County Championship 2021 Schedule, Squad and Points Table

County Championship
County Championship

County Championship 2021 Schedule Squad: The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

It became an official title in 1890. The competition consists of eighteen clubs named after, and originally representing, historic counties, seventeen from England and one from Wales.

According to the schedule for the 2021 County Championship season, which has been remodelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, all the 18 county sides have been divided into three seeded groups of six where every county will play five home and away matches each in the group stage.

The top two teams from each group will make it to Division 1, while the remaining sides will form Division 2 and 3.

County Championship 2021 Schedule

Date Match Venue
April 8 – 11 Northamptonshire v Kent The County Ground
Essex v Worcestershire County Ground, Chelmsford
Sussex v Lancashire The 1st Central County Ground
Middlesex v Somerset Lord’s
Leicestershire v Hampshire The Fischer County Ground
Gloucestershire v Surrey Bristol County Ground
Nottinghamshire v Durham Trent Bridge
Yorkshire v Glamorgan Emerald Headingley
Warwickshire v Derbyshire Edgbaston
April 15-18 Hampshire v Middlesex Ageas Bowl
Lancashire v Northamptonshire Emirates Old Trafford
Kent v Yorkshire Canterbury
Glamorgan v Sussex Sophia Gardens
Somerset v Gloucestershire The Cooper Associates County
Derbyshire v Worcestershire County Ground, Derby
Essex v Durham The Cloudfm County Ground
Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire Trent Bridge
Surrey v Leicestershire Kia Oval
April 22-25 Sussex v Yorkshire The 1st Central County Ground
Durham v Derbyshire Emirates Riverside
Kent v Lancashire Canterbury
Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire New Road
Hampshire v Gloucestershire Ageas Bowl
Warwickshire v Essex Edgbaston
Middlesex v Surrey Lord’s
Northamptonshire v Glamorgan The County Ground
Leicestershire v Somerset The Fischer County Ground
April 29-May 2 Lancashire v Sussex Emirates Old Trafford
Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire The Incora County Ground
Worcestershire v Essex New Road
Durham v Warwickshire Emirates Riverside
Gloucestershire v Leicestershire Bristol County Ground
Somerset v Middlesex The Cooper Associates County
Glamorgan v Kent Sophia Gardens
Northamptonshire vs Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds
Surrey Hampshire Kia Oval
May 6-9 Yorkshire v Kent Emerald Headingley
Leicestershire v Surrey The Fischer County Ground
Warwickshire v Worcestershire Edgbaston
Middlesex v Gloucestershire Lord’s
Lancashire v Glamorgan Emirates Old Trafford
Northamptonshire v Sussex The County Ground
Hampshire v Somerset Ageas Bowl
Nottinghamshire v Essex Trent Bridge
May 13-16 Essex v Derbyshire The Cloudfm County Ground
Sussex v Kent The 1st Central County Ground
Glamorgan v Yorkshire Sophia Gardens
Middlesex v Hampshire Lord’s
Durham v Worcestershire Emirates Riverside
Somerset v Surrey The Cooper Associates County
May 19-22 Hampshire vs Leicestershire The Rose Bowl, Southampton
May 20-23 Nottinghamshire v Worcestershire Trent Bridge
Essex v Warwickshire The Cloudfm County Ground
Derbyshire v Durham The Incora County Ground
Northamptonshire v Lancashire The County Ground
Kent v Glamorgan Canterbury
Hampshire v Leicestershire Ageas Bowl
Gloucestershire v Somerset Bristol County Ground
Surrey v Middlesex Kia Oval
May 27-30 Durham v Essex Emirates Riverside
Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire Edgbaston
Worcestershire v Derbyshire New Road
Lancashire v Yorkshire Emirates Old Trafford
Sussex v Northamptonshire The 1st Central County Ground
Surrey v Gloucestershire Kia Oval
Leicestershire v Middlesex The Fischer County Ground
June 3-6 Yorkshire v Sussex Emerald Headingley
Worcestershire v Durham New Road
Essex v Nottinghamshire The Cloudfm County Ground
Derbyshire v Warwickshire The Incora County Ground
Kent v Northamptonshire Canterbury
Glamorgan v Lancashire Colwyn Bay
Somerset v Hampshire The Cooper Associates County
Leicestershire v Gloucestershire The Fischer County Ground
July 4-7 Lancashire v Kent Emirates Old Trafford
Northamptonshire v Yorkshire The County Ground
Gloucestershire v Middlesex Cheltenham
Sussex v Glamorgan The 1st Central County Ground
Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire Trent Bridge
Warwickshire v Durham Edgbaston
Hampshire v Surrey Ageas Bowl
Somerset v Leicestershire The Cooper Associates County
July 5-8 Gloucestershire vs Middlesex College Ground, Cheltenham
July 11-14 Derbyshire v Essex Chesterfield
Durham v Nottinghamshire Emirates Riverside
Worcestershire v Warwickshire New Road
Yorkshire v Lancashire Scarborough
Gloucestershire v Hampshire Cheltenham
Middlesex v Leicestershire Merchant Taylors
Surrey v Somerset Kia Oval
Glamorgan v Northamptonshire Sophia Gardens
Kent v Sussex St Lawrence Ground
August 30-September 2 Hampshire vs Yorkshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Lancashire vs Warwickshire Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
Somerset vs Nottinghamshire The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Durham vs Surrey Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Glamorgan vs Essex Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire County Ground, Bristol
Leicestershire vs Kent Grace Road, Leicester
Middlesex vs Derbyshire Lord’s, London
Worcestershire vs Sussex New Road, Worcester
Sep 5-8 Nottinghamshire vs Lancashire Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Warwickshire vs Hampshire Edgbaston, Birmingham
Yorkshire vs Somerset North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Durham vs Glamorgan Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Essex vs Gloucestershire County Ground, Chelmsford
Northamptonshire vs Surrey County Ground, Northampton
Derbyshire vs Leicestershire County Ground, Derby
Kent vs Worcestershire St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Sep 6-9 Sussex vs Middlesex County Ground, Hove
Sep 12-15 Hampshire vs Nottinghamshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Somerset vs Lancashire The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Yorkshire vs Warwickshire Headingley, Leeds
Glamorgan vs Gloucestershire Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Northamptonshire vs Durham County Ground, Northampton
Surrey vs Essex Kennington Oval, London
Derbyshire vs Kent County Ground, Derby
Leicestershire vs Sussex Grace Road, Leicester
Middlesex vs Worcestershire Lord’s, London
Sep 21-24 Worcestershire vs Leicestershire New Road, Worcester
Lancashire vs Hampshire Aigburth, Liverpool
Nottinghamshire vs Yorkshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Warwickshire vs Somerset Edgbaston, Birmingham
Essex vs Northamptonshire County Ground, Chelmsford
Gloucestershire vs Durham County Ground, Bristol
Surrey vs Glamorgan Kennington Oval, London
Kent vs Middlesex St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Sussex vs Derbyshire County Ground, Hove

