County awards recognise Norton hat-trick and Bamber wicket haul

Tom Norton took a hat-trick on his Glamorgan debut in May before a stress fracture ended his season. The 18-year-old's early impact helped Glamorgan survive their first year back in Division One despite his August injury.

Ethan Bamber claimed 69 Championship wickets to finish as the competition's leading wicket-taker. The Warwickshire bowler received praise from captain Ed Barnard as cricket's nicest man and from Sam Hain as its hardest worker. Bamber spoke modestly about his ceiling as an average cricketer given space to express himself.

Somerset finished as runners-up for the seventh time this century after leading the table into the penultimate round. Kent won promotion from Division Two after a poor start prompted coach Adam Hollioake to restrict social media access for players.