2018 County Championship

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2018 County Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Champions Surrey
Participants18
Most runsDiv 1: Rory Burns (1,359)
Div 2: Ian Bell (1,027)
Most wicketsDiv 1: Tom Bailey (64)
Div 2: Matt Henry (75)
2017
2019

The 2018 County Championship, known as the 2018 Specsavers County Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the 119th cricket County Championship season. As in 2017, Division One has eight teams and Division Two has ten teams, with two teams relegated and two promoted at the end of the season. [1]

Contents

The first round of matches began on 13 April and the final round of matches were scheduled to end on 27 September. Most of the matches of the Championship were played as day matches, although each team played one day-night match during the season. [2] [3] [4]

In September 2018, the match between Somerset and Lancashire at Taunton finished as a tie. It was the first tie in a County Championship game since 2003, [5] Somerset's first tied match since 1939 and Lancashire's first since 1952. [6] By winning their game against Worcestershire between the 10th and 13 September, Surrey took an unassailable lead at the top of Division One, making them champions. [7]

Teams

The 2018 Championship was divided into two divisions, Division One with eight teams and Division Two with 10. Teams in both divisions played a total of 14 games, with all Division One teams playing each other twice, while Division Two teams played five others twice and four once.

Division One

  Team promoted from Division Two in 2017

TeamPrimary home groundOther groundsCoachCaptainOverseas player(s)
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Flag of England.svg Anthony McGrath Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ryan ten Doeschate Flag of New Zealand.svg Neil Wagner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Siddle
Flag of India.svg Murali Vijay
Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Flag of England.svg Craig White Flag of England.svg James Vince Flag of South Africa.svg Hashim Amla
Flag of South Africa.svg Dale Steyn [8]
Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport Flag of England.svg Glen Chapple Flag of England.svg Liam Livingstone (Apr.–Jul.)
Flag of South Africa.svg Dane Vilas (Jul.–)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Mennie
Flag of South Africa.svg Keshav Maharaj
Somerset County Ground, Taunton Flag of England.svg Jason Kerr Flag of England.svg Tom Abell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matt Renshaw
Flag of Pakistan.svg Azhar Ali
Surrey The Oval, London Woodbridge Road, Guildford Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Di Venuto Flag of England.svg Rory Burns Flag of South Africa.svg Dean Elgar
Flag of South Africa.svg Theunis de Bruyn
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Finch
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Flag of England.svg Andrew Gale Flag of England.svg Gary Ballance (Apr.–May.)
Flag of England.svg Joe Root (May)
Flag of England.svg Steven Patterson (Jun.–Jul., Sep.)
Flag of England.svg David Willey (Aug.–Sep.)
Flag of England.svg Adam Lyth (Sep.)
Flag of India.svg Cheteshwar Pujara [9]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kane Williamson
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeet Raval
Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Flag of England.svg Peter Moores Flag of England.svg Steven Mullaney Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Taylor
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Kraigg Brathwaite
Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Flag of England.svg Kevin Sharp Flag of England.svg Joe Leach (Apr.–Jun.)
Flag of England.svg Brett D'Oliveira (Jun.–)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Travis Head
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Callum Ferguson
Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Parnell
Flag of India.svg Ravichandran Ashwin

Division Two

  Team relegated from Division One in 2017

TeamPrimary home groundOther groundsCoachCaptainOverseas player(s)
Middlesex Lord's, London Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge
Flag of England.svg Richard Scott (Apr.–Jul.)
Flag of England.svg Richard Johnson (Jul.–)
Flag of England.svg Dawid Malan
Flag of England.svg Sam Robson (Apr.)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hilton Cartwright
Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Flag of England.svg Jim Troughton Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeetan Patel Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeetan Patel
Derbyshire County Ground, Derby Queen's Park, Chesterfield Flag of England.svg Kim Barnett (Apr.–Jul.)
Vacant(Jul.–Aug.)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dave Houghton (Aug.–)
Flag of England.svg Billy Godleman Flag of South Africa.svg Duanne Olivier
Flag of New Zealand.svg Lockie Ferguson
Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Flag of England.svg Jon Lewis Flag of England.svg Paul Collingwood Flag of South Africa.svg Aiden Markram [10]
Flag of New Zealand.svg Tom Latham
Flag of India.svg Axar Patel [11]
Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea
St Helen's, Swansea
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Croft Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Hogan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Marsh
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Usman Khawaja
Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Cook
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol College Ground, Cheltenham Flag of England.svg Richard Dawson Flag of England.svg Chris Dent Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Worrall
Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells Flag of England.svg Matt Walker Flag of England.svg Sam Billings
Flag of England.svg Joe Denly (Apr.–May)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Henry
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester Flag of England.svg Paul Nixon Flag of England.svg Michael Carberry (Apr.–May)
Flag of England.svg Paul Horton (May–)
Flag of India.svg Varun Aaron
Flag of Pakistan.svg Mohammad Abbas
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton Flag of England.svg David Ripley Flag of England.svg Alex Wakely Flag of South Africa.svg Rory Kleinveldt
Flag of New Zealand.svg Doug Bracewell
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Seekkuge Prasanna
Sussex County Ground, Hove Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Gillespie Flag of England.svg Ben Brown Flag of India.svg Ishant Sharma

Results

Fixtures for the 2018 County Championship were announced on 29 November 2017, with the previous season's champions Essex beginning the defence of their title against Yorkshire at Headingley. [12]

In total, 56 matches were played in Division One, with 70 played in Division Two.

Division One

April

13–16 April 2018
v
Match abandoned
 
 
  • No toss
  • No play possible on all days due to rain and wet outfield.
  • Points: Yorkshire 5, Essex 5.
13–16 April 2018
v
Hampshire won by 196 runs
 
 
290 (75.4 overs)
Gareth Berg 75* (101)
Joe Leach 4/42 (15.4 overs)
211 (66.2 overs)
Ben Cox 65 (75)
Kyle Abbott 3/45 (19 overs)
244 (66.2 overs)
Kyle Abbott 51 (74)
Joe Leach 3/55 (16 overs)
127 (49.5 overs)
Travis Head 45* (61)
Kyle Abbott 4/45 (17 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Worcestershire elected to field first
  • Points: Hampshire 21, Worcestershire 4.
13–16 April 2018
v
Nottinghamshire won by 6 wickets
 
 
158 (61 overs)
Dane Vilas 49 (92)
Jake Ball 5/43 (17 overs)
222 (72.2 overs)
Riki Wessels 44 (76)
Tom Bailey 3/26 (19 overs)
73 (34.2 overs)
Keaton Jennings 27 (82)
Harry Gurney 6/25 (12.2 overs)
10/4 (5 overs)
Samit Patel 4* (4)
Joe Mennie 3/4 (2 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Nottinghamshire elected to field first
  • No play possible on Day 1 due to rain.
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 20, Lancashire 3.
20–22 April 2018
Essex (H)
v
Essex won by 31 runs
 
 
150 (50 overs)
Peter Siddle 33* (38)
Joe Mennie 3/52 (13 overs)
144 (47.1 overs)
Liam Livingstone 33 (40)
Jamie Porter 5/26 (12 overs)
313 (90.1 overs)
James Foster 69 (125)
Joe Mennie 3/47 (18 overs)
288 (82.2 overs)
Jordan Clark 59 (80)
Jamie Porter 4/54 (19.2 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Lancashire elected to field first
  • Points: Essex 19, Lancashire 3.
20–22 April 2018
v
Somerset won by 83 runs
 
 
202 (56.1 overs)
Matt Renshaw 101* (139)
Ed Barnard 5/52 (16 overs)
179 (44 overs)
Ed Barnard 50 (66)
Lewis Gregory 4/51 (14 overs)
255 (69.2 overs)
James Hildreth 111* (157)
Ed Barnard 6/37 (19.2 overs)
195 (51.4 overs)
Ed Barnard 45* (72)
Lewis Gregory 3/35 (13 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Worcestershire elected to field first
  • Points: Somerset 20, Worcestershire 3.
20–23 April 2018
Surrey (H)
v
Surrey won by 139 runs
 
 
211 (73.1 overs)
Ben Foakes 46 (73)
Liam Dawson 4/30 (11.1 overs)
147 (50.2 overs)
Hashim Amla 55 (83)
Rikki Clarke 4/39 (15.2 overs)
407/9d (109.3 overs)
Ollie Pope 145 (191)
Kyle Abbott 3/72 (19 overs)
332 (115.3 overs)
Sam Northeast 129 (254)
Amar Virdi 4/79 (33 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 20, Hampshire 3.
20–23 April 2018
v
Yorkshire won by 164 runs
 
