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2025 County Championship

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2025 County Championship
Dates4 April 2025 – 27 September 2025
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
Participants18
Matches126
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The 2025 County Championship is the 125th cricket County Championship season in England and Wales.[1][2] As in 2024, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. The season started on 4 April and will finish on 27 September 2025.[3][4][5] Surrey are the defending champions.[6]

Teams

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The teams were split based on the finishing positions in the 2024 season. The following teams took part in the County Championship:

Division One teams

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Team Primary home ground Captain Coach
Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Alex Lees Ryan Campbell
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Tom Westley Chris Silverwood
Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Ben Brown Adrian Birrell
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 John Simpson Paul Farbrace
Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Alex Davies Ian Westwood
Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Brett D'Oliveira Alan Richardson
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds Jonny Bairstow Anthony McGrath

  Team promoted from Division Two in 2024

Division Two teams

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Team Primary home ground Captain Coach
Derbyshire County Ground, Derby Wayne Madsen Mickey Arthur
Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Sam Northeast Richard Dawson
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Cameron Bancroft Mark Alleyne
Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Daniel Bell-Drummond Adam Hollioake
Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Keaton Jennings Dale Benkenstein
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester Peter Handscomb Alfonso Thomas
Middlesex Lord's, London Toby Roland-Jones Richard Johnson
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton Luke Procter Darren Lehmann

