County Championship 2026 highest strike rate
Updated , after Kent vs GloucestershireJordan Cox leads County Championship on strike rate: 101.49 from 1 match (Essex) · Beyers Swanepoel (88.70) and Danial Ibrahim (84.42) next
| # | Player · last 3 matchesPlayer | Team | Last 3 matches · newest first | Strike Rate | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | BF | 4s | 6s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Cox | 204 | 101.49 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 204 | 204.00 | 201 | 26 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2 | Beyers Swanepoel | 663*64 | 88.70 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 267 | 22.25 | 301 | 38 | 6 | 0 | |
| 3 | Danial Ibrahim | 1748 | 84.42 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 21.67 | 77 | 6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | Ben Stokes | 625145 | 82.73 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 431 | 47.89 | 521 | 63 | 4 | 1 | |
| 5 | Liam Guthrie | 12133 | 81.12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 159 | 22.71 | 196 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | Jake Weatherald | 615652 | 80.77 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 483 | 60.38 | 598 | 67 | 3 | 2 | |
| 7 | Daniel Lawrence | 139558 | 80.43 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 982 | 65.47 | 1,221 | 114 | 21 | 5 | |
| 8 | Hasan Ali | 3027 | 80.28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 19.00 | 71 | 7 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | Amrit Basra | 48 | 76.19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 24.00 | 63 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | David Bedingham | 8612227 | 75.94 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 1,029 | 73.50 | 1,355 | 127 | 14 | 5 | |
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| 11 | Paul Coughlin | LAN | 75.70 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 296 | 42.29 | 391 | 34 | 7 | 1 | |
| 12 | Migael Pretorius | SOM | 74.07 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 240 | 16.00 | 324 | 29 | 4 | 0 | |
| 13 | Mir Hamza | GLA | 73.20 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 71 | 17.75 | 97 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 14 | Jordan Thompson | WAR | 73.10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 250 | 25.00 | 342 | 26 | 8 | 0 | |
| 15 | Saif Zaib | NOR | 72.60 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 856 | 42.80 | 1,179 | 102 | 8 | 3 | |
| 16 | James Fuller | HAM | 72.32 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 128 | 11.64 | 177 | 17 | 4 | 0 | |
| 17 | Aristides Karvelas | SUS | 72.22 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 104 | 17.33 | 144 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 18 | Ben McKinney | DUR | 71.80 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 1,044 | 52.20 | 1,454 | 144 | 16 | 4 | |
| 19 | Ben Raine | DUR | 71.76 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 427 | 35.58 | 595 | 50 | 2 | 1 | |
| 20 | Grant Stewart | KEN | 71.13 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 207 | 25.88 | 291 | 27 | 2 | 1 | |
| 21 | James Langridge | GLO | 70.37 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 57 | 14.25 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | Ben Duckett | NOT | 70.35 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 503 | 83.83 | 715 | 67 | 2 | 2 | |
| 23 | Joe Root | YOR | 70.33 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 237 | 59.25 | 337 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | Emilio Gay | DUR | 68.96 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 693 | 86.63 | 1,005 | 97 | 1 | 4 | |
| 25 | Sol Budinger | LEI | 68.01 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 185 | 30.83 | 272 | 25 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26 | Toby Roland-Jones | MID | 67.86 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 285 | 16.76 | 420 | 35 | 5 | 0 | |
| 27 | Jonny Bairstow | YOR | 67.85 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 534 | 28.11 | 787 | 69 | 9 | 2 | |
| 28 | Tawanda Muyeye | KEN | 67.83 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 700 | 35.00 | 1,032 | 100 | 3 | 2 | |
| 29 | Lewis Gregory | SOM | 67.82 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 293 | 20.93 | 432 | 40 | 5 | 0 | |
| 30 | Sean Abbott | SUR | 67.73 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 233 | 29.13 | 344 | 23 | 5 | 0 | |
| 31 | Arav Shetty | LAN | 67.69 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 199 | 16.58 | 294 | 30 | 1 | 0 | |
| 32 | Martin Andersson | DER | 67.46 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 877 | 39.86 | 1,300 | 99 | 4 | 3 | |
| 33 | Chris Woakes | WAR | 66.86 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 228 | 25.33 | 341 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |
| 34 | Ben Aitchison | DER | 66.53 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 489 | 25.74 | 735 | 63 | 6 | 2 | |
| 35 | George Thomas | SUS | 66.41 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 87 | 29.00 | 131 | 13 | 1 | 0 | |
| 36 | Oliver Carter | SUS | 66.33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 199 | 39.80 | 300 | 27 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37 | Louis Kimber | NOR | 66.28 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 114 | 14.25 | 172 | 17 | 2 | 0 | |
| 38 | Michael Booth | WAR | 65.96 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 219 | 36.50 | 332 | 30 | 5 | 0 | |
| 39 | Jordan Clark | SUR | 65.95 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 246 | 24.60 | 373 | 25 | 4 | 0 | |
| 40 | Manav Suthar | WAR | 65.94 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 151 | 21.57 | 229 | 19 | 5 | 0 | |
| 41 | Rehan Ahmed | LEI | 65.79 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 375 | 28.85 | 570 | 56 | 1 | 1 | |
| 42 | Harry Brook | YOR | 65.77 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 24.33 | 111 | 11 | 1 | 0 | |
| 43 | Leus du Plooy | MID | 65.13 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 19 | 831 | 48.88 | 1,276 | 91 | 2 | 4 | |
| 44 | Ollie Pope | SUR | 64.88 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 23 | 785 | 39.25 | 1,210 | 107 | 7 | 2 | |
| 45 | Ollie Edward Robinson | SUS | 64.80 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 313 | 62.60 | 483 | 41 | 2 | 1 | |
| 46 | Fraser Sheat | NOT | 64.80 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 81 | 27.00 | 125 | 9 | 2 | 0 | |
| 47 | Chris Benjamin | KEN | 64.31 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 874 | 43.70 | 1,359 | 99 | 7 | 3 | |
| 48 | Craig Overton | SOM | 64.05 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 734 | 38.63 | 1,146 | 97 | 11 | 3 | |
| 49 | Ethan Bamber | WAR | 64.05 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 212 | 16.31 | 331 | 27 | 6 | 0 | |
| 50 | George Bell | ESS | 63.70 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 265 | 37.86 | 416 | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
| 51 | Dan Mousley | WAR | 63.42 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 664 | 31.62 | 1,047 | 108 | 1 | 1 | |
| 52 | Joseph Moores | LAN | 63.33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 76 | 12.67 | 120 | 9 | 4 | 0 | |
| 53 | James Coles | SUS | 63.21 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 694 | 33.05 | 1,098 | 80 | 13 | 2 | |
| 54 | Zak Crawley | KEN | 63.07 | 12 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 608 | 27.64 | 964 | 97 | 2 | 0 | |
| 55 | William Luxton | YOR | 62.75 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 480 | 28.24 | 765 | 64 | 5 | 1 | |
| 56 | Rishi Patel | LEI | 62.62 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 747 | 33.95 | 1,193 | 114 | 4 | 2 | |
| 57 | Tom Lawes | SUR | 62.58 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 403 | 33.58 | 644 | 63 | 3 | 0 | |
| 58 | Jack Haynes | NOT | 62.46 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 975 | 46.43 | 1,561 | 121 | 4 | 4 | |
| 59 | Liam Patterson-White | NOT | 62.37 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 474 | 24.95 | 760 | 58 | 6 | 1 | |
| 60 | Ed Barnard | WAR | 62.07 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 679 | 37.72 | 1,094 | 79 | 10 | 2 | |
| 61 | James Bracey | GLO | 62.06 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 1,096 | 43.84 | 1,766 | 132 | 7 | 4 | |
| 62 | Harry Duke | YOR | 61.78 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 396 | 44.00 | 641 | 51 | 5 | 2 | |
| 63 | Tom Kohler-Cadmore | SOM | 61.74 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 142 | 28.40 | 230 | 18 | 1 | 1 | |
| 64 | Tom Clark | SUS | 61.56 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 22 | 655 | 31.19 | 1,064 | 93 | 10 | 2 | |
| 65 | Matthew Critchley | ESS | 61.04 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 901 | 42.90 | 1,476 | 112 | 8 | 5 | |
| 66 | Thomas Haines | SUS | 61.04 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 727 | 31.61 | 1,191 | 113 | 1 | 2 | |
| 67 | Wayne Madsen | DER | 60.96 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 22 | 723 | 36.15 | 1,186 | 89 | 1 | 3 | |
| 68 | Daniel Moriarty | YOR | 60.92 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 53 | – | 87 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | Joshua Thomas | SOM | 60.30 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 25 | 843 | 35.13 | 1,398 | 148 | 3 | 3 | |
| 70 | Anuj Dal | DER | 60.09 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 131 | 18.71 | 218 | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | Henry Brookes | GLO | 60.00 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 31.00 | 155 | 8 | 3 | 0 | |
| 72 | Luke Wells | LAN | 59.62 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 158 | 31.60 | 265 | 22 | 0 | 1 | |