 
256 (74.1 overs)
Andrew Hodd 62 (116)
Luke Fletcher 4/47 (18.1 overs)
188 (46.2 overs)
Ross Taylor 57 (70)
Ben Coad 4/49 (13.2 overs)
334 (108.2 overs)
Gary Ballance 82 (166)
Jake Ball 3/69 (22 overs)
238 (58.4 overs)
Tom Moores 40* (69)
Ben Coad 6/81 (19.4 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Nottinghamshire elected to field first
  • Points: Yorkshire 21, Nottinghamshire 3.
27–30 April 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
351/7d (108.4 overs)
James Adams 87 (264)
Peter Siddle 3/62 (29 overs)
300/6 (70.5 overs)
Ravi Bopara 84* (125)
Brad Wheal 2/63 (12.5 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Essex elected to field first
  • Points: Hampshire 11, Essex 10.
27–30 April 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
439/9d (118.5 overs)
Jordan Clark 78 (101)
Amar Virdi 4/80 (23.5 overs)
235 (89.4 overs)
Scott Borthwick 79 (137)
Graham Onions 4/49 (19.4 overs)
199/6 (90.3 overs) (f/o)
Ben Foakes 57 (119)
Tom Bailey 4/13 (19 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Surrey elected to field first
  • No play possible on Day 1 due to rain.
  • Points: Lancashire 12, Surrey 8.
27–30 April 2018
v
Somerset won by 118 runs
 
 
216 (47.1 overs)
Matt Renshaw 112 (99)
Jack Brooks 5/57 (15 overs)
96 (49.4 overs)
Harry Brook 32 (78)
Tim Groenewald 3/12 (9 overs)
200 (57.3 overs)
Tom Abell 82 (137)
Ben Coad 4/61 (20.3 overs)
202 (86.1 overs)
Jack Leaning 68 (172)
Craig Overton 3/43 (21.1 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Yorkshire elected to field first
  • No play possible on Day 1 due to rain.
  • Points: Somerset 20, Yorkshire 3.
27–30 April 2018
v
Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 41 runs
 
 
110 (26.3 overs)
Joe Clarke 42 (35)
Luke Fletcher 5/27 (9 overs)
300/9d (70.5 overs)
Ross Taylor 50 (78)
Josh Tongue 4/81 (19.5 overs)
149 (38.2 overs)
Tom Fell 37 (73)
Jake Ball 5/59 (13 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Nottinghamshire elected to field first.
  • No play possible on Days 1 and 2 due to rain.
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Worcestershire 3.

May

4–6 May 2018
v
Essex (H)
Yorkshire won by 91 runs
 
 
50 (18.4 overs)
Gary Ballance 22 (41)
Sam Cook 5/28 (9 overs)
142 (43.5 overs)
Dan Lawrence 48 (77)
Tim Bresnan 3/26 (7 overs)
329 (94.3 overs)
Harry Brook 124 (187)
Peter Siddle 4/65 (25 overs)
146 (53 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 34 (61)
Steven Patterson 6/40 (18 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Steven Patterson bowled his career-best first class figures
  • Points: Yorkshire 19, Essex 3.
4–7 May 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
429 (121.2 overs)
George Bartlett 110 (210)
Matt Parkinson 3/80 (26.2 overs)
492 (144 overs)
Dane Vilas 235* (363)
Tom Abell 4/43 (10 overs)
269/8d (93 overs)
Jack Leach 66 (131)
Matt Parkinson 5/101 (31 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Lancashire 11, Somerset 10.
4–7 May 2018
v
Nottinghamshire won by 203 runs
 
 
302 (69.3 overs)
Samit Patel 73 (92)
Fidel Edwards 4/84 (21 overs)
223 (86.1 overs)
Hashim Amla 69 (122)
Samit Patel 3/25 (17 overs)
389/9d (85.3 overs)
Steven Mullaney 130 (189)
Fidel Edwards 3/60 (16.3 overs)
265 (108.5 overs)
Hashim Amla 112 (203)
Stuart Broad 3/57 (21 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Hampshire 4.
4–7 May 2018
Surrey (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
434 (144.2 overs)
Rory Burns 193 (408)
Joe Leach 4/96 (36 overs)
526 (158.4 overs)
Joe Clarke 157 (280)
Amar Virdi 6/105 (41.4 overs)
173/3d (60 overs)
Scott Borthwick 82* (154)
Charles Morris 2/21 (6 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Ben Twohig (Worcestershire) made his First-class debut.
  • Points: Worcestershire 11, Surrey 9.
11–13 May 2018
v
Lancashire won by an innings and 67 runs
 
 
133 (47.1 overs)
Jake Libby 34 (85)
Graham Onions 3/22 (11 overs)
338 (86 overs)
Keaton Jennings 126 (247)
Stuart Broad 4/41 (20 overs)
138 (52.4 overs)
Jake Libby 46 (144)
Graham Onions 6/55 (17.4 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Lancashire elected to field first.
  • Points: Lancashire 22, Nottinghamshire 3.
11–14 May 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
231 (66.3 overs)
James Vince 44 (43)
Tom Abell 3/36 (11 overs)
506 (113.1 overs)
James Hildreth 184 (253)
Gareth Berg 5/130 (34.1 overs)
432/4d (150 overs)
James Vince 201* (437)
Lewis Gregory 2/60 (22 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Somerset 13, Hampshire 9.
11–14 May 2018
Surrey (H)
v
Surrey won by an innings and 17 runs
 
 
414 (101.1 overs)
Ollie Pope 158* (224)
Tim Bresnan 3/98 (26.1 overs)
229 (57.2 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 95 (94)
Sam Curran 6/54 (16.2 overs)
168 (66.1 overs) (f/o)
Adam Lyth 58 (130)
Sam Curran 4/47 (17 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Yorkshire elected to field first.
  • Points: Surrey 24, Yorkshire 4.
11–13 May 2018
v
Essex won by 32 runs
 
 
177 (65.1 overs)
Alastair Cook 37 (97)
Josh Tongue 4/45 (15 overs)
238 (72.4 overs)
Joe Clarke 105 (168)
Ravi Bopara 3/30 (6.4 overs)
275 (82.5 overs)
Dan Lawrence 71 (135)
Josh Tongue 5/53 (23.5 overs)
182 (60.1 overs)
Travis Head 62 (118)
Peter Siddle 5/37 (18 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Essex 19, Worcestershire 4.

June

9–11 June 2018
v
Surrey won by an innings and 58 runs
 
 
368 (97 overs)
Rory Burns 151 (204)
Fidel Edwards 5/93 (26 overs)
135 (49.2 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 46 (60)
Rikki Clarke 5/29 (11.2 overs)
175 (58.4 overs) (f/o)
Joe Weatherley 50 (!26)
Amar Virdi 3/23 (9 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to bat first.
  • Points: Surrey 23, Hampshire 3.
9–11 June 2018
v
Essex won by 5 wickets
 
 
301 (98.2 overs)
Shivnarine Chanderpaul 58 (181)
Simon Harmer 3/35 (22.2 overs)
302 (84.1 overs)
Alastair Cook 58 (102)
Tom Bailey 4/54 (20.1 overs)
105 (32.4 overs)
Joe Mennie 32* (61)
Jamie Porter 5/30 (12.4 overs)
108/5 (28.5 overs)
Ravi Bopara 36* (69)
Graham Onions 3/29 (7 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Essex elected to field first.
  • Points: Essex 22, Lancashire 6.
9–12 June 2018
v
Somerset won by 6 wickets
 
 
392 (122.4 overs)
Matt Renshaw 106 (171)
Matthew Carter 5/113 (37 overs)
134 (37.1 overs)
Ross Taylor 74 (89)
Craig Overton 4/53 (12.1 overs)
250/4 (67.2 overs)
Matt Renshaw 61 (132)
Matthew Carter 3/82 (21 overs)
505 (146.1 overs) (f/o)
Tom Moores 103 (117)
Josh Davey 4/76 (22.1 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and chose to bat first.
  • Points: Somerset 22, Nottinghamshire 2.
20–23 June 2018
v
Essex (H)
Nottinghamshire won by 301 runs
 
 
380 (115.1 overs)
Ross Taylor 146 (208)
Simon Harmer 4/78 (32.1 overs)
206 (59.3 overs)
Ravi Bopara 69 (89)
Matthew Carter 4/34 (15.3 overs)
266 (72.1 overs)
Tom Moores 87 (80)
Matthew Quinn 3/23 (12 overs)
139 (58.5 overs)
Ravi Bopara 39 (62)
Matt Milnes 4/44 (20 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 23, Essex 3.
20–22 June 2018
Surrey (H)
v
Surrey won by an innings and 69 runs
 
 
459 (120.1 overs)
Ollie Pope 117 (134)
Tim Groenewald 4/85 (26 overs)
180 (59.5 overs)
Eddie Byrom 52 (144)
Ryan Patel 6/5 (3.5 overs)
210 (61.2 overs) (f/o)
James Hildreth 89* (127)
Morné Morkel 4/36 (15.2 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Somerset elected to field first.
  • Will Jacks (Surrey) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Surrey 24, Somerset 2.
20–23 June 2018
v
Worcestershire won by 202 runs
 
 
247 (63.5 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 118 (185)
Joe Mennie 4/43 (12 overs)
130 (46.4 overs)
Keaton Jennings 55 (130)
Ed Barnard 5/34 (16 overs)
484/7d (96 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 163 (221)
Jordan Clark 3/96 (18 overs)
399 (122.4 overs)
Keaton Jennings 177 (295)
Ed Barnard 4/95 (30.4 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Lancashire elected to field first.
  • Danny Lamb (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Worcestershire 20, Lancashire 3.
20–23 June 2018 (D/N)
v
Match drawn
 
