2025 County Championship

The 2025 County Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship 2025, was the 125th cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. As in 2024, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. The season began on 4 April and ended on 27 September 2025. Surrey were the defending champions. Nottinghamshire won the title for the seventh time in the club's history and the first since 2010.

Teams

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

Team promoted from Division Two in 2024

Division Two teams

Team relegated from Division One in 2024

Division One

April

• Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Charlie Allison (Essex) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Essex 14, Surrey 11

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Hampshire 19, Yorkshire 3

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Durham 5

• 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.
• Points: Somerset 16, Worcestershire 9

• 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

• Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Warwickshire 21, Durham 6

• Essex won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Essex 14, Nottinghamshire 13

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Sonny Baker (Hampshire) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Surrey 12, Hampshire 11

• Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sean Hunt (Sussex) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Sussex 20, Somerset 3

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Yorkshire 24, Worcestershire 3

• Durham won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Yorkshire 13, Durham 15

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

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Somerset 10, Hampshire 13

• Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
• James Coles (Sussex) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Sussex 14, Surrey 15

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Michael Booth (Warwickshire) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Warwickshire 11, Nottinghamshire 14

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

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Surrey 22, Somerset 4

• Durham won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Durham 19, Worcestershire 3

May

• Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Durham 13, Hampshire 12

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

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Zen Malik (Warwickshire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Warwickshire 20, Yorkshire 2

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
• Points: Essex 11, Yorkshire 11

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field
• Zen Malik (Warwickshire) scored his first century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Warwickshire 13, Surrey 11

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to field
• Points: Nottinghamshire 21, Hampshire 3

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field
• James Hayes (Sussex) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Sussex 20, Worcestershire 3

• Durham won the toss and elected to field.
• Durham's first innings score was the club's highest total in a first-class match.
• Points: Durham 22, Nottinghamshire 5

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

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Surrey 22, Yorkshire 3

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Hampshire 21, Warwickshire 3

• Essex won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Worcestershire 22, Essex 3

• Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mitchell Killeen (Durham) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Somerset 19, Durham 4

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Sussex 20, Hampshire -5

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Essex 11, Surrey 12

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Warwickshire 11, Worcestershire 11

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 19, Yorkshire 3

June

• Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Sussex 14, Durham 13

• Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mackenzie Jones (Essex) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Essex 10, Hampshire 14

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Finlay Bean (Yorkshire) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Yorkshire 12

• Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Somerset 14, Warwickshire 11

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Surrey 20, Worcestershire 3

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Adam Hose (Worcestershire) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Worcestershire 16, Hampshire 9

• Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Somerset 11, Nottinghamshire 12

• Durham won the toss and elected to field.
• Dom Sibley (Surrey) scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Surrey 15, Durham 11

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Warwickshire 13, Sussex 14

• Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Yorkshire 20, Essex 3

July

• Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Lyndon James (Nottinghamshire) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 14, Hampshire 12

• Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
• George Drissell (Durham) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Somerset 20, Durham 3

• Essex won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Essex 24, Sussex 2

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Warwickshire 19, Worcestershire 5

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 24.1 overs of play was possible on Day 2 due to rain.
• Points: Yorkshire 13, Surrey 14

• Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Surrey 21, Durham 3

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Vaansh Jani (Warwickshire) made his first-class debut.
• Ethan Bamber (Warwickshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Essex 14, Warwickshire 12

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Somerset 12, Nottinghamshire 13

• Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 39.2 overs of play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Points: Hampshire 12, Worcestershire 13

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

September

• Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 39 overs play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Points: Durham 12, Essex 14

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 42 and 10.3 overs play was possible on day 1 and 3 respectively due to rain.
• Points: Somerset 14, Yorkshire 9

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 21.1 overs play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Points: Surrey 11, Warwickshire 11

• Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Points: Hampshire 11, Sussex 11

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Only 40.2 overs play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Daniel Lategan (Worcestershire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 19, Worcestershire -1

• Durham won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Points: Durham 14, Worcestershire 12

• Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
• No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Josh Thomas made his first-class debut after replacing Tom Abell as a concussion substitute for Somerset during the second innings of Hampshire.
• Points: Somerset 16, Hampshire 10

• Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
• Matthew Fisher (Surrey) took his maiden ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 18, Surrey 3

• Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Points: Sussex 12, Yorkshire 11

• Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1, 3 and 4 due to rain.
• Charlie Bennett (Essex) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Essex 10, Warwickshire 9

• Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Essex 22, Somerset 6

• Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ralphie Albert (Surrey) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Surrey 19, Hampshire 3

• Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Warwickshire 4

• Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
• Isaac Mohammed (Worcestershire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Sussex 22, Worcestershire 3

• Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Yorkshire 22, Durham 4

Division Two

April

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Luis Reece (Derbyshire) took his first ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Derbyshire 22, Gloucestershire 3

