2025 County Championship

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2025 County Championship
Dates4 April 2025 – 27 September 2025
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format First-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s) League system
Participants18
Matches126
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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 started on 4 April and will finish on 27 September 2025. [3] [4] [5] Surrey are the defending champions. [6]

Contents

Teams

The teams were split based on the finishing positions in the 2024 season. The following teams took part in the County Championship:

Division One teams

TeamPrimary home groundCaptainCoach
Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Alex Lees Ryan Campbell
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Tom Westley Chris Silverwood
Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Ben Brown Adrian Birrell
Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Haseeb Hameed Peter Moores
Somerset County Ground, Taunton Lewis Gregory Jason Kerr
Surrey The Oval, London Rory Burns Gareth Batty
Sussex County Ground, Hove John Simpson Paul Farbrace
Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Alex Davies Ian Westwood
Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Brett D'Oliveira Alan Richardson
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds Jonny Bairstow Anthony McGrath

  Team promoted from Division Two in 2024

Division Two teams

TeamPrimary home groundCaptainCoach
Derbyshire County Ground, Derby Wayne Madsen Mickey Arthur
Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Sam Northeast Richard Dawson
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Cameron Bancroft Mark Alleyne
Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Daniel Bell-Drummond Adam Hollioake
Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Keaton Jennings Dale Benkenstein
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester Peter Handscomb Alfonso Thomas
Middlesex Lord's, London Toby Roland-Jones Richard Johnson
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton Luke Procter Darren Lehmann

  Team relegated from Division One in 2024

Division One

April

4–7 April 2025
Scorecard
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582/6d (147.2 overs)
Matt Critchley 145* (261)
Dan Lawrence 3/169 (35.2 overs)
365 (129.5 overs)
Ben Foakes 92* (191)
Simon Harmer 4/83 (47 overs)
219/6 (97 overs) (f/o)
Dom Sibley 66 (221)
Shane Snater 1/23 (7 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Charlie Allison (Essex) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Essex 14, Surrey 11
4–7 April 2025
Scorecard
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121 (34.4 overs)
Dawid Malan 31 (33)
Liam Dawson 3/8 (4.4 overs)
249 (89.2 overs)
Ben Brown 49* (63)
George Hill 3/36 (18.2 overs)
275 (99.5overs)
Adam Lyth 106 (275)
Brad Wheal 4/56 (19 overs)
148/5 (39.3 overs)
Tom Prest 57 (69)
Dom Bess 3/52 (13.3 overs)
Hampshire won by 5 wickets
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Hampshire 19, Yorkshire 3
4–7 April 2025
Scorecard
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378 (99.5 overs)
Colin Ackermann 116 (203)
Fergus O'Neill 5/81 (22.5 overs)
579 (155.5 overs)
Lyndon James 125 (160)
Matthew Potts 4/112 (35 overs)
289 (85.3 overs)
Colin Ackermann 124 (223)
Josh Tongue 5/66 (21 overs)
89/2 (17.1 overs)
Haseeb Hameed 39* (57)
Matthew Potts 1/10 (6 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Durham 5
4–7 April 2025
Scorecard
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154 (45.3 overs)
Gareth Roderick 58 (98)
Kasey Aldridge 5/36 (8 overs)
670/7d (149.4 overs)
Tom Banton 371 (403)
Adam Finch 2/104 (21 overs)
485/9 (200 overs)
Brett D'Oliveira 121 (340)
Jack Leach 4/107 (65 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tom Banton (Somerset) made his maiden triple century in first-class cricket and the highest individual first-class score for Somerset. [7] [8]
  • Points: Somerset 16, Worcestershire 9
4–7 April 2025
Scorecard
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528 (136.3 overs)
John Simpson 181* (262)
Ethan Bamber 4/105 (30 overs)
454 (113.2 overs)
Rob Yates 115 (159)
Jack Carson 4/92 (31.2 overs)
313/7d (85 overs)
Tom Alsop 82* (131)
Rob Yates 3/79 (25 overs)
104/2 (28 overs)
Rob Yates 65* (82)
Jayden Seales 1/10 (8 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tazeem Ali and Kai Smith (Warwickshire) both made their first-class debuts.
  • Points: Warwickshire 15, Sussex 14
11–14 April 2025
Scorecard
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387 (107.5 overs)
Ben McKinney 153 (244)
Tazeem Ali 4/66 (20.5 overs)
287/8 (82 overs)
Kai Smith 79 (127)
Daniel Hogg 3/60 (15 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
11–14 April 2025
Scorecard
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347 (104 overs)
Kyle Verreynne 128* (242)
Sam Cook 4/44 (25 overs)
301/5 (86 overs)
Jordan Cox 82 (133)
Lyndon James 2/42 (17 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Wayne Noon
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field.
11–14 April 2025
Scorecard
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253 (77.3 overs)
Dom Sibley 100* (217)
Brad Wheal 4/65 (19.3 overs)
219 (69.2 overs)
Tom Prest 44 (81)
Daniel Worrall 3/37 (17 overs)
136/1 (36 overs)
Ollie Pope 56* (74)
Kyle Abbott 1/26 (8 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
The Oval, London
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Martin Saggers
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
11–14 April 2025
Scorecard
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294 (74.4 overs)
Tom Clark 49 (85)
Lewis Gregory 4/90 (20.4 overs)
201 (46 overs)
James Rew 80* (83)
Sean Hunt 5/48 (12 overs)
246/1 (69 overs)
Tom Haines 117* (211)
Jack Leach 1/60 (20 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sean Hunt (Sussex) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. [9]
11–14 April 2025
Scorecard
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456 (101.2 overs)
Dawid Malan 98 (133)
Ben Allison 3/58 (18.2 overs)
162 (66.3 overs)
Jake Libby 53 (106)
Ben Coad 4/39 (15.3 overs)
61/1 (19 overs)
Adam Lyth 32* (56)
Ben Allison 1/13 (6 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Mark Newell and Steve O'Shaughnessy
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.

