Championship records

CHESHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB

CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS (1909-2024)

(+) = New record for 2024

Highest Innings Totals over 400 (*= Innings closed at 90 overs)

502-8 *

v Herefordshire

Alderley Edge

2018

479-8 *

v Shropshire

Nantwich

2019

476-8 *

v Herefordshire

Chester BH

2012

472-6 *

v Northumberland

Jesmond

2007

460-8 *

v Oxfordshire

Alderley Edge

2011

455-8 *

v Shropshire

Nantwich

2013

454-9 dec

v Herefordshire

Nantwich

2009

438-5 *

v Berkshire

Chester BH

2006

424-6 *

v Herefordshire

Alderley Edge

2006

415-7 *

v Wales MC

Abergavenny

2018

415

v Northumberland

Jesmond

1956

409-6

v Berkshire

Alderley Edge

2003

408-6 dec

v Cornwall

Falmouth

2009

405-9 *

v Wales MC

Nantwich

2011

404-7 *

v Wiltshire

Chester BH

2010

404-7

v Cornwall

Alderley Edge

2002

402-8 dec

v Berkshire

Chester BH

2009

402-9

v Durham

West Hartlepool

1924

Lowest Innings Totals

14

v Staffordshire

Stoke

1909

24

v Yorkshire II

Bridlington

1909

29

v Staffordshire

Stoke

1909

29

v Yorkshire II

Saltaire

1947

Highest Individual Score

219

CL Tipper

v Herefordshire

Nantwich

2009

207

F Shafiq

v Herefordshire

Alderley Edge

2018

203

JA Duffy

v Shropshire

Nantwich

2013

202

DN Leech

v Northumberland

Jesmond

2007

192

RMO Cooke

v Yorkshire II

Castleford

1971

191

WM Goodwin

v Berkshire

Finchampstead

2013

188

HE Dearden

v Cornwall

Chester BH

2024 (+)

183

RG Hignett

v Cornwall

Alderley Edge

2002

179

HW Hodgson

v Denbighshire

Wrexham

1930

177*

JJ Hitchmough

v Wales

Neston

1989

175*

RAL Moore

v Cambridgeshire

Wisbech

2013

175

AJ Hall

v Wales

Abergavenny

2003

173

JGT Crawley

v Herefordshire

Alderley Edge

2018

172

JA Duffy

v Berkshire

Finchampstead

2010

171

MR Currie

v Wiltshire

Salisbury

2000

169

LF Dixon

v Oxfordshire

Banbury

2010

164

K Sawas

v Herefordshire

Chester BH

2012

163*

FW Millett

v Warwickshire II

Neston

1958

162*

AJ Hall

v Devon

Chester BH

2007

162

A Vickery

v Staffordshire

Uttoxeter

1950

155*

C Rowe

v Wiltshire

Salisbury

2014

Highest run aggregate in a season (over 700 runs)

885

SL Wood

12 matches

1971

824

JJ Hitchmough

9 Matches

1989

761

ST Crawley

9 Matches

1991

755

I Cockbain

9 Matches

1992

743

I Cockbain

8 Matches

1989

731

B Spendlove

6 Matches

2009

Partnership Records for each wicket

1st

317

DN Leech (202) and WM Goodwin (154)

v Northumberland at Jesmond

2007

2nd

287*

AJ Hall (162*) and DN Leech (119*)

v Devon at Chester BH

2007

3rd

209

BJ Spendlove (136) and JP Kettle (129*)

v Berkshire at Finchampstead

2010

4th

339

F Shafiq (207) and JGT Crawley (173)

v Hereford at Alderley Edge

2018

5th

271*

JA Sutton(147*) and GC Hardstaff (143*)

v Shropshire at Northwich

1969

6th

179

WE Jones (134) and JP Hodgson (89)

v Durham at Oxton

1925

7th

170

LF Dixon (169) and AJ Hall (48)

v Oxfordshire at Banbury

2010

8th

199

JRG Seward (146*) and RJ Digman (92)

v Northumberland at Jesmond

1956

9th

127

G Bull (94) and AD Lord (47*)

v Staffordshire at Oxton

1948

10th

98

LN Jones (158) and TJ Bartley (6*)

v Staffordshire at Crewe Alex

1934

Most wickets in a season

61

J Cook

10 Matches

1921

59

DA Woods

7 Matches

2013

55

HG Smoker

6 Matches

1914

54

H Dean

10 Matches

1922

53

J Cook

8 Matches

1922

52

J Cook

8 Matches

1920

Best bowling in a match

15-65

HG Smoker

v Essex II

Birkenhead Park  

1914

14-72

H Wilson

v Lancashire II

New Brighton

1927

14-74

MJ Davis

v Lancashire II

Leigh

1961

14-91

TJ Bartley

v Denbighshire

Bowdon

1933

Most runs in a career

10545

JA Sutton

236 matches

(1959-86)

8496

I Cockbain

143 matches

(1984-2001)

8432

FW Millett

212 matches

(1949-73)

7795

NT O'Brien

192 matches

(1970-90)

4898

SL Wood

109 matches

(1965-79)

4897

RMO Cooke

111 matches

(1969-84)

4827

AJ Hall

77 matches

(1993-2011)

4432

RG Hignett

82 matches

(1992-2003)

4285

LN Jones

158 matches

(1910-38)

Most wickets in a career

435

JA Sutton

236 Matches

341

LN Jones

158 Matches

325

H Wilson

78 Matches

300

FW Millett

212 Matches

Most dismissals

202

T Hodson

c 161   st 41

98 matches

197

S Bramhall

c 145   st 52

83 matches

168

JA Sutton

236 matches

162

LN Jones

158 matches

150

KF Holding

c 126   st 24

77 matches

148

NT O'Brien

192 matches

114

JK Pickup

c 83   st 31

55 matches

105

RMO Cooke

111 matches

105

MR Dawson

c 82   st 23

35 matches

101

I Cockbain

146 matches