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TEAM RECORDS
Most runs scored in an innings714-5 v Nottinghamshire (The Rose Bowl 2005)
672-7 v Somerset (Taunton 1899)
671-8 v Kent (Canterbury 2002)
654-8 v Nottinghamshire (Trent Bridge 2009)
652-6 v Kent (Canterbury 2022)
List of all scores of 500+
Most runs against in an innings742 by Surrey (The Oval 1909)
705-9 by Somerset (Taunton 2003)
676-7 by Lancashire (Old Trafford 1911)
Least runs scored in an innings15 v Warwickshire (Edgbaston 1922)
(Hampshire went on to win by 155 runs)
23 v Derbyshire (Burton-on-Trent 1958)
30 v Worcestershire (Worcester 1903)
30 v Nottinghamshire (Southampton 1932)
31 v Worcestershire (Bournemouth 1965)
31 v Kent (Maidstone 1967)
List of all scores less than 51
Least runs against in an innings23 by Yorkshire (Middlesbrough 1965)
32 by Kent (Southampton 1952)
34 by Gloucestershire (Bristol 1914)
Most aggregate runs in a match1706 Warwickshire (Warwickshire 1997)
1557 Surrey (Surrey 2002)
1548 Nottinghamshire (Nottinghamshire 2004)
1541 Kent (Kent 2005)
1523 Essex (Essex 1996)
List of aggregate scores of 1300+
Most wins in succession7 (03 Aug 1921 to 24 Aug 1921)
6 (31 May 1961 to 21 Jun 1961)
Most losses in succession9 (06 Jul 1946 to 07 Aug 1946)
8 (02 Jun 1904 to 21 Jul 1904)
8 (10 Aug 1905 to 21 May 1906)
8 (17 Jul 1976 to 25 Aug 1976)
Most draws in succession10 (14 Jul 1954 to 14 Aug 1954)
9 (08 Jul 1978 to 19 Aug 1978)
Most matches without losing23 (26 Aug 1972 to 08 Sep 1973)
17 (27 Apr 1985 to 10 Aug 1985)
Most matches without winning27 (01 Aug 1979 to 20 Aug 1980)
26 (28 Aug 1899 to 09 May 1901)
25 (11 Jun 1903 to 28 Jul 1904)
BATTING (CAREER) RECORDS
Most Career Runs46,268 CP Mead (1906-1936)
27,095 RE Marshall (1955-1972)
22,113 G Brown (1909-1933)
20,527 JR Gray (1948-1966)
20,032 J Arnold (1930-1950)
19,691 H Horton (1953-1967)
18,910 CG Greenidge (1970-1987)
17,942 PJ Sainsbury (1954-1976)
17,497 HAW Bowell (1902-1927)
17,332 RA Smith (1983-2003)
16,933 DR Turner (1966-1989)
15,372 MCJ Nicholas (1978-1995)
15,014 NT McCorkell (1932-1951)
14,357 AS Kennedy (1907-1936)
14,230 NH Rogers (1946-1955)
14,223 VP Terry (1978-1996)
14,011 BA Richards (1968-1978)
13,809 CL Smith (1980-1991)
13,114 TE Jesty (1966-1984)
13,100 JA Newman (1906-1930)
12,710 JHK Adams (2002-2018)
12,021 LH Tennyson (1913-1935)
11,740 EM Sprot (1899-1914)
11,430 DA Livingstone (1960-1972)
10,674 JM Vince (2009-2023)
9,882 ACD Ingleby-Mackenzie (1951-1965)
9,688 MA Carberry (2006-2017)
9,677 WCL Creese (1928-1939)
9,049 EDR Eagar (1946-1957)
9,037 AE Pothecary (1927-1946)
Best career average (min of 30 completed inns)57.41 CB Fry (1909-1921)
48.87 RM Poore (1898-1906)
48.31 BA Richards (1968-1978)
48.29 CP Mead (1906-1936)
46.68 SM Katich (2003-2012)
45.67 CG Greenidge (1970-1987)
45.19 ND McKenzie (2010-2013)
45.10 JP Crawley (2002-2009)
44.11 CL Smith (1980-1991)
43.88 N Pothas (2002-2011)
Most career double centuries11 CP Mead (1906-1936)
6 CG Greenidge (1970-1987)
5 JHK Adams (2002-2018)