  Team relegated from Division One in 2024

Division One

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April

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4–7 April 2025
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582/6d (147.2 overs)
Matt Critchley 145* (261)
Dan Lawrence 3/169 (35.2 overs)
365 (129.5 overs)
Ben Foakes 92* (191)
Simon Harmer 4/83 (47 overs)
219/6 (97 overs) (f/o)
Dom Sibley 66 (221)
Shane Snater 1/23 (7 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Charlie Allison (Essex) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Essex 14, Surrey 11
4–7 April 2025
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121 (34.4 overs)
Dawid Malan 31 (33)
Liam Dawson 3/8 (4.4 overs)
249 (89.2 overs)
Ben Brown 49* (63)
George Hill 3/36 (18.2 overs)
275 (99.5overs)
Adam Lyth 106 (275)
Brad Wheal 4/56 (19 overs)
148/5 (39.3 overs)
Tom Prest 57 (69)
Dom Bess 3/52 (13.3 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Hampshire 19, Yorkshire 3
4–7 April 2025
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378 (99.5 overs)
Colin Ackermann 116 (203)
Fergus O'Neill 5/81 (22.5 overs)
579 (155.5 overs)
Lyndon James 125 (160)
Matthew Potts 4/112 (35 overs)
289 (85.3 overs)
Colin Ackermann 124 (223)
Josh Tongue 5/66 (21 overs)
89/2 (17.1 overs)
Haseeb Hameed 39* (57)
Matthew Potts 1/10 (6 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Durham 5
4–7 April 2025
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154 (45.3 overs)
Gareth Roderick 58 (98)
Kasey Aldridge 5/36 (8 overs)
670/7d (149.4 overs)
Tom Banton 371 (403)
Adam Finch 2/104 (21 overs)
485/9 (200 overs)
Brett D'Oliveira 121 (340)
Jack Leach 4/107 (65 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tom Banton (Somerset) made his maiden triple century in first-class cricket and the highest individual first-class score for Somerset.[7][8]
  • Points: Somerset 16, Worcestershire 9
4–7 April 2025
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528 (136.3 overs)
John Simpson 181* (262)
Ethan Bamber 4/105 (30 overs)
454 (113.2 overs)
Rob Yates 115 (159)
Jack Carson 4/92 (31.2 overs)
313/7d (85 overs)
Tom Alsop 82* (131)
Rob Yates 3/79 (25 overs)
104/2 (28 overs)
Rob Yates 65* (82)
Jayden Seales 1/10 (8 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tazeem Ali and Kai Smith (Warwickshire) both made their first-class debuts.
  • Points: Warwickshire 15, Sussex 14
11–14 April 2025
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387 (107.5 overs)
Ben McKinney 153 (244)
Tazeem Ali 4/66 (20.5 overs)
325 (92.1 overs)
Kai Smith 79 (127)
Daniel Hogg 3/60 (15 overs)
276/8d (77 overs)
Ben Raine 81 (141)
Michael Booth 4/66 (18 overs)
344/9 (92.3 overs)
Ed Barnard 101 (134)
Ben Raine 4/89 (29.3 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Warwickshire 21, Durham 6
11–14 April 2025
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347 (104 overs)
Kyle Verreynne 128* (242)
Sam Cook 4/44 (25 overs)
367 (105.4 overs)
Jordan Cox 82 (133)
Brett Hutton 3/61 (18.4 overs)
385 (115.1 overs)
Jack Haynes 142 (214)
Jamie Porter 2/46 (17 overs)
106/1 (31 overs)
Paul Walter 41* (93)
Brett Hutton 1/24 (5.4 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Essex 14, Nottinghamshire 13
11–14 April 2025
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253 (77.3 overs)
Dom Sibley 100* (217)
Brad Wheal 4/65 (19.3 overs)
219 (69.2 overs)
Tom Prest 44 (81)
Daniel Worrall 3/37 (17 overs)
342/9d (93 overs)
Dom Sibley 105 (223)
Sonny Baker 5/80 (14 overs)
300/5 (102.2 overs)
Nick Gubbins 117 (247)
Jordan Clark 2/39 (20.2 overs)
Match drawn
The Oval, London
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Martin Saggers
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sonny Baker (Hampshire) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[9]
  • Points: Surrey 12, Hampshire 11
11–14 April 2025
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294 (74.4 overs)
Tom Clark 49 (85)
Lewis Gregory 4/90 (20.4 overs)
201 (46 overs)
James Rew 80* (83)
Sean Hunt 5/48 (12 overs)
501/7d (131 overs)
Tom Haines 141 (264)
Jack Leach 4/167 (45 overs)
334 (99.3 overs)
Tom Abell 96 (172)
Sean Hunt 4/28 (10 overs)
Sussex won by 260 runs
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Rob White
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sean Hunt (Sussex) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[10]
  • Points: Sussex 20, Somerset 3
11–14 April 2025
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456 (101.2 overs)
Dawid Malan 98 (133)
Ben Allison 3/58 (18.2 overs)
162 (66.3 overs)
Jake Libby 53 (106)
Ben Coad 4/39 (15.3 overs)
315/4d (56 overs)
Dom Bess 107 (117)
Ben Allison 2/28 (9 overs)
105 (37.1 overs)
Gareth Roderick 27 (55)
George Hill 4/23 (7.1 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Yorkshire 24, Worcestershire 3
18–21 April 2025
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307 (81 overs)
James Wharton 69 (109)
Ben Raine 4/64 (24 overs)
264/1 (63.2 overs)
Alex Lees 148* (194)
George Hill 1/45 (14 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Surendiran Shanmugam
  • Durham won the toss and elected to field.
18–21 April 2025
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179 (58.4 overs)
Jordan Cox 32 (44)
Jacob Duffy 4/39 (16 0vers)
202 (54 overs)
Adam Hose 48 (78)
Kasun Rajitha 4/52 (13 overs)
317 (95 overs)
Paul Walter 104 (154)
Matthew Waite 3/40 (18 overs)
185/6 (64 overs)
Kashif Ali 50 (91)
Jamie Porter 3/36 (18 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
18–21 April 2025
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184 (54 overs)
Migael Pretorius 47* (40)
James Fuller 4/42 (11 overs)
336 (93 overs)
Nick Gubbins 82 (178)
Migael Pretorius 5/64 (19 overs)
103/1 (35 overs)
Sean Dickson 55* (125)
James Fuller 1/23 (6 overs)
Stumps, Day 3
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Mike Burns and David Millns
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
18–21 April 2025
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435 (132.2 overs)
Tom Haines 174 (286)
Gus Atkinson 4/120 (32 overs)
390/3 (86 overs)
Dan Lawrence 117* (108)
Jayden Seales 1/57 (18 overs)
Stumps, Day 3
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Paul Pollard
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • James Coles (Sussex) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[11]
18–21 April 2025
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93 (36.4 overs)
Sam Hain 43 (81)
Fergus O'Neill 5/19 (14 overs)
204/5 (53 overs)
Haseeb Hameed 75* (136)
Michael Booth 2/34 (13 overs)
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Michael Booth (Warwickshire) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[12]
25–28 April 2025
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May

