County Championship 2026 most 4-wicket hauls
Updated , after Kent vs GloucestershireAjaz Patel leads County Championship 2026 with 5 four-wicket hauls (Leicestershire) · Kyle Abbott (4) and Jack Leach (4) next
| # | Player · last 3 matchesPlayer | Team | Last 3 matches · newest first | 4-Wicket Hauls | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Ov | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajaz Patel | 3/784/1174/181 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 337.7 | 1,104 | 30 | 36.80 | 3.27 | 0 | |
| 2 | Kyle Abbott | 2/545/994/101 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 422.1 | 1,034 | 64 | 16.16 | 2.45 | 6 | |
| 3 | Jack Leach | 5/1070/434/38 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 316.7 | 728 | 36 | 20.22 | 2.30 | 2 | |
| 4 | Migael Pretorius | 1/1004/1131/76 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 339.3 | 1,067 | 37 | 28.84 | 3.14 | 1 | |
| 5 | Nathan Gilchrist | 4/1284/1214/115 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 157.8 | 642 | 20 | 32.10 | 4.07 | 0 | |
| 6 | George Balderson | 0/671/788/75 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 373.2 | 1,160 | 53 | 21.89 | 3.11 | 4 | |
| 7 | Naavya Sharma | 4/895/665/67 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 230.8 | 746 | 35 | 21.31 | 3.23 | 3 | |
| 8 | Craig Overton | 1/683/817/56 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 26 | 396.9 | 1,017 | 53 | 19.19 | 2.56 | 6 | |
| 9 | Ben Sanderson | 4/1014/1182/74 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 439.3 | 1,251 | 58 | 21.57 | 2.85 | 6 | |
| 10 | Shoaib Bashir | 0/270/1071/117 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 393.2 | 1,145 | 24 | 47.71 | 2.91 | 1 | |
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| 11 | Simon Harmer | ESS | 2 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 419.9 | 1,270 | 35 | 36.29 | 3.02 | 3 | |
| 12 | Callum Parkinson | DUR | 2 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 354.4 | 892 | 30 | 29.73 | 2.52 | 2 | |
| 13 | Ryan Higgins | MID | 2 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 401.1 | 1,135 | 58 | 19.57 | 2.83 | 7 | |
| 14 | Samuel Cook | ESS | 2 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 309.9 | 872 | 42 | 20.76 | 2.81 | 4 | |
| 15 | Jack White | YOR | 2 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 318.7 | 778 | 34 | 22.88 | 2.44 | 3 | |
| 16 | James Anderson | LAN | 2 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 321.3 | 884 | 50 | 17.68 | 2.75 | 5 | |
| 17 | Lewis Gregory | SOM | 2 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 297.8 | 958 | 48 | 19.96 | 3.22 | 5 | |
| 18 | Ben Green | LEI | 2 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 311.5 | 920 | 33 | 27.88 | 2.95 | 2 | |
| 19 | Zain Ul Hassan | GLA | 2 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 220.6 | 701 | 28 | 25.04 | 3.18 | 2 | |
| 20 | Rehan Ahmed | LEI | 2 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 188.0 | 765 | 19 | 40.26 | 4.07 | 0 | |
| 21 | Tom Lawes | SUR | 2 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 206.9 | 812 | 24 | 33.83 | 3.92 | 2 | |
| 22 | Eddie Jack | HAM | 2 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 181.4 | 704 | 24 | 29.33 | 3.88 | 1 | |
| 23 | Mitchell Stanley | LAN | 2 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 185.8 | 765 | 25 | 30.60 | 4.12 | 2 | |
| 24 | Sebastian Morgan | MID | 2 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 232.9 | 895 | 32 | 27.97 | 3.84 | 2 | |
| 25 | Jaydev Unadkat | SUS | 2 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 225.4 | 622 | 28 | 22.21 | 2.76 | 2 | |
| 26 | Adam Finch | WOR | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 146.6 | 583 | 14 | 41.64 | 3.98 | 0 | |
| 27 | Logan van Beek | YOR | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 121.0 | 523 | 11 | 47.55 | 4.32 | 0 | |
| 28 | Ben Walkden | LAN | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 83.0 | 282 | 12 | 23.50 | 3.40 | 0 | |
| 29 | Joe Root | YOR | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 45.0 | 146 | 8 | 18.25 | 3.24 | 0 | |
| 30 | Dominic Bess | YOR | 1 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 335.0 | 983 | 32 | 30.72 | 2.93 | 4 | |
| 31 | Adam Lyth | YOR | 1 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 25.2 | 51 | 4 | 12.75 | 2.02 | 0 | |
| 32 | Zafar Gohar | MID | 1 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 260.3 | 772 | 20 | 38.60 | 2.97 | 1 | |
| 33 | Matthew Waite | WOR | 1 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 297.0 | 851 | 30 | 28.37 | 2.87 | 1 | |
| 34 | Mason Crane | GLA | 1 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 307.2 | 1,202 | 34 | 35.35 | 3.91 | 2 | |
