{{short description|Cricket tournament}} {{use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox cricket tournament | image = | fromdate = 3 April | todate = 27 September 2026 | administrator = [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] | cricket format = [[First-class cricket]] (4 days) | tournament format = [[Sports league|League system]] | champions = | count = | participants = 18 | matches = 126 | most runs = | most wickets = | previous_year = 2025 | previous_tournament = 2025 County Championship | next_year = 2027 | next_tournament = }} The '''2026 County Championship''', known for sponsorship reasons as the '''Rothesay County Championship 2026''',<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-11 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Rothesay ECB deal includes County Championship title rights |url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/exclusive-rothesay-ecb-deal-includes-county-championship-title-rights/ |access-date=24 March 2026 |website=SportBusiness |language=en-GB}}</ref> is the 126th [[cricket]] [[County Championship]] season in England and Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4409260/full-2026-county-fixture-list-revealed |title=Full 2026 county fixture list revealed |work=[[England and Wales Cricket Board]] |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12040/13475636/county-championship-cricket-2026-fixtures-dates-and-full-match-schedule |title=County Championship cricket 2026 fixtures, dates and full match schedule |work=[[Sky Sports]] |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref> As in 2025, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/kent-s-county-championship-and-one-day-cup-matches-confirmed-333137/ |title=Kent’s 2026 County Championship and One-Day Cup fixtures announced |work=Kent Online |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref> The season began on 3 April and ended on 27 September 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2026-fixtures-pca-fears-burnout-after-championship-schedule-is-unveiled-1513128 |title=PCA fears burnout after Championship schedule is unveiled |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref> [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] are the defending champions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/articles/crrk9ngnj4ko |title=Notts to start title defence against Somerset |work=[[BBC Sport]] |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2025-1461819/nottinghamshire-vs-warwickshire-67th-match-1461890/match-report-3 |title=Nottinghamshire romp to three-day win as title celebrations begin |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref>
==Teams== The teams were split based on the finishing positions in the [[2025 County Championship|2025 season]]. The following teams will take part in the County Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4477473/rothesay-county-championship-2026-countybycounty-preview |title=Rothesay County Championship 2026: County-by-County preview |work=[[England and Wales Cricket Board]] |access-date=3 April 2026}}</ref> ===Division One teams=== {| class="wikitable" !Team !Primary home ground !Captain !Coach |- |[[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] |[[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Ground]], [[Chelmsford]] |[[Tom Westley]] |[[Chris Silverwood]] |-style="background-color:#D0F0C0" |[[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] |[[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]] |[[Kiran Carlson]] |[[Richard Dawson (cricketer)|Richard Dawson]] |- |[[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] |[[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|Rose Bowl]], [[Southampton]] |[[Ben Brown (cricketer)|Ben Brown]] |[[Russell Domingo]] |-style="background-color:#D0F0C0" |[[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] |[[Grace Road]], [[Leicester]] |[[Ian Holland]] |[[Alfonso Thomas]] |- |[[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] |[[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]] |[[Haseeb Hameed]] |[[Peter Moores (cricketer)|Peter Moores]] |- |[[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] |[[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]], [[Taunton]] |[[Lewis Gregory]] |[[Jason Kerr (cricketer)|Jason Kerr]] |- |[[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] |[[The Oval]], [[London]] |[[Rory Burns]] |[[Gareth Batty]] |- |[[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] |[[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Ground]], [[Hove]] |[[Ollie Robinson]] |[[Paul Farbrace]] |- |[[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] |[[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] |[[Ed Barnard]] |[[Ian Westwood]] |- |[[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] |[[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] |[[Jonny Bairstow]] |[[Anthony McGrath]] |} {{Color box|#D0F0C0|border=darkgray}} Team promoted from Division Two in 2025
===Division Two teams=== {| class="wikitable" !Team !Primary home ground !Captain !Coach |- |[[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] |[[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Ground]], [[Derby]] |[[Wayne Madsen (sportsperson)|Wayne Madsen]] |[[Mickey Arthur]] |-style="background-color:#ffcccc" |[[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] |[[Riverside Ground]], [[Chester-le-Street]] |[[Alex Lees]] |[[Ryan Campbell]] |- |[[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] |[[Bristol County Ground|County Ground]], [[Bristol]] |[[Cameron Bancroft]] |[[Mark Alleyne]] |- |[[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] |[[St Lawrence Ground]], [[Canterbury]] |[[Daniel Bell-Drummond]] |[[Adam Hollioake]] |- |[[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] |[[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] |[[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] |[[Steven Croft (cricketer)|Steven Croft]] |- |[[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] |[[Lord's]], [[London]] |[[Leus du Plooy]] |[[Peter Fulton]] |- |[[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] |[[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|County Ground]], [[Northampton]] |[[Luke Procter]] |[[Darren Lehmann]] |-style="background-color:#ffcccc" |[[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] |[[New Road, Worcester|New Road]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] |[[Brett D'Oliveira]] |[[Alan Richardson (cricketer)|Alan Richardson]] |} {{Color box|#ffcccc|border=darkgray}} Team relegated from Division One in 2025
==Standings== ===Division One=== {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketCC|show_positions=yes|show_pcf=no|show_aban=yes |winpoints=16|drawpoints=8|tiepoints=8|abanpoints=8 |update=15–17 May 2026
|team_order=ESS, NOT, WAR, SUR, SUS, GLA, SOM, YOR, LEI, HAM
|win_ESS=3|loss_ESS=2|tie_ESS=|draw_ESS=1|aban_ESS=|bat_ESS=8|bowl_ESS=16|ded_ESS= |win_GLA=2|loss_GLA=1|tie_GLA=|draw_GLA=2|aban_GLA=|bat_GLA=8|bowl_GLA=13|ded_GLA= |win_HAM=1|loss_HAM=4|tie_HAM=|draw_HAM=|aban_HAM=|bat_HAM=1|bowl_HAM=12|ded_HAM= |win_LEI=|loss_LEI=4|tie_LEI=|draw_LEI=2|aban_LEI=|bat_LEI=15|bowl_LEI=15|ded_LEI= |win_NOT=2|loss_NOT=|tie_NOT=|draw_NOT=3|aban_NOT=|bat_NOT=11|bowl_NOT=13|ded_NOT= |win_SOM=2|loss_SOM=2|tie_SOM=|draw_SOM=1|aban_SOM=|bat_SOM=9|bowl_SOM=15|ded_SOM= |win_SUR=1|loss_SUR=|tie_SUR=|draw_SUR=4|aban_SUR=|bat_SUR=14|bowl_SUR=10|ded_SUR= |win_SUS=3|loss_SUS=1|tie_SUS=|draw_SUS=1|aban_SUS=|bat_SUS=14|bowl_SUS=11|ded_SUS=12 |win_WAR=2|loss_WAR=1|tie_WAR=|draw_WAR=2|aban_WAR=|bat_WAR=11|bowl_WAR=15|ded_WAR= |win_YOR=1|loss_YOR=2|tie_YOR=|draw_YOR=2|aban_YOR=|bat_YOR=3|bowl_YOR=13|ded_YOR=
|name_ESS=[[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]] |name_HAM=[[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] |name_GLA=[[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] |name_LEI=[[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] |name_NOT=[[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] |name_SOM=[[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] |name_SUR=[[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] |name_SUS=[[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]] |name_WAR=[[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] |name_YOR=[[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2026-1513323/points-table-standings ESPNcricinfo][https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/mens-england-division-one-multi-day/table BBC Sport] <!-- |col_C=#ffd700|result1=C|result9=R|result10=R |col_R=#fcc|text_R=Relegation to Division 2--> }} * Sussex were deducted 12 points after agreeing to a financial support package from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).<ref>{{cite web |title=Sussex enters agreement with ECB following exceptional funding request |url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/4442850/sussex-enters-agreement-with-ecb-following-exceptional-funding-request |website=ECB |access-date=2 April 2026 |date=28 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sussex Cricket enters three-year financial framework with ECB |url=https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/sussex-cricket-enters-three-year-financial-framework-ecb |website=[[Sussex County Cricket Club]] |access-date=28 May 2026 |date=2 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=County hit with heavy cross-competition points penalty as ECB institute financial special measures |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/county-championship-2026/cricket-news/county-hit-with-heavy-cross-competition-points-penalty-under-ecb-financial-framework |website=Wisden |access-date=28 May 2026 |date=2 February 2026}}</ref>
===Division Two=== <!--N.B. PLEASE SEE RELEVANT SECTION ON TALK PAGE BEFORE MAKING ANY AMENDMENTS--> {{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketCC|show_positions=yes|show_pcf=no|show_aban=yes |winpoints=16|drawpoints=8|tiepoints=8|abanpoints=8 |update=8–11 May 2026
|team_order=DUR, MID, NOR, LAN, KEN, WOR, DER, GLO
|win_DER=1|loss_DER=3|tie_DER=|draw_DER=1|aban_DER=|bat_DER=15|bowl_DER=14|ded_DER= |win_DUR=3|loss_DUR=|tie_DUR=|draw_DUR=2|aban_DUR=|bat_DUR=13|bowl_DUR=14|ded_DUR= |win_GLO=1|loss_GLO=4|tie_GLO=|draw_GLO=|aban_GLO=|bat_GLO=4|bowl_GLO=11|ded_GLO=2 |win_KEN=2|loss_KEN=1|tie_KEN=|draw_KEN=2|aban_KEN=|bat_KEN=5|bowl_KEN=11|ded_KEN=3 |win_LAN=2|loss_LAN=2|tie_LAN=|draw_LAN=1|aban_LAN=|bat_LAN=9|bowl_LAN=14|ded_LAN= |win_MID=2|loss_MID=1|tie_MID=|draw_MID=2|aban_MID=|bat_MID=7|bowl_MID=13|ded_MID= |win_NOR=1|loss_NOR=1|tie_NOR=|draw_NOR=3|aban_NOR=|bat_NOR=13|bowl_NOR=13|ded_NOR= |win_WOR=2|loss_WOR=2|tie_WOR=|draw_WOR=1|aban_WOR=|bat_WOR=10|bowl_WOR=12|ded_WOR=2
|name_DER=[[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] |name_DUR=[[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] |name_GLO=[[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] |name_LEI=[[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]] |name_KEN=[[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] |name_LAN=[[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] |name_MID=[[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]] |name_NOR=[[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] |name_WOR=[[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]]
|source=[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2026-1513324/points-table-standings ESPNcricinfo][https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/mens-england-division-two-multi-day/table BBC Sport] <!-- |col_C=#ffd700|result1=P|result2=P |col_P=#cfc|text_P=Promotion to Division 1--> }}
==Division One fixtures== ===April=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 3–6 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUR}} | team2 = {{cr-county|WAR}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 328 (95.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Foakes]] 128 (199) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ethan Bamber]] 3/59 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 544 (128.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Dan Mousley]] 144 (178) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ralphie Albert]] 3/80 (20.3 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 447/4[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (124 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Dan Lawrence]] 161[[not out|*]] (258) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Jordan Thompson (cricketer)|Jordan Thompson]] 1/53 (17 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513326.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] | umpires = [[James Middlebrook]] and [[Steve O'Shaughnessy (cricketer)|Steve O'Shaughnessy]] | motm = | toss = Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Warwickshire 16, Surrey 11 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 3–5 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|ESS}} | team2 = {{cr-county|HAM}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 461/7[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (138.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Matt Critchley]] 173 (266) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Sonny Baker]] 2/68 (22 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 156 (48.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]] 35 (43) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Sam Cook (cricketer, born 1997)|Sam Cook]] 3/33 (11 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = | runs-team1-inns2 = | wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 168 (59.3 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Tom Prest]] 55 (67) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Matt Critchley]] 5/9 (4.3 overs)