Most career centuries132 CP Mead (1906-1936)
49 RE Marshall (1955-1972)
46 CG Greenidge (1970-1987)
43 RA Smith (1983-2003)
37 G Brown (1909-1933)
35 CL Smith (1980-1991)
34 BA Richards (1968-1978)
31 J Arnold (1930-1950)
30 H Horton (1953-1967)
29 VP Terry (1978-1996)
Most Career Fifties (inc 100's)348 CP Mead (1906-1936)
200 RE Marshall (1955-1972)
141 J Arnold (1930-1950)
140 CG Greenidge (1970-1987)
139 H Horton (1953-1967)
134 JR Gray (1948-1966)
128 G Brown (1909-1933)
121 RA Smith (1983-2003)
114 BA Richards (1968-1978)
111 HAW Bowell (1902-1927)
106 CL Smith (1980-1991)
104 DR Turner (1966-1989)
101 VP Terry (1978-1996)
BATTING (SEASON) RECORDS
Most Runs in a Season2843 CP Mead (1928)
2478 CP Mead (1933)
2455 RE Marshall (1961)
2438 CP Mead (1921)
2331 CP Mead (1927)
2274 CP Mead (1926)
2270 CP Mead (1922)
2265 CP Mead (1923)
2235 CP Mead (1914)
2196 JR Gray (1962)
2000 Runs in a SeasonThere have been 18 occurances, the first was CP Mead (1913)
and the last was BA Richards (1968).
CP Mead (9)
RE Marshall (2)
JR Gray (2)
H Horton (2)
1000 Runs in a SeasonSince the reduction of matches in 1993 there have been 29 occurances.
Best 1737 JP Crawley (2006).
MA Carberry (4)
JHK Adams (4)
RA Smith (3)
JM Vince (3)
Best season average (min of 6 completed inns)116.58 RM Poore (1899)
102.00 CB Fry (1912)
81.22 CP Mead (1928)
77.14 SR Watson (2005)
76.41 CB Fry (1911)
Most 50's in a season (inc 100's)24 CP Mead (1928)
21 CP Mead (1921)
19 CP Mead (1923)
19 RE Marshall (1959)
19 RE Marshall (1961)
19 H Horton (1961)
Most 100's in a season12 CP Mead (1928)
10 CP Mead (1933)
10 CP Mead (1926)
BATTING (INNINGS) RECORDS
Highest individual score316 RH Moore v Warwickshire (Bournemouth 1937)
311no JP Crawley v Nottinghamshire (The Rose Bowl 2005)
304 RM Poore v Somerset (Taunton 1899)
301no JP Crawley v Nottinghamshire (Trent Bridge 2004)
300no MA Carberry v Yorkshire (The Rose Bowl 2011)
List of all double hundreds
Highest individual score
against Hampshire
303no GA Hick for Worcestershire (Southampton 1997)
302no P Holmes for Yorkshire (Portsmouth 1920)
List of all double hundreds against Hampshire
Highest Partnership (any wicket)523 (3rd wkt) MA Carberry and ND McKenzie v Yorkshire (The Rose Bowl 2011)
411 (6th wkt) RM Poore and EG Wynyard v Somerset (Taunton 1899)
387 (3rd wkt) WR Smith and JM Vince v Essex (The Ageas Bowl 2014)
373 (2nd wkt) JHK Adams and MA Carberry v Somerset (Taunton 2011)
367 (4th wkt) JHK Adams and SM Ervine v Warwickshire (The Ageas Bowl 2017)
Highest 1st wkt Partnership347 VP Terry and CL Smith v Warwickshire (Edgbaston 1987)
292 VP Terry and TC Middleton v Northamptonshire (Bournemouth 1990)
274 VP Terry and CL Smith v Sussex (Hove 1991)
267 VP Terry and TC Middleton v Surrey (Southampton 1992)
261 JHK Adams and MA Carberry v Warwickshire (The Rose Bowl 2009)
Highest 2nd wkt Partnership373 JHK Adams and MA Carberry v Somerset (Taunton 2011)
321 G Brown and EIM Barrett v Gloucestershire (Southampton 1920)
314 MA Carberry and MJ Lumb v Durham (Basingstoke 2010)
