List of current first-class cricket teams

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This is a list of current first-class cricket teams, current as of July 2005, organised first by country and then alphabetically. For a fuller explanation of first-class status, see first-class cricket. Where a team plays at more than one home ground, their main ground is the one that is listed.

Contents

[edit] Australia

Australian first-class teams
Name Home ground Website
AUSTRALIA n/a http://www.cricket.com.au/
Tasmanian Tigers (Tasmania) Bellerive Oval, Hobart http://www.tascricket.com.au/
Western Warriors (Western Australia) WACA Ground, Perth http://www.waca.com.au/
New South Wales Blues (New South Wales) Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney http://www.nswblues.com.au/
Victorian Bushrangers (Victoria) Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne http://www.bushrangers.com.au/
Southern Redbacks (South Australia) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide http://www.cricketsa.com.au
Queensland Bulls (Queensland) Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba), Brisbane http://www.bulls.com.au/

Note:

  • 1 Australia A and Australian XI matches are also first-class.

[edit] Bangladesh

Bangladeshi first-class teams
Name Home ground Website
BANGLADESH n/a http://www.tigercricket.com
Barisal Division Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium, Barisal n/a
Chittagong Division Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong n/a
Dhaka Division Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka n/a
Khulna Division Khulna Divisional Stadium, Khulna n/a
Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Divisional Stadium, Rajshahi n/a
Sylhet Division Sylhet Stadium, Sylhet n/a

Note: Bangladesh 'A' and Bangladeshi XI matches are also considered first-class

[edit] England

English first-class teams
Name Home ground Website
ENGLAND n/a http://www.ecb.co.uk/
Cambridge Universities Centre of Cricketing Excellence1 Fenner's Cricket Ground, Cambridge http://www.sport.cam.ac.uk/cricket/index.html
Derbyshire County Cricket Club County Ground, Derby http://www.dccc.org.uk/
Durham County Cricket Club Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street http://www.durhamccc.co.uk/
Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence1 Racecourse Ground, Durham http://www.teamdurham.com/?page=186
Essex County Cricket Club County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, Chelmsford http://www.essexcricket.org.uk/
Glamorgan County Cricket Club Sophia Gardens, Cardiff http://www.glamorgancricket.com/
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club County Cricket Ground, Bristol, Bristol http://www.gloscricket.co.uk/
Hampshire County Cricket Club Rose Bowl, Southampton http://www.hampshirecricket.com/
Kent County Cricket Club St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury http://www.kentcountycricket.co.uk/
Lancashire County Cricket Club Old Trafford, Manchester http://www.lccc.co.uk/
Leicestershire County Cricket Club Grace Road, Leicester http://www.leicestershireccc.co.uk/
Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence1 Loughborough http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/sses/SDC/ucce/
Marylebone Cricket Club1 Lord's, London http://www.lords.org/mcc/
Middlesex County Cricket Club Lord's, London http://www.middlesexccc.com/
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club County Cricket Ground, Northampton, Wantage Road, Northampton http://www.nccc.co.uk/
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Trent Bridge, Nottingham http://www.nottinghamshire-county-cricket-club.co.uk/
Oxford Universities Centre of Cricketing Excellence1 The Parks, Oxford http://www.cricketintheparks.org.uk/
Somerset County Cricket Club County Cricket Ground, Taunton, Taunton http://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/
Surrey County Cricket Club The BRIT Oval, London http://www.surreycricket.com/
Sussex County Cricket Club County Cricket Ground, Hove, Hove http://www.sussexcricket.co.uk/
Warwickshire County Cricket Club Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Edgbaston, Birmingham http://www.thebears.co.uk/
Worcestershire County Cricket Club County Ground, New Road, Worcester http://www.wccc.co.uk/
Yorkshire County Cricket Club Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds http://www.yorkshireccc.org.uk/

Notes:

[edit] India

Indian first