The 2023 County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 123rd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. As in 2022, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. The season started on 6 April and finished on 29 September 2023. Surrey were the defending champions and retained their title in the last round of matches.
Teams The teams were split based on the finishing positions in the 2022 season. The following teams took part in the County Championship:
Division One TeamPrimary home groundCaptainCoachEssexCounty Ground, Chelmsford Tom Westley Anthony McGrathHampshireRose Bowl, Southampton James Vince Adi BirrellKentSt Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Sam Billings Matt WalkerLancashireOld Trafford, Manchester Keaton Jennings Glen ChappleMiddlesexLord's, London Toby Roland-Jones Richard JohnsonNorthamptonshireCounty Ground, Northampton Luke Procter John SadlerNottinghamshireTrent Bridge, Nottingham Steven Mullaney Peter MooresSomersetCounty Ground, Taunton Tom Abell Jason KerrSurreyThe Oval, London Rory Burns Gareth BattyWarwickshireEdgbaston, Birmingham Will Rhodes Mark Robinson Team promoted from Division Two in 2022
Division Two TeamPrimary home groundCaptainCoachDerbyshireCounty Ground, Derby Leus du Plooy Mickey ArthurDurhamRiverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Scott Borthwick Ryan CampbellGlamorganSophia Gardens, Cardiff David Lloyd Matthew MaynardGloucestershireCounty Ground, Bristol Graeme van Buuren Dale BenkensteinLeicestershireGrace Road, Leicester Lewis Hill Paul NixonSussexCounty Ground, Hove Cheteshwar Pujara Paul FarbraceWorcestershireNew Road, Worcester Brett D'Oliveira Alan RichardsonYorkshireHeadingley, Leeds Shan Masood Ottis Gibson Team relegated from Division One in 2022
Division One April
May
June
July
September
Division Two April
May
June
July
September
Standings
Teams in both divisions played a total of 14 games, with seven home matches and seven away matches. There was a two-up, two-down promotion and relegation system.
Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 5 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.
Division One
Division Two
References
External links Division 1 at ESPN Cricinfo Division 2 at ESPN Cricinfo