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County Championship 1997 statistics and records

County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1997; Tests are excluded.

SP James leads the displayed batting table with 1,605 runs. AM Smith leads the bowling table with 78 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 153
Recorded players: 355
Recorded teams: 18
Recorded venues: 45

Selected season match starts: 1997-04-23 to 1997-09-18. 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 · 1997

League table for 1997. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1997 Single Division standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Glamorgan	17	8	2	7	256
2	Kent	17	8	4	4	252
3	Worcestershire	17	6	3	7	228
4	Middlesex	17	7	4	6	219
5	Warwickshire	17	7	2	8	219
6	Yorkshire	17	6	3	8	215
7	Gloucestershire	17	6	6	4	206
8	Essex	17	5	6	6	192
9	Surrey	17	5	5	7	192
10	Leicestershire	17	4	1	12	191
11	Lancashire	17	5	6	6	186
12	Somerset	17	3	3	11	183
13	Nottinghamshire	17	4	3	10	175
14	Hampshire	17	3	5	9	158
15	Northamptonshire	17	3	5	8	156
16	Derbyshire	17	2	9	6	141
17	Durham	17	2	8	7	131
18	Sussex	17	1	10	6	115

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.

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Season leaders · County Championship 1997

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 1997 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
SP James	17	1,605
DS Lehmann	17	1,575
SG Law	17	1,482
ML Hayden	16	1,438
H Morris	16	1,207

Recorded innings through 1997-09-18. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

County Championship County Championship 1997 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
AM Smith	15	78
Waqar Younis	16	68
DR Brown	15	64
GD Rose	17	62
SL Watkin	17	61

Recorded innings through 1997-09-18. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1997

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 · 355 players

County Championship 1997 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
SP James	Glamorgan	17	30	4	1,605	162	61.73	78.18	6	7	207	3
DS Lehmann	Yorkshire	17	29	2	1,575	182	58.33	82.98	10	4	193	16
SG Law	Essex	17	30	2	1,482	175	52.93	88.37	8	5	207	14
ML Hayden	Hampshire	16	30	3	1,438	235*	53.26	64.08	7	4	185	5
H Morris	Glamorgan	16	28	3	1,207	233	48.28	62.09	3	4	138	2
MR Ramprakash	Middlesex	16	27	3	1,201	190	50.04	52.38	6	5	165	8
GA Hick	Worcestershire	16	27	4	1,161	303*	50.48	61.40	3	4	167	7
MP Maynard	Glamorgan	17	30	6	1,106	161*	46.08	108.64	7	3	139	6
PJ Prichard	Essex	15	26	1	1,098	224	43.92	67.69	8	3	157	4
VJ Wells	Leicestershire	16	25	0	1,061	224	42.44	59.41	5	3	151	10
KJ Barnett	Derbyshire	14	26	3	1,055	210*	45.87	56.81	5	3	136	4
AP Wells	Kent	17	31	1	1,055	109	35.17	49.02	8	1	136	10
MP Dowman	Nottinghamshire	16	29	1	1,046	149	37.36	42.30	5	3	164	2
D Byas	Yorkshire	17	29	3	1,044	128	40.15	61.63	8	2	136	3
JH Kallis	Middlesex	16	26	2	1,034	172*	43.08	61.66	4	4	145	3
JJB Lewis	Durham	16	29	3	1,034	160*	39.77	52.46	5	2	116	0
KM Curran	Northamptonshire	15	29	4	1,032	159	41.28	69.49	6	2	133	8
WPC Weston	Worcestershire	15	25	4	1,029	205	49.00	47.86	3	3	138	6
MW Alleyne	Gloucestershire	17	31	3	1,017	169	36.32	51.83	8	1	148	4
DL Hemp	Warwickshire	16	29	4	1,008	138	40.32	61.31	4	3	153	7
RC Russell	Gloucestershire	17	31	5	999	103*	38.42	46.16	8	1	121	2
NR Taylor	Sussex	15	28	1	996	127	36.89	65.35	5	3	120	2
DC Boon	Durham	16	29	2	981	117	36.33	45.82	7	2	118	3
S Young	Gloucestershire	16	29	3	980	237	37.69	59.36	5	2	153	4
DL Maddy	Leicestershire	16	25	0	979	103	39.16	46.69	5	3	142	4

