Team promoted from Division Two
| Team | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Coach | Captain | Overseas player(s) |
| Durham | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | — | Jon Lewis | Paul Collingwood | Kumar Sangakkara (May) John Hastings (Jun–Sep) Varun Aaron (Sep) |
| Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester | Aigburth, Liverpool | Peter Moores (Apr) Glen Chapple (Apr–Sep) | Glen Chapple | Usman Khawaja (Jun–Sep) Junaid Khan (Sep) |
| Middlesex | Lord's, London | Merchant Taylors' School Ground, NorthwoodUxbridge Cricket Club Ground, UxbridgeRichmond Cricket Ground, Richmond | Richard Scott | Chris Rogers | Chris Rogers |
| Northamptonshire | County Ground, Northampton | — | David Ripley | Stephen Peters | Ian Butler (May) Richard Levi (Jun–Jul) Neil Wagner (Aug–Sep) |
| Nottinghamshire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | — | Mick Newell | Chris Read | Peter Siddle (Apr–Jul) |
| Somerset | County Ground, Taunton | — | Dave Nosworthy | Marcus Trescothick | Alviro Petersen (Apr–Jul) Colin Ingram (Jul) |
| Sussex | County Ground, Hove | Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, ArundelCricket Field Road Ground, Horsham | Mark Robinson | Ed Joyce | Steve Magoffin |
| Warwickshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | — | Dougie Brown | Jim Troughton | Jeetan Patel |
| Yorkshire | Headingley, Leeds | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough | Jason Gillespie | Andrew Gale | Kane Williamson (Apr–May, Aug) Aaron Finch (May–Jul) |
| Durham | Lancashire | Middlesex | Northamptonshire | Nottinghamshire | Somerset | Sussex | Warwickshire | Yorkshire |
| Durham | Durham27 runs | Match drawn | Durhaminn & 219 runs | Durham54 runs | Match drawn | Durham309 runs | Warwickshireinn & 188 runs | Match drawn |
| Lancashire | Lancashire1 wicket | Match drawn | Lancashireinn & 200 runs | Nottinghamshire1 wicket | Match drawn | Match drawn | Match drawn | Yorkshireinn & 18 runs |
| Middlesex | Durham141 runs | Middlesex10 wickets | Match drawn | Middlesex10 wickets | Match drawn | AbandonedNo result | Match drawn | Middlesex7 wickets |
| Northamptonshire | Match drawn | Lancashire60 runs | Middlesexinn & 84 runs | Nottinghamshire5 wickets | Somerset52 runs | Match drawn | Warwickshireinn & 105 runs | Yorkshire271 runs |
| Nottinghamshire | Match drawn | Nottinghamshire45 runs | Nottinghamshire6 wickets | Nottinghamshireinn & 10 runs | Nottinghamshire7 wickets | Sussex191 runs | Warwickshire98 runs | Yorkshireinn & 152 runs |
| Somerset | Somerset7 wickets | Match drawn | Match drawn | Match drawn | Match drawn | Somerset6 wickets | Warwickshire215 runs | Match drawn |
| Sussex | Match drawn | Sussex7 wickets | Sussexinn & 172 runs | Sussexinn & 85 runs | Match drawn | Somersetinn & 11 runs | Sussex226 runs | Match drawn |
| Warwickshire | Warwickshireinn & 13 runs | Match drawn | Warwickshireinn & 47 runs | Warwickshireinn & 16 runs | Warwickshire3 wickets | Match drawn | Sussex7 wickets | Yorkshireinn & 8 runs |
| Yorkshire | Match drawn | Match drawn | Yorkshire220 runs | Yorkshireinn & 120 runs | Match drawn | Match drawn | Yorkshire9 wickets | Yorkshireinn & 155 runs |
| Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |
| 6–9 April | (H) Nottinghamshire | v | Lancashire | Nottinghamshire won by 45 runs |
| Scorecard | 272 (87.2 overs)MJ Lumb 93 (179)JM Anderson 5/55 (22 overs) | 144 (58.2 overs)TC Smith 42* (82)LJ Fletcher 3/15 (10.2 overs) | Trent Bridge, NottinghamUmpires: Stephen Gale and Neil Mallender | |
| 220 (59.5 overs)MH Wessels 90 (109)TC Smith 5/53 (14.5 overs) | 303 (93.5 overs)AG Prince 100 (181)HF Gurney 4/81 (21.5 overs) | |||
| Lancashire won the toss and elected to field , Points: Nottinghamshire 21, Lancashire 3 |
| 6–9 April | Middlesex | v | Sussex (H) | Sussex won by an innings and 127 runs |