May

June

July

September

Division Two

April

4–7 April 2025
Scorecard
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222 (70.4 overs)
Graeme van Buuren 67 (109)
Luis Reece 6/52 (20.4 overs)
391 (78.5 overs)
Wayne Madsen 118 (166)
Marchant de Lange 3/31 (13 overs)
259 (87.1 overs)
Ben Charlesworth 110 (191)
Luis Reece 4/45 (19.1 overs)
93/1 (19.3 overs)
Caleb Jewell 51* (48)
Tom Price 1/18 (3 overs)
Derbyshire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Chris Watts
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Luis Reece (Derbyshire) took his first ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket. [10] [11]
  • Points: Derbyshire 22, Gloucestershire 3
4–7 April 2025
Scorecard
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229 (74.3 overs)
Chris Cooke 55 (102)
Ben Mike 3/54 (12.3 overs)
427 (118 overs)
Lewis Hill 96 (126)
Andy Gorvin 4/51 (22 overs)
248 (86 overs)
Kiran Carlson 113 (214)
Ian Holland 4/46 (22 overs)
53/0 (6 overs)
Sol Budinger 32* (20)
Leicestershire won by 10 wickets
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Mark Newell
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Glamorgan 2, Leicestershire 23
4–7 April 2025
Scorecard
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260 (68.2 overs)
Sam Robson 70 (83)
Tom Aspinwall 4/32 (9.2 overs)
359 (123.3 overs)
Marcus Harris 138 (197)
Zafar Gohar 4/79 (28.3 overs)
407 (119.4 overs)
Max Holden 184 (335)
Tom Bailey 5/79 (26 overs)
262/8 (66.5 overs)
Marcus Harris 52 (71)
Zafar Gohar 3/64 (23 overs)
Match drawn
Lord's, London
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Surendiran Shanmugam
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ollie Sutton (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Middlesex 11, Lancashire 13
4–7 April 2025
Scorecard
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231 (62.5 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 72 (106)
Raphael Weatherall 3/32 (10 overs)
143 (42 overs)
Rob Keogh 64 (81)
Jaskaran Singh 4/35 (12 overs)
171 (55.3 overs)
Joey Evison 52 (96)
Raphael Weatherall 3/38 (10 overs)
114 (35.4 overs)
George Bartlett 60* (79)
Keith Dudgeon 7/36 (10.4 overs)
Kent won by 145 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Rob Bailey
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Northamptonshire3, Kent 19
11–14 April 2025
Scorecard
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546 (137.5 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 163 (267)
Ned Leonard 3/122 (24 overs)
146/3 (40.5 overs)
Sam Northeast 50 (79)
Ajeet Singh Dale 1/21 (9 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Naeem Ashraf and Paul Baldwin
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
11–14 April 2025
Scorecard
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222 (60.3 overs)
Jack Davies 47* (77)
Nathan Gilchrist 3/43 (16 overs)
218 (49 overs)
Grant Stewart 56 (56)
Blake Cullen 4/60 (11 overs)
222/6 (75.2 overs)
Ben Geddes 73* (136)
Nathan Gilchrist 2/52 (15.2 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Surendiran Shanmugam and Jack Shantry
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
11–14 April 2025
Scorecard
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496 (143.1 overs)
Saif Zaib 116 (170)
Tom Hartley 3/91 (33.1 overs)
139/4 (45.2 overs)
Keaton Jennings 60* (137)
Justin Broad 2/31 (10 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
11–14 April 2025
Scorecard
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484 (107.2 overs)
Logan van Beek 82 (103)
Jack Morley 2/59 (21.2 overs)
346/8 (82 overs)
Martin Andersson 101* (136)
Logan van Beek 3/87 (17 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Chris Watts
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Martin Andersson (Derbyshire) scored his first century in first-class cricket. [12]

