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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 2024 English cricket season commenced on 5 April and finished on 29 September 2024. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was the 124th season in which the County Championship has been an official competition and featured First-Class , List-A , and Twenty20 cricket competitions throughout England and Wales.
Surrey County Cricket Club are the current champions, claiming the title in the 2024 season. The first references to county cricket come during the early 18th century, during which time cricket was played almost exclusively in the south-east of England, with teams representing Kent, Middlesex, London and Surrey frequently playing each other. [1]
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 One-Day Cup (also known as for sponsorship reasons as 2024 Metro Bank One Day Cup) [1] was a limited overs cricket competition in England and Wales. [2] Matches were contested over 50 overs per side, having List A cricket status, with all eighteen first-class counties competed in the tournament. [ 3 ]
The 2024 ECB Women's County One-Day was an English women's cricket 50-over domestic competition. It took place between April and July 2024, with 34 teams taking part, organised into four regional groups.
In 2024, Kent County Cricket Club will compete in the 2024 County Championship, the 2024 One-Day Cup and the 2024 T20 Blast. The season was the eighth in charge for head coach, and former player, Matthew Walker. Sam Billings stepped down as club captain, signed a white-ball only contract and retained captaincy of the Twenty20 side. [1]
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 ...