County Championship stats, winners and records

Data through 24 September 2026Last updated 24 September 2026

County Championship has 1,530 matches in the data, across 13 seasons from 2014 to 2026. Warwickshire won the most finals in the data (1). Wayne Madsen is the leading run scorer with 11,061 runs, and Jamie Porter the leading wicket taker with 551.

Top run scorer every season Top wicket taker every season

Every County Championship season

Champion = winner of the match recorded as the final. Leading run scorer and wicket taker computed from the data.
Season	Matches	Champion	Most runs	Most wickets
2026	126	–	Joe Clarke 1288	ER Bamber 69
2025	126	–	Saif Zaib 1425	Tom Taylor 58
2024	124	–	Colin Ingram 1351	BO Coad 56
2023	125	–	Alex Lees 1347	BA Hutton 62
2022	126	–	Wayne Madsen 1273	Toby Roland-Jones 67
2021	124	Warwickshire	TJ Haines 1176	Luke Fletcher 64
2020	46	–	Alastair Cook 563	Simon Harmer 38
2019	114	–	Chris Dent 1087	Simon Harmer 83
2018	111	–	Rory Burns 1309	Ollie Robinson 69
2017	112	–	Luke Wells 1182	Jamie Porter 75
2016	134	–	Keaton Jennings 1522	Jeetan Patel 69
2015	135	–	James Hildreth 1308	Chris Rushworth 78
2014	127	–	James Vince 1525	MHA Footitt 82

Most County Championship titles

Warwickshire1

Most runs in County Championship history

All-time top 10 run scorers (data 2014–2026)
Player	Team	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100s
Wayne Madsen	Italy	273	11,061	44.24	56.8	204	27
Sam Northeast	Kent	262	10,389	44.78	57.0	410	29
Adam Lyth	England	278	10,320	38.80	51.1	230	28
Rory Burns	England	259	10,183	42.97	51.2	227	20
Alex Lees	England	263	9,836	39.66	50.6	195	27
Keaton Jennings	England	243	9,316	40.68	49.1	318	24
Joe Clarke	Nottinghamshire	246	9,161	40.36	59.0	229	24
Tom Abell	Somerset	242	9,126	41.29	50.9	307	24
Ben Brown	Sussex	267	9,049	38.84	58.8	165	21
Sam Robson	England	274	9,036	35.02	52.4	253	23

Most wickets in County Championship history

All-time top 10 wicket takers
Player	Team	Inns	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best
Jamie Porter	Essex	258	551	22.91	3.13	7/41
Simon Harmer	South Africa	213	538	23.83	2.70	9/80
Kyle Abbott	South Africa	216	523	19.79	2.86	9/40
Chris Rushworth	Durham	218	518	22.01	2.92	9/52
Ben Raine	Durham	254	510	25.80	2.86	6/27
Toby Roland-Jones	England	216	453	26.01	3.01	7/52
Craig Overton	England	227	451	23.59	2.89	7/57
Ben Sanderson	Northamptonshire	205	450	22.48	2.70	8/73
TE Bailey	Lancashire	218	431	24.64	2.86	7/37
J Leach	Worcestershire	212	430	27.04	3.27	6/44

Highest totals

Surrey v Durham, 29 Jun 2025820/9
Glamorgan v Leicestershire, 20 Jul 2022795/5
Leicestershire v Sussex, 11 Jul 2022756/4
Northamptonshire v Glamorgan, 11 Apr 2019750
Glamorgan v Sussex, 18 May 2023737

Best bowling figures

JAR Harris v Durham, 2 May 20159/34
Chris Woakes v Durham, 22 May 20169/36
Kyle Abbott v Somerset, 16 Sep 20199/40
Chris Rushworth v Northamptonshire, 15 Sep 20149/52
Rob Keogh v Glamorgan, 31 Aug 20169/52

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Frequently asked questions

Which team has won the most County Championship titles?

Warwickshire, with 1 final wins in the data (2014–2026).

Who has scored the most runs in County Championship history?

Wayne Madsen: 11,061 runs in 273 innings (data 2014–2026).

Who has taken the most wickets in County Championship history?

Jamie Porter: 551 wickets in 258 innings.

What is the highest team total in County Championship?

820/9 by Surrey against Durham on 29 Jun 2025.

What are the best bowling figures in County Championship?

9/34 by JAR Harris against Durham on 2 May 2015.

Source: computed by CricketWise from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data (ODC-BY). Definitions: methodology.