| result = Essex won by an innings and 137 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513327.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|The Rose Bowl]], [[Southampton]] | umpires = [[Ian Blackwell]] and [[Mike Burns (cricketer)|Mike Burns]] | motm = | toss = Hampshire won the toss and elected field. | rain = | notes = [[Ben Mayes (cricketer)|Ben Mayes]] (Hampshire) made his first-class debut. * [[Noah Thain]] replaced [[Tom Westley]] as an injury substitute for Essex.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.in/cricket/story/_/id/48386050/thain-becomes-county-cricket-first-injury-substitute-essex-captain-westley-breaks-finger |title=Thain becomes county cricket's first injury substitute after Essex captain Westley breaks finger |work=[[ESPN]] |access-date=3 April 2026}}</ref> * Points: Essex 22, Hampshire 2 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 3–6 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLA}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|YOR}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 302 (120.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Colin Ingram]] 103 (226) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Jack White (cricketer, born 1992)|Jack White]] 3/40 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 226 (60.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Matthew Revis]] 50 (79) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Mason Crane]] 5/55 (16.2 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 218/5[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (72.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Colin Ingram]] 75 (136) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Dom Bess]] 4/87 (30.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 239/7 (67.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Adam Lyth]] 97 (150) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ryan Hadley]] 3/35 (14.4 overs)
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513328.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]] | umpires = [[Nigel Llong]] and [[Russell Warren (cricketer)|Russell Warren]] | motm = | toss = Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = No play was possible before lunch and only 36 overs of play was possible on day 1 due to rain and wet outfield. | notes = [[Will Luxton]] replaced [[Jonny Bairstow]] as an injury substitute for Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wisden.com/series/county-championship-2026/cricket-news/out-of-favour-england-wicketkeeper-jonny-bairstow-second-county-cricketer-replaced-new-substitute-trial.|title=Out-of-favour England wicketkeeper becomes second county cricketer replaced under new substitute trial |work=[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]] |accessdate=8 April 2026}}</ref> * Points: Glamorgan 12, Yorkshire 10 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 3–6 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUS}} | team2 = {{cr-county|LEI}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 361 (89.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Tom Clark (cricketer, born 2001)|Tom Clark]] 101 (164) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Green (cricketer)|Ben Green]] 3/54 (21.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 245 (65 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Jake Weatherald]] 83 (107) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Henry Crocombe]] 5/33 (12 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 364 (92.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Jack Carson]] 85 (140) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Rehan Ahmed]] 3/61 (17.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 258 (78.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ben Cox]] 60 (100) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Henry Crocombe]] 4/36 (9.1 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 222 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513329.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Grace Road]], [[Leicester]] | umpires = [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]] and [[Rob White (cricketer)|Rob White]] | motm = | toss = Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Ian Holland]] (Leicestershire) took his 150th wicket in first-class cricket. * Points: Sussex 22, Leicestershire 3 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 3–6 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SOM}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOT}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 347 (103.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Tom Abell]] 108 (186) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Dillon Pennington]] 5/65 (26.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 338 (103.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Joe Clarke (cricketer)|Joe Clarke]] 92 (176) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Migael Pretorius]] 4/65 (25 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 407/5[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (88 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[James Rew]] 122 (184) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Dillon Pennington]] 4/175 (35 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 140/3 (45 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ben Slater]] 60 (103) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Jack Leach]] 2/26 (19 overs)
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513330.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]], [[Taunton]] | umpires = [[Graham Lloyd]] and [[Paul Pollard]] | motm = | toss = Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Somerset 13, Nottinghamshire 13 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 10–12 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|ESS}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SOM}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 149 (51 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Charlie Allison]] 49 (84) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Josh Shaw (cricketer)|Josh Shaw]] 3/30 (11 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 348 (92.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Craig Overton]] 141[[not out|*]] (180) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Shane Snater]] 3/56 (18.3 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 245 (72.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Paul Walter]] 70 (118) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Migael Pretorius]] 3/64 (19.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 49/0 (5.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Archie Vaughan]] 41[[not out|*]] (25) | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Somerset won by 10 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513331.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Cricket Ground]], [[Chelmsford]] | umpires = [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]] and [[Steve O'Shaughnessy (cricketer)|Steve O'Shaughnessy]] | motm = | toss = Somerset won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Will Smeed]] replaced [[Tom Kohler-Cadmore]], and [[Archie Vaughan]] replaced [[Lewis Goldsworthy]] as an injury substitute for Somerset.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/will-smeed-makes-first-class-debut-as-substitute-three-years-after-red-ball-retirement-1531274 |title=Will Smeed makes first-class debut as substitute ... three years after red-ball retirement |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=12 April 2026}}</ref> * [[Will Smeed]] (Somerset) made his first-class debut. * Points: Somerset 21, Essex 3 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 10–13 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WAR}} | team2 = {{cr-county|SUS}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 267 (79.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Chris Woakes]] 64 (86) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Henry Crocombe]] 3/44 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 204 (50.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ollie Robinson]] 39 (52) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ethan Bamber]] 3/47 (13 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 264 (80.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Rob Yates (English cricketer)|Rob Yates]] 90 (177) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Fynn Hudson-Prentice]] 4/44 (17.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 328/5 (86 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Jack Leaning]] 120[[not out|*]] (231) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Michael Booth (cricketer)|Michael Booth]] 2/59 (13 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 5 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513332.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Cricket Ground]], [[Hove]] | umpires = [[Graham Lloyd]] and [[Russell Warren (cricketer)|Russell Warren]] | motm = | toss = Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Sussex 19, Warwickshire 4 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 10–13 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|HAM}} | team2 = {{cr-county|YOR}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 251 (69.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Jake Lehmann]] 76 (93) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[George Hill (cricketer)|George Hill]] 5/46 (13.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 177 (65.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Adam Lyth]] 76 (176) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Sonny Baker]] 4/45 (12 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 351/5[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (76 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ben Brown (cricketer)|Ben Brown]] 103 (109) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Logan van Beek]] 4/85 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 211 (69.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[George Hill (cricketer)|George Hill]] 52 (90) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]] 6/21 (17 overs)
| result = Hampshire won by 214 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513333.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] | umpires = [[David Millns]] and [[Martin Saggers]] | motm = | toss = Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Ben Cliff]] replaced [[Jack White (cricketer, born 1992)|Jack White]] and [[Logan van Beek]] replaced [[Jhye Richardson]] as an injury substitute for Yorkshire. * Points: Hampshire 20, Yorkshire 3 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 10–13 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|LEI}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 520 (113.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Jamie Smith (cricketer)|Jamie Smith]] 166 (240) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Tom Scriven]] 3/81 (17.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 691 (170.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Rishi Patel]] 164 (262) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Tom Lawes (cricketer)|Tom Lawes]] 4/141 (31 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 263/4[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (62.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Jamie Smith (cricketer)|Jamie Smith]] 89 (109) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ajaz Patel]] 3/92 (23 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513334.html Scorecard] | venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]] | umpires = [[Mike Burns (cricketer)|Mike Burns]] and [[Tom Lungley]] | motm = | toss = Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Leicestershire 15, Surrey 14. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 10–13 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|NOT}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|GLA}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 279 (63.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Jack Haynes]] 100 (137) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Timm van der Gugten]] 4/54 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 113 (48 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Zain-ul-Hassan]] 27 (57) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Brett Hutton]] 4/33 (13 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 311/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (86 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Joe Clarke (cricketer)|Joe Clarke]] 136 (195) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Andy Gorvin]] 3/55 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 285 (96.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Asa Tribe]] 85 (104) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Liam Patterson-White]] 3/13 (12.5 overs)
