The England and Wales Cricket Board have announced the full list of County Championship 2020 fixtures.

The County Championship begins on April 12, with Yorkshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Kent, Somerset, Warwickshire (Division 1), Middlesex, Worcestershire, Sussex, Durham, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire (Division 2) all in action on the opening day. Division 1 champions Essex start their campaign at home on April 19.

The English county season ends with the final round of matches on September 22.

In 2020, the County Championship Division 1 will feature 10 teams, up from the eight last season. Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Gloucestershire earned promotion to the top level in 2019, while Nottinghamshire were relegated, joining seven other teams in Division 2. From next season, the format will revert to a two up, two down system.

Despite the increase in teams, Division 1 sides will still play only 14 fixtures; this means all teams will not play each other twice.

Somerset, last season’s title contenders, will start on -12 points after being handed a 24-point deduction (12 suspended) for producing a surface rated ‘poor’ for their championship-deciding match against Essex.

Full County Championship 2020 fixtures list – Division 1

Date	Home	Away	Venue
Sunday, April 12, 2020	Yorkshire	Gloucestershire	Emerald Headingley
Sunday, April 12, 2020	Lancashire	Kent	Emirates Old Trafford
Sunday, April 12, 2020	Somerset	Warwickshire	The Cooper Associates County Ground
Sunday, April 19, 2020	Hampshire	Kent	Ageas Bowl
Sunday, April 19, 2020	Warwickshire	Northamptonshire	Edgbaston
Sunday, April 19, 2020	Surrey	Somerset	Kia Oval
Sunday, April 19, 2020	Gloucestershire	Lancashire	The Brightside Ground, Bristol
Sunday, April 19, 2020	Essex	Yorkshire	The Cloudfm County Ground
Saturday, April 25, 2020	Kent	Gloucestershire	Canterbury
Saturday, April 25, 2020	Warwickshire	Lancashire	Edgbaston
Saturday, April 25, 2020	Yorkshire	Surrey	Emerald Headingley
Saturday, April 25, 2020	Somerset	Hampshire	The Cooper Associates County Ground
Saturday, April 25, 2020	Northamptonshire	Essex	The County Ground Northampton
Friday, May 01, 2020	Hampshire	Yorkshire	Ageas Bowl
Friday, May 01, 2020	Lancashire	Essex	Emirates Old Trafford
Friday, May 01, 2020	Surrey	Warwickshire	Kia Oval
Friday, May 01, 2020	Gloucestershire	Somerset	The Brightside Ground, Bristol
Friday, May 01, 2020	Northamptonshire	Kent	The County Ground Northampton
Friday, May 08, 2020	Kent	Surrey	The County Ground, Beckenham
Friday, May 08, 2020	Warwickshire	Hampshire	Edgbaston
Friday, May 08, 2020	Essex	Gloucestershire	The Cloudfm County Ground
Friday, May 08, 2020	Somerset	Northamptonshire	The Cooper Associates County Ground
Friday, May 15, 2020	Yorkshire	Kent	Emerald Headingley
Friday, May 15, 2020	Lancashire	Somerset	Emirates Old Trafford
Friday, May 15, 2020	Surrey	Northamptonshire	Guildford
