Wikipedia list article
This is a list of current first-class cricket teams, organised first by country and then alphabetically. For a clear explanation of first-class status, see first-class cricket. Where a team plays at more than one home ground, only their main ground is listed here.
Afghanistan
National team: Afghanistan national cricket team1
From February 2017, Afghanistan domestic matches are granted first-class status. This will take effect in the next season of the Ahmad Shah Abdali tournament in September 2017. Afghanistan has six domestic teams that play in first-class and T20 competitions. They do not have a 50 over tournament.
Australia
National team: Australia national cricket team [1]
Bangladesh
National team: Bangladesh national cricket team [8]
Name
|
Home ground
|
Reference
|
Divisional (National Cricket League)
|
Barisal Division |
Barisal Divisional Stadium, Barisal |
|
Chittagong Division |
Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong |
|
Dhaka Division |
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
|
Dhaka Metropolis |
Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium, Dhaka |
|
Khulna Division |
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna |
|
Rajshahi Division |
Rajshahi Divisional Stadium, Rajshahi |
|
Rangpur Division |
Rangpur Cricket Garden, Rangpur |
|
Sylhet Division |
Sylhet Stadium, Sylhet |
|
Zones (Bangladesh Cricket League)
|
Central Zone |
Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium, Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium |
|
South Zone |
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Barisal Divisional Stadium |
|
East Zone |
Sylhet Stadium, Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium |
|
North Zone |
Rajshahi Divisional Stadium, Rangpur Cricket Garden |
|
Notes:
- Bangladesh A and Bangladeshis matches are also considered first-class.
England and Wales
National team: England cricket team [9]
Name
|
Home ground
|
Reference
|
County teams
|
Derbyshire County Cricket Club |
County Ground, Derby |
[10]
|
Durham County Cricket Club |
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |
[11]
|
Essex County Cricket Club |
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford |
[12]
|
Glamorgan County Cricket Club |
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff |
[13]
|
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club |
County Cricket Ground, Bristol |
[14]
|
Hampshire County Cricket Club |
Rose Bowl, Southampton |
[15]
|
Kent County Cricket Club |
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |
[16]
|
Lancashire County Cricket Club |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
[17]
|
Leicestershire County Cricket Club |
Grace Road, Leicester |
[18]
|
Middlesex County Cricket Club |
Lord's, London |
[19]
|
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club |
County Ground, Northampton |
[20]
|
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club |
Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
[21]
|
Somerset County Cricket Club |
County Ground, Taunton |
[22]
|
Surrey County Cricket Club |
The Kia Oval, London |
[23]
|
Sussex County Cricket Club |
County Cricket Ground, Hove |
[24]
|
Warwickshire County Cricket Club |
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham |
[25]
|
Worcestershire County Cricket Club |
New Road, Worcester |
[26]
|
Yorkshire County Cricket Club |
Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds |
[27]
|
University teams
|
Cambridge University Cricket Club |
Fenner's, Cambridge |
Cambridge University Cricket Club
|
Oxford University Cricket Club |
University Parks, Oxford |
Oxford University Cricket Club
|
MCCU teams
|
Cambridge MCC University |
Fenner's, Cambridge |
|
Cardiff MCC University |
|
Cardiff MCC University
|
Durham MCC University |
The Racecourse, Durham |
Durham MCC University
|
Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities |
Weetwood Sports Ground |
Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities
|
Loughborough MCC University |
Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough |
Loughborough MCC University
|
Oxford MCC University |
University Parks, Oxford |
|
Other team(s)
|
Marylebone Cricket Club |
Lord's, London |
MCC
|
India
National team: India national cricket team [28]
Name
|
Home ground
|
Reference
|
Ranji Trophy teams
|
Andhra Cricket Association |
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam |
|
Assam Cricket Association |
Nehru Stadium, Guwahati |
|
Baroda Cricket Association |
Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara |
[29]
|
Bengal Cricket Association |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
[1]
|
Bihar Cricket Association |
Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna |
|
Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh |
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Naya Raipur |
|
Delhi & District Cricket Association |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
[30]
|
Goa Cricket Association |
Dr R Prasad Stadium, Margao |
[31]
|
Gujarat Cricket Association |
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad |
|
Haryana Cricket Association |
Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak |
|
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association |
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
|
Hyderabad Cricket Association |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
[32]
|
Jammu and Kashmir |
Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar |
|
Jharkhand Cricket Association |
Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur |
|
Karnataka State Cricket Association |
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
[33]
|
Kerala Cricket Association |
Fort Maidan, Palakkad |
|
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association |
Holkar Stadium, Indore |
|
Maharashtra Cricket Association |
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune |
|
Mumbai Cricket Association |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
[34]
|
Orissa Cricket Association |
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
|
Punjab Cricket Association |
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
[2]
|
Railways Sports Promotion Board |
Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi |
|
Cricket Association of Telangana |
Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Telangana |
|
Rajasthan Cricket Association |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
[3]
|
Saurashtra Cricket Association |
Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot |
|
Services Cricket Association |
Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi |
|
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
[35]
|
