History of County Cricket and Name of County Cricket Teams

County cricket in England are top quality cricket matches that are played among the many counties of England, except for Glamorgan, a Welsh county.

History of County Cricket

County cricket in England is far from the year take place before the 1890s, as the unofficial tournaments. The first meeting was approved as an official language in 1890 and was attended by county, as Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire. Somerset joined the battle in 1891. Soon the competition was more difficult with the participation of teams like Derbyshire, Essex, Hampshire, Leicestershire and Warwickshire.

County teams

Eighteen teams in the County Championship currently participate in the county. The teams are divided into the first division and second division. The last two teams in the premier league are relegated to the second division, while the top two teams from second division to find a passage in the first division teams.

Yorkshire County Cricket Club,

Derbyshire County Cricket Club,

Durham County Cricket Club,

Essex County Cricket Club,

Glamorgan County Cricket Club,

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club,

Hampshire County Cricket Club,

Lancashire County Cricket Club,

Leicestershire County Cricket Club,

Worcestershire County Cricket Club,

Kent County Cricket Club,

Middlesex County Cricket Club,

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club,

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club,

Somerset County Cricket Club,

Surrey County Cricket Club,

Sussex County Cricket Club,

Warwickshire County Cricket Club,

Yorkshire has won the maximum number of County championship since 1890 with 30 wins.