| 35 | Martin Andersson | DER | 1 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 218.2 | 712 | 23 | 30.96 | 3.26 | 0 | |
| 36 | Tom Taylor | WOR | 1 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 422.0 | 1,340 | 45 | 29.78 | 3.18 | 4 | |
| 37 | Ethan Bamber | WAR | 1 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 445.3 | 1,338 | 69 | 19.39 | 3.00 | 9 | |
| 38 | Liam Patterson-White | NOT | 1 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 435.7 | 1,055 | 42 | 25.12 | 2.42 | 4 | |
| 39 | Jack Carson | SUS | 1 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 332.6 | 1,075 | 29 | 37.07 | 3.23 | 2 | |
| 40 | James Sales | NOR | 1 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 136.3 | 624 | 14 | 44.57 | 4.58 | 0 | |
| 41 | Oliver Hannon-Dalby | WAR | 1 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 301.1 | 883 | 39 | 22.64 | 2.93 | 4 | |
| 42 | Toby Roland-Jones | MID | 1 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 385.8 | 1,022 | 45 | 22.71 | 2.65 | 5 | |
| 43 | Shane Snater | ESS | 1 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 295.0 | 847 | 40 | 21.18 | 2.87 | 2 | |
| 44 | Ben Aitchison | DER | 1 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 431.2 | 1,182 | 58 | 20.38 | 2.74 | 7 | |
| 45 | James Coles | SUS | 1 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 217.4 | 787 | 27 | 29.15 | 3.62 | 1 | |
| 46 | Ben Kellaway | GLA | 1 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 177.2 | 626 | 20 | 31.30 | 3.53 | 0 | |
| 47 | Archie Vaughan | SOM | 1 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 178.9 | 512 | 19 | 26.95 | 2.86 | 1 | |
| 48 | Matt Milnes | KEN | 1 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 353.0 | 1,102 | 54 | 20.41 | 3.12 | 6 | |
| 49 | James Porter | ESS | 1 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 317.5 | 930 | 31 | 30.00 | 2.93 | 2 | |
| 50 | Olly Stone | NOT | 1 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 312.9 | 974 | 50 | 19.48 | 3.11 | 5 | |
| 51 | Matthew Fisher | SUR | 1 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 307.4 | 981 | 37 | 26.51 | 3.19 | 3 | |
| 52 | Matty Potts | DUR | 1 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 21 | 371.7 | 1,077 | 60 | 17.95 | 2.90 | 7 | |
| 53 | Tom Bailey | LAN | 1 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 315.9 | 1,003 | 34 | 29.50 | 3.18 | 2 | |
| 54 | Ian Holland | LEI | 1 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 313.6 | 873 | 37 | 23.59 | 2.78 | 3 | |
| 55 | Tom Clark | SUS | 1 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 78.5 | 300 | 6 | 50.00 | 3.82 | 0 | |
| 56 | Benjamin Cliff | YOR | 1 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 151.4 | 508 | 19 | 26.74 | 3.36 | 1 | |
| 57 | Jake Ball | SOM | 1 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 259.4 | 808 | 27 | 29.93 | 3.11 | 2 | |
| 58 | Ben Raine | DUR | 1 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 359.2 | 944 | 47 | 20.09 | 2.63 | 5 | |
| 59 | Daniel Lawrence | SUR | 1 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 220.2 | 803 | 10 | 80.30 | 3.65 | 0 | |
| 60 | Henry Crocombe | SUS | 1 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 249.6 | 941 | 40 | 23.53 | 3.77 | 4 | |
| 61 | Tom Helm | LEI | 1 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 290.1 | 907 | 39 | 23.26 | 3.13 | 4 | |
| 62 | Brett Hutton | NOT | 1 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 216.4 | 604 | 22 | 27.45 | 2.79 | 2 | |
| 63 | Ekansh Singh | KEN | 1 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 138.2 | 624 | 18 | 34.67 | 4.52 | 0 | |
| 64 | Chris Woakes | WAR | 1 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 201.1 | 619 | 27 | 22.93 | 3.08 | 2 | |
| 65 | Daniel Worrall | SUR | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 252.5 | 641 | 28 | 22.89 | 2.54 | 2 | |
| 66 | Jordan Clark | SUR | 1 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 241.2 | 873 | 23 | 37.96 | 3.62 | 1 | |
| 67 | Graeme van Buuren | GLO | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 197.4 | 554 | 16 | 34.63 | 2.81 | 1 | |
| 68 | Felix Organ | HAM | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 179.4 | 666 | 17 | 39.18 | 3.71 | 1 | |
| 69 | Ben Allison | WOR | 1 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 255.3 | 733 | 36 | 20.36 | 2.87 | 3 | |
| 70 | Sonny Baker | HAM | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 201.8 | 704 | 29 | 24.28 | 3.49 | 3 | |
| 71 | Beyers Swanepoel | WOR | 1 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 225.3 | 727 | 31 | 23.45 | 3.23 | 3 | |
| 72 | Ryan Hadley | GLA | 1 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 200.5 | 754 | 27 | 27.93 | 3.76 | 3 | |
