2024 County Championship

The 2024 County Championship (referred to as the Vitality County Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 124th County Championship cricket season in England and Wales. As in 2023, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. The season began on 5 April and ended on 29 September 2024. Surrey won the title with one match remaining, repeating their success in 2022 and 2023. They were the first team to become champions in three successive years since Yorkshire in 1966–68, having last achieved this feat themselves in 1958.

Overview

For the 2024 season, the number of points for a draw was increased from five to eight, as was the case from 2019 to 2022. The use of hybrid pitches was permitted for the first time, despite previous concerns that they do not deteriorate enough during a four-day match and are therefore suitable only for limited overs cricket. On 29 August, however, the game between Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire at Bristol had to be abandoned on the first day after the surface produced uneven bounce, resulting in two Northamptonshire batters being injured.

In research carried out by the Professional Cricketers' Association prior to the start of the season, concerns were expressed about players' welfare due to the congested schedule (including the T20 Blast, One-Day Cup, and The Hundred).

The Kookaburra debate

Following a trial during the 2023 County Championship, when the traditional English Dukes ball was replaced for two rounds by the less bowler-friendly Australian Kookaburra, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) decided that four rounds of the 2024 season would be played with the latter. The motivation behind this was to develop bowlers with the skills to compete at an international level, give spinners more of a role at the beginning of the season, and encourage batters to score quickly.

After the Kookaburra had been used during the first two rounds of the 2024 season, England men's team director Rob Key hailed the experiment a success. Spin bowlers contributed 37% (1035.4 overs) of deliveries in the opening two rounds, compared with 17% (767.3 overs) in 2023, and took 135 (72 more) wickets. Batters hit as many double centuries as in whole of the previous season, and in the second round accumulated 10 scores of 150 or more, which was a record for a set of matches starting on the same day. However, all but one of the 19 games played in the opening two rounds ended in a draw. In the second round, all matches were drawn for just the third time when all counties have played simultaneously, and matches were criticised for being dull. Key's comments themselves "caused something of a furore".

Writing in Wisden Cricket Monthly, Laurence Booth noted that using the Kookaburra on spongy pitches during one of the UK's wettest springs was "like mixing oil with water – and expecting nectar", but pointed to the first-round performance of seam bowler Sam Cook in explaining Key's perspective. Mike Selvey commented in The Cricketer that rather than resorting to the use of a "substandard ball", Key's objectives might better be achieved by requiring groundsmen to cut the grass shorter and use a hard roller on pitches, whilst also making some changes to the Dukes ball so that the seam would flatten more quickly.

Across the four rounds played with the Kookaburra, statistics showed that seam bowlers achieved the best bowling average and strike rate at an average speed of 82–84 mph, compared to 76–79 mph with the Dukes ball, whilst spinners bowled around 50 per cent more deliveries.

Teams

The teams were split based on the finishing positions in the 2023 season, with 10 teams in Division One and 8 in Division Two.

Division One sides played five teams both home and away, and four teams either home or away. All Division Two sides played each other home and away. Teams were allowed to field a maximum of two overseas players in a match.

Division One

Team promoted from Division Two in 2023

Division Two

Team relegated from Division One in 2023

Division One results

April

• No toss
• No play was possible on all 4 days due to rain and a wet outfield.
• Points: Durham 8, Hampshire 8.

• Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1 due to rain and a wet outfield.
• George Garrett and Matt Parkinson made their debuts for Kent.
• Points: Kent 12, Somerset 15.

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1 and day 4 due to rain and a wet outfield. Only 3.3 overs of play were possible on day 3 due to safety concerns caused by high winds, rain and a wet outfield.
• Tom Aspinwall (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
• Nathan Lyon played his first match for Lancashire.
• Cameron Steel (Surrey) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Lancashire 8, Surrey 11.

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Jordan Cox and Dean Elgar made their debuts for Essex, as did Jack Haynes for Nottinghamshire.
• Cook took a hat-trick in Nottinghamshire's first innings.
• Essex had 12 points deducted for use of an oversize bat by Feroze Khushi.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 4, Essex 8.