| result = Nottinghamshire won by 192 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513335.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]] | umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] and [[Rob White (cricketer)|Rob White]] | motm = | toss = Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Sean Dickson]] replaced [[Ben Kellaway]] and [[Lyndon James]] replaced [[Fergus O'Neill]] as an injury substitute for Glamorgan and Nottinghamshire respectively. * Points: Nottinghamshire 20, Glamorgan 3. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 17–20 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|HAM}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SOM}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 238 (59.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Jake Lehmann]] 76 (110) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Lewis Gregory]] 3/45 (11 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 288 (85.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[James Rew]] 86 (115) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Sonny Baker]] 3/67 (19 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 336 (101 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Nick Gubbins]] 83 (170) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Lewis Gregory]] 5/42 (17 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 288/8 (92.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Tom Abell]] 101[[Not out|*]] (229) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Sonny Baker]] 5/62 (17 overs)
| result = Somerset wins by 2 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513336.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|The Rose Bowl]], [[Southampton]] | umpires = [[Nigel Llong]] and [[James Middlebrook]] | motm = | toss = Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Somerset 20, Hampshire 3. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 17–20 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WAR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|ESS}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 190 (64.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Sam Hain]] 88[[not out|*]] (179) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Jamie Porter]] 4/59 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 205 (73.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Simon Harmer]] 48 (91) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Nathan Gilchrist]] 4/40 (9.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 220 (62.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Beau Webster]] 91 (123) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Sam Cook (cricketer, born 1997)|Sam Cook]] 5/58 (15 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 164 (64.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Luc Benkenstein]] 39 (93) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Keith Barker]] 4/29 (17 overs)
| result = Warwickshire wins by 41 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513337.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] | umpires = [[Ben Debenham]] and [[Richard Kettleborough]] | motm = | toss = Essex won the toss and elected to field. | rain = Only 35.4 overs of play were possible on day 1 due to rain and a wet outfield. | notes = Points: Warwickshire 19, Essex 3. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WAR}} | team2 = {{cr-county|NOT}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 459 (113.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ed Barnard]] 165 (217) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Josh Tongue]] 5/124 (27 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 279 (81.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Joe Clarke (cricketer)|Joe Clarke]] 94 (194) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Michael Booth (cricketer)|Michael Booth]] 4/71 (14 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = | runs-team1-inns2 = | wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 537/7[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (166 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Kyle Verreynne]] 115 (243) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Beau Webster]] 2/55 (23 overs)
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513338.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]] | umpires = [[James Middlebrook]] and [[Paul Pollard]] | motm = | toss = Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Warwickshire 16, Nottinghamshire 11. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUS}} | team2 = {{cr-county|YOR}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 502 (131.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[John Simpson (English cricketer)|John Simpson]] 136 (226) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Jack White (cricketer, born 1992)|Jack White]] 4/60 (25.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 511 (139.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Finlay Bean]] 105 (192) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Henry Crocombe]] 3/107 (23 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 324/8 (86 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Tom Clark (cricketer, born 2001)|Tom Clark]] 93 (177) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Joe Root]] 3/67 (21 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513339.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] | umpires = [[Ben Debenham]] and [[Tom Lungley]] | motm = | toss = Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Sussex 13, Yorkshire 13. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|ESS}} | team2 = {{cr-county|SUR}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 409 (117.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Paul Walter]] 101 (184) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Dan Lawrence]] 3/14 (5.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 472 (156.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Dan Lawrence]] 125 (204) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Simon Harmer]] 3/69 (25.3 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 302/2[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (9 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Tom Westley]] 136 (169) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Gus Atkinson]] 1/12 (11 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513340.html Scorecard] | venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]] | umpires = [[Jack Shantry]] and [[Martin Saggers]] | motm = | toss = Surrey won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Surrey 12, Essex 12. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLA}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|LEI}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 440 (142 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Mason Crane]] 99 (213) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ian Holland]] 2/33 (23 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 586/7[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (169 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Jonathan Tattersall]] 112 (200) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Andy Gorvin]] 2/89 (30 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 137/2 (52 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Asa Tribe]] 67[[Not out|*]] (140) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Josh Davey]] 1/19 (7 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513341.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]] | umpires = [[Ian Blackwell]] and [[Steve O'Shaughnessy (cricketer)|Steve O'Shaughnessy]] | motm = | toss = Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Leicestershire 14, Glamorgan 12. }}
===May=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 1–4 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUS}} | team2 = {{cr-county|SUR}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 358/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (83.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Jack Carson (cricketer)|Jack Carson]] 105 (149) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Jordan Clark (cricketer)|Jordan Clark]] 5/68 (16.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 622 (158.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Dom Sibley]] 187 (377) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Jack Carson (cricketer)|Jack Carson]] 4/128 (34 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 277 (85 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Charlie Tear]] 61 (131) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Jordan Clark (cricketer)|Jordan Clark]] 3/40 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 15/2 (4 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ollie Pope]] 10[[Not out|*]] (7) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[James Coles]] 2/7 (2 overs)
| result = Surrey won by 8 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513342.html Scorecard] | venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]] | umpires = [[Graham Lloyd]] and [[Russell Warren (cricketer)|Russell Warren]] | motm = | toss = Surrey won the toss and elected to field. | rain = No play was possible after tea on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield. | notes = [[Adam Thomas (cricketer)|Adam Thomas]] (Surrey) made his first-class debut. * Adam Thomas scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2026-1513323/surrey-vs-sussex-17th-match-1513342/match-report-2 |title=Teenager Thomas stars on debut as century buries Sussex |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=4 April 2026}}</ref> * Points: Surrey 22, Sussex 4. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 1–4 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLA}} | team2 = {{cr-county|HAM}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 536/7[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (132 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Kiran Carlson]] 209 (232) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Tom Prest]] 2/37 (7 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 214 (73.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ben Mayes (cricketer)|Ben Mayes]] 59 (104) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Timm van der Gugten]] 4/53 (19 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = | runs-team1-inns2 = | wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 253 (92.5 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ben Brown (cricketer)|Ben Brown]] 96 (145) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Mason Crane]] 3/48 (24 overs)
| result = Glamorgan won by an innings and 69 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513343.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|The Rose Bowl]], [[Southampton]] | umpires = [[Ben Debenham]] and [[Mark Newell]] | motm = | toss = Hampshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = No play was possible for most of the period after tea on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield. | notes = [[Zain-ul-Hassan]] (Glamorgan) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zain-ul-Hassan, Kiran Carlson buoy Glamorgan with unbeaten hundreds |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2026-1513323/hampshire-vs-glamorgan-18th-match-1513343/match-report-1 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref> * [[Kiran Carlson]] (Glamorgan) scored his maiden [[Century (cricket)|double hundred]] in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kiran Carlson double-century puts Glamorgan in command |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2026-1513323/hampshire-vs-glamorgan-18th-match-1513343/match-report-2 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=4 May 2026}}</ref> * Points: Glamorgan 23, Hampshire 1. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 1–4 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|YOR}} | team2 = {{cr-county|SOM}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 162 (43.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Finlay Bean]] 35 (70) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Lewis Gregory]] 6/43 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 274 (78.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Josh Thomas (English cricketer)|Josh Thomas]] 136 (155) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Jack White (cricketer, born 1992)|Jack White]] 4/41 (16 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 371 (110.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[James Wharton (cricketer)|James Wharton]] 92 (153) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Craig Overton]] 4/94 (23.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 184 (69.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Josh Thomas (English cricketer)|Josh Thomas]] 57 (165) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Joe Root]] 4/49 (16 overs)
| result = Yorkshire won by 75 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513344.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]], [[Taunton]] | umpires = [[Mike Burns (cricketer)|Mike Burns]] and [[Rob White (cricketer)|Rob White]] | motm = | toss = Somerset won the toss and elected to field. | rain = No play was possible for most of the period after lunch on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield. | notes = [[Josh Thomas (English cricketer)|Josh Thomas]] (Somerset) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2026-1513323/somerset-vs-yorkshire-19th-match-1513344/match-report-1 |title=Gregory six-for, Thomas maiden hundred as Somerset take charge |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref> * Points: Yorkshire 19, Somerset 4. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 1–4 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|NOT}} | team2 = {{cr-county|LEI}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 490 (121.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Slater]] 178 (276) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Green (cricketer)|Ben Green]] 7/112 (33 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 308 (95.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Stephen Eskinazi]] 100 (191) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Olly Stone]] 5/68 (22.2 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 77/0 (15.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ben Slater]] 52[[Not out|*]] (55) | wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 254 (87 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Jonathan Tattersall]] 61 (133) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Liam Patterson-White]] 5/53 (36 overs)
