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The County Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship, [3] is the only domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. Established in 1890, it is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as a two-league system .
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. [1] 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.
The 2023 County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 123rd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. [1] As in 2022, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. [2] The season started on 6 April and finished on 29 September 2023.
In 2000, the competition was split into two divisions, with the winner of Division One being named as County Champions, a decision endorsed by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack editor Graeme Wright, due to there being "fewer meaningless matches". [11] Yorkshire hold the record for most championships, with 32, plus a shared win in 1949.
The 2022 County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 122nd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. [1] The season began on 7 April and ended on 29 September 2022. [2] [3] Warwickshire were the defending champions. [4]
Inter-county cricket matches have been played since the early 18th century, involving teams that are representative of the historic counties of England and Wales.Since the late 19th century, there have been two county championship competitions played at different levels: the County Championship, a first-class competition which involves eighteen first-class county clubs among which seventeen ...
The 2000 PPP Healthcare County Championship was the 101st officially organised running of the Championship. [1] Surrey won Division One with Northamptonshire winning the second division. [2] [3] It was the first time that the championship was held with two divisions with a promotion and relegation format in place. [4]
The Bill Beaumont County Championship Division 2 (formerly known as County Championship Plate) is an annual rugby union competition in England between teams representing English counties. It was formed in 2002 as the County Championship Shield (a competition which is now played by tier 3 sides ) - changing to Plate by 2010 and then to Bill ...