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, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship, is the only domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. Established in 1890, it is organised by the England and Wales Cri ...

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

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

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

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

and

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

, 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 * Indoor cricket, Test match (indoor cricket) * Test match (rugby union) * Test match (rugby league) * Test match (associa ...

against

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

. The South African and

New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...

women's teams also toured England, each playing three

One Day International One Day International (ODI) is a format of cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of fifty overs, with the game lasting up to 7 hours. The World Cup, generally held every four yea ...

matches against the

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. 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, officially known as the Vitality Blast for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in England and Wales. The competition was established by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003. T20 Blast is t ...

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,

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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 Malahide ( ; ) is an affluent coastal settlement in Fingal, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, situated north of Dublin city. It has a village centre surrounded by suburban housing estates, with a population of 18,608 as per the 2022 ...

near Dublin.Ireland set to make Test debut against Pakistan next spring

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

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

Taunton Taunton () is the county town of Somerset, England. It is a market town and has a Minster (church), minster church. Its population in 2011 was 64,621. Its thousand-year history includes a 10th-century priory, monastic foundation, owned by the ...

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

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, 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 Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

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 Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'', 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

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

West Indies The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in thr ...

men's side played a single

Twenty20 International Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of Twenty20 cricket, in which each team plays a single innings with a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ...

against a Rest of the World XI team at

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

in May 2018 to raise funds for stadiums damaged by

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and

Hurricane Maria Hurricane Maria was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that affected the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which accounted for 2,975 of the 3,059 deaths. It is the ...

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 global Sports governing body, governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. In 1965, the body wa ...

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

Pakistan tour

Pakistan played two Test matches against England at Lord's and

Headingley Headingley is a suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, approximately two miles out of the city centre, to the north west along the A660 road. Headingley is the location of the Beckett Park campus of Leeds Beckett University 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 Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the south-east, East Sussex to the south-west, Surrey to the west, and Gr ...

and

Northants Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordsh ...

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

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

between this and the first Test against England.County cricket 2018 fixtures released as champs Essex face Yorkshire in opener

Wisden ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', or simply ''Wisden'', colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. The description "Bible of cricket" (or variations thereof) has been applied to ''Wi ...

, 2017-11-29. Retrieved 2018-04-02. Pakistan won the first Test match by nine wickets on the fourth morning, playing "superbly but unspectacularly"

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(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 '' Lakson Group'' media group. It is Pakistan's only internationally affiliated newspaper in a partnership with the '' Intern ...

'', 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

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

's cricket correspondent

Jonathan Agnew Jonathan Philip Agnew, (born 4 April 1960) is an English cricket broadcaster and a former cricketer. He was born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, and educated at Uppingham School. He is nicknamed "Aggers" and, less commonly, "Spiro" – the latter, ...

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 Waqar Younis Maitla HI ( Punjabi, ; born 16 November 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who captained Pakistan national cricket team. A right-arm fast bowler, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest bowle ...

claimed that the win was his country's best at Lord's.

(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, Engl ...

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, city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on the River Stour, Kent, River Stour. The city has a mild oceanic climat ...

with

Tammy Beaumont Tamsin Tilley Beaumont (born 11 March 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays as an opening batter and occasional wicket-keeper for the national team. She is second on list of most international centuries and third on ODI centuries ...

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
''

'', 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-16.

England in Scotland

England played a single ODI against Scotland at

The Grange Club The Grange Club is a cricket and sports club in the Stockbridge district of Edinburgh, Scotland. The cricket ground, commonly known as The Grange, is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team, and is situated adjacent to the Edin ...

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 played internationally for England cricket team, England in all formats as a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter. In domestic cricket, he has played for Yorkshire County C ...

, 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 represented the England cricket team across all formats and played domestically for Nottinghamshire. He made his One Day International ...

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 (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

and

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

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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

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, 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

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. 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 Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England, and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Kent across the Thames Estuary to the ...

. 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 counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East Sussex, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the wes ...

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 Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Staffordshire and Leicestershire to the north, Northamptonshire to the east, Ox ...

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 a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

and

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...

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 counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, ...

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 a suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It lies immediately south-west of Birmingham city centre, and was historically in Warwickshire. The Ward (electoral subdivision), wards of Edgbaston and Nort ...

.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 ( ) is an area of Northern England which was History of Yorkshire, historically a county. Despite no longer being used for administration, Yorkshire retains a strong regional identity. The county was named after its county town, the ...

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 Ken ...

, 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 tier ...

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

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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 ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London ...

and

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...

qualified for the four-day Championship Final, which was played between 16 and 19 September at the Banbury Cricket Club Ground in

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire ( ; abbreviated ''Oxon'') is a ceremonial county in South East England. The county is bordered by Northamptonshire and Warwickshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the east, Berkshire to the south, and Wiltshire and Glouceste ...

, 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 ...

, 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 counties of England, ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Merseyside to the north-west, Greater Manchester to the north-east, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire to the south-east, and Shrop ...

won the final with

Devon Devon ( ; historically also known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west ...

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
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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 kn ...

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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 Champ ...

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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 Wormsley is a private estate of Mark Getty and his family, set in of rolling countryside in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire (formerly Oxfordshire), England. It is also the home of Garsington Opera. Acquired by Sir Paul Getty in 1985, the ...

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