1. Marcus Trescothick (Somerset). Who else to lead this XI than the 40-year-old superman? His 218 against Nottinghamshire equalled Harold Gimblett’s Somerset record of 49 first-class hundreds for the club and also took the former England opener past 1,000 first-class runs for the season.
2. Steve Mullaney (Nottinghamshire). Ultimately, his first innings 165 for Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge could not prevent Somerset from snatching victory by ten wickets but the innings equalled Mullaney’s previous highest score in first-class cricket.
3. Ross Taylor (Sussex). Overseas players can sometimes cruise along in less than top gear in the county game but that was certainly not something Taylor, the New Zealand batsman, could be accused of when he batted for six hours in 90-degree heat against Kent at