The 2018 English cricket season ran between 1 April and 27 September 2018 and was the 119th in which the

County Championship The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ...

has been an official competition. It featured first-class, one-day and

Twenty20 Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innin ...

cricket competitions throughout England and Wales. The season saw men's international tours by

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

and

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, with Pakistan and India playing

Test matches Test match in some sports refers to a sporting contest between national representative teams and may refer to: * Test cricket * Test match (indoor cricket) * Test match (rugby union) * Test match (rugby league) * Test match (association football) ...

against

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. The

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and

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

women's teams also toured England, each playing three

One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...

matches against the

England women's cricket team The England women's cricket team represents England and Wales in international women's cricket. Since 1998, they have been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), having been previously governed by the Women's Cricket Association ...

. The three teams also competed in the 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series Twenty20 competition. The 18 first-class counties competed in the

2018 County Championship The 2018 County Championship, known as the 2018 Specsavers County Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the 119th cricket County Championship season. As in 2017, Division One has eight teams and Division Two has ten teams, with two teams releg ...

, One-Day Cup and

T20 Blast The T20 Blast, currently named the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket competition for English and Welsh first-class counties. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (E ...

competitions, whilst women's teams played in the

2018 Women's Cricket Super League The 2018 Women's Cricket Super League, or 2018 Kia Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the third season of the Women's Cricket Super League (WCSL), the semi-professional women's cricket competition in England and Wales. The competition, ru ...

2018 Women's County Championship The 2018 Women's County One-Day Championship was the 22nd cricket Women's County Championship season. It ran from the beginning of May to the beginning of June and saw 33 county teams and teams representing Scotland, Wales and the Netherlands com ...

and the

2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup The 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2018 Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup was the 10th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in June and July, with 36 teams taking part: 34 county teams plus Scotland ...

. The

2018 Minor Counties Championship The 2018 Minor Counties Championship was the 114th Minor Counties Cricket Championship season, and the fourth under the name 'Unicorn Counties Championship'. It is contested in two divisions. Berkshire County Cricket Club, Berkshire were the defen ...

, MCCA Knockout Trophy and a new Twenty20 competition were competed for by the Minor Counties of England and Wales, and club cricket was played throughout both countries.

International tours

Three men's international sides toured England and Wales during the season: Pakistan, Australia and India.England schedule for 2018 confirmed
ECB, 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2018-04-02. Pakistan also visited Ireland midway through the tour and played the Irish team's first Test match at Malahide near Dublin.Ireland set to make Test debut against Pakistan next spring

RTÉ (RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...

, 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2018-04-02. In preparation for this match the Irish team played a first-class match against

Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ ...

Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England, with a 2011 population of 69,570. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century monastic foundation, Taunton Castle, which later became a priory. The Normans built a castle owned by the ...

in April.Ireland to play Somerset in Test warm-up

BBC Sport BBC Sport is the sports division of the BBC, providing national sports coverage for BBC television, radio and online. The BBC holds the television and radio UK broadcasting rights to several sports, broadcasting the sport live or alongside flag ...

, 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-04-02. At the end of their tour Pakistan played two T20 matches in Scotland on 12 and 13 June.Scotland to host Pakistan in two T20 internationals in June 2018

, 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2018-04-02. The England team played a

(ODI) against

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

in June, losing to Scotland for the first time in an ODI.England to host Australia in ODI series in 2018, plus Tests v Pakistan & India

, 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2018-04-02.Scotland stun England with historic ODI victory led by Calum MacLeod century
''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'', 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2018-06-10. The South African women's team also toured England to play three

matches against the

in June and to compete in the 2018 England women's Tri-Nation Series Twenty20 competition against England and

. New Zealand then played three One Day Internationals against England in July.England women to host South Africa, New Zealand in 2018

CricInfo ESPN cricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a d ...

, 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2018-04-02. In addition the

West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A ...

men's side played a single

Twenty20 International A Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of cricket, played between two of the international members of the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which each team faces a maximum of twenty overs. The matches have top-class status and are the ...

against a

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team at

Lord's Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and ...

in May 2018 to raise funds for stadiums damaged by Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria in September 2017.Lord’s to host West Indies v ICC Rest of the World XI fundraising T20I

International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ...

, 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-04-02.

Pakistan tour

Pakistan played two Test matches against England at Lord's and Headingley at the end of May and beginning of June. The series was drawn, each side winning one match. Ahead of the Tests, two first-class matches were played against

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

and

Northants Northamptonshire (; abbreviated Northants.) is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015, it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by two unitary authorities: North Northamptonshire and West Northamptonshire. It is kn ...

