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 and 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
National team: Afghanistan national cricket team1
Beginning in 2017, Afghanistan domestic matches have had first-class and List A status.
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 International Cricket 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]
|
| 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 |
|
| Cricket Association of Mizoram |
Suaka Cricket Stadium, Sihhmui |
[2]
|
| Mumbai Cricket Association |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
[34]
|
| Orissa Cricket Association |
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
|
| Punjab Cricket Association |
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
[3]
|
| Railways Sports Promotion Board |
Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi |
|
| Rajasthan Cricket Association |
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
[4]
|
| 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.[5][6]
National team: Ireland cricket team
New Zealand
National team: New Zealand national cricket team [37]
Pakistan
National team: Pakistan national cricket team
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 |
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein |
|
| Highveld Lions |
New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
|
| Titans |
SuperSport 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[7]
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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