2015 English cricket season

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.

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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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

• England v New Zealand: 2 Tests - Series drawn 1–1
• England v Australia: 5 Tests - England won 3–2

ODI series

• England v New Zealand: 5 ODIs - England won 3–2
• England v Australia: 5 ODIs - Australia won 3-2

Twenty20 International series

• England v New Zealand: Only T20I - England won by 56 runs
• England v Australia: Only T20I - England won by 5 runs

County Championship

• Division One winners: Yorkshire
• Division One runners-up: Middlesex
• Division Two winners: Surrey

Royal London One-Day Cup

• Winners: Gloucestershire
• Runners-up: Surrey

Natwest t20 Blast

• Winners: Lancashire Lightning
• Runners-up: Hampshire

Minor Counties Championship

• Winners: Cumberland
• Runners-up: Oxfordshire

MCCA Knockout Trophy

• Winners: Cornwall
• Runners-up: Northumberland

MCCA T20 Cup

• Winners: Cheshire
• Runners-up: Oxfordshire

Second XI Championship

• Winners: Nottinghamshire

Second XI Trophy

• Winners: Derbyshire

Second XI Twenty20

• Winners: Middlesex

Wisden Cricketers of the Year

• Moeen Ali, Gary Ballance, Adam Lyth, Angelo Mathews, Jeetan Patel

PCA Player of the Year

• Chris Rushworth

Ashes tour

Main article: 2015 Ashes series

Main article: Australian cricket team in England and Ireland in 2015

Cumulative record - Test wins	1876-2015
England	108
Australia	140
Drawn	93

County Championship

Main article: 2015 County Championship

Divisions

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

Icon Team promoted from Division Two Team relegated from Division One

Division One Standings

• Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	D	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Yorkshire (C)	16	11	1	0	4	0	45	45	0	286
Middlesex	16	7	2	0	7	0	29	43	1	218
Nottinghamshire	16	6	5	0	5	0	45	45	0	211
Durham	16	7	8	0	1	0	26	45	0	188
Warwickshire	16	5	5	0	6	0	31	45	0	186
Somerset	16	4	6	0	6	0	46	43	0	183
Hampshire	16	4	6	0	6	0	31	38	0	163
Sussex (R)	16	4	8	0	4	0	36	41	0	161
Worcestershire (R)	16	3	10	0	3	0	44	44	0	151

Source: ^[2]

Division Two Standings

• Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.

Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	D	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Surrey (C)	16	8	1	0	7	0	56	45	0	264
Lancashire (P)	16	7	1	0	8	0	58	44	0	254
Essex	16	6	5	0	5	0	37	42	0	200
Glamorgan	16	4	4	0	8	0	42	37	0	183
Northamptonshire	16	3	3	0	10	0	38	46	2	180
Gloucestershire	16	5	5	0	6	0	31	36	0	177
Kent	16	4	7	0	5	0	28	44	0	161
Derbyshire	16	3	7	0	6	0	34	42	1	153
Leicestershire	16	2	9	0	5	0	36	41	16	118

Source: ^[3]

Royal London One-Day Cup

Main article: 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup

Group stage

Group A Pos Team v t e Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR 1 Surrey 8 6 1 0 1 0 13 1.079 2 Gloucestershire 8 5 2 0 1 0 11 0.069 3 Yorkshire Vikings 8 4 2 0 2 0 10 0.536 4 Durham 8 4 3 0 1 0 9 0.402 5 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 8 4 3 0 1 0 9 −0.458 6 Somerset 8 4 4 0 0 0 8 0.814 7 Derbyshire Falcons 8 4 4 0 0 0 8 0.151 8 Worcestershire 8 1 6 0 1 0 3 −0.629 9 Leicestershire Foxes 8 0 7 0 1 0 1 −1.914 Source: ^[4]

Group B Pos Team v t e Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR 1 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 8 5 1 0 2 0 12 0.755 2 Essex Eagles 8 4 2 0 2 0 10 0.480 3 Hampshire 8 3 3 0 2 0 9^[a] 0.554 4 Kent Spitfires 8 3 3 0 2 0 8 0.031 5 Lancashire Lightning 8 3 3 0 2 0 8 −0.034 6 Warwickshire Bears 8 3 3 0 2 0 8 −0.765 7 Middlesex 8 3 4 0 1 0 7 −0.224 8 Glamorgan 8 2 2 0 4 4 3^[b]^[a] 0.160 9 Sussex Sharks 8 0 5 0 3 0 3 −1.063 Source: ^[6] Notes: The match between Glamorgan and Hampshire was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch (the match was recorded as a 'no result', but Hampshire were awarded 2 points and Glamorgan were docked 2 points).^[5] Glamorgan were docked 2 points before the start of season after preparing an unfit pitch in 2014.

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

Main article: 2015 NatWest t20 Blast

Group stage

North Division Pos Team v t e Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR 1 Birmingham Bears 14 10 4 0 0 0 20 0.200 2 Worcestershire Rapids 14 9 4 0 1 0 19 0.682 3 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 14 7 5 0 2 0 16 0.115 4 Lancashire Lightning 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 0.469 5 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 0.018 6 Durham Jets 14 5 8 0 1 0 11 −0.149 7 Leicestershire Foxes 14 4 7 1 2 0 11 −0.304 8 Yorkshire Vikings 14 5 8 1 0 0 11 −0.324 9 Derbyshire Falcons 14 4 10 0 0 0 8 −0.662 Source: ^[7]

South Division Pos Team v t e Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR 1 Kent Spitfires 14 9 4 0 1 0 19 0.166 2 Sussex Sharks 14 7 5 0 2 0 16 0.206 3 Hampshire 14 8 6 0 0 0 16 −0.120 4 Essex Eagles 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 0.208 5 Gloucestershire 14 7 7 0 0 0 14 0.354 6 Glamorgan 14 7 7 0 0 0 14 −0.522 7 Surrey 14 5 6 0 3 0 13 −0.145 8 Somerset 14 4 8 0 2 0 10 −0.184 9 Middlesex 14 4 9 0 1 0 9 0.030 Source: ^[8]

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)

References

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4. "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
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