# 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.
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.

## 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

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

## 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 |
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* 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.
| Teamvte | 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 |
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### 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.
| Teamvte | 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 |
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## Royal London One-Day Cup
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | 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 | 0.160 |
| 9 | Sussex Sharks | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −1.063 |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws (H) | 170/4 (24 ov) | | | | |
| Durham | 144 (21.2 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) | Gloucestershire | 267/2 (46.5 ov) | | |
| Hampshire | 217/7 (34 ov) | | | | |
| Hampshire | 217/7 (34 ov) | | | Gloucestershire | 220 (47.4 ov) |
| | | | | Surrey | 214 (49.3 ov) |
| Essex Eagles (H) | 232 (47.5 ov) | | | | | Surrey | 214 (49.3 ov) |
| Yorkshire Vikings | 252/9 (50 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) | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 296/7 (50 ov) | | |
| Kent Spitfires | 233 (37.4 ov) | | | | |

## NatWest t20 Blast
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Sussex Sharks (H) | 165/7 (20 ov) | | | | |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 166/6 (16 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) | Birmingham Bears | 131/6 (20 ov) | | |
| Essex Eagles | 165/6 (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) | | | | | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 153/6 (20.0 ov) |
| Hampshire (D/L) | 58/2 (8.1 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 | 119/4 (18.5 ov) | | |
| Lancashire Lightning | 142/6 (20 ov) | | | | |