 
350 (104.2 overs)
Gary Ballance 109 (186)
Dale Steyn 5/66 (29 overs)
443 (144.4 overs)
James Adams 147 (320)
Jack Brooks 5/124 (30.4 overs)
263/6d (113 overs)
Harry Brook 68 (101)
Ollie Rayner 4/54 (33 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Jonathan Tattersall (Yorkshire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Hampshire 11, Yorkshire 10.
25–28 June 2018
v
Surrey won by 7 wickets
 
 
342 (102.5 overs)
Jonathan Tattersall 70 (156)
Jade Dernbach 4/104 (24.5 overs)
267 (83.2 overs)
Ollie Pope 69* (118)
Ben Coad 5/53 (20.2 overs)
152 (63.4 overs)
Steven Patterson 25* (57)
Morne Morkel 5/39 (16 overs)
229/3 (66.1 overs)
Rory Burns 97 (146)
Jack Leaning 1/16 (8 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Surrey 21, Yorkshire 6.
25–28 June 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
451 (142.3 overs)
Rilee Rossouw 120* (189)
Graham Onions 5/96 (31 overs)
411 (118.5 overs)
Dane Vilas 134 (216)
Kyle Abbott 3/89 (19.5 overs)
237/5d (97 overs)
Joe Weatherley 126* (260)
Jordan Clark 2/18 (14 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Lancashire 11, Hampshire 10.
25–28 June 2018 (D/N)
Essex (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
517/5d (150 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 173* (244)
Dominic Bess 2/132 (49 overs)
407 (127 overs)
James Hildreth 78 (148)
Neil Wagner 3/122 (32 overs)
208/7d (53 overs)
Nick Browne 75 (156)
Dominic Bess 3/81 (17 overs)
151/5 (49 overs)
Eddie Byrom 38 (37)
Simon Harmer 3/44 (22 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Michael-Kyle Pepper (Essex) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Essex 11, Somerset 10.
25–28 June 2018 (D/N)
v
Match drawn
 
 
499/9d (135 overs)
Chris Nash 139 (225)
Steve Magoffin 3/70 (25 overs)
287 (74 overs)
Ross Whiteley 76 (71)
Harry Gurney 4/97 (23 overs)
249/4d (55.2 overs)
Jake Libby 100* (144)
Dillon Pennington 2/51 (8 overs)
368/8 (114.5 overs)
Joe Clarke 177* (214)
Luke Fletcher 3/54 (20.5 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Worcestershire elected to field first
  • Dillon Pennington (Worcestershire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Worcestershire 9.

July

22–24 July 2018
v
Yorkshire won by 118 runs
 
 
192 (57.1 overs)
Adam Lyth 70 (119)
Jordan Clark 5/58 (12.1 overs)
109 (30.4 overs)
Alex Davies 51 (77)
Ben Coad 3/28 (9 overs)
239 (51.3 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 82 (67)
Graham Onions 3/44 (12 overs)
204 (60.4 overs)
Jos Butler 59 (69)
Joe Root 4/5 (7.4 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Yorkshire 19, Lancashire 2.
22–24 July 2018
v
Surrey won by an innings and 183 runs
 
 
210 (54 overs)
Harry Gurney 29* (22)
Morné Morkel 4/60 (14 overs)
592 (119.3 overs)
Rory Burns 153 (248)
Billy Root 3/37 (4.3 overs)
199 (47.5 overs)
Samit Patel 55 (49)
Morné Morkel 5/60 (13.5 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Surrey elected to field first.
  • Points: Surrey 24, Nottinghamshire 3.
22–25 July 2018
v
Somerset won by 141 runs
 
 
337 (101.3 overs)
Steven Davies 72 (95)
Moeen Ali 3/63 (22 overs)
257 (63.5 overs)
Luke Wood 65 (77)
Jamie Overton 4/61 (15 overs)
362/9d (100.5 overs)
Azhar Ali 125 (188)
Moeen Ali 5/107 (33.5 overs)
301 (87 overs)
Alex Milton 104* (42)
Jamie Overton 4/82 (19 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Somerset 22, Worcestershire 5.

August

19–22 August 2018
v
Hampshire won by 270 runs
 
 
277 (74.5 overs)
James Vince 74 (96)
Matthew Carter 3/43 (10.5 overs)
166 (44.1 overs)
Luke Fletcher 43 (35)
Fidel Edwards 6/50 (16 overs)
399/7d (104 overs)
James Vince 147 (195)
Mark Footitt 3/69 (15 overs)
240 (93.4 overs)
Riki Wessels 69 (134)
Kyle Abbott 4/36 (22 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Nottinghamshire elected to field first.
  • Points: Hampshire 21, Nottinghamshire 3.
19–22 August 2018
v
Somerset won by 45 runs
 
 
324 (100.3 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 95 (158)
Peter Siddle 5/80 (26 overs)
191 (66.4 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 73 (137)
Jamie Overton 3/40 (8.4 overs)
202 (66.3 overs)
Eddie Byrom 42 (113)
Simon Harmer 4/69 (25 overs)
290 (106 overs)
Nick Browne 86 (181)
Jack Leach 8/85 (48 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Somerset 22, Essex 3.
19–22 August 2018
v
Worcestershire won by an innings and 186 runs
 
 
216 (61.4 overs)
Kane Williamson 87 (131)
Dillon Pennington 4/53 (16 overs)
572/7d (139.2 overs)
Moeen Ali 219 (277)
Josh Poysden 3/128 (25.2 overs)
170 (62.1 overs)
Kane Williamson 61 (95)
Moeen Ali 6/49 (23 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Worcestershire elected to field first.
  • Points: Worcestershire 24, Yorkshire 1.
19–22 August 2018 (D/N)
Surrey (H)
v
Surrey won by 6 runs
 
 
211 (52.2 overs)
Aaron Finch 43 (63)
Tom Bailey 5/53 (15.2 overs)
247 (79.2 overs)
Dane Vilas 61 (88)
Morné Morkel 2/42 (16 overs)
306 (91.5 overs)
Rory Burns 70 (139)
Graham Onions 3/91 (24 overs)
264 (93.1 overs)
Rob Jones 48 (89)
Morné Morkel 6/57 (21.1 overs)
  • Josh Bohannon (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Surrey 20, Lancashire 4.
29 August–1 September 2018
Essex (H)
v
Essex won by an innings and 52 runs
 
 
435 (114.1 overs)
Dan Lawrence 124 (210)
Kyle Abbott 5/90 (28 overs)
172 (78.3 overs)
Joe Weatherley 32 (59)
Sam Cook 3/27 (10.3 overs)
211 (90.3 overs) (f/o)
Tom Alsop 51 (142)
Peter Siddle 5/48 (22 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • No play possible on Day 1 due to rain and wet outfield.
  • Points: Essex 24, Hampshire 2.
29–31 August 2018
v
Lancashire won by 4 wickets
 
 
222 (70.1 overs)
Brett D'Oliveira 65 (120)
Tom Bailey 4/41 (17 overs)
161 (37.5 overs)
Alex Davies 47 (64)
Josh Tongue 5/63 (15.5 overs)
252 (73.1 overs)
Wayne Parnell 50 (76)
Tom Bailey 3/53 (16 overs)
317/6 (3 overs)
Dane Vilas 107* (190)
Ed Barnard 2/50 (20 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and chose to bat first.
  • Points: Lancashire 19, Worcestershire 4.
29–31 August 2018
Surrey (H)
v
Surrey won by an innings and 125 runs
 
 
375 (107.3 overs)
Mark Stoneman 144 (260)
Luke Wood 3/66 (22 overs)
101 (31.4 overs)
Tom Moores 29 (59)
Tom Curran 5/28 (8.4 overs)
149 (61 overs) (f/o)
Kraigg Brathwaite 60 (149)
Conor McKerr 4/26 (12 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Nottinghamshire elected to field first.
  • Points: Surrey 23, Nottinghamshire 3.
29 August–1 September 2018
v
Somerset won by 224 runs
 
 
399 (103.2 overs)
Azhar Ali 89 (176)
Jack Brooks 5/116 (29 overs)
320 (97.2 overs)
Andrew Hodd 85 (156)
Josh Davey 5/65 (23 overs)
339/7d (70.1 overs)
Tom Abell 132* (168)
David Willey 3/72 (17 overs)
194 (78.3 overs)
Kane Williamson 51 (107)
Jamie Overton 4/25 (14.3 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field first.
  • Points: Somerset 23, Yorkshire 6.

