2023 County Championship

The 2023 County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 123rd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales.[1] As in 2022, Division One will have ten teams and Division Two will have eight teams.[2] The season started on 6 April and scheduled to finish on 29 September 2023.[3][4] Surrey are the defending champions.[5]

2023 County Championship
Dates6 April 2023 – 29 September 2023
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
Participants18

Teams

The teams were split based on the finishing positions in the 2022 season.[6] The following teams will take part in the County Championship:[7]

Division One
Team Primary home ground Captain Coach
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford
Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton
Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester
Middlesex Lord's, London
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton
Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Somerset County Ground, Taunton
Surrey The Oval, London
Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham

  Team promoted from Division Two in 2022

Division Two
Team Primary home ground Captain Coach
Derbyshire County Ground, Derby
Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester
Sussex County Ground, Hove
Worcestershire New Road, Worcester
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds

  Team relegated from Division One in 2022

Division One

April
6–9 April 2023
Scorecard
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185 (55.3 overs)
Tom Moores 49* (82)
Mohammad Abbas 6/49 (15.3 overs)
231 (77 overs)
Fletcha Middleton 59 (113)
Dane Paterson 3/39 (18 overs)
146/6 (50 overs)
Ben Duckett 51 (58)
Kyle Abbott 4/30 (13 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Martin Saggers
  • Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
6–9 April 2023
Scorecard
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117 (32.5 overs)
Ricardo Vasconcelos 39 (70)
Matt Quinn 4/25 (9.5 overs)
222 (69.4 overs)
Zak Crawley 91 (171)
Chris Tremain 5/44 (18 overs)
47/2 (19 overs)
Hassan Azad 26* (58)
Joey Evison 1/10 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Play was restricted to 26 overs on Day 1 due to rain.
6–9 April 2023
Scorecard
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442 (113 overs)
Cameron Steel 141* (182)
Tom Bailey 4/86 (25 overs)
233/8 (77 overs)
Keaton Jennings 76 (156)
Sean Abbott 4/42 (18 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
6–9 April 2023
Scorecard
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266 (93.1 overs)
Dan Lawrence 105 (204)
Toby Roland-Jones 7/61 (27.1 overs)
170 (63.3 overs)
Ryan Higgins 70 (127)
Jamie Porter 6/35 (15 overs)
Innings break
Lord's, London
Umpires: Mike Burns and Richard Illingworth
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Play was restricted to 56 overs on Day 1 due to rain.
6–9 April 2023
Scorecard
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269/8 (88 overs)
Lewis Gregory 65* (105)
Ed Barnard 3/54 (20 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Alex Wharf and Rob Bailey
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible on Day 1 due to wet outfield.
13–16 April 2023
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27–30 April 2023
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May
11–14 May 2023
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18–21 May 2023
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18–21 May 2023
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June
25–28 June 2023
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July
19–22 July 2023
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September
3–6 September 2023
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3–6 September 2023
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4–7 September 2023
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19–22 September 2023
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19–22 September 2023
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19–22 September 2023
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19–22 September 2023
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26–29 September 2023
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26–29 September 2023
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26–29 September 2023
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26–29 September 2023
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26–29 September 2023
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Division Two

April
6–9 April 2023
Scorecard
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321 (73.1 overs)
Wayne Madsen 87 (134)
Matthew Waite 4/50 (17.1 overs)
331/6 (95 overs)
Brett D'Oliveira 87* (122)
Sam Conners 3/82 (18 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Paul Baldwin
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Play was restricted to 67 overs on Day 1 due to rain.
6–9 April 2023
Scorecard
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165 (60.5 overs)
Marcus Harris 59 (129)
Timm van der Gugten 5/26 (17 overs)
388/8 (105 overs)
Kiran Carlson 106 (136)
Marchant de Lange 3/72 (21 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
  • Play was restricted to 62 overs on Day 1 due to rain.
6–9 April 2023
Scorecard
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376 (80.2 overs)
Michael Jones 87 (156)
Nathan McAndrew 5/85 (24.2 overs)
332/9 (91 overs)
Cheteshwar Pujara 115 (163)
Matthew Potts 2/48 (20 overs)
Stumps, Day 2
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Billy Taylor
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Play was restricted to 70 overs on Day 1 due to rain.
  • Ben McKinney (Durham) made his first-class debut.
6–9 April 2023
Scorecard
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517 (102 overs)
Dawid Malan 132 (154)
Rehan Ahmed 3/89 (15 overs)
201/5 (60 overs)
Colin Ackermann 67 (142)
Matt Milnes 3/46 (15 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Play was restricted to 60 overs on Day 1 due to rain.
  • Josh Hull (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.
20–23 April 2023
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May

June

July
10–13 July 2023
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TBC
19–22 July 2023
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TBC

September
3–6 September 2023
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10–13 September 2023
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10–13 September 2023
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10–13 September 2023
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19–22 September 2023
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19–22 September 2023
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19–22 September 2023
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26–29 September 2023
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26–29 September 2023
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References
  1. "The Hundred to be played in four-week window in August 2023". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. "Schedule for 2023 domestic season announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. "2023 LV= Insurance County Championship fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. "County Championship 2023: Champions Surrey to start next season at Lancashire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. "County Championship: Surrey beat Yorkshire by 10 wickets to win title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. "Who was promoted and relegated in the LV=Insurance County Championship?". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. "2023 County ins & outs - signings, departures and rumours". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
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