2015 English cricket season

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2015 (2015) English cricket season
County Championship
Champions Yorkshire
Runners-up Middlesex
Most runs Ashwell Prince (1478)
Most wickets Chris Rushworth (83)
Royal London One-Day Cup
Champions Gloucestershire
Runners-up Surrey
Most runs Michael Klinger (531)
Most wickets Reece Topley (20)
NatWest t20 Blast
Champions Lancashire Lightning
Runners-up Northamptonshire Steelbacks
Most runs James Vince (710)
Most wickets James Faulkner (25)
PCA Player of the Year
Chris Rushworth
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Moeen Ali
Gary Ballance
Adam Lyth
Angelo Mathews
Jeetan Patel
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The 2015 English cricket season was the 116th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began in April with a round of university matches, and continued until the conclusion of a round of County Championship matches in late September. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2015 County Championship, the 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup and the 2015 NatWest t20 Blast.

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During this season, two international teams toured England. New Zealand toured early in the summer, with Australia also touring later in the year. The latter tour saw England win The Ashes Test series 3–2; it was the 78th test series between the two sides. [1]

Roll of honour

Test series
ODI series
Twenty20 International series
County Championship
Royal London One-Day Cup
Natwest t20 Blast
Minor Counties Championship
MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA T20 Cup
Second XI Championship
Second XI Trophy
Second XI Twenty20
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
PCA Player of the Year

Ashes tour

Cumulative record - Test wins1876-2015
England 108
Australia 140
Drawn93

County Championship

Divisions

Division OneDivision Two
Durham Derbyshire
Hampshire Essex
Middlesex Glamorgan
Nottinghamshire Gloucestershire
Somerset Kent
Sussex Lancashire
Warwickshire Leicestershire
Worcestershire Northamptonshire
Yorkshire Surrey
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Team promoted from Division Two
Team relegated from Division One

Division One Standings

PldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
Yorkshire (C)1611104045450286
Middlesex 167207029431218
Nottinghamshire 166505045450211
Durham 167801026450188
Warwickshire 165506031450186
Somerset 164606046430183
Hampshire 164606031380163
Sussex (R)164804036410161
Worcestershire (R)1631003044440151

Source: [2]

Division Two Standings

PldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
Surrey (C)168107056450264
Lancashire (P)167108058440254
Essex 166505037420200
Glamorgan 164408042370183
Northamptonshire 1633010038462180
Gloucestershire 165506031360177
Kent 164705028440161
Derbyshire 163706034421153
Leicestershire 1629050364116118

Source: [3]

Royal London One-Day Cup

Group stage

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H)170/4 (24 ov)
Durham 144 (21.2 ov)
Yorkshire Vikings (H) 263/9 (50 ov)
Gloucestershire 267/2 (46.5 ov)
Gloucestershire (H)218/6 (33 ov)
Hampshire 217/7 (34 ov)
Gloucestershire 220 (47.4 ov)
Surrey 214 (49.3 ov)
Essex Eagles (H) 232 (47.5 ov)
Yorkshire Vikings 252/9 (50 ov)
Surrey (H)300/5 (50 ov)
Nottinghamshire Outlaws 296/7 (50 ov)
Surrey (H)273 (49.5 ov)
Kent Spitfires 233 (37.4 ov)

NatWest t20 Blast

Group stage

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Sussex Sharks (H)165/7 (20 ov)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 166/6 (16 ov)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 153/5 (18 ov)
Birmingham Bears 131/6 (20 ov)
Birmingham Bears (H)189/5 (20 ov)
Essex Eagles 165/6 (20 ov)
Lancashire Lightning 166/7 (20.0 ov)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 153/6 (20.0 ov)
Worcestershire Rapids (H)196/4 (20 ov)
Hampshire (D/L)58/2 (8.1 ov)
Hampshire 115 (19.5 ov)
Lancashire Lightning 119/4 (18.5 ov)
Kent Spitfires (H)142 (20 ov)
Lancashire Lightning 142/6 (20 ov)

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