September

4–6 September 2018
v
Essex (H)
Surrey won by 10 wickets
 
 
351 (119.2 overs)
Rory Burns 90 (217)
Sam Cook 3/71 (25 overs)
126 (37.2 overs)
Tom Westley 49 (66)
Rikki Clarke 4/28 (9 overs)
2/0 (0.4 overs)
Rory Burns 2* (4)
226 (70.3 overs) (f/o)
Ravi Bopara 81* (122)
Rikki Clarke 4/47 (17 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Surrey 22, Essex 2.
4–7 September 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
448 (117.3 overs)
Ben Slater 109 (184)
Matthew Waite 3/91 (23 overs)
498 (147.2 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 106 (232)
Samit Patel 6/114 (47 overs)
93/1d (31 overs)
Kraigg Brathwaite 42* (102)
Josh Poysden 1/34 (10 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Yorkshire elected to field first.
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Yorkshire 12.
4–5 September 2018
v
Match tied
 
 
99 (39.1 overs)
Alex Davies 20 (53)
Jack Leach 5/28 (12.1 overs)
192 (46 overs)
Lewis Gregory 64* (73)
Keshav Maharaj 4/63 (19 overs)
170 (52.5 overs)
Steven Croft 51 (110)
Jack Leach 7/74 (26.5 overs)
77 (26.4 overs)
Dominic Bess 19 (36)
Keshav Maharaj 7/37 (13.4 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Ben Green (Somerset) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Somerset 11, Lancashire 11.
4–6 September 2018
v
Hampshire won by 114 runs
 
 
191 (57.3 overs)
Sam Northeast 48 (69)
Ed Barnard 6/50 (16 overs)
120 (41 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 41 (66)
Dale Steyn 3/25 (12 overs)
176 (53.1 overs)
Tom Alsop 64 (117)
Wayne Parnell 4/23 (9.1 overs)
133 (41.5 overs)
Ross Whiteley 37* (49)
Kyle Abbott 6/39 (14 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Hampshire 19, Worcestershire 3.
10–11 September 2018
v
Hampshire won by 6 wickets
 
 
106 (37 overs)
Ben Green 26 (60)
Kyle Abbott 5/31 (10 overs)
148 (58.4 overs)
Sam Northeast 53 (127)
Jamie Overton 4/23 (13.4 overs)
116 (37 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 50 (124)
Kyle Abbott 6/40 (13 overs)
75/4 (22.5 overs)
James Adams 25* (46)
Craig Overton 3/22 (8 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Hampshire 19, Somerset 3.
10–13 September 2018
v
Essex won by 8 wickets
 
 
177 (58.1 overs)
Ben Slater 33 (70)
Jamie Porter 4/50 (15.1 overs)
233 (66.1 overs)
Murali Vijay 56 (95)
Steven Mullaney 4/68 (22 overs)
337 (103 overs)
Kraigg Brathwaite 68 (149)
Simon Harmer 6/87 (29 overs)
282/2 (69.4 overs)
Tom Westley 110* (198)
Mark Footitt 1/49 (8.4 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Lyndon James (Nottinghamshire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Essex 20, Nottinghamshire 3.
10–13 September 2018
v
Surrey won by 3 wickets
 
 
336 (116.4 overs)
Ross Whiteley 91 (142)
Tom Curran 4/61 (32 overs)
268 (71.3 overs)
Rory Burns 122 (206)
Wayne Parnell 3/56 (18 overs)
203 (63.5 overs)
Tom Fell 89 (134)
Morné Morkel 5/24 (17 overs)
274/7 (71.2 overs)
Rory Burns 66 (126)
Dillon Pennington 3/41 (12.2 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Olly Westbury (Worcestershire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Surrey 21, Worcestershire 6.
10–13 September 2018
v
Yorkshire won by 95 runs
 
 
209 (60.4 overs)
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 105* (130)
Graham Onions 4/76 (21 overs)
252 (84.2 overs)
Alex Davies 87 (165)
Jack Brooks 5/66 (17 overs)
272 (101.2 overs)
Gary Ballance 85 (172)
Tom Bailey 4/69 (29 overs)
134 (48.1 overs)
Liam Livingstone 28 (56)
Ben Coad 5/24 (15.1 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Lancashire elected to field first.
  • Points: Yorkshire 20, Lancashire 5.
18–20 September 2018
v
Essex (H)
Essex won by an innings and 129 runs
 
 
94 (25.3 overs)
Joe Clarke 28 (56)
Jamie Porter 7/41 (10 overs)
474/7d (124 overs)
Ravi Bopara 133* (272)
Ed Barnard 3/63 (24 overs)
251 (77.5 overs)
Joe Clarke 74 (117)
Jamie Porter 4/57 (18 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Essex 24, Worcestershire 2.
18–21 September 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
485 (125.1 overs)
Dean Elgar 110 (185)
Tom Abell 3/52 (13.1 overs)
146 (44.2 overs)
Josh Davey 36 (74)
Morné Morkel 3/19 (8.2 overs)
168/3 (42.2 overs) (f/o)
Azhar Ali 61* (114)
Tom Curran 2/44 (9 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • No play possible on Day-4 due to rain and wet outfield.
  • Tom Banton (Somerset) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Surrey 13, Somerset 6.
18–21 September 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
184 (52.1 overs)
Gary Ballance 30 (42)
Fidel Edwards 4/83 (16 overs)
157 (66.4 overs)
James Vince 25 (45)
Tim Bresnan 5/28 (13 overs)
287/5 (80 overs)
Adam Lyth 134* (219)
Liam Dawson 3/85 (25 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Hampshire elected to field first.
  • No play possible on Day-4 due to rain and wet outfield.
  • Points: Yorkshire 8, Hampshire 8.
24–26 September 2018
v
Lancashire won by 8 wickets
 
 
187 (56.4 overs)
Sam Northeast 42 (87)
Tom Bailey 4/57 (18.5 overs)
273 (82.4 overs)
Rob Jones 68 (95)
Fidel Edwards 4/72 (15.4 overs)
198 (57 overs)
Lewis McManus 44* (90)
Tom Bailey 4/43 (19 overs)
113/2 (13 overs)
Liam Livingstone 48* (30)
Fidel Edwards 2/23 (4 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Lancashire elected to field first.
  • Brooke Guest (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Lancashire 21, Hampshire 3.
24–26 September 2018
v
Somerset won by an innings and 146 runs
 
 
463 (115.5 overs)
James Hildreth 137 (203)
Harry Gurney 6/106 (30 overs)
133 (35.3 overs)
Luke Wood 35* (35)
Craig Overton 4/27 (9 overs)
184 (64.2 overs) (f/o)
Steven Mullaney 54 (92)
Josh Davey 3/20 (11.2 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Somerset 24, Nottinghamshire 2.
24–27 September 2018
Surrey (H)
v
Essex won by 1 wicket
 
 
67 (27 overs)
Ollie Pope 26 (53)
Jamie Porter 4/26 (10 overs)
477/8d (140.2 overs)
Tom Westley 134 (282)
Jade Dernbach 4/95 (29.2 overs)
541 (142.2 overs)
Jason Roy 128 (151)
Matt Coles 5/123 (32 overs)
134/9 (32.2 overs)
Ryan ten Doeschate 53* (62)
Morné Morkel 4/28 (12 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Essex 22, Surrey 2.
24–26 September 2018
v
Yorkshire won by 7 wickets
 
 
340 (102 overs)
Daryl Mitchell 127 (252)
Jack Brooks 6/94 (22 overs)
428 (90.5 overs)
Gary Ballance 194 (222)
Josh Tongue 3/31 (14 overs)
221 (50 overs)
Moeen Ali 67 (74)
Ben Coad 4/56 (11 overs)
137/3 (30.1 overs)
Gary Ballance 60 (63)
Dillon Pennington 1/31 (7 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Yorkshire elected to field first.
  • James Logan (Yorkshire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Yorkshire 24, Worcestershire 6.

Division Two

April

13–15 April 2018
v
Middlesex won by 160 runs
 
 
214 (80.2 overs)
James Harris 46 (91)
Brett Hutton 5/54 (20.2 overs)
71 (21.2 overs)
Richard Levi 20 (25)
James Harris 5/9 (5.2 overs)
159 (38.3 overs)
Max Holden 33 (33)
Doug Bracewell 3/31 (9 overs)
142 (38.2 overs)
Rob Newton 44 (67)
Tim Murtagh 4/36 (11.2 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Northamptonshire elected to field first
  • Points: Middlesex 20, Northamptonshire 3.
13–16 April 2018
Kent (H)
v
Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets
 
 
64 (18.5 overs)
Zak Crawley 15 (26)
Matt Taylor 4/20 (6 overs)
110 (39 overs)
Gareth Roderick 51 (102)
Matt Henry 4/33 (14 overs)
153 (48.3 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 61 (63)
Ryan Higgins 5/22 (14 overs)
108/5 (28.3 overs)
Benny Howell 52* (90)
Matt Henry 3/37 (14 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Gloucestershire elected to field first
  • No play possible on Day 1 due to rain.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 19, Kent 3.
13–16 April 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
299 (86.2 overs)
Tim Ambrose 81 (116)
David Wiese 4/56 (21 overs)
374 (88.5 overs)
David Wiese 106 (105)
Olly Stone 8/80 (22.5 overs)
87/3 (35 overs)
Dominic Sibley 42* (89)
Ishant Sharma 2/16 (9 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Sussex elected to field first
  • No play possible on Day 1 due to rain.
  • Points: Sussex 12, Warwickshire 10.
20–22 April 2018
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 48 runs
 
 
147 (48.4 overs)
Richard Levi 41 (76)
Ryan Sidebottom 6/35 (12.4 overs)
413 (128.1 overs)
Tim Ambrose 103 (155)
Ben Sanderson 3/62 (29 overs)
218 (91.2 overs)
Adam Rossington 58 (143)
Ryan Sidebottom 4/61 (22 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 22, Northamptonshire 3.
20–23 April 2018
v
Derbyshire won by 101 runs
 
