County Championship Essentials: Round 1

Match times, streaming information, tickets and travel, team news, weather forecast and everything else you need to know ahead of the latest round of the County Championship...

The County Championship returns on Thursday after a year's hiatus.

All 18 first-class counties are in action across the country, with the competition split into three groups of six.

Click on the relevant fixture below to read The Cricketer's match previews.

Group 1

Essex v Worcestershire 

Nottinghamshire v Durham 

Warwickshire v Derbyshire 

Group 2

Middlesex v Somerset

Leicestershire v Hampshire

Gloucestershire v Surrey

Group 3

Northamptonshire v Kent

Lancashire v Sussex

Yorkshire v Glamorgan

Subscribe to The Cricketer for exclusive content every day: The inside track on England's Test tour with George Dobell in Pakistan, award-winning analysis, breaking news and interviews and the only place for in-depth county coverage all year round. Plus: An ad-free app experience at your fingertips. Subscribe to thecricketer.com today for just £1.