Team promoted from Division Two in 2018 As of 26 September 2019 Highest score by a team: Kent − 585/7d (144.1 overs) vs Warwickshire (June 30−3 July) , Lowest score by a team (completed innings): Kent − 40 all out (18.1 overs) vs Essex (18−20 August) , Top score by an individual: Dom Sibley (Warwickshire) − 244 (491) vs Kent (Jun 30−3 July) , Best bowling figures by an individual: Kyle Abbott (Hampshire) − 9/40 (18.4 overs) vs Somerset (16−19 September)
| Team | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Coach | Captain | Overseas player(s) |
| Essex | County Ground, Chelmsford | — | Anthony McGrath | Ryan ten Doeschate | Peter Siddle Mohammad Amir |
| Hampshire | Rose Bowl, Southampton | Newclose County Cricket Ground, Isle of Wight | Adrian Birrell | James Vince (Apr.–May., Aug.–) Sam Northeast (May.–Aug.) | Aiden Markram (Apr.–May.) Ajinkya Rahane |
| Kent | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | County Ground, Beckenham Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells | Matt Walker | Heino Kuhn | Matt Renshaw Wiaan Mulder Faf du Plessis |
| Nottinghamshire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Nettleworth | Peter Moores | Steven Mullaney | James Pattinson Ravichandran Ashwin |
| Somerset | County Ground, Taunton | — | Jason Kerr | Tom Abell | Azhar Ali Babar Azam Murali Vijay |
| Surrey | The Oval, London | Woodbridge Road, Guildford | Michael Di Venuto | Rory Burns | Dean Elgar Aaron Finch |
| Warwickshire | Edgbaston, Birmingham | — | Jim Troughton | Jeetan Patel | Jeetan Patel |
| Yorkshire | Headingley, Leeds | North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Clifton Park Ground, York | Andrew Gale | Steven Patterson | Keshav Maharaj Ajaz Patel |
| 5–8 April 2019 | Hampshire (H) | v | Essex | Hampshire won by an innings and 87 runs |
| Scorecard | 525/8d (130.5 overs)Sam Northeast 169 (255)Matt Quinn 3/104 (29 overs) | 164 (58.3 overs)Alastair Cook 50 (82)Fidel Edwards 5/51 (14.3 overs) | Rose Bowl, West End, SouthamptonUmpires: Neil Mallender and Martin Saggers | |
| 274 (89.1 overs) (f/o)Ravi Bopara 107 (191)Kyle Abbott 5/77 (19.1 overs) | ||||
| Toss uncontested, Essex elected to field first. , Adam Wheater (Essex) was unable to bat in either innings due to an injury. , Points: Hampshire 24, Essex 1. |
| 5–8 April 2019 | Nottinghamshire (H) | v | Yorkshire | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 408 (120.3 overs)Joe Clarke 112 (190)Duanne Olivier 5/96 (28 overs) | 291 (82.3 overs)Adam Lyth 81 (129)Samit Patel 3/31 (9 overs) | Trent Bridge, West Bridgford, NottinghamUmpires: David Millns and Russell Warren | |
| 329/5d (70 overs)Joe Clarke 97* (125)Duanne Olivier 2/66 (14 overs) | 277/2 (78.2 overs)Joe Root 130* (189)Jake Ball 2/73 (18 overs) | |||
| Toss uncontested, Yorkshire elected to field first. , Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Yorkshire 9. |
| 5–8 April 2019 | Somerset (H) | v | Kent | Somerset won by 74 runs |
| Scorecard | 171 (48 overs)Tom Abell 49 (80)Mitchell Claydon 5/46 (12 overs) | 209 (73.5 overs)Sean Dickson 43 (107)Lewis Gregory 3/26 (17 overs) | County Ground, TauntonUmpires: Richard Illingworth and Rob Bailey | |
| 243 (71.3 overs)George Bartlett 63 (110)Mitchell Claydon 4/66 (18 overs) | 131 (46 overs)Darren Stevens 43* (82)Lewis Gregory 5/18 (13 overs) | |||
