The 2025 National Counties Championship was the 120th National Counties Cricket Championship season. It was contested in two divisions. The title from last season was shared between Staffordshire and Berkshire, but neither team reached the final this season. The final was played in West Bromwich. Buckinghamshire won the title by defeating Devon in the final by 19 runs. This was the 11th title for Buckinghamshire, the last one of which has been won two years ago against the same opponent.
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 PtsBuckinghamshire 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 12 0 56Suffolk 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 16 0 51Staffordshire 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 16 0 49Cambridgeshire 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 12 15 0 43Lincolnshire 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 9 0 27Source:NCCA Eastern Division 1 - 2025, NCCA. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
Division 2 Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsNorthumberland 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 16 0 74Norfolk 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 12 0 48Bedfordshire 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 11 0 47Hertfordshire 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 10 0 29Cumbria 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 9 0 25Source:NCCA Eastern Division 2 - 2025, NCCA. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
Western Division Division 1 Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsDevon 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 16 0 54Berkshire 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 15 0 44Oxfordshire 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 11 15 0 42Herefordshire 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 13 12 0 41Cornwall 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 16 0 36Source:NCCA Western Division 1 - 2025, NCCA. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
Division 2 Team Pld W L T D Bat Bowl Ded PtsWiltshire 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 15 0 68Dorset 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 16 0 67Cheshire 4 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 0 55Shropshire 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 8 16 0 32Wales National County 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 7 15 0 30Source:NCCA Western Division 2 - 2025, NCCA. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
Final The final featured the teams which finished with the most points in each Division One, Buckinghamshire and Devon. It began on 7 September 2025 at West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club Ground with the result being a victory for Buckinghamshire by 19 runs. Buckinghamshire won their eleventh title, with previous one being one in 2023, whilst Devon's most recent victory was in 2011.
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