. Their match against Ireland took place after the two first-class county matches, and a two-day match was played against

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ; postal abbreviation Leics.) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East Midlands, England. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire t ...

between this and the first Test against England.County cricket 2018 fixtures released as champs Essex face Yorkshire in opener
Wisden, 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2018-04-02. Pakistan won the first Test match by nine wickets on the fourth morning, playing "superbly but unspectacularly" Marks V (2018
Pakistan blow away woeful England to seal crushing victory in first Test
''

'', 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-27. to beat England comprehensively.Pakistan win over England their best at Lord's - Waqar Younis

, 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-28.Abdul Majid (2018
Pakistan’s crème de la crème performance against England
''

The Express Tribune ''The Express Tribune'' is a daily English-language newspaper based in Pakistan. It is the flagship publication of the '' Daily Express'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the ''Interna ...

'', 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-28. The match was the first time England had lost the opening Test match of an English summer in 23 seasons.Shemilt S (2018
Pakistan beat England by nine wickets in first Test at Lord's

, 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-27. The

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's cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew called England's performance "truly dreadful" and was shocked that England could be "outplayed so comprehensively by a touring team at home in May" whist praising Pakistan as looking "sharper, better drilled and more prepared". Agnew J (2018
England v Pakistan: Hosts dreadful at Lord's and do not look like a unit

, 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-28. Pakistan's "focus on basics", coaching and management were praised by ''

'', whilst former Pakistan bowler Waqar Younis claimed that the win was his country's best at Lord's. Marks V (2018
Lord’s humbling should remind ECB that it is easier to sell a winning team
''

'', 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2018-05-28. Writing on

, George Dobell's view was that England's defeat was the "culmination of several years' of ECB policies that have disrespected Test cricket".Dobell G (2018
Dobell: England's humiliation at Lord's was an accident waiting to happen

, 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-28. England won the second Test within three days, defeating Pakistan by an innings and 55 runs in an "emphatic victory".England v Pakistan: Victory cannot be used to 'paper over cracks' - Joe Root

, 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2018-06-03.

South Africa women tour

South Africa women played three ODIs against England during June with England winning the series 2–1,England v South Africa: Hosts secure series win with emphatic Canterbury victory

, 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-16. their ninth consecutive series win against South Africa.Tammy Beaumont century guides England to series win

, 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-16. The matches formed part of the qualification process for the next World Cup South Africa won the first match at

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Englan ...

by seven wickets before England levelled the series at

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after scoring 331 runs.Shemilt S (2018
England's women lose to South Africa by seven wickets in ODI series opener

, 2018-06-09. Retrieved 2018-06-09.England v South Africa: Hosts claim 69-run win to level series at 1-1

, 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-13. The final match saw another strong England batting performance at

Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury local government district of Kent, England. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. ...

with

Tammy Beaumont Tamsin Tilley Beaumont (born 11 March 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Kent, The Blaze, Welsh Fire, Sydney Thunder and England. She plays primarily as an opening batter and occasional wicket-keeper. She has previously play ...

scoring her second century of the series as England won by seven wickets. Beaumont was named as player of the series.Collins A (2018
Tammy Beaumont century wraps up England’s series win over South Africa
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'', 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-16.

England in Scotland

England played a single ODI against Scotland at The Grange Club in

on 10 June. The

side scored 371/5 and bowled England out for 365 to win by six runs, the first time they had beaten England in an ODI. The Scottish score was the highest made by an Associate team against a Full Member side and included a score of 140 not out from Calum MacLeod. Despite a century from

Jonny Bairstow Jonathan Marc Bairstow (born 26 September 1989) is an English cricketer who plays internationally for England in all formats. In domestic cricket, he represents Yorkshire, and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues, including for Sunrisers Hy ...

, England fell short of what would have been their highest ODI run chase.Shemilt S (2018
Scotland stun England as Calum MacLeod hits 140 not out in Edinburgh

, 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2018-06-10.Brilliant Scotland back up Calum MacLeod's 140* to seal first-ever win over England

, 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2018-06-10. The match was the England team's only away fixture during the 2018 English season.

Australia tour

Australia played a series of five One Day International matches and a single T20 International against England in June. England won the ODI series 5–0, the first time they had achieved a 5–0 victory against Australia in an ODI series, and also won the T20I match.Shemilt S (2018
England v Australia: Jos Buttler century secures 5-0 ODI whitewash

, 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-06-24. The series featured a world record score of 481/6 made by England in the third match of the series, a game they won by 242 runs, with

Alex Hales Alexander Daniel Hales (born 3 January 1989) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batter who currently plays for Nottinghamshire and the England cricket team in white ball, limited overs formats. He made his One Day Internation ...

and

both scoring centuries.Higginson M (2018
England v Australia: Hosts make record 481-6 in 242-run victory

, 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-06-20. Australia played two warm-up one-day matches against

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

and

Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ...

at the start of June, winning both. After England achieved an "ugly win" in the first match of the series at

The Oval The Oval, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Kia Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, located in the borough of Lambeth, in south London. The Oval has been the home ground of Surrey County Cricket Club since ...

