County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries For the 2008 season, see County Cricket 2008.
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First-class counties
The eighteen traditional English first-class counties are the main cricket teams in England. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by They are all named after (and originally represented) historic English counties. The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Although Glamorgan is a Welsh county, it is generally included when referring to the English first-class counties. Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Morgannwg is one of the thirteen historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. The historic counties of Wales are ancient subdivisions of Wales.
The English first-class counties are:
The full name of the cricket team is usually formed from the name of the county followed by the words County Cricket Club, which are often abbreviated to CCC. Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Glamorgan County Cricket Club (Criced Morgannwg is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national Cricket structure Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket
Other first-class teams
When the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) plays against one of the first-class counties, the game is granted first-class status. Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 The opening first-class game of an English county cricket season is traditionally played at Lord's between the MCC and the Champion County - the club that won the County Championship the previous year. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket
Four University Cricketing Centre of Excellence (UCCE) teams are also afforded first-class status when playing against a first-class county. They are:
Most of the first-class counties play three-day games against university cricket teams in the early part of the English cricket season. Cambridge University Cricket Club is a First-class cricket team The Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence is the full name of the university's cricketing coaching centre and the university cricket team when they participate Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence is a centre under Loughborough University in England. Oxford University Cricket Club (now subsumed into the Oxford Universities Centre of Cricketing Excellence but retaining its independence is a First-class cricket team representing This is partly because the start of the cricket season coincides with the end of the university academic year, and partly because the games act as pre-season warm-ups game for the county clubs. The university clubs involved are usually, but not exclusively, the four that are granted first-class status when playing one of the first-class county sides.
Minor counties
The minor counties are the cricketing counties of England that are not afforded first-class status. The minor counties are the Cricketing counties of England and Wales that are not afforded first class status
Other teams
Some teams outside of the English counties have been allowed to take part in some English county cricket one-day competitions. They include:
First-class cricket
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. The Ireland cricket team is the Cricket team representing all Ireland (i The Dutch cricket team is a national Cricket team representing the Netherlands. The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of Cricket. The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. All of the first-class counties compete in a two-division league format.
One-day cricket
Friends Provident Trophy
The Friends Provident Trophy is a one-day cricket competition in county cricket. The Friends Provident Trophy is a one day Cricket competition in the United Kingdom. NightMatchOldTraffordjpg|right|thumb|350px|A night match at Old Trafford. In the current format, the eighteen first-class counties, plus Scotland and Ireland, are split into two leagues of ten. Teams play each other in 50 over games. The top two teams from each league then compete in semi-finals and a final to decide the winner. The competition is played in the first half of the English cricket season.
Until 2006 , the competition was a straight knock-out competition involving thirty-two teams, including the minor counties. A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of Tournament where the loser of each The minor counties are the Cricketing counties of England and Wales that are not afforded first class status The competition was played through the whole English cricket season.
National League
The National League, currently sponsored as the NatWest Pro40 League, is the second one-day cricket competition in English county cricket. The NatWest Pro40 League, is the One-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England and Wales. NightMatchOldTraffordjpg|right|thumb|350px|A night match at Old Trafford. The eighteen first-class counties compete in a two-league structure, where two teams are promoted and relegated each season. Games are 40 overs per side. The competition takes place in the second half of the English cricket season.
Twenty20 cricket
The Twenty20 Cup is a Twenty20 cricket competition contested by the eighteen first-class counties. The Twenty20 Cup is a Cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs Twenty20 is a form of Cricket, originally introduced in the United Kingdom for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board The game is limited to 20 overs per side, and the emphasis is on fast action.
Minor counties cricket
The minor counties compete in their own separate competitions. The Minor Counties Cricket Championship is a season-long competition in England that is competed for by those county cricket clubs that do not have first-class status The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket. The Minor Counties Cricket Championship consists of two leagues, with the minor counties split geographically. The Minor Counties Cricket Championship is a season-long competition in England that is competed for by those county cricket clubs that do not have first-class status The ten sides in each division play each other once in a three day game. The winners of the two leagues then play to decide a champion. The MCCA Knockout Trophy is a one-day knock-out competition, with a final at Lord's. The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket. A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of Tournament where the loser of each Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket
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