| result = Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513345.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Grace Road]], [[Leicester]] | umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] and Surendiran Shanmugam | motm = | toss = Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Tom Scriven]] replaced [[Josh Davey]] and [[James Hayes (cricketer)|James Hayes]] replaced [[Brett Hutton]] as an injury substitute for Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire respectively. * Points: Nottinghamshire 23, Leicestershire 4. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–10 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|HAM}} | team2 = {{cr-county|ESS}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 235 (71.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Jake Lehmann]] 89 (164) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Wiaan Mulder]] 3/46 (12.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 273 (90 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Simon Harmer]] 80[[Not out|*]] (118) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[James Fuller (cricketer, born 1990)|James Fuller]] 5/43 (15 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 214 (79.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Nick Gubbins]] 71 (189) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Simon Harmer]] 4/66 (31 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 178/4 (41.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Matt Critchley]] 90[[Not out|*]] (73) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Kyle Abbott (cricketer)|Kyle Abbott]] 4/35 (14 overs)
| result = Essex won by 6 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513346.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Cricket Ground]], [[Chelmsford]] | umpires = [[Martin Saggers]] and [[Rob White (cricketer)|Rob White]] | motm = | toss = Essex won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three. * Points: Essex 20, Hampshire 3. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WAR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|YOR}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 147 (55 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Sam Hain]] 57 (97) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Jack White (cricketer, born 1992)|Jack White]] 4/49 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 152 (45.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[James Wharton (cricketer)|James Wharton]] 40 (58) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Oliver Hannon-Dalby]] 4/38 (15 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 533/6[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (141 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Sam Hain]] 164[[Not out|*]] (319) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Logan van Beek]] 2/100 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 171 (53.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Matt Revis]] 41 (93) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ethan Bamber]] 4/50 (19 overs)
| result = Warwickshire won by 377 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513347.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] | umpires = [[Jack Shantry]] and [[Russell Warren (cricketer)|Russell Warren]] | motm = | toss = Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Warwickshire 19, Yorkshire 3. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|NOT}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SUR}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 415 (118 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Joe Clarke (cricketer)|Joe Clarke]] 129 (224) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Daniel Worrall]] 6/73 (27 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 449 (138.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Dan Lawrence]] 104 (152) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Josh Tongue]] 4/89 (28 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 414/4[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (107 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ben Duckett]] 203[[Not out|*]] (311) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Daniel Worrall]] 1/40 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513348.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]] | umpires = [[Ian Blackwell]] and [[Nigel Llong]] | motm = | toss = Surrey won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Gus Atkinson]] replaced [[Reece Topley]] as an injury substitute for Surrey. * Points: Nottinghamshire 15, Surrey 15. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SOM}} | team2 = {{cr-county|GLA}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 354 (102.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Tom Abell]] 86 (152) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Tom Norton (cricketer)|Tom Norton]] 3/75 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 229 (71.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ben Kellaway]] 59 (101) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Migael Pretorius]] 3/50 (12 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 157 (50.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Tom Abell]] 71 (128) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Tom Norton (cricketer)|Tom Norton]] 4/61 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 285/8 (122.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Sean Dickson]] 76 (154) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Migael Pretorius]] 4/74 (34 overs)
| result = Glamorgan won by 2 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513349.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]] | umpires = [[Mark Newell]] and [[Paul Pollard]] | motm = | toss = Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Tom Norton (cricketer)|Tom Norton]] (Glamorgan) made his first-class debut. * Points: Glamorgan 19, Somerset 6. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LEI}} | team2 = {{cr-county|SUS}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 328 (88.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ian Holland]] 63 (126) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Jack Carson (cricketer)|Jack Carson]] 4/40 (13 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 430 (101 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Daniel Hughes (cricketer)|Daniel Hughes]] 136 (162) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Tom Helm (cricketer)|Tom Helm]] 3/85 (28 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 232 (80.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Rishi Patel]] 56 (89) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Fynn Hudson-Prentice]] 3/37 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 131/3 (15.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Danial Ibrahim ]] 48 (35) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ajaz Patel]] 1/15 (2 overs)
| result = Sussex won by 7 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513350.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Cricket Ground]], [[Hove]] | umpires = [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]] and Surendiran Shanmugam | motm = | toss = Sussex won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Sussex 23, Leicestershire 5. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–17 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LEI}} | team2 = {{cr-county|ESS}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 333 (90.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Sol Budinger]] 89 (114) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Shane Snater]] 3/59 (18.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 293 (85 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Wiaan Mulder]] 79 (124) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ian Holland]] 4/54 (18 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 60 (27.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ben Cox]] 20 (41) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Shane Snater]] 4/12 (9 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 104/3 (30 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Matt Critchley]] 40[[Not out|*]] (59) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Josh Hull (cricketer)|Josh Hull]] 2/20 (5 overs)
| result = Essex won by 7 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513351.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Cricket Ground]], [[Chelmsford]] | umpires = [[Nigel Llong]] and [[Neil Pratt]] | motm = | toss = Essex won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Nick Kelly (cricketer)|Nick Kelly]] replaced [[Jake Weatherald]] as an injury substitute for Leicestershire. * The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three. * Points: Essex 20, Leicestershire 5. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|HAM}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOT}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 214 (66.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Felix Organ]] 55 (73) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Fergus O'Neill]] 5/51 (22 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 229 (76.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Liam Patterson-White]] 48 (74) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Sonny Baker]] 5/45 (15.1 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 207/6 (81.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Jake Lehmann]] 102[[not out|*]] (205) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Fergus O'Neill]] 3/35 (20 overs)
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| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513352.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|The Rose Bowl]], [[Southampton]] | umpires = [[Steve O'Shaughnessy (cricketer)|Steve O'Shaughnessy]] and [[Alex Wharf]] | motm = | toss = Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Sam Seecharan]] (Nottinghamshire) made his first-class debut. * [[Sam Seecharan]] replaced [[Freddie McCann]] as an injury substitute for Nottinghamshire. * Points: Hampshire 11, Nottinghamshire 11 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLA}} | team2 = {{cr-county|WAR}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 360 (101.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Kellaway]] 139 (242) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Oliver Hannon-Dalby]] 5/53 (20.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 252 (63.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Jordan Thompson (cricketer)|Jordan Thompson]] 57 (61) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Tom Norton (cricketer)|Tom Norton]] 4/48 (13.5 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 259 (78.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Colin Ingram]] 101 (159) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ethan Bamber]] 5/48 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 100/2 (29 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Alex Davies (cricketer)|Alex Davies]] 46 (66) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ryan Hadley]] 1/10 (4 overs)
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513353.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] | umpires = [[Ian Blackwell]] and [[Rob White (cricketer)|Rob White]] | motm = | toss = Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Glamorgan 14, Warwickshire 12 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|YOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SUR}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 486 (129 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Adam Lyth]] 141 (304) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Matthew Fisher (English cricketer)|Matthew Fisher]] 4/92 (25 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 204 (59 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Sean Abbott]] 56 (61) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[George Hill (cricketer)|George Hill]] 4/34 (13 overs)
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| score-team2-inns2 = 155 (51.1 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Dom Sibley]] 34 (82) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Harry Brook]] 3/11 (7.1 overs)
| result = Yorkshire won by an innings and 127 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513354.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] | umpires = [[James Middlebrook]] and [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]] | motm = | toss = Surrey won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Yorkshire 23, Surrey 2. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SOM}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SUS}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 526/8[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (128.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Tom Abell]] 119 (192) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Tom Haines]] 2/40 (12 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 253 (71.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Daniel Hughes (cricketer)|Daniel Hughes]] 107 (140) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Tom Lammonby]] 2/14 (6 overs)
