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County Championship 2025 – First-class cricket in England and Wales — better known as County Cricket — runs every year from April to September, split into two phases.
The first phase kicks off in early April and goes on until the first week of July. After that, the focus shifts to domestic white-ball tournaments. The red-ball action picks back up in the third week of August and wraps up by the end of September.
As for the format, 18 teams are split into two divisions. Division One has 10 teams, while Division Two has 8. At the end of the season, the bottom two teams from Division One get relegated to Division Two, and the top two teams from Division Two earn promotion to the top tier.
County Championship 2025 – Division One Fixtures & Results (April–September)
April 4–7
- Essex vs Surrey – County Ground, Chelmsford – Match drawn
- Worcestershire vs Somerset – The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton – Match drawn
- Sussex vs Warwickshire – Edgbaston, Birmingham – Match drawn
- Yorkshire vs Hampshire – The Rose Bowl, Southampton – Hampshire won by 5 wickets
- Durham vs Nottinghamshire – Trent Bridge, Nottingham – Nottinghamshire won by 8 wickets
April 11–14
- Yorkshire vs Worcestershire – Headingley, Leeds – Yorkshire won by 504 runs
- Sussex vs Somerset – County Ground, Hove – Sussex won by 260 runs
- Surrey vs Hampshire – Kennington Oval, London – Match drawn
- Durham vs Warwickshire – Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street – Warwickshire won by 1 wicket
- Nottinghamshire vs Essex – Trent Bridge, Nottingham – Match drawn
April 18–21
- Warwickshire vs Nottinghamshire – Edgbaston, Birmingham – Match drawn
- Somerset vs Hampshire – The Rose Bowl, Southampton – Match drawn
- Essex vs Worcestershire – County Ground, Chelmsford – Essex won by 28 runs
- Sussex vs Surrey – County Ground, Hove – Match drawn
- Yorkshire vs Durham – Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street – Match drawn
April 25–28
- Somerset vs Surrey – Kennington Oval, London – Surrey won by 8 wickets
- Sussex vs Nottinghamshire – Trent Bridge, Nottingham – Nottinghamshire won by 9 wickets
- Worcestershire vs Durham – New Road, Worcester – Durham won by 6 wickets
Upcoming Matches
May 2–5
- Hampshire vs Durham – The Rose Bowl, Southampton
- Yorkshire vs Warwickshire – Headingley, Leeds
- Somerset vs Essex – The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
May 9–12
- Essex vs Yorkshire – County Ground, Chelmsford
- Sussex vs Worcestershire – County Ground, Hove
- Warwickshire vs Surrey – Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Nottinghamshire vs Hampshire – Trent Bridge, Nottingham
May 16–19
- Durham vs Nottinghamshire – Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
- Worcestershire vs Essex – New Road, Worcester
- Surrey vs Yorkshire – Kennington Oval, London
- Somerset vs Sussex – The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
- Warwickshire vs Hampshire – Edgbaston, Birmingham
May 23–26
- Yorkshire vs Nottinghamshire – Headingley, Leeds
- Worcestershire vs Warwickshire – New Road, Worcester
- Hampshire vs Sussex – The Rose Bowl, Southampton
- Surrey vs Essex – Kennington Oval, London
- Durham vs Somerset – Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
June 22–25
- Nottinghamshire vs Yorkshire – Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Worcestershire vs Surrey – New Road, Worcester
- Essex vs Hampshire – County Ground, Chelmsford
- Durham vs Sussex – Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
- Warwickshire vs Somerset – Edgbaston, Birmingham
June 29–July 2
- Surrey vs Durham – Kennington Oval, London
- Hampshire vs Worcestershire – The Rose Bowl, Southampton
- Sussex vs Warwickshire – County Ground, Hove
- Somerset vs Nottinghamshire – The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
- Yorkshire vs Essex – York Cricket Club, York
July 22–25
- Yorkshire vs Surrey – North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
- Somerset vs Durham – The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
- Warwickshire vs Worcestershire – Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Hampshire vs Nottinghamshire – The Rose Bowl, Southampton
- Sussex vs Essex – County Ground, Hove
July 29–August 1
- Worcestershire vs Hampshire – New Road, Worcester
- Durham vs Surrey – Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
- Yorkshire vs Sussex – North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
- Nottinghamshire vs Somerset – Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Essex vs Warwickshire – County Ground, Chelmsford
County Championship 2025 – Second Phase (after break for white-ball tournaments)
September 8–11
- Somerset vs Yorkshire – The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
- Sussex vs Hampshire – County Ground, Hove
- Worcestershire vs Nottinghamshire – New Road, Worcester
- Essex vs Durham – County Ground, Chelmsford
- Surrey vs Warwickshire – Kennington Oval, London
September 15–18
- Surrey vs Nottinghamshire – Kennington Oval, London
- Warwickshire vs Essex – Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Durham vs Worcestershire – Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
- Somerset vs Hampshire – The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
- Sussex vs Yorkshire – County Ground, Hove
September 24–27
- Nottinghamshire vs Warwickshire – Trent Bridge, Nottingham
- Essex vs Somerset – County Ground, Chelmsford
- Hampshire vs Surrey – The Rose Bowl, Southampton
- Worcestershire vs Sussex – New Road, Worcester
- Yorkshire vs Durham – Headingley, Leeds
All matches start at 10:00 AM GMT / 11:00 AM local time.