The 2023 County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 123rd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. As in 2022, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. The season started on 6 April and finished on 29 September 2023. Surrey were the defending champions and retained their title in the last round of matches.
Teams
The teams were split based on the finishing positions in the 2022 season. The following teams took part in the County Championship:
Division One
Team promoted from Division Two in 2022
Division Two
Team relegated from Division One in 2022
Yorkshire was deducted 48 points by the ECB for the handling of the Azeem Rafiq scandal and a further two points for slow over rates. , Sussex was deducted 12 points by the ECB for receiving four fixed penalties during the season.(P) Promoted
April
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Hampshire 19, Nottinghamshire 3.
Kent won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 26 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Kent 19, Northamptonshire 3.
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Surrey 12, Lancashire 9.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 56 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Essex 20, Middlesex 3.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on Day 1 due to wet outfield. , Points: Somerset 9, Warwickshire 11.
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat. , Play was restricted to 36 overs on Day 3 due to rain. , Points: Lancashire 8, Essex 8
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain. , Points: Northamptonshire 19, Middlesex 3.
Somerset won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain. , Points: Nottinghamshire 20, Somerset 3.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Play was restricted to 33.3 overs on Day 2 due to rain. , Points: Surrey 20, Hampshire 4.
Kent won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain. , Points: Warwickshire 24, Kent 1.
Essex won the toss and elected to bat. , Play was restricted to 42 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Essex 12, Kent 8.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 69 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Middlesex 20, Nottinghamshire 6.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Hampshire 22, Northamptonshire 1.
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Somerset 10, Lancashire 12.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 47 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Middlesex 19, Kent 3.
Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 51 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Surrey 20, Warwickshire 3.
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 67 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Worcestershire 22, Derbyshire 5.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 62 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Gloucestershire 8, Glamorgan 12.
Sussex won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 70 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Ben McKinney (Durham) made his first-class debut. , Points: Sussex 21, Durham 6.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 60 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Josh Hull (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut. , Rishi Patel scored his first century in first-class cricket. , Points: Leicestershire 22, Yorkshire 7.
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 43 overs on Day 2 due to rain. , Points: Durham 21, Worcestershire 5.
No toss. , No play was possible on first 3 days due to rain after which it was called off. , Points: Gloucestershire 5, Yorkshire 5.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 2 and 3 due to rain. , Points: Leicestershire 12, Derbyshire 9.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain. , Points: Durham 10, Glamorgan 7.
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on Day 4 due to rain. , Sussex was deducted 4 points for slow over rate. , Points: Sussex 7, Yorkshire 9.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain. , Points: Gloucestershire 8, Worcestershire 8.
Durham won the toss and elected to bat. , Brydon Carse (Durham) scored his maiden first class century. , Points: Durham 24, Derbyshire 3.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 16 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Sussex 13, Gloucestershire 6.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. , Play was restricted to 66.4 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Leicestershire 11, Glamorgan 10.
May
Essex won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Essex 5, Surrey 3.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on Day 3 due to rain. , Points: Warwickshire 22, Hampshire 1.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Lancashire 3, Nottinghamshire 3.
Somerset won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Somerset 7, Northamptonshire 4.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Hampshire 11, Kent 8.
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Somerset 10, Lancashire 9.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Nottinghamshire 20, Northamptonshire 3.
Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Surrey 22, Middlesex 3.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Warwickshire 19, Essex 3.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Alex Russell (Northamptonshire) made his first-class debut. , Points: Hampshire 22, Northamptonshire 3.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Somerset 23, Middlesex 3.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Essex 7.
Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Arafat Bhuiyan (Kent) made his first-class debut. , Points: Surrey 22, Kent 4.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Derbyshire 6, Leicestershire 2.
Sussex won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 3 due to rain. , Points: Sussex 6, Worcestershire 4.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Glamorgan 3, Yorkshire 3.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 1 due to rain. , Mitch Wagstaff (Derbyshire) made his first-class debut. , Points: Gloucestershire 11, Derbyshire 9.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Durham 19, Yorkshire 4.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Glamorgan 20, Worcestershire 3.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Sussex 12, Leicestershire 8.
Durham won the toss and elected to bat. , Marcus Harris (Gloucestershire) carried his bat. , Points: Durham 23, Gloucestershire 4.
Sussex won the toss and elected to field. , Zain-ul-Hassan (Glamorgan) made his first-class debut. , Points: Sussex 12, Glamorgan 7.
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Worcestershire 19, Leicestershire 3.
June
Essex won the toss and elected to bat. , Shoaib Bashir (Somerset) made his first-class debut. , Points: Essex 22, Somerset 2.
Kent won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Surrey 19, Kent 5.