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| score-team2-inns2 = 113/7 (57.4 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Tom Clark (cricketer, born 2001)|Tom Clark]] 34 (95) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Craig Overton]] 3/14 (13 overs)
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513355.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]], [[Taunton]] | umpires = [[Ben Debenham]] and [[Tom Lungley]] | motm = | toss = Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Somerset 15, Sussex 10 }}
===June=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 7–10 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|HAM}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513356.html Scorecard] | venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 12–15 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|YOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|WAR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513357.html Scorecard] | venue = [[North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough|North Marine Road Ground]], [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 12–15 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LEI}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|ESS}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513358.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Grace Road]], [[Leicester]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 12–15 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUS}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|GLA}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513359.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Cricket Ground]], [[Hove]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 12–15 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|NOT}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SOM}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513360.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 19–22 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|ESS}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOT}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513361.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Cricket Ground]], [[Chelmsford]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 19–22 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LEI}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|YOR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513362.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Grace Road]], [[Leicester]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 19–22 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLA}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SUR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513363.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 19–22 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUS}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|HAM}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513364.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Cricket Ground]], [[Hove]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 19–22 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SOM}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|WAR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513365.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]], [[Taunton]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }}
===August=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 20–23 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOT}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513366.html Scorecard] | venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 20–23 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WAR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SUS}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513367.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 20–23 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LEI}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|GLA}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513368.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Grace Road]], [[Leicester]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 20–23 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SOM}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|ESS}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513369.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]], [[Taunton]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 20–23 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|HAM}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|YOR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513370.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|The Rose Bowl]], [[Southampton]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 27–30 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WAR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOT}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513371.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 27–30 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|ESS}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SUR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513372.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Cricket Ground]], [[Chelmsford]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 27–30 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|YOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|LEI}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513373.html Scorecard] | venue = [[North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough|North Marine Road Ground]], [[Scarborough, North Yorkshire|Scarborough]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 27–30 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLA}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|HAM}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513374.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 27–30 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUS}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SOM}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513375.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Cricket Ground]], [[Hove]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }}
===September=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 2–5 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|ESS}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SUS}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513376.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Cricket Ground]], [[Chelmsford]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 2–5 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|YOR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513377.html Scorecard] | venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 2–5 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|NOT}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|LEI}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513378.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 2–5 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SOM}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|GLA}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513379.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]], [[Taunton]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 2–5 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|HAM}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|WAR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513381.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|YOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|ESS}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513382.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLA}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|WAR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513383.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUS}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SUR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513384.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Cricket Ground]], [[Hove]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LEI}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SOM}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513385.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Grace Road]], [[Leicester]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|ESS}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|WAR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513386.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Cricket Ground]], [[Chelmsford]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LEI}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|HAM}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513387.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Grace Road]], [[Leicester]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|YOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SOM}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513388.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]], [[Leeds]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|GLA}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513389.html Scorecard] | venue = [[The Oval]], [[London]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SUS}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOT}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513390.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Cricket Ground]], [[Hove]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WAR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|LEI}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513391.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], [[Birmingham]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|NOT}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|YOR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513392.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Trent Bridge]], [[Nottingham]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|HAM}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SUS}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513393.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Rose Bowl (cricket ground)|The Rose Bowl]], [[Southampton]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLA}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|ESS}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513394.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Sophia Gardens (cricket ground)|Sophia Gardens]], [[Cardiff]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|SOM}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|SUR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513395.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]], [[Taunton]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }}
==Division Two fixtures== ===April=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 3–6 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|DER}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|WOR}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 625/8[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (140.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Martin Andersson (cricketer)|Martin Andersson]] 228 (271) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Tom Taylor (cricketer, born 1994)|Tom Taylor]] 3/160 (29 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 312 (94.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Dan Lategan]] 89 (153) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Anuj Dal]] 3/22 (14.1 overs)
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| score-team2-inns2 = 314/7 (120 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Matthew Waite]] 66 (141) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Mohammad Abbas (cricketer)|Mohammad Abbas]] 2/31 (19 overs)
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513396.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Ground]], [[Derby]] | umpires = [[Tom Lungley]] and Chris Watts | motm = | toss = Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Luis Reece]] (Derbyshire) scored his 7,000th run in first-class cricket. * [[Martin Andersson (cricketer)|Martin Andersson]] (Derbyshire) scored his maiden double [[Century (cricket)|hundred]] in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2026-1513324/derbyshire-vs-worcestershire-1st-match-1513396/match-report |title=Andersson's double-hundred drives Derbyshire to daunting heights |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=5 April 2026}}</ref> * Points: Derbyshire 16, Worcestershire 11 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 3–6 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|MID}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|GLO}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 445/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (131 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Leus du Plooy]] 182 (274) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Miles Hammond]] 2/2 (1 over)
| score-team2-inns1 = 216 (87 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Miles Hammond]] 77 (172) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Toby Roland-Jones]] 5/37 (22 overs)
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| score-team2-inns2 = 215 (112.3 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Joe Phillips (English cricketer, born 2003)|Joe Phillips]] 45 (85) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Sebastian Morgan]] 4/48 (20 overs)