280 G Brown and EIM Barrett v Warwickshire (Portsmouth 1920)
276 JHK Adams and JP Crawley v Nottinghamshire (Trent Bridge 2006)
Highest 3rd wkt Partnership523 MA Carberry and ND McKenzie v Yorkshire (The Rose Bowl 2011)
387 WR Smith and JM Vince v Essex (The Ageas Bowl 2014)
344 G Brown and CP Mead v Yorkshire (Portsmouth 1927)
321 CL Smith and TE Jesty v Derbyshire (Derby 1983)
311 CG Greenidge and DR Turner v Gloucestershire (Gloucester 1987)
Highest 4th wkt Partnership367 JHK Adams and SM Ervine v Warwickshire (The Ageas Bowl 2017)
278 JHK Adams and JM Vince v Yorkshire (Scarborough 2010)
263 RE Marshall and DA Livingstone v Middlesex (Lords 1970)
259 CP Mead and LH Tennyson v Leicestershire (Portsmouth 1921)
259 MCJ Nicholas and RA Smith v Leicestershire (Bournemouth 1985)
Highest 5th wkt Partnership273 LA Dawson and BC Brown v Kent (Canterbury 2022)
262 IG Holland and AHT Donald v Warwickshire (The Ageas Bowl 2019)
236 NRT Gubbins and LA Dawson v Middlesex (The Ageas Bowl 2023)
235 G Hill and DF Walker v Sussex (Portsmouth 1937)
231 CB Llewellyn and EIM Barrett v Derbyshire (Southampton 1903)
Highest 6th wkt Partnership411 RM Poore and EG Wynyard v Somerset (Taunton 1899)
254 JP Crawley and AD Mascarenhas v Nottinghamshire (The Rose Bowl 2005)
251 CP Mead and JA Newman v Warwickshire (Bournemouth 1928)
225 JM Vince and SM Ervine v Glamorgan (Cardiff 2014)
202 JR Gray and G Hill v Essex (Southampton 1952)
Highest 7th wkt Partnership325 G Brown and CH Abercrombie v Essex (Leyton 1913)
270 CP Mead and JP Parker v Kent (Canterbury 1926)
234 AD Mascarenhas and SR Watson v Warwickshire (The Rose Bowl 2005)
205 ML Hayden and SD Udal v Warwickshire (Southampton 1997)
202 BA Richards and MNS Taylor v Nottinghamshire (Trent Bridge 1974)
Highest 8th wkt Partnership257 AJ Bichel and N Pothas v Gloucestershire (Cheltenham, College 2005)
227 KD James and TM Tremlett v Somerset (Taunton 1985)
191 MT Coles and AJA Wheater v Lancashire (Southport 2013)
178 CP Mead and CP Brutton v Worcestershire (Bournemouth 1925)
168 MNS Taylor and GR Stephenson v Glamorgan (Southampton 1978)
Highest 9th wkt Partnership230 DA Livingstone and AT Castell v Surrey (Southampton 1962)
197 CP Mead and WRD Shirley v Warwickshire (Edgbaston 1923)
177 G Brown and WH Livsey v Warwickshire (Edgbaston 1922)
177 FS Organ and KJ Abbott v Somerset (Taunton 2023)
157 CP Mead and WH Livsey v Nottinghamshire (Southampton 1921)
Highest 10th wkt Partnership192 HAW Bowell and WH Livsey v Worcestershire (Bournemouth 1921)
168 DJ Balcombe and CP Wood v Leicestershire (Leicester 2012)
147 EM Sprot and AE Fielder v Gloucestershire (Bristol 1911)
127 CP Mead and GS Boyes v Worcestershire (Worcester 1922)
125 AL Hosie and WL Budd v Glamorgan (Bournemouth 1935)
Highest 1st wkt Partnership
against Hampshire
379 R Abel and W Brockwell for Surrey (The Oval 1897)
Highest 2nd wkt Partnership
against Hampshire
371 JB Hobbs and EG Hayes for Surrey (The Oval 1909)
Highest 3rd wkt Partnership
against Hampshire