 

County Championship 2021 Squad

Group 1

Essex Squad

Ryan ten Doeschate (C), Varun Chopra, Adam Wheater (wk), Tom Westly, Daniel Lawrence, Ravi Bopara, Ashar Zaidi, Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Niel Wagner, Samuel Cook.

Derbyshire Squad

Billy Godleman (C), Luis Reece, Wayne Madsen, Tom Lace, Alex Hughes, Harvey Hosein (wk), Matthew Critchley, Anuj Dal, Logan Van Beek, Tony Palladino, Ravi Rampaul.

Durham Squad

Alex Lees (C), Will Smith, Jack Burnham, Gareth Harte, Micheal Richardson, Stuart Poynter (wk), Ben Raine, James Winchell, Liam Trevaskis, Matt Salisbury, Chris Rushworth.

Nottinghamshire Squad

Steven Mullaney (C), Ben Salter, Ben Duckett, Chris Nash, Joe Clarke, Samit Patel, Tom Moeeres (wk), Paul Coughlin, Stuart Broad, Luke Fletcher, Jake Ball.

Warwickshire Squad

Jeetan Patel (C), Will Rhodes, Dominic Sibley, Liam Banks, Sam Hain, Adam Hose, Time Ambrose (wk), Craig Miles, Tom Milnes, Henry Brookes, Ryan Sidebottom.

Worcestershire Squad

Ben Cox (C&wk), Dary Mithcell, Thomas Charles Fell, Hamish Rutherford, Brett DOliveiria, Ross Whiteley, Riki Wessels, Ed Barnard, Wayne Parnell, Josh Tongue, Charlie Morris.

Group 2

Gloucestershire Squad

Chris Dent (C), Miles Hammond, James Bracey, Benny Howell, George Hankins, Gareth Roderick (wk), Ryan Higgins, Graeme van Buuren, David Payne, George Drissell, Matt Taylor.

Hampshire Squad

Joe Weatherley, James Vince (C), Aiden Markram, Sam Northeast, Rilee Rossouw, Liam Dawson, Tom Alsop (wk), Gareth Berg, Keith Barker, Kylie Abbott, Fidel Edwards.

Leicestershire Squad

Paul Horton (C), Ateeq Javid, Hasan Azad, Mark Cosgrave, Colin Ackermann, Harry Dearden, Lewis Hill (wk), Tom Taylor, Ben Mike, Chris Wright, Will Davis.

Middlesex Squad

Dawid Malan (C), Max Holden, Eoin Morgan, Sam Robson, Nick Gubbins, Stephen Eskinazi, John Simpson (wk), James Harris, Toby Roland-Jones, Steven Finn, Tim Murtagh.

Somerset Squad

Marcus Trescothick, Azhar Ali, James Hildreth, Tom Abell (C), George Barlett, Steven Davies (wk), Lewis Gregory, Craig Overton, Time Gronewald, Jack Leach, Jack Brooks.

Surrey Squad

Rory Burns (C), Mark Stoneman, Scott Borthwick, Dean Elgar, Ben Foakes (wk), Ryan Patel, Will Jacks, Rikki Clarke, Morne Morkel, Gareth Batty, Conor Mckerr.

Group 3

Glamorgan Squad

David Lloyd (C), Nicholas Selman, Charlie Hemphrey, Marnus Labuschagne, Billy Root, Kiran Carlson, Daniel Douthwaite, Graham Wagg, Tom Cullen (wk), Marchant de Lange, Timm van der Gugten.

Kent Squad

Heino Kuhn (C), Sean Dickson, Zak Crawley, Matt Renshaw, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Alex Blake, Ollie Robinson (wk), Harry Podmore, Matt Milnes, Mithcell Claydon, Fred Klaassen.

Lancashire Squad

Dane Vilas (C), Keaton Jennings, Alex Davies (wk), Haseeb Hameed, Glenn Maxwell, Rob Jones, Josh Bohannon, Brooke David Guest, Tom Bailey, Graham Oninons, James Anderson.

Northamptonshire Squad

Alex Wakely (C), Rob Netwon, Ricardo Vasconcelos (wk), Temba Bavuma, Rob Keogh, Joshua Cobb, Luke Procter, Luke Wood, Jamie Overton, Nathan Buck, Ben Sanderson.

Yorkshire Squad

Steven Patterson (C), Adam Lyth, Harry Brook, Gary Ballance, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Jack Leaning, Jonathan Tattersall (wk), Tim Bresnan, Dominic Bess, Ben Coad, Duanne Olivier.