| Scorecard | 105 (48.2 overs)DJ Malan 35 (73)J Lewis 4/34 (14 overs) | 386 (93.3 overs)MJ Prior 125 (138)ST Finn 6/80 (21.3 overs) | County Ground, HoveUmpires: Neil Bainton and Nigel Cowley | |
| 154 (46.1 overs)CJL Rogers 41 (83)SJ Magoffin 5/56 (17.1 overs) | ||||
| Sussex won the toss and elected to field , Middlesex deducted 2 points for a slow over-rate , Points: Sussex 23, Middlesex 1 |
| 13–16 April | Nottinghamshire | v | Middlesex (H) | Middlesex won by 10 wickets |
| Scorecard | 326 (100.1 overs)JWA Taylor 62 (84)ST Finn 5/91 (25 overs) | 439/9d (131.5 overs)SD Robson 163 (310)A Carter 3/74 (22.5 overs) | Lord's, LondonUmpires: Richard Kettleborough and Peter Willey | |
| 224 (65.2 overs)CMW Read 44 (52)TJ Murtagh 5/61 (22 overs) | 112/0 (18.2 overs)CJL Rogers 63* (50) | |||
| Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat , Points: Middlesex 23, Nottinghamshire 4 |
| 13–16 April | Durham | v | Northamptonshire (H) | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 452 (135 overs)P Mustard 91 (185)Azharullah 3/116 (28 overs) | 378 (103.1 overs)MNW Spriegel 97 (193)U Arshad 4/78 (21.1 overs) | County Ground, NorthamptonUmpires: Steve Garratt and Tim Robinson | |
| 244 (70 overs)MJ Richardson 59 (104)JD Middlebrook 5/62 (21 overs) | 205/9 (69 overs)RI Newton 48* (137)G Onions 3/48 (20 overs) | |||
| Durham won the toss and elected to bat , Points: Northamptonshire 11, Durham 11 |
| 13–16 April | Yorkshire | v | Somerset (H) | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 450 (132.5 overs)AU Rashid 108 (190)C Overton 3/72 (24 overs) | 553 (157.5 overs)JG Myburgh 91 (155)LE Plunkett 4/117 (28 overs) | County Ground, TauntonUmpires: Nigel Cowley and Martin Saggers | |
| 193/4d (71 overs)KS Williamson 57 (105)JC Hildreth 1/21 (6 overs) | ||||
| Somerset won the toss and elected to field , Points: Yorkshire 11, Somerset 9 |
| 13–16 April | (H) Warwickshire | v | Sussex | Sussex won by 7 wickets |
| Scorecard | 87 (27.5 overs)IJL Trott 37 (64)SJ Magoffin 3/15 (9 overs) | 229 (66.5 overs)EC Joyce 117 (156)KHD Barker 3/52 (16 overs) | Edgbaston, BirminghamUmpires: Nick Cook and Michael Gough | |
| 471 (120.3 overs)IR Bell 189* (309)SJ Magoffin 3/88 (26 overs) | 333/3 (83 overs)EC Joyce 151* (237)JS Patel 2/110 (29 overs) | |||
| Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat , Points: Sussex 20, Warwickshire 3 |
| 20–23 April | (H) Durham | v | Somerset | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 308 (88 overs)KK Jennings 80 (184)L Gregory 4/59 (20 overs) | 185 (50.1 overs)PD Trego 48 (41)C Rushworth 4/52 (17 overs) | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-StreetUmpires: Michael Gough and David Millns | |
| 213/9d (61 overs)PD Collingwood 52* (82)L Gregory 4/91 (21 overs) | 246/4 (73 overs)NRD Compton 100* (211)U Arshad 2/28 (15 overs) | |||
| Somerset won the toss and elected to field , No play on Day 3 due to bad light , Points: Durham 11, Somerset 8 |
| 20–23 April | (H) Lancashire | v | Warwickshire | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 247 (75 overs)PJ Horton 83 (187)CR Woakes 5/63 (16 overs) | 324 (111.4 overs)WTS Porterfield 77 (119)TC Smith 4/67 (21 overs) | Old Trafford, ManchesterUmpires: Peter Hartley and Alex Wharf | |
| 196 (85.2 overs)PJ Horton 84 (220)JS Patel 4/44 (25.2 overs) | 95/5 (24.3 overs)V Chopra 50* (78)SC Kerrigan 4/38 (9 overs) | |||
| Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat , Points: Warwickshire 11, Lancashire 9 |
| 20–23 April | (H) Yorkshire | v | Northamptonshire | Yorkshire won by an innings and 120 runs |
| Scorecard | 459/9d (125 overs)GS Ballance 174 (256)AJ Hall 4/103 (28 overs) | 94 (30 overs)MNW Spriegel 29* (78)JA Brooks 5/36 (12 overs) | Headingley, LeedsUmpires: Mark Benson and Ian Gould | |
| 245 (78.4 overs) (f/o)JD Middlebrook 63 (140)RJ Sidebottom 3/34 (18 overs) | ||||
| Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat , Points: Yorkshire 23, Northamptonshire 2 |
