4.20	0	3/42
PA Booth	Yorkshire	2	4	480	29	189	3	63.00	160.00	2.36	0	1/31
J Abrahams	Lancashire	6	6	152	7	93	3	31.00	50.67	3.67	0	3/46
Younis Ahmed	Glamorgan	6	7	406	19	158	2	79.00	203.00	2.34	0	1/38
CT Radley	Middlesex	2	2	78	3	43	2	21.50	39.00	3.31	0	2/38
N Phillip	Essex	3	5	300	10	148	2	74.00	150.00	2.96	0	1/33
RO Butcher	Middlesex	5	5	108	5	39	2	19.50	54.00	2.17	0	1/13
BC Broad	Nottinghamshire	4	4	57	2	40	2	20.00	28.50	4.21	0	1/1
JCM Atkinson	Somerset	5	7	390	9	250	2	125.00	195.00	3.85	0	1/36
JA Afford	Nottinghamshire	2	4	132	3	76	2	38.00	66.00	3.45	0	1/25
SJ Dennis	Yorkshire	1	2	122	2	50	2	25.00	61.00	2.46	0	2/37
DJ Wild	Northamptonshire	7	10	497	7	368	2	184.00	248.50	4.44	0	1/58
AM Green	Sussex	8	8	192	6	77	2	38.50	96.00	2.41	0	2/20
IC Davidson	Lancashire	1	1	60	3	24	2	12.00	30.00	2.40	0	2/24
KWR Fletcher	Essex	1	1	24	0	35	1	35.00	24.00	8.75	0	1/35
JC Balderstone	Leicestershire	6	6	90	3	68	1	68.00	90.00	4.53	0	1/1
W Larkins	Northamptonshire	8	9	462	16	258	1	258.00	462.00	3.35	0	1/34
JD Love	Yorkshire	1	1	6	0	8	1	8.00	6.00	8.00	0	1/8
MR Benson	Kent	4	5	122	0	138	1	138.00	122.00	6.79	0	1/4
NH Fairbrother	Lancashire	5	5	156	7	75	1	75.00	156.00	2.88	0	1/3
DP Hughes	Lancashire	2	2	126	12	26	1	26.00	126.00	1.24	0	1/26
RJ Harden	Somerset	3	3	50	2	29	1	29.00	50.00	3.48	0	1/4
JG Wyatt	Somerset	1	2	54	0	58	1	58.00	54.00	6.44	0	1/40
Asif Din	Warwickshire	3	3	31	2	7	1	7.00	31.00	1.35	0	1/2
DB D'Oliveira	Worcestershire	3	3	54	0	30	1	30.00	54.00	3.33	0	1/1
SG Hinks	Kent	4	4	126	0	72	1	72.00	126.00	3.43	0	1/18
P Johnson	Nottinghamshire	3	3	138	1	129	1	129.00	138.00	5.61	0	1/112
S Monkhouse	Warwickshire	1	1	102	2	61	1	61.00	102.00	3.59	0	1/61
M Newell	Nottinghamshire	1	1	54	2	38	1	38.00	54.00	4.22	0	1/38
PD North	Glamorgan	1	1	162	7	60	1	60.00	162.00	2.22	0	1/60
ARK Pierson	Warwickshire	8	9	534	19	340	1	340.00	534.00	3.82	0	1/164
I Smith	Glamorgan	4	5	231	10	117	1	117.00	231.00	3.04	0	1/39
BR Hardie	Essex	2	2	36	1	35	1	35.00	36.00	5.83	0	1/10
S Henriksen	Lancashire	1	1	72	1	44	1	44.00	72.00	3.67	0	1/44
K Sharp	Yorkshire	5	6	156	8	60	1	60.00	156.00	2.31	0	1/15
GD Mendis	Sussex	1	1	24	0	65	1	65.00	24.00	16.25	0	1/65
RGP Ellis	Gloucestershire	1	1	18	1	7	1	7.00	18.00	2.33	0	1/7
G Boycott	Yorkshire	3	3	60	2	29	0	—	—	2.90	0	0/3
JN Shepherd	Gloucestershire	1	2	84	3	41	0	—	—	2.93	0	0/10
AI Kallicharran	Warwickshire	1	1	70	0	56	0	—	—	4.80	0	0/56
CG Greenidge	Hampshire	1	1	24	1	16	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/16
MA Lynch	Surrey	3	3	36	1	46	0	—	—	7.67	0	0/0
GD Barlow	Middlesex	1	1	18	0	14	0	—	—	4.67	0	0/14
BC Rose	Somerset	1	1	6	0	8	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/8
JG Wright	Derbyshire	1	1	36	0	42	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/42
DI Gower	Leicestershire	2	2	13	0	16	0	—	—	7.38	0	0/3
PR Downton	Middlesex	1	1	48	6	5	0	—	—	0.63	0	0/5
G Cook	Northamptonshire	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
AJ Lamb	Northamptonshire	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
IJ Gould	Sussex	1	1	24	0	75	0	—	—	18.75	0	0/75
WN Slack	Middlesex	2	2	54	1	29	0	—	—	3.22	0	0/8
RJ Bailey	Northamptonshire	1	1	18	0	16	0	—	—	5.33	0	0/16
MP Maynard	Glamorgan	1	1	1	0	4	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/4
AJ Stewart	Surrey	2	2	36	0	43	0	—	—	7.17	0	0/19
JE Morris	Derbyshire	1	1	30	0	55	0	—	—	11.00	0	0/55
H Morris	Glamorgan	1	1	18	0	32	0	—	—	10.67	0	0/32
B Roberts	Derbyshire	5	5	120	1	106	0	—	—	5.30	0	0/17
PAC Bail	Somerset	2	2	24	2	4	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/0
NFM Popplewell	Somerset	4	4	108	1	95	0	—	—	5.28	0	0/4
PM Roebuck	Somerset	2	2	42	0	28	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
KP Evans	Nottinghamshire	1	1	54	1	38	0	—	—	4.22	0	0/38
MA Feltham	Surrey	1	2	66	1	74	0	—	—	6.73	0	0/18
SP Henderson	Glamorgan	1	1	48	2	31	0	—	—	3.88	0	0/31
JA Hopkins	Glamorgan	2	2	36	1	22	0	—	—	3.67	0	0/9
AL Jones	Glamorgan	1	1	6	0	24	0	—	—	24.00	0	0/24
C Gladwin	Essex	1	1	18	0	12	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/12
GS Clinton	Surrey	1	1	36	0	46	0	—	—	7.67	0	0/46
G Sharp	Northamptonshire	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
CK Bullen	Surrey	1	1	42	1	39	0	—	—	5.57	0	0/39
AC Storie	Northamptonshire	1	1	108	6	51	0	—	—	2.83	0	0/51
DJR Martindale	Nottinghamshire	1	1	12	0	8	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/8
IP Butcher	Leicestershire	1	1	12	1	5	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5
MBH Wheeler	Northamptonshire	1	1	84	3	30	0	—	—	2.14	0	0/30
DG Aslett	Kent	1	1	36	0	25	0	—	—	4.17	0	0/25
JD Birch	Nottinghamshire	1	1	30	0	14	0	—	—	2.80	0	0/14
IS Anderson	Derbyshire	1	1	18	1	9	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/9
MR Chadwick	Lancashire	1	1	30	0	20	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/20
RM Ellcock	Worcestershire	1	2	168	0	91	0	—	—	3.25	0	0/34
KP Tomlins	Middlesex	1	1	12	0	9	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/9
CD Fraser-Darling	Nottinghamshire	2	3	114	3	88	0	—	—	4.63	0	0/13