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County Championship 1997 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
RJ Bailey	Northamptonshire	16	31	5	973	117*	37.42	50.18	5	2	98	7
TM Moody	Worcestershire	14	24	1	973	180*	42.30	59.80	4	3	115	10
JE Morris	Durham	16	29	0	972	149	33.52	67.22	4	2	117	3
RJ Turner	Somerset	16	28	6	946	144	43.00	60.14	5	1	117	5
P Johnson	Nottinghamshire	15	27	4	936	96*	40.70	74.88	8	0	130	6
JP Crawley	Lancashire	11	18	1	898	133	52.82	60.03	5	3	130	1
TR Ward	Kent	16	29	2	895	161*	33.15	71.77	7	1	137	6
DP Fulton	Kent	15	28	3	885	110	35.40	47.25	3	1	121	1
AP Grayson	Essex	16	28	3	876	105	35.04	59.43	5	1	96	4
DA Leatherdale	Worcestershire	15	27	7	863	129	43.15	60.99	5	2	114	3
NH Fairbrother	Lancashire	15	25	1	855	132	35.63	55.92	4	2	102	6
PCL Holloway	Somerset	16	29	4	855	106	34.20	50.80	5	1	102	3
AS Rollins	Derbyshire	14	25	3	854	210	38.82	51.95	2	3	120	2
RA Smith	Hampshire	13	24	0	852	154	35.50	64.74	4	2	112	5
AD Brown	Surrey	14	23	1	848	170*	38.55	84.13	2	3	108	15
GD Rose	Somerset	17	30	9	848	191	40.38	60.70	3	2	117	5
A Dale	Glamorgan	17	30	3	840	142*	31.11	64.71	5	2	101	2
GD Lloyd	Lancashire	15	25	2	831	122	36.13	85.32	5	3	109	14
K Newell	Sussex	17	32	2	827	112	27.57	51.98	3	2	112	2
NC Johnson	Leicestershire	12	19	5	819	150	58.50	57.07	5	2	103	10
MA Ealham	Kent	12	21	6	809	139	53.93	42.80	4	3	110	5
JS Laney	Hampshire	13	24	0	808	95	33.67	61.17	6	0	97	6
MN Lathwell	Somerset	17	30	1	802	95	27.66	57.29	5	0	105	1
KR Spiring	Worcestershire	15	26	2	800	150	33.33	51.28	4	1	98	5
JJ Whitaker	Leicestershire	14	21	1	797	133*	39.85	58.95	4	2	127	4
SA Marsh	Kent	17	31	5	797	142	30.65	53.49	3	1	88	6
RC Irani	Essex	15	26	1	793	123*	31.72	62.49	3	3	97	3
THC Hancock	Gloucestershire	17	31	3	787	100*	28.11	53.36	4	1	123	1
TL Penney	Warwickshire	16	29	4	784	99	31.36	46.34	6	0	73	7
MW Gatting	Middlesex	17	28	1	761	108	28.19	46.74	3	1	109	1
JD Ratcliffe	Surrey	15	26	2	759	135	31.63	52.89	4	1	75	5
TS Curtis	Worcestershire	13	21	1	742	160	37.10	42.35	1	4	100	2
ID Austin	Lancashire	16	28	4	742	95	30.92	66.37	7	0	93	12
RT Robinson	Nottinghamshire	15	27	2	737	143*	29.48	43.33	4	1	86	0
AJ Hollioake	Surrey	13	20	0	731	182	36.55	89.47	5	1	83	12
VP Clarke	Derbyshire	16	29	5	728	99	30.33	73.91	4	0	103	7
D Ripley	Northamptonshire	16	31	6	728	92	29.12	47.68	6	0	94	0
AJ Stewart	Surrey	9	15	1	726	271*	51.86	71.60	2	2	102	3
GP Thorpe	Surrey	8	12	2	707	222	70.70	59.81	3	2	75	1
MV Fleming	Kent	17	31	4	694	138	25.70	58.47	3	1	100	9
CWJ Athey	Sussex	12	22	2	682	138*	34.10	42.41	5	1	80	0
NV Knight	Warwickshire	10	17	3	677	119*	48.36	59.13	3	2	94	1
RJ Blakey	Yorkshire	17	29	5	670	92	27.92	50.26	6	0	80	1
GW White	Hampshire	9	17	2	667	145	44.47	55.40	4	1	67	0
MP Vaughan	Yorkshire	12	21	1	667	161	33.35	64.32	2	2	88	2
DDJ Robinson	Essex	12	21	0	664	148	31.62	41.89	2	2	88	1
MA Butcher	Surrey	13	22	1	659	79	31.38	60.18	5	0	88	1
GR Haynes	Worcestershire	15	27	3	657	70	27.38	50.93	5	0	64	0
N Hussain	Essex	10	18	0	650	128	36.11	52.63	3	2	86	5
JP Stephenson	Hampshire	15	28	3	644	114	25.76	51.64	1	1	83	12
U Afzaal	Nottinghamshire	15	28	2	638	80	24.54	31.90	5	0	50	0
AJ Moles	Warwickshire	12	23	2	635	168	30.24	48.00	2	1	94	0
C White	Yorkshire	16	27	2	633	172*	25.32	64.92	2	1	66	11
A Fordham	Northamptonshire	8	16	2	629	85*	44.93	78.72	6	0	73	2
BF Smith	Leicestershire	13	21	5	624	131*	39.00	52.39	2	2	78	0
RJ Warren	Northamptonshire	9	17	2	614	174*	40.93	56.64	3	1	65	3
CJ Adams	Derbyshire	12	22	1	611	108	29.10	67.29	2	2	86	5
SC Ecclestone	Somerset	10	19	2	608	123	35.76	69.97	4	1	92	1
MA Atherton	Lancashire	10	17	1	596	149	37.25	47.04	3	2	80	3
PA Nixon	Leicestershire	16	25	7	595	96	33.06	41.90	4	0	68	2
DJ Bicknell	Surrey	9	15	0	594	162	39.60	77.55	1	2	77	0
TA Tweats	Derbyshire	7	13	2	590	189	53.64	48.20	1	1	83	2
PA Strang	Kent	16	29	2	588	82	21.78	58.74	5	0	78	1
NMK Smith	Warwickshire	14	25	2	587	148	25.52	74.97	2	1	83	12
IJ Sutcliffe	Leicestershire	11	16	1	582	130	38.80	50.79	2	2	83	2
SJ Rhodes	Worcestershire	17	29	6	581	78	25.26	46.22	4	0	65	2
SD Udal	Hampshire	16	30	3	577	117*	21.37	65.27	4	1	79	5
RDB Croft	Glamorgan	13	23	1	577	86	26.23	79.15	4	0	61	4
MJ Foster	Durham	14	26	0	575	129	22.12	63.12	3	1	78	4
A McGrath	Yorkshire	12	21	0	575	141	27.38	89.01	2	1	54	5
P Moores	Sussex	17	32	4	571	102*	20.39	44.57	2	1	65	0
JC Pooley	Middlesex	16	26	0	549	98	21.12	55.45	3	0	77	3
NJ Astle	Nottinghamshire	9	16	0	545	100	34.06	66.95	2	2	85	6
MP Speight	Durham	16	29	1	543	73*	19.39	39.81	3	0	42	2
WM Noon	Nottinghamshire	17	31	4	542	83	20.07	33.56	3	0	57	1
MTE Peirce	Sussex	11	22	0	539	104	24.50	46.59	3	1	63	1
OA Shah	Middlesex	10	18	2	520	104*	32.50	39.63	2	1	72	3
KR Brown	Middlesex	17	28	6	515	144*	23.41	46.65	2	1	50	3
MCJ Ball	Gloucestershire	16	30	3	512	41	18.96	64.40	0	0	60	7
DJG Sales	Northamptonshire	12	23	1	510	103	23.18	57.05	2	1	70	7
B Parker	Yorkshire	16	27	3	496	74*	20.67	52.54	3	0	72	3
KM Krikken	Derbyshire	17	31	3	492	72	17.57	46.24	3	0	68	2
PD Bowler	Somerset	14	25	1	487	73	20.29	43.64	5	0	60	0
BC Hollioake	Surrey	12	20	0	483	76	24.15	70.31	3	0	54	5
RR Montgomerie	Northamptonshire	9	18	3	476	73	31.73	44.28	4	0	46	0
AF Giles	Warwickshire	14	25	3	474	97	21.55	71.71	3	0	69	4
M Watkinson	Lancashire	11	18	0	473	135	26.28	74.37	2	1	69	10
MA Wagh	Warwickshire	8	14	1	472	124	36.31	46.69	3	1	58	0
NT Wood	Lancashire	10	17	2	469	155	31.27	41.39	2	1	60	0
MA Lynch	Gloucestershire	12	21	0	465	64	22.14	93.75	3	0	85	0
CM Tolley	Nottinghamshire	11	21	4	458	73*	26.94	49.25	3	0	62	0
WK Hegg	Lancashire	16	27	5	455	77*	20.68	46.24	5	0	55	2
M Burns	Somerset	13	22	1	454	82	21.62	52.73	3	0	62	2
RJ Rollins	Essex	12	21	1	452	82	22.60	52.87	4	0	59	9
DJ Millns	Leicestershire	14	21	2	449	121	23.63	46.67	1	2	45	3
DR Brown	Warwickshire	15	27	2	448	79	17.92	52.21	4	0	64	2
AP Cowan	Essex	16	28	6	447	77	20.32	73.28	1	0	61	6
AL Penberthy	Northamptonshire	12	23	0	443	96	19.26	53.70	2	0	37	0
GR Cowdrey	Kent	9	15	0	442	101	29.47	48.36	1	1	56	4
M Newell	Sussex	10	19	1	435	100	24.17	42.65	3	1	49	0
ET Smith	Kent	9	16	1	434	102	28.93	61.39	1	1	70	0
PAJ DeFreitas	Derbyshire	16	29	1	417	96	14.89	86.34	2	0	62	7
MB Loye	Northamptonshire	8	15	3	412	86	34.33	64.88	2	0	56	2
DR Law	Essex	17	30	0	411	59	13.70	46.28	1	0	49	8
AJ Wright	Gloucestershire	12	21	3	400	79	22.22	42.96	1	0	55	1
RJ Harden	Somerset	7	12	2	395	136*	39.50	43.12	1	2	49	1
JER Gallian	Lancashire	10	17	1	394	99	24.63	54.27	3	0	49	2
G Welch	Warwickshire	16	29	6	393	75	17.09	52.82	1	0	60	3
AN Aymes	Hampshire	16	30	3	393	96*	14.56	34.47	1	0	41	0
CC Lewis	Surrey	13	21	2	389	76	20.47	53.66	1	0	46	2
MR May	Derbyshire	7	13	1	383	116	31.92	50.33	2	1	54	1
ME Trescothick	Somerset	11	18	1	379	83*	22.29	50.94	4	0	45	3
WS Kendall	Hampshire	10	20	2	375	76	20.83	45.45	1	0	41	0
PW Jarvis	Sussex	11	21	2	374	64	19.68	81.66	4	0	29	0
PA Cottey	Glamorgan	15	26	4	370	76*	16.82	86.65	1	0	28	0
GA Gooch	Essex	10	17	1	369	56	23.06	53.32	2	0	45	3
M Keech	Hampshire	8	13	4	368	101*	40.89	51.98	1	1	46	0
DP Ostler	Warwickshire	14	25	1	368	65	15.33	40.62	2	0	54	0
DJ Roberts	Northamptonshire	6	12	0	367	117	30.58	40.42	0	1	50	1
AD Shaw	Glamorgan	17	30	5	352	53*	14.08	53.17	1	0	33	4
BJ Phillips	Kent	11	20	4	343	100*	21.44	37.00	1	1	36	1
MD Moxon	Yorkshire	9	14	0	342	63	24.43	48.24	4	0	48	0
PR Pollard	Nottinghamshire	8	14	4	340	81	34.00	38.07	1	0	41	0
J Boiling	Durham	15	27	4	334	62	14.52	29.30	1	0	25	0
MGN Windows	Gloucestershire	7	13	0	334	84	25.69	47.92	2	0	59	0
RI Dawson	Gloucestershire	7	13	0	314	100	24.15	40.94	1	1	42	0
DM Jones	Derbyshire	5	9	1	312	99*	39.00	42.28	3	0	32	1
DC Nash	Middlesex	5	9	2	311	100	44.43	40.98	1	1	27	1
KD James	Hampshire	9	17	2	306	85	20.40	42.44	4	0	29	1
MP Bicknell	Surrey	15	24	5	305	74	16.05	43.39	2	0	27	1
CEW Silverwood	Yorkshire	15	26	6	300	58	15.00	62.89	1	0	35	1
MJ Walker	Kent	9	17	0	298	51	17.53	61.70	1	0	44	2
RL Johnson	Middlesex	16	26	0	292	39	11.23	51.59	0	0	42	0
MC Ilott	Essex	12	22	5	290	47	17.06	43.41	0	0	35	1
Waqar Younis	Glamorgan	16	29	1	289	47	10.32	98.97	0	0	30	9
NJ Trainor	Gloucestershire	12	22	1	288	40	13.71	36.14	0	0	34	1
JN Snape	Northamptonshire	10	19	3	286	66	17.88	71.50	3	0	23	1
KA Parsons	Somerset	7	13	3	281	74	28.10	56.20	2	0	39	0
VS Solanki	Worcestershire	11	18	0	279	61	15.50	50.73	2	0	39	2
GE Welton	Nottinghamshire	5	10	0	279	95	27.90	39.19	1	0	34	0
SR Lampitt	Worcestershire	15	26	7	277	52	14.58	48.43	1	0	30	4
NJ Speak	Durham	10	18	1	274	93	16.12	36.24	1	0	29	0
ARK Pierson	Leicestershire	15	23	0	266	59	11.57	35.61	1	0	30	0
JP Hewitt	Middlesex	17	28	4	264	75	11.00	39.58	1	0	32	1
PN Weekes	Middlesex	13	20	0	261	44	13.05	42.16	0	0	37	0
SD Thomas	Glamorgan	16	28	4	259	75*	10.79	90.56	1	0	25	1
PJ Martin	Lancashire	15	25	4	258	78*	12.29	81.90	1	0	32	6
S Hutton	Durham	7	13	1	258	95	21.50	49.62	1	0	24	0
SJ Renshaw	Hampshire	12	23	6	252	56	14.82	37.06	1	0	34	2
K Greenfield	Sussex	10	19	0	248	37	13.05	41.47	0	0	27	0
AR Caddick	Somerset	12	20	2	246	56*	13.67	68.33	1	0	41	3
NJ Lenham	Sussex	6	10	0	245	93	24.50	41.32	2	0	31	0
PJ Franks	Nottinghamshire	11	21	5	245	50	15.31	31.86	1	0	23	0
GF Archer	Nottinghamshire	10	18	1	242	49	14.24	45.07	0	0	39	0
AA Khan	Sussex	14	26	3	241	52	10.48	60.86	1	0	30	1
TC Walton	Northamptonshire	7	13	1	231	60	19.25	63.29	2	0	26	7
ARC Fraser	Middlesex	17	28	6	229	35	10.41	59.79	0	0	25	5
ME Cassar	Derbyshire	7	13	1	227	78	18.92	40.75	2	0	26	5
VC Drakes	Sussex	10	18	1	221	48	13.00	59.89	0	0	26	6
JP Taylor	Northamptonshire	16	31	4	216	36	8.00	38.99	0	0	16	1
A Flintoff	Lancashire	4	7	0	216	117	30.86	56.84	1	1	35	2
G Chapple	Lancashire	10	18	3	214	66	14.27	60.80	2	0	32	3
RJ Cunliffe	Gloucestershire	8	15	1	212	49	15.14	34.75	0	0	22	0