| 27–30 April | Yorkshire | v | Middlesex (H) | Middlesex won by 7 wickets |
| Scorecard | 178 (58.2 overs)LE Plunkett 56* (86)ST Finn 4/50 (17 overs) | 123 (45.5 overs)EJG Morgan 33 (66)RJ Sidebottom 4/34 (16 overs) | Lord's, LondonUmpires: Rob Bailey and Steve O'Shaughnessy | |
| 416 (110.5 overs)GS Ballance 130 (143)ST Finn 4/89 (22 overs) | 472/3 (101.4 overs)CJL Rogers 241* (290)KS Williamson 1/69 (14.4 overs) | |||
| Middlesex won the toss and elected to field , Points: Middlesex 19, Yorkshire 3 |
| 27–30 April | Lancashire | v | Northamptonshire (H) | Lancashire won by 60 runs |
| Scorecard | 119 (44 overs)JM Anderson 28 (24)SP Crook 3/26 (7 overs) | 164 (70 overs)MNW Spriegel 62 (183)JM Anderson 5/48 (25 overs) | County Ground, NorthamptonUmpires: Richard Kettleborough and Martin Saggers | |
| 284 (86.2 overs)JC Buttler 72 (103)OP Stone 4/65 (20 overs) | 179 (72.2 overs)JD Middlebrook 87 (192)JM Anderson 5/41 (24 overs) | |||
| Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field , Points: Lancashire 19, Northamptonshire 3 |
| 27–29 April | Warwickshire | v | Nottinghamshire (H) | Warwickshire won by 98 runs |
| Scorecard | 263 (72.2 overs)IR Bell 122 (148)A Carter 5/55 (13.2 overs) | 116 (38 overs)SR Patel 54 (93)CR Woakes 3/13 (5 overs) | Trent Bridge, NottinghamUmpires: Steve Garratt and David Millns | |
| 152 (39.3 overs)TM Ambrose 29 (33)PM Siddle 3/38 (12 overs) | 201 (57 overs)PA Jaques 64 (99)CJC Wright 4/70 (17 overs) | |||
| Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field , Points: Warwickshire 21, Nottinghamshire 3 |
| 27–30 April | Somerset | v | Sussex (H) | Somerset won by an innings and 11 runs |
| Scorecard | 372 (114.3 overs)ME Trescothick 116 (234)CJ Jordan 5/76 (27.3 overs) | 142 (55 overs)LWP Wells 79* (168)L Gregory 5/49 (18 overs) | County Ground, HoveUmpires: Nigel Llong and Alex Wharf | |
| 219 (68 overs) (f/o)EC Joyce 93 (175)L Gregory 4/48 (14 overs) | ||||
| Sussex won the toss and elected to field , Points: Somerset 22, Sussex 3 |
| 4–7 May | Yorkshire | v | Durham (H) | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 589/8d (163.2 overs)AW Gale 124 (231)C Rushworth 3/113 (29 overs) | 388 (138 overs)MJ Richardson 148 (230)AU Rashid 3/73 (23 overs) | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-StreetUmpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Alex Wharf | |
| 100/4 (53 overs) (f/o)KK Jennings 54* (166)RJ Sidebottom 1/18 (5 overs) | ||||
| Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat , Points: Yorkshire 11, Durham 9 |
| 4–7 May | Sussex | v | Lancashire (H) | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 298 (103 overs)MH Yardy 139 (232)TC Smith 3/69 (19 overs) | 191 (82.4 overs)AL Davies 59 (117)SJ Magoffin 4/36 (21.4 overs) | Old Trafford, ManchesterUmpires: Mark Benson and Stephen Gale | |
| 216/5d (68 overs)MH Yardy 45 (102)G Chapple 2/45 (16 overs) | 19/0 (8.4 overs)PJ Horton 14 (32) | |||
| Sussex won the toss and elected to bat , Match ended due to rain , Points: Sussex 10, Lancashire 8 |
| 4–7 May | Nottinghamshire | v | Somerset (H) | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 440 (113.4 overs)SR Patel 132 (179)AC Thomas 5/127 (32 overs) | 402/9d (110.1 overs)AN Petersen 94 (159)A Carter 3/90 (24.1 overs) | County Ground, TauntonUmpires: Neil Bainton and Steve O'Shaughnessy | |
| 322/4d (102 overs)PA Jaques 150* (281)AC Thomas 2/26 (12 overs) | ||||
| Somerset won the toss and elected to field , Points: Somerset 12, Nottinghamshire 12 |
| 4–6 May | Middlesex | v | Warwickshire (H) | Warwickshire won by an innings and 47 runs |
| Scorecard | 167 (43.5 overs)ST Finn 37* (49)CJC Wright 4/56 (14 overs) | 462 (142.3 overs)TR Ambrose 167 (269)TS Roland-Jones 3/66 (29 overs) | Edgbaston, BirminghamUmpires: Neil Mallender and Peter Willey | |
| 248 (91.2 overs)CJL Rogers 82 (139)JS Patel 4/78 (31.2 overs) | ||||
| Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat , First-class debut: Sam Hain (Warwickshire) , Points: Warwickshire 22, Middlesex 2 |
| 11–14 May | Lancashire | v | (H) Middlesex | Middlesex won by 10 wickets |
| Scorecard | 266 (93.2 overs)JC Buttler 59 (110)NJ Dexter 6/63 (26 overs) | 459/8d (141.3 overs)EJG Morgan 103 (197)KW Hogg 3/48 (29 overs) | Lord's, LondonUmpires: Jeff Evans and Jeremy Lloyds | |
| 223 (84.2 overs)AG Prince 86 (171)TJ Murtagh 6/60 (26.2 overs) | 31/0 (3.5 overs)SD Robson 19* (20) | |||
| Middlesex won the toss and elected to field , Points: Middlesex 22, Lancashire 4 |
Team relegated from Division One
| Team | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Coach | Captain | Overseas player(s) |
| Derbyshire | County Ground, Derby | Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Graeme Welch | Wayne Madsen | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (Apr–May, Jul) Marcus North (May–Jun) Cheteshwar Pujara (Sep) |
| Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester | Paul Grayson | James Foster | Jesse Ryder (May–Sep) |
| Glamorgan | SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff | Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-SeaSt Helen's, Swansea | Toby Radford | Mark Wallace | Jacques Rudolph |
| Gloucestershire | County Ground, Bristol | College Ground, Cheltenham | John Bracewell | Michael Klinger | Michael Klinger (Apr–Jul) Mark Craig (Aug) |
| Hampshire | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | — | Dale Benkenstein | Jimmy Adams | Kyle Abbott (Apr–Jun) Glenn Maxwell (Jun) Nathan Rimmington (Jul) |
| Kent | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells | Jimmy Adams | Rob Key | Doug Bollinger |
| Leicestershire | Grace Road, Leicester | — | Phil Whitticase | Ramnaresh Sarwan | Ramnaresh Sarwan (May–Jun) |
| Surrey | The Oval, London | Woodbridge Road, Guildford | Graham Ford | Graeme Smith | Graeme Smith (Apr–May) Hashim Amla (May–Jun) Tillakaratne Dilshan (Jun–Aug) |
| Worcestershire | County Ground, New Road, Worcester | — | Steve Rhodes | Daryl Mitchell | Saeed Ajmal (Apr–Jul) Mitchell McClenaghan (Jul–Sep) |
| Derbyshire | Essex | Glamorgan | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Kent | Leicestershire | Surrey | Worcestershire |
| Derbyshire | Match drawn | Derbyshire6 wickets | Match drawn | Match drawn | Match drawn | Derbyshire408 runs | Surrey10 wickets | Derbyshire138 runs |
| Essex | Essex53 runs | Match drawn | Essex10 wickets | Essex2 wickets | Essex9 wickets | Match drawn | Match drawn | Essexinn & 92 runs |
| Glamorgan | Glamorgan106 runs | Essex63 runs | Match drawn | Hampshire291 runs | Glamorganinn & 11 runs | Match drawn | Surrey9 wickets | Match drawn |
| Gloucestershire | Derbyshire6 wickets | Match drawn | Match drawn | Hampshire8 wickets | Gloucestershire290 runs | Match drawn | Match drawn | Worcestershire8 wickets |
| Hampshire | Match drawn | Hampshire470 runs | Hampshire6 wickets | Match drawn | Match drawn | Hampshireinn & 34 runs | Match drawn | Match drawn |
| Kent | Kent10 wickets | Match drawn | Match drawn | Gloucestershire244 runs | Hampshire196 runs | Match drawn | Kent8 wickets | Match drawn |
| Leicestershire | Derbyshire9 wickets | Essexinn & 79 runs | Match drawn | Gloucestershire9 wickets | Hampshire278 runs | Kent6 wickets | Match drawn | Worcestershire234 runs |
| Surrey | Derbyshire8 wickets | Match drawn | Glamorgan10 wickets | Surrey4 wickets | Match drawn | Kent89 runs | Surrey10 wickets | Match drawn |
| Worcestershire | Worcestershireinn & 64 runs | Worcestershire72 runs | Worcestershire249 runs | Gloucestershire7 wickets | Match drawn | Worcestershire125 runs | Worcestershire204 runs | Worcestershire27 runs |
| Home team won | Visiting team won | Match drawn |
Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 5 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.
The fixtures for 2014 were announced in November 2013.
Source: Wikipedia