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16–19 May 2025
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23–26 May 2025
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June

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29 June–2 July 2025
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29 June–2 July 2025
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29 June–2 July 2025
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July

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22–25 July 2025
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29 July–1 August 2025
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29 July–1 August 2025
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September

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8–11 September 2025
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8–11 September 2025
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8–11 September 2025
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8–11 September 2025
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15–18 September 2025
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15–18 September 2025
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15–18 September 2025
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15–18 September 2025
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24–27 September 2025
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24–27 September 2025
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24–27 September 2025
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24–27 September 2025
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Division Two

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April

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4–7 April 2025
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222 (70.4 overs)
Graeme van Buuren 67 (109)
Luis Reece 6/52 (20.4 overs)
391 (78.5 overs)
Wayne Madsen 118 (166)
Marchant de Lange 3/31 (13 overs)
259 (87.1 overs)
Ben Charlesworth 110 (191)
Luis Reece 4/45 (19.1 overs)
93/1 (19.3 overs)
Caleb Jewell 51* (48)
Tom Price 1/18 (3 overs)
Derbyshire won by 9 wickets
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Chris Watts
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Luis Reece (Derbyshire) took his first ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[13][14]
  • Points: Derbyshire 22, Gloucestershire 3
4–7 April 2025
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229 (74.3 overs)
Chris Cooke 55 (102)
Ben Mike 3/54 (12.3 overs)
427 (118 overs)
Lewis Hill 96 (126)
Andy Gorvin 4/51 (22 overs)
248 (86 overs)
Kiran Carlson 113 (214)
Ian Holland 4/46 (22 overs)
53/0 (6 overs)
Sol Budinger 32* (20)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Leicestershire 23, Glamorgan 2
4–7 April 2025
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260 (68.2 overs)
Sam Robson 70 (83)
Tom Aspinwall 4/32 (9.2 overs)
359 (123.3 overs)
Marcus Harris 138 (197)
Zafar Gohar 4/79 (28.3 overs)
407 (119.4 overs)
Max Holden 184 (335)
Tom Bailey 5/79 (26 overs)
262/8 (66.5 overs)
Marcus Harris 52 (71)
Zafar Gohar 3/64 (23 overs)
Match drawn
Lord's, London
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Surendiran Shanmugam
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ollie Sutton (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
  • Points: Middlesex 11, Lancashire 13
4–7 April 2025
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231 (62.5 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 72 (106)
Raphael Weatherall 3/32 (10 overs)
143 (42 overs)
Rob Keogh 64 (81)
Jaskaran Singh 4/35 (12 overs)
171 (55.3 overs)
Joey Evison 52 (96)
Raphael Weatherall 3/38 (10 overs)
114 (35.4 overs)
George Bartlett 60* (79)
Keith Dudgeon 7/36 (10.4 overs)
Kent won by 145 runs
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Rob Bailey
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 19, Northamptonshire 3
11–14 April 2025
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546 (137.5 overs)
Cameron Bancroft 163 (267)
Ned Leonard 3/122 (24 overs)
385 (107.5 overs)
Colin Ingram 103 (174)
Zaman Akhter 5/85 (20.5 overs)
288/4 (88.3 overs) (f/o)
Colin Ingram 77* (162)
Matt Taylor 2/47 (15 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 15, Glamorgan 13
11–14 April 2025
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222 (60.3 overs)
Jack Davies 47* (77)
Nathan Gilchrist 3/43 (16 overs)
218 (49 overs)
Grant Stewart 56 (56)
Blake Cullen 4/60 (11 overs)
311 (101.4 overs)
Ben Geddes 75 (142)
Grant Stewart 3/52 (22 overs)
316/2 (64.4 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 125 (127)
Zafar Gohar 2/91 (20 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Surendiran Shanmugam and Jack Shantry
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 19, Middlesex 3
11–14 April 2025
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496 (143.1 overs)
Saif Zaib 116 (170)
Tom Hartley 3/91 (33.1 overs)
228 (82.1 overs)
Keaton Jennings 96 (218)
Calvin Harrison 4/34 (19 overs)
391/9 (57 overs) (f/o)
Josh Bohannon 155 (342)
Calvin Harrison 7/119 (57 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Calvin Harrison (Northamptonshire) took his first ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[15]
  • Points: Northamptonshire 15, Lancashire 10
11–14 April 2025
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484 (107.2 overs)
Logan van Beek 82 (103)
Jack Morley 2/59 (21.2 overs)
393 (95.3 overs)
Martin Andersson 101 (140)
Logan van Beek 4/100 (23 overs)
357/9d (80 overs)
Rehan Ahmed 77 (59)
Blair Tickner 3/82 (14 overs)
305/4 (80 overs)
Wayne Madsen 96 (114)
Tom Scriven 1/27 (11 overs)
Match drawn
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Chris Watts
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Martin Andersson (Derbyshire) scored his first century in first-class cricket.[16]
  • Points: Leicestershire 16, Derbyshire 14
18–21 April 2025
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216/4 (48.4 overs)
Wayne Madsen 89 (110)
Luke Procter 2/47 (12 overs)
Stumps, Day 1
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Anthony Harris
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
18–21 April 2025
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365/7 (96 overs)
James Bracey 109* 183
Nathan Gilchrist 5/61 (19 overs)
Stumps, Day 1
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Chris Watts
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
18–21 April 2025
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61/3 (31 overs)
Marcus Harris 19* (54)
Ian Holland 2/13 (8 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Tom Scriven (Leicestershire) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[17]
18–21 April 2025
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199 (69.5 overs)
Zain-ul-Hassan 65 (124)
Toby Roland-Jones 3/44 (15.5 overs)
63/0 (20.4 overs)
Stevie Eskinazi 34* (70)
Stumps, Day 1
Lord's, London
Umpires: Ben Peverall and Neil Pratt
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.