438 GA Hick and TM Moody for Worcestershire (Southampton 1997)
Highest 4th wkt Partnership
against Hampshire
325 JW Hearne and EH Hendren for Middlesex (Lords 1919)
Highest 5th wkt Partnership
against Hampshire
335 JO Troughton and TR Ambrose for Warwickshire (Edgbaston 2009)
Highest 6th wkt Partnership
against Hampshire
231 VFS Crawford and T Jayes for Leicestershire (Leicester, Aylestone Road 1908)
231 DJ Vilas and R McLaren for Lancashire (Old Trafford 2017)
Highest 7th wkt Partnership
against Hampshire
254 W Rhodes and DCF Burton for Yorkshire (Dewsbury 1919)
Highest 8th wkt Partnership
against Hampshire
222 IJL Trott and CR Woakes for Warwickshire (The Rose Bowl 2009)
222 BT Foakes and GJ Batty for Surrey (The Ageas Bowl 2016)
Highest 9th wkt Partnership
against Hampshire
168 ERT Holmes and EWJ Brooks for Surrey (The Oval 1936)
Highest 10th wkt Partnership
against Hampshire
214 NV Knight and A Richardson for Warwickshire (Edgbaston 2002)
BOWLING (CAREER) RECORDS
Most Career Wickets2,542 D Shackleton (1948-1969)
2,418 AS Kennedy (1907-1936)
1,860 JA Newman (1906-1930)
1,373 GS Boyes (1921-1939)
1,173 PJ Sainsbury (1954-1976)
1,015 DW White (1958-1971)
994 OW Herman (1929-1948)
825 MD Marshall (1979-1993)
766 VHD Cannings (1950-1959)
672 CB Llewellyn (1901-1910)
661 RMH Cottam (1963-1971)
631 SD Udal (1990-2007)
604 CJ Knott (1938-1954)
584 G Brown (1909-1933)
577 G Hill (1932-1954)
567 CA Connor (1984-1998)
546 H Baldwin (1895-1905)
483 MB Heath (1954-1962)
451 TE Jesty (1966-1984)
446 RJ Maru (1984-1998)
440 J Bailey (1927-1952)
435 AD Mascarenhas (1996-2013)
424 MD Burden (1953-1963)
413 TM Tremlett (1976-1991)
396 JR Gray (1948-1966)
384 NGC Cowley (1974-1989)
378 WCL Creese (1928-1939)
376 GEM Heath (1937-1949)
376 JA Tomlinson (2002-2016)
372 JW Southern (1975-1983)
Best Career average (min of 60 wickets)15.86 AME Roberts (1974-1978)
18.02 Mohammad Abbas (2021-2023)
18.12 D Shackleton (1948-1969)
18.55 MD Marshall (1979-1993)
19.77 KJ Abbott (2014-2023)
20.62 RMH Cottam (1963-1971)
21.18 A Jaques (1913-1914)
21.25 AS Kennedy (1907-1936)
21.79 VHD Cannings (1950-1959)
22.24 RE Marshall (1955-1972)
Best Career RPO (min of 300 Overs)1.97 D Shackleton (1948-1969)
2.04 DR O'Sullivan (1972-1973)
2.10 PJ Sainsbury (1954-1976)
2.16 RE Marshall (1955-1972)
2.24 WKM Benjamin (1994-1996)
Most Career 5fers193 AS Kennedy (1907-1936)
182 D Shackleton (1948-1969)
124 JA Newman (1906-1930)
69 GS Boyes (1921-1939)
55 OW Herman (1929-1948)
52 CB Llewellyn (1901-1910)
52 DW White (1958-1971)
Most Career 10 wkt Matches38 AS Kennedy (1907-1936)
35 D Shackleton (1948-1969)
34 JA Newman (1906-1930)
11 GS Boyes (1921-1939)
11 CB Llewellyn (1901-1910)
BOWLING (SEASON) RECORDS
Most Wickets in a Season177 AS Kennedy (1922)
172 JA Newman (1921)
168 AS Kennedy (1921)
164 AS Kennedy (1920)
161 D Shackleton (1962)
161 D Shackleton (1958)
156 AS Kennedy (1923)
156 JA Newman (1910)
153 D Shackleton (1961)
100 Wickets in a SeasonThere have been 63 occurances, the first was H Baldwin (1895)
and the last was MD Marshall (1986).