Friday, May 15, 2020	Essex	Hampshire	The Cloudfm County Ground
Friday, May 22, 2020	Hampshire	Lancashire	Ageas Bowl
Friday, May 22, 2020	Warwickshire	Somerset	Edgbaston
Friday, May 22, 2020	Gloucestershire	Surrey	The Brightside Ground, Bristol
Friday, May 22, 2020	Northamptonshire	Yorkshire	The County Ground Northampton
Friday, May 22, 2020	Kent	Essex	Canterbury
Sunday, June 14, 2020	Hampshire	Warwickshire	Ageas Bowl
Sunday, June 14, 2020	Surrey	Kent	Kia Oval
Sunday, June 14, 2020	Yorkshire	Lancashire	Scarborough
Sunday, June 14, 2020	Essex	Northamptonshire	The Cloudfm County Ground
Sunday, June 14, 2020	Somerset	Gloucestershire	The Cooper Associates County Ground
Sunday, June 28, 2020	Yorkshire	Essex	Emerald Headingley
Sunday, June 28, 2020	Lancashire	Warwickshire	Emirates Old Trafford
Sunday, June 28, 2020	Northamptonshire	Surrey	The County Ground Northampton
Sunday, June 28, 2020	Kent	Somerset	Canterbury
Monday, June 29, 2020	Gloucestershire	Hampshire	Cheltenham
Sunday, July 05, 2020	Gloucestershire	Yorkshire	Cheltenham
Sunday, July 05, 2020	Warwickshire	Kent	Edgbaston
Sunday, July 05, 2020	Surrey	Hampshire	Kia Oval
Sunday, July 05, 2020	Essex	Somerset	The Cloudfm County Ground
Sunday, July 05, 2020	Northamptonshire	Lancashire	The County Ground Northampton
Sunday, August 23, 2020	Hampshire	Gloucestershire	Ageas Bowl
Sunday, August 23, 2020	Kent	Northamptonshire	Canterbury
Sunday, August 23, 2020	Lancashire	Surrey	Emirates Old Trafford
Sunday, August 23, 2020	Yorkshire	Warwickshire	Scarborough
Sunday, August 23, 2020	Somerset	Essex	The Cooper Associates County Ground
Saturday, August 29, 2020	Kent	Hampshire	Canterbury
Saturday, August 29, 2020	Warwickshire	Surrey	Edgbaston
Saturday, August 29, 2020	Essex	Lancashire	The Cloudfm County Ground
Saturday, August 29, 2020	Somerset	Yorkshire	The Cooper Associates County Ground
Sunday, August 30, 2020	Northamptonshire	Gloucestershire	The County Ground Northampton
Tuesday, September 08, 2020	Hampshire	Northamptonshire	Ageas Bowl
Tuesday, September 08, 2020	Lancashire	Yorkshire	Emirates Old Trafford
Tuesday, September 08, 2020	Surrey	Essex	Kia Oval
Tuesday, September 08, 2020	Gloucestershire	Warwickshire	The Brightside Ground, Bristol
Monday, September 14, 2020	Yorkshire	Hampshire	Emerald Headingley
Monday, September 14, 2020	Lancashire	Gloucestershire	Emirates Old Trafford
Monday, September 14, 2020	Essex	Kent	The Cloudfm County Ground
Monday, September 14, 2020	Somerset	Surrey	The Cooper Associates County Ground
Monday, September 14, 2020	Northamptonshire	Warwickshire	The County Ground Northampton
Tuesday, September 22, 2020	Hampshire	Somerset	Ageas Bowl
Tuesday, September 22, 2020	Kent	Lancashire	Canterbury
Tuesday, September 22, 2020	Warwickshire	Essex	Edgbaston
Tuesday, September 22, 2020	Surrey	Yorkshire	Kia Oval
Tuesday, September 22, 2020	Gloucestershire	Northamptonshire	The Brightside Ground, Bristol