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Michael Booth (Warwickshire) made his first-class debut.
• Jason Holder and Nathan Smith made their debuts for Worcestershire. Rob Jones played his first Championship match for the county, having been a member of their One-Day Cup squad in 2023 whilst on loan from Lancashire.
• Kashif Ali (Worcestershire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, and a century in each innings for the first time
• Points: Warwickshire 13, Worcestershire 14.

• Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 67.4 overs were possible on day 4 due to rain.
• Matt Critchley hit a career-best score in Essex's first innings.
• In Kent's first innings, Shane Snater bowled Joe Denly for 16 runs to claim his 100th first-class wicket, and Nathan Gilchrist hit a career-best score of 41 (off 64 balls).
• Jordan Cox scored his first century for Essex in the club's second innings.
• In Kent's second innings, Jaydn Denly, making his first-class debut, contributed to a sixth-wicket stand of 51 (off 96 balls) with his uncle, Joe Denly.
• Points: Essex 15, Kent 12

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 49.1 overs were possible on day 4 due to rain.
• Ali Orr (previously with Sussex) made his debut for Hampshire.
• In Hampshire"s second innings, George Bell was run out when requiring only one run to score his maiden first-class century.
• Points: Hampshire 12, Lancashire 13

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
• Calvin Harrison (Nottinghamshire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 14, Worcestershire 13

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 69.4 overs were possible on day 4 due to rain.
• Points: Surrey 14, Somerset 11.

• Durham won the toss and elected to field.
• Alex Davies scored his maiden double-century in first-class cricket, contributing to Warwickshire's second highest ever total.
• Matthew Potts (Durham) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire) took his maiden first-class wicket.

• Points: Warwickshire 15, Durham 11.

• Essex won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 54 overs were possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Noah Thain (Essex) made his first-class debut, claiming a wicket with his third delivery.
• Essex fielded Ronnie McKenna as substitute wicketkeeper on day 3 due to an injury sustained by Michael Pepper the previous night.
• Points: Essex 22, Lancashire 3.

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 34 overs were possible on day 4 due to rain.
• Fletcha Middleton (Hampshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Hampshire 10, Warwickshire 13.

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 39 overs were possible on day 1 due to rain.
• George Garrett hit a career-best score of 48 in Kent's first innings, whilst in their second, Matt Parkinson's score of 39 was his highest in first-class cricket. Two other Kent players, Arafat Bhuiyan and Jaskaran Singh, also hit career-best scores during the match.
• Points: Kent 2, Surrey 24.

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 9 overs were possible on day 4 due to rain.
• Migael Pretorius took his first wicket for Somerset.
• Nottinghamshire's unbroken second-innings partnership of 392 (from 112 overs) between Joe Clarke and Will Young broke the county's record of 367 for the third-wicket, set in 1903. Young finished with a career-best score of 174 not out (from 334 balls).
• Points: Somerset 15, Nottinghamshire 10.

• Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
• Matthew Waite and Nathan Smith's second-innings partnership of 103 (off 173 balls) was Worcestershire's highest for the seventh wicket against Durham.
• Points: Worcestershire 3, Durham 19.

• Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
• There was no play on day 3 due to rain.
• Callum Parkinson (Durham) took his maiden five-wicket haul.
• Points: Durham 12, Essex 14

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 32 overs were possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Daniel Worrall took his 100th wicket for Surrey.
• Hampshire were deducted 2 points for a slow over rate.
• Points: Surrey 22, Hampshire 1.

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 34.2 overs on day 2 and 35 overs on day 3 were possible due to rain.
• Aamer Jamal made his debut for Warwickshire, for whom Oliver Hannon-Dalby made his 200th appearance.
• Jacob Bethell (Warwickshire) posted a career-best total.
• Points: Warwickshire 14, Nottinghamshire 15.

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain and bad light restricted play to 29 overs on day 2, and only 86 overs were possible on day 3 due to a wet outfield.
• Points: Worcestershire 15, Somerset 12.

May

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 69 overs on day 1, and 75.1 overs on day 2 were possible due to rain.
• Will Williams took his 200th first-class wicket in Kent's first innings.
• Nathan Gilchrist posted career-best figures in Lancashire's first innings.
• Points: Lancashire 3, Kent 20

• Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Somerset 19, Essex 3.

