Round 16: September 26-29 Who are the favourites to win?

The competition runs across the summer, with the majority of the matches taking place in April, May and September, though there are also rounds in June and July.Įvery county will play 14 matches in the Championship each season, although not every team will be involved in every match week. When does the County Championship take place? Bonus points are only available in the first innings of matches. Teams will only start accumulating batting bonus points from 250 runs, and in 50-run increments thereafter. In 2023, the threshold for batting points has been raised. Once batting and bowling bonus points are included, there is a maximum of 24 points available each match. Yorkshire and Gloucestershire were relegated to Division Two in 2022, Nottinghamshire and Middlesex were promoted to Division One.ĭivision One: Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Warwickshireĭivision Two: Derbyshire, Durham, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Sussex, Worcestershire, Yorkshire Who are the recent Winners?Ģ016- Middlesex What is the points structure?Ī team is awarded 16 points for a win and five for a draw - this is a return to pre-2019 points, after eight points were briefly introduced for a draw in the interim. Yorkshire have 33 titles, as the most successful side in the tournament's history. The first winner was Surrey in 1890 and the most recent was also Surrey in 2022. As at the start of the 2023 campaign, there are 10 teams in Division One and eight in Division Two. The Championship was split into two divisions in 2000, with the introduction of promotion and. The competition started with eight teams and over time added counties. There are 17 counties from England and one from Wales. The competition features 18 teams, which represent counties across England and Wales. The County Championship became official in 1890. The County Championship takes place at county grounds across England and Wales.

The County Championship is the first-class cricket domestic competition for England and Wales.

County cricket scoring system