| Toss uncontested, Kent elected to field first. , No play was possible on day one due to rain. , Points: Somerset 19, Kent 4. |
| 11–14 April 2019 | Yorkshire | v | Hampshire (H) | Yorkshire won by an innings and 44 runs |
| Scorecard | 554/7d (164 overs)Gary Ballance 148 (308)Liam Dawson 3/184 (60 overs) | 302 (94.3 overs)Sam Northeast 99 (202)Duanne Olivier 3/89 (21 overs) | Rose Bowl, West End, SouthamptonUmpires: Jeff Evans and Alex Wharf | |
| 208 (71.4 overs) (f/o)Liam Dawson 92 (167)Steven Patterson 4/47 (18 overs) | ||||
| Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Yorkshire 23, Hampshire 4. |
| 11–13 April 2019 | Nottinghamshire (H) | v | Somerset | Somerset won by an innings and 14 runs |
| Scorecard | 263 (66.4 overs)Chris Nash 58 (72)Lewis Gregory 6/68 (16.4 overs) | 403 (108.1 overs)George Bartlett 133 (223)Stuart Broad 5/73 (25.1 overs) | Trent Bridge, West Bridgford, NottinghamUmpires: Michael Gough and Steve O'Shaughnessy | |
| 126 (59.1 overs)Ben Slater 34 (90)Jack Leach 6/36 (17 overs) | ||||
| Toss uncontested, Somerset elected to field first. , Points: Somerset 24, Nottinghamshire 4. |
| 11–14 April 2019 | Surrey (H) | v | Essex | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 395 (114.1 overs)Ryan Patel 100* (278)Peter Siddle 6/104 (32 overs) | 448 (119.4 overs)Ryan ten Doeschate 130 (166)Morne Morkel 3/97 (27 overs) | The Oval, Kennington, LondonUmpires: Richard Kettleborough and Nick Cook | |
| 324/6d (27.4 overs)Rory Burns 98 (166)Simon Harmer 5/88 (36 overs) | 0/0 (1 over) | |||
| Surrey won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Essex 13, Surrey 11. |
| 11–14 April 2019 | Kent | v | Warwickshire (H) | Kent won by 8 wickets |
| Scorecard | 504/9d (136.5 overs)Ollie Robinson 143 (228)Jeetan Patel 3/113 (35.5 overs) | 346 (120 overs)Dom Sibley 132 (315)Matt Milnes 3/50 (22 overs) | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Edgbaston, BirminghamUmpires: Neil Mallender and Richard Illingworth | |
| 124/2 (19.4 overs)Matt Renshaw 48* (50)Jeetan Patel 1/25 (5 overs) | 280 (93.1 overs) (f/o)Tim Ambrose 107 (195)Harry Podmore 5/62 (29 overs) | |||
| Kent won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Kent 24, Warwickshire 4. |
| 14–16 May 2019 | Nottinghamshire | v | Essex (H) | Essex won by 8 wickets |
| Scorecard | 187 (72.3 overs)Joe Clarke 48 (102)Jamie Porter 4/75 (18 overs) | 241 (82.1 overs)Nick Browne 67 (168)Luke Fletcher 5/50 (24.1 overs) | County Ground, ChelmsfordUmpires: Neil Mallender and Jeremy Lloyds | |
| 158 (54.3 overs)Ben Duckett 37 (58)Simon Harmer 6/60 (22 overs) | 105/2 (34.4 overs)Tom Westley 49 (82)Samit Patel 1/18 (6.4 overs) | |||
| Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Essex 20, Nottinghamshire 3. |
| 14–17 May 2019 | Yorkshire | v | Kent (H) | Yorkshire won by 172 runs |
| Scorecard | 210 (56.2 overs)Harry Brook 29 (26)Matt Milnes 3/63 (16 overs) | 296 (87 overs)Ollie Robinson 103 (181)Ben Coad 3/66 (21 overs) | St Lawrence Ground, CanterburyUmpires: Paul Pollard and Mike Burns | |
| 469 (131.1 overs)Gary Ballance 159 (291)Mitchell Claydon 3/83 (27 overs) | 211 (88.5 overs)Daniel Bell-Drummond 41 (121)Ben Coad 6/52 (24.5 overs) | |||
| Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Yorkshire 20, Kent 5. |