JM Dakin	Leicestershire	3	5	0	208	190	41.60	65.82	0	1	32	2
RK Rao	Sussex	9	17	0	207	89	12.18	34.21	1	0	28	0
MM Betts	Durham	11	20	0	201	35	10.05	49.63	0	0	19	0
N Shahid	Surrey	7	11	0	198	34	18.00	42.22	0	0	29	0
A Habib	Leicestershire	7	12	2	198	77	19.80	48.18	1	0	25	4
DG Cork	Derbyshire	6	11	1	192	55*	19.20	49.23	2	0	24	1
G Yates	Lancashire	10	16	3	192	39	14.77	46.83	0	0	22	1
MJ McCague	Kent	11	20	6	190	53*	13.57	68.10	1	0	29	1
KP Evans	Nottinghamshire	14	25	1	187	47	7.79	43.79	0	0	20	1
J Lewis	Gloucestershire	13	23	6	186	30	10.94	43.97	0	0	28	0
D Gough	Yorkshire	7	11	1	179	58	17.90	89.95	1	0	25	0
Mushtaq Ahmed	Somerset	14	25	2	174	33	7.57	71.90	0	0	23	1
GP Butcher	Glamorgan	9	15	1	172	58	12.29	136.51	1	0	11	3
PD Collingwood	Durham	6	10	0	169	62	16.90	40.53	1	0	22	0
MJ Vandrau	Derbyshire	4	8	0	168	54	21.00	46.03	1	0	21	0
S Herzberg	Somerset	5	8	2	167	56	27.83	50.30	1	0	24	0
AJ Swann	Northamptonshire	2	4	0	162	136	40.50	33.75	0	1	15	0
IDK Salisbury	Surrey	13	21	2	159	30*	8.37	37.86	0	0	23	0
GM Hamilton	Yorkshire	9	16	2	159	45	11.36	81.12	0	0	16	0
T Frost	Warwickshire	8	16	2	158	56	11.29	41.04	1	0	24	3
RK Illingworth	Worcestershire	5	9	2	157	112	22.43	48.31	0	1	14	0
SP Titchard	Lancashire	5	9	0	155	79	17.22	29.41	1	0	14	0
JR Carpenter	Sussex	3	6	0	153	63	25.50	85.00	1	0	9	0
JE Benjamin	Surrey	11	19	6	152	35	11.69	84.44	0	0	16	1
AM Smith	Gloucestershire	15	28	8	152	41*	7.60	81.72	0	0	25	0
Saqlain Mushtaq	Surrey	8	13	4	149	41*	16.56	44.74	0	0	12	1
MN Bowen	Nottinghamshire	14	25	3	145	32	6.59	38.46	0	0	13	1
AA Metcalfe	Nottinghamshire	7	12	1	145	79	13.18	39.62	1	0	18	0
DJ Capel	Northamptonshire	4	8	0	140	57	17.50	52.63	1	0	8	0
AA Donald	Warwickshire	11	20	6	140	29	10.00	49.12	0	0	14	0
AJ Harris	Derbyshire	16	29	3	140	36	5.38	37.94	0	0	17	0
NJ Llong	Kent	7	14	0	140	57	10.00	36.65	1	0	17	0
SL Watkin	Glamorgan	17	30	3	138	39	5.11	45.85	0	0	12	0
RMS Weston	Durham	5	9	0	137	36	15.22	66.83	0	0	5	0
PR Whitaker	Hampshire	2	4	0	131	73	32.75	142.39	1	0	7	0
SJ Lacey	Derbyshire	5	10	3	126	50	18.00	40.13	1	0	10	0
KP Dutch	Middlesex	5	8	2	124	79	20.67	40.79	1	0	14	0
SAJ Boswell	Northamptonshire	9	17	3	122	35	8.71	38.49	0	0	10	0
SP Moffat	Middlesex	4	6	1	122	47	24.40	45.02	0	0	17	0
SJE Brown	Durham	15	27	5	121	30	5.50	37.93	0	0	15	0
PJ Hartley	Yorkshire	8	13	0	121	39	9.31	82.88	0	0	20	0
RD Stemp	Yorkshire	15	26	6	120	33*	6.00	67.80	0	0	10	2
JA Knott	Surrey	5	9	3	118	27*	19.67	34.10	0	0	14	0
Mohammad Akram	Northamptonshire	11	21	2	116	28	6.11	54.72	0	0	17	0
MA Robinson	Sussex	17	32	9	114	27	4.96	38.00	0	0	9	1
GJ Parsons	Leicestershire	5	9	1	113	69*	14.13	50.90	1	0	17	0
P Aldred	Derbyshire	6	11	1	111	83	11.10	44.94	1	0	15	0
KJ Piper	Warwickshire	8	13	3	111	34*	11.10	42.86	0	0	10	0
AJ Tudor	Surrey	8	13	6	109	35*	15.57	52.91	0	0	16	0
DJ Shadford	Lancashire	8	14	3	106	30	9.64	34.08	0	0	13	1
JBD Thompson	Kent	7	13	3	103	59*	10.30	35.52	1	0	13	1
IJ Ward	Surrey	3	5	0	102	56	20.40	96.23	1	0	3	0
TP Hodgson	Essex	3	6	0	101	44	16.83	34.83	0	0	16	0
DW Headley	Kent	7	13	3	99	40	9.90	40.41	0	0	12	0
JJ Bates	Sussex	5	10	1	95	47	10.56	51.63	0	0	4	0
RP Davis	Gloucestershire	7	13	0	93	39	7.15	24.28	0	0	9	0
A Walker	Durham	12	23	8	92	16	6.13	35.66	0	0	13	1
KJ Shine	Somerset	17	30	4	92	18	3.54	29.58	0	0	12	1
PJ Newport	Worcestershire	8	13	0	91	45	7.00	43.13	0	0	12	1
PCR Tufnell	Middlesex	14	23	5	89	21	4.94	38.20	0	0	6	0
JEH Owen	Derbyshire	4	6	0	83	22	13.83	46.89	0	0	9	0
RJ Green	Lancashire	3	5	1	81	51	20.25	47.65	1	0	8	2
GA Khan	Derbyshire	2	3	1	77	62*	38.50	41.62	1	0	8	0
A Sheriyar	Worcestershire	16	27	3	73	21	3.04	64.60	0	0	7	0
J Wood	Durham	5	9	4	72	21*	14.40	46.15	0	0	9	0
IN Flanagan	Essex	2	4	1	72	40	24.00	33.80	0	0	8	0
MA Roseberry	Durham	3	6	0	69	45	11.50	33.50	0	0	11	0
PC McKeown	Lancashire	3	6	0	68	46	11.33	48.92	0	0	7	0
RSC Martin-Jenkins	Sussex	2	4	1	68	36*	22.67	89.47	0	0	11	0
RJ Maru	Hampshire	4	7	1	67	36*	11.17	50.76	0	0	6	0
AC Morris	Yorkshire	6	9	0	67	35	7.44	50.00	0	0	10	0
NF Williams	Essex	3	6	1	66	23	13.20	54.10	0	0	12	0
SM Milburn	Hampshire	9	16	2	64	19	4.57	78.05	0	0	10	1
J Ormond	Leicestershire	10	15	2	64	35	4.92	32.32	0	0	7	0
MJ Powell	Glamorgan	3	6	2	62	41*	15.50	41.61	0	0	9	0
ID Fisher	Yorkshire	1	2	0	62	37	31.00	56.36	0	0	11	0
DE Malcolm	Derbyshire	13	24	8	61	21*	3.81	64.21	0	0	9	1
BJ Hyam	Essex	5	9	1	60	26	7.50	86.96	0	0	3	0
MT Brimson	Leicestershire	6	10	2	59	30*	7.38	42.14	0	0	5	0
WG Khan	Warwickshire	2	4	0	59	29	14.75	37.34	0	0	6	0
PM Such	Essex	17	30	10	58	14	2.90	26.61	0	0	6	0
DR Hewson	Gloucestershire	2	4	0	56	42	14.00	40.58	0	0	8	0
JNB Bovill	Hampshire	8	15	2	55	27	4.23	39.86	0	0	9	1
JN Batty	Surrey	3	4	1	54	23*	18.00	128.57	0	0	3	0
JID Kerr	Somerset	3	5	0	52	26	10.40	57.78	0	0	9	0
RT Bates	Nottinghamshire	6	11	5	51	21	8.50	22.77	0	0	5	0
AD Mascarenhas	Hampshire	5	10	1	50	21	5.56	37.59	0	0	7	0
ME Harvey	Lancashire	2	4	0	49	25	12.25	29.52	0	0	4	0
GJ Kennis	Surrey	3	5	0	49	24	9.80	42.61	0	0	10	0
RJ Kirtley	Sussex	9	17	7	49	15*	4.90	33.79	0	0	3	0
AD Edwards	Sussex	5	10	2	49	20	6.13	47.12	0	0	7	0
MK Davies	Northamptonshire	6	12	4	49	17	6.13	32.45	0	0	6	0
JE Hindson	Nottinghamshire	2	4	1	48	42*	16.00	33.33	0	0	6	0
JA Daley	Durham	1	2	0	46	39	23.00	30.87	0	0	7	0
DM Cox	Durham	2	3	0	46	24	15.33	68.66	0	0	6	0
ID Blackwell	Derbyshire	3	5	0	46	42	9.20	51.69	0	0	7	1
AD Mullally	Leicestershire	12	19	5	41	13*	2.93	17.83	0	0	2	0
KJ Dean	Derbyshire	7	12	3	41	16	4.56	33.06	0	0	5	0
GI Macmillan	Leicestershire	4	6	1	40	19	8.00	41.24	0	0	5	1
JE Emburey	Northamptonshire	3	6	0	39	39	6.50	23.64	0	0	7	0
GR Napier	Essex	1	2	2	39	35*	—	63.93	0	0	7	1
MM Patel	Kent	1	2	0	38	30	19.00	95.00	0	0	7	0
MJ Rawnsley	Worcestershire	2	3	0	35	26	11.67	27.13	0	0	2	0
MD Edmond	Warwickshire	2	3	1	35	21	17.50	66.04	0	0	6	0
CA Connor	Hampshire	4	8	2	34	12*	5.67	57.63	0	0	5	0
SD Peters	Essex	1	2	0	33	33	16.50	44.59	0	0	6	0
DV Lawrence	Gloucestershire	4	8	3	32	23*	6.40	65.31	0	0	6	0
MJ Thursfield	Sussex	1	2	1	32	32*	32.00	66.67	0	0	5	0
AW Evans	Glamorgan	1	2	0	31	31	15.50	39.24	0	0	4	0
TM Hansen	Hampshire	1	2	1	31	19	31.00	39.74	0	0	5	0
MAV Bell	Warwickshire	3	6	0	30	30	5.00	54.55	0	0	3	0
NA Gie	Nottinghamshire	2	4	0	28	9	7.00	16.00	0	0	2	0
SJW Andrew	Essex	2	3	0	27	24	9.00	56.25	0	0	4	1
PM Hutchison	Yorkshire	6	11	5	27	15*	4.50	18.49	0	0	2	0
SD Stubbings	Derbyshire	1	2	0	27	22	13.50	39.13	0	0	4	0
JF Brown	Northamptonshire	5	10	4	25	16*	4.17	31.65	0	0	3	0
N Killeen	Durham	2	3	2	24	15	24.00	44.44	0	0	4	0
MA Sheikh	Warwickshire	1	2	0	24	24	12.00	42.86	0	0	2	0
DA Kenway	Hampshire	1	2	1	22	20*	22.00	39.29	0	0	3	0
RA Kettleborough	Yorkshire	2	3	0	21	10	7.00	23.60	0	0	2	0
MJ Church	Gloucestershire	1	2	0	20	16	10.00	27.03	0	0	4	0
JJ Haynes	Lancashire	1	2	0	20	18	10.00	20.83	0	0	1	0
Wasim Akram	Lancashire	1	2	0	16	13	8.00	51.61	0	0	3	0
L Savident	Hampshire	3	5	1	15	6	3.75	27.78	0	0	0	0
KP Sheeraz	Gloucestershire	2	3	2	15	12*	15.00	45.45	0	0	1	0
BL Spendlove	Derbyshire	1	2	1	15	15*	15.00	100.00	0	0	3	0
GM Roberts	Derbyshire	1	2	0	15	13	7.50	48.39	0	0	2	0
DA Cosker	Glamorgan	13	23	5	14	7	0.78	17.50	0	0	1	0
MJ Saggers	Durham	2	4	2	14	10*	7.00	13.86	0	0	0	0
AR Oram	Nottinghamshire	7	13	4	14	5*	1.56	14.43	0	0	1	0
GC Small	Warwickshire	3	6	1	13	11	2.60	23.64	0	0	2	0
PS Jones	Somerset	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	65.00	0	0	2	0
PE Wellings	Middlesex	1	1	0	13	13	13.00	18.06	0	0	1	0
MM Mirza	Worcestershire	5	9	4	11	10*	2.20	26.83	0	0	2	0
G Keedy	Lancashire	8	14	7	11	6*	1.57	17.19	0	0	0	0
RM Amin	Surrey	4	7	3	11	4*	2.75	23.91	0	0	1	0
MJ Chilton	Lancashire	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
CM Patel	Hampshire	1	2	1	9	6	9.00	20.93	0	0	0	0
AP van Troost	Somerset	5	10	2	8	5	1.00	18.18	0	0	0	0
RA Pick	Nottinghamshire	2	3	1	8	8*	4.00	25.00	0	0	0	0
DI Stevens	Leicestershire	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	80.00	0	0	0	0
SRG Francis	Hampshire	1	2	0	8	4	4.00	27.59	0	0	1	0
NC Phillips	Sussex	2	3	1	7	6	3.50	58.33	0	0	1	0
AN Hayhurst	Derbyshire	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	54.55	0	0	1	0
JG Hughes	Northamptonshire	1	2	1	5	5*	5.00	33.33	0	0	0	0
AP Igglesden	Kent	5	10	2	4	3	0.50	5.48	0	0	0	0
S Lugsden	Durham	1	2	1	4	4	4.00	133.33	0	0	1	0
M Dimond	Somerset	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	16.00	0	0	0	0
JC Powell	Essex	1	1	1	4	4*	—	66.67	0	0	1	0
TA Radford	Sussex	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	12.90	0	0	1	0
LNP Walker	Nottinghamshire	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	57.14	0	0	0	0
RJ Chapman	Worcestershire	5	8	0	3	3	0.38	12.50	0	0	0	0
D Follett	Northamptonshire	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	10.71	0	0	0	0
D Williamson	Leicestershire	1	1	0	3	3	3.00	21.43	0	0	0	0
RJ Sidebottom	Yorkshire	1	2	1	2	2*	2.00	11.76	0	0	0	0
WJ House	Kent	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	40.00	0	0	0	0
A Singh	Warwickshire	2	4	0	1	1	0.25	5.26	0	0	0	0
RM Pearson	Surrey	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	5.56	0	0	0	0
BJ Trott	Somerset	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	12.50	0	0	0	0
CL Campbell	Durham	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
DA Altree	Warwickshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
JMM Averis	Gloucestershire	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
AG Wharf	Yorkshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
JAR Blain	Northamptonshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
PM Ridgway	Lancashire	2	3	1	0	0*	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0
TM Smith	Derbyshire	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
TF Bloomfield	Middlesex	3	6	2	0	0*	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 274 players

