The 2024 County Championship 2024 will be played between April 5 and September 29. Here is the county cricket schedule 2024, including full County Championship fixtures list, dates, and venues.

The 124th edition of the County Championship, in 2024, will commence on April 5. The 18 teams have been split into two groups, of ten and eight teams. Durham and Worcestershire have been promoted to Division One after last season, while Middlesex and Northamptonshire have been relegated.

Surrey won the 2023 edition to secure their 22nd title (including a shared triumph in 1950). They are behind only the 33 of Yorkshire (including the shared title of 1949), who are in Division Two this season.

County cricket schedule 2024: Full County Championship fixtures list, dates & venues

Round 1: April 5-8

Division 1: Durham v Hampshire (Chester-Le-Street), Kent v Somerset (Taunton), Lancashire v Surrey (Old Trafford), Nottinghamshire v Essex (Trent Bridge), Warwickshire v Worcestershire (Edgbaston). Division 2: Derbyshire v Gloucestershire (Derby), Middlesex v Glamorgan (Lord’s), Sussex v Northamptonshire (Hove), Yorkshire v Leicestershire (Headingley)

Round 2: April 12-15

Division 1: Essex v Kent (Chelmsford), Hampshire v Lancashire (Ageas Bowl), Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire (Trent Bridge), Surrey v Somerset (Kia Oval), Warwickshire v Durham (Edgbaston). Division 2: Glamorgan v Derbyshire (Sophia Gardens), Gloucestershire v Yorkshire (Bristol), Leicestershire v Sussex (Grace Road), Northamptonshire v Middlesex (Northampton)

Round 3: April 19-22

Division 1: Essex v Lancashire (Chelmsford), Hampshire v Warwickshire (Ageas Bowl), Kent v Surrey (Canterbury), Somerset v Nottinghamshire (Taunton), Worcestershire v Durham (Kidderminster). Division 2: Derbyshire v Leicestershire (Grace Road), Middlesex v Yorkshire (Lord’s), Northamptonshire v Glamorgan (Northampton), Sussex v Gloucestershire (Hove)

Round 4: April 26-29

Division 1: Durham v Essex (Chester-Le-Street), Surrey v Hampshire (Kia Oval), Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire (Edgbaston), Worcestershire v Somerset (Kidderminster). Division 2: Gloucestershire v Middlesex (Bristol), Leicestershire v Northamptonshire (Grace Road), Yorkshire v Derbyshire (Headingley)

Round 5: May 3-6

Division 1: Lancashire v Kent (Old Trafford), Somerset v Essex (Chelmsford). Division 2: Derbyshire v Sussex (Derby), Middlesex v Leicestershire (Lord’s), Yorkshire v Glamorgan (Headingley)

Round 6: May 10-13

Division 1: Hampshire v Durham (Ageas Bowl), Kent v Worcestershire (Canterbury), Nottinghamshire v Lancashire (Trent Bridge), Surrey v Warwickshire (Kia Oval). Division 2: Glamorgan v Sussex (Sophia Gardens), Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire (Northampton)

Round 7: May 17-20

Division 1: Essex v Warwickshire (Chelmsford), Lancashire v Durham (Blackpool), Nottinghamshire v Hampshire (Trent Bridge), Somerset v Kent (Taunton), Surrey v Worcestershire (Kia Oval). Division 2: Derbyshire v Northamptonshire (Derby), Glamorgan v Middlesex (Sophia Gardens), Leicestershire v Gloucestershire (Grace Road), Sussex v Yorkshire (Hove)

Round 8: May 24-27

Division 1: Durham v Somerset (Chester-Le-Street), Hampshire v Surrey (Ageas Bowl), Kent v Essex (Canterbury), Lancashire v Warwickshire (Old Trafford), Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire (New Road). Division 2: Gloucestershire v Derbyshire (Bristol), Leicestershire v Glamorgan (Grace Road), Middlesex v Sussex (Lord’s), Northamptonshire v Yorkshire (Northampton)

Round 9: June 23-26

Division 1: Essex v Durham (Chelmsford), Kent v Lancashire (Canterbury), Nottinghamshire v Somerset (Trent Bridge) Warwickshire v Hampshire (Edgbaston), Worcestershire v Surrey (New Road). Division 2: Glamorgan v Northamptonshire (Sophia Gardens), Middlesex v Derbyshire (Lord’s), Sussex v Leicestershire (Hove), Yorkshire v Gloucestershire (Scarborough)

Round 10: June 30-July 3

Division 1: Durham v Worcestershire (Chester-Le-Street), Hampshire v Kent (Ageas Bowl), Lancashire v Nottinghamshire (Southport) Somerset v Warwickshire (Taunton), Surrey v Essex (Kia Oval). Division 2: Derbyshire v Yorkshire (Chesterfield), Gloucestershire v Glamorgan (Cheltenham College), Leicestershire v Middlesex (Grace Road), Northamptonshire v Sussex (Northampton)

Round 11: August 22-25

Division 1: Durham v Nottinghamshire (Chester-Le-Street), Hampshire v Essex (Ageas Bowl), Surrey v Lancashire (Kia Oval), Warwickshire v Somerset (Edgbaston), Worcestershire v Kent (New Road). Division 2: Derbyshire v Glamorgan (Derby), Gloucestershire v Leicestershire (Bristol). Middlesex v Northamptonshire (Merchant Taylors’ School), Yorkshire v Sussex (Scarborough)

Round 12: August 29-September 1

Division 1: Essex v Worcestershire (Chelmsford), Lancashire v Hampshire (Old Trafford), Nottinghamshire v Surrey (Trent Bridge), Somerset v Durham (Taunton), Warwickshire v Kent (Edgbaston). Division 2: Glamorgan v Leicestershire (Sophia Gardens), Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire (Bristol), Sussex v Derbyshire (Hove), Yorkshire v Middlesex (Headingley)

Round 13: September 9-12

Division 1: Durham v Lancashire (Chester-Le-Street), Essex v Nottinghamshire (Chelmsford), Kent v Hampshire (Canterbury), Somerset v Surrey (Taunton), Worcestershire v Warwickshire (New Road). Division 2: Leicestershire v Yorkshire (Grace Road), Middlesex v Gloucestershire (Lord’s), Northamptonshire v Derbyshire (Northampton), Sussex v Glamorgan (Hove)

Round 14: September 17-20

Division 1: Hampshire v Worcestershire (Ageas Bowl), Kent v Nottinghamshire (Canterbury), Lancashire v Somerset (Old Trafford), Surrey v Durham (Kia Oval), Warwickshire v Essex (Edgbaston). Division 2: Derbyshire v Middlesex (Derby), Glamorgan v Yorkshire (Sophia Gardens), Gloucestershire v Sussex (Bristol), Northamptonshire v Leicestershire (Northampton)

Round 15: September 26-29

Division 1: Durham v Kent (Chester-Le-Street), Essex v Surrey (Chelmsford), Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire (Trent Bridge), Somerset v Hampshire (Taunton), Worcestershire v Lancashire (New Road). Division 2: Glamorgan v Gloucestershire (Sophia Gardens), Leicestershire v Derbyshire (Grace Road), Sussex v Middlesex (Hove) Yorkshire v Northamptonshire (Headingley)

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