List of current first-class cricket teams
This is a list of current first-class cricket teams, organised first by country and then alphabetically. A first class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each which is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each.
Where a team plays at more than one home ground, only their main ground is listed here.
Afghanistan
[edit]National team: Afghanistan national cricket team1
Beginning in 2017, Afghanistan domestic matches have had first-class and List A status.
| Name | Home ground | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Amo Region | n/a | |
| Band-e-Amir Region | n/a | |
| Boost Region | n/a | |
| Kabul Green | Kabul National Cricket Stadium, Kabul | |
| Mis Ainak Region | n/a | |
| Speen Ghar Region | n/a |
Australia
[edit]National team: Australia national cricket team [1]
| Name | Home ground | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Shield teams | ||
| New South Wales | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | [2] |
| Victoria | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne; Junction Oval, St Kilda | [3] |
| South Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | [4] |
| Queensland | Brisbane Cricket Ground (the Gabba), Brisbane | [5] |
| Western Australia | WACA Ground, Perth | [6] |
| Tasmania | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | [7] |
| Other teams | ||
| Cricket Australia XI | Allan Border Field, Queensland | Cricket Australia |
Bangladesh
[edit]National team: Bangladesh national cricket team [8]
Notes:
- Bangladesh A and Bangladeshis matches are also considered first-class.
England and Wales
[edit]National team: England cricket team [9]
India
[edit]National team: India national cricket team [28]
Notes:
1 Rest of India (in the Irani Trophy), India A, and various President's XIs are also adjudged first-class.
2 Makeshift zonal teams are also made and guest teams like England lions also play.
Ireland
[edit]Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship received first-class status in October 2016 from the ICC. The first-class status for the matches came into effect with the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship.[5][6]
National team: Ireland cricket team
| Name | Home ground | City |
|---|---|---|
| Interprovincial teams | ||
| Leinster Lightning | Malahide Cricket Club Ground Clontarf Cricket Club Ground |
Dublin |
| Northern Knights | Stormont Cricket Ground | Belfast |
| North West Warriors | Bready Cricket Ground | Magheramason, near Derry, Strabane |
The Inter-Provincial Championship has not been held since 2019, and as of 2025 there are still no plans for its revival.[7]
New Zealand
[edit]National team: New Zealand national cricket team [37]
Pakistan
[edit]National team: Pakistan national cricket team
Regional first-class teams (Quaid-e-Azam Trophy)
[edit]Departmental first-class teams (President's Trophy)
[edit]All teams above current as of the 2024–25 season.
South Africa
[edit]National team: South Africa national cricket team [44]
| Name | Home ground | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| CSA 4-Day Series | ||
| Boland | Boland Park, Paarl | |
| Border | Buffalo Park, East London | |
| Easterns | Willowmoore Park, Benoni | |
| Eastern Province | St George's Park, Port Elizabeth | |
| Free State | Springbok Park, Bloemfontein | |
| Gauteng | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | |
| KwaZulu-Natal Coastal | Kingsmead, Durban | |
| KwaZulu-Natal Inland | City Oval, Pietermaritzburg | |
| Limpopo | Polokwane Cricket Club Ground, Polokwane | |
| Mpumalanga | Uplands College, White River | |
| Northern Cape | De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley | |
| Northerns | Centurion Park, Centurion | |
| North West | North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom | |
| South Western Districts | Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn | |
| Western Province | Newlands, Cape Town | |
Sri Lanka
[edit]National team: Sri Lanka national cricket team [45]
Major League Tournament teams
[edit]| Name | Home ground | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ace Capital Cricket Club | ||
| Badureliya Sports Club | Surrey Village Cricket Ground, Maggona | |
| Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club | Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo | |
| Burgher Recreation Club | Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo | |
| Chilaw Marians Cricket Club | Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | |
| Colts Cricket Club | Colts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | |
| Colombo Cricket Club | Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | |
| Kandy Customs Sports Club | ||
| Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club | Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala | |
| Moors Sports Club | Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo | |
| Negombo Cricket Club | ||
| Nondescripts Cricket Club | Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | |
| Nugegoda Sports and Welfare Club | ||
| Panadura Sports Club | Panadura Esplanade, Panadura | |
| Police Sports Club | Police Park Ground, Colombo | |
| Ragama Cricket Club | Free Trade Zone Sports Complex, Katunayake | |
| Sinhalese Sports Club | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | |
| Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club | P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo |
National Super League 4-Day Tournament teams
[edit]| Name | Home ground | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Colombo District | ||
| Dambulla District | ||
| Galle District | ||
| Jaffna District] | ||
| Kandy District |
West Indies
[edit]National team: West Indies cricket team [46]
Note: West Indies 'A' and West Indian XI matches are also considered first-class.
Zimbabwe
[edit]National team: Zimbabwe national cricket team[8]
Former first-class national teams
[edit]The following countries have each played first-class cricket as an international team in certain circumstances. Since the suspension of the international first-class competition the ICC Intercontinental Cup, in which many of these countries competed between 2004 and 2017, they have played little or no first-class cricket.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ India, Nerve - News and Analysis of. "Cricket Association Of Bengal". www.nerve.in. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- ^ "Cricket Association of Mizoram". Cricket Association of Mizoram. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Punjab Cricket Association". Punjab Cricket Association.
- ^ "Rajasthan Cricket Association". Rajasthan Cricket Association. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Ireland domestic competition awarded first-class status". ESPN Cricinfo. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ "Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship awarded first-class status". BBC Sport. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ Ian Callender, "Domestic Cricket in Ireland in 2024", Wisden 2025, p. 1109–10.
- ^ "Zimbabwe". Cricinfo.