Martin A (2018
England’s Eoin Morgan happy with ugly win over Australia after Scotland shock
''

'', 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-06-14. strong batting performances saw them win the next three matches,Jason Roy and Jos Buttler put England out of reach despite Shaun Marsh heroics

, 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-06-17. including chasing a target of 311 runs in the fourth match, their highest run chase against Australia.Higginson M (2018
England v Australia: Jason Roy stars as hosts close in on ODI whitewash

, 2018-06-21. Retrieved 2018-06-22. The final match was closer, England eventually chasing Australia's score of 205 to win by one wicket, having been 114/8 in 29.4 overs at one point.

Tri-Nation series

The England, South Africa and New Zealand women's teams competed in a three-way T20I competition between 20 June and 1 July. England won the final of the series, which was played at

Chelmsford Chelmsford () is a city in the City of Chelmsford district in the county of Essex, England. It is the county town of Essex and one of three cities in the county, along with Southend-on-Sea and Colchester. It is located north-east of London a ...

, defeating New Zealand. The series featured seven matches, six played on a round-robin basis in June with England and New Zealand, the most successful two teams, playing a final on 1 July. The series featured three days of round-robin matches, each with two matches played back-to-back. Four of the fixtures were played at

and two at

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

. The series followed the ODIs played by South Africa against England and were followed by an ODI series played between England and New Zealand.

India tour

India toured England between July and September, playing five Test matches, three ODIs and three T20Is against England. The T20I series was won 2–1 by India, with the ODI series being won by England by the same margin. Ahead of the Test matches, which were played in August and September, one first-class match was played against

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

. Before arriving in England, India played two T20Is against Ireland at Malahide, winning both.Ireland to host India in two T20s at Malahide in June

, 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2018-05-13.T20 tri-series: Ireland to face Scotland & Netherlands in new tournament

, 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2018-05-13. England won the Test series 4–1, winning the first two Test matches of the series before India won the third. England sealed the series with a victory in the fourth Test at Southampton, with India unable to chase a target of less than 250 runs in their second innings, before winning the final Test in September.

New Zealand women tour

After a series of matches against Ireland in early June and the tri-series in July, New Zealand women played a set of three ODIs against England, with England winning the series 2–1. The matches formed part of the qualification process for the next World Cup.

Domestic cricket

MCCU matches

The season began on 1 April with the first of three rounds of matches between first-class counties and the six Marylebone Cricket Club University teams. Each first-class county played one first-class match against a university side before the start of the County Championship season later in the month,Fixtures
Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches,

. Retrieved 2018-04-02. although a number of the matches were abandoned due to rain or wet outfields.

County Championship

The men's

season began on 13 April and was completed on 27 September with each team playing 14 matches. Each county will play one day/night match spread over four rounds of the competition from June to August.County Championship: Champions Essex to start 2018 season at Headingley

, 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2018-04-02.

Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant urban areas which form part of the Greater London Built-up Area. ...

won their first Championship since 2002 with two rounds of matches left in the season.County Championship: Surrey beat Worcestershire to win Division One title

, 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2018-09-17. The runners-up in Division One were

. Division Two was won by

Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

with

finishing second; both teams were promoted to Division One. The two teams started the final round of matches equal on points and played each other in a title decider, Warwickshire winning to claim the Division Two title.Scott G (2018
County Championship: Warwickshire beat Kent to win Division Two title

, 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2018-09-26.

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

and

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...

finished in the bottom two places in Division One and were related to Division Two.

One-Day Cup

The group stage of the One-Day Cup competition was played in a block of matches starting on 17 May. Teams were organised in two geographical divisions, with each team playing eight 50-over fixtures and the top three teams in each group advancing to the play-off stage. During the group stage teams played every other team in their division, with the final group games played on 7 June. A series of play-off matches later in June saw

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

and

advance to the final which was played at

on 30 June, Hampshire winning the title by 61 runs.

t20 Blast

The group stages of the men's

competition was played in a block of matches in the same geographical groups as the One-Day Cup. Group matches were played in a block between 4 July and 17 August, each side playing 14 group-stage matches. The quarter-finals were played between 23 and 26 August with Finals Day on 15 September at

Edgbaston Edgbaston () is an affluent suburban area of central Birmingham, England, historically in Warwickshire, and curved around the southwest of the city centre. In the 19th century, the area was under the control of the Gough-Calthorpe family an ...

