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Jordan Cox's form for Essex this summer has earned him an England call-up
We are getting close to the end of another County Championship cricket season, but who have been your top performers?
Surrey may be closing in on a third successive Division One title but in 2023, only one of their players featured in a team picked by you.
This year will you choose Haseeb Hameed or Alex Davies? David Bedingham or Jordan Cox? Ben Coad or Kyle Abbott?
Pick your own XI from below and we will collate all the votes before publishing an overall team of 2024 during the final round of County Championship matches, which begin on Thursday.
Just to get you started, here are the sides selected for the last two seasons:
2023: Alex Lees (Durham), Jake Libby (Worcestershire), Josh Bohannon (Lancashire), Tom Westley (Essex), James Rew (Somerset), Leus du Plooy (Derbyshire), Liam Dawson (Hampshire), Simon Harmer (Essex), Jordan Clark (Surrey), Brett Hutton (Nottinghamshire), Jamie Porter (Essex).
2022: Ben Compton (Kent), Keaton Jennings (Lancashire), Tom Abell (Somerset), Harry Brook (Yorkshire), Cheteshwar Pujara (Sussex), Ben Foakes (Surrey), Ed Barnard (Worcestershire), Simon Harmer (Essex), Toby Roland-Jones (Middlesex), Kyle Abbott (Hampshire), Matthew Potts (Durham).
Your team needs to include two openers, three middle-order batters, one wicketkeeper, one all-rounder, one spinner and three seam bowlers.
Players needed to have featured in at least six games this season to make our shortlist and all statistics are correct up to and including 12 September 2024.
Voting will close at 13:00 BST on Thursday, 26 September - during the first day of the final round of matches this summer.
Opening batters
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Image caption,Haseeb Hameed has led from the front for Nottinghamshire this season
Rory Burns (Surrey): 989 runs, average 53.92. Three centuries, four half-centuries.
Alex Davies (Warwickshire): 1,089 runs, av 62.76. Four centuries, three half-centuries.
Dean Elgar (Essex): 945 runs, av 49.73. Three centuries, five half-centuries.
Haseeb Hameed (Notts): 1,022 runs, av 53.78. Three centuries, three half-centuries.
Keaton Jennings (Lancashire): 945 runs, av 49.73. Four centuries, two half-centuries.
Adam Lyth (Yorkshire): 967 runs, av 53.72. Four centuries, four half-centuries.
Select two of these players to open the batting.
Middle-order batters
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Image caption,David Bedingham has been a big influence for Durham on their return to Division One
Tom Banton (Somerset): 891 runs, av 49.50. Two centuries, five half-centuries.
David Bedingham (Durham): 1,205 runs, av 86.07. Six centuries, two half-centuries.
Joe Clarke (Nottinghamshire): 887 runs, av 54.82. Four centuries, four half-centuries.
Jordan Cox (Essex): 918 runs, av 65.57. Four centuries, two half-centuries.
Colin Ingram (Glamorgan): 1,170 runs, av 97.50. Five centuries, five half-centuries.
Will Rhodes (Warwickshire): 954 runs, av 53.00. Three centuries, three half-centuries.
Select three of these players to bat in your middle order.
Wicketkeepers
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Image caption,John Simpson's move from Middlesex to Sussex has been a success for both player and team
James Bracey (Gloucestershire): 1,029 runs, av 68.80. Four centuries, three half-centuries. 56 dismissals.
Ben Foakes (Surrey): 387 runs, av 27.64. Four half-centuries. 47 dismissals.
James Rew (Somerset): 672 runs, av 42.00. Two centuries, three half-centuries. 39 dismissals.
Ollie Robinson (Durham): 835 runs, av 55.66. Two centuries, five half-centuries. 41 dismissals.
Gareth Roderick (Worcestershire): 580 runs, av 46.10. Two centuries, three half-centuries. 42 dismissals.
John Simpson (Sussex): 1,049 runs, av 69.93. Five centuries, two half-centuries. 56 dismissals.
Select one wicketkeeper from the list.
All-rounders
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Image caption,Jordan Clark was the only Surrey player to make your team of the year for 2023
Ed Barnard (Warwickshire): 743 runs, av 41.27. Two centuries, four half-centuries. 21 wickets, av 36.33. One five-wicket haul.
Jordan Clark (Surrey): 445 runs, av 34.23. One century, two half-centuries. 36 wickets, av 25.02. One five-wicket haul.
Matt Critchley (Essex): 518 runs, av 32.37. One century, three half-centuries. 33 wickets, av 29.81. Three five-wicket hauls.
Liam Dawson (Hampshire): 747 runs, av 57.46. Two centuries, four half-centuries. 43 wickets, av 26.09. Four five-wicket hauls.
Ryan Higgins (Middlesex): 1,089 runs, av 77.78. Five centuries, two half-centuries. 29 wickets, av 26.68.
Choose one all-rounder.
Spin bowlers
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Image caption,Jack Leach has used his time out of the England set-up to help Somerset mount a title challenge
Jack Carson (Sussex): 45 wickets, av 22.77. Three five-wicket hauls.
Simon Harmer (Essex): 42 wickets, av 33.42.
Jack Leach (Somerset): 35 wickets, av 25.45. Four five-wicket hauls.
Nathan Lyon (Lancashire): 26 wickets, av 30.38.
Select one spin bowler from the list.
Seam bowlers
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Image caption,Yorkshire's Ben Coad is among the country's top wicket-takers this season
Kyle Abbott (Hampshire): 41 wickets, av 23.92. Three five-wicket hauls.
Ben Coad (Yorkshire): 44 wickets, av 16.54. Three five-wicket hauls.
Sam Cook (Essex): 38 wickets, av 16.24. Two five-wicket hauls.
Oliver Hannon-Dalby (Warwickshire): 46 wickets, av 21.23. Three five-wicket hauls.
Toby Roland-Jones (Middlesex): 42 wickets, av 25.64. Five five-wicket hauls.
Matthew Potts (Durham): 33 wickets, av 25.39. Two five-wicket hauls.
Jamie Porter (Essex): 46 wickets, av 21.95. Three five-wicket hauls.
Dan Worrall (Surrey): 44 wickets, av 17.43. Two five-wicket hauls.
You need to choose three seam bowlers from the list to complete your team.
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