County Championship 1997 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
AM Smith	Gloucestershire	15	26	2,700	111	1,281	78	16.42	34.62	2.85	5	6/45
Waqar Younis	Glamorgan	16	27	2,647	83	1,551	68	22.81	38.93	3.52	3	8/17
DR Brown	Warwickshire	15	29	2,772	123	1,382	64	21.59	43.31	2.99	3	5/62
GD Rose	Somerset	17	32	2,835	121	1,513	62	24.40	45.73	3.20	1	5/53
SL Watkin	Glamorgan	17	29	3,047	143	1,393	61	22.84	49.95	2.74	2	7/41
PA Strang	Kent	16	30	4,215	207	1,843	61	30.21	69.10	2.62	4	7/118
DE Malcolm	Derbyshire	13	20	2,239	52	1,262	60	21.03	37.32	3.38	5	6/23
AA Donald	Warwickshire	11	21	2,323	123	938	60	15.63	38.72	2.42	3	6/55
SJE Brown	Durham	14	23	3,082	103	1,667	57	29.25	54.07	3.25	4	5/58
JP Hewitt	Middlesex	16	29	2,544	91	1,351	57	23.70	44.63	3.19	2	6/14
PM Such	Essex	16	27	3,763	186	1,492	56	26.64	67.20	2.38	5	6/55
A Sheriyar	Worcestershire	16	28	2,421	87	1,438	56	25.68	43.23	3.56	3	6/19
G Welch	Warwickshire	16	28	2,924	133	1,501	56	26.80	52.21	3.08	3	6/115
PAJ DeFreitas	Derbyshire	16	25	2,917	104	1,574	54	29.15	54.02	3.24	5	7/64
JP Taylor	Northamptonshire	16	23	2,731	81	1,532	54	28.37	50.57	3.37	3	7/87
RDB Croft	Glamorgan	13	23	3,023	118	1,259	54	23.31	55.98	2.50	1	5/33
CEW Silverwood	Yorkshire	15	26	2,365	87	1,272	53	24.00	44.62	3.23	4	7/93
AR Caddick	Somerset	12	23	3,038	110	1,468	52	28.23	58.42	2.90	3	6/65
PJ Martin	Lancashire	15	25	2,447	119	1,180	52	22.69	47.06	2.89	3	8/32
AP Cowan	Essex	16	29	2,518	106	1,334	52	25.65	48.42	3.18	3	5/45
Mushtaq Ahmed	Somerset	14	26	3,074	146	1,407	50	28.14	61.48	2.75	3	6/70
MJ McCague	Kent	11	20	1,875	55	1,125	48	23.44	39.06	3.60	4	7/50
DJ Millns	Leicestershire	14	25	2,373	84	1,286	48	26.79	49.44	3.25	2	6/61
MA Robinson	Sussex	17	24	2,688	87	1,426	48	29.71	56.00	3.18	2	6/78
J Lewis	Gloucestershire	13	23	2,195	86	1,211	48	25.23	45.73	3.31	3	6/50

