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'''Cricket in England and Wales''' is governed by the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) which is based at [[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]] in [[St John's Wood]], north London. The ECB administers the main domestic competitions, such as the [[County Cricket Championship]] and the [[Minor Counties Cricket Championship]], and directs the [[England (cricket)|England international team]].
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'''Cricket in England and Wales''' is governed by the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) which is based at [[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]] in [[St John's Wood]], north London. The ECB administers the main domestic competitions, such as the [[County Cricket Championship]], and directs the [[England (cricket)|England]] international team.


==First-class counties and other teams==
The County Championship is the primary [[first-class cricket|first-class]] competition in England and Wales and is contested by 18 county clubs:
The County Championship is the primary [[first-class cricket|first-class]] competition in England and Wales and is contested by 18 county clubs:


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* [[Yorkshire (cricket)|Yorkshire]]
* [[Yorkshire (cricket)|Yorkshire]]


Other teams which play non-competitive first-class cricket include [[Cambridge University (cricket)|Cambridge University]], [[Oxford University (cricket)|Oxford University]] and [[Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)]].
Other long-established clubs which play non-competitive first-class cricket include:


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* [[Cambridge University (cricket)|Cambridge University]]
* [[Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)]]
* [[Oxford University (cricket)|Oxford University]]
 
==Former first-class teams==
There have been numerous defunct clubs and ''ad hoc'' teams over a period of some 300 years which have been officially or retrospectively recognised as first-class. Among the more famous were:
 
===Eighteenth century===
* [[Addington Cricket Club|Addington]]
* [[Berkshire (cricket)|Berkshire]]
* [[Brighton Cricket Club|Brighton]]
* [[Bromley Cricket Club|Bromley]]
* [[Chertsey Cricket Club|Chertsey]]
* [[Croydon Cricket Club|Croydon]]
* [[Dartford Cricket Club|Dartford]]
* [[Duke of Dorset's XI]]
* [[Sir William Gage's XI]]
* [[Hadlow Cricket Club|Hadlow]]
* [[Hambledon Club|Hambledon]]
* [[Hornchurch Cricket Club|Hornchurch]]
* [[Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Club|Leicestershire & Rutland]]
* [[London Cricket Club|London]]
* [[Sir Horatio Mann's XI]]
* [[Mitcham Cricket Club|Mitcham]]
* [[Nottingham Cricket Club|Nottingham]]
* [[Richmond Cricket Club|Richmond]]
* [[2nd Duke of Richmond's XI]]
* [[Sheffield Cricket Club|Sheffield]]
* [[Slindon Cricket Club|Slindon]]
* [[Edwin Stead's XI]]
* [[Suffolk (cricket)|Suffolk]]
* [[Sunbury Cricket Club|Sunbury]]
* [[White Conduit Club]]
* [[Earl of Winchilsea's XI]]
* [[Woburn Cricket Club|Woburn]]
* [[Woolwich Cricket Club|Woolwich]]
 
===Nineteenth century===
* [[All-England Eleven]] (AEE)
* [[The Bs]]
* [[Cambridge Town Club]]
* [[Cambridgeshire (cricket)|Cambridgeshire]]
* [[Epsom Cricket Club|Epsom]]
* [[Gentlemen (cricket)|Gentlemen]]
* [[Homerton Cricket Club|Homerton]]
* [[I Zingari]]
* [[Liverpool and District (cricket)|Liverpool and District]]
* [[Manchester Cricket Club|Manchester]]
* [[Montpelier Cricket Club|Montpelier]]
* [[Norfolk (cricket)|Norfolk]]
* [[North (cricket)|North]]
* [[Players (cricket)|Players]]
* [[South (cricket)|South]]
* [[United All-England Eleven]] (UEE)
* [[United North of England Eleven]] (UNEE)
* [[United South of England Eleven]] (USEE)
 
===Twentieth century===
* [[Army (cricket)|Army]]
* [[Sir Julien Cahn's XI]]
* [[Combined Services (cricket)|Combined Services]]
* [[Free Foresters (cricket)|Free Foresters]]
* [[London County Cricket Club|London County]]
* [[T. N. Pearce's XI]]
* [[Royal Navy (cricket)|Royal Navy]]
* [[Royal Air Force (cricket)|Royal Air Force]]
 
==Second-class counties==
The [[Minor Counties Cricket Championship|Minor Counties Championship]], administered by the [[Minor Counties Cricket Association]] (MCCA), is for county clubs whose teams are rated second-class, although some have played first-class cricket in the past under the auspices of earlier county organisations (i.e., Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk).
 
For many years, the Second XI teams of several first-class counties took part in the Minor Counties Championship. In 1959, the [[Second XI Championship]] was created as a specialist competition for these teams although a few continued to play in the Minor Counties Championship and Somerset II was the last to leave in 1987. The Second XIs won a total of 24 titles from 1907 to 1971 (Lancashire II won seven, Yorkshire II five and Surrey II four).
 
