The 2019 County Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2019 Specsavers County Championship, was the 120th

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season. As in 2018, Division One had eight teams and Division Two had ten teams. The first round of matches began on 5 April and the final round of matches ended on 26 September.

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were the defending champions. At the end of the 2019 season only one team was relegated with three promoted. Therefore, from 2020 onwards, Division One would feature ten teams and Division Two would feature eight.

Teams

Source:

Division One

Team promoted from Division Two in 2018

Division Two

Team relegated from Division One in 2018

Results

Fixtures for the 2019 County Championship were announced on 26 November 2018, with the previous season's champions

beginning the defence of their title against

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Division One

April

May

June

July

August

September

Division Two

April

May

June

July

August

September

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.

Division One

Division Two

Statistics

Division One

* Highest score by a team:

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− 585/7 d (144.1 overs) vs

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...

(June 30−3 July) * Lowest score by a team (completed innings):

− 40 all out (18.1 overs) vs

(18−20 August) * Top score by an individual:

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(

) − 244 (491) vs

(Jun 30−3 July) * Best bowling figures by an individual: Kyle Abbott (

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...

) − 9/40 (18.4 overs) vs

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

(16−19 September)

Most runs

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Division Two

* Highest score by a team:

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...

− 750 all out (227.3 overs) vs

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(11−14 April) * Lowest score by a team (completed innings):

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− 75 all out (21.4 overs) vs

Sussex Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

(18-20 August) * Top score by an individual:

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(

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

) − 266 (240) vs

(18-20 August) * Best bowling figures by an individual: Ollie Robinson (

) − 8/34 (11 overs) vs

(18-20 August)

Most runs

Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Source: ESPNcricinfo

References

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