| result = Middlesex won by an innings and 14 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513397.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]] | umpires = [[Ben Debenham]] and [[Jack Shantry]] | motm = | toss = Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Middlesex 22, Gloucestershire -1.{{efn|name=|Gloucestershire were deducted a total of 1 points for maintaining a slow [[over-rate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/county-championship-premium/gloucestershire_contest_over_rate_penalty_after_opening_defeat.html?t=639110926829879946 |title=Gloucestershire to contest over-rate penalty after opening defeat |work=The Cricketer |access-date=7 April 2026}}</ref>}} }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 3–6 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LAN}} | team2 = {{cr-county|NOR}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 384 (106.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Josh Bohannon]] 90 (167) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Sanderson]] 5/79 (28.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 258 (81.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Lewis McManus]] 75[[not out|*]] (188) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 5/66 (18 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 194 (75.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ajeet Singh Dale]] 44[[not out|*]] (122) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Harry Conway]] 4/38 (13 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 213/9 (100 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[George Bartlett (cricketer)|George Bartlett]] 95[[not out|*]] (197) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 3/45 (16 overs)
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513398.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|County Ground]], [[Northampton]] | umpires = [[Paul Baldwin]] and [[Mark Newell]] | motm = | toss = Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Lancashire 14, Northamptonshire 12 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 3–6 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|DUR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|KEN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 335 (77.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Emilio Gay]] 128 (141) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Keith Dudgeon (South African cricketer)|Keith Dudgeon]] 4/83 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 197 (55.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Sam Northeast]] 94 (144) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Matthew Potts]] 3/45 (19 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 218/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (52 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[David Bedingham]] 48 (70) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Keith Dudgeon (South African cricketer)|Keith Dudgeon]] 3/34 (9 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 234/5 (57 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Tawanda Muyeye]] 109[[not out|*]] (121) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Ben Raine]] 2/38 (14 overs)
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513399.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Riverside Ground]], [[Chester-le-Street]] | umpires = [[Naeem Ashraf]] and Surendiran Shanmugam | motm = | toss = Kent won the toss and elected to field. | rain = No play was possible on day 3 due to rain and wet outfield in the aftermath of [[2025–26 European windstorm season#Storm Dave (Rapunzel)|Storm Dave]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rothesay-county-championship-damage-from-storm-dave-causes-indefinite-delay-to-durham-s-season-opener-1530621 |title=Damage from Storm Dave causes indefinite delay to Durham's season opener |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=6 April 2026}}</ref> | notes = Points: Durham 13, Kent 11 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 10–12 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WOR}} | team2 = {{cr-county|MID}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 191 (54.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Brett D'Oliveira]] 75 (109) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ryan Higgins (cricketer, born 1995)|Ryan Higgins]] 3/39 (13.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 183 (63.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Zafar Gohar]] 42 (91) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Oliver Hannon-Dalby]] 4/45 (19 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 253 (82.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Jake Libby]] 79 (142) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ryan Higgins (cricketer, born 1995)|Ryan Higgins]] 4/68 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 204 (70.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Joe Cracknell (cricketer)|Joe Cracknell]] 43[[not out|*]] (92) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Tom Taylor (cricketer, born 1994)|Tom Taylor]] 3/50 (20.3 overs)
| result = Worcestershire won by 57 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513400.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]] | umpires = [[Richard Kettleborough]] and [[James Tredwell]] | motm = | toss = Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Matthew Waite]] (Worcestershire), [[Max Holden (cricketer)|Max Holden]] and [[Sam Robson]] (Middlesex) all scored their 2,000th, 5,000th and 14,000th run respectively in first-class cricket. * [[Ben Gibbon]] replaced [[Adam Finch]] as an injury substitute for Worcestershire. * Points: Worcestershire 17, Middlesex 3.{{efn|name=|Worcestershire were deducted a total of 2 points for maintaining a slow [[over-rate]].}} }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 10–12 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|DUR}} | team2 = {{cr-county|GLO}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 605/5[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (114 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ben McKinney]] 244 (246) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Craig Miles]] 2/89 (13 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 174 (48.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Oliver Price]] 34 (63) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ben Raine]] 5/45 (12.3 overs)
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| score-team2-inns2 = 205 (67.3 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Cameron Bancroft]] 56 (106) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Callum Parkinson]] 3/35 (17 overs)
| result = Durham won by an innings and 225 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513401.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Bristol County Ground|County Ground]], [[Bristol]] | umpires = [[Paul Pollard]] and [[Neil Pratt]] | motm = | toss = Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Ben McKinney]] (Durham) scored his maiden [[Century (cricket)|double century]] in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2026-1513324/gloucestershire-vs-durham-6th-match-1513401/match-report-1 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |title=McKinney 214* drives Durham onwards as Gloucestershire wilt |access-date=11 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/county-championship-2026/cricket-news/young-england-test-opening-contender-ben-mckinney-shines-with-day-one-double-century-in-county-championship |work=Wisden |title=214* off 246: Young England Test opening contender shines with day one double-century in County Championship |access-date=11 April 2026}}</ref> * [[Oliver Price]] (Gloucestershire) scored his 3,000th run in first-class cricket. * Points: Durham 24, Gloucestershire 1 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 10–13 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|NOR}} | team2 = {{cr-county|KEN}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 684/2[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (133.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Luke Procter]] 261[[not out|*]] (357) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Keith Dudgeon (South African cricketer)|Keith Dudgeon]] 1/68 (25 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 178 (64.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Tawanda Muyeye]] 48 (57) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Harry Conway]] 5/36 (15 overs)
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| score-team2-inns2 = 253/5 (91 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ben Compton (cricketer)|Ben Compton]] 114 (287) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Harry Conway]] 2/59 (18 overs)
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513402.html Scorecard] | venue = [[St Lawrence Ground]], [[Canterbury]] | umpires = [[Hassan Adnan]] and [[Anthony Harris (cricketer)|Anthony Harris]] | motm = | toss = Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = [[Luke Procter]] (Northamptonshire) scored his maiden [[Century (cricket)|double century]] in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2026-1513324/kent-vs-northamptonshire-7th-match-1513402/match-report-2 |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |title=Procter stars for Northants with 261* before abject Kent collapse |access-date=12 April 2026}}</ref> * Points: Northamptonshire 16, Kent 8. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 10–13 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LAN}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|DER}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 351 (91.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Marcus Harris (cricketer)|Marcus Harris]] 125 (182) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Shoaib Bashir]] 4/76 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 374 (114.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Harry Came]] 83 (151) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Paul Coughlin]] 4/79 (18.3 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 160 (54 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Marcus Harris (cricketer)|Marcus Harris]] 66 (136) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Mohammad Abbas (cricketer)|Mohammad Abbas]] 3/32 (15 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 108 (34.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Harry Came]] 30 (63) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 4/18 (9.5 overs)
| result = Lancashire won by 29 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513403.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] | umpires = [[Sue Redfern]] and [[Jack Shantry]] | motm = | toss = Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Lancashire 21, Derbyshire 6. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 17–20 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|MID}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOR}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 341 (73 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Zafar Gohar]] 83 (133) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Sanderson]] 5/62 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 409 (111.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[James Sales]] 164 (265) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Toby Roland-Jones]] 3/83 (29 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 353/3 (104 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Sam Robson]] 162 (305) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Luke Procter]] 1/49 (12 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513404.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|County Ground]], [[Northampton]] | umpires = [[Sue Redfern]] and Surendiran Shanmugam | motm = | toss = Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = Play on Day 1 was reduced to 73 overs due to bad light. * Play on Day 2 was reduced to 71.5 overs due to bad light. | notes = [[Luke Hollman]] replaced [[Zafar Gohar]] as an injury substitute for Middlesex. * Points: Northamptonshire 15, Middlesex 13. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 17–20 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLO}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|LAN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 136 (50.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Oliver Price]] 35 (60) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[George Balderson]] 5/34 (19.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 240 (72.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Keaton Jennings]] 70 (110) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Matthew Taylor (cricketer, born 1994)|Matthew Taylor]] 6/43 (18.2 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 305 (93.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[James Bracey]] 114 (227) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 4/51 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 203/6 (61.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Keaton Jennings]] 78[[Not out|*]] (175) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Will Williams]] 3/44 (13 overs)