Sussex Squad

Ben Brown (C&wk), Luke Wells, Philip Salt, Harry Finch, Stiaan van Zyl, Laurie Evans, David Wiese, Chris Jordan, Danny Briggs, Jared Warner, Mir Hamza.

County Championship 2021 – Points Table

Division 1

Team Mat Won Lost Draw Tied NR Pts NRR
Warwickshire 4 2 1 1 0 0 77 0
Nottinghamshire 4 3 1 0 0 0 73 0
Lancashire 4 2 1 1 0 0 73 0
Hampshire 4 2 1 1 0 0 61 0
Yorkshire 4 1 2 1 0 0 44 0
Somerset 4 0 4 0 0 0 32 0

Division 2

Team Mat Won Lost Draw Tied NR Pts NRR
Essex 4 3 0 1 0 0 96 0
Gloucestershire 4 3 1 0 0 0 76 0
Northamptonshire 4 1 2 1 0 0 54 0
Durham 3 1 1 1 0 0 44 0
Surrey 3 0 1 2 0 0 40 0
Glamorgan 4 0 3 1 0 0 34 0

 

Division 3

Team Mat Won Lost Draw Tied NR Pts NRR
Kent 4 4 0 0 0 0 94 0
Middlesex 4 3 1 0 0 0 80 0
Worcestershire 4 2 2 0 0 0 67 0
Leicestershire 4 1 2 1 0 0 54 0
Derbyshire 4 1 2 1 0 0 51 0
Sussex 4 0 4 0 0 0 30 0

Group 1

Team Mat Won Lost Draw Tied NR Pts NRR
Nottinghamshire 10 4 2 4 0 0 151 0
Warwickshire 10 4 1 5 0 0 145 0
Durham 10 3 2 5 0 0 132 0
Essex 10 3 2 5 0 0 129 0
Worcestershire 10 1 3 6 0 0 109 0
Derbyshire 10 0 5 5 0 0 72 0

 

Group 2

Team Mat Won Lost Draw Tied NR Pts NRR
Somerset 10 4 1 5 0 0 148 0
Hampshire 10 4 2 4 0 0 145 0
Gloucestershire 10 5 3 2 0 0 131 0
Surrey 10 2 2 6 0 0 123 0
Leicestershire 10 2 4 4 0 0 111 0
Middlesex 10 2 7 1 0 0 84 0

 

Group 3

Team Mat Won Lost Draw Tied NR Pts NRR
Lancashire 10 4 1 5 0 0 150 0
Yorkshire 10 5 1 4 0 0 149 0
Glamorgan 10 2 2 6 0 0 127 0
Northamptonshire 10 3 3 4 0 0 123 0
Kent 10 0 3 7 0 0 97 0
Sussex 10 1 5 4 0 0 94 0

County Championship Format

Group Stage

The 18 First-Class Counties have been split into three seeded groups of six counties. Each county will play the other counties in their group both home and away – a total of 10 matches.

At the end of the group stage, the top two counties in each group will progress to Division One for the second phase of the County Championship.

The other 12 counties will move into Divisions Two and Three. The third and fourth-placed teams will progress to Division Two while the fifth and sixth-placed teams move to Division Three.

Division Stage

The First-Class Counties will play their final four County Championship matches after progressing to their Division.

They will not play against the other team from their initial group, but will carry through half the number of points it scored in the two matches played against that team in the group stage. This could result in half points being carried forward.

So, for example, if Essex and Warwickshire both progress from Group One to Division One and each scored a combined 21 points against each other in their two matches, both teams will carry forward 10.5 points to the Division stage.

How can a team win the LV= Insurance County Championship?

The 2021 County Championship title will be decided by the team that finishes top of Division One.

How is the winner of the Bob Willis Trophy decided?

The top two teams in Division One will play for the Bob Willis Trophy in a five-day final at Lord’s to ensure a showpiece event to conclude the men’s first-class domestic season.

The playing conditions for the final are to be confirmed and will be announced in due course.

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