List of current first-class cricket teams

This is a list of current first-class cricket teams, organised first by country and then alphabetically. For a clear explanation of first-class status, see first-class cricket. Where a team plays at more than one home ground, only their main ground is listed here.

Afghanistan

National team: Afghanistan national cricket team1
From February 2017, Afghanistan domestic matches are granted first-class status. This will take effect in the next season of the Ahmad Shah Abdali tournament in September 2017. Afghanistan has six domestic teams that play in first-class and T20 competitions. They do not have a 50 over tournament.

Name Home ground Reference
Amo Regionn/a
Band-e-Amir Regionn/a
Boost Regionn/a
Kabul GreenKabul National Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Mis Ainak Regionn/a
Speen Ghar Regionn/a

Australia

National team: Australia national cricket team

Name Home ground Reference
Sheffield Shield teams
New South WalesSydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
VictoriaMelbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne; Junction Oval, St Kilda
South AustraliaAdelaide Oval, Adelaide
QueenslandBrisbane Cricket Ground (the Gabba), Brisbane
Western AustraliaWACA Ground, Perth
TasmaniaBellerive Oval, Hobart
Other teams
Cricket Australia XIAllan Border Field, QueenslandCricket Australia

Bangladesh

National team: Bangladesh national cricket team

Name Home ground Reference
Divisional (National Cricket League)
Barisal DivisionBarisal Divisional Stadium, Barisal
Chittagong DivisionZahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
Dhaka DivisionSher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Dhaka MetropolisDhanmondi Cricket Stadium, Dhaka
Khulna DivisionSheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna
Rajshahi DivisionRajshahi Divisional Stadium, Rajshahi
Rangpur DivisionRangpur Cricket Garden, Rangpur
Sylhet DivisionSylhet Stadium, Sylhet
Zones (Bangladesh Cricket League)
Central ZoneSher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium
South ZoneSheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Barisal Divisional Stadium
East ZoneSylhet Stadium, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
North ZoneRajshahi Divisional Stadium, Rangpur Cricket Garden

Notes:

  • Bangladesh A and Bangladeshis matches are also considered first-class.

England and Wales

National team: England cricket team

Name Home ground Reference
County teams
Derbyshire County Cricket ClubCounty Ground, Derby
Durham County Cricket ClubRiverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Essex County Cricket ClubCounty Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Glamorgan County Cricket ClubSWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Gloucestershire County Cricket ClubCounty Cricket Ground, Bristol
Hampshire County Cricket ClubRose Bowl, Southampton
Kent County Cricket ClubSt Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford, Manchester
Leicestershire County Cricket ClubGrace Road, Leicester
Middlesex County Cricket ClubLord's, London
Northamptonshire County Cricket ClubCounty Ground, Northampton
Nottinghamshire County Cricket ClubTrent Bridge, Nottingham
Somerset County Cricket ClubCounty Ground, Taunton
Surrey County Cricket ClubThe Kia Oval, London
Sussex County Cricket ClubCounty Cricket Ground, Hove
Warwickshire County Cricket ClubEdgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Worcestershire County Cricket ClubNew Road, Worcester
Yorkshire County Cricket ClubHeadingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
University teams
Cambridge University Cricket ClubFenner's, CambridgeCambridge University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket ClubUniversity Parks, OxfordOxford University Cricket Club
MCCU teams
Cambridge MCC UniversityFenner's, Cambridge
Cardiff MCC UniversityCardiff MCC University
Durham MCC UniversityThe Racecourse, DurhamDurham MCC University
Leeds/Bradford MCC UniversitiesWeetwood Sports GroundLeeds/Bradford MCC Universities
Loughborough MCC UniversityHaslegrave Ground, LoughboroughLoughborough MCC University
Oxford MCC UniversityUniversity Parks, Oxford
Other team(s)
Marylebone Cricket ClubLord's, LondonMCC

