The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) will organise the 125th County Championship edition between April and September 2025. The first-class competition will start on April 4 and conclude on September 27.
As many as 18 teams, divided into two divisions, will feature in 15 rounds. Division One has 10 teams, with 70 matches scheduled between them. Division Two, meanwhile, consists of 56 games with eight teams facing each other.
Teams will play in a round-robin format in four-day matches. All matches are day fixtures and will use traditional red balls.
The first eight rounds will take place across April and May before the competition takes a break for the T20 Blast. Then two rounds will be played in late June and early July before the last leg kicks in late July.
At the end of the competition, the top teams from both divisions will emerge as the County Championship 2025 winners.
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You can check out the complete fixtures for the County Championship 2025 (Division One and Division Two) below.
| Tournament | County Championship 2025 |
| Board | England and Wales Cricket Board |
| No. of Teams | 18 |
| Format | First-Class |
| Matches | 126 |
| Venue | England |
| Dates | April 4 – September 27, 2025 |
| Live Streaming Platform | FanCode, YouTube |
County Championship 2025: Teams and Captains
Division One
Here are the 10 teams and their captains participating in the County Championship Division One 2025.
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| Durham | Alex Lees |
| Essex | Tom Westley |
| Hampshire | Ben Brown |
| Nottinghamshire | Haseeb Hameed |
| Somerset | Lewis Gregory |
| Surrey | Rory Burns |
| Sussex | John Simpson |
| Warwickshire | Alex Davies |
| Worcestershire | Brett D’Oliveira |
| Yorkshire | Jonny Bairstow |
Division Two
Here are the eight participating teams in the County Championship Division Two 2025, along with their captains.
| Team | Captain |
|---|---|
| Derbyshire | Wayne Madsen |
| Glamorgan | Sam Northeast |
| Gloucestershire | Cameron Bancroft |
| Kent | Daniel Bell-Drummond |
| Lancashire | Keaton Jennings |
| Leicestershire | Peter Handscomb |
| Middlesex | Kane Williamson |
| Northamptonshire | Ricardo Vasconcelos |
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County Championship 2025: Squads and Players
Division One Squads
Durham
Squad Not Yet Announced.
Essex
Charlie Allison, Dean Elgar, Nick Browne, Robin Das, Jamal Richards, Luc Benkenstein, Matt Critchley, Noah Thain, Shardul Thakur, Tom Westley, Adam Rossington, Jordan Cox, Michael Pepper, Jamie Porter, Sam Cook, Shane Snater, Simon Harmer
Hampshire
Squad Not Yet Announced.
Nottinghamshire
Squad Not Yet Announced.
Somerset
Squad Not Yet Announced.
Surrey
Cameron Steel, Dominic Sibley, Jason Roy, Josh Blake, Laurie Evans, Ollie Pope, Rory Burns, Ryan Patel, Dan Lawrence, Jamie Overton, Jordan Clark, Nathan Smith, Ollie Sykes, Sam Curran, Thomas Lawes, Tom Curran, Tom Ealham, Will Jacks, Ben Foakes, Jamie Smith, Chris Jordan, Daniel Worrall, Gus Atkinson, James Taylor, Kemar Roach, Matt Dunn, Matthew Fisher, Nathan Barnwell, Reece Topley, Seb Stuart-Reckling, Yousef Majid
Sussex
Squad Not Yet Announced.
Warwickshire
Squad Not Yet Announced.
Worcestershire
Squad Not Yet Announced.
Yorkshire
Adam Lyth, Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, James Wharton, Joe Root, Matthew Revis, William Luxton, George Hill, Jawad Akhtar, Jordan Thompson, Will Sutherland, Yash Vagadia, Finlay Bean, Harry Duke, Jonathan Tattersall, Jonny Bairstow, Noah Kelly, Adil Rashid, Alexander Wade, Ben Coad, Ben Sears, Benjamin Cliff, Daniel Moriarty, Dom Bess, Jack White, Jafer Chohan, Jordan Buckingham, Matt Milnes, Will O’Rourke
Division Two Squads
Derbyshire
Caleb Jewell, David Lloyd, Harry Came, Mitchell Wagstaff, Ross Whiteley, Wayne Madsen, Alex Thomson, Anuj Dal, Luis Reece, Martin Andersson, Samit Patel, Yusuf Bin Naeem, Aneurin Donald, Brooke Guest, Ben Aitchison, Blair Tickner, Harry Moore, Nick Potts, Pat Brown, Zak Chappell
Glamorgan
Squad Not Yet Announced.
