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{{Infobox cricket club season
| club             = [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club]]
| season           = 2015
| coach            = {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Dougie Brown]]
| captain          = {{flagicon|England}} [[Varun Chopra]]
| overseas         = {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Jeetan Patel]]<br/>{{no wrap|{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Brendon McCullum]] (t20)}}
| overseastitle    = Overseas players
| comp1            = [[2015 County Championship|County Championship]]
| comp1 result     = 
| comp2            = [[2015 Royal London One-Day Cup|One-Day Cup]]
| comp2 result     = 
| comp3            = [[2015 NatWest t20 Blast|t20 Blast]]
| comp3 result     = 
| most runs        = 
| most wickets     = 
| most catches     = 
| most dismissals  = 
| prevseason       = [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 2014|2014]]
| nextseason       = [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 2016|2016]]
}}
The 2015 season is the 134th year in the history of [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club]] and their 121st as a [[first-class cricket|first-class]] county. In 2015, Warwickshire are competing in the first division of the [[2015 County Championship|County Championship]], Group B of the [[2015 Royal London One-Day Cup|Royal London One-Day Cup]] and the North Division of the [[2015 NatWest t20 Blast|NatWest t20 Blast]]. In the NatWest t20 Blast, the club are competing under the name "Birmingham Bears" for the second time.

On 1 July a new county record was set for a sixth wicket partnership when [[Laurie Evans (cricketer)|Laurie Evans]] and [[Tim Ambrose]] added 327 against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] in the [[2015 County Championship|County Championship]] at [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Birmingham]].

==Squad==
<!--The following players made at least one appearance for Warwickshire in the [[2015 County Championship|County Championship]], [[2015 Royal London One-Day Cup|Royal London One-Day Cup]] or [[2015 NatWest t20 Blast|NatWest t20 Blast]] during 2015. The age given is for the start of Warwickshire's first match of the season, on 19 April 2015.--><!--
Current squad listed is from the 2014 season
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="width:20%;"| Name
! scope="col" style="width:15%;"| Nationality
! scope="col" style="width:25%;"| Birth date
! scope="col" style="width:15%;"| Batting style
! scope="col" style="width:20%;"| Bowling style
! scope="col" style="width:5%;"| Ref
|-
! colspan="6" | Batsmen
|-
! scope="row" | [[Ian Bell]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1982|4|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/9062.html |title=Player Profile: Ian Bell |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" | [[Varun Chopra]] 
| {{cr|Scotland}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1991|12|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off break]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/364329.html |title=Player Profile: Varun Chopra |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" | [[Freddie Coleman]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1987|6|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off break]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo./warwickshire/content/player/11770.html |title=Player Profile: Varun Chopra |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Laurie Evans (cricketer)|Laurie Evans]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1987|10|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/256956.html |title=Player Profile: Laurie Evans |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" | [[Sam Hain (cricketer)|Sam Hain]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1995|7|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off break]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/555850.html |title=Player Profile: Sam Hain |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" | [[Ateeq Javid]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1991|10|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium]], [[off break]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/395086.html |title=Player Profile: Ateeq Javid |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" | [[William Porterfield]]
| {{cr|Ireland}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1984|9|6|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right arm [[off break]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/24611.html |title=Player Profile: William Porterfield |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Jonathan Trott]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1981|4|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/47623.html |title=Player Profile: Jonathon Trott |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Jonathon Webb]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1992|1|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/371527.html |title=Player Profile: Jonathon Webb |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Ian Westwood]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1982|7|13|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right arm [[off break]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/23457.html |title=Player Profile: Ian Westwood |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="6" | All-rounders
|-
! scope="row" | [[Keith Barker]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1986|10|21|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/354441.html |title=Player Profile: Keith Barker |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Rikki Clarke]]
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1981|9|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/11724.html |title=Player Profile: Rikki Clarke |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Chris Woakes]]
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1989|3|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/247235.html |title=Player Profile: Chris Woakes |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="6" | Wicket-keepers
|-
! scope="row" | [[Tim Ambrose]]
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1982|12|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || — ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/8845.html |title=Player Profile: Tim Ambrose |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[Peter McKay (cricketer)|Peter McKay]]
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1994|10|12|df=y}} || Left-handed || — ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/567039.html |title=Player Profile: Peter McKay |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=17 July 2014}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="6" | Bowlers
|- 
! scope="row" | [[Recordo Gordon]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1991|10|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/517946.html |title=Player Profile: Recordo Gordon |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=16 July 2014}}</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" | [[Oliver Hannon-Dalby]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1989|6|20|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/297483.html |title=Player Profile: Oliver Hannon-Dalby |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" | [[Richard Jones (cricketer, born 1986)|Richard Jones]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1986|11|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/218545.html |title=Player Profile: Richard Jones |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" | [[Jeetan Patel]]
| {{cr|New Zealand}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1980|5|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[off break]] || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/38141.html |title=Player Profile: Jeetan Patel |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" | [[Boyd Rankin]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1984|7|5|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/24599.html |title=Player Profile: Boyd Rankin |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|- 
! scope="row" | [[Chris Wright (cricketer)|Chris Wright]] 
| {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age2|2015|04|19|1985|7|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/warwickshire/content/player/22396.html |title=Player Profile: Chris Wright |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=24 May 2014}}</ref>
|}
<!--:''Correct as of 30 April 2015''
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==County Championship==
{{see also|2015 County Championship}}