Full County Championship 2020 fixtures list – Division 2

Date	Home	Away	Venue
Sunday, April 12, 2020	Middlesex	Worcestershire	Lord’s
Sunday, April 12, 2020	Sussex	Durham	The 1st Central County Ground
Sunday, April 12, 2020	Nottinghamshire	Leicestershire	Trent Bridge
Sunday, April 19, 2020	Durham	Nottinghamshire	Emirates Riverside
Sunday, April 19, 2020	Glamorgan	Middlesex	Sophia Gardens
Sunday, April 19, 2020	Derbyshire	Leicestershire	The Pattonair County Ground
Saturday, April 25, 2020	Worcestershire	Sussex	Blackfinch New Road
Saturday, April 25, 2020	Middlesex	Derbyshire	Lord’s
Saturday, April 25, 2020	Leicestershire	Glamorgan	The Fischer County Ground, Grace Road
Friday, May 01, 2020	Durham	Middlesex	Emirates Riverside
Friday, May 01, 2020	Glamorgan	Worcestershire	Sophia Gardens
Friday, May 01, 2020	Sussex	Leicestershire	The 1st Central County Ground
Friday, May 01, 2020	Nottinghamshire	Derbyshire	Trent Bridge
Friday, May 08, 2020	Middlesex	Nottinghamshire	Lord’s
Friday, May 08, 2020	Sussex	Glamorgan	The 1st Central County Ground
Friday, May 08, 2020	Leicestershire	Worcestershire	The Fischer County Ground, Grace Road
Friday, May 08, 2020	Derbyshire	Durham	The Pattonair County Ground
Friday, May 15, 2020	Worcestershire	Middlesex	Blackfinch New Road
Friday, May 15, 2020	Glamorgan	Derbyshire	Sophia Gardens
Friday, May 15, 2020	Leicestershire	Durham	The Fischer County Ground, Grace Road
Friday, May 15, 2020	Nottinghamshire	Sussex	Trent Bridge
Friday, May 22, 2020	Worcestershire	Nottinghamshire	Blackfinch New Road
Friday, May 22, 2020	Durham	Glamorgan	Emirates Riverside
Friday, May 22, 2020	Middlesex	Leicestershire	Lord’s
Friday, May 22, 2020	Derbyshire	Sussex	The Pattonair County Ground
Sunday, June 14, 2020	Derbyshire	Worcestershire	Chesterfield
Sunday, June 14, 2020	Durham	Leicestershire	Emirates Riverside
Sunday, June 14, 2020	Sussex	Middlesex	The 1st Central County Ground
Monday, June 15, 2020	Nottinghamshire	Glamorgan	Trent Bridge
Sunday, June 28, 2020	Glamorgan	Durham	Swansea
Sunday, June 28, 2020	Sussex	Derbyshire	Arundel
Sunday, June 28, 2020	Leicestershire	Middlesex	The Fischer County Ground, Grace Road
Sunday, June 28, 2020	Nottinghamshire	Worcestershire	Trent Bridge
Sunday, July 05, 2020	Worcestershire	Durham	Blackfinch New Road
Sunday, July 05, 2020	Middlesex	Glamorgan	Merchant Taylors
Sunday, July 05, 2020	Leicestershire	Sussex	The Fischer County Ground, Grace Road
Sunday, July 05, 2020	Derbyshire	Nottinghamshire	The Pattonair County Ground
Sunday, August 23, 2020	Glamorgan	Nottinghamshire	Colwyn Bay
Sunday, August 23, 2020	Durham	Derbyshire	Emirates Riverside
Sunday, August 23, 2020	Sussex	Worcestershire	The 1st Central County Ground
Saturday, August 29, 2020	Worcestershire	Leicestershire	Blackfinch New Road
Saturday, August 29, 2020	Durham	Sussex	Emirates Riverside
Saturday, August 29, 2020	Derbyshire	Glamorgan	The Pattonair County Ground
Saturday, August 29, 2020	Nottinghamshire	Middlesex	Trent Bridge
Tuesday, September 08, 2020	Worcestershire	Derbyshire	Blackfinch New Road
Tuesday, September 08, 2020	Middlesex	Durham	Lord’s
Tuesday, September 08, 2020	Glamorgan	Sussex	Sophia Gardens
Tuesday, September 08, 2020	Leicestershire	Nottinghamshire	The Fischer County Ground, Grace Road
Monday, September 14, 2020	Durham	Worcestershire	Emirates Riverside
Monday, September 14, 2020	Glamorgan	Leicestershire	Sophia Gardens
Monday, September 14, 2020	Sussex	Nottinghamshire	The 1st Central County Ground
Monday, September 14, 2020	Derbyshire	Middlesex	The Pattonair County Ground
Tuesday, September 22, 2020	Worcestershire	Glamorgan	Blackfinch New Road
Tuesday, September 22, 2020	Middlesex	Sussex	Lord’s
Tuesday, September 22, 2020	Leicestershire	Derbyshire	The Fischer County Ground, Grace Road
Tuesday, September 22, 2020	Nottinghamshire	Durham	Trent Bridge