SAIF ZAIB – (NORTHAMPTONSHIRE) – 61%1,387 runs, average 66.04, six centuries, six half-centuriesSaif Zaib has been a beacon of light in a season of struggle for Northamptonshire.Batting at number five, he has often been called upon to rescue a brittle batting line-up from which no other batter features in Division Two’s top twenty run-scorers.He converted six of his 12 50-plus scores into three figures while also chipping in with 13 wickets with his slow left-armers.The good news for Northants fans is he remains under contract until the end of the 2027 season.TOM ABELL (SOMERSET) – 52%1,022 runs, average 51.10, three centuries, five half-centuriesThough his side’s push for a maiden Division One title faltered in the final month of the season, 2025 was another fine year for Tom Abell.A century in the penultimate round was his third of the campaign and saw him into four figures for the season with an average of more than 50.The 31-year-old also helped his club to the T20 Blast title.MARCUS HARRIS (LANCASHIRE) – 46%1,027 runs, average 60.41, three centuries, five half-centuriesFormer Australia Test batter Marcus Harris has had a year to remember after joining Lancashire.The 33-year-old initially signed as an overseas for the Championship and One-Day Cup this summer but swiftly put pen to paper on a deal for another two years.The former Leicestershire and Gloucestershire man – who has won 14 Test caps – made a blistering start, passing 800 runs in May, though his momentum did wane in the second half of the season as Lancashire were unable to mount a push for promotion from Division Two.Having been part of the 2024 team, Glamorgan’s Colin Ingram was edged into fourth in the voting by Harris.
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County Championship: 2025 team of the season as chosen by BBC Sport readers