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 45.5 overs were possible on day 4 due to rain,
• Ali Orr scored his maiden century for Hampshire.
• Points: Hampshire 13, Durham 11

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Jack Leaning's 179 runs were accumulated in 9 hours and 48 minutes, making his innings the second longest in Kent's history.
• Beyers Swanepoel made his Kent debut.
• Points: Kent 10, Worcestershire 13

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Haseeb Hameed hit his maiden double-century in first-class cricket, breaking Nottinghamshire's 74-year-old record for the highest score by a player who carried their bat.
• Matthew Hurst (Lancashire) scored his maiden first-class century.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Lancashire 4.

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
• Jamie Smith and Sean Abbott's first-innings partnership of 115 (off 110 balls) surpassed the previous Surrey record of 107 for the ninth wicket against Warwickshire, set in 1926 by Douglas Jardine and Ted Brooks.
• Points: Surrey 24, Warwickshire 4

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Che Simmons (Warwickshire) made his first-class debut.
• Michael Rae played his first match for Warwickshire.
• In Warwickshire's first innings, Ed Barnard and Michael Burgess broke the county's record for the seventh wicket against Essex, adding 209 runs in 352 deliveries.
• Points: Warwickshire 6, Essex 18

• Durham won the toss and elected to field.
• Tom Aspinwall (Lancashire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Lancashire 22, Durham 3

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 3, Hampshire 20

• Kent won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Somerset 24, Kent 2

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Yadvinder Singh (Worcestershire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Surrey 19, Worcestershire 3

• Durham won the toss and elected to field.
• Durham were deducted 1 point due to a slow over rate.
• Points: Durham 19, Somerset 3

• Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
• Hampshire recorded their biggest-ever win in the County Championship, and Surrey their worst defeat.
• Toby Albert (Hampshire) scored his maiden first-class century. His partnership with Nick Gubbins of 201 runs (off 74.2 overs) was a club record for the second wicket against Surrey.
• Ben Brown (Hampshire) hit his highest first-class score.
• Points: Hampshire 21, Surrey 1

• Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Shane Snater (Essex) hit a career-best 83 not out (from 84 balls).
• Points: Kent 3, Essex 21

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 39 overs on day 1, 50.5 overs on day 3 and 15 overs on day 4 were possible due to rain.
• Points: Lancashire 11, Warwickshire 12

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield. There was also no play on days 3 and 4 due to rain and a wet outfield.
• Points: Worcestershire: 9, Nottinghamshire 11

June

• Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ollie Robinson (Durham) made his highest first-class score.
• Points: Essex 4, Durham 16

• Luke Wells and Josh Bohannon's partnership of 312 was Lancashire's highest ever against Kent.
• On his Kent debut, Charlie Stobo took his maiden Championship wicket, and in the county's second innings, recorded his highest first-class score.
• Points: Kent 1, Lancashire 23

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Dillon Pennington took his first five-wicket haul for Nottinghamshire.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 13, Somerset 15

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Warwickshire 12, Hampshire 12

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Worcestershire 2, Surrey 22

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 35.2 overs were possible on day 2 due to rain.
• Points: Durham 3, Worcestershire 19

• Kent won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 83 overs were possible on day 1 due to rain.
• James Vince and Ben Brown's partnership of 259 (off 408 balls) in Hampshire's first innings was the county's highest for the fourth wicket against Kent.
• Points: Hampshire 23, Kent 4

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain prevented play on day 2, and permitted only 56 overs on day 4.
• Nathan Lyon took his 800th first-class wicket, dismissing Ben Slater lbw for 17 runs in Nottinghamshire's second innings.
• Chris Green took his maiden first-class wicket for Lancashire on his Championship debut.
• Nottinghamshire were deducted 1 point for a slow over rate.
• Points: Lancashire 14, Nottinghamshire 10

• Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 79.1 overs were possible on day 2 due to rain.
• Somerset completed their second highest run chase in the fourth innings of a match.
• Points: Somerset 20, Warwickshire 7

• Essex won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 79 overs were possible on day 1 due to rain, and 73.5 overs on day 2 due to bad light. Rain and bad light restricted play on day 3 to 69 overs.
• Jordan Cox left the field before batting on day 1 due to illness, and did not return for the remainder of the match.
• Points: Surrey 20, Essex 3

