County Championship fixtures 2025: Full schedule, dates

Find out when your team is in action in the 2025 Rothesay County Championship...

Friday, April 4

Division 1

Essex v Surrey (Chelmsford), Hampshire v Yorkshire (Utilita Bowl), Somerset v Worcestershire (Taunton), Warwickshire v Sussex (Edgbaston), Nottinghamshire v Durham (Trent Bridge)

Division 2

Northamptonshire v Kent (Northampton), Derbyshire v Gloucestershire (Derby), Middlesex v Lancashire (Lord's), Glamorgan v Leicestershire (Sophia Gardens)

Friday, April 11

Division 1

Durham v Warwickshire (Riverside), Nottinghamshire v Essex (Trent Bridge), Surrey v Hampshire (Kia Oval), Sussex v Somerset (Hove), Yorkshire v Worcestershire (Headingley)

Division 2

Kent v Middlesex (Canterbury), Lancashire v Northamptonshire (Emirates Old Trafford), Leicestershire v Derbyshire (Grace Road), Gloucestershire v Glamorgan (Bristol)

Friday, April 18

Division 1

Sussex v Surrey (Hove), Durham  v Yorkshire (Riverside), Essex v Worcestershire (Chelmsford), Hampshire v Somerset (Utilita Bowl), Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire (Edgbaston)

Division 2

Lancashire v Leicestershire (Emirates Old Trafford), Middlesex v Glamorgan (Lord's), Kent v Gloucestershire (Canterbury), Derbyshire v Northamptonshire (Derby)

Friday, April 25

Division 1

Nottinghamshire v Sussex (Trent Bridge), Surrey v Somerset (Kia Oval), Worcestershire v Durham (New Road)

Division 2

Gloucestershire v Leicestershire (Bristol), Derbyshire v Middlesex (Derby)

Friday, May 2

Division 1

Yorkshire v Warwickshire (Headingley), Hampshire v Durham (Utilita Bowl), Somerset v Essex (Taunton)

Division 2

Leicestershire v Northamptonshire (Grace Road), Middlesex v Kent (Lord's), Lancashire v Gloucestershire (Emirates Old Trafford), Glamorgan v Derbyshire (Sophia Gardens)

Friday, May 9

Division 1

Essex v Yorkshire (Chelmsford), Warwickshire v Surrey (Edgbaston), Nottinghamshire v Hampshire (Trent Bridge), Sussex v Worcestershire (Hove)

Division 2

Northamptonshire v Lancashire (Northampton), Kent v Glamorgan (Canterbury)

Friday, May 16

Division 1

Durham v Nottinghamshire (Riverside), Somerset v Sussex (Taunton), Surrey v Yorkshire (Kia Oval), Warwickshire v Hampshire (Edgbaston), Worcestershire v Essex (New Road)

Division 2

Gloucestershire v Kent (Bristol), Lancashire v Derbyshire (Emirates Old Trafford), Middlesex v Leicestershire (Lord's) Glamorgan v Northamptonshire (Sophia Gardens)

Friday, May 23

Division 1

Durham v Somerset (Riverside), Hampshire v Sussex (Utilita Bowl), Surrey v Essex (Kia Oval), Worcestershire v Warwickshire (New Road), Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire (Headingley)

Division 2

Glamorgan v Middlesex (Sophia Gardens), Leicestershire v Lancashire (Grace Road),  Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire (Northampton), Derbyshire v Kent (Derby)

Sunday, June 22

Division 1

Durham v Sussex (Riverside), Essex v Hampshire (Chelmsford), Warwickshire v Somerset (Edgbaston), Worcestershire v Surrey (New Road), Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire (Trent Bridge)

Division 2

Northamptonshire v Middlesex (Northampton), Leicestershire v Glamorgan (Grace Road), Gloucestershire v Derbyshire (Bristol), Lancashire v Kent (TBC)

Sunday, June 29

Division 1

Yorkshire v Essex (York), Surrey v Durham (Kia Oval), Somerset v Nottinghamshire (Taunton), Hampshire v Worcestershire (Utilita Bowl), Sussex v Warwickshire (Hove)

Division 2

Leicestershire v Middlesex (Grace Road), Kent v Northamptonshire (Canterbury), Derbyshire v Lancashire (Chesterfield), Glamorgan v Gloucestershire (Sophia Gardens)

Tuesday, July 22

Division 1

Somerset v Durham (Taunton), Hampshire v Nottinghamshire (Utilita Bowl), Sussex v Essex (Hove), Yorkshire v Surrey (Scarborough), Warwickshire v Worcestershire (Edgbaston)

Division 2

Glamorgan v Kent (Sophia Gardens), Middlesex v Northamptonshire (Merchant Taylors’ School), Derbyshire v Leicestershire (Derby), Gloucestershire v Lancashire (Cheltenham College)

Tuesday, July 29

Division 1

Durham v Surrey (Riverside), Essex v Warwickshire (Chelmsford), Yorkshire v Sussex (Scarborough), Worcestershire v Hampshire (New Road), Nottinghamshire v Somerset (Trent Bridge)

Division 2

Northamptonshire v Derbyshire (Northampton), Gloucestershire v Middlesex (Cheltenham College), Lancashire v Glamorgan (Emirates Old Trafford), Kent v Leicestershire (Canterbury)

Monday, September 8

Division 1

Essex v Durham (Chelmsford), Somerset v Yorkshire (Taunton), Surrey v Warwickshire (Kia Oval), Sussex v Hampshire (Hove), Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire (New Road)

Division 2

Leicestershire v Gloucestershire (Grace Road), Middlesex v Derbyshire (Lord's), Northamptonshire v Glamorgan (Northampton) Kent v Lancashire (Canterbury)

Monday, September 16

Division 1

Warwickshire v Essex (Edgbaston) Durham v Worcestershire (Riverside), Sussex v Yorkshire (Hove), Surrey v Nottinghamshire (Kia Oval), Somerset v Hampshire (Taunton)

Division 2

Leicestershire v Kent (Grace Road), Lancashire v Middlesex (Emirates Old Trafford), Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire (Bristol), Derbyshire v Glamorgan (Derby)

Wednesday, September 24

Division 1

Essex v Somerset (Taunton), Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire (Trent Bridge), Hampshire v Surrey (Utilita Bowl), Worcestershire v Sussex (New Road), Yorkshire v Durham (Headingley)

Division 2

Northamptonshire v Leicestershire (Northampton), Kent v Derbyshire (Canterbury), Middlesex v Gloucestershire (Lord's), Glamorgan v Lancashire (Sophia Gardens)

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