The County Championship Division Two 2026 is part of the prestigious County Championship, England’s premier domestic first-class cricket competition organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board.
In this division, county teams compete across multiple rounds of four-day matches as they aim to secure promotion to Division One.
The County Championship Division Two 2026 season will feature several county sides battling for points through wins, draws, and bonus points earned during matches.
Teams finishing at the top of the standings will have the opportunity to move up to Division One, making the competition highly competitive and crucial for counties seeking success in English domestic cricket.
Fans can also check the County Championship Division One 2026 schedule to follow the fixtures and match dates of the top-tier teams in the County Championship.
County Championship Division Two 2026 Schedule
As per the County Championship Division Two 2026 schedule, the first match will be played between Derbyshire and Worcestershire on April 03, 2026 at County Ground, Derby.
| Date | Match | Venue | GMT / Local | IST |
| Apr 03, 2026 | Derbyshire vs Worcestershire, 1st Match | County Ground, Derby | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 03, 2026 | Middlesex vs Gloucestershire, 2nd Match | Lord’s, London | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 03, 2026 | Northamptonshire vs Lancashire, 3rd Match | County Ground, Northampton | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 03, 2026 | Durham vs Kent, 4th Match | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Middlesex vs Derbyshire, 5th match | Lord’s, London | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Gloucestershire vs Durham, 6th Match | County Ground, Bristol | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Kent vs NorthamptonShire, 7th match | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Lancashire vs Derbyshire, 8th match | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Northamptonshire vs Middlesex, 9th match | County Ground, Northampton | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Gloucestershire vs Lancashire, 10th match | County Ground, Bristol | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Derbyshire vs Gloucestershire, 11th Match | County Ground, Derby | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Durham vs Lancashire, 12th match | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Worcestershire vs Kent, 13th match | New Road, Worcester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| May 01, 2026 | Kent vs Derbyshire, 14th match | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| May 01, 2026 | Northamptonshire vs Worcestershire, 15th match | County Ground, Northampton | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| May 01, 2026 | Middlesex vs Durham, 16th match | Lord’s, London | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| May 08, 2026 | Derbyshire vs Northamptonshire, 17th match | County Ground, Derby | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| May 08, 2026 | Gloucestershire vs Kent, 18th match | County Ground, Bristol | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| May 08, 2026 | Worcestershire vs Durham, 19th match | New Road, Worcester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| May 08, 2026 | Lancashire vs Middlesex, 20th match | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| May 15, 2026 | Kent vs Durham, 21st match | Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| May 15, 2026 | Gloucestershire vs Northamptonshire, 22nd match | County Ground, Bristol | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| May 15, 2026 | Middlesex vs Derbyshire, 23rd match | Lord’s, London | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| May 15, 2026 | Lancashire vs Worcestershire, 24th match | Trafaigar Road Ground, Southport | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Northamptonshire vs Gloucestershire, 25th match | County Ground, Northampton | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Lancashire vs Kent, 26th match | Stanley Park, Blackpool | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Worcestershire vs Middlesex, 27th match | New Road, Worcester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Durham vs Derbyshire, 28th match | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Kent vs Middlesex, 29th match | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Derbyshire vs Lancashire, 30th match | Queen’s Park, Chesterfield | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Worcestershire vs Gloucestershire, 31st match | New Road, Worcester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Jun 19, 2026 | Durham vs