County Championship 2021

Teams

The following teams took part in the County Championship: The teams were placed into the following groups for the group stage: Group 1: Derbyshire, Durham, Essex, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire , Group 2: Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Somerset, Surrey , Group 3: Glamorgan, Kent, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Sussex, Yorkshire The teams qualified into the following divisions for the Division Stage: Division One: Hampshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, Yorkshire , Division Two: Durham, Essex, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Surrey , Division Three: Derbyshire, Kent, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Sussex, Worcestershire Each county played four games in the Division stage. They did not play against the team in their Division that was in their Group for the group stage. Instead, they carried forward into the Division stage half the total points they scored in the two matches played against that team in the group stage, that is, the average points they scored from their two matches against that opponent.

Fixtures

Essex won the toss and elected to bat. , Jake Libby (Worcestershire) carried the bat. Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field. Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. Essex won the toss and elected to bat. Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat. Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat. Essex won the toss and elected to bat. Durham won the toss and elected to bat. , George Scrimshaw (Derbyshire) made his first-class debut. , David Bedingham (Durham) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket. , Chris Rushworth (Durham) took his 500th wicket in the County Championship. , Sam Conners (Derbyshire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. Essex won the toss and elected to bat. Durham won the toss and elected to field. Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Chris Rushworth became the leading wicket-taker for Durham, taking his 528th first-class wicket for the county. Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 1 due to rain. Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Only 15.5 overs of play were possible on day 1 due to rain. , No play was possible on day 2 due to rain. Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Only 10.3 overs of play were possible on day 2 due to rain. Durham won the toss and elected to field. , Only 17 overs of play were possible on day 1 due to rain. , No play was possible on day 2 due to rain. , Anuj Dal replaced Harvey Hosein for Derbyshire during day 3 as a concussion substitute. Durham won the toss and elected to field. Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Dillon Pennington (Worcestershire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. Durham won the toss and elected to field. Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on day 2 due to rain. , Brett Hutton (Nottinghamshire) took his 200th first-class wicket. Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. , Dane Schadendorf (Nottinghamshire) made his first-class debut. , Dane Schadendorf replaced Ben Duckett for Nottinghamshire on day 3 due to an international call-up. Durham won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 1 due to rain. , Ethan Brookes replaced Danny Briggs (Warwickshire), while Jack Burnham and Graham Clark replaced Brydon Carse and Ben Stokes (Durham), on day 3 due to international call-ups. Durham won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 2 due to rain. Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Josh Baker (Worcestershire) and Jake Lintott (Warwickshire) both made their first-class debuts. Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat. , The match was abandoned ahead of the second day due to a positive COVID-19 test in Derbyshire's squad. Somerset won the toss and elected to field. Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Dominic Goodman (Gloucestershire) made his first-class debut. Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Mohammad Abbas (Hampshire) took a hat-trick during Middlesex's first innings. Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat. Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Rishi Patel replaced Colin Ackermann for Leicestershire ahead of Day 3 as a concussion replacement. Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Luke Hollman (Middlesex) made his first-class debut. Somerset won the toss and elected to field. , Lewis Goldsworthy (Somerset) made his first-class debut. , Jack Brooks replaced Lewis Gregory for Somerset ahead of Day 3 as a COVID-19 replacement. Surrey won the toss and elected to field. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. Somerset won the toss and elected to field. , Only 9.3 overs of play were possible on day 3 due to rain. Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. Hampshire won the toss and elected to field. Somerset won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 1 due to rain. , Only 9 overs of play was possible on day 3 due to rain. , No play was possible on day 4 due to a wet outfield. Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Only 26.2 overs of play were possible on day 1 due to rain. , With overs lost in the game due to the weather, Hampshire forfeited their second innings in an attempt to produce a result. Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Only 18 overs of play were possible on day 2 due to rain. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Only 20.2 overs of play were possible on day 1 due to rain. , No play was possible on day 2 due to rain. Surrey won the toss and elected to bat. Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat. Hampshire won the toss and elected to field. Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat. Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Ben Geddes (Surrey) and Tom Prest (Hampshire) both made their first-class debuts. , Tom Prest replaced James Vince (Hampshire), while Ben Geddes replaced Will Jacks (Surrey), on day 3 due to international call-ups. Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Kasey Aldridge (Somerset) made his first-class debut. , Kasey Aldridge replaced Craig Overton for Somerset on day 3 due to an international call-up. Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Josh de Caires (Middlesex) and Ollie Price (Gloucestershire) both made their first-class debuts. , Dominic Goodman replaced David Payne (Gloucestershire), while Robbie White replaced John Simpson (Middlesex), on day 2 due to international call-ups. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat. Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat. , Joe Cracknell (Middlesex) made his first-class debut. Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , Jamie McIlroy (Glamorgan) made his first-class debut. Sussex won the toss and elected to bat. , Sean Hunt (Sussex) made his first-class debut. Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. Sussex won the toss and elected to field. Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field. Kent won the toss and elected to field. , Danny Lamb (Lancashire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. , Darren Stevens (Kent) took his 30th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. , 136.3 overs were bowled in total, making this the shortest four-day County match involving Glamorgan. Sussex won the toss and elected to bat. , Jamie Atkins (Sussex) made his first-class debut. Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field. , This was the first time that Northamptonshire had lost a first-class match by one run. , It was the second time that Yorkshire had won a first-class match by one run, after they beat Middlesex by one run in the 1976 County Championship. Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. , Joe Sarro (Sussex) made his first-class debut. , Saif Zaib (Northamptonshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. Sussex won the toss and elected to field. , Tawanda Muyeye (Kent) made his first-class debut. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 1 due to rain. , Harry Duke (Yorkshire) made his first-class debut. Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field. , Only 16.5 overs of play were possible on day 1 due to rain. , No play was possible on day 2 due to rain. , Only 11 overs of play were possible on day 3 due to rain. Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. , Only 22 overs of play were possible on day 1 due to rain. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Saqib Mahmood (Lancashire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. Sussex won the toss and elected to bat. Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , Danial Ibrahim and Ali Orr (Sussex) both made their first-class debuts. , Danial Ibrahim (Sussex), at the age of 16 years and 299 days, became the youngest cricketer to score a half-century in the history of the County Championship. Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on day 2 due to rain. , Emilio Gay (Northamptonshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. Sussex won the toss and elected to bat. , Oli Carter (Sussex) made his first-class debut. Kent won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on day 1 due to rain. , Tawanda Muyeye replaced Zak Crawley (Kent), while Tom Hartley replaced Matt Parkinson (Lancashire), on day 3 due to international call-ups. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field. Kent won the toss and elected to field. , Joe Gordon, Harry Houillon, Dan Lincoln, Jas Singh and Bailey Wightman (Kent) and Harrison Ward (Sussex) all made their first-class debuts. , Bailey Wightman replaced Nathan Gilchrist (Kent) as a COVID-19 replacement on Day 2. , Ali Orr (Sussex) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 2 due to rain. , Play was suspended on day 3 due to an unsafe outfield, with the match abandoned the following day. Hampshire won the toss and elected to field. Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Chris Benjamin (Warwickshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. Somerset won the toss and elected to field. , Liam Patterson-White (Nottinghamshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field. Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. Somerset won the toss and elected to field. , Ned Leonard (Somerset) made his first-class debut. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. , Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire) made his first-class debut. Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. Somerset won the toss and elected to field. The match was cancelled due to COVID-19. Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat. , Josh Rymell (Essex) made his first-class debut. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. Durham won the toss and elected to field. Essex won the toss and elected to field. Surrey won the toss and elected to bat. , James Sales (Northamptonshire) made his first-class debut. Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Ben Wells (Gloucestershire) made his first-class debut. Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. Essex won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat. Durham won the toss and elected to bat. Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat. , Chris Cooke (Glamorgan) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket. Kent won the toss and elected to bat. Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat. , Robbie White (Middlesex) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. Sussex won the toss and elected to bat. , Archie Lenham (Sussex) made his first-class debut. Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Chris Wright (Leicestershire) took his 500th first-class wicket. , Brooke Guest and Anuj Dal (Derbyshire) both scored their maiden centuries in first-class cricket. Kent won the toss and elected to field. , Nathan Gilchrist (Kent) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. , Sam Billings replaced Marcus O'Riordan for Kent ahead of Day 2. Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat. , Luke Hollman (Middlesex) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. Sussex won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. , Tom Hinley (Sussex) made his first-class debut. Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 3 due to rain. Kent won the toss and elected to field. Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat. Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Sam Bates (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.

Standings

Teams receive 16 points for a win and 8 for a draw or tie. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) could be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings. (C) Warwickshire were the County Champions after finishing top of Division One. , (Q) The teams that finished in the top two played for the Bob Willis Trophy.

Bob Willis Trophy

Warwickshire and Lancashire finished first and second of County Championship Division One respectively, to play for the Bob Willis Trophy at Lord's. Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field. , Manraj Johal (Warwickshire) made his first-class debut.