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 1985. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1985 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Middlesex	24	8	4	12	0	9,525	265	35.94	567	9,646	360	26.79
Essex	24	7	2	14	1	8,503	272	31.26	461	8,872	290	30.59
Gloucestershire	24	7	3	13	1	7,772	272	28.57	416	7,697	330	23.32
Hampshire	24	7	2	15	0	10,284	281	36.60	433	9,649	350	27.57
Sussex	24	6	1	16	1	8,809	234	37.65	405	9,032	274	32.96
Northamptonshire	24	5	4	15	0	9,287	293	31.70	373	8,857	248	35.71
Surrey	24	5	5	14	0	9,994	272	36.74	461	10,395	310	33.53
Worcestershire	24	5	6	13	0	10,184	309	32.96	466	9,284	312	29.76
Glamorgan	24	4	4	16	0	8,180	245	33.39	478	9,128	233	39.18
Kent	24	4	5	15	0	9,626	321	29.99	476	9,535	308	30.96
Nottinghamshire	24	4	2	18	0	10,563	297	35.57	382	9,874	309	31.95
Derbyshire	24	3	9	12	0	9,701	350	27.72	420	8,763	263	33.32
Lancashire	24	3	7	14	0	8,221	341	24.11	401	8,729	274	31.86
Yorkshire	24	3	4	16	1	8,874	265	33.49	389	9,966	269	37.05
Leicestershire	24	2	3	19	0	8,438	278	30.35	393	8,928	273	32.70
Warwickshire	24	2	8	14	0	9,277	329	28.20	472	10,159	289	35.15
Somerset	24	1	7	16	0	10,090	284	35.53	566	8,814	216	40.81