D Shackleton (18)
AS Kennedy (12)
JA Newman (8)
50 Wickets in a SeasonSince the reduction of matches in 1993 there have been 28 occurances.
Best 71 KJ Abbott (2019).
SD Udal (4)
KJ Abbott (4)
SK Warne (4)
Best season average (min 12 wkts)11.92 RE Marshall (1955)
13.08 D Shackleton (1955)
13.45 AME Roberts (1974)
13.71 CJ Knott (1953)
13.95 WT Langford (1903)
Best season RPO (min 60 overs)1.55 D Shackleton (1966)
1.64 D Shackleton (1967)
1.67 PJ Sainsbury (1973)
1.67 D Shackleton (1963)
1.68 PJ Sainsbury (1969)
Most 5fers in a season18 AS Kennedy (1922)
17 JA Newman (1910)
16 D Shackleton (1958)
16 AS Kennedy (1923)
16 AS Kennedy (1920)
Most 10 wkt Matches in a Season7 JA Newman (1910)
6 AS Kennedy (1922)
6 AS Kennedy (1920)
5 JA Newman (1926)
BOWLING (MATCH) RECORDS
Best performance in an innings9-25 RMH Cottam v Lancashire (Old Trafford, 1965)
9-26 AEG Baring v Essex (Colchester, Garrison, 1931)
9-30 D Shackleton v Warwickshire (Portsmouth, 1960)
9-33 AS Kennedy v Lancashire (Liverpool, 1920)
9-38 CA Connor v Gloucestershire (Southampton, 1996)
Best performance in a match17-86 KJ Abbott v Somerset (The Ageas Bowl, 2019)
16-88 JA Newman v Somerset (Weston-Super-Mare, 1927)
15-116 AS Kennedy v Somerset (Bath, 1922)
Best performance in an innings
against Hampshire
10-47 OD Gibson for Durham (Chester-le-Street 2007)
Best performance in a match
against Hampshire
17-119 W Mead for Essex (Southampton 1895)
Hat-TricksAS Kennedy v Gloucestershire (Southampton 1920)
AS Kennedy v Somerset (Bournemouth 1920)
AS Kennedy v Gloucestershire (Southampton 1924)
GS Boyes v Surrey (Portsmouth 1925)
GS Boyes v Warwickshire (Edgbaston 1926)
OW Herman v Glamorgan (Portsmouth 1938)
TA Dean v Worcestershire (Bournemouth 1939)
DW White v Sussex (Portsmouth 1961)
DW White v Sussex (Hove 1962)
JW Holder v Kent (Southampton 1972)
MD Marshall v Somerset (Taunton 1983)
KJ Shine v Lancashire (Old Trafford 1992)
CT Tremlett v Nottinghamshire (Trent Bridge 2005)
BV Taylor v Middlesex (The Rose Bowl 2006)
KJ Abbott v Worcestershire (Worcester 2018)
Mohammad Abbas v Middlesex (The Ageas Bowl 2021)
KJ Abbott v Gloucestershire (Cheltenham 2022)
FIELDING (CAREER) RECORDS
Most Career Dismissals664 NT McCorkell (1932-1951) (494ct, 170st)
655 RJ Parks (1980-1992) (589ct, 66st)
619 L Harrison (1939-1966) (534ct, 85st)
609 GR Stephenson (1969-1980) (538ct, 71st)
604 WH Livsey (1914-1929) (359ct, 245st)
Most Career Catches as an outfielder603 CP Mead (1906-1936)
566 PJ Sainsbury (1954-1976)
460 AS Kennedy (1907-1936)
459 GS Boyes (1921-1939)
FIELDING (SEASON) RECORDS
Most Dismissals in a season77 L Harrison (1959) (72ct, 5st)
76 WH Livsey (1921) (47ct, 29st)
75 BSV Timms (1964) (57ct, 18st)
74 RJ Parks (1986) (68ct, 6st)
74 GR Stephenson (1970) (68ct, 6st)
