The 2024 National Counties Championship was the 119th National Counties Cricket Championship season. It was contested in two divisions. Buckinghamshire were the defending champions, but they finished third in the Eastern Division 1 in 2024. Staffordshire and Berkshire shared the title after the final ended in a draw. The final was played in West Bromwich. This was the second shared title for Staffordshire (and 14th overall), while Berkshire shared the title for the first time, while winning it nine more times.
Standings Format Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 4 for a draw. In a match reduced to single innings, teams receive 12 points for a win, 8 for a draw (6 if less than 20 overs per side) and 4 points for losing. For matches abandoned without play, both sides receive 8 points. Bonus points (a maximum of 4 batting points and 4 bowling points) may be scored during the first 90 overs of each team's first innings.
Eastern Division Division 1 Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsStaffordshire 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 15 0 67Suffolk 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 14 0 51Buckinghamshire 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 14 0 45Lincolnshire 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 13 0 40Bedfordshire 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 15 2 37Source:NCCA Eastern Division 1 - 2024, NCCA. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
Division 2 Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsCambridgeshire 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 16 0 75Hertfordshire 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 16 0 69Norfolk 4 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 13 0 41Northumberland 4 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 13 2 35Cumbria 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 16 0 29Source:NCCA Eastern Division 2 - 2024, NCCA. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
Western Division Division 1 Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsBerkshire 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 15 0 80Oxfordshire 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 10 0 47Cornwall 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 15 0 43Devon 4 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 14 0 43Cheshire 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 15 0 33Source:NCCA Western Division 1 - 2024, NCCA. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
Division 2 Team Pld W L T D Bat Bowl Ded PtsHerefordshire 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 16 0 70Shropshire 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 10 12 0 58Wiltshire 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 14 0 50Wales National County 4 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 16 0 43Dorset 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 12 0 28Source:NCCA Western Division 2 - 2024, NCCA. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
Final The final featured the teams which finished with the most points in each Division One, Staffordshire and Berkshire. It began on 1 September 2024 at West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club Ground with the result being a draw after four days of play.
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