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 · 1985

Latest 12 of 204 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1985-09-14 to 1985-09-17 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 392/3d & 184
Northamptonshire: 349/3d & 231/7

Northamptonshire won by 3 wickets

1985-09-14 to 1985-09-17 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 187 & 184
Middlesex: 445

Middlesex won by an innings and 74 runs

1985-09-14 to 1985-09-17 · Kennington Oval, Kennington

Surrey: 205 & 258/7d
Gloucestershire: 277 & 101/6

Match drawn

1985-09-14 to 1985-09-17 · Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Nottinghamshire: 297 & 234/6d
Hampshire: 252/4d & 268/9

Match drawn

1985-09-14 to 1985-09-17 · Old Trafford, Manchester

Lancashire: 293/9
Leicestershire: 336

Match drawn

1985-09-14 to 1985-09-17 · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Kent: 131/7d & 132/6
Somerset: 211 & 189/4d

Match drawn

1985-09-14 to 1985-09-17 · Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Glamorgan: 32/0
Sussex: Score unavailable

Match drawn

1985-09-14 to 1985-09-17 · County Ground, Chelmsford

Essex: 413/8d
Yorkshire: 131 & 278

Essex won by an innings and 4 runs

1985-09-11 to 1985-09-13 · North Marine Road, Scarborough

Yorkshire: 262 & 306/4d
Nottinghamshire: 301/5d & 256/8

Match drawn

1985-09-11 to 1985-09-13 · County Ground, Taunton

Somerset: 280 & 352/3d
Worcestershire: 466/7d

Match drawn

1985-09-11 to 1985-09-13 · Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

Middlesex: 279 & 196/7
Essex: 92 & 461

Match drawn

1985-09-11 to 1985-09-13 · County Ground, Southampton

Hampshire: 300/8d & 244/4d
Northamptonshire: 304 & 241/9

Northamptonshire won by 1 wicket

Recorded venues

County Championship 1985 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	12
County Ground, Northampton	11
Edgbaston, Birmingham	11
Grace Road, Leicester	11
Kennington Oval, Kennington	11
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	11
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	10
Old Trafford, Manchester	9
County Ground, Hove	8
County Ground, Taunton	8
County Ground, Derby	7
The Royal and Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol	7
County Ground, Chelmsford	6
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	6
County Ground, Southampton	5
St Helen's, Swansea	5
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	5
Dean Park, Bournemouth	4
Headingley, Leeds	4
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	4
College Ground, Cheltenham	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
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	2
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge	2
Valentine's Park, Ilford	2
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester	2
Acklam Park, Middlesbrough	1
Aigburth, Liverpool	1
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings	1
Church Road, Lytham St Annes	1
Cricket Field Road, Horsham	1
Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton	1
Hesketh Park, Dartford	1
Leicester Road, Hinckley	1
May's Bounty, Basingstoke	1
Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny	1
St George's Road, Harrogate	1
The Park, Buxton	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 1985, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1985 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
IVA Richards	322	Warwickshire	1985-06-01
CG Greenidge	204	Warwickshire	1985-06-08
GA Gooch	202	Nottinghamshire	1985-05-01
CT Radley	200	Northamptonshire	1985-07-24
GJ Lord	199	Yorkshire	1985-08-03

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1985 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
JP Agnew	9/70	Kent	1985-07-27
VJ Marks	8/17	Lancashire	1985-06-12
AH Gray	8/40	Yorkshire	1985-07-13
RJ Hadlee	8/41	Lancashire	1985-09-02
RC Ontong	8/67	Nottinghamshire	1985-08-28

* 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 coverage

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.

Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.

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