India

National team: India national cricket team

Name Home ground Reference
Ranji Trophy teams
Andhra Cricket AssociationDr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
Assam Cricket AssociationNehru Stadium, Guwahati
Baroda Cricket AssociationMoti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara

Bengal Cricket AssociationEden Gardens, Kolkata[1]
Bihar Cricket AssociationMoin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna
Chhattisgarh State Cricket SanghShaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Naya Raipur
Delhi & District Cricket AssociationFeroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Goa Cricket AssociationDr R Prasad Stadium, Margao
Gujarat Cricket AssociationSardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Haryana Cricket AssociationChaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak
Himachal Pradesh Cricket AssociationHimachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala
Hyderabad Cricket AssociationRajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Jammu and KashmirSher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar
Jharkhand Cricket AssociationKeenan Stadium, Jamshedpur
Karnataka State Cricket AssociationM. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Kerala Cricket AssociationFort Maidan, Palakkad
Madhya Pradesh Cricket AssociationHolkar Stadium, Indore
Maharashtra Cricket AssociationMaharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Mumbai Cricket AssociationWankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Orissa Cricket AssociationBarabati Stadium, Cuttack
Punjab Cricket AssociationPunjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali[2]
Railways Sports Promotion BoardKarnail Singh Stadium, Delhi
Cricket Association of TelanganaGachibowli Indoor Stadium, Telangana
Rajasthan Cricket AssociationSawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur[3]
Saurashtra Cricket AssociationMadhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot
Services Cricket AssociationPalam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi
Tamil Nadu Cricket AssociationM. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Tripura Cricket AssociationMaharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala
Uttar PradeshK. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow
Vidarbha Cricket AssociationVCA Ground, Nagpur

Notes:
1 Rest of India (in the Irani Trophy), India A, and various President's XIs are also adjudged first-class.
2 Makeshift zonal teams are also made and guest teams like England lions also play.

Ireland

Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship received first-class status in October 2016 from the ICC. The first-class status for the matches came into effect with the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship.[4][5]

National team: Ireland cricket team

Name Home ground City
Interprovincial teams
Leinster LightningMalahide Cricket Club Ground
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground
Dublin
Northern KnightsStormont Cricket GroundBelfast
North West WarriorsBready Cricket GroundMagheramason, near Derry, Strabane

New Zealand

National team: New Zealand national cricket team

Name Home ground Reference
Auckland Cricket AssociationEden Park, Auckland
Canterbury Cricket AssociationHagley Oval, Christchurch
Central Districts Cricket AssociationMcLean Park, Napier
Cricket WellingtonBasin Reserve, Wellington
Northern Districts Cricket AssociationSeddon Park, Hamilton
Otago Cricket AssociationUniversity Oval, Dunedin

Pakistan

National team: Pakistan national cricket team

Name Home ground Reference
Regions
AbbottabadAbbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
BahawalpurBahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur
BaluchistanBugti Stadium, Quetta
FaisalabadIqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Federally Administered Tribal AreasJinnah Stadium, Sialkot
HyderabadNiaz Stadium, Hyderabad
IslamabadDiamond Club Ground, Islamabad
Karachi BluesNational Stadium, Karachi
Karachi WhitesNational Stadium, Karachi
Khyber PakhtunkhwaArbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Lahore BluesGaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Lahore WhitesGaddafi Stadium, Lahore
MultanMultan Cricket Stadium, Multan
PeshawarArbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
PunjabGaddafi Stadium, Lahore
QuettaBugti Stadium, Quetta
RawalpindiRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
SialkotJinnah Stadium, Sialkot
SindhNational Stadium, Karachi
Departments
Habib Bank LimitedNational Stadium, Karachi
Khan Research LaboratoriesKhan Research Laboratories Ground, Rawalpindi
National Bank of PakistanNational Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Pakistan International Airlinesnone
Pakistan Televisionnone
Port Qasim AuthorityNational Stadium, Karachi
State Bank of Pakistannone
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limitednone
Sui Southern Gas Companynone
United Bank LimitedUnited Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Water and Power Development Authoritynone
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limitednone

