Another week of the County Championship 2021 passed by. Sixteen teams across three groups were in action. Let us look at how the runs and wicket tally stacks up.
Most Runs
Durham’s David Bedingham maintained his lead at the top with a hundred against Worcestershire. Worcestershire’s Jake Libby responded with his third century of the season, making 126 in the second innings. Unfortunately, he could not avoid a defeat for the team.
Matthew Critchley had an ordinary game, where he scored 5 and 0 against Warwickshire. However, he is still at third place, followed by Sussex’s Tom Haines. With 635 runs at 63.50, Somerset’s Tom Abell is at the fifth position.
| Batsman | Team | R | Ave | 100 |
| David Bedingham | Durham | 787 | 71.54 | 3 |
| Jake Libby | Worcestershire | 776 | 64.66 | 3 |
| Matt Critchley | Derbyshire | 653 | 46.64 | 2 |
| Tom Haines | Sussex | 648 | 43.20 | 2 |
| Tom Abell | Somerset | 635 | 63.50 | 1 |
| Adam Lyth | Yorkshire | 629 | 52.41 | 2 |
| Ricardo Vasconcelos | Northamptonshire | 626 | 56.90 | 2 |
| Lewis Hill | Leicestershire | 599 | 49.91 | 1 |
| Kiran Carlson | Glamorgan | 580 | 58.00 | 2 |
| Hashim Amla | Surrey | 577 | 57.70 | 2 |
Most Wickets
With 40 wickets at 16.57, Chris Rushworth is the leading wicket-taker of the season. Rushworth picked up three wickets in Durham’s 10-wicket victory against Lancashire. Rushworth is two wickets ahead of Luke Fletcher of Nottinghamshire and Simon Harmer of Essex.
| Bowler | Team | W | Ave | 5WI |
| Chris Rushworth | Durham | 40 | 16.57 | 3 |
| Luke Fletcher | Nottinghamshire | 38 | 13.36 | 3 |
| Simon Harmer | Essex | 38 | 25.78 | 3 |
| Craig Overton | Somerset | 36 | 12.86 | 3 |
| Kyle Abbott | Hampshire | 35 | 21.91 | 3 |
| Brydon Carse | Durham | 33 | 20.36 | 2 |
| Ryan Higgins | Gloucestershire | 33 | 21.15 | 1 |
| Sam Cook | Essex | 32 | 18.90 | 0 |
| Chris Wright | Leicestershire | 32 | 22.50 | 3 |
| Ollie Robinson | Sussex | 29 | 14.27 | 2 |