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2026 County Championship
2026 County Championship
The 2026 County Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship 2026, is the 126th cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. As in 2025, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. The season began on 3 April and ended on 27 September 2026. Nottinghamshire are the defending champions.
The 2026 County Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship 2026, is the 126th cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. As in 2025, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. The season began on 3 April and ended on 27 September 2026. Nottinghamshire are the defending champions.
The teams were split based on the finishing positions in the 2025 season. The following teams will take part in the County Championship.
| Team | Primary home ground | Captain | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | Tom Westley | Chris Silverwood |
| Glamorgan | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Kiran Carlson | Richard Dawson |
| Hampshire | Rose Bowl, Southampton | Ben Brown | Russell Domingo |
| Leicestershire | Grace Road, Leicester | Ian Holland | Alfonso Thomas |
| 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 | Ollie Robinson | Paul Farbrace |
| Warwickshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Ed Barnard | Ian Westwood |
| Yorkshire | Headingley, Leeds | Jonny Bairstow | Anthony McGrath |
Team promoted from Division Two in 2025
| Team | Primary home ground | Captain | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire | County Ground, Derby | Wayne Madsen | Mickey Arthur |
| Durham | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Alex Lees | Ryan Campbell |
| Gloucestershire | County Ground, Bristol | Cameron Bancroft | Mark Alleyne |
| Kent | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | Daniel Bell-Drummond | Adam Hollioake |
| Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester | James Anderson | Steven Croft |
| Middlesex | Lord's, London | Leus du Plooy | Peter Fulton |
| Northamptonshire | County Ground, Northampton | Luke Procter | Darren Lehmann |
| Worcestershire | New Road, Worcester | Brett D'Oliveira | Alan Richardson |
Team relegated from Division One in 2025
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Yorkshire | |||||||||||
| Leicestershire | |||||||||||
| Hampshire |
- Sussex were deducted 12 points after agreeing to a financial support package from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
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| Kent | |||||||||||
| Worcestershire | |||||||||||
| Gloucestershire |
- County Championship Division One 2026 at ESPNcricinfo
- County Championship Division Two 2026 at ESPNcricinfo
This article is sourced from Wikipedia and is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_County_Championship
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