| 73 | Mohammad Abbas | DER | 1 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 258.0 | 700 | 23 | 30.43 | 2.71 | 1 | |
| 74 | Ben Stokes | DUR | 1 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 169.6 | 509 | 25 | 20.36 | 3.00 | 3 | |
| 75 | Sean Abbott | SUR | 1 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 218.0 | 740 | 12 | 61.67 | 3.39 | 0 | |
| 76 | Josh Davey | LEI | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 142.0 | 504 | 14 | 36.00 | 3.55 | 0 | |
| 77 | Tom Price | SUS | 1 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 142.8 | 442 | 21 | 21.05 | 3.10 | 2 | |
| 78 | Ed Middleton | GLO | 1 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 100.4 | 351 | 11 | 31.91 | 3.50 | 0 | |
| 79 | Gabe Bell | GLO | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 205.5 | 640 | 21 | 30.48 | 3.11 | 2 | |
| 80 | Anuj Dal | DER | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 93.4 | 297 | 11 | 27.00 | 3.18 | 0 | |
| 81 | Sai Kishore | GLO | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 212.2 | 549 | 22 | 24.95 | 2.59 | 1 | |
| 82 | Manav Suthar | WAR | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 190.1 | 538 | 27 | 19.93 | 2.83 | 3 | |
| 83 | Nick Potts | DER | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 108.7 | 485 | 13 | 37.31 | 4.46 | 0 | |
| 84 | Zaman Akhter | ESS | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 125.4 | 487 | 18 | 27.06 | 3.88 | 2 | |
| 85 | Alfie Ogborne | SOM | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 130.0 | 492 | 14 | 35.14 | 3.78 | 0 | |
| 86 | Zak Chappell | DER | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 165.0 | 561 | 14 | 40.07 | 3.40 | 1 | |
| 87 | Grant Stewart | KEN | 1 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 113.4 | 352 | 8 | 44.00 | 3.10 | 0 | |
| 88 | Mir Hamza | GLA | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 88.2 | 324 | 11 | 29.45 | 3.67 | 0 | |
| 89 | Mahipal Lomror | SUR | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 113.0 | 420 | 9 | 46.67 | 3.72 | 0 | |
| 90 | Craig Miles | GLO | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 73.0 | 309 | 8 | 38.63 | 4.23 | 0 | |
| 91 | Brydon Carse | DUR | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 108.0 | 420 | 16 | 26.25 | 3.89 | 1 | |
| 92 | Josh Tongue | NOT | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 113.0 | 408 | 13 | 31.38 | 3.61 | 1 | |
| 93 | Ben Mike | LEI | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 68.0 | 325 | 9 | 36.11 | 4.78 | 0 | |
| 94 | Tom Hartley | LAN | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 79.0 | 197 | 5 | 39.40 | 2.49 | 0 | |
| 95 | Rory Haydon | DER | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 157.3 | 502 | 22 | 22.82 | 3.19 | 2 | |
| 96 | Charlie Bennett | ESS | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 60.0 | 207 | 4 | 51.75 | 3.45 | 0 | |
| 97 | Tom Norton | GLA | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 112.5 | 479 | 21 | 22.81 | 4.26 | 2 | |
| 98 | James Langridge | GLO | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 111.0 | 487 | 22 | 22.14 | 4.39 | 2 | |
| 99 | Kemar Roach | DUR | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 59.3 | 288 | 9 | 32.00 | 4.86 | 1 | |
| 100 | Josh Shaw | SOM | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 50.0 | 206 | 5 | 41.20 | 4.12 | 0 | |
4-Wicket Hauls: four-wicket hauls · Mat: matches · Inns: innings · Ov: overs · Runs: runs conceded · Wkts: wickets · Avg: bowling average · Econ: economy rate · 5w: 5-wicket hauls · Last 3 matches: in this competition, newest first
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County Championship 2026 Most 4-Wicket Hauls
Ajaz Patel topped County Championship 2026 with 5 four-wicket hauls for Leicestershire, ahead of Kyle Abbott (4) and Jack Leach (4). The County Championship 2026 four-wicket hauls leaderboard ranks all 107 players who have contributed four-wicket hauls this season. These are the final standings from the County Championship 2026 season.
Frequently asked questions
Who had the most four-wicket hauls in County Championship 2026?
Ajaz Patel led County Championship 2026 with 5 four-wicket hauls from 10 matches, at an economy of 3.27 and an average of 36.8. Kyle Abbott was second on 4 and Jack Leach third on 4. The table ranks every player in County Championship 2026 by four-wicket hauls, with their team and matches.
Who were the top bowlers in County Championship 2026?
The top three bowlers in County Championship 2026 were Ajaz Patel (5 in 10 matches), Kyle Abbott (4 in 14 matches) and Jack Leach (4 in 13 matches). Ajaz Patel was 1 four-wicket haul clear of Kyle Abbott. Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.