| 14–17 May 2019 | Surrey | v | Somerset (H) | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 380 (122 overs)Rory Burns 107 (188)Lewis Gregory 3/52 (22 overs) | 398 (106.3 overs)Lewis Gregory 129* (153)Rikki Clarke 3/74 (19.3 overs) | County Ground, TauntonUmpires: David Millns and Nick Cook | |
| 255/8 (89 overs)Rory Burns 78 (153)Jack Leach 3/70 (33 overs) | ||||
| Surrey won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Surrey 12, Somerset 11. |
| 14–17 May 2019 | Hampshire | v | Warwickshire (H) | Hampshire won by 314 runs |
| Scorecard | 354 (117.3 overs)Tom Alsop 150 (317)Jeetan Patel 6/94 (40.3 overs) | 233 (92.5 overs)Dom Sibley 109* (263)Kyle Abbott 4/50 (21 overs) | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Edgbaston, BirminghamUmpires: Peter Hartley and Ben Debenham | |
| 302/5d (50 overs)Rilee Rossouw 76 (46)Jeetan Patel 2/107 (21 overs) | 109 (53.5 overs)Robert Yates 21 (57)Fidel Edwards 3/36 (12.5 overs) | |||
| Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Robert Yates (Warwickshire) made his first-class debut. , Points: Hampshire 22, Warwickshire 3. |
| 20–23 May 2019 | Hampshire (H) | v | Nottinghamshire | Hampshire won by 244 runs |
| Scorecard | 310 (103.3 overs)Joe Weatherley 66 (134)Luke Fletcher 4/79 (24.3 overs) | 239 (77.1 overs)Steven Mullaney 102 (173)Keith Barker 3/46 (16 overs) | Newclose County Cricket Ground, Newport, Isle of WightUmpires: Mike Burns and David Millns | |
| 367/5d (85 overs)Sam Northeast 133 (186)Steven Mullaney 2/78 (22 overs) | 194 (66.5 overs)Chris Nash 60 (118)Fidel Edwards 3/37 (14 overs) | |||
| Toss uncontested, Nottinghamshire elected to field first. , Mason Crane replaced Liam Dawson for Hampshire from day two onwards due to Dawson's inclusion for England's World Cup squad. , Points: Hampshire 22, Nottinghamshire 4. |
| 20–23 May 2019 | Surrey | v | Kent (H) | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 439 (98.1 overs)Will Jacks 120 (194)Wiaan Mulder 4/118 (22 overs) | 294 (85.5 overs)Sean Dickson 128 (237)Gareth Batty 3/49 (12 overs) | County Ground, Beckenham, LondonUmpires: Graham Lloyd and Alex Wharf | |
| 280 (79.5 overs)Sam Curran 80 (119)Matt Milnes 4/74 (17.5 overs) | 352/8 (113 overs)Sean Dickson 91 (178)Rikki Clarke 3/67 (25 overs) | |||
| Surrey won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Surrey 13, Kent 10. |
| 20–22 May 2019 | Somerset (H) | v | Warwickshire | Somerset won by 49 runs |
| Scorecard | 209 (47.2 overs)Josh Davey 36 (56)Oliver Hannon-Dalby 5/18 (11.2 overs) | 135 (54.1 overs)Liam Banks 26 (78)Craig Overton 5/31 (16.1 overs) | County Ground, TauntonUmpires: Neil Mallender and Jeremy Lloyds | |
| 164 (41.5 overs)Craig Overton 36* (64)Liam Norwell 7/41 (12.5 overs) | 189 (71.4 overs)Sam Hain 92* (175)Lewis Gregory 4/48 (14.4 overs) | |||
| Toss uncontested, Warwickshire elected to field first. , Points: Somerset 20, Warwickshire 3. |
| 27–30 May 2019 | Essex (H) | v | Kent | Essex won by 113 runs |
| Scorecard | 313 (101.2 overs)Alastair Cook 125 (242)Matt Milnes 4/61 (21.2 overs) | 182 (88.2 overs)Daniel Bell-Drummond 28 (82)Peter Siddle 3/29 (17 overs) | County Ground, ChelmsfordUmpires: Tim Robinson and Mike Burns | |