Current members of the Minor Counties Championship are:
 
* [[Bedfordshire (cricket)|Bedfordshire]]
* [[Berkshire (cricket)|Berkshire]]
* [[Buckinghamshire (cricket)|Buckinghamshire]]
* [[Cambridgeshire (cricket)|Cambridgeshire]]
* [[Cheshire (cricket)|Cheshire]]
* [[Cornwall (cricket)|Cornwall]]
* [[Cumberland (cricket)|Cumberland]]
* [[Devon (cricket)|Devon]]
* [[Dorset (cricket)|Dorset]]
* [[Herefordshire (cricket)|Herefordshire]]
* [[Hertfordshire (cricket)|Hertfordshire]]
* [[Lincolnshire (cricket)|Lincolnshire]]
* [[Norfolk (cricket)|Norfolk]]
* [[Northumberland (cricket)|Northumberland]]
* [[Oxfordshire (cricket)|Oxfordshire]]
* [[Shropshire (cricket)|Shropshire]]
* [[Staffordshire (cricket)|Staffordshire]]
* [[Suffolk (cricket)|Suffolk]]
* [[Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club]] (Wales MCCC)
* [[Wiltshire (cricket)|Wiltshire]]
 
Wales MCCC is a special case as it is a Welsh national club that comprises all counties of Wales except for [[Glamorgan (cricket)|Glamorgan]] which has a first-class team playing in the County Championship. The Welsh counties include three former individual county teams who were briefly members of the Minor Counties Championship: [[Carmarthenshire (cricket)|Carmarthenshire]] (from 1908 to 1911); [[Denbighshire (cricket)|Denbighshire]] (from 1930 to 1935); and [[Monmouthshire (cricket)|Monmouthshire]] (from 1901 to 1934).
 
There used to be a [[Channel Islands (cricket)|Channel Islands]] team which took part in the [[MCCA Knockout Trophy]] in 2001 and 2002 but it did not compete in the championship. The county of [[Huntingdonshire (cricket)|Huntingdonshire]] has had three county clubs, the current one formed in 1948, but its team has never played in any MCCA competition. It did, however, play in [[List A cricket|List A]] limited overs competitions from 1999 to 2003.
 
==League cricket==
League cricket is organised at local level, usually within the bounds of one or two counties per league, the teams representing individual towns or parishes. Matches are completed in a single day's play, usually at weekends only. Standards of play and organisation are high and, historically, many great international players have taken part, usually as a club professional. The best leagues are traditionally in the north of England, especially the Bradford, Central Lancashire and Lancashire leagues. Since 1997, the ECB has established a group of leagues called the [[ECB Premier Leagues]] as part of a drive to increase standards of club cricket nationwide. Among the more famous of the local leagues are or have been:
 
* [[Birmingham and District Cricket League]]
* [[Bradford League (cricket)|Bradford League]]
* [[Central Lancashire League]]
* [[Lancashire League (cricket)|Lancashire League]]
* [[Liverpool and District Cricket Competition]]
* [[Northern Cricket League]]
* [[Yorkshire Cricket Council]]
 
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Cricket in England and Wales is governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) which is based at Lord's in St John's Wood, north London. The ECB administers the main domestic competitions, such as the County Cricket Championship, and directs the England international team.

First-class counties and other teams

The County Championship is the primary first-class competition in England and Wales and is contested by 18 county clubs:

Other long-established clubs which play non-competitive first-class cricket include:

Former first-class teams

There have been numerous defunct clubs and ad hoc teams over a period of some 300 years which have been officially or retrospectively recognised as first-class. Among the more famous were:

Eighteenth century

Nineteenth century

Twentieth century

Second-class counties

The Minor Counties Championship, administered by the Minor Counties Cricket Association (MCCA), is for county clubs whose teams are rated second-class, although some have played first-class cricket in the past under the auspices of earlier county organisations (i.e., Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk).

For many years, the Second XI teams of several first-class counties took part in the Minor Counties Championship. In 1959, the Second XI Championship was created as a specialist competition for these teams although a few continued to play in the Minor Counties Championship and Somerset II was the last to leave in 1987. The Second XIs won a total of 24 titles from 1907 to 1971 (Lancashire II won seven, Yorkshire II five and Surrey II four).

Current members of the Minor Counties Championship are:

Wales MCCC is a special case as it is a Welsh national club that comprises all counties of Wales except for Glamorgan which has a first-class team playing in the County Championship. The Welsh counties include three former individual county teams who were briefly members of the Minor Counties Championship: Carmarthenshire (from 1908 to 1911); Denbighshire (from 1930 to 1935); and Monmouthshire (from 1901 to 1934).

There used to be a Channel Islands team which took part in the MCCA Knockout Trophy in 2001 and 2002 but it did not compete in the championship. The county of Huntingdonshire has had three county clubs, the current one formed in 1948, but its team has never played in any MCCA competition. It did, however, play in List A limited overs competitions from 1999 to 2003.

League cricket

League cricket is organised at local level, usually within the bounds of one or two counties per league, the teams representing individual towns or parishes. Matches are completed in a single day's play, usually at weekends only. Standards of play and organisation are high and, historically, many great international players have taken part, usually as a club professional. The best leagues are traditionally in the north of England, especially the Bradford, Central Lancashire and Lancashire leagues. Since 1997, the ECB has established a group of leagues called the ECB Premier Leagues as part of a drive to increase standards of club cricket nationwide. Among the more famous of the local leagues are or have been:

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