August

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Durham's Daniel Hogg took a maiden five-wicket haul on his first-class debut, whilst Ashton Turner scored a century in his first match for the county.
• Freddie McCann (Nottinghamshire) made his first-class debut.
• Ben McKinney scored his maiden hundred from 117 balls, in his second Championship game.
• Points: Durham 24, Nottinghamshire 2

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Points: Hampshire 14, Essex 14

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
• Josh Boyden and 16-year-old Rocky Flintoff (Lancashire) both made their first-class debuts, with Flintoff becoming the youngest player to represent the county at this level.
• Indian batter Sai Sudharsan returned to Surrey for the first of two matches.
• Points: Surrey 23, Lancashire 2

• Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Warwickshire 13, Somerset 11

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Akeem Jordan made his Kent debut, after signing a four-match deal with the club.
• Alfie Osbourne (Kent) was on loan from Somerset, for the first of two matches.
• Points: Worcestnershire 23, Kent 3

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Michael Pepper (Essex) scored his maiden first-class century.
• Points: Essex 7, Worcestershire 20

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
• Lancashire suffered successive innings defeats for the first time since 1907, with Hampshire winning by an innings for only the third time out of the 158 occasions on which the two sides had met in the competition since 1870.
• Points: Lancashire 3, Hampshire 22

• Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
• Robert Lord (Nottinghamshire) made his first-class debut.
• In his Championship debut, Farhan Ahmed became the youngest first-class player in Nottinghamshire's history at the age of 16 years and 189 days, breaking a record which had stood for 177 years. In Surrey's first innings, he then became the youngest player to take a five-wicket haul in a first-class match in England. In their second, he also broke the record set by W. G. Grace in 1865 as the youngest player to take ten wickets in an English first-class match, which was one of the longest-standing in the domestic game.
• South African Kyle Verreynne (Nottinghamshire) made his Championship debut.
• Freddie McCann (Nottinghamshire) scored a maiden first-class century in his third innings.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Surrey 13

• Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
• Archie Vaughan (Somerset) made his first-class debut, and took his maiden first-class wicket in Durham's first innings.
• In Somerset's first innings, Tom Abell and James Rew set a county record for the fourth-wicket against Durham of 185 runs (from 275 deliveries).
• Points: Somerset 24, Durham 4

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Kent were deducted 1 point for a slow over rate.
• Points: Warwickshire 23, Kent 2

September

• Durham won the toss and elected to field.
• David Bedingham's individual score was the highest in Durham's first-class history, surpassing Martin Love's 2003 record by six runs. His fifth-wicket partnership with Colin Ackermann of 424 (from 97.8 overs) was also the county's highest for any wicket at first-class level.
• Matthew Potts returned career-best bowling figures in Lancashire's second innings, during which he dismissed three members of the opposing side in four balls. His performance was the best of the season in either division.
• Points: Lancashire 1, Durham 24

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain restricted play to 74 overs on day 1, and 55.2 overs on day 2.
• Luc Benkenstein (Essex) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Essex 23, Nottinghamshire 2

• Kent won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain and bad light restricted play to 61 overs on day 1, and 71.1 overs on day 2. Only 74.1 overs were possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Jack Leaning and Harry Finch's partnership of 149 (from 249 balls) was a Kent record for the sixth wicket against Hampshire.
• Points: Hampshire 15, Kent 11

• Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 70 overs were possible on day 2 due to rain.
• New Zealander Brett Randell made his Somerset debut.
• Bangladeshi Skakib Al Hasan made his Surrey debut, having been signed on a one-match deal.
• Appearing in only his second first-class game, Archie Vaughan took his maiden five-wicket haul in Surrey's first innings, then went on to record a maiden ten-wicket haul by taking five wickets in their second. He finished with match figures of 11/140.
• Lying second behind Surrey in the table, Somerset bowled out the visitors with less than five minutes of the match to spare, registering what the Times described as "one of the greatest County Championship victories in their history".
• Points: Somerset 21, Surrey 5

