BRETT D'Oliveira and Joe Clarke are neck-and-neck as Worcestershire's leading run-scorers in Specsavers County Championship Division Two this summer with Joe Leach out on his own as top wicket-taker.

D'Oliveira, who missed the game with Kent at Canterbury because of a dislocated finger, is just three runs ahead of Clarke on 690 at an average of 49.29 compared to 42.94.

With five matches remaining, the England Lions duo are both on target to reach 1,000 runs in a season for the first time.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore is next in line with 552 runs at 36.80 followed by keeper Ben Cox with 470 at 36.15.

Leach has followed up his 59 wickets last season with another 40 despite conditions generally being more batsmen-friendly with the aid of the new toss rule.

New Zealand paceman Matt Henry, with 27 from his six appearances for the County, is next in line followed by Ed Barnard on 20.

All-rounder Leach is occupying third spot in the Professional Cricketers' Association overall most valuable player rankings heading into the final third of the campaign.

Leach went into the current home Championship clash with Glamorgan on 367 points, two behind Warwickshire's Rikki Clarke who has edged in front of him.

The 25-year-old Worcestershire player has taken 40 Championship wickets, picked up another 20 in the NatWest T20 Blast and made several valuable contributions with the bat in red and white-ball cricket.

But leading the way by 50 points is Hampshire's Liam Dawson, who became the first player in the country to top 400 points this season with 30 from last week’s drawn Championship match against Lancashire at the Ageas Bowl.

Nottinghamshire all-rounder Samit Patel, who has the most points in formats since the rankings system was introduced in 2007, is in fourth place on 358, level with Toby Roland-Jones of Middlesex.