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Lancashire 22, Hampshire 3.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Warwickshire 12, Nottinghamshire 7.
Essex won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Essex 24, Warwickshire 2.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Hampshire 21, Middlesex 1.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Kent 24, Northamptonshire 1
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Somerset 19, Nottinghamshire 3.
Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Lancashire 20 Surrey 6
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Yorkshire 22, Derbyshire 3.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Durham 13, Glamorgan 10.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Play was restricted to 36 overs on Day 1 due to rain. , Points: Leicestershire 22, Gloucestershire 6.
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Worcestershire 12, Sussex 10.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Glamorgan 8, Sussex 8.
Durham won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Durham 13, Leicestershire 10.
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Rehaan Edavalath (Worcestershire) made his first-class debut. , Points: Derbyshire 11, Worcestershire 6.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Yorkshire 13, Gloucestershire 12.
July
Kent won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Warwickshire 23, Kent 2.
Essex won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Essex 20, Lancashire 3.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Justin Broad (Northamptonshire) made his first-class debut. , Points: Middlesex 12, Northamptonshire 8.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. , Alfie Ogborne (Somerset) made his first-class debut. , Points: Somerset 12, Hampshire 10.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Nottinghamshire 11, Surrey 10.
Kent won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Essex 21, Kent 2.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Surrey 22, Middlesex 2.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Somerset 22, Northamptonshire 3.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Hampshire 19, Nottinghamshire 3.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Lancashire 10, Warwickshire 8.
Essex won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Essex 19, Hampshire 3.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Northamptonshire 9, Lancashire 12.
Kent won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Kent 5.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Surrey 22, Somerset 3.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Middlesex 19, Warwickshire 3.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat , Points: Durham 24, Gloucestershire 5
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Leicestershire 13, Glamorgan 11.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Sussex 12, Derbyshire 12.
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Yorkshire 12, Worcestershire 8.
Durham won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Durham 12, Derbyshire 10.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Worcestershire 19, Leicestershire 3.
Sussex won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Yorkshire 11, Sussex 7.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat. , Joe Phillips (Gloucestershire) made his first-class debut. , Points: Glamorgan 12, Gloucestershire 11.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Glamorgan 13, Derbyshire 9.
Durham won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 3 due to rain. , Points: Durham 7, Yorkshire -41.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Worcestershire 23, Gloucestershire 5.
September
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Hampshire 21, Somerset 3.
Lancashire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Northamptonshire 2, Lancashire 22.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Surrey 22, Warwickshire 3.
Essex won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Essex 21, Middlesex 3.
Kent won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Kent 12, Nottinghamshire 8.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Lancashire 12, Middlesex 8.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Warwickshire 19, Northamptonshire 2.
Essex won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Hampshire 20, Essex 6.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play possible on Day 1 and Day 2 due to rain , Matthew Hurst (Lancashire) made his first-class debut. , Points: Lancashire 6, Nottinghamshire 7.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Warwickshire 21, Middlesex 3.
Kent won the toss and elected to field. , No play possible on Day 2 due to rain , Points: Somerset 12, Kent 6.
Surrey wond the toss and elected to field. , Points: Northamptonshire 11, Surrey 8.
Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Hampshire 19, Surrey 3.
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Kent 12, Lancashire 9.
Essex won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Northamptonshire 22, Essex 3.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Middlesex 6.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. , No play possible on Day 4 due to rain , Points: Warwickshire 9, Somerset 8.
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat. , Points: Durham 24, Sussex 3.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bowl. , Luke Charlesworth (Gloucestershire) made his first-class debut. , Points: Leicestershire 19, Gloucestershire 3.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bowl. , Ben Kellaway (Glamorgan) made his first-class debut. , Points: Worcestershire 20, Glamorgan 3.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bowl. , Points: Yorkshire 18, Derbyshire 3.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Ben Cliff (Yorkshire) made his first-class debut. , Points: Yorkshire 13, Glamorgan 8.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Ed Middleton (Gloucestershire) made his first-class debut. , Points: Gloucestershire 11, Derbyshire 11.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Sussex 8, Leicestershire 3.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 1 and Day 2 due to rain. , Points: Sussex 6, Derbyshire 8.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain. , Points: Yorkshire 8, Leicestershire 7.
Durham won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on Day 2 due to rain. , Points: Worcestershire 8, Durham 11.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Durham 24, Leicestershire 2.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Glamorgan 8, Derbyshire 9.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Sussex 19, Gloucestershire 2.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , Points: Yorkshire 20, Worcestershire 5.
Standings
Teams in both divisions played a total of 14 games, with seven home matches and seven away matches. There was a two-up, two-down promotion and relegation system.
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.