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 37 overs were possible on day 2 due to rain and bad light. Rain restricted play to 62.4 overs on day 3, and 32.5 overs on day 4.
• Jack Home (Worcestershire) made his first-class debut.
• In Warwickshire's first innings, Alex Davies became the first player in division one to pass 1,000 runs for the season.
• Tom Taylor recorded career-best bowling figures during Warwickshire's first innings.
• Points: Worcestershire 13, Warwickshire 11

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Hampshire 24, Worcestershire 4

• Kent won the toss and elected to field
• Points: Kent 3, Nottinghamshire 23

• Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
• Harry Singh (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Lancashire 19, Somerset 3

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
• At the age of 16 years and 296 days, James Minto became the youngest first-class debutant in Durham's history.
• With this victory on 19 September, and Somerset's defeat by Lancashire the following day, Surrey were confirmed as champions for the third successive year.
• Points: Surrey 23, Durham 4

• Essex won the toss and elected to field
• Points: Warwickshire 3, Essex 19

• Kent won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1 and day 2 due to rain and wet outfield.
• Points: Durham 13, Kent 14

• Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 28.3 overs were possible on Day 1, and no play was possible on Day 2 due to rain and wet outfield.
• Josh Blake, Yousef Majid, and Ollie Sykes (Surrey) all made their first-class debuts.
• Points: Essex 15, Surrey 10

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain and bad light restricted play to 15.2 overs on Day 1, and 67.2 overs on Day 2. Only 86.5 overs were possible on day 3 due to bad light.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 14, Warwickshire 13

• Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 71.5 overs were bowled on Day 1 and 54.4 overs on Day 2 due to rain.
• Points: Hampshire 19, Somerset 3

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 26 overs of play was possible on Day 1 and no play was possible on Day 2 due to rain and wet outfield.
• After 13 seasons, Joe Leach played in his final game for Worcestershire prior to retirement.
• Points: Worcestershire 11, Lancashire 11

Division Two results

April

• No toss.
• No play was possible on all 4 days due to rain and wet outfield.
• Points: Derbyshire 8, Gloucestershire 8.

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
• Sam Northeast (Glamorgan) made the highest first-class score at Lord's.
• Points: Middlesex 11, Glamorgan 13.

• Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Sussex 15, Northamptonshire 13.

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Points: Yorkshire 12, Leicestershire 13.

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Alex Thomson (Derbyshire) took his maiden ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Glamorgan 11, Derbyshire 11

• Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Zaman Akhter (Gloucestershire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Gloucestershire 12, Yorkshire 13.

• Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
• John Simpson (Sussex) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Leicestershire 12, Sussex 14

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
• Nathan Fernandes (Middlesex) and Raphael Weatherall (Northamptonshire) made their first-class debuts.
• Emilio Gay (Northamptonshire) and Max Holden (Middlesex) scored their maiden double centuries in first-class cricket.
• James Sales (Northamptonshire) and Nathan Fernandes (Middlesex) scored their maiden centuries in first-class cricket.
• Points: Northamptonshire 11, Middlesex 12

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 46 overs were possible on day 1 and there was no play on day 4 due to rain.
• Points: Derbyshire 9, Leicestershire 16

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 55.4 overs were possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Points: Middlesex 19, Yorkshire 3

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 56.1 overs were possible on day 1 and there was no play on day 4 due to rain.
• Points: Northamptonshire 15, Glamorgan 10

• Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Sussex 22, Gloucestershire 6

• Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 50.4 overs were possible on day 2 due to rain.
• Points: Gloucestershire 13, Middlesex 11

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 27.1 overs were possible on day 2 due to rain, and there was no play on day 3 due to a wet outfield.
• Points: Leicestershire 15, Northamptonshire 15

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 59 overs were possible on day 1 due to rain and bad light, and there was no play on day 3 due to rain.
• Points: Yorkshire 16, Derbyshire 13

May

• Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 44.5 overs were possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Jayden Seales (Sussex) posted career-best figures in Derbyshire's second innings.
• Sussex and Derbyshire were each deducted one point due to a slow over rate.
• Points: Derbyshire 2, Sussex 23

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 41 overs were possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Points: Yorkshire 16, Glamorgan 10

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1 and 4 due to rain.
• Points: Middlesex 15, Leicestershire 12

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Colin Ingram and Kiran Carlson's first-innings partnership of 315 (off 75.5 overs) was a Glamorgan record for the fifth wicket.
• Points: Sussex 4, Glamorgan 23

