County Championship ball-by-ball data API
OpenCricket API has ball-by-ball data for 1,467 County Championship matches, from 6 Apr 2014 to 15 Sept 2026. Every delivery, scorecard and player, through one REST API and an MCP server for AI agents.
Most runs
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR |
|---|---|---|---|
| WL Madsen | 10,641 | 18,647 | 57.1 |
| SA Northeast | 10,132 | 17,732 | 57.1 |
| A Lyth | 10,051 | 19,546 | 51.4 |
| RJ Burns | 9,943 | 19,515 | 51 |
| AZ Lees | 9,382 | 18,306 | 51.3 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Wkts | Runs | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|
| JA Porter | 524 | 12,070 | 3.14 |
| KJ Abbott | 516 | 10,199 | 2.86 |
| C Rushworth | 502 | 11,045 | 2.9 |
| BA Raine | 499 | 12,771 | 2.86 |
| SR Harmer | 499 | 12,103 | 2.72 |
Highest individual scores
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Against |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA Northeast | 410 | 450 | Leicestershire, 2022 |
| T Banton | 371 | 403 | Worcestershire, 2025 |
| SA Northeast | 335 | 412 | Middlesex, 2024 |
| SR Dickson | 318 | 408 | Northamptonshire, 2017 |
| KK Jennings | 318 | 426 | Somerset, 2022 |
Highest team totals
| Team | Score | Against |
|---|---|---|
| Surrey | 820/9 | Durham, 2025 |
| Glamorgan | 795/5 | Leicestershire, 2022 |
| Leicestershire | 756/4 | Sussex, 2022 |
| Northamptonshire | 750 | Glamorgan, 2019 |
| Glamorgan | 737 | Sussex, 2023 |
All figures are computed from the 1,467 County Championship matches in the Cricsheet archive (2014–2026). Matches that are not in the archive are not counted, so career totals can differ from official records.
Query County Championship data
curl "https://opencricketapi.com/v1/matches?competition=comp_county-championship&season=2026" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer oc_live_your_api_key"Competition ID: comp_county-championship. See the API docs for scorecards, deliveries, partnerships and phase splits.
Seasons
Questions about County Championship data
Is there an API for County Championship ball-by-ball data?
Yes. OpenCricket API has ball-by-ball data for 1,467 County Championship matches from 6 Apr 2014 to 15 Sept 2026: 2,483,852 deliveries with batter, bowler, runs, extras and wickets. Query it with GET /v1/matches?competition=comp_county-championship.
Which County Championship seasons are covered?
12 seasons: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026. Each season lists its matches with stable IDs and full scorecards.
Who has scored the most runs in the County Championship?
In the 1,467 County Championship matches in this archive (2014–2026), WL Madsen has scored the most runs: 10,641 from 18,647 balls. Matches missing from the archive are not counted.
Who has taken the most wickets in the County Championship?
In the matches in this archive (2014–2026), JA Porter has taken the most wickets: 524.