| result = Lancashire won by 4 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513405.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Bristol County Ground|County Ground]], [[Bristol]] | umpires = [[Ian Blackwell]] and [[Ben Peverall]] | motm = | toss = Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = Only 44 overs of play was possible on day 1 due to rain and wet outfield. | notes = [[Tommy Boorman]] (Gloucestershire) made his first-class debut. * [[Ollie Sutton]] replaced [[Ajeet Singh Dale]] and [[Harry Singh]] replaced [[Luke Wells]] as an injury substitute for Lancashire. * Points: Lancashire 19, Gloucestershire 3. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLO}} | team2 = {{cr-county|DER}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 498 (148.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Miles Hammond]] 145 (241) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Shoaib Bashir]] 3/116 (31.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 281 (101.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Wayne Madsen (sportsperson)|Wayne Madsen]] 65 (92) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Graeme van Buuren]] 3/31 (19 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 39/0 (4.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Ben Charlesworth]] 20[[Not out|*]] (13) | wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 252 (95.2 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Matt Montgomery (cricketer)|Matt Montgomery]] 74 (165) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Gabe Bell]] 3/44 (18 overs)
| result = Gloucestershire won by 10 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513406.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Ground]], [[Derby]] | umpires = [[Mark Newell]] and [[Neil Pratt]] | motm = | toss = Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = [[Luis Reece]] replaced [[Anuj Dal]] as an injury substitute for Derbyshire. * [[Craig Miles]] replaced [[Henry Brookes]] as an injury substitute for Gloucestershire. * Points: Gloucestershire 21, Derbyshire 3. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LAN}} | team2 = {{cr-county|DUR}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 370 (100 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Marcus Harris (cricketer)|Marcus Harris]] 146 (265) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Raine]] 4/77 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 295 (87.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Matthew Potts]] 66 (135) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Tom Bailey (cricketer)|Tom Bailey]] 3/68 (20.2 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 260/9[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (85.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Paul Coughlin]] 100[[Not out|*]] (154) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ben Raine]] 3/50 (20.3 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 336/2 (77.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Emilio Gay]] 159[[Not out|*]] (211) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Mitchell Stanley]] 1/49 (12 overs)
| result = Durham won by 8 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513407.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Riverside Ground]], [[Chester-le-Street]] | umpires = Chris Watts and [[Hassan Adnan]] | motm = | toss = Durham won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[James Minto]] replaced [[Sam Conners]] as an injury substitute for Durham. * [[George Bell (cricketer)|George Bell]] replaced [[Arav Shetty]] as an injury substitute for Lancashire. * Points: Durham 20, Lancashire 6. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–26 April 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|KEN}} | team2 = {{cr-county|WOR}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 196 (71.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Matt Milnes]] 50[[Not out|*]] (61) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Oliver Hannon-Dalby]] 3/27 (18 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 447 (121 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Brett D'Oliveira]] 90 (135) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Matt Milnes]] 4/81 (25 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 249 (67.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Chris Benjamin (cricketer)|Chris Benjamin]] 77 (105) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Tom Taylor (cricketer, born 1994)|Tom Taylor]] 5/56 (16 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Worcestershire won by an innings and 2 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513408.html Scorecard] | venue = [[New Road, Worcester|New Road]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] | umpires = [[Paul Baldwin]] and [[Simon Widdup]] | motm = | toss = Kent won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = [[Ben Dawkins (cricketer)|Ben Dawkins]] replaced [[Ben Compton (cricketer)|Ben Compton]] as an injury substitute for Kent. * Points: Worcestershire 23, Kent 2. }}
===May=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 1–4 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|KEN}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|DER}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 352 (89 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Daniel Bell-Drummond]] 129 (142) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Rory Haydon]] 5/82 (23 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 304 (66 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Luis Reece]] 84 (104) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Keith Dudgeon (South African cricketer)|Keith Dudgeon]] 4/78 (21 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 335 (92.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Chris Benjamin (cricketer)|Chris Benjamin]] 123 (187) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Rory Haydon]] 5/81 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 158 (52.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Luis Reece]] 67 (88) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Matt Milnes]] 6/12 (15 overs)
| result = Kent won by 225 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513409.html Scorecard] | venue = [[St Lawrence Ground]], [[Canterbury]] | umpires = [[Tom Lungley]] and [[James Tredwell]] | motm = | toss = Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = No play was possible for most of the period after tea on day 2 due to rain and wet outfield. | notes = [[Rory Haydon]] (Derbyshire) took his maiden [[five-wicket haul]] in first-class cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-two-2026-1513324/kent-vs-derbyshire-14th-match-1513409/match-report-1 |title=Bell-Drummond makes hay as Haydon takes five |work=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref> * Points: Kent 22, Derbyshire 5. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 1–3 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WOR}} | team2 = {{cr-county|NOR}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 306 (79.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Gareth Roderick]] 164[[not out|*]] (212) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Sanderson]] 4/78 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 597/7[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (152 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[James Sales]] 146[[Not out|*]] (209) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Tom Taylor (cricketer, born 1994)|Tom Taylor]] 3/97 (30 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 114 (44.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Adam Hose]] 33 (52) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ben Sanderson]] 7/31 (17 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Northamptonshire won by an innings and 177 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513410.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|County Ground]], [[Northampton]] | umpires = [[Neil Pratt]] and [[Sue Redfern]] | motm = | toss = Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three. * Points: Northamptonshire 22, Worcestershire 4. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 1–4 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|MID}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|DUR}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 430 (141 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ryan Higgins (cricketer, born 1995)|Ryan Higgins]] 131 (273) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Raine]] 5/58 (32 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 567 (141.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[David Bedingham]] 147 (226) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ryan Higgins (cricketer, born 1995)|Ryan Higgins]] 4/117 (35 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 146/4 (50 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Max Holden (cricketer)|Max Holden]] 77[[Not out|*]] (162) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ben Raine]] 3/23 (12 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513411.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]] | umpires = Anthony Harris and [[Martin Saggers]] | motm = | toss = Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = [[Luke Robinson (cricketer)|Luke Robinson]] (Durham) made his first-class debut. * Points: Durham 14, Middlesex 11. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|DER}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOR}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 604/7[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (148.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Brooke Guest]] 141 (174) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Harry Conway]] 3/102 (24 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 228 (95.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Calvin Harrison (cricketer)|Calvin Harrison]] 107 (269) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ben Aitchison]] 4/55 (22 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = | runs-team1-inns2 = | wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = 263 (122 overs) ([[Follow-on|f/o]]) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[George Bartlett (cricketer)|George Bartlett]] 65[[Not out|*]] (175) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Zak Chappell]] 4/53 (25 overs)
| result = Derbyshire won by an innings and 113 runs | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513412.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Ground]], [[Derby]] | umpires = [[James Tredwell]] and [[Paul Baldwin]] | motm = | toss = Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = | notes = Points: Derbyshire 23, Northamptonshire 1. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLO}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|KEN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 325 (91.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Charlesworth]] 85 (148) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[James Taylor (cricketer, born 2001)|James Taylor]] 6/52 (23.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 327 (98 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Tawanda Muyeye]] 90 (141) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Will Williams]] 4/48 (24 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 262 (85.1 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Cameron Bancroft]] 83 (195) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[James Taylor (cricketer, born 2001)|James Taylor]] 4/54 (20.1 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 261/8 (70.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Tawanda Muyeye]] 108 (129) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Gabe Bell]] 4/87 (22 overs)
| result = Kent won by 2 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513413.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Bristol County Ground|County Ground]], [[Bristol]] | umpires = Chris Watts and [[Simon Widdup]] | motm = | toss = Kent won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Kent 21, Gloucestershire 5. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–10 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|DUR}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 308 (111.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Jack Home]] 63[[Not out|*]] (106) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Raine]] 5/63 (30.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 268 (74.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[David Bedingham]] 83 (124) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Matthew Waite]] 3/43 (13 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 102 (39.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Jake Libby]] 28 (46) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Callum Parkinson]] 5/13 (10 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 143/1 (24.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ben McKinney]] 87[[Not out|*]] (71) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Tom Taylor (cricketer, born 1994)|Tom Taylor]] 1/26 (5 overs)
| result = Durham won by 9 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513414.html Scorecard] | venue = [[New Road, Worcester|New Road]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] | umpires = [[Hassan Adnan]] and [[James Middlebrook]] | motm = | toss = Durham won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Harry Darley]] (Worcestershire) made his first-class debut. * The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three. * Points: Durham 20, Worcestershire 5. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–10 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LAN}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|MID}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 201 (67.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Keaton Jennings]] 67 (148) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Sebastian Morgan]] 3/41 (14.2 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 169 (43.2 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Leus du Plooy]] 67 (89) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 4/67 (16 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 84 (38.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Keaton Jennings]] 18 (49) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Naavya Sharma]] 4/17 (4.4 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 117/4 (21.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Ben Geddes]] 73[[Not out|*]] (70) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[George Balderson]] 2/23 (8 overs)