 
265 (67 overs)
Hardus Viljoen 60* (71)
James Harris 4/68 (19 overs)
157 (57.1 overs)
John Simpson 32 (34)
Duanne Olivier 4/26 (13.1 overs)
333/3d (110 overs)
Luis Reece 157* (352)
Paul Stirling 2/62 (20 overs)
340 (111.3 overs)
James Harris 64* (188)
Duanne Olivier 4/82 (23.3 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Middlesex elected to field first
  • Points: Derbyshire 21, Middlesex 3.
20–23 April 2018
v
Glamorgan won by 6 wickets
 
 
236 (85.4 overs)
Kieran Noema-Barnett 46 (125)
Marchant de Lange 5/62 (20.4 overs)
526/9d (153 overs)
David Lloyd 119 (157)
Ryan Higgins 3/102 (30 overs)
372 (118 overs)
James Bracey 120* (328)
Lukas Carey 4/105 (28 overs)
85/4 (12.5 overs)
Nick Selman 36 (39)
Matt Taylor 3/25 (6 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Glamorgan elected to field first
  • Points: Glamorgan 22, Gloucestershire 2.
20–23 April 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
438/8d (143 overs)
Michael Burgess 101 (147)
Ben Raine 3/104 (32 overs)
422/9d (135 overs)
Colin Ackermann 186 (350)
Luke Wells 4/81 (27 overs)
241/4d (83 overs)
Luke Wells 102* (241)
Ateeq Javid 1/30 (12 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Leicestershire 10, Sussex 9.
20–21 April 2018
Durham (H)
v
Kent won by 9 wickets
 
 
91 (30.4 overs)
James Weighell 16 (16)
Matt Henry 5/28 (11 overs)
169 (56.4 overs)
Heino Kuhn 54 (127)
James Weighell 3/29 (11.4 overs)
170 (43.1 overs)
James Weighell 84 (89)
Matt Henry 7/45 (14.1 overs)
95/1 (23.1 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 45* (64)
Nathan Rimmington 1/28 (8 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Kent elected to field first
  • Points: Kent 19, Durham 3.
27–30 April 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
194 (42.1 overs)
Stevie Eskinazi 94 (91)
Michael Hogan 5/49 (13.1 overs)
38/4 (15.5 overs)
Nick Selman 21 (54)
Tim Murtagh 4/12 (8 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Glamorgan elected to field first.
  • No play possible on Days 2 and 4 due to rain.
  • Tom Barber (Middlesex) made his First-class debut.
    Points: Glamorgan 8, Middlesex 6.
27–30 April 2018
v
Match abandoned
 
 
  • No toss.
  • No play possible on all days due to rain and wet outfield.
  • Points: Northamptonshire 5, Durham 5.
27–30 April 2018
Sussex (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
145 (47 overs)
Philip Salt 63 (73)
Ryan Higgins 5/21 (10 overs)
183 (57.1 overs)
Benny Howell 37 (39)
David Wiese 5/48 (18 overs)
204 (58.5 overs)
Harry Finch 48 (118)
Daniel Worrall 4/45 (18.5 overs)
108/6 (43.2 overs)
Benny Howell 45 (68)
Stiaan van Zyl 3/16 (11 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Gloucestershire elected to field first
  • No play possible on Day 4 due to rain.
  • Points: Sussex 8, Gloucestershire 8.
27–30 April 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
381 (96 overs)
Paul Horton 66 (118 overs)
Luis Reece 3/64 (16 overs)
215/8 (68 overs)
Gary Wilson 64* (127)
Gavin Griffiths 2/29 (11 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Derbyshire elected to field first.
  • No play possible on Days 1 and 2 due to rain.
  • Points: Leicestershire 11, Derbyshire 10.

May

3–6 May 2018
v
Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
 
 
318 (81.5 overs)
Wayne Madsen 144 (203)
Henry Brookes 4/63 (15.5 overs)
439 (123.5 overs)
Matthew Lamb 79 (155)
Duanne Olivier 4/134 (34.5 overs)
209 (67.2 overs)
Ben Slater 67 (161)
Jeetan Patel 6/76 (30.2 overs)
89/2 (23.1 overs)
Jonathan Trott 35* (45)
Duanne Olivier 1/28 (9 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Warwickshire 23, Derbyshire 5.
4–7 May 2018
v
Durham (H)
Durham won by 46 runs
 
 
440 (150.4 overs)
Mark Cosgrove 75 (135)
Barry McCarthy 3/72 (29 overs)
184 (54.3 overs)
Graham Clark 64 (166)
Gavin Griffiths 4/34 (12.3 overs)
101 (29.5 overs)
Michael Carberry 22 (43)
James Weighell 7/32 (9.5 overs)
403 (129.4 overs) (f/o)
Aiden Markram 94 (156)
Gavin Griffiths 6/49 (21.4 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field first.
  • Points: Durham 18, Leicestershire 6.
4–6 May 2018
v
Kent won by 6 wickets
 
 
94 (46.4 overs)
Jack Murphy 39* (135)
Darren Stevens 6/26 (16 overs)
174 (50.5 overs)
Joe Denly 43 (51)
Timm van der Gugten 7/42 (19.5 overs)
274 (86.3 overs)
Shaun Marsh 76 (113)
Matt Henry 4/59 (20.3 overs)
195/4 (48.5 overs)
Heino Kuhn 69* (87)
Marchant de Lange 2/50 (12 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Kent elected to field first.
  • Points: Kent 19, Glamorgan 3.
4–7 May 2018
v
Sussex (H)
Sussex won by 3 wickets
 
 
230 (73 overs)
Max Holden 84* (135)
Ollie Robinson 7/58 (21 overs)
323 (93.1 overs)
Harry Finch 103 (201)
James Harris 5/86 (24.1 overs)
322 (99.2 overs)
Dawid Malan 119 (206)
David Wiese 4/70 (23.2 overs)
232/7 (73.3 overs)
Ben Brown 65 (92)
James Harris 3/74 (19.3 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Sussex 22, Middlesex 4.
11–13 May 2018
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 58 runs
 
 
215 (74.1 overs)
Heino Kuhn 60 (116)
David Wiese 4/54 (21 overs)
181 (43.5 overs)
Michael Burgess 54 (70)
Matt Henry 4/69 (18 overs)
235 (62.4 overs)
Matt Henry 55 (53)
Ishant Sharma 4/52 (17 overs)
211 (58 overs)
Ben Brown 48 (93)
Matt Henry 6/53 (21 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Sussex elected to field first.
  • Points: Kent 20, Sussex 3.
11–13 May 2018
v
Warwickshire won by 6 wickets
 
 
256 (60.5 overs)
Steven Crook 92 (104)
Henry Brookes 4/54 (14.5 overs)
265 (71 overs)
Tim Ambrose 78 (97)
Steven Crook 4/51 (12.2 overs)
187 (48.5 overs)
Ben Duckett 38 (34)
Olly Stone 5/49 (15.5 overs)
180/4 (53.4 overs)
Will Rhodes 100* (165)
Ben Sanderson 3/33 (16 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Warwickshire 21, Northamptonshire 5.
11–14 May 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
455/8d (122 overs)
Nick Gubbins 99 (138)
Daniel Worrall 3/73 (26 overs)
210 (72.5 overs)
Chris Dent 66 (140)
Hilton Cartwright 4/33 (11 overs)
326/4d (111 overs) (f/o)
James Bracey 125* (271)
James Harris 3/60 (25 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Gloucestershire elected to field first.
  • Points: Middlesex 12, Gloucestershire 8.
11–14 May 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
427 (128.2 overs)
Wayne Madsen 85 (142)
Cameron Steel 2/19 (6 overs)
520 (134.1 overs)
Stuart Poynter 170 (206)
Tony Palladino 4/87 (28.1 overs)
279/9 (79 overs)
Ben Slater 42 (85)
Mark Wood 6/46 (23 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Durham elected to field first.
  • Points: Durham 11, Derbyshire 10.
11–13 May 2018
v
Leicestershire won by 3 runs
 
 
191 (69.1 overs)
Neil Dexter 87 (172)
Michael Hogan 3/41 (16 overs)
178 (58.2 overs)
Nick Selman 40 (96)
Varun Aaron 4/65 (16 overs)
237 (77 overs)
Ben Raine 65 (81)
Michael Hogan 5/61 (29 overs)
247 (56.4 overs)
Marchant de Lange 90 (45)
Ben Raine 4/44 (14.4 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Leicestershire 19, Glamorgan 3.

