The Rothesay County Championship fixture schedule is set for 2026.
The 2026 competition takes place over 14 events, with the season running from April 3 to September 27. Keep track of all latest cricket scores.
2026 County Championship fixtures and full schedule
Round 1
April 3 – April 6
Warwickshire v Surrey (Edgbaston)
Hampshire v Essex (Utilita Bowl)
Glamorgan v Yorkshire (Sophia Gardens)
Leicestershire v Sussex (Uptonsteel Grace Road)
Somerset v Nottinghamshire (Cooper Associates County Ground)
Derbyshire v Worcestershire (Central Co-op County Ground, Derby)
Middlesex v Gloucestershire (Lord’s)
Northamptonshire v Lancashire (County Ground, Northampton)
Durham v Kent (Banks Homes Riverside)
Round 2
April 10 – April 13
Essex v Somerset (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
Sussex vs Warwickshire (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
Yorkshire v Hampshire (Headingley)
Surrey v Leicestershire (Kia Oval)
Nottinghamshire v Glamorgan (Trent Bridge)
Middlesex v Worcestershire (Lord’s)
Gloucestershire v Durham (Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
Kent v Northamptonshire (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
Lancashire v Derbyshire (Emirates Old Trafford)
Rounds 3 and 4
April 17 – April 20
Hampshire v Somerset (Utilita Bowl)
Warwickshire v Essex (Edgbaston)
Northamptonshire v Middlesex (County Ground, Northampton)
Gloucestershire v Lancashire (Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
April 24 – April 27
Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire (Trent Bridge)
Yorkshire v Sussex (Headingley)
Surrey v Essex (Kia Oval)
Glamorgan v Leicestershire (Sophia Gardens)
Derbyshire v Gloucestershire (Central Co-op County Ground, Derby)
Durham v Lancashire (Banks Homes Riverside)
Worcestershire vs Kent (Visit Worcestershire New Road)
May 1 – May 4
Surrey v Sussex (Kia Oval)
Hampshire v Glamorgan (Utilita Bowl)
Somerset v Yorkshire (Cooper Associates County Ground)
Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire (Uptonsteel Grace Road)
Kent v Derbyshire (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
Northamptonshire v Worcestershire (County Ground, Northampton)
Middlesex v Durham (Lord’s)
Round 5
May 8 – May 11
Essex v Hampshire (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
Warwickshire v Yorkshire (Edgbaston)
Nottinghamshire v Surrey (Trent Bridge)
Glamorgan v Somerset (Sophia Gardens)
Sussex vs Leicestershire (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
Derbyshire v Northamptonshire (Central Co-op County Ground, Derby)
Gloucestershire v Kent (Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
Worcestershire v Durham (Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
Lancashire v Middlesex (Emirates Old Trafford)
Round 6
May 15 – May 18
Essex v Leicestershire (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
Hampshire v Nottinghamshire (Utilita Bowl)
Warwickshire v Glamorgan (Edgbaston)
Yorkshire v Surrey (Headingley)
Somerset v. Sussex (Cooper Associates County Court)
Kent v Durham (County Ground, Beckenham)
Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire (Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
Middlesex v Derbyshire (Lord’s)
Lancashire v Worcestershire (Southport)
Round 7
June 7 – June 10
Surrey v Hampshire (Kia Oval)
June 12 – June 15
Yorkshire v Warwickshire (Headingley)
Leicestershire v Essex (Uptonsteel Grace Road)
Sussex vs Glamorgan (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
Nottinghamshire v Somerset (Trent Bridge)
Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire (County Ground, Northampton)
Lancashire v Kent (Emirates Old Trafford)
Worcestershire vs Middlesex (Visit Worcestershire New Road)
Durham v Derbyshire (Banks Homes Riverside)
Round 8
June 19 – June 22
Essex v Nottinghamshire (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
Leicester v Yorkshire (Uptonsteel Grace Road)
Glamorgan v Surrey (Sophia Gardens)
Sussex vs Hampshire (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
Somerset v Warwickshire (Cooper Associates County Land)
Kent v Middlesex (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
Derbyshire v Lancashire (Chesterfield)
Worcestershire vs Gloucestershire (Visit Worcestershire New Road)
Durham v Northamptonshire (Banks Homes Riverside)
Round 9
August 20 – August 23
Surrey v Nottinghamshire (Kia Oval)
Warwickshire v Sussex (Edgbaston)
Leicestershire v Glamorgan (Uptonsteel Grace Road)
Somerset v Essex (Cooper Associates County Pitch)
Hampshire v Yorkshire (Utilita Bowl)
Middlesex v Kent (Merchant Taylors’ School)
Derbyshire v Durham (Central Co-op County Ground, Derby)
Lancashire v Northamptonshire (Emirates Old Trafford)
Gloucestershire v Worcestershire (Cheltenham College)
Round 10
August 27 – August 30
Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire (Edgbaston)
Essex v Surrey (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
Yorkshire v Leicestershire (Headingley)
Glamorgan v Hampshire (Sophia Gardens)
Sussex vs Somerset (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
Derbyshire v Middlesex (Central Co-op County Ground, Derby)
Northamptonshire v Kent (County Ground, Northampton)
Worcestershire vs Lancashire (Visit the New Worcestershire Road)
Durham v Gloucestershire (Banks Homes Riverside)
Round 11
September 2 – September 5
Essex v Sussex (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
Surrey v Yorkshire (Kia Oval)
Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire (Trent Bridge)
Somerset v Glamorgan (Cooper Associates County Land)
Hampshire v Warwickshire (Utilita Bowl)
Gloucestershire v Derbyshire (Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
Kent v Worcestershire (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
Northamptonshire v Durham (County Ground, Northampton)
Middlesex v Lancashire (Merchant Taylors School)
Round 12
September 8 – September 11
Nottinghamshire v Hampshire (Trent Bridge)
Yorkshire v Essex (Headingley)
Glamorgan v Warwickshire (Sophia Gardens)
Sussex vs Surrey (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
Leicestershire v Somerset (Uptonsteel Grace Road)
Derbyshire v Kent (Central Co-op County Ground, Derby)
Worcestershire vs Northamptonshire (Visit Worcestershire New Road)
Durham v Middlesex (Banks Homes Riverside)
Lancashire v Gloucestershire (Emirates Old Trafford)
Round 13
September 15 – September 18
Essex v Warwickshire (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford)
Leicestershire v Hampshire (Uptonsteel Grace Road)
Yorkshire v Somerset (Headingley)
Surrey v Glamorgan (Kia Oval)
Sussex vs Nottinghamshire (1st Central County Ground, Hove)
Durham v Worcestershire (Banks Homes Riverside)
Northamptonshire v Derbyshire (County Ground, Northampton)
Gloucestershire v Middlesex (Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol)
Kent v Lancashire (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
Round 14
September 24 – September 27
Warwickshire v Leicester (Edgbaston)
Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire (Trent Bridge)
Hampshire v Sussex (Utilita Bowl)
Glamorgan v Essex (Sophia Gardens)
Somerset v Surrey (Cooper Associates County Pitch)
Kent v Gloucestershire (St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury)
Middlesex v Northamptonshire (Lord’s)
Worcestershire vs Derbyshire (Visit Worcestershire New Road)
Lancashire v Durham (Emirates Old Trafford)