| result = Middlesex won by 6 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513415.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] | umpires = [[Graham Lloyd]] and [[Naeem Ashraf]] | motm = | toss = Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Caleb Falconer]] (Middlesex) made his first-class debut. * [[Harry Duke]] replaced [[Joe Cracknell (cricketer)|Joe Cracknell]] as an injury substitute for Middlesex. * The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three. * Points: Middlesex 19, Lancashire 3. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|KEN}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|DUR}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 523 (132.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Dawkins (cricketer)|Ben Dawkins]] 180 (302) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Matthew Potts]] 6/92 (28.5 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 446 (111.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Ben Raine]] 106 (134) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ekansh Singh]] 3/62 (10 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 1/1[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (1.3 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = | wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513416.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Beckenham|County Cricket Ground]], [[Beckenham]] | umpires = [[Mark Newell]] and [[Ben Peverall]] | motm = | toss = Kent won the toss and elected to bat. | rain = No play was possible on Day 3 due to rain and wet outfield. | notes = [[Will Rhodes]] replaced [[Ben McKinney]] as an injury substitute for Durham. * Points: Kent 16, Durham 14 }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLO}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOR}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 154 (51.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Ollie Price]] 50[[Not out|*]] (146) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Sanderson]] 5/47 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 127 (51.3 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Luke Procter]] 38 (105) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Matthew Taylor (cricketer, born 1994)|Matthew Taylor]] 5/36 (14.3 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 221 (67.2 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Cameron Bancroft]] 82 (140) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Harry Conway]] 3/42 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 251/8 (78.1 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Louis Kimber]] 66 (69) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Gabe Bell]] 2/42 (12 overs)
| result = Northamptonshire won by 2 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513417.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Bristol County Ground|County Ground]], [[Bristol]] | umpires = [[Hassan Adnan]] and [[James Tredwell]] | motm = | toss = Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = [[Louis Kimber]] and [[Luke Charlesworth]] replaced [[Saif Zaib]] and [[Gabe Bell]] as an injury substitute for, respectively, Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire. * Points: Northamptonshire 19, Gloucestershire 3. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|MID}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|DER}}
| score-team1-inns1 = 177 (60.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Sam Robson]] 31 (71) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[Ben Aitchison]] 5/47 (20 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 376 (98.4 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Wayne Madsen (sportsperson)|Wayne Madsen]] 119 (161) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Ryan Higgins (cricketer, born 1995)|Ryan Higgins]] 4/98 (30 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 320 (99.5 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Leus du Plooy]] 95 (117) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[Ben Aitchison]] 3/67 (27 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = 124/3 (39.5 overs) | runs-team2-inns2 = [[Harry Came]] 34 (85) | wickets-team2-inns2 = [[Naavya Sharma]] 2/34 (7 overs)
| result = Derbyshire won by 7 wickets | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513418.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]] | umpires = [[Richard Illingworth]] and [[Simon Widdup]] | motm = | toss = Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = | notes = Points: Derbyshire 22, Middlesex 3. }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 May 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WOR}} | team2 = {{cr-county|LAN}} (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 270 (82.4 overs) | runs-team1-inns1 = [[Matthew Waite]] 77 (131) | wickets-team1-inns1 = [[George Balderson]] 3/62 (19 overs)
| score-team2-inns1 = 281/8[[Declaration and forfeiture#Declaration|d]] (87 overs) | runs-team2-inns1 = [[Keaton Jennings]] 69 (172) | wickets-team2-inns1 = [[Beyers Swanepoel]] 3/81 (23 overs)
| score-team1-inns2 = 211/5 (70 overs) | runs-team1-inns2 = [[Daniel Lategan]] 48 (129) | wickets-team1-inns2 = [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] 2/27 (15 overs)
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = Match drawn | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513419.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Trafalgar Road Ground]], [[Southport]] | umpires = [[Jack Shantry]] and Chris Watts | motm = | toss = Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. | rain = No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain and wet outfield. | notes = Points: Lancashire 12, Worcestershire 11 }}
===June=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 12–15 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|NOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|GLO}}
| score-team1-inns1 = | runs-team1-inns1 = | wickets-team1-inns1 =
| score-team2-inns1 = | runs-team2-inns1 = | wickets-team2-inns1 =
| score-team1-inns2 = | runs-team1-inns2 = | wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513420.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|County Ground]], [[Northampton]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 12–15 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LAN}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|KEN}}
| score-team1-inns1 = | runs-team1-inns1 = | wickets-team1-inns1 =
| score-team2-inns1 = | runs-team2-inns1 = | wickets-team2-inns1 =
| score-team1-inns2 = | runs-team1-inns2 = | wickets-team1-inns2 =
| score-team2-inns2 = | runs-team2-inns2 = | wickets-team2-inns2 =
| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513421.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Stanley Park, Blackpool|Stanley Park]], [[Blackpool]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 12–15 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|MID}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513424.html Scorecard] | venue = [[St Lawrence Ground]], [[Canterbury]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 19–22 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|DER}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|LAN}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513425.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Ground]], [[Derby]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 19–22 June 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|GLO}}
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===August=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 20–23 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|MID}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|KEN}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513429.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Ground]], [[Derby]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 20–23 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LAN}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513430.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 20–23 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLO}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|WOR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513431.html Scorecard] | venue = [[College Ground, Cheltenham|College Ground]], [[Cheltenham]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 27–30 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|DER}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|MID}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513433.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|County Ground]], [[Northampton]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 27–30 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|LAN}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513434.html Scorecard] | venue = [[New Road, Worcester|New Road]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 27–30 August 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|DUR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|GLO}}
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===September=== {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 2–5 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLO}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|DER}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513436.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Bristol County Ground|County Ground]], [[Bristol]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 2–5 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|KEN}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|WOR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513437.html Scorecard] | venue = [[St Lawrence Ground]], [[Canterbury]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 2–5 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|NOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|DUR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513439.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood#Cricket ground|Merchant Taylors' School]], [[Northwood, London|Northwood]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|DER}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|KEN}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513440.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Ground]], [[Derby]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513441.html Scorecard] | venue = [[New Road, Worcester|New Road]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|DUR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|MID}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513442.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Riverside Ground]], [[Chester-le-Street]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 8–11 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LAN}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|GLO}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513443.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|DUR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|WOR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513445.html Scorecard] | venue = [[County Cricket Ground, Northampton|County Ground]], [[Northampton]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|GLO}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|MID}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513446.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Bristol County Ground|County Ground]], [[Bristol]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 15–18 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|KEN}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|LAN}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513447.html Scorecard] | venue = [[St Lawrence Ground]], [[Canterbury]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|KEN}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|GLO}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513448.html Scorecard] | venue = [[St Lawrence Ground]], [[Canterbury]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|MID}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|NOR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513449.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Lord's]], [[London]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|WOR}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|DER}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513450.html Scorecard] | venue = [[New Road, Worcester|New Road]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }} ---- {{Two-innings cricket match | date = 24–27 September 2026 | team1 = {{cr-county|LAN}} (H) | team2 = {{cr-county|DUR}}
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| result = | report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1513451.html Scorecard] | venue = [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]] | umpires = | motm = | toss = | rain = | notes = }}
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==References== {{reflist}}
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