Tripura Cricket Association |
Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala |
[36]
|
Uttar Pradesh |
K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow |
|
Vidarbha Cricket Association |
VCA Ground, Nagpur |
|
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
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.[4][5]
National team: Ireland cricket team
New Zealand
National team: New Zealand national cricket team [37]
Pakistan
National team: Pakistan national cricket team
Name
|
Home ground
|
Reference
|
Regions
|
Abbottabad |
Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad |
|
Bahawalpur |
Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur |
|
Baluchistan |
Bugti Stadium, Quetta |
|
Faisalabad |
Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad |
|
Federally Administered Tribal Areas |
Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot |
|
Hyderabad |
Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad |
|
Islamabad |
Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad |
|
Karachi Blues |
National Stadium, Karachi |
|
Karachi Whites |
National Stadium, Karachi |
|
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar |
|
Lahore Blues |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
|
Lahore Whites |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
|
Multan |
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan |
|
Peshawar |
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar |
|
Punjab |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
|
Quetta |
Bugti Stadium, Quetta |
|
Rawalpindi |
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi |
|
Sialkot |
Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot |
|
Sindh |
National Stadium, Karachi |
|
Departments
|
Habib Bank Limited |
National Stadium, Karachi |
|
Khan Research Laboratories |
Khan Research Laboratories Ground, Rawalpindi |
|
National Bank of Pakistan |
National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi |
|
Pakistan International Airlines |
none |
|
Pakistan Television |
none |
|
Port Qasim Authority |
National Stadium, Karachi |
|
State Bank of Pakistan |
none
|
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited |
none |
|
Sui Southern Gas Company |
none |
|
United Bank Limited |
United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi |
|
Water and Power Development Authority |
none |
|
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited |
none |
|
South Africa
National team: South Africa national cricket team [44]
Name
|
Home ground
|
Reference
|
SuperSport Series
|
Cape Cobras |
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
|
Dolphins |
Kingsmead, Durban |
|
Knights |
Springbok Park, Bloemfontein |
|
Highveld Lions |
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
|
Titans |
Centurion Park, Centurion |
|
Warriors |
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth |
|
SAA Provincial Challenge
|
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 (Transvaal) |
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
|
Northern Cape |
De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Kingsmead, Durban |
|
KwaZulu-Natal Inland |
City Oval, Pietermaritzburg |
|
Namibia1 |
Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek |
|
Northerns |
Centurion Park, Centurion |
|
North West |
North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom |
|
South Western Districts |
Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn |
|
Western Province |
Newlands, Cape Town |
|
Notes:
1 Also considered first-class when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
Sri Lanka
National team: Sri Lanka national cricket team [45]
Name
|
Home ground
|
Reference
|
Premier club teams
|
Air Force |
Air Force Ground, Katunayake |
|
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 |
|
Galle Cricket Club |
Galle International Stadium, Galle |
|
Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club |
Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala |
|
Moors Sports Club |
Moors Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
|
Nondescripts Cricket Club |
Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo |
|
Panadura Sports Club |
Panadura Esplanade, Panadura |
|
Police Sports Club |
Police Park Ground, Colombo |
|
Ragama Cricket Club |
Free Trade Zone Sports Complex, Katunayake |
|
Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club |
De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa |
|
Sinhalese Sports Club |
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
|
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club |
P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo |
|
West Indies
National team: West Indies cricket team [46]
Note: West Indies 'A' and West Indian XI matches are also considered first-class.
Zimbabwe
National team: Zimbabwe national cricket team [6]
Countries with international first-class cricket
The following countries play first-class cricket as an international team in certain circumstances.
Hong Kong
National team: Hong Kong national cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
Namibia
National team: Namibia national cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup and in the South African SAA Provincial Challenge against South African first-class teams.
Netherlands
National team: Netherlands national cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
Papua New Guinea
National team: Papua New Guinea national cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
Scotland
National team: Scotland national cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup or when playing against Ireland or English first-class county teams.
United Arab Emirates
National team: United Arab Emirates national cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
Bermuda
National team: Bermuda national cricket team[50]
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
Canada
National team: Canada national cricket team[51]1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
Cayman Islands
National team: Cayman Islands national cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
Kenya
National team: Kenya national cricket team [52]1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup and against touring first-class teams.
Malaysia
National team: Malaysia national cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
Nepal
National team: Nepal national cricket team1
Note:
1first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
Uganda
National team: Uganda national cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
United States
National team: United States national cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
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