.T20 Blast: Notts Outlaws start defence against Birmingham Bears in repeat of 2017 final

, 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2018-04-14.

defeated

in the final.Scott G (2018
T20 Blast final: Worcestershire Rapids beat Sussex Sharks by five wickets

, 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-17.

Women's County Championship

The 2018

Women's County Championship The Women's County Championship, known since 2014 as the Royal London Women’s One-Day Cup, Royal London Women's County One-Day Championship & Vitality Women's County T20
Retrieved 2018-04-14. It was won by

, the team's first title, with

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

finishing as runners-up.Women finish third in County Championship

Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. A club representing the county was first founded in 1842 but Ke ...

, 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2018-06-03.Hampshire win Women's County Championship for first time

, 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2018-06-04.

Women's Twenty20 Cup

The 2018

Women's Twenty20 Cup The Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Vitality Women's County T20, is a women's Twenty20 cricket competition organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board. Until the end of the 2019 season, teams were organised in tie ...

took place in June and July 2018, with 36 county teams competing in three divisions.

won Division One, claiming their first Twenty20 title.

Women's Cricket Super League

During August 2018 the ECB announced that the Women's Super League would be expanded for the 2018 season with more group games played.Mehta K (2017
Women's Super League: Domestic T20 tournament to be expanded in 2018

, 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2018-04-14. In 2018 each team played each other both home and away with 10 group matches per side, compared to the five group matches played in 2016 and 2017. The group stage of the competition began on 22 July and ran until 18 August with Finals Day taking place at

on 27 August.Kia Super League: Western Storm start at home in expanded competition

, 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2018-04-14.

Surrey Stars The Surrey Stars were an English women's Twenty20 cricket team based in South London that competed in the English women's Twenty20 competition, the Women's Cricket Super League. The Stars played their home matches at The Oval and Woodbridge Road ...

won the competition, defeating Loughborough Lightning in the final.

Minor Counties Competitions

The Minor Counties Championship began in June and ran until September with teams organised in two divisions based on their geographical location. Each team played six three-day matches against six of the nine other teams in their division. The divisional winners

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal County of Berk ...

and

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs.) is a county in the East Midlands of England, with a long coastline on the North Sea to the east. It borders Norfolk to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south-west, Leicestershire ...

qualified for the four-day Championship Final, which was played between 16 and 19 September at the

Banbury Cricket Club Ground White Post Road (also known as Banbury Cricket Club Ground) is a cricket ground in Bodicote, Oxfordshire. History Banbury Cricket Club originally played in Banbury at Grange Road, but the Banbury Recreational Trust sold the ground to a housing ...

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

, with Berkshire winning the Championship.Cornwall CCC Fixtures 2018
,

Cornwall County Cricket Club Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Cornwall. The team has played in the Minor Counties Championship since 1904 an ...

, 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-04-14. The Minor Counties Knockout Trophy was played on a straight knock-out basis over five rounds, a change from previous seasons.

Cheshire Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...

won the final with

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...

the beaten finalists. A new Twenty20 competition was introduced in 2018 with group matches played at the beginning of the season, replacing some of the matches previously played in the Knockout Trophy group stage.Heath M (2017
Suffolk Cricket 2018 fixtures revealed - full list here
''

Ipswich Star The ''Ipswich Star'' (formerly ''Evening Star'') is a daily evening local newspaper based in Ipswich, UK published by Archant. The newspaper started publication on 17 February 1885 and is published Monday to Friday. History The newspaper was kno ...

'', 2017-11-22. Retrieved 2018-04-14.Minor Counties Cricket Explained

Devon County Cricket Club Devon County Cricket Club (Devon Cricket) is one of 20 minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Devon. The team is currently a member of the National Counties Champion ...

. Retrieved 2018-04-14.Travers C (2017
Staffordshire County Cricket Club to play home match at new venue in 2018
'' The Sentinel, 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2018-04-14.Berkshire fixtures revealed while Dan Marles quits Finchampstead for High Wycombe
''Bracknell News'', 2017-12-07. Retrieved 2018-04-14. Counties were placed in four geographical divisions of five teams for the competition, each playing eight matches over four match days, with both matches against an opposition team being played on the same day as a double-header. A Minor Counties T20 competition was trialled in 2015 but has not been played since. The T20 competition was won by Berkshire, who defeated Cheshire in the final. The first stages of both one-day competitions were played at the start of the season with Championship matches moving towards the later half the cricket season. The Finals Days for both one-day competitions was played at the end of August at Wormsley Park in

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...

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