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County Championship 1997 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
ARC Fraser	Middlesex	16	30	3,190	147	1,308	47	27.83	67.87	2.46	2	6/77
KJ Shine	Somerset	17	30	2,394	81	1,547	47	32.91	50.94	3.88	2	7/43
RL Johnson	Middlesex	15	27	2,368	76	1,277	47	27.17	50.38	3.24	0	4/26
MP Bicknell	Surrey	15	25	2,312	94	1,174	44	26.68	52.55	3.05	1	5/34
SD Thomas	Glamorgan	15	25	1,980	49	1,160	44	26.36	45.00	3.52	2	5/24
KP Evans	Nottinghamshire	14	21	2,654	102	1,226	44	27.86	60.32	2.77	2	6/40
MM Betts	Durham	11	18	1,657	63	939	43	21.84	38.53	3.40	2	9/64
PCR Tufnell	Middlesex	13	22	2,837	143	1,000	41	24.39	69.20	2.11	2	5/61
ID Austin	Lancashire	16	26	2,450	119	1,083	41	26.41	59.76	2.65	0	4/44
MN Bowen	Nottinghamshire	14	22	2,706	104	1,345	41	32.80	66.00	2.98	3	7/75
BJ Phillips	Kent	11	21	1,525	67	773	41	18.85	37.20	3.04	2	5/47
MC Ilott	Essex	12	23	1,898	89	924	40	23.10	47.45	2.92	1	7/59
C White	Yorkshire	16	26	2,094	57	1,222	40	30.55	52.35	3.50	1	5/31
MW Alleyne	Gloucestershire	16	28	1,972	80	1,051	40	26.28	49.30	3.20	3	6/64
AD Mullally	Leicestershire	12	19	2,215	88	1,247	37	33.70	59.86	3.38	4	5/52
ARK Pierson	Leicestershire	15	23	2,910	101	1,411	37	38.14	78.65	2.91	1	6/56
RD Stemp	Yorkshire	14	26	2,734	109	1,309	36	36.36	75.94	2.87	1	6/77
MV Fleming	Kent	17	28	2,294	95	1,096	36	30.44	63.72	2.87	2	5/51
JP Stephenson	Hampshire	15	25	2,321	62	1,356	35	38.74	66.31	3.51	1	6/54
SR Lampitt	Worcestershire	15	26	2,007	70	1,302	35	37.20	57.34	3.89	1	5/39
J Ormond	Leicestershire	10	18	1,617	58	906	35	25.89	46.20	3.36	2	6/68
CC Lewis	Surrey	13	23	1,747	72	970	33	29.39	52.94	3.33	1	5/42
A Walker	Durham	12	19	2,047	87	1,063	33	32.21	62.03	3.12	2	7/56
AJ Harris	Derbyshire	16	25	2,605	89	1,531	33	46.39	78.94	3.53	0	3/66
SJ Renshaw	Hampshire	12	20	1,978	57	1,171	33	35.48	59.94	3.55	1	5/110
SD Udal	Hampshire	16	26	3,384	131	1,666	32	52.06	105.75	2.95	0	4/17
Saqlain Mushtaq	Surrey	8	14	1,527	75	617	32	19.28	47.72	2.42	4	5/17
JH Kallis	Middlesex	12	19	1,407	61	655	32	20.47	43.97	2.79	1	5/54
AF Giles	Warwickshire	14	21	2,616	126	1,086	32	33.94	81.75	2.49	0	4/54
CM Tolley	Nottinghamshire	11	19	2,082	81	973	32	30.41	65.06	2.80	1	6/61
VC Drakes	Sussex	10	15	1,800	60	1,043	31	33.65	58.06	3.48	0	4/55
MA Ealham	Kent	12	23	1,901	63	928	31	29.94	61.32	2.93	0	4/47
PW Jarvis	Sussex	11	16	1,913	46	1,091	30	36.37	63.77	3.42	2	5/44
IDK Salisbury	Surrey	11	18	1,883	65	936	30	31.20	62.77	2.98	2	6/19
Mohammad Akram	Northamptonshire	11	17	1,721	43	1,135	30	37.83	57.37	3.96	2	5/72
MJ Foster	Durham	14	20	1,654	55	1,027	30	34.23	55.13	3.73	0	4/58
S Young	Gloucestershire	14	25	2,163	98	1,000	30	33.33	72.10	2.77	0	4/26
AA Khan	Sussex	13	18	2,386	85	1,244	30	41.47	79.53	3.13	1	5/137
GR Haynes	Worcestershire	13	21	1,621	63	826	29	28.48	55.90	3.06	0	3/46
AP Grayson	Essex	14	22	2,231	102	972	27	36.00	82.63	2.61	0	4/53
G Keedy	Lancashire	8	14	1,753	60	917	27	33.96	64.93	3.14	1	6/79
DW Headley	Kent	7	13	1,516	44	841	26	32.35	58.31	3.33	1	5/92
RJ Kirtley	Sussex	9	14	1,365	41	881	26	33.88	52.50	3.87	1	6/60
PM Hutchison	Yorkshire	6	11	1,183	47	639	26	24.58	45.50	3.24	2	7/50
PJ Franks	Nottinghamshire	11	17	1,893	48	1,038	26	39.92	72.81	3.29	0	4/47
AR Oram	Nottinghamshire	7	14	1,329	54	670	26	25.77	51.12	3.02	0	4/53
D Gough	Yorkshire	7	11	1,090	42	598	25	23.92	43.60	3.29	2	5/56
G Chapple	Lancashire	10	17	1,531	39	816	25	32.64	61.24	3.20	0	4/80
DA Leatherdale	Worcestershire	12	19	1,172	43	674	25	26.96	46.88	3.45	1	5/56
G Yates	Lancashire	9	14	1,646	51	876	25	35.04	65.84	3.19	1	5/59
KM Curran	Northamptonshire	14	20	1,291	57	715	24	29.79	53.79	3.32	0	4/32
DR Law	Essex	14	22	1,435	47	854	24	35.58	59.79	3.57	0	4/69
JBD Thompson	Kent	7	13	1,117	24	713	24	29.71	46.54	3.83	1	5/89
NMK Smith	Warwickshire	12	18	1,842	74	907	23	39.43	80.09	2.95	0	4/32
KD James	Hampshire	7	9	793	29	443	23	19.26	34.48	3.35	2	8/49
JNB Bovill	Hampshire	8	13	1,246	30	815	23	35.43	54.17	3.92	0	4/62
PJ Hartley	Yorkshire	8	13	978	38	511	23	22.22	42.52	3.14	1	5/34
MK Davies	Northamptonshire	6	10	1,404	71	674	23	29.30	61.04	2.88	1	5/46
NJ Astle	Nottinghamshire	9	15	1,176	43	488	22	22.18	53.45	2.49	1	5/46
MCJ Ball	Gloucestershire	16	25	2,513	114	1,082	22	49.18	114.23	2.58	1	5/66
DA Cosker	Glamorgan	10	17	1,532	62	736	20	36.80	76.60	2.88	0	4/64
PJ Newport	Worcestershire	8	13	1,061	55	444	19	23.37	55.84	2.51	1	7/37
TM Moody	Worcestershire	13	20	1,281	42	829	19	43.63	67.42	3.88	1	5/148
DJ Shadford	Lancashire	8	14	894	8	786	19	41.37	47.05	5.28	1	5/80
RK Illingworth	Worcestershire	5	8	1,235	75	442	18	24.56	68.61	2.15	1	7/79
RC Irani	Essex	12	18	1,540	71	682	18	37.89	85.56	2.66	0	3/51
GM Hamilton	Yorkshire	9	16	1,081	36	654	18	36.33	60.06	3.63	1	5/89
SM Milburn	Hampshire	9	16	1,661	41	972	18	54.00	92.28	3.51	0	4/38
M Watkinson	Lancashire	11	16	1,228	35	735	17	43.24	72.24	3.59	0	3/35
J Boiling	Durham	15	22	1,685	76	849	17	49.94	99.12	3.02	0	3/72
BC Hollioake	Surrey	11	17	1,015	34	594	17	34.94	59.71	3.51	0	4/54
JF Brown	Northamptonshire	5	8	1,069	32	583	16	36.44	66.81	3.27	0	3/23
RP Davis	Gloucestershire	7	11	1,205	67	486	16	30.38	75.31	2.42	0	4/35
MM Mirza	Worcestershire	5	9	753	23	484	16	30.25	47.06	3.86	0	4/51
AJ Tudor	Surrey	8	11	765	17	526	16	32.88	47.81	4.13	1	6/101
VJ Wells	Leicestershire	16	26	1,122	43	621	16	38.81	70.13	3.32	0	2/8
AP Igglesden	Kent	5	10	786	21	454	15	30.27	52.40	3.47	0	4/67
SAJ Boswell	Northamptonshire	9	13	1,115	26	769	15	51.27	74.33	4.14	1	5/94
KJ Dean	Derbyshire	7	11	952	32	541	14	38.64	68.00	3.41	0	3/21
JE Benjamin	Surrey	11	17	1,266	39	759	13	58.38	97.38	3.60	0	3/52
AJ Hollioake	Surrey	12	17	652	19	388	13	29.85	50.15	3.57	0	4/22
U Afzaal	Nottinghamshire	12	19	1,103	39	593	13	45.62	84.85	3.23	0	3/79
TF Bloomfield	Middlesex	3	6	408	16	201	12	16.75	34.00	2.96	1	5/77
DG Cork	Derbyshire	6	9	792	28	457	11	41.55	72.00	3.46	0	4/48
J Wood	Durham	5	8	612	13	476	11	43.27	55.64	4.67	0	4/73
CA Connor	Hampshire	4	5	617	15	364	11	33.09	56.09	3.54	1	7/46
K Newell	Sussex	15	17	829	35	436	11	39.64	75.36	3.16	0	4/61
GJ Parsons	Leicestershire	5	8	967	43	425	11	38.64	87.91	2.64	0	4/22
JN Snape	Northamptonshire	10	14	1,351	47	681	11	61.91	122.82	3.02	0	4/46
RJ Bailey	Northamptonshire	11	12	674	19	367	10	36.70	67.40	3.27	0	4/10
P Aldred	Derbyshire	6	8	738	38	291	10	29.10	73.80	2.37	0	3/28
JJ Bates	Sussex	5	8	910	42	373	10	37.30	91.00	2.46	1	5/89
AD Edwards	Sussex	5	8	452	13	284	10	28.40	45.20	3.77	0	4/94
GA Hick	Worcestershire	11	14	1,122	45	603	9	67.00	124.67	3.22	0	4/70
MT Brimson	Leicestershire	6	8	791	34	357	9	39.67	87.89	2.71	0	3/49
AL Penberthy	Northamptonshire	12	16	1,050	27	647	9	71.89	116.67	3.70	0	2/52
DV Lawrence	Gloucestershire	4	8	516	9	359	8	44.88	64.50	4.17	0	2/28
NF Williams	Essex	3	5	498	11	281	8	35.13	62.25	3.39	0	4/29
GP Butcher	Glamorgan	8	10	393	14	270	8	33.75	49.13	4.12	0	3/87
NC Johnson	Leicestershire	9	11	696	18	420	8	52.50	87.00	3.62	0	3/61
RT Bates	Nottinghamshire	6	8	1,005	36	442	8	55.25	125.63	2.64	0	3/89
ME Cassar	Derbyshire	5	6	312	6	224	8	28.00	39.00	4.31	0	3/31
RJ Chapman	Worcestershire	5	7	472	13	388	8	48.50	59.00	4.93	0	3/67
RM Amin	Surrey	4	7	807	35	348	8	43.50	100.88	2.59	0	3/58
JER Gallian	Lancashire	10	14	474	12	357	7	51.00	67.71	4.52	0	3/51
VP Clarke	Derbyshire	16	22	1,028	35	668	7	95.43	146.86	3.90	0	1/10
JID Kerr	Somerset	3	4	354	12	217	7	31.00	50.57	3.68	0	4/83
MA Butcher	Surrey	3	4	234	8	83	7	11.86	33.43	2.13	0	3/24
MJ Saggers	Durham	2	4	348	13	160	7	22.86	49.71	2.76	1	5/57
SJ Lacey	Derbyshire	4	6	563	19	291	7	41.57	80.43	3.10	0	3/97
N Killeen	Durham	2	4	264	9	139	6	23.17	44.00	3.16	0	4/50
S Herzberg	Somerset	5	6	282	11	136	6	22.67	47.00	2.89	0	3/100
SG Law	Essex	11	15	696	30	356	5	71.20	139.20	3.07	0	3/27
PD Collingwood	Durham	6	7	252	4	177	5	35.40	50.40	4.21	0	3/46
AP van Troost	Somerset	5	7	379	5	364	5	72.80	75.80	5.76	0	3/79
JE Emburey	Northamptonshire	3	5	663	39	259	4	64.75	165.75	2.34	0	2/36
DM Cox	Durham	2	2	267	8	132	4	33.00	66.75	2.97	0	3/72
MJ Vandrau	Derbyshire	4	4	264	6	182	4	45.50	66.00	4.14	0	3/78
GF Archer	Nottinghamshire	5	5	300	9	173	4	43.25	75.00	3.46	0	1/24
