The 2025 County Championship is the 125th cricket County Championship season in England and Wales.[1][2] As in 2024, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. The season will start on 4 April and finish on 27 September 2025.[3][4][5] Surrey are the defending champions.[6]
| Dates | 4 April 2025 – 27 September 2025 |
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| Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
| Tournament format(s) | League system |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 126 |
Teams
editThe teams were split based on the finishing positions in the 2024 season. The following teams took part in the County Championship:
Division One teams
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (December 2024) |
| Team | Primary home ground | Captain | Coach |
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| Durham | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | ||
| Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | ||
| Hampshire | Rose Bowl, Southampton | ||
| Nottinghamshire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | ||
| Somerset | County Ground, Taunton | ||
| Surrey | The Oval, London | ||
| Sussex | County Ground, Hove | ||
| Warwickshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | ||
| Worcestershire | New Road, Worcester | ||
| Yorkshire | Headingley, Leeds |
Team promoted from Division Two in 2024
Division Two teams
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| Team | Primary home ground | Captain | Coach |
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| Derbyshire | County Ground, Derby | ||
| Glamorgan | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | ||
| Gloucestershire | County Ground, Bristol | ||
| Kent | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | ||
| Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester | ||
| Leicestershire | Grace Road, Leicester | ||
| Middlesex | Lord's, London | ||
| Northamptonshire | County Ground, Northampton |
Team relegated from Division One in 2024
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References
edit- ^ "English cricket schedule 2025: County Championship and One Day Cup fixtures met with player welfare concerns". skysports.com. 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Rothesay County Championship fixtures 2025". ecb.co.uk. 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Surrey start County Championship title defence at Essex". BBC. 26 November 2024.
- ^ "Rothesay County Championship 2025 fixtures: All the matches, dates and schedule for 2025 competition". skysports.com. 28 November 2024.
- ^ Gardner, Alan (26 November 2024). "Men's county schedule stays the same for 2025 but revamp in the works". ESPN CricInfo.
- ^ "Surrey win County Championship for third year running". BBC Sport. 20 September 2024.