June

9–11 June 2018
v
Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
 
 
204 (69 overs)
Ricardo Vasconcelos 49 (100)
Zak Chappell 6/44 (14 overs)
217 (64.4 overs)
Neil Dexter 45 (69)
Rory Kleinveldt 4/51 (16.4 overs)
229 (76.1 overs)
Alex Wakely 74* (143)
Ben Raine 4/54 (22 overs)
217/4 (66.4 overs)
Lewis Hill 85 (174)
Saif Zaib 2/24 (6.4 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Leicestershire elected to field first.
  • Points: Leicestershire 19, Northamptonshire 4.
  • Leicestershire had 1 point deducted for slow over rates.
9–12 June 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
582/9d (160.4 overs)
Sean Dickson 117 (214)
Craig Miles 4/122 (30.4 overs)
240 (99.4 overs)
Graeme van Buuren 83 (145)
Matt Henry 6/58 (20 overs)
322/7 (126.4 overs) (f/o)
Chris Dent 76 (180)
Harry Podmore 2/55 (16.4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat first.
  • Points: Kent 12, Gloucestershire 7.
9–12 June 2018
v
Warwickshire won by 4 wickets
 
 
220 (76.2 overs)
David Lloyd 39 (69)
Josh Poysden 5/29 (13.2 overs)
250 (93 overs)
Ian Bell 106* (248)
Timm van der Gugten 4/65 (20 overs)
323 (98.5 overs)
Usman Khawaja 125 (143)
Chris Wright 3/59 (16.5 overs)
294/6 (86.1 overs)
Ian Bell 115* (164)
Andrew Salter 4/80 (26 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Warwickshire 21, Glamorgan 4.
9–12 June 2018
Durham (H)
v
Durham won by 95 runs
 
 
96 (43.3 overs)
Gareth Harte 20 (28)
Duanne Olivier 5/20 (16 overs)
205 (58.1 overs)
Matthew Critchley 38 (45)
Chris Rushworth 3/57 (21.1 overs)
376 (125.4 overs)
Gareth Harte 114 (259)
Duanne Olivier 5/105 (40 overs)
172 (58.3 overs)
Ben Slater 68 (136)
Chris Rushworth 5/47 (19.3 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Derbyshire elected to field first.
  • Michael Jones (Durham) and Alfie Gleadall (Derbyshire) both made their first-class debuts.
  • Points: Durham 19, Derbyshire 4.
20–23 June 2018
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 73 runs
 
 
197 (54.1 overs)
Joe Denly 59 (116)
Keith Barker 5/32 (13.1 overs)
125 (36.4 overs)
Jonathan Trott 51 (81)
Harry Podmore 4/26 (8 overs)
446/8d (120 overs)
Sean Dickson 133 (229)
Keith Barker 4/64 (17.2 overs)
445 (140.1 overs)
Ian Bell 172 (282)
Harry Podmore 4/84 (28 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Warwickshire elected to field first.
  • Points: Kent 19, Warwickshire 3.
20–23 June 2018
v
Middlesex won by 1 wicket
 
 
427 (120.2 overs)
Colin Ackermann 196* (350)
Tim Murtagh 5/60 (28 overs)
233 (64.2 overs)
Dawid Malan 78* (128)
Zak Chappell 4/65 (14 overs)
186 (69.4 overs)
Neil Dexter 38 (70)
Tim Murtagh 3/27 (18 overs)
383/9 (117.3 overs)
Stevie Eskinazi 97 (201)
Gavin Griffiths 3/81 (25 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Middlesex 19, Leicestershire 7.
20–22 June 2018
Sussex (H)
v
Sussex won by an innings and 64 runs
 
 
552 (119.5 overs)
Philip Salt 130 (175)
Matt Salisbury 3/112 (26 overs)
211 (85.4 overs)
Will Smith 90 (221)
David Wiese 4/33 (15.4 overs)
277 (83 overs) (f/o)
Stuart Poynter 84 (109)
Danny Briggs 3/71 (24 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Durham elected to field first.
  • Points: Sussex 24, Durham 3.
20–23 June 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
283 (71 overs)
Andrew Salter 72* (103)
Tony Palladino 5/69 (25 overs)
362 (127.5 overs)
Alex Hughes 103 (186)
Andrew Salter 4/105 (35 overs)
403/7d (82 overs)
Kiran Carlson 152 (182)
Alex Hughes 2/43 (7 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Prem Sisodiya (Glamorgan) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Derbyshire 11, Glamorgan 8.
20–22 June 2018 (D/N)
v
Northamptonshire won by 10 wickets
 
 
282 (80.5 overs)
Luke Procter 70 (128)
Matt Taylor 4/70 (12 overs)
62 (31.5 overs)
Benny Howell 14 (47)
Ben Sanderson 5/16 (14 overs)
32/0 (4 overs)
Ben Duckett 32* (18)
250 (77.5 overs) (f/o)
Ryan Higgins 63 (74)
Brett Hutton 8/57 (18.5 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Gloucestershire elected to field first.
  • Points: Northamptonshire 21, Gloucestershire 3.
25–28 June 2018
v
Northamptonshire won by 233 runs
 
 
281 (87 overs)
Alex Wakely 82 (148)
Timm van der Gugten 5/45 (18 overs)
254 (65.3 overs)
Usman Khawaja 103 (140)
Ben Sanderson 3/30 (16 overs)
406/9d (99.3 overs)
Ben Duckett 133 (154)
Ruaidhri Smith 4/75 (20 overs)
200 (64 overs)
Usman Khawaja 38 (36)
Seekkuge Prasanna 4/49 (20 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Northamptonshire 21, Glamorgan 5.
25–27 June 2018 (D/N)
v
Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
 
 
245 (66 overs)
Wayne Madsen 80 (143)
Callum Parkinson 3/50 (11 overs)
297 (103 overs)
Paul Horton 88 (194)
Tony Palladino 4/64 (26 overs)
184 (60 overs)
Matthew Critchley 86 (124)
Mohammad Abbas 6/54 (24 overs)
133/4 (29.4 overs)
Colin Ackermann 58 (84)
Duanne Olivier 2/37 (10 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Leicestershire elected to field first.
  • Points: Leicestershire 21, Derbyshire 4.
25–28 June 2018 (D/N)
v
Durham (H)
Warwickshire won by 86 runs
 
 
424 (134 overs)
Jonathan Trott 170 (286)
Chris Rushworth 4/101 (38 overs)
297 (104 overs)
Cameron Steel 51 (173)
Oliver Hannon-Dalby 4/61 (22 overs)
185/9d (52 overs)
Jonathan Trott 53 (78)
Ryan Pringle 3/31 (12 overs)
226 (66 overs)
Nathan Rimmington 61 (65)
Jeetan Patel 6/83 (25 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Warwickshire 23, Durham 4.
25–27 June 2018 (D/N)
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 342 runs
 
 
241 (71.2 overs)
Adam Rouse 42 (89)
James Fuller 4/86 (15.2 overs)
56 (24 overs)
Stevie Eskinazi 25 (27)
Grant Stewart 6/22 (10 overs)
281 (79.4 overs)
Grant Stewart 103 (74)
Hilton Cartwright 3/33 (14 overs)
124 (33.5 overs)
Tim Murtagh 40 (21)
Harry Podmore 6/36 (14 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Kent 20, Middlesex 3.

July

16–19 July 2018
v
Sussex won by 28 runs
 
 
286 (83 overs)
Harry Finch 76 (142)
Craig Miles 4/68 (18 overs)
306 (109.4 overs)
Miles Hammond 103 (203)
Jofra Archer 4/62 (25.4 overs)
295 (73.4 overs)
Harry Finch 98 (143)
David Payne 4/69 (19 overs)
247 (80.3 overs)
James Bracey 87 (174)
Jofra Archer 4/29 (21 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Sussex 21, Gloucestershire 6
22–25 July 2018
v
Derbyshire won by 39 runs
 
 
260 (74.5 overs)
Gary Wilson 66 (103)
Ben Sanderson 5/53 (20 overs)
289 (68.2 overs)
Alex Wakely 106 (131)
Tony Palladino 4/33 (15.2 overs)
342 (97.1 overs)
Wayne Madsen 116 (182)
Seekkuge Prasanna 4/104 (31.1 overs)
274/3 (69.3 overs)
Luke Procter 68 (101)
Matthew Critchley 6/106 (24.3 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Dan Wheeldon (Derbyshire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Derbyshire 21, Northamptonshire 5.
22–25 July 2018
v
Gloucestershire won by 41 runs
 
 
362 (111 overs)
Ryan Higgins 105 (161)
Ben Stokes 5/52 (25 overs)
275 (96.4 overs)
Tom Latham 147 (281)
Ryan Higgins 3/41 (16 overs)
252 (61.3 overs)
Kieran Noema-Barnett 69* (119)
Ben Stokes 3/66 (18 overs)
298 (97 overs)
Cameron Steel 62 (154)
Matt Taylor 4/31 (16 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 23, Durham 5.
22–24 July 2018
Kent (H)
v
Leicestershire won by 10 wickets
 
 
104 (37.5 overs)
Darren Stevens 38* (54)
Zak Chappell 3/14 (7 overs)
229 (80.4 overs)
Ned Eckersley 74 (169)
Mitchell Claydon 2/27 (11.4 overs)
199 (49.2 overs)
Sean Dickson 59 (72)
Mohammad Abbas 4/55 (16.2 overs)
76/0 (15.4 overs)
Harry Dearden 55* (62)
  • Toss uncontested, Leicestershire elected to field first.
  • Points: Leicestershire 20, Kent 3.
22–24 July 2018
v
Middlesex won by 18 runs
 
 
236 (54.1 overs)
James Fuller 71 (90)
Ryan Sidebottom 3/34 (8 overs)
276 (77.3 overs)
Will Rhodes 118 (239)
James Harris 4/84 (19.3 overs)
242 (80.3 overs)
Stevie Eskinazi 73 (103)
Jeetan Patel 5/56 (28 overs)
184 (55.5 overs)
Tim Ambrose 41 (64)
Tim Murtagh 4/54 (19 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Middlesex 20, Warwickshire 5.
22–24 July 2018 (D/N)
Sussex (H)
v
Sussex won by an innings and 154 runs
 
 
327 (95.1 overs)
Luke Wells 71 (142)
Michael Hogan 4/39 (25 overs)
85 (28.4 overs)
Chris Cooke 32 (72)
Jofra Archer 4/15 (10 overs)
88 (33.3 overs) (f/o)
Kiran Carlson 22 (45)
Jofra Archer 4/31 (9.3 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Sussex 22, Glamorgan 3.