Gloucestershire
Squad Not Yet Announced.
Kent
Ben Compton, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Jack Leaning, Joe Denly, Tawanda Muyeye, Zak Crawley, Ekansh Singh, Grant Stewart, Jaydn Denly, Joey Evison, Marcus O’Riordan, Chris Benjamin, Harry Finch, Sam Billings, Fred Klaassen, George Garrett, Jaskaran Singh, Kashif Ali, Keith Dudgeon, Matt Parkinson, Matt Quinn, Michael Cohen, Nathan Gilchrist, Wes Agar
Lancashire
Ashton Turner, Harry Singh, Josh Bohannon, Keaton Jennings, Keshana Fonseka, Marcus Harris, Michael Jones, Rocky Flintoff, George Balderson, Liam Livingstone, Luke Wells, Tom Aspinwall, George Bell, Jos Buttler, Matthew Hurst, Phil Salt, Anderson Phillip, Charlie Barnard, Jack Blatherwick, James Anderson, Joshua Boyden, Luke Wood, Mitchell Stanley, Ollie Sutton, Saqib Mahmood, Tom Bailey, Tom Hartley, Will Williams
Leicestershire
Squad Not Yet Announced.
Middlesex
Aaryan Sawant, Ben Geddes, Joshua De Caires, Kane Williamson, Leus du Plooy, Max Holden, Sam Robson, Nathan Fernandes, Ryan Higgins, Sebastian Morgan, Jack Davies, Joe Cracknell, Stephen Eskinazi, Blake Cullen, Dane Paterson, Henry Brookes, Ishaan Kaushal, Josh Little, Naavya Sharma, Noah Cornwell, Toby Roland-Jones, Tom Helm, Zafar Gohar
Northamptonshire
Squad Not Yet Announced.
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County Championship 2025: Division One Schedule
| No. | Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 04-Apr 07 | Essex vs Surrey | County Ground, Chelmsford | 03:30 PM |
| 2 | Apr 04-Apr 07 | Hampshire vs Yorkshire | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 03:30 PM |
| 3 | Apr 04-Apr 07 | Somerset vs Worcestershire | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 03:30 PM |
| 4 | Apr 04-Apr 07 | Warwickshire vs Sussex | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 03:30 PM |
| 5 | Apr 04-Apr 07 | Nottinghamshire vs Durham | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 03:30 PM |
| 6 | Apr 11-Apr 14 | Yorkshire vs Worcestershire | Headingley, Leeds | 03:30 PM |
| 7 | Apr 11-Apr 14 | Sussex vs Somerset | County Ground, Hove | 03:30 PM |
| 8 | Apr 11-Apr 14 | Surrey vs Hampshire | Kennington Oval, London | 03:30 PM |
| 9 | Apr 11-Apr 14 | Nottinghamshire vs Essex | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 03:30 PM |
| 10 | Apr 11-Apr 14 | Durham vs Warwickshire | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 03:30 PM |
| 11 | Apr 18-Apr 21 | Hampshire vs Somerset | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 05:30 AM |
| 12 | Apr 18-Apr 21 | Durham vs Yorkshire | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 03:30 PM |
| 13 | Apr 18-Apr 21 | Essex vs Worcestershire | County Ground, Chelmsford | 03:30 PM |
| 14 | Apr 18-Apr 21 | Sussex vs Surrey | County Ground, Hove | 03:30 PM |
| 15 | Apr 18-Apr 21 | Warwickshire vs Nottinghamshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 03:30 PM |
| 16 | Apr 25-Apr 28 | Nottinghamshire vs Sussex | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 03:30 PM |
| 17 | Apr 25-Apr 28 | Surrey vs Somerset | Kennington Oval, London | 03:30 PM |
| 18 | Apr 25-Apr 28 | Worcestershire vs Durham | New Road, Worcester | 03:30 PM |
| 19 | May 02-May 05 | Somerset vs Essex | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 03:30 PM |
| 20 | May 02-May 05 | Hampshire vs Durham | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 03:30 PM |
| 21 | May 02-May 05 | Yorkshire vs Warwickshire | Headingley, Leeds | 03:30 PM |