South Africa

National team: South Africa national cricket team

Name Home ground Reference
SuperSport Series
Cape CobrasNewlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
DolphinsKingsmead, Durban
KnightsSpringbok Park, Bloemfontein
Highveld LionsNew Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
TitansCenturion Park, Centurion
WarriorsSt George's Park, Port Elizabeth
SAA Provincial Challenge
BolandBoland Park, Paarl
BorderBuffalo Park, East London
EasternsWillowmoore Park, Benoni
Eastern ProvinceSt George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Free StateSpringbok Park, Bloemfontein
Gauteng (Transvaal)New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Northern CapeDe Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
KwaZulu-NatalKingsmead, Durban
KwaZulu-Natal InlandCity Oval, Pietermaritzburg
Namibia1Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek
NorthernsCenturion Park, Centurion
North WestNorth West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom
South Western DistrictsRecreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
Western ProvinceNewlands, Cape Town

Notes:
1 Also considered first-class when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Sri Lanka

National team: Sri Lanka national cricket team

Name Home ground Reference
Premier club teams
Air ForceAir Force Ground, Katunayake
Badureliya Sports ClubSurrey Village Cricket Ground, Maggona
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic ClubBloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo
Burgher Recreation ClubBurgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo
Chilaw Marians Cricket ClubColombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Colts Cricket ClubColts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Colombo Cricket ClubColombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Galle Cricket ClubGalle International Stadium, Galle
Kurunegala Youth Cricket ClubWelagedara Stadium, Kurunegala
Moors Sports ClubMoors Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Nondescripts Cricket ClubNondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Panadura Sports ClubPanadura Esplanade, Panadura
Police Sports ClubPolice Park Ground, Colombo
Ragama Cricket ClubFree Trade Zone Sports Complex, Katunayake
Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic ClubDe Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa
Sinhalese Sports ClubSinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic ClubP. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo

West Indies

National team: West Indies cricket team

Name Home ground Reference
Barbados Cricket AssociationKensington Oval Bridgetown
The Guyana Cricket BoardBourda, Georgetown
Jamaica Cricket AssociationSabina Park, Kingston
Leeward Islands Cricket AssociationAntigua Recreation Ground, Antigua
Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board of ControlQueen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Windward Islands Cricket Board of ControlBeausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Note: West Indies 'A' and West Indian XI matches are also considered first-class.

Zimbabwe

National team: Zimbabwe national cricket team [6]

Name Home ground Reference
Mashonaland EaglesHarare Sports Club, Harare
Matabeleland TuskersQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Mid West RhinosKwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
MountaineersMutare Sports Club, Mutare
Rising StarsTakashinga Cricket Club, Highfield, Harare

Countries with international first-class cricket

The following countries play first-class cricket as an international team in certain circumstances.

Hong Kong

National team: Hong Kong national cricket team1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Namibia

National team: Namibia national cricket team1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup and in the South African SAA Provincial Challenge against South African first-class teams.

Netherlands

National team: Netherlands national cricket team1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Papua New Guinea

National team: Papua New Guinea national cricket team1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Scotland

National team: Scotland national cricket team1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup or when playing against Ireland or English first-class county teams.

United Arab Emirates

National team: United Arab Emirates national cricket team1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Former first-class cricket teams

Bermuda

National team: Bermuda national cricket team

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Canada

National team: Canada national cricket team1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Cayman Islands

National team: Cayman Islands national cricket team1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Kenya

National team: Kenya national cricket team 1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup and against touring first-class teams.

Malaysia

National team: Malaysia national cricket team1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Nepal

National team: Nepal national cricket team1

Note:
1first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Uganda

National team: Uganda national cricket team1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

United States

National team: United States national cricket team1

Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

References

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  3. "Rajasthan Cricket Association". Rajasthan Cricket Association. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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