The 2025 County Championship will be played between April 4 and September 27 - here's how you can watch every match of the Championship live across TV and digital platforms.
Which teams have been promoted and relegated?
Sussex and Yorkshire will play in Division One after getting a promotion last season, while Kent and Lancashire have been relegated to Division Two. Overall, Division Two has eight teams while Division One has ten.
County Championship 2025: Full schedule
Defending champions Surrey will play Essex in their first round fixture in Chelmsford.
Eight rounds will be played till the end of May. Rounds nine and ten will be played between June 22 and July 2, rounds 11 and 12 between July 22 and August 1, and rounds 13-15 between September 8-27.
You can find the full list of 2025 County Championship fixtures here.
County Championship 2025: Where to watch on TV and live streaming?
All matches of the 2025 County Championship will be live streamed through the County Championship Match Centre on ecb.co.uk. On mobile devices, you can watch the same live streams on the England Cricket app.
Each of the 18 counties will also live stream their home matches on their websites or social media channels. Here are the links to the YouTube channels of each county side.
Division One counties
Durham
Essex
Hampshire
Nottinghamshire
Somerset
Surrey
Sussex
Warwickshire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire
Division Two counties
Derbyshire
Glamorgan
Gloucestershire
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Middlesex
Northamptonshire
County Championship 2025: How to listen?
Local radio stations, the BBC Sport website, and BBC Radio Wales will broadcast the County Championship season live.
Live commentary will also be available on the ECB website and the England Cricket app.