Most Catches as an outfielder in a season56 PJ Sainsbury (1957)
45 PJ Sainsbury (1961)
41 CP Mead (1923)
41 PJ Sainsbury (1958)
FIELDING (MATCH) RECORDS
Most Dismissals in a match10 RJ Parks v Derbyshire (Portsmouth 1981)
10 N Pothas v Durham (Riverside 2008)
Most Catches as an outfielder in a match7 TA Dean v Essex (Colchester 1947)
7 RJ Maru v Northamptonshire (Bournemouth 1988)
7 LA Dawson v Northamptonshire (Northampton 2012)
ALL-ROUNDER (CAREER) RECORDS
10,000 runs and 1,000 wicketsJA Newman (1906-1930) 13100 runs and 1860 wkts
AS Kennedy (1907-1936) 14357 runs and 2418 wkts
PJ Sainsbury (1954-1976) 17942 runs and 1173 wkts
7,500 runs and 350 dismissals by W/KJ Stone (1900-1914) 8697 runs and 453 dismissals
NT McCorkell (1932-1951) 15014 runs and 664 dismissals
L Harrison (1939-1966) 8086 runs and 619 dismissals
N Pothas (2002-2011) 7549 runs and 398 dismissals
Special mentionGeorge Brown (1909-1933) was the ultimate all-rounder.
He played 515 County Championship matches,
scored 22,113 runs, took 584 wkts but also kept wicket
on occasions and took 519 dismissals.
ALL-ROUNDER (SEASON) RECORDS
1,000 runs and 100 wicketsCB Llewellyn (1910) 1110 runs and 133 wkts
JA Newman (1921) 1012 runs and 172 wkts
AS Kennedy (1921) 1167 runs and 168 wkts
AS Kennedy (1922) 1016 runs and 177 wkts
AS Kennedy (1923) 1146 runs and 156 wkts
JA Newman (1926) 1156 runs and 145 wkts
JA Newman (1927) 1281 runs and 105 wkts
J Bailey (1948) 1310 runs and 109 wkts
1000 runs and 50 dismissals by W/KJ Stone (1913) 1133 runs and 51 dismissals
G Brown (1930) 1341 runs and 55 dismissals
NT McCorkell (1935) 1301 runs and 57 dismissals
NT McCorkell (1936) 1339 runs and 61 dismissals
NT McCorkell (1937) 1384 runs and 66 dismissals
NT McCorkell (1938) 1576 runs and 56 dismissals
NT McCorkell (1950) 1092 runs and 57 dismissals
ALL-ROUNDER (MATCH) RECORDS
Century and 5 wkts in a matchFWD Quinton (101no, 5-93) v Derbyshire (Derby 1898)
CB Llewellyn (153, 5-115, 5-68) v Somerset (Taunton 1901)
CB Llewellyn (109, 5-117) v Derbyshire (Derby 1902)
JA Newman (107no, 5-43) v Somerset (Southampton 1914)
AS Kennedy (114, 5-51) v Worcestershire (Worcester 1921)
JA Newman (166no, 6-54) v Glamorgan (Southampton 1921)
AS Kennedy (163no, 6-45) v Warwickshire (Portsmouth 1923)
JA Newman (102no, 102, 5-123) v Surrey (The Oval 1927)
GS Boyes (104, 6-40) v Northamptonshire (Newport, IOW 1938)
J Bailey (116, 5-35) v Sussex (Bournemouth 1946)
NGC Cowley (104, 6-48) v Leicestershire (Southampton 1982)
MD Marshall (116no, 5-48) v Lancashire (Southampton 1982)
AD Mascarenhas (103no, 5-55) v Nottinghamshire (The Rose Bowl 2005)
LA Dawson (141, 6-40, 6-90) v Middlesex (The Ageas Bowl 2023)
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