| 22 | May 09-May 12 | Essex vs Yorkshire | County Ground, Chelmsford | 03:30 PM |
| 23 | May 09-May 12 | Warwickshire vs Surrey | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 03:30 PM |
| 24 | May 09-May 12 | Nottinghamshire vs Hampshire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 03:30 PM |
| 25 | May 09-May 12 | Sussex vs Worcestershire | County Ground, Hove | 03:30 PM |
| 26 | May 16-May 19 | Worcestershire vs Essex | New Road, Worcester | 03:30 PM |
| 27 | May 16-May 19 | Warwickshire vs Hampshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 03:30 PM |
| 28 | May 16-May 19 | Surrey vs Yorkshire | Kennington Oval, London | 03:30 PM |
| 29 | May 16-May 19 | Somerset vs Sussex | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 03:30 PM |
| 30 | May 16-May 19 | Durham vs Nottinghamshire | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 03:30 PM |
| 31 | May 23-May 26 | Durham vs Somerset | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 03:30 PM |
| 32 | May 23-May 26 | Hampshire vs Sussex | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 03:30 PM |
| 33 | May 23-May 26 | Surrey vs Essex | Kennington Oval, London | 03:30 PM |
| 34 | May 23-May 26 | Worcestershire vs Warwickshire | New Road, Worcester | 03:30 PM |
| 35 | May 23-May 26 | Yorkshire vs Nottinghamshire | Headingley, Leeds | 03:30 PM |
| 36 | Jun 22-Jun 25 | Nottinghamshire vs Yorkshire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 03:30 PM |
| 37 | Jun 22-Jun 25 | Worcestershire vs Surrey | New Road, Worcester | 03:30 PM |
| 38 | Jun 22-Jun 25 | Warwickshire vs Somerset | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 03:30 PM |
| 39 | Jun 22-Jun 25 | Essex vs Hampshire | County Ground, Chelmsford | 03:30 PM |
| 40 | Jun 22-Jun 25 | Durham vs Sussex | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 03:30 PM |
| 41 | Jun 29-Jul 02 | Yorkshire vs Essex | York Cricket Club, York | 03:30 PM |
| 42 | Jun 29-Jul 02 | Surrey vs Durham | Kennington Oval, London | 03:30 PM |
| 43 | Jun 29-Jul 02 | Somerset vs Nottinghamshire | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 03:30 PM |
| 44 | Jun 29-Jul 02 | Hampshire vs Worcestershire | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 03:30 PM |
| 45 | Jun 29-Jul 02 | Sussex vs Warwickshire | County Ground, Hove | 03:30 PM |
| 46 | Jul 22-Jul 25 | Warwickshire vs Worcestershire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 03:30 PM |
| 47 | Jul 22-Jul 25 | Yorkshire vs Surrey | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | 03:30 PM |
| 48 | Jul 22-Jul 25 | Sussex vs Essex | County Ground, Hove | 03:30 PM |
| 49 | Jul 22-Jul 25 | Hampshire vs Nottinghamshire | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 03:30 PM |
| 50 | Jul 22-Jul 25 | Somerset vs Durham | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 03:30 PM |
| 51 | Jul 29-Aug 01 | Nottinghamshire vs Somerset | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 03:30 PM |
| 52 | Jul 29-Aug 01 | Worcestershire vs Hampshire | New Road, Worcester | 03:30 PM |
| 53 | Jul 29-Aug 01 | Yorkshire vs Sussex | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | 03:30 PM |
| 54 | Jul 29-Aug 01 | Essex vs Warwickshire | County Ground, Chelmsford | 03:30 PM |
| 55 | Jul 29-Aug 01 | Durham vs Surrey | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 03:30 PM |
| 56 | Sep 08-Sep 11 | Essex vs Durham | County Ground, Chelmsford | 03:30 PM |
| 57 | Sep 08-Sep 11 | Somerset vs Yorkshire | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 03:30 PM |