| 73 | Daniel Hughes | SUS | 59.58 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 20 | 746 | 37.30 | 1,252 | 113 | 2 | 3 | |
| 74 | Joe Cracknell | MID | 59.57 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 473 | 52.56 | 794 | 59 | 1 | 1 | |
| 75 | Jack Carson | SUS | 59.51 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 22 | 582 | 27.71 | 978 | 71 | 11 | 1 | |
| 76 | Ben Gibbon | WOR | 59.38 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 19.00 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | Liam Livingstone | LAN | 59.29 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 67 | 16.75 | 113 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78 | Beau Webster | WAR | 59.26 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 403 | 33.58 | 680 | 53 | 4 | 1 | |
| 79 | Tom Abell | SOM | 59.06 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 1,287 | 71.50 | 2,179 | 133 | 18 | 6 | |
| 80 | Jamie Smith | SUR | 58.90 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 450 | 50.00 | 764 | 59 | 4 | 2 | |
| 81 | Rocky Flintoff | LAN | 58.89 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 149 | 14.90 | 253 | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| 82 | Ollie George Robinson | DUR | 58.87 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 541 | 30.06 | 919 | 58 | 1 | 1 | |
| 83 | Thomas Rew | SOM | 58.85 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 409 | 81.80 | 695 | 45 | 7 | 2 | |
| 84 | Eathan Bosch | MID | 58.82 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 110 | 27.50 | 187 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85 | Tom Lammonby | SOM | 58.63 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 876 | 46.11 | 1,494 | 105 | 3 | 2 | |
| 86 | Nick Kelly | LEI | 58.61 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 405 | 36.82 | 691 | 60 | 5 | 1 | |
| 87 | James Rew | SOM | 58.19 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 803 | 40.15 | 1,380 | 98 | 7 | 2 | |
| 88 | Joe Clarke | NOT | 58.18 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 1,288 | 56.00 | 2,214 | 151 | 2 | 6 | |
| 89 | Matty Potts | DUR | 58.15 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 271 | 22.58 | 466 | 30 | 4 | 0 | |
| 90 | Daniel Lategan | WOR | 58.14 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 800 | 32.00 | 1,376 | 116 | 6 | 3 | |
| 91 | Ben Cox | LEI | 58.10 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 728 | 42.82 | 1,253 | 90 | 2 | 2 | |
| 92 | Mayank Agarwal | DUR | 57.95 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 357 | 51.00 | 616 | 52 | 5 | 1 | |
| 93 | Ben Brown | HAM | 57.86 | 14 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 740 | 33.64 | 1,279 | 89 | 8 | 2 | |
| 94 | Daaryoush Ahmed | GLO | 57.71 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 348 | 26.77 | 603 | 47 | 5 | 1 | |
| 95 | Fergus O'Neil | NOT | 57.69 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 285 | 57.00 | 494 | 38 | 3 | 0 | |
| 96 | Shane Snater | ESS | 57.37 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 249 | 15.56 | 434 | 26 | 11 | 0 | |
| 97 | Wiaan Mulder | ESS | 57.31 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 196 | 49.00 | 342 | 24 | 1 | 0 | |
| 98 | Graham Clark | DUR | 57.26 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 339 | 24.21 | 592 | 37 | 2 | 0 | |
| 99 | Andrew Neal | HAM | 57.14 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 200 | 20.00 | 350 | 24 | 7 | 0 | |
| 100 | Ryan Higgins | MID | 56.94 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 517 | 30.41 | 908 | 57 | 1 | 2 | |
Strike Rate: strike rate · Mat: matches · Inns: innings · Runs: runs · Avg: batting average · BF: balls faced · 4s: fours · 6s: sixes · 100s: hundreds · Last 3 matches: in this competition, newest first
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County Championship 2026 Highest Strike Rate
Jordan Cox topped County Championship on strike rate (101.49) for Essex, ahead of Beyers Swanepoel (88.70) and Danial Ibrahim (84.42). The County Championship 2026 strike rate leaderboard ranks the 332 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. These are the final standings from the County Championship 2026 season. Qualification: minimum 50 balls faced.
Frequently asked questions
Who had the best strike rate in County Championship 2026?
Jordan Cox led County Championship 2026 with a strike rate of 101.49 from 1 match. Beyers Swanepoel was second on 88.7 and Danial Ibrahim third on 84.42. A player needs a minimum 50 balls faced to be ranked. The table ranks every player in County Championship 2026 by strike rate, with their team and matches.
Who were the top strikers in County Championship 2026?
The top three strikers in County Championship 2026 were Jordan Cox (101.49 in 1 match), Beyers Swanepoel (88.7 in 8 matches) and Danial Ibrahim (84.42 in 2 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.