| 206/7d (63 overs)Alastair Cook 90 (160)Matt Milnes 2/47 (12 overs) | 224 (73.5 overs)Daniel Bell-Drummond 81 (176)Simon Harmer 8/98 (32.5 overs) | |||
| Toss uncontested, Kent elected to field first. , Points: Essex 22, Kent 3. |
| 27–30 May 2019 | Warwickshire (H) | v | Surrey | Warwickshire won by 130 runs |
| Scorecard | 293 (91 overs)Liam Norwell 64 (53)Matt Dunn 3/65 (24 overs) | 188 (69.2 overs)Ben Foakes 57* (88)Jeetan Patel 4/53 (31 overs) | Edgbaston, BirminghamUmpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Ian Blackwell | |
| 166/9d (53.4 overs)Will Rhodes 54 (125)Gareth Batty 8/64 (22.4 overs) | 141 (63.4 overs)Rikki Clarke 51* (101)Jeetan Patel 8/36 (31 overs) | |||
| Toss uncontested, Surrey elected to field first. , Points: Warwickshire 21, Surrey 3. |
| 27–30 May 2019 | Yorkshire (H) | v | Hampshire | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 181 (56.2 overs)Tom Kohler-Cadmore 45 (105)Fidel Edwards 5/49 (15 overs) | 235 (74.1 overs)James Fuller 54* (74)Ben Coad 4/41 (19.1 overs) | Headingley, LeedsUmpires: Neil Bainton and Rob Bailey | |
| 332/5d (91 overs)Gary Ballance 100 (170)Keith Barker 3/64 (26 overs) | 158/5 (46 overs)Joe Weatherley 66 (108)Dom Bess 2/24 (13 overs) | |||
| Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Hampshire 9, Yorkshire 8. |
| 3–6 June 2019 | Somerset | v | Surrey (H) | Somerset won by 102 runs |
| Scorecard | 344 (92 overs)George Bartlett 137 (213)Morne Morkel 4/64 (22 overs) | 231 (73 overs)Ryan Patel 63 (111)Craig Overton 5/38 (20 overs) | Woodbridge Road, GuildfordUmpires: Peter Hartley and Paul Baldwin | |
| 153 (49.2 overs)James Hildreth 64 (80)Matt Dunn 5/43 (15.2 overs) | 164 (56.3 overs)Rory Burns 48 (99)Jack Brooks 5/33 (13 overs) | |||
| Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Somerset 22, Surrey 4. |
| 3–6 June 2019 | Warwickshire (H) | v | Nottinghamshire | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 391/9d (146.5 overs)Adam Hose 111 (202)Luke Fletcher 3/65 (32 overs) | 97 (44.4 overs)Chris Nash 25 (41)Jeetan Patel 6/16 (13.4 overs) | Edgbaston, BirminghamUmpires: Tim Robinson and Martin Saggers | |
| 354/8 (124 overs) (f/o)Ben Duckett 140 (237)Jeetan Patel 4/72 (47 overs) | ||||
| Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Warwickshire 9, Nottinghamshire 6. |
| 3–6 June 2019 | Yorkshire (H) | v | Essex | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 390 (125.4 overs)Adam Lyth 95 (198)Jamie Porter 3/84 (28 overs) | 309 (116.5 overs)Tom Westley 77 (146)Dom Bess 3/45 (26 overs) | Headingley, LeedsUmpires: Neil Mallender and Steve O'Shaughnessy | |
| 107/1 (42.5 overs)Adam Lyth 56* (144)Jamie Porter 1/30 (9.5 overs) | ||||
| Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Will Buttleman (Essex) made his first-class debut. , Points: Yorkshire 11, Essex 9. |
| 9–12 June 2019 | Nottinghamshire (H) | v | Hampshire | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 162 (60.2 overs)Steven Mullaney 45 (114)Kyle Abbott 6/37 (14 overs) | 93/2 (33 overs)Joe Weatherley 47* (93)Luke Fletcher 1/10 (7 overs) | John Fretwell Sporting Complex, NettleworthUmpires: Paul Pollard and Nick Cook | |
| Toss uncontested, Hampshire elected to field first. , Points: Hampshire 8, Nottinghamshire 5. |
| 10–13 June 2019 | Kent (H) | v | Somerset | Somerset won by 10 wickets |