August

19–21 August 2018
v
Durham won by an innings and 30 runs
 
 
154 (49.1 overs)
Ruaidhri Smith 36 (36)
Matt Salisbury 3/34 (13 overs)
295 (73.2 overs)
Axar Patel 95* (99)
Ruaidhri Smith 5/87 (20 overs)
111 (42.2 overs)
Nick Selman 26 (36)
Chris Rushworth 5/28 (12.2 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Durham elected to field first.
  • Points: Durham 21, Glamorgan 3.
19–22 August 2018
Sussex (H)
v
Sussex won by 243 runs
 
 
440 (113 overs)
Ben Brown 116 (169)
Lockie Ferguson 4/106 (26 overs)
389 (100.3 overs)
Billy Godleman 122 (196)
Ollie Robinson 3/77 (19 overs)
353/6d (61 overs)
Philip Salt 148 (138)
Matthew Critchley 3/133 (22 overs)
161 (70.2 overs)
Ben Slater 40 (99)
Danny Briggs 3/41 (15 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Derbyshire elected to field first.
  • Points: Sussex 24, Derbyshire 7.
19–21 August 2018
v
Kent won by 8 wickets
 
 
220 (68.3 overs)
Paul Horton 49 (120)
Ivan Thomas 4/35 (12.3 overs)
195 (52.2 overs)
Joe Denly 62 (99)
Mohammad Abbas 6/48 (17.2 overs)
227 (62.5 overs)
Harry Dearden 74 (139)
Ivan Thomas 5/91 (20 overs)
253/2 (54.2 overs)
Sean Dickson 134* (158)
Mohammad Abbas 2/50 (14 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Kent elected to field first.
  • Ollie Robinson (Kent) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Kent 19, Leicestershire 4.
19–20 August 2018
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 47 runs
 
 
127 (46 overs)
Chris Dent 35 (61)
Chris Wright 5/32 (11 overs)
277 (87.4 overs)
Will Rhodes 137 (233)
Craig Miles 5/69 (17.4 overs)
103 (31 overs)
Benny Howell 32 (36)
Ryan Sidebottom 4/42 (10 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Ben Charlesworth (Gloucestershire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Warwickshire 21, Gloucestershire 3.
19–22 August 2018
v
Middlesex won by 31 runs
 
 
346 (103.1 overs)
Ricardo Vasconcelos 140 (210)
James Harris 7/83 (26.1 overs)
187 (52.2 overs)
Robbie White 35 (79)
Nathan Buck 4/51 (16.2 overs)
184 (60.5 overs)
Ricardo Vasconcelos 52 (80)
Tim Murtagh 5/38 (17.5 overs)
374 (110.3 overs) (f/o)
Max Holden 94 (164)
Rory Kleinveldt 4/69 (24.3 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Middlesex elected to field first.
  • Ethan Bamber (Middlesex) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Middlesex 19, Northamptonshire 6.
29 August–1 September 2018
v
Kent won by 6 wickets
 
 
561 (131.4 overs)
Joe Denly 106 (215)
Tony Palladino 2/113 (30.4 overs)
400 (58 overs)
Wayne Madsen 93 (157)
Ivan Thomas 3/45 (10.3 overs)
110/4 (19.2 overs)
Zak Crawley 34 (32)
Hamidullah Qadri 2/34 (6 overs)
270 (96.4 overs) (f/o)
Harvey Hosein 66* (147)
Joe Denly 4/36 (14.4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat first.
  • Tom Lace (Derbyshire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Kent 23, Derbyshire 5.
29–30 August 2018
Durham (H)
v
Northamptonshire won by 7 wickets
 
 
129 (39.1 overs)
Stuart Poynter 28 (30)
Luke Procter 5/33 (10.1 overs)
198 (57.3 overs)
Alex Wakely 60 (81)
Matt Salisbury 4/44 (15.3 overs)
133 (47.1 overs)
Cameron Steel 50 (117)
Ben Sanderson 4/34 (15 overs)
65/3 (16.2 overs)
Luke Procter 21 (29)
Axar Patel 2/18 (4 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Northamptonshire elected to field first.
  • Ben Curran (Northamptonshire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Northamptonshire 19, Durham 3.
29–31 August 2018
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 35 runs
 
 
203 (59.4 overs)
Craig Meschede 53* (75)
Olly Stone 4/28 (13 overs)
503 (133.3 overs)
Ian Bell 204 (331)
Ruaidhri Smith 3/98 (29.3 overs)
265 (77.4 overs)
Ruaidhri Smith 52* (40)
Jeetan Patel 7/83 (26.4 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Warwickshire elected to field first.
  • Points: Warwickshire 23, Glamorgan 3.
29 August–1 September 2018
v
Gloucestershire won by 328 runs
 
 
202 (87.3 overs)
James Bracey 76 (190)
Mohammad Abbas 5/30 (20.3 overs)
111 (54.2 overs)
Gavin Griffiths 36* (144)
Ryan Higgins 4/26 (15 overs)
402/4d (99.3 overs)
Chris Dent 214* (290)
Colin Ackermann 2/26 (8.3 overs)
165 (67.1 overs)
Mark Cosgrove 52 (138)
Ryan Higgins 4/28 (16 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Leicestershire elected to field first.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 20, Leicestershire 3.
29–31 August 2018
v
Middlesex won by 55 runs
 
 
169 (62.5 overs)
Max Holden 50* (104)
Chris Jordan 3/26 (14 overs)
171 (45.5 overs)
Philip Salt 32 (35)
James Harris 4/61 (18 overs)
232 (85.4 overs)
Dawid Malan 70 (176)
Jofra Archer 5/69 (21.4 overs)
175 (44.5 overs)
David Wiese 37* (48)
James Fuller 3/37 (10.5 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Sussex elected to field first.
  • Points: Middlesex 19, Sussex 3.

September

4–6 September 2018
v
Derbyshire won by 169 runs
 
 
251 (73 overs)
Billy Godleman 95 (178)
Graham Wagg 3/36 (12 overs)
121 (44.3 overs)
David Lloyd 25 (35)
Tony Palladino 6/29 (13 overs)
171 (55.4 overs)
Alex Hughes 57 (96)
Kieran Bull 3/36 (14 overs)
132 (46.5 overs)
Chris Cooke 67 (98)
Martin Andersson 4/25 (9 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Glamorgan elected to field first.
  • Points: Derbyshire 21, Glamorgan 3.
4–7 September 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
296 (121 overs)
Chris Dent 82 (174)
Ethan Bamber 4/81 (27 overs)
242 (96.3 overs)
Dawid Malan 62 (122)
Ben Charlesworth 3/25 (13 overs)
251/8d (94 overs)
Miles Hammond 123* (268)
Tim Murtagh 3/29 (15 overs)
111/5 (31 overs)
Sam Robson 41* (77)
David Payne 2/20 (8 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Middlesex elected to field first.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 9, Middlesex 8.
4–7 September 2018
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 102 runs
 
 
137 (47 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 23 (70)
Richard Gleeson 3/16 (11 overs)
105 (36.3 overs)
Brett Hutton 27 (39)
Matt Henry 7/42 (16.3 overs)
287 (71.2 overs)
Joe Denly 81 (116)
Richard Gleeson 6/79 (19 overs)
217 (71.4 overs)
Adam Rossington 56 (105)
Matt Henry 4/72 (22 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Northamptonshire elected to field first.
  • Points: Kent 19, Northamptonshire 3.
4–6 September 2018
Sussex (H)
v
Sussex won by 274 runs
 
 
373 (102.3 overs)
Chris Jordan 68 (88)
Ben Mike 4/57 (13.3 overs)
133 (36.3 overs)
Callum Parkinson 48 (52)
Ollie Robinson 5/24 (10 overs)
210 (50.3 overs)
Chris Jordan 54 (75)
Ben Mike 5/37 (11.3 overs)
176 (62 overs)
Colin Ackermann 52 (101)
Ollie Robinson 5/43 (16 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Ben Mike (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Sussex 23, Leicestershire 3.
4–7 September 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
310 (95.5 overs)
Jonathan Trott 79 (154)
Barry McCarthy 4/58 (15 overs)
292 (94.1 overs)
Will Smith 45 (84)
Olly Stone 7/59 (22.1 overs)
199 (65.4 overs)
Sam Hain 58* (58)
Axar Patel 7/54 (27.4 overs)
115/8 (40.5 overs)
Graham Clark 23 (31)
Olly Stone 4/37 (10.5 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Durham elected to field first.
  • Points: Warwickshire 11, Durham 10.
10–12 September 2018
Durham (H)
v
Durham won by 186 runs
 