Northamptonshire, 32nd match | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Middlesex vs Kent, 33rd Match | Merchant Taylors’ School Ground | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Derbyshire vs Durham, 34th match | County Ground, Derby | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Lancashire vs Northamptonshire, 35th match | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Gloucestershire vs Worcestershire, 36th match | College Ground, Chettenham | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Derbyshire vs Middlesex, 37th match | County Ground, Derby | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Northamptonshire vs Kent, 38th match | County Ground, Northampton | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Worcestershire vs Lancashire, 39th match | New Road, Worcester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Durham vs Gloucestershire, 40th match | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 02, 2026 | Gloucestershire vs Derbyshire, 41st match | County Ground, Bristol | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 02, 2026 | Kent vs Worcestershire, 42nd match | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 02, 2026 | Northamptonshire vs Durham, 43rd match | County Ground, Northampton | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 02, 2026 | Middlesex vs Lancashire, 44th match | Merchant Taylors’ School Ground | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 08, 2026 | Derbyshire vs Kent, 45th Match | County Ground, Derby | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 08, 2026 | Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire, 46th match | New Road, Worcester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 08, 2026 | Durham vs Middlesex, 47th match | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 08, 2026 | Lancashire vs Gloustershire, 48th match | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 15, 2026 | Durham vs Worcestershire, 49th match | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 15, 2026 | Northamptonshire vs Derbyshire, 50th match | County Ground, Northampton | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 15, 2026 | Gloucestershire vs Middlesex, 51st match | County Ground, Bristol | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 15, 2026 | Kent vs Lancashire, 52nd match | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 24, 2026 | Kent vs Gloucesterhire, 53rd match | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 24, 2026 | Middlesex vs Northamptonshire, 54th match | Lord’s, London | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 24, 2026 | Worcestershire vs Derbyshire, 55th match | New Road, Worcester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
| Sept 24, 2026 | Lancashire vs Durham, 56th match | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester | 10:00 AM / 11:00 AM | 3:30 PM |
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County Championship Division Two 2026 Squad
Derbyshire
Harry Came (c), Caleb Jewell, Matthew Montgomery, Brooke Guest (wk), Martin Andersson, Luis Reece, Anuj Dal, Zak Chappell, Ben Aitchison, Shoaib Bashir, Mohammad Abbas, Aneurin Donald, Rory Haydon, Jack Morley
Worcestershire
Daniel Lategan, Jake Libby, Kashif Ali, Adam Hose, Brett DOliveira (c), Gareth Roderick (wk), Ethan Brookes, Matthew Waite, Tom Taylor, Adam Finch, Oliver Hannon-Dalby, Rehaan Edavalath, Fateh Singh,Ben Gibbon
Middlesex
Sam Robson, Joshua De Caires, Max Holden, Leus du Plooy (c), Ben Geddes, Ryan Higgins, Joe Cracknell (wk), Zafar Gohar, Sebastian Morgan, Toby Roland-Jones, Naavya Sharma, Luke Hollman, Tom Helm
Gloucestershire
Cameron Bancroft (c), Ben Charlesworth, Joe Phillips, Miles Hammond, Oliver Price, James Bracey (wk), Graeme van Buuren, Craig Miles, Matt Taylor, Will Williams, Gabe Bell, Tommy Boorman, Jack Taylor, Daaryoush Ahmed
Northamptonshire
Ricardo Vasconcelos, Luke Procter (c), Calvin Harrison, Nathan McSweeney, Saif Zaib, James Sales, George Bartlett, Lewis McManus (wk), Louis Kimber, Ben Sanderson, Harry Conway, Gus Miller, Liam Guthrie
Lancashire
Luke Wells, Harry Singh, Josh Bohannon, George Bell, Michael Jones, Matthew Hurst (wk), George Balderson, Tom Hartley, Tom Bailey, Ajeet Dale, Sir James Anderson (c), Rocky Flintoff, Paul Coughlin, Mitchell Stanley
Durham
Alex Lees (c), Ben McKinney, Emilio Gay, David Bedingham, Graham Clark, Colin Ackermann, Oliver Robinson (wk), Kasey Aldridge, Ben Raine, Matthew Potts, Kemar Roach, Will Rhodes, Callum Parkinson, James Minto
Kent
Ben Compton, Zak Crawley, Sam Northeast, Tawanda Muyeye, Daniel Bell-Drummond (c), Joey Evison, Chris Benjamin (wk), Grant Stewart, Matt Milnes, Keith Dudgeon, Glenton Stuurman, Jaskaran Singh, Ben Dawkins