| Scorecard | 139 (41 overs)Ollie Robinson 37 (61)Lewis Gregory 6/32 (13.1 overs) | 169 (46.2 overs)Tom Banton 63 (119)Grant Stewart 3/37 (12 overs) | St Lawrence Ground, CanterburyUmpires: Billy Taylor and Martin Saggers | |
| 59 (26.1 overs)Sean Dickson 22 (55)Lewis Gregory 5/21 (13.1 overs) | 30/0 (6.4 overs)Tom Abell 15* (20) | |||
| Toss uncontested, Somerset elected to field first. , Points: Somerset 19, Kent 3. |
| 10–13 June 2019 | Surrey (H) | v | Yorkshire | Match drawn |
| Scorecard | 313 (100.4 overs)Ben Foakes 62 (115)Steven Patterson 5/81 (26.4 overs) | 148 (48 overs)Jordan Thompson 34 (44)Morne Morkel 4/43 (16 overs) | Woodbridge Road, GuildfordUmpires: Tim Robinson and Jeremy Lloyds | |
| 30/0 (13.3 overs) (f/o)Adam Lyth 15* (41) | ||||
| Toss uncontested, Surrey elected to field first. , Jordan Thompson (Yorkshire) made his first-class debut. , Points: Surrey 11, Yorkshire 8. |
Team relegated from Division One in 2018 As of 26 September 2019 Highest score by a team: Northamptonshire − 750 all out (227.3 overs) vs Glamorgan (11−14 April) , Lowest score by a team (completed innings): Middlesex − 75 all out (21.4 overs) vs Sussex (18-20 August) , Top score by an individual: Dane Vilas (Lancashire) − 266 (240) vs Glamorgan (18-20 August) , Best bowling figures by an individual: Ollie Robinson (Sussex) − 8/34 (11 overs) vs Middlesex (18-20 August)
| Team | Primary home ground | Other grounds | Coach | Captain | Overseas player(s) |
| Derbyshire | County Ground, Derby | Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Dave Houghton | Billy Godleman | Logan van Beek |
| Durham | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | — | James Franklin | Cameron Bancroft | Cameron Bancroft Peter Handscomb BJ Watling |
| Glamorgan | Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-SeaSpytty Park, Newport St Helen's, Swansea | Matthew Maynard | Chris Cooke | Marnus Labuschagne Shaun Marsh Kraigg Brathwaite |
| Gloucestershire | County Ground, Bristol | College Ground, Cheltenham | Richard Dawson | Chris Dent | Daniel Worrall Chadd Sayers Shannon Gabriel |
| Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester | Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool Sedbergh School, Sedbergh | Glen Chapple | Dane Vilas | Glenn Maxwell Joe Burns Jake Lehmann |
| Leicestershire | Grace Road, Leicester | — | Paul Nixon | Paul Horton | Mohammad Abbas |
| Middlesex | Lord's, London | Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett Merchant Taylors' School Ground, Northwood | Stuart Law | Dawid Malan | Miguel Cummins |
| Northamptonshire | County Ground, Northampton | — | David Ripley | Alex Wakely | Jason Holder Temba Bavuma Dwaine Pretorius Doug Bracewell |
| Sussex | County Ground, Hove | Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel | Jason Gillespie | Ben Brown | Mir Hamza Alex Carey |
| Worcestershire | New Road, Worcester | Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster | Alex Gidman | Joe Leach | Hamish Rutherford Callum Ferguson |
Fixtures for the 2019 County Championship were announced on 26 November 2018, with the previous season's champions Surrey beginning the defence of their title against Essex at The Oval.
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.
Source: Wikipedia