M Burns	Somerset	7	9	336	12	236	4	59.00	84.00	4.21	0	2/18
JM Dakin	Leicestershire	3	5	312	12	152	4	38.00	78.00	2.92	0	2/12
KP Dutch	Middlesex	4	5	414	10	207	4	51.75	103.50	3.00	0	2/94
RJ Green	Lancashire	3	3	361	15	172	4	43.00	90.25	2.86	0	3/66
THC Hancock	Gloucestershire	12	14	461	17	300	4	75.00	115.25	3.90	0	1/24
NJ Llong	Kent	5	7	315	11	200	4	50.00	78.75	3.81	0	2/33
L Savident	Hampshire	3	4	336	9	247	4	61.75	84.00	4.41	0	2/86
PN Weekes	Middlesex	11	14	767	16	397	4	99.25	191.75	3.11	0	1/2
D Williamson	Leicestershire	1	2	107	5	40	4	10.00	26.75	2.24	0	3/19
AC Morris	Yorkshire	6	7	414	15	260	4	65.00	103.50	3.77	0	2/62
Wasim Akram	Lancashire	1	2	216	10	86	3	28.67	72.00	2.39	0	3/74
GC Small	Warwickshire	3	3	300	12	158	3	52.67	100.00	3.16	0	3/51
ML Hayden	Hampshire	6	8	198	0	166	3	55.33	66.00	5.03	0	2/17
PS Jones	Somerset	1	2	54	0	49	3	16.33	18.00	5.44	0	3/30
PD Bowler	Somerset	7	10	249	18	129	3	43.00	83.00	3.11	0	2/48
KA Parsons	Somerset	6	8	330	14	139	3	46.33	110.00	2.53	0	1/10
SJW Andrew	Essex	2	3	276	14	131	3	43.67	92.00	2.85	0	1/18
MAV Bell	Warwickshire	3	4	477	14	232	3	77.33	159.00	2.92	0	1/12
JE Hindson	Nottinghamshire	2	3	265	9	162	3	54.00	88.33	3.67	0	1/30
RJ Maru	Hampshire	4	6	762	35	336	3	112.00	254.00	2.65	0	2/60
RJ Sidebottom	Yorkshire	1	1	99	4	71	3	23.67	33.00	4.30	0	3/71
SP Titchard	Lancashire	2	3	78	1	44	3	14.67	26.00	3.38	0	1/11
MP Vaughan	Yorkshire	11	15	708	11	522	3	174.00	236.00	4.42	0	1/25
AD Mascarenhas	Hampshire	5	8	561	16	319	3	106.33	187.00	3.41	0	1/48
MJ Rawnsley	Worcestershire	2	2	192	9	85	3	28.33	64.00	2.66	0	2/45
BJ Trott	Somerset	1	1	66	0	74	3	24.67	22.00	6.73	0	3/74
MA Sheikh	Warwickshire	1	2	87	7	24	3	8.00	29.00	1.66	0	2/14
DC Boon	Durham	5	5	74	3	39	2	19.50	37.00	3.16	0	2/18
DJ Capel	Northamptonshire	4	5	234	4	180	2	90.00	117.00	4.62	0	1/22
MR Ramprakash	Middlesex	5	7	212	10	126	2	63.00	106.00	3.57	0	1/30
DS Lehmann	Yorkshire	7	9	122	3	71	2	35.50	61.00	3.49	0	1/0
DA Altree	Warwickshire	1	2	150	3	119	2	59.50	75.00	4.76	0	2/108
D Follett	Northamptonshire	1	1	147	1	123	2	61.50	73.50	5.02	0	2/123
DL Maddy	Leicestershire	8	8	200	8	94	2	47.00	100.00	2.82	0	1/2
RA Pick	Nottinghamshire	2	3	373	13	193	2	96.50	186.50	3.10	0	2/55
JAR Blain	Northamptonshire	1	2	180	8	105	2	52.50	90.00	3.50	0	1/18
DA Kenway	Hampshire	1	2	54	2	58	2	29.00	27.00	6.44	0	1/5
MD Edmond	Warwickshire	2	4	258	9	135	2	67.50	129.00	3.14	0	1/40
RSC Martin-Jenkins	Sussex	2	3	216	7	127	2	63.50	108.00	3.53	0	2/51
RM Pearson	Surrey	1	1	156	4	90	2	45.00	78.00	3.46	0	2/90
PM Ridgway	Lancashire	2	4	234	6	163	2	81.50	117.00	4.18	0	2/46
MW Gatting	Middlesex	1	1	42	1	46	1	46.00	42.00	6.57	0	1/46
TS Curtis	Worcestershire	2	2	72	1	65	1	65.00	72.00	5.42	0	1/55
MN Lathwell	Somerset	1	1	30	0	60	1	60.00	30.00	12.00	0	1/60
S Lugsden	Durham	1	1	101	2	88	1	88.00	101.00	5.23	0	1/88
CL Campbell	Durham	1	1	72	0	92	1	92.00	72.00	7.67	0	1/92
DJ Bicknell	Surrey	4	4	72	1	38	1	38.00	72.00	3.17	0	1/12
ME Trescothick	Somerset	2	3	78	3	56	1	56.00	78.00	4.31	0	1/18
JG Hughes	Northamptonshire	1	1	132	6	66	1	66.00	132.00	3.00	0	1/66
M Keech	Hampshire	3	4	72	1	51	1	51.00	72.00	4.25	0	1/12
A McGrath	Yorkshire	4	4	53	0	44	1	44.00	53.00	4.98	0	1/19
DC Nash	Middlesex	2	2	18	0	19	1	19.00	18.00	6.33	0	1/8
JC Powell	Essex	1	1	234	5	109	1	109.00	234.00	2.79	0	1/109
JD Ratcliffe	Surrey	9	11	348	10	177	1	177.00	348.00	3.05	0	1/14
VS Solanki	Worcestershire	3	5	264	8	152	1	152.00	264.00	3.45	0	1/98
DI Stevens	Leicestershire	1	1	12	1	5	1	5.00	12.00	2.50	0	1/5
AG Wharf	Yorkshire	1	2	108	2	57	1	57.00	108.00	3.17	0	1/23
PR Whitaker	Hampshire	1	2	132	3	73	1	73.00	132.00	3.32	0	1/31
RK Rao	Sussex	4	4	84	2	46	1	46.00	84.00	3.29	0	1/14
ID Blackwell	Derbyshire	3	4	168	8	121	1	121.00	168.00	4.32	0	1/27
TM Smith	Derbyshire	1	2	108	6	51	1	51.00	108.00	2.83	0	1/27
JR Carpenter	Sussex	2	3	129	5	81	1	81.00	129.00	3.77	0	1/50
GR Napier	Essex	1	1	48	3	40	1	40.00	48.00	5.00	0	1/40
GA Gooch	Essex	1	1	12	1	3	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/3
CWJ Athey	Sussex	2	2	42	0	21	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/4
DM Jones	Derbyshire	1	1	12	2	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
JJ Whitaker	Leicestershire	1	1	2	0	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
RA Smith	Hampshire	3	3	31	0	75	0	—	—	14.52	0	0/1
MP Maynard	Glamorgan	3	3	41	0	39	0	—	—	5.71	0	0/1
MA Atherton	Lancashire	1	1	6	0	7	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/7
JE Morris	Durham	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1
GP Thorpe	Surrey	2	2	24	0	13	0	—	—	3.25	0	0/5
NV Knight	Warwickshire	1	1	36	0	71	0	—	—	11.83	0	0/71
AP Wells	Kent	6	6	108	6	55	0	—	—	3.06	0	0/2
RMS Weston	Durham	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
PA Cottey	Glamorgan	2	3	21	1	19	0	—	—	5.43	0	0/0
A Dale	Glamorgan	10	11	294	11	169	0	—	—	3.45	0	0/2
DL Hemp	Warwickshire	5	5	138	4	120	0	—	—	5.22	0	0/9
AD Brown	Surrey	2	2	96	4	37	0	—	—	2.31	0	0/13
MM Patel	Kent	1	1	18	0	12	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/12
GD Lloyd	Lancashire	2	2	71	0	101	0	—	—	8.54	0	0/42
M Dimond	Somerset	1	2	66	3	30	0	—	—	2.73	0	0/4
SC Ecclestone	Somerset	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
GW White	Hampshire	4	4	65	0	49	0	—	—	4.52	0	0/4
CJ Adams	Derbyshire	1	1	17	0	16	0	—	—	5.65	0	0/16
JMM Averis	Gloucestershire	1	2	102	4	76	0	—	—	4.47	0	0/22
GR Cowdrey	Kent	1	1	30	0	31	0	—	—	6.20	0	0/31
MP Dowman	Nottinghamshire	9	9	288	9	159	0	—	—	3.31	0	0/8
A Fordham	Northamptonshire	2	2	15	0	7	0	—	—	2.80	0	0/1
K Greenfield	Sussex	3	3	60	2	45	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/12
P Johnson	Nottinghamshire	2	2	84	5	34	0	—	—	2.43	0	0/2
WS Kendall	Hampshire	1	1	30	0	46	0	—	—	9.20	0	0/46
GJ Kennis	Surrey	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
JS Laney	Hampshire	1	1	30	2	19	0	—	—	3.80	0	0/19
GI Macmillan	Leicestershire	1	1	66	1	41	0	—	—	3.73	0	0/41
PA Nixon	Leicestershire	1	1	12	0	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
WM Noon	Nottinghamshire	1	1	6	0	12	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/12
DP Ostler	Warwickshire	1	1	36	0	66	0	—	—	11.00	0	0/66
B Parker	Yorkshire	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
MTE Peirce	Sussex	3	3	121	2	76	0	—	—	3.77	0	0/6
NC Phillips	Sussex	2	2	78	2	52	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/13
AS Rollins	Derbyshire	1	1	6	0	9	0	—	—	9.00	0	0/9
DJG Sales	Northamptonshire	1	1	18	0	16	0	—	—	5.33	0	0/16
N Shahid	Surrey	3	3	30	0	14	0	—	—	2.80	0	0/1
KP Sheeraz	Gloucestershire	1	1	42	0	40	0	—	—	5.71	0	0/40
BF Smith	Leicestershire	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
ET Smith	Kent	1	1	12	0	22	0	—	—	11.00	0	0/22
KR Spiring	Worcestershire	1	1	12	0	10	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/10
IJ Sutcliffe	Leicestershire	1	1	6	0	12	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/12
MJ Thursfield	Sussex	1	1	20	0	38	0	—	—	11.40	0	0/38
MA Wagh	Warwickshire	2	2	18	3	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
TC Walton	Northamptonshire	3	3	48	0	45	0	—	—	5.63	0	0/7
TR Ward	Kent	2	2	30	0	34	0	—	—	6.80	0	0/4
WPC Weston	Worcestershire	2	2	42	0	57	0	—	—	8.14	0	0/21
NT Wood	Lancashire	1	1	24	0	38	0	—	—	9.50	0	0/38
TM Hansen	Hampshire	1	2	156	10	75	0	—	—	2.88	0	0/14
MJ Powell	Glamorgan	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
OA Shah	Middlesex	1	1	12	0	19	0	—	—	9.50	0	0/19
AN Aymes	Hampshire	1	1	54	0	76	0	—	—	8.44	0	0/76
SRG Francis	Hampshire	1	1	114	1	97	0	—	—	5.11	0	0/97
ID Fisher	Yorkshire	1	2	126	5	39	0	—	—	1.86	0	0/0
A Habib	Leicestershire	1	1	24	0	37	0	—	—	9.25	0	0/37
MJ Chilton	Lancashire	1	1	24	0	23	0	—	—	5.75	0	0/23
RI Dawson	Gloucestershire	2	2	18	0	22	0	—	—	7.33	0	0/1
NJ Trainor	Gloucestershire	5	5	108	5	81	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/1
MGN Windows	Gloucestershire	2	2	36	1	47	0	—	—	7.83	0	0/0
MR May	Derbyshire	2	2	25	0	50	0	—	—	12.00	0	0/2
GM Roberts	Derbyshire	1	1	36	1	8	0	—	—	1.33	0	0/8
JN Batty	Surrey	1	1	24	0	9	0	—	—	2.25	0	0/9
CM Patel	Hampshire	1	1	108	3	65	0	—	—	3.61	0	0/65