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Leicestershire 23, Glamorgan 2

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
• Ollie Sutton (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Middlesex 11, Lancashire 13

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Kent 19, Northamptonshire 3

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Gloucestershire 15, Glamorgan 13

• Kent won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Kent 19, Middlesex 3

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
• Calvin Harrison (Northamptonshire) took his first ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Northamptonshire 15, Lancashire 10

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Martin Andersson (Derbyshire) scored his first century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Leicestershire 16, Derbyshire 14

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Derbyshire 12, Northamptonshire 16

• Kent won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Gloucestershire 16, Kent 14

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Tom Scriven (Leicestershire) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Lancashire 11, Leicestershire 15

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Middlesex 21, Glamorgan 0

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Derbyshire 13, Middlesex 11

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Ben Green (Leicestershire) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Dominic Goodman (Gloucestershire) took his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Leicestershire 20, Gloucestershire 4

May

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Glamorgan 14, Derbyshire 13

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Lancashire 12, Gloucestershire 13

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Leicestershire 21, Northamptonshire 3

• Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
• Luke Hollman (Middlesex) scored his first century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Middlesex 19, Kent 3

• Kent won the toss and elected to field
• Ekansh Singh (Kent) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Glamorgan 23, Kent 2

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
• Points: Northamptonshire 19, Lancashire 4

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Glamorgan 23, Northamptonshire 3

• Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Gloucestershire 24, Kent 6

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Lancashire 13, Derbyshire 11

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Naavya Sharma (Middlesex) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Leicestershire 20, Middlesex 3

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Derbyshire 23, Kent 2

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Glamorgan 22, Middlesex 2

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Leicestershire 24, Lancashire 3

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Aadi Sharma (Northamptonshire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Northamptonshire 13, Gloucestershire 13

June

• Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Gloucestershire 11, Derbyshire 14

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
• Mitchell Stanley (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Kent 11, Lancashire 14

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Asa Tribe (Glamorgan) and Sol Budinger (Leicestershire) both scored their maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Glamorgan 13, Leicestershire 16

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Joe Cracknell (Middlesex) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Northamptonshire 22, Middlesex 7

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Chris Green (Lancashire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Lancashire 22, Derbyshire 4

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Gloucestershire 12, Glamorgan 14

• Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
• Justin Broad and Calvin Harrison (Northamptonshire) both scored their maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Kent 13, Northamptonshire 14

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Middlesex 22, Leicestershire 2

July

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Leicestershire 22, Derbyshire 2

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Glamorgan 21, Kent -5

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Tom Hartley (Lancashire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Lancashire 22, Gloucestershire 5

• Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Middlesex 24, Northamptonshire 2

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 52 overs of play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Joe Phillips (Gloucestershire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Middlesex 15, Gloucestershire 15

• Kent won the toss and elected to field.
• Ben Dawkins (Kent) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Leicestershire 14, Kent 13

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Glamorgan 20, Lancashire 3

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Joe Hawkins (Derbyshire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Derbyshire 13, Northamptonshire 13

September

• Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only overs 38.3 play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Mitchell Stanley (Lancashire) took his maiden five-wicket haul and maiden ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
• Points: Kent 12, Lancashire 12

• Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 30.5 overs play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Points: Gloucestershire 15, Leicestershire 12

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 10 overs play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Sebastian Morgan (Middlesex) and Rory Haydon (Derbyshire) both made their first-class debuts.
• Points: Derbyshire 12, Middlesex 12

• Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
• Only 25.3 overs play was possible on day 3 due to rain.
• Nirvan Ramesh and Benjamin Whitehouse (Northamptonshire) both made their first-class debuts.
• Asa Tribe (Glamorgan) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Glamorgan 15, Northamptonshire 14

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1, 3 and 4 due to rain.
• Amrit Basra (Derbyshire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Glamorgan 9, Derbyshire 11

• Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Points: Gloucestershire 17, Northamptonshire 3

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
• Arav Shetty (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Lancashire 14, Middlesex 9

• Kent won the toss and elected to field.
• No play was possible on day 1, 3 and 4 due to rain.
• Oliver Curtiss and Corey Flintoff (Kent) both made their first-class debuts.
• Points: Leicestershire 13, Kent 4

• Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
• Points: Lancashire 22, Glamorgan 4

• Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Points: Derbyshire 24, Kent 1

• Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
• Daz Ahmed (Gloucestershire) made his first-class debut.
• Points: Middlesex 23, Gloucestershire 3

• Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
• Arush Buchake and Stuart van der Merwe (Northamptonshire) both made their first-class debuts.
• Stuart van der Merwe (Northamptonshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
• Points: Leicestershire 23, Northamptonshire 3

Standings

Division One

Division Two

Statistics

Division One

Division Two

Notes

External links

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