County Championship Division One 2026 Prediction & Betting Sites

It is the start of the red-ball season in England. The English County Championship Division One 2025 promises another thrilling season. The oldest tournament in the game, the County Championship, started in 1890. While T20 cricket has taken the world by storm with a frenzy around the ongoing Indian Premier League and the Pakistan Super League, for the purist of the game, the English County Championship holds a special place. It is the breeding ground for future stars. The tournament features emerging stars from England and established players and has players from around the globe honing their skills. 

Defending champions Surrey will be the team to beat. They have won the title for the last three seasons and established dominance. At Betting Top 10, we are gearing up to cover another edition of the tournament and expect it to be competitive like the previous seasons. We will cover all the games and bring you the latest odds and betting tips. Read our predictions and bet on the best teams, players, and markets during another exciting season. 

Bookmakers have assigned odds for the 10 teams. Here are the outright winner odds for the season 

• Surrey – 2.10 – Bet Now 
• Essex – 7.60 – Bet Now 
• Somerset – 7.60 – Bet Now 
• Hampshire - 10.00 - Bet Now
• Durham – 11.00 – Bet Now 
• Warwickshire – 13.00 – Bet Now 
• Sussex – 17.00 – Bet Now 
• Nottinghamshire – 17.00 – Bet Now 
• Yorkshire – 17.00 – Bet Now 
• Worcestershire – 29.00 – Bet Now 

Surrey Squad

Rory Burns (c), Jordan Clark, Matthew Fisher, Ben Foakes, Dan Lawrence, Ryan Patel, Dominic Sibley, Ollie Pope, James Taylor, Yousef Majid, Jamie Smith, Daniel Worrall, Kemar Roach, Nathan Smith 

Sussex Squad

John Simpson (c), Tom Clark, Daniel Hughes, James Coles, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Tom Alsop, Oliver Carter, Tom Haines, Jack Carson, Sean Hunt, Aristides Karvelas, Danny Lamb, Ollie Robinson, Jayden Seales, Gurinder Sandhu

Essex Squad

Tom Westley (c), Matthew Critchley, Paul Walter, Charles Allison, Noah Thain, Jordan Cox, Michael-Kyle Pepper, Samuel Cook, Simon Harmer, Jamie Porter, Shane Snater,  Mackenzie Jones, Dean Elgar, Shardul Thakur

Hampshire Squad

Ben Brown (c),Toby Albert, Nick Gubbins, Fletcha Middleton, Mark Stoneman, Tom Prest, Liam Dawson, Brett Hampton, Kyle Abbott, James Fuller, John Turner, Brad Wheal, Sonny Baker, Jack Edwards

Warwickshire Squad

Alex Davies (c), Kai Smith, Sam Hain, Dan Mousley, Hamza Shaikh, Jake Lintott, Michael Booth, Che Simmons, Danny Briggs, Ed Barnard, Ethan Bamber, Tazeem Chaudry Ali, Vishwa Fernando, Tom Latham, Beau Webster, Hassan Ali

Nottinghamshire Squad

Haseeb Hameed (c), Jack Haynes, Matthew Montgomery, Ben Slater, Lyndon James, Benjamin Martindale, Fergus O'Neil, Joe Clarke, Dane Schadendorf, Farhan Ahmed, Brett Hutton, Conor McKerr, Josh Tongue, Dillon Pennington, Freddie McCann, Mohammad Abbas

Somerset Squad

Lewis Gregory (c), Sean Dickson, Tom Lammonby, Tom Abell, Migael Pretorius, Craig Overton, Kasey Aldridge, Tom Banton, James Rew, Josh Davey, Jake Ball, Alfie Ogborne, Jack Leach, Archie Vaughan, 

Durham Squad

Alex Lees (c), Ben McKinney, Emilio Gay, Mitchell Killeen, George Drissell, Colin Ackermann, Paul Coughlin, Graham Clark, Will Rhodes, Ben Raine, Oliver Robinson, Matthew Potts, Callum Parkinson, Brendan Doggett

Yorkshire Squad

Jonny Bairstow (c), Adam Lyth, Dawid Malan, William Luxton, George Hill, Jordan Thompson, Jonathan Tattersall, Finlay Bean, Jack White, Daniel Moriarty, Benjamin Cliff, Ben Coad, Dominic Bess, Will Sutherland, Will O'Rourke, Jordan Buckingham, Ben Sears

Worcestershire Squad

Brett D’Oliveira (c), Jake Libby, Henry Cullen, Rob Jones, Gareth Roderick, Matthew Waite, Tom Taylor, Ben Gibbon, Tom Hinley, Kashif Ali, Adam Finch, Ethan Brookes, Ben Allison, Jacob Duffy 

The English County Championship Division One 2025 schedule has been announced, and the season will start on 4th April. Here is the detailed schedule for the season.