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 1997. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

County Championship 1997 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Glamorgan	17	8	2	7	0	7,672	189	40.59	597	6,870	260	26.42
Kent	17	8	4	5	0	8,544	257	33.25	525	8,439	291	29.00
Middlesex	17	7	4	6	0	6,887	228	30.21	531	6,867	259	26.51
Warwickshire	17	7	2	7	1	6,920	217	31.89	631	7,078	256	27.65
Gloucestershire	17	6	6	5	0	7,424	257	28.89	484	7,254	255	28.45
Worcestershire	17	6	3	8	0	8,380	200	41.90	554	8,032	244	32.92
Yorkshire	17	6	3	8	0	7,605	234	32.50	501	7,579	243	31.19
Essex	17	5	6	6	0	8,578	265	32.37	533	7,519	239	31.46
Lancashire	17	5	6	6	0	7,696	223	34.51	592	7,654	227	33.72
Surrey	17	5	5	7	0	7,825	241	32.47	581	7,056	219	32.22
Leicestershire	17	4	1	11	1	7,407	193	38.38	557	7,474	213	35.09
Nottinghamshire	17	4	3	10	0	7,439	247	30.12	454	7,858	228	34.46
Hampshire	17	3	5	8	1	7,846	218	35.99	549	8,810	198	44.49
Northamptonshire	17	3	5	9	0	8,211	249	32.98	479	8,153	210	38.82
Somerset	17	3	3	11	0	7,350	233	31.55	463	7,752	255	30.40
Derbyshire	17	2	9	6	0	7,393	236	31.33	523	7,560	213	35.49
Durham	17	2	8	6	1	6,622	266	24.89	376	7,115	224	31.76
Sussex	17	1	10	6	0	6,801	285	23.86	411	7,530	204	36.91

