2024 County Championship

2024 County Championship
Dates5 April 2024 – 29 September 2024
Administrator(s)England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket (4 days)
Tournament format(s)League system
ChampionsSurrey (23rd title)
Participants18
Matches126
Most runsDavid Bedingham (1,331) (Div 1)
Colin Ingram (1,351) (Div 2)
Most wicketsJamie Porter (56) (Div 1)
Ben Coad (56) (Div 2)
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The 2024 County Championship (referred to as the Vitality County Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 124th County Championship cricket season in England and Wales.[1] As in 2023, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. The season began on 5 April and ended on 29 September 2024.[2][3][4] Surrey won the title with one match remaining,[5] repeating their success in 2022 and 2023.[6][7] They were the first team to become champions in three successive years since Yorkshire in 1966–68,[8] having last achieved this feat themselves in 1958.[9]

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  2. ^ "County Championship 2024 Champions Surrey to start season against Lancashire". BBC Sport. London. 23 November 2023. Archived from the original on 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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  4. ^ Miller, Andrew (23 November 2023). "ECB defends 'Super September' as 2024 County fixtures put season climax in spotlight". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. ^ Ammon, Elizabeth (21 September 2024). "Stewart's Surrey title hat-trick built on more than just money". Sport. The Times. No. 74520. London. p. 16. Retrieved 20 September 2024. (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).
  6. ^ Scott, Ged (28 September 2023). "County Championship: Surrey secure title for second successive year". BBC Sport. London. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  7. ^ Aldred, Tanya (28 September 2023). "Surrey's dominance of unhip County Championship rewards their passion". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  8. ^ Aldred, Tanya (21 September 2024). "Retiring Stewart sheds a happy tear as Surrey take title hat-trick". Sport. The Guardian. London. p. 14. Retrieved 21 September 2024. (Online article, published a day earlier, has a different title).
  9. ^ "Surrey win County Championship for third year running". BBC Sport. London. 20 September 2024. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.