County Championship Division One 2026 Schedule, Squad

The County Championship Division One 2026 season is set to showcase the very best of English red-ball cricket, with top counties competing for the most prestigious title in the domestic game.

With traditional heavyweights and ambitious challengers vying for the title, the competition once again serves as the ultimate test of consistency, depth and endurance in the longer format.

As rivals renew old battles and emerging talents look to make their mark, the campaign promises months of intense competition, tactical depth and defining performances in the longest format.

The County Championship teams look to balance youth and experience, the race for the Championship crown is set to unfold over months of intense, high-quality cricket.

Fans can also check the County Championship Division Two 2026 schedule to follow the fixtures and match dates of teams competing in the second tier of the County Championship.

County Championship Division One 2026 Schedule

As per the County Championship Division One 2026 Schedule, the first match will be played between Warwickshire and Surrey on April 03 at Birmingham, Edgbaston.

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County Championship Division One 2026 Squad

Warwickshire

Alex Davies, Robert Yates, Dan Mousley, Sam Hain,Ed Barnard (c), Kai Smith (wk), Beau Webster, Chris Woakes, Jordan Thompson, Ethan Bamber, Nathan Gilchrist, Zen Malik, Jake Lintott, Michael Booth

Surrey

Rory Burns (c), Dominic Sibley, Jamie Smith, Ollie Pope, Dan Lawrence, Ben Foakes (wk), Ralphie Albert, Sean Abbott, Tom Lawes, Matthew Fisher, James Philip Arthur Taylor, Ryan Patel, Jordan Clark, Reece Topley

Hampshire

Essex

Dean Elgar, Paul Walter, Tom Westley (c), Wiaan Mulder, Matthew Critchley, Charlie Allison, Michael Pepper (wk), Simon Harmer, Shane Snater, Sam Cook, Jamie Porter, Noah Thain,  Zaman Akhter

Glamorgan

Edward Byrom, Asa Tribe, Sean Dickson, Kiran Carlson (c), Colin Ingram, Ben Kellaway, Chris Cooke (wk), Timm van der Gugten, Mason Crane, Andy Gorvin, Ryan Hadley, Zain-ul-Hassan, Jamie McIlroy

Yorkshire

Adam Lyth, Finlay Bean, James Wharton, Sam Whiteman, George Hill, Jonny Bairstow (c) (wk), Matthew Revis, Dominic Bess, Logan van Beek, Jack White, Ben Coad, William Luxton, Daniel Moriarty, Benjamin Cliff

Leicestershire

Rishi Patel, Jake Weatherald, Ian Holland (c),Rehan Ahmed, Lewis Hill, Stephen Eskinazi, Ben Cox (wk), Ben Green,Tom Scriven, Samuel Wood,Yadvinder Singh, Soloman Budinger, Liam Trevaskis

Sussex

Tom Haines, Daniel Hughes, Tom Clark, James Coles, Jack Leaning, John Simpson (wk), Tom Price, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Jack Carson, Ollie Robinson (c), Henry Crocombe, Charlie Tear, Danial Ibrahim, Danny Lamb

Somerset

Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Joshua Thomas, Tom Lammonby, James Rew (wk), Tom Abell, Lewis Goldsworthy, Craig Overton (c), Jack Leach, Migael Pretorius, Alfie Ogborne, Jake Ball,  Lewis Gregory, Joshua Shaw, Archie Vaughan

Nottinghamshire

Haseeb Hameed (c), Ben Slater, Freddie McCann, Joe Clarke, Jack Haynes, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Lyndon James, Liam Patterson-White, Robert Lord, Olly Stone, Dillon Pennington,  Farhan Ahmed, Brett Hutton, Tom Giles