| 58 | Sep 08-Sep 11 | Surrey vs Warwickshire | Kennington Oval, London | 03:30 PM |
| 59 | Sep 08-Sep 11 | Sussex vs Hampshire | County Ground, Hove | 03:30 PM |
| 60 | Sep 08-Sep 11 | Worcestershire vs Nottinghamshire | New Road, Worcester | 03:30 PM |
| 61 | Sep 15-Sep 18 | Somerset vs Hampshire | The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton | 03:30 PM |
| 62 | Sep 15-Sep 18 | Surrey vs Nottinghamshire | Kennington Oval, London | 03:30 PM |
| 63 | Sep 15-Sep 18 | Sussex vs Yorkshire | County Ground, Hove | 03:30 PM |
| 64 | Sep 15-Sep 18 | Durham vs Worcestershire | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 03:30 PM |
| 65 | Sep 15-Sep 18 | Warwickshire vs Essex | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 03:30 PM |
| 66 | Sep 24-Sep 27 | Essex vs Somerset | County Ground, Chelmsford | 03:30 PM |
| 67 | Sep 24-Sep 27 | Nottinghamshire vs Warwickshire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 03:30 PM |
| 68 | Sep 24-Sep 27 | Hampshire vs Surrey | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | 03:30 PM |
| 69 | Sep 24-Sep 27 | Worcestershire vs Sussex | New Road, Worcester | 03:30 PM |
| 70 | Sep 24-Sep 27 | Yorkshire vs Durham | Headingley, Leeds | 03:30 PM |
County Championship 2025: Division Two Schedule
| No. | Date | Match | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 04-Apr 07 | Northamptonshire vs Kent | County Ground, Northampton | 03:30 PM |
| 2 | Apr 04-Apr 07 | Derbyshire vs Gloucestershire | County Ground, Derby | 03:30 PM |
| 3 | Apr 04-Apr 07 | Middlesex vs Lancashire | Lord’s, London | 03:30 PM |
| 4 | Apr 04-Apr 07 | Glamorgan vs Leicestershire | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 03:30 PM |
| 5 | Apr 11-Apr 14 | Gloucestershire vs Glamorgan | County Ground, Bristol | 03:30 PM |
| 6 | Apr 11-Apr 14 | Leicestershire vs Derbyshire | Grace Road, Leicester | 03:30 PM |
| 7 | Apr 11-Apr 14 | Lancashire vs Northamptonshire | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 03:30 PM |
| 8 | Apr 11-Apr 14 | Kent vs Middlesex | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 03:30 PM |
| 9 | Apr 18-Apr 21 | Derbyshire vs Northamptonshire | County Ground, Derby | 03:30 PM |
| 10 | Apr 18-Apr 21 | Kent vs Gloucestershire | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 03:30 PM |
| 11 | Apr 18-Apr 21 | Middlesex vs Glamorgan | Lord’s, London | 03:30 PM |
| 12 | Apr 18-Apr 21 | Lancashire vs Leicestershire | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 03:30 PM |
| 13 | Apr 25-Apr 28 | Gloucestershire vs Leicestershire | County Ground, Bristol | 03:30 PM |
| 14 | Apr 25-Apr 28 | Derbyshire vs Middlesex | County Ground, Derby | 03:30 PM |
| 15 | May 02-May 05 | Glamorgan vs Derbyshire | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 03:30 PM |
| 16 | May 02-May 05 | Lancashire vs Gloucestershire | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 03:30 PM |
| 17 | May 02-May 05 | Middlesex vs Kent | Lord’s, London | 03:30 PM |
| 18 | May 02-May 05 | Leicestershire vs Northamptonshire | Grace Road, Leicester | 03:30 PM |
| 19 | May 09-May 12 | Northamptonshire vs Lancashire | County Ground, Northampton | 03:30 PM |
| 20 | May 09-May 12 | Kent vs Glamorgan | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 03:30 PM |
| 21 | May 16-May 19 | Glamorgan vs Northamptonshire | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 03:30 PM |
| 22 | May 16-May 19 | Middlesex vs Leicestershire | Lord’s, London | 03:30 PM |