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Siddarth Kaul made his debut for Northamptonshire.
• Points: Northamptonshire 3, Gloucestershire 23

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Derbyshire 12, Northamptonshire 13

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Glamorgan 2, Middlesex 21

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Gloucestershire's first innings total was their highest ever in first-class cricket.
• The 316-run partnership between Cameron Bancroft and Ben Charlesworth, who scored his maiden century as a professional, was a record for the first wicket against Leicestershire by any side in first-class cricket.
• Points: Leicestershire 11, Gloucestershire 14

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Sussex were deducted 1 point for a slow over rate.
• Points: Sussex 18, Yorkshire 3

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 21 overs were possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Matthew Lamb (Derbyshire) scored his maiden double-century in first-class cricket.
• Beau Webster (Gloucestershire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Gloucestershire 14, Derbyshire 15

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 43 overs were possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Scott Currie (Leicestershire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Ian Holland (on loan from Hampshire) made his Leicestershire debut.
• Points: Leicestershire 13, Glamorgan 13

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Middlesex 12, Sussex 13

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 38.2 overs were possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Points: Northamptonshire 13, Yorkshire 14

June

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Gus Miller (Northamptonshire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Northamptonshire 3, Glamorgan 7

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Middlesex 23, Derbyshire 5

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Ollie Robinson bowled the most expensive over in County Championship history where declaration bowling was not involved, conceding 43 runs (6, 6nb, 4, 6, 4, 6nb, 4, 6nb, 1) in Leicestershire's second innings.
• Louis Kimber (Leicestershire) reached his double century from only 100 balls, making it the fastest ever in the Championship, and the second fastest recorded in first-class cricket worldwide. During the course of his innings, he also hit the most sixes (21) and scored the most runs in an over (the 43 off Robinson). His total of 243 was the highest in first-class cricket by a player batting at number eight, and was described in Wisden Cricket Monthly as "one of the most extraordinary innings in Championship history".
• Points: Sussex 23, Leicestershire 4

• Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Yorkshire 22, Gloucestershire 2

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rain limited play to 58 overs on day 1, and 35.1 overs on day 2.
• James Wharton hit his maiden first-class century. His partnership with Jonathan Tattersall of 241 runs (from 323 balls) broke the Yorkshire record for the sixth wicket against Derbyshire, which had stood since 1921.
• Points: Derbyshire 3, Yorkshire 24

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Marchant de Lange and Ajeet Singh Dale shared the highest tenth-wicket partnership for Gloucestershire against Glamorgan, hitting 75 runs (off 73 balls) in the home side's first innings.
• James Bracey (Gloucestershire) become only the tenth player to hit a double century at the College Ground.
• When Jamie McIlroy was dismissed by Ajeet Singh Dale with the final ball of the match, Glamorgan were just one run short of setting a new world record for highest successful run chase in first-class cricket.
• Points: Gloucestershire 11, Glamorgan 11

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Lewis Goldsworthy and Ben Green (Leicestershire) were both on loan from Somerset.
• Ben Mike posted career-best bowling figures in Middlesex's first innings, as also did Green (4/28 off 9 overs).
• Points: Leicestershire 19, Middlesex 3

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Matthew Breetzke (Northamptonshire) made his Championship debut.
• Sussex were deducted one point for a slow over rate.
• Points: Northamptonshire 3, Sussex 18

August

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Derbyshire 23, Glamorgan 3

• Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Gloucestershire 16, Leicestershire 13

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Indian leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire, with whom he had signed for the remainder of the season.
• Points: Middlesex 20, Northamptonshire 3

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Yorkshire 21, Sussex 3

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Sam Wood (Leicestershire) and Asa Tribe (Glamorgan) both made their first-class debuts.
• Points: Leicestershire 11, Glamorgan 14

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
• The game was abandoned late on day 1 due to an unsafe pitch.
• Justin Broad's bowling figures were the best of the season in division two.
• Points: Gloucestershire 0, Northamptonshire 11.

