2023 County Championship

2023 County Championship
Dates6 April 2023 – 29 September 2023
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsSurrey (22nd title)
Participants18
Matches126
Most runsJosh Bohannon (1,257) (Div 1)
Alex Lees (1,347) (Div 2)
Most wicketsBrett Hutton (62) (Div 1)
Ben Raine (60) (Div 2)
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The 2023 County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 123rd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales.[1] As in 2022, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams.[2] The season started on 6 April and finished on 29 September 2023.[3][4] Surrey were the defending champions[5] and retained their title in the last round of matches.[6]

  1. ^ "The Hundred to be played in four-week window in August 2023". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Schedule for 2023 domestic season announced". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ^ "2023 LV= Insurance County Championship fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  4. ^ "County Championship 2023: Champions Surrey to start next season at Lancashire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  5. ^ "County Championship: Surrey beat Yorkshire by 10 wickets to win title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Surrey retain County Championship title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 September 2023.