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 · 1997

Latest 12 of 153 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1997-09-18 to 1997-09-21 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 251/8d & 246/8
Northamptonshire: 371 & 150/0d

Match drawn

1997-09-18 to 1997-09-21 · County Ground, Hove

Sussex: 314/5d & 287/7
Nottinghamshire: 454/9d & 215/3d

Match drawn

1997-09-18 to 1997-09-20 · County Ground, Taunton

Somerset: 252 & 285
Glamorgan: 527 & 11/0

Glamorgan won by 10 wickets

1997-09-18 to 1997-09-21 · Grace Road, Leicester

Leicestershire: 241 & 219
Durham: 133 & 310

Leicestershire won by 17 runs

1997-09-18 to 1997-09-20 · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Kent: 220 & 276/5
Surrey: 124 & 371

Kent won by 5 wickets

1997-09-18 to 1997-09-21 · County Ground, Southampton

Hampshire: 312 & 313
Worcestershire: 538/2d & 88/1

Worcestershire won by 9 wickets

1997-09-18 to 1997-09-21 · The Royal and Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol

Gloucestershire: 262 & 228/8d
Lancashire: 203 & 245/9

Match drawn

1997-09-18 to 1997-09-21 · County Ground, Chelmsford

Essex: 271 & 301/8d
Middlesex: 306 & 139/5

Match drawn

1997-09-18 to 1997-09-21 · County Ground, Derby

Derbyshire: 473/3d & 64/1
Yorkshire: 267 & 267

Derbyshire won by 9 wickets

1997-09-10 to 1997-09-13 · Headingley, Leeds

Yorkshire: 312 & 301
Kent: 374 & 147/5

Match drawn

1997-09-10 to 1997-09-13 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester

Worcestershire: 554/8d & 72/0
Derbyshire: 223 & 402

Worcestershire won by 10 wickets

1997-09-10 to 1997-09-12 · Edgbaston, Birmingham

Warwickshire: 418
Gloucestershire: 113 & 224

Warwickshire won by an innings and 81 runs

Recorded venues

County Championship 1997 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Edgbaston, Birmingham	9
Grace Road, Leicester	9
County Ground, Northampton	8
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	8
The Foster's Oval, Kennington	8
County Ground, New Road, Worcester	7
County Ground, Taunton	7
Old Trafford, Manchester	7
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street	7
Trent Bridge, Nottingham	7
County Ground, Chelmsford	6
County Ground, Derby	6
Headingley, Leeds	6
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	6
County Ground, Hove	5
County Ground, Southampton	5
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff	5
The Royal and Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol	5
College Ground, Cheltenham	2
North Marine Road, Scarborough	2
Queen's Park, Chesterfield	2
St Helen's, Swansea	2
United Services Ground, Portsmouth	2
Aigburth, Liverpool	1
Archdeacon Meadow, Gloucester	1
Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel	1
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester	1
Chester Road North, Kidderminster	1
Cricket Field Road, Horsham	1
Feethams Cricket Ground, Darlington	1
May's Bounty, Basingstoke	1
Mote Park, Maidstone	1
Park Drive, Hartlepool	1
Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny	1
Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay	1
Recreation Ground, Bath	1
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea	1
Stanley Park, Blackpool	1
The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	1
The Saffrons, Eastbourne	1
Town Ground, Worksop	1
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge	1
Valentine's Park, Ilford	1
Wardown Park, Luton	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 1997, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1997 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
GA Hick	303*	Hampshire	1997-09-18
AJ Stewart	271*	Yorkshire	1997-06-12
S Young	237	Derbyshire	1997-07-16
ML Hayden	235*	Warwickshire	1997-06-02
H Morris	233	Warwickshire	1997-04-23

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1997 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
MM Betts	9/64	Northamptonshire	1997-08-27
Waqar Younis	8/17	Sussex	1997-06-26
PJ Martin	8/32	Middlesex	1997-07-02
KD James	8/49	Somerset	1997-06-12
Waqar Younis	7/25	Lancashire	1997-06-18

* 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.

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