| 23 | May 16-May 19 | Lancashire vs Derbyshire | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 03:30 PM |
| 24 | May 16-May 19 | Gloucestershire vs Kent | County Ground, Bristol | 03:30 PM |
| 25 | May 23-May 26 | Glamorgan vs Middlesex | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 03:30 PM |
| 26 | May 23-May 26 | Leicestershire vs Lancashire | Grace Road, Leicester | 03:30 PM |
| 27 | May 23-May 26 | Northamptonshire vs Gloucestershire | County Ground, Northampton | 03:30 PM |
| 28 | May 23-May 26 | Derbyshire vs Kent | County Ground, Derby | 03:30 PM |
| 29 | Jun 22-Jun 25 | Leicestershire vs Glamorgan | Grace Road, Leicester | 03:30 PM |
| 30 | Jun 22-Jun 25 | Northamptonshire vs Middlesex | County Ground, Northampton | 03:30 PM |
| 31 | Jun 22-Jun 25 | Lancashire vs Kent | TBC, TBC | 03:30 PM |
| 32 | Jun 22-Jun 25 | Gloucestershire vs Derbyshire | County Ground, Bristol | 03:30 PM |
| 33 | Jun 29-Jul 02 | Leicestershire vs Middlesex | Grace Road, Leicester | 03:30 PM |
| 34 | Jun 29-Jul 02 | Kent vs Northamptonshire | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 03:30 PM |
| 35 | Jun 29-Jul 02 | Derbyshire vs Lancashire | Queen’s Park, Chesterfield | 03:30 PM |
| 36 | Jun 29-Jul 02 | Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 03:30 PM |
| 37 | Jul 22-Jul 25 | Gloucestershire vs Lancashire | College Ground, Cheltenham | 03:30 PM |
| 38 | Jul 22-Jul 25 | Derbyshire vs Leicestershire | County Ground, Derby | 03:30 PM |
| 39 | Jul 22-Jul 25 | Middlesex vs Northamptonshire | Merchant Taylors’ School Ground, Northwood | 03:30 PM |
| 40 | Jul 22-Jul 25 | Glamorgan vs Kent | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 03:30 PM |
| 41 | Jul 29-Aug 01 | Kent vs Leicestershire | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 03:30 PM |
| 42 | Jul 29-Aug 01 | Lancashire vs Glamorgan | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 03:30 PM |
| 43 | Jul 29-Aug 01 | Gloucestershire vs Middlesex | College Ground, Cheltenham | 03:30 PM |
| 44 | Jul 29-Aug 01 | Northamptonshire vs Derbyshire | County Ground, Northampton | 03:30 PM |
| 45 | Sep 08-Sep 11 | Leicestershire vs Gloucestershire | Grace Road, Leicester | 03:30 PM |
| 46 | Sep 08-Sep 11 | Middlesex vs Derbyshire | Lord’s, London | 03:30 PM |
| 47 | Sep 08-Sep 11 | Northamptonshire vs Glamorgan | County Ground, Northampton | 03:30 PM |
| 48 | Sep 08-Sep 11 | Kent vs Lancashire | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 03:30 PM |
| 49 | Sep 15-Sep 18 | Derbyshire vs Glamorgan | County Ground, Derby | 03:30 PM |
| 50 | Sep 15-Sep 18 | Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire | County Ground, Bristol | 03:30 PM |
| 51 | Sep 15-Sep 18 | Lancashire vs Middlesex | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 03:30 PM |
| 52 | Sep 15-Sep 18 | Leicestershire vs Kent | Grace Road, Leicester | 03:30 PM |
| 53 | Sep 24-Sep 27 | Northamptonshire vs Leicestershire | County Ground, Northampton | 03:30 PM |
| 54 | Sep 24-Sep 27 | Kent vs Derbyshire | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 03:30 PM |
| 55 | Sep 24-Sep 27 | Middlesex vs Gloucestershire | Lord’s, London | 03:30 PM |
| 56 | Sep 24-Sep 27 | Glamorgan vs Lancashire | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | 03:30 PM |
County Championship 2025: Live Streaming Details
The live broadcast of any County Championship 2025 match won’t be available on TV in India. But you can live stream the matches on the YouTube channels of the respective home teams and FanCode.
