2021 County Championship

The 2021 County Championship will be the 121st cricket County Championship season in England and Wales.[1] For the first phase of the tournament, teams will be split into three groups of six, with each side playing ten matches.[2] The top two teams from each group will then move into Division One for the second phase of the competition, with the other teams progressing to Divisions Two and Three.[3] The top two teams from Division One will then contest a five-day final at Lord's.[4] On 17 December 2020, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed all the fixtures for the tournament.[5][6]

2021 County Championship
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
Participants18

Teams

The teams were placed into the following groups:[7]

References
  1. "County Championship: Revamped competition to return in 2021". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  2. "Three-league county structure confirmed for 2021, with separate Lord's final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  3. "All you need to know about the 2021 County Championship". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. "Three-division domestic cricket structure confirmed for 2021 season". The Cricketer. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. "2021 Men's County Championship Group Stage fixtures announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. "Three-group County Championship fixtures unveiled by ECB". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  7. "First-Class Counties agree 2021 men's domestic structure". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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