2025 National Counties Championship

2025 National Counties Championship

Administrator	England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format	3 days (4 day final)
Tournament format(s)	League system and a final
Champions	Buckinghamshire (11th title)
Participants	20
Matches	41
Most runs	Joseph Eckland (Dorset) 456 runs
Most wickets	Conner Haddow (Buckinghamshire) 41 wickets

The 2025 National Counties Championship was the 120th National Counties Cricket Championship season. It was contested in two divisions. The title from last season was shared between Staffordshire and Berkshire, but neither team reached the final this season. The final was played in West Bromwich. Buckinghamshire won the title by defeating Devon in the final by 19 runs. This was the 11th title for Buckinghamshire, the last one of which has been won two years ago against the same opponent.

Standings

Format

Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 4 for a draw. In a match reduced to single innings, teams receive 12 points for a win, 8 for a draw (6 if less than 20 overs per side) and 4 points for losing. For matches abandoned without play, both sides receive 8 points. Bonus points (a maximum of 4 batting points and 4 bowling points) may be scored during the first 90 overs of each team's first innings.

Eastern Division

Division 1

Team	Pld	W	W1	L	L1	T	D	D1D	D1<	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Buckinghamshire	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	12	0	56
Suffolk	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	11	16	0	51
Staffordshire	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	16	0	49
Cambridgeshire	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	12	15	0	43
Lincolnshire	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	9	0	27
Source:

• Buckinghamshire were Eastern Division Champions.
• Buckinghamshire qualified for the NCCA Championship Final.
• Lincolnshire were relegated to Division Two.

Division 2

Team	Pld	W	W1	L	L1	T	D	D1D	D1<	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Northumberland	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	16	0	74
Norfolk	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	4	12	0	48
Bedfordshire	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	12	11	0	47
Hertfordshire	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	10	0	29
Cumbria	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	9	0	25
Source:

• Northumberland were Eastern Division Two Champions.
• Northumberland were promoted to Division One.

Western Division

Division 1

Team	Pld	W	W1	L	L1	T	D	D1D	D1<	A	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Devon	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	10	16	0	54
Berkshire	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	13	15	0	44
Oxfordshire	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	11	15	0	42
Herefordshire	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	13	12	0	41
Cornwall	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	16	0	36
Source:

• Devon were Western Division Champions.
• Devon qualified for the NCCA Championship Final.
• Cornwall were relegated to Division Two.

Division 2

Team	Pld	W	W1	L	L1	T	D	D1D	D1<	Bat	Bowl	Ded	Pts
Wiltshire	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	15	0	68
Dorset	4	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	16	0	67
Cheshire	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	15	0	55
Shropshire	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	8	16	0	32
Wales National County	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	7	15	0	30
Source:

• Wiltshire were Western Division Two Champions.
• Wiltshire were promoted to Division One.

Final

The final featured the teams which finished with the most points in each Division One, Buckinghamshire and Devon. It began on 7 September 2025 at West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club Ground with the result being a victory for Buckinghamshire by 19 runs. Buckinghamshire won their eleventh title, with previous one being one in 2023, whilst Devon's most recent victory was in 2011.

7–10 September 2025 Scorecard

Buckinghamshire	v	Devon
217 (69.3 overs) Alexei Kervezee 89 (108) Callum Harvey 6/60 (22 overs)		166 (55.2 overs) Ben Privett 67 (101) Conner Haddow 7/70 (27.2 overs)
138 (42.2 overs) Ewan Cox 36 (30) Callum Harvey 6/40 (19.2 overs)		170 (51.5 overs) Matt Thompson 30 (79) Conner Haddow 9/73 (25.5 overs)

Buckinghamshire won by 19 runs West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club Ground, West Bromwich Umpires: Ian Laurence and Bilal Shafayat

• Buckinghamshire won the toss and decided to bat.