2023 County Championship Tips – Round 15

Below you can find picks for Round 14 of the County Championship season from The Stats Zone's top Cricket tipsters. All times given are based on UK start time

Tuesday, September 19

Division One

Essex vs Hampshire – 10:30 BST

Lancashire vs Nottinghamshire – 10:30 BST

Middlesex vs Warwickshire – 10:30 BST

Somerset vs Kent – 10:30 BST

Surrey vs Northamptonshire – 10:30 BST

Division Two

Derbyshire vs Sussex – 10:30 BST

Leicestershire vs Yorkshire – 10:30 BST

Worcestershire vs Durham – 10:30 BST

Surrey vs Northamptonshire – 10:30 BST

If Surrey can accumulate a large haul of points here, it may be enough for them to seal back-to-back County Championship titles depending on Essex’s result against Hampshire. The outcome of this contest isn’t in question. Surrey are all but certain to beat Division Two-bound Northamptonshire and are more than likely to rack up maximum bonus points in the process. The only question is how much of the contest will be affected by bad weather with the forecast not looking pretty over the scheduled four days of play.

Prediction: Surrey draw no bet

Middlesex vs Warwickshire – 10:30 BST

Middlesex got out of jail last week after not only salvaging a draw away at Lancashire, but also remaining outside the relegation places thanks to Kent’s failure to beat Nottinghamshire after dominating across the four days. Now they simply must win against Warwickshire, which would be a priceless result in the battle for survival. Lord’s immediately plays in Middlesex’s favour as does the fact that Warwickshire have little to play for and were fortunate to get the better of Northants last round, winning by just two wickets. This is Middlesex’s big chance and should the weather hold out, we’re backing them to take it.

Prediction: Middlesex draw no bet

Derbyshire vs Sussex – 10:30 BST

Sussex’s thrilling win over Leicestershire last time out led to yet another twist in the race for automatic promotion in Division Two alongside expected champions Durham. However, they cannot rest on their laurels and must win their remaining two matches to give themselves the best chance. Derbyshire meanwhile, are set for another year in Division Two after a disappointing all-round campaign. Whilst it’s never easy to gain results in Derbyshire due to the flat pitch, back Sussex to find a way via the safety of the draw no bet market.

Prediction: Sussex draw no bet