The Cricket Draft - County Championship 2023: Round 15 preview and picks

It's time to make your Cricket Draft changes ahead of the 15th round of County Championship fixtures - check out our tips for the best fantasy cricket buys for this gameweek

It's the penultimate round of the 2023 County Championship and there's still plenty to play for, with a relegation battle in Division One and a promotion chase in Division Two.

Every team is in action this week except Glamorgan and Gloucestershire.

Below are the most in-form, available players from each of this gameweek's fixtures, together with the best value options under the £90k salary-mark.

And you can still sign up for The Cricket Draft County Championship game for free here

Essex v Hampshire

The Cricketer's Star Drafts

Simon Harmer, bowler, £196k

Liam Dawson, allrounder, £141k

Jamie Porter, bowler, £132k

Bargain Buys

Feroze Khushi, batter, £61k

Fletcha Middleton, batter, £50k

Toby Albert, batter, £40k

Injury List

N/A

^{Liam Dawson [Warren Little/Getty Images]}

Lancashire v Nottinghamshire

The Cricketer's Star Drafts

Tom Bailey, allrounder, £153k

Josh Bohannon, batter, £128k

Brett Hutton, allrounder, £98k

Bargain Buys

Steven Croft, batter, £88k

George Bell, wicketkeeper, £62k

Jack Morley, bowler, £47k

Injury List

Tom Aspinwall, Saqib Mahmood (both back)

Middlesex v Warwickshire

The Cricketer's Star Drafts

Ryan Higgins, allrounder, £146k

Olly Hannon-Dalby, bowler, £140k

Chris Rushworth, bowler, £136k

Bargain Buys 

Dan Mousley, allrounder, £81k

Josh de Caires, batter, £63k

Jack Davies, batter, £50k

Injury List

N/A

^{Brett Hutton [David Rogers/Getty Images]}

Somerset v Kent

The Cricketer's Star Drafts

Lewis Gregory, allrounder, £136k

Ben Compton, batter, £129k

Tom Kohler-Cadmore, batter, £100k

Bargain Buys

Joey Evison, allrounder, £88k

James Rew, wicketkeeper, £84k

Tawanda Muyeye, batter, £68k

Injury List

Ben Lister (hamstring), Jordan Cox (finger), Hamid Qadri (calf), Jack Leach (back), Sonny Baker (back), Kasey Aldridge (side), Craig Overton (back), Sean Dickson (personal)

Surrey v Northamptonshire

The Cricketer's Star Drafts

Dan Worrall, bowler, £141k

Jordan Clark, allrounder, £137k

Jack White, bowler, £111k

Bargain Buys

Cameron Steel, batter, £81k

Tom Lawes, allrounder, £73k

Justin Broad, batter, £64k

Injury List

N/A

^{Jordan Clark [Harry Trump/Getty Images]}

Derbyshire v Sussex

The Cricketer's Star Drafts

Wayne Madsen, batter, £117k

Leus du Plooy, batter, £114k

Fynn Hudson-Prentice, allrounder, £112k

Bargain Buys

Oli Carter, wicketkeeper, £89k

James Coles, allrounder, £67k

Harry Came, batter, £51k

Injury List

Cheteshwar Pujara (suspended), Jack Carson, Tom Haines, Ari Karvelas (unavailable), Ollie Robinson (finger)

Leicestershire v Yorkshire

The Cricketer's Star Drafts

Ben Coad, bowler, £136k

Adam Lyth, batter, £125k

Chris Wright, bowler, £115k

Bargain Buys

Tom Scriven, allrounder, £74k

Rishi Patel, batter, £73k

Finlay Bean, wicketkeeper, £67k

Injury List

Matt Milnes (back), Matthew Fisher,

^{Ben Raine [Stu Forster/Getty Images]}

Durham v Worcestershire

The Cricketer's Star Drafts

Ben Raine, allrounder, £143k

Alex Lees, batter, £130k

Oliver Robinson, wicketkeeper, £122k

Bargain Buys

Graham Clark, batter, £69k

Ben Gibbon, bowler, £68k

Josh Baker, bowler, £65k

Injury List

Adam Finch (back), Matthew Waite (groin)

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