===Division One Table===
{{2015 County Championship Division One|team=WAR}}

===Results===
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{{Test match collapsible |stack=yes
| date = 19–22 April
| team1 = [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]]
| team2 = [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] (H)

| score-team1-inns1 = 319 (89.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Adam Wheater|AJA Wheater]] 74 (91)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Boyd Rankin|WB Rankin]] 6/75 (16.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 280 (85.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Tim Ambrose|TR Ambrose]] 113 (159)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[James Tomlinson|JA Tomlinson]] 3/53 (17 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 339 (94.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Sean Ervine|SM Ervine]] 102 (144)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Rikki Clarke|R Clarke]] 3/63 (16 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 244/5 (105.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Varun Chopra|V Chopra]] 119[[Not out|*]] (309)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[James Tomlinson|JA Tomlinson]] 2/56 (21 overs)

| result = Match drawn
| bg = D
| venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]]
| umpires = [[Graham Lloyd]] and [[Tim Robinson (English cricketer)|Tim Robinson]]
| motm = 
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2015/engine/match/804171.html Scorecard]
| toss = Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Hampshire 11, Warwickshire 10
}}

{{Test match collapsible |stack=yes
| date = 26–29 April
| team1 = [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]
| team2 = [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] (H)

| score-team1-inns1 = 435 (143.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ian Westwood|IJ Westwood]] 196 (377)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Tim Bresnan|TT Bresnan]] 5/85 (30 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 303 (98.3 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Andrew Gale|AW Gale]] 96 (182)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Boyd Rankin|WB Rankin]] 6/55 (15.3 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 219/7[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (54.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ian Westwood|IJ Westwood]] 84 (134) 
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[James Middlebrook|JD Middlebrook]] 5/82 (16.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 221/4 (64 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Andrew Hodd|AJ Hodd]] 54[[not out|*]] (93)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Jeetan Patel|JS Patel]] 3/70 (28 overs)

| result = Match drawn
| bg = D
| venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]]
| umpires = [[Steve Garratt]] and [[Jeremy Lloyds]]
| motm = 
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2015/engine/match/804179.html Scorecard]
| toss = Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
| notes = Points: Warwickshire 11, Yorkshire 9
}}

{{Test match collapsible |stack=yes
| date = 9–12 May
| team1 = (H) [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]
| team2 = [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 264 (101.3 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Sam Hain (cricketer)|SR Hain]] 82 (166)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Joe Leach|J Leach]] 6/73 (26.3 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 149 (42.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ben Cox|OB Cox]] 45 (72)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Keith Barker|KHD Barker]] 3/43 (15 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 321/8[[Declaration and forfeiture|d]] (109 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Varun Chopra|V Chopra]] 107 (229)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Joe Leach|J Leach]] 2/61 (24 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 255 (83 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ben Cox|OB Cox]] 44 (47)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Jeetan Patel|JS Patel]] 4/69 (22 overs)

| result = Warwickshire won by 181 runs
| bg = W
| venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]]
| umpires = [[David Millns]] and [[Martin Saggers]]
| motm = 
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2015/engine/match/804185.html Scorecard]
| toss = Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
| notes = Points: Warwickshire 21, Worcestershire 3
}}

{{Test match collapsible |stack=
| date = 17–20 May
| team1 = (H) [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]
| team2 = [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]]

| score-team1-inns1 = 450 (107.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = [[Keith Barker|KHD Barker]] 102[[Not out|*]] (124)
| wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Graham Onions|G Onions]] 5/85 (29 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 185 (40.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = [[Paul Collingwood|PD Collingwood]] 68 (77)
| wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Richard Jones (cricketer, born 1986)|RA Jones]] 4/48 (12 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 327 (92.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = [[Mark Stoneman]] 111 (216)
| wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Keith Barker]] 5/103 (27.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 63/2 (17.4 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ian Westwood]] 32[[not out|*]] (52)
| wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Chris Rushworth]] 1/16 (7 overs)

| result = Warwickshire won by 8 wickets
| bg = W
| venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]]
| umpires = [[Nigel Cowley]] and [[Jeff Evans (cricket)|Jeff Evans]]
| motm = 
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-championship-div1-2015/engine/match/804197.html Scorecard]
| toss = Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
| notes = Points: Warwickshire 24, Durham 3
}}

==Royal London-One Day Cup==
{{see also|2015 Royal London One-Day Cup}}
===Group B Table===
{{:2015 Royal London One-Day Cup|transcludesection=Group B|showteam=WAR}}
===Fixtures===
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==NatWest t20 Blast==
{{see also|2015 NatWest t20 Blast}}

===North Division Table===
{{2015 NatWest t20 Blast North Division|team=WAR}}

===Results===
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{{Limited overs collapsible |stack= | date= {{anchor|matchNottinghamshireBirmingham}} 15 May | time= 18:30 | daynight= yes | bg= L
| team1  = [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Birmingham Bears]]
| team2  = [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire Outlaws]] (H)
| score1 = 141/7 (20 overs)
| runs1  = [[Varun Chopra]] 80 (61)
|wickets1= [[Luke Fletcher]] 3/24 (4 overs)
| score2 = 142/2 (14.3 overs)
| runs2  = [[Alex Hales]] 86[[not out|*]] (43)
|wickets2= [[Rikki Clarke]] 1/18 (3 overs)
| toss   = Nottinghamshire Outlaws won the toss and elected to field
| venue  = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]]
| umpires= [[Martin Bodenham]] and [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]]
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/natwest-t20-blast-2015/engine/current/match/804457.html Scorecard]
| motm   = [[Alex Hales]] (Nottinghamshire Outlaws)
| result = Nottinghamshire Outlaws won by 8 wickets
| notes  = [[Tom Lewis (cricketer)|Tom Lewis]] (Birmingham Bears) made his T20 debut
}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Warwickshire County Cricket Club seasons}}
{{2015 English cricket season}}

[[Category:2015 in English cricket]]
[[Category:Warwickshire County Cricket Club seasons|2015]]