May

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2–5 May 2025
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June

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22–25 June 2025
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TBC

July

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September

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8–11 September 2025
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15–18 September 2025
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15–18 September 2025
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24–27 September 2025
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Standings

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Division One

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Pos Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
1 Warwickshire 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 5 0 35
2 Sussex 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 6 0 35
3 Nottinghamshire 2 1 0 0 1 0 5 6 0 35
4 Hampshire 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 30
5 Essex 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 5 0 28
6 Yorkshire 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 6 0 27
7 Surrey 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 4 0 23
8 Somerset 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 6 0 19
9 Worcestershire 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 12
10 Durham 2 0 2 0 0 0 6 5 0 11
Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2025. Source: ECBCricbuzz

Division Two

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Pos Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
1 Leicestershire 2 1 0 0 1 0 9 6 0 39
2 Kent 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 38
3 Derbyshire 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 6 0 36
4 Lancashire 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 23
5 Northamptonshire 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 6 0 18
6 Gloucestershire 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 6 0 18
7 Glamorgan 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 4 0 15
8 Middlesex 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 0 14
Updated to match(es) played on 14 April 2025. Source: ECBCricbuzz

Statistics

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Division 1

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Most runs
Runs Player Team
377 Tom Banton Somerset
360 John Simpson Sussex
274 Dom Sibley Surrey
262 Colin Ackermann Durham
260 Tom Clark Sussex
Most wickets
Wickets Player Team
11 Fergus O'Neill Nottinghamshire
10 Jack Leach Somerset
9 Sean Hunt Sussex
9 Jack White Yorkshire
9 Kyle Abbott Hampshire

Division 2

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Most runs
Runs Player Team
284 Max Holden Middlesex
283 Marcus Harris Lancashire
268 Caleb Jewell Derbyshire
249 Keaton Jennings Lancashire
236 Wayne Madsen Derbyshire
Most wickets
Wickets Player Team
13 Luis Reece Derbyshire
11 Calvin Harrison Northamptonshire
10 Grant Stewart Kent
9 Ian Holland Leicestershire
9 Zafar Gohar Middlesex

References

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  5. ^ Gardner, Alan. "Men's county schedule stays the same for 2025 but revamp in the works". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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  10. ^ "Hunt five-for, Haines hundred lead pursuit of rare Sussex top-flight win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Haines, Hughes steer Sussex to safety as Surrey draw another blank". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Haseeb Hameed carries his bat to leave Warwickshire praying for rain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Reece career-best sets up Derbyshire victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Luis Reece takes 10 wickets for the match as Derbyshire ease to victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Bohannon 155 defies Northants as Harrison seven-for goes in vain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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