 
103 (31.4 overs)
Cameron Steel 25 (68)
Ollie Robinson 5/29 (11.4 overs)
122 (25.2 overs)
David Wiese 25 (20)
Chris Rushworth 8/51 (13 overs)
340 (108.5 overs)
Cameron Steel 160 (273)
Ollie Robinson 4/75 (25.5 overs)
135 (32 overs)
Tom Haines 40 (43)
Chris Rushworth 4/49 (12 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Sussex elected to field first.
  • Points: Durham 19, Sussex 3.
10–13 September 2018
v
Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets
 
 
137 (38.1 overs)
Chris Cooke 60 (63)
David Payne 4/25 (12.1 overs)
354 (128.4 overs)
Jack Taylor 112 (214)
Timm van der Gugten 4/66 (38 overs)
251 (79.3 overs)
David Lloyd 54 (59)
Matt Taylor 5/81 (20.3 overs)
35/1 (7.5 overs)
Chris Dent 25* (28)
Timm van der Gugten 1/19 (4 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Gloucestershire elected to field first.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 22, Glamorgan 2.
10–12 September 2018
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 104 runs
 
 
100 (32.1 overs)
Ben Mike 23 (30)
Olly Stone 3/24 (7 overs)
400/9d (109.4 overs)
Dominic Sibley 106 (168)
Mohammad Abbas 3/70 (26 overs)
196 (60.4 overs)
Ben Mike 39 (47)
Keith Barker 5/40 (15 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Warwickshire elected to field first.
  • David Sayer (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Warwickshire 24, Leicestershire 3.
10–12 September 2018
v
Kent won by 3 wickets
 
 
161 (45.2 overs)
James Fuller 37* (45)
Darren Stevens 4/44 (12 overs)
192 (49.5 overs)
Darren Stevens 64 (73)
James Fuller 4/49 (11.5 overs)
186 (60.2 overs)
Sam Robson 36 (61)
Matt Henry 4/40 (18.2 overs)
157/7 (44 overs)
Heino Kuhn 39 (73)
James Fuller 3/53 (14 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Kent elected to field first.
  • Points: Kent 19, Middlesex 3.
10–13 September 2018
v
Derbyshire won by 1 wicket
 
 
255 (76.3 overs)
Saif Zaib 57 (90)
Alex Hughes 4/57 (18 overs)
222 (84.3 overs)
Alex Hughes 75 (152)
Brett Hutton 5/59 (25.3 overs)
199 (64 overs)
Ricardo Vasconcelos 62 (99)
Hardus Viljoen 4/51 (16 overs)
234/9 (77 overs)
Wayne Madsen 62 (119)
Ben Sanderson 3/52 (27 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Derbyshire elected to field first.
  • Points: Derbyshire 20, Northamptonshire 5.
18–21 September 2018
v
Match drawn
 
 
125 (54.1 overs)
Craig Miles 23 (46)
Brett Hutton 4/65 (22 overs)
173 (55 overs)
Adam Rossington 43 (29)
David Payne 3/29 (11 overs)
6/0 (5 overs)
Chris Dent 4* (19)
  • Toss uncontested, Northamptonshire elected to field first.
  • No play possible on Day-3 due to rain and wet outfield.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 8, Northamptonshire 8.
18–20 September 2018
v
Kent (H)
Kent won by an innings and 172 runs
 
 
186 (67.1 overs)
Jack Murphy 80 (182)
Matt Henry 4/45 (18.1 overs)
436 (105.4 overs)
Zak Crawley 168 (237)
Kieran Bull 3/64 (18.4 overs)
78 (30.2 overs)
Jack Murphy 22* (69)
Darren Stevens 5/24 (13.2 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Kent 24, Glamorgan 3.
18–19 September 2018
v
Leicestershire won by an innings and 194 runs
 
 
321 (97.5 overs)
Ateeq Javid 58 (115)
Matt Salisbury 3/79 (18.5 overs)
61 (28 overs)
Alex Lees 16 (51)
Mohammad Abbas 5/23 (8 overs)
66 (24.3 overs) (f/o)
Mark Wood 15* (34)
Mohammad Abbas 5/29 (10.3 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Durham elected to field first.
  • Points: Leicestershire 22, Durham 3.
18–21 September 2018
v
Middlesex won by 117 runs
 
 
423 (108.4 overs)
Sam Robson 134 (239)
Tony Palladino 4/92 (29 overs)
295 (82.4 overs)
Matthew Critchley 105 (135)
James Harris 4/83 (23 overs)
199/7d (46 overs)
Sam Robson 73 (81)
Matthew Critchley 4/60 (15 overs)
210 (61 overs)
Matthew Critchley 105* (147)
Tim Murtagh 4/55 (16 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Derbyshire elected to field first.
  • Points: Middlesex 24, Derbyshire 5.
18–21 September 2018
v
Sussex (H)
Match drawn
 
 
440 (142.5 overs)
Jonathan Trott 124 (244)
Jofra Archer 4/66 (22.5 overs)
343 (87.4 overs)
Ben Brown 99 (167)
Keith Barker 3/42 (13 overs)
381/3d (119 overs)
Dominic Sibley 144* (342)
Phil Salt 1/32 (9 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Warwickshire 12, Sussex 9.
24–26 September 2018
v
Gloucestershire won by 2 wickets
 
 
184 (52 overs)
Luis Reece 59 (90)
Craig Miles 5/50 (17 overs)
163 (64.1 overs)
Chris Dent 37 (125)
Luis Reece 7/20 (14.1 overs)
157 (60.3 overs)
Alex Hughes 55* (156)
Ryan Higgins 3/17 (13 overs)
179/8 (53.5 overs)
Benny Howell 58 (67)
Lockie Ferguson 4/56 (19 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Gloucestershire elected to field first.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 19, Derbyshire 3.
24–26 September 2018
v
Durham (H)
Middlesex won by 57 runs
 
 
121 (28.5 overs)
James Harris 31 (37)
Matt Salisbury 6/37 (12 overs)
310 (91 overs)
Gareth Harte 112 (234)
Tim Murtagh 4/56 (21 overs)
355 (113.2 overs)
Stephen Eskinazi 96 (132)
Mark Wood 5/94 (26.2 overs)
109 (39.4 overs)
Stuart Poynter 23 (29)
Tim Murtagh 3/29 (12 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Middlesex 19, Durham 6.
24–26 September 2018
v
Glamorgan won by 132 runs
 
 
359 (103.4 overs)
Kiran Carlson 83 (94)
Gavin Griffiths 3/71 (21.4 overs)
132 (48.3 overs)
Harry Dearden 48 (87)
Graham Wagg 3/25 (10 overs)
175 (57.4 overs)
Chris Cooke 45 (72)
Tom Taylor 4/15 (12 overs)
270 (71.1 overs)
Dieter Klein 94 (100)
Michael Hogan 4/30 (16 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Leicestershire elected to field first.
  • Points: Glamorgan 23, Leicestershire 3.
24–25 September 2018
v
Northamptonshire won by 6 wickets
 
 
118 (35.1 overs)
Laurie Evans 34 (57)
Ben Sanderson 4/32 (12 overs)
171 (50.3 overs)
Ben Curran 36 (36)
Ollie Robinson 4/55 (17 overs)
222 (59.1 overs)
Harry Finch 63 (77)
Ben Cotton 5/48 (14 overs)
172/4 (37.1 overs)
Ben Curran 83* (111)
Ollie Robinson 3/48 (16 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Northamptonshire 19, Sussex 3.
24–26 September 2018
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 34 runs
 
 
167 (59 overs)
Matt Henry 32* (48)
Chris Wright 3/29 (15 overs)
380 (115.5 overs)
Dominic Sibley 119 (287)
Joe Denly 3/48 (18.5 overs)
179 (56 overs)
Zak Crawley 75 (152)
Olly Stone 3/35 (10.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat first.
  • Points: Warwickshire 23, Kent 2.

Standings

Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 5 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.

Statistics

Division One

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
Rory Burns Surrey14221,35964.7119347
James Hildreth Somerset14261,08945.3718436
Ollie Pope Surrey131698670.42158* 41
James Vince Hampshire142596240.08201* 32
Daryl Mitchell Worcestershire142695736.8017841

Source: ESPNcricinfo [15]

Most wickets

PlayersTeamMatchesOversWicketsAverageBBI5w10w
Tom Bailey Lancashire14439.46419.655/5310
Morné Morkel Surrey10315.45914.326/5740
Jamie Porter Essex13432.35824.637/4131
Graham Onions Lancashire12379.35721.776/5520
Simon Harmer Essex13526.25724.456/8730

Source: ESPNcricinfo [16]

Division Two

Most runs

PlayerTeamMatchesInningsRunsAverageHS100s50s
Ian Bell Warwickshire14231,02754.0520452
Wayne Madsen Derbyshire14271,01637.6214427
Will Rhodes Warwickshire142397244.1813744
Jonathan Trott Warwickshire142393546.75170* 26
Ben Brown Sussex142491243.4211617

Source: ESPNcricinfo [17]

Most wickets

PlayersTeamMatchesOversWicketsAverageBBI5w10w
Matt Henry Kent11382.47515.487/4253
Ollie Robinson Sussex14485.07418.667/5841
James Harris Middlesex12384.56120.547/8330
Ben Sanderson Northamptonshire13422.06016.705/1620
Chris Rushworth Durham12386.46020.018/5131

Source: ESPNcricinfo [18]

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