County Championship
First-class cricket competition in England and Wales
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The County Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Vitality County Championship, is the only domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. Established in 1890, it is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as a two-league system. The tournament is contested by eighteen clubs representing the historic counties of England and Wales. The reigning champions are Surrey.
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Surrey win County Championship for third year runningSurrey win a third County Championship title in a row after Somerset lose at Lancashire.BBC Sport - Published | |
County Championship: Pick your team of 2024 season A chance for you to select your best XI from the top performing players involved in this year's County Championship.BBC Sport - Published | |
Surrey close in on title with win over Durham Surrey close in on a third successive County Championship title after beating Durham by 10 wickets.BBC Sport - Published | |
Surrey start well after bowling Durham out for 262 Surrey race to 52-0 after bowling Durham out for 262 to strengthen their bid for a third straight County Championship title.BBC Sport - Published | |
Essex docked 12 points over use of 'wide bat' Essex are docked 12 points in the County Championship after Feroze Khushi used an oversized bat against Nottinghamshire.BBC Sport - Published | |
Surrey sign Shakib for key Somerset match Surrey sign Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan in time for their key County Championship match with Somerset.BBC Sport - Published | |
Surrey dominate on Flintoff's Lancs red-ball debut Rocky Flintoff makes a creditable 32 on his County Championship debut for Lancashire but champions Surrey take first-day honours at The Oval.BBC Sport - Published | |
Bairstow to play for Yorkshire in County Championship Yorkshire confirm England wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow will feature in their County Championship game against Sussex.BBC Sport - Published | |
Leicestershire batter tears up record book hitting 43 runs in one overLouis Kimber has torn up the cricket County Championship record book in an outstanding innings that saw him take 43 runs off a single over.Sky News - Published | Kimber hits England's Robinson for 43 in one overEngland fast bowler Ollie Robinson is hit for 43 runs by Leicestershire's Louis Kimber in the most expensive over in the history of the County Championship.BBC Sport - Published |
Somerset move up to second after beating KentMatt Renshaw helps Somerset chase down 189 to beat a dogged Kent side in the County Championship.BBC Sport - Published | Lancashire break duck with win over DurhamLancashire win their first game in the 2024 County Championship as they beat Durham by 60 runs despite an unbeaten 171 by Ollie Robinson.BBC Sport - Published |
Stokes to play first Championship game for two yearsBen Stokes is set to play his first County Championship game for two years in Durham's match away to Lancashire.BBC Sport - Published | |