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Sussex recorded their highest score against Derbyshire.
• Setting two career records, Jack Carson (Sussex) hit 97 from 129 balls and returned match bowling figures of 11/157.
• Points: Sussex 24, Derbyshire 3

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Noah Cornwell (Middlesex) made his first-class debut.
• Jonny Bairstow and George Hill shared a record partnership of 238 (from 58.4 overs) for Yorkshire's sixth wicket against Middlesex.
• George Hill (Yorkshire) hit a career-best score.
• Points: Yorkshire 13, Middlesex 11

September

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain restricted play to 37.1 overs on day 2.
• Leicestershire were without Peter Handscomb, who had returned home for the Australian domestic season.
• Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire) posted a career-best score of 88 (from 124 deliveries).
• Points: Yorkshire 22, Leicestershire 3

• Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain and bad light limited play to 41.4 overs on day 2. Only 74.5 overs were possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Archie Bailey (Gloucestershire) made his first-class debut, and took his maiden first-class wicket in Middlesex's second innings.
• In Middlesex's first innings, Jack Davies posted a career-best first-class score.
• Gloucestershire were deducted 2 points for a slow over rate.
• Points: Gloucestershire 19, Middlesex 6

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Rain restricted play to 78.5 overs on day 2.
• Harry Moore (Derbyshire) made his first-class debut, and took his maiden first-class wicket.
• Martin Andersson was on loan from Middlesex for the remainder of the season, having signed a two-year deal with Derbyshire to begin in 2025.
• In Northamptonshire's first innings, all seven bowlers used by Derbyshire (including Moore) took a wicket for only the second time in their history.
• Yuzvendra Chahal finished with career-best match figures of 9/99.
• Points: Northamptonshire 19, Derbyshire 3

• Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
• John Simpson (Sussex) passed the 1,000 run mark for the season.
• Points: Sussex 23, Glamorgan 1

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
• Points: Middlesex 22, Derbyshire 3

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Ben Morris (Glamorgan) made his first-class debut.
• In Yorkshire's second innings, Ben Morris took his maiden first-class wicket, whilst James Harris claimed his 600th.
• Points: Yorkshire 22, Glamorgan 3

• Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
• Bertie Foreman (Sussex) made his first-class debut.
• Sussex gained promotion to division one.
• Points: Sussex 21, Gloucestershire 3

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
• James Sales hit a career-best score.
• Scott Currie recorded his maiden first-class century.
• In Leicestershire's second innings, Ben Sanderson claimed his 400th first-class wicket.
• Points: Northamptonshire 22, Leicestershire 3

• Rain prevented any play on day 1, and reduced that on day 2 to 65.2 overs.
• After the time lost to bad weather, both captains agreed to forfeit an innings in orders to avoid the teams playing out a draw.
• Glamorgan were deducted 1 point for a slow over rate.
• Points: Glamorgan 18, Gloucestershire 1

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
• There was no play on day 1 and day 2 due to rain.
• Alex Green (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Leicestershire 10, Derbyshire 12

• Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
• There was no play on day 1 and day 2 due to rain.
• Points: Sussex 16, Middlesex 10

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
• There was no play on day 1 due to rain.
• Krish Patel and Fateh Singh (Northamptonshire) both made their first-class debuts.
• Yorkshire's first innings total was their second highest ever in first-class cricket.
• It was also the highest ever first-class total in a match at Headingley.
• James Wharton hit his first double century, surpassing his previous career-best score by 97 runs.
• In Northamptonshire's first innings, Ben Coad took his 300th first-class wicket.
• Matthew Fisher completed his last match as a Yorkshire player.
• Points: Yorkshire 16, Northamptonshire 9

Standings

Teams in both divisions played a total of 14 games, with seven home matches and seven away matches. There was a two-up, two-down promotion and relegation system.

Teams received 16 points for a win, and 8 for a draw or tie. Bonus points could be earned during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings, with up to 5 for batting and 3 for bowling available.

If a match was abandoned without a ball being bowled, then each team was awarded 8 points. If abandoned once a game has started because the pitch was deemed to be unsafe, then the home side received no points. The away side were awarded 8 points plus whatever bonus points had accrued.

Division One

Division Two

Leading players

Division One

Division Two

Ethan Bamber (Middlesex) and James Harris (Glamorgan) also took 30 wickets, but had a higher average than Ryan Higgins.

Notes

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