May

June

July

September

Standings

Division One

PosTeamPldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
1 Nottinghamshire 11000033022
2 Hampshire 11000003019
3 Somerset 10001053016
4 Sussex 10001043015
5 Warwickshire 10001042014
6 Essex 10001042014
7 Surrey 10001021011
8 Worcestershire 1000100109
9 Durham 1010003205
10 Yorkshire 1010000303
Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2025. Source: ECB Cricbuzz

Division Two

PosTeamPldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
1 Leicestershire 11000043023
2 Derbyshire 11000033022
3 Kent 11000003019
4 Lancashire 10001023013
5 Middlesex 10001012011
6 Northamptonshire 1010000303
7 Gloucestershire 1010000303
8 Glamorgan 1010000202
Updated to match(es) played on 7 April 2025. Source: ECB Cricbuzz

Statistics

Division 1

Most runs
RunsPlayerTeam
371 Tom Banton Somerset
240 Colin Ackermann Durham
203 John Simpson Sussex
180 Rob Yates Warwickshire
167 Tom Clark Sussex
Most wickets
WicketsPlayerTeam
8 Fergus O'Neill Nottinghamshire
7 Kasey Aldridge Somerset
7 Josh Tongue Nottinghamshire
5 Kyle Abbott Hampshire
5 Brad Wheal Hampshire

Divison 2

Most runs
RunsPlayerTeam
253 Max Holden Middlesex
190 Marcus Harris Lancashire
138 Kiran Carlson Glamorgan
132 Ben Charlesworth Gloucestershire
118 Wayne Madsen Derbyshire
Most wickets
WicketsPlayerTeam
10 Luis Reece Derbyshire
8 Keith Dudgeon Kent
7 Ian Holland Leicestershire
7 Zafar Gohar Middlesex
6 Raphael Weatherall Northamptonshire

References

  1. ↑ "English cricket schedule 2025: County Championship and One Day Cup fixtures met with player welfare concerns". skysports.com. 28 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Rothesay County Championship fixtures 2025". ecb.co.uk. 26 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Surrey start County Championship title defence at Essex". BBC Sport. 26 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Rothesay County Championship 2025 fixtures: All the matches, dates and schedule for 2025 competition". skysports.com. 28 November 2024.
  5. ↑ Gardner, Alan. "Men's county schedule stays the same for 2025 but revamp in the works". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Surrey win County Championship for third year running". BBC Sport. 20 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Worcestershire cling on after Banton's 371 for Somerset". BBC Sport . Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Tom Banton's record-breaking triple ton puts Somerset in command". Somerset County Gazette . Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hunt five-for, Haines hundred lead pursuit of rare Sussex top-flight win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Reece career-best sets up Derbyshire victory". BBC Sport . Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Luis Reece takes 10 wickets for the match as Derbyshire ease to victory". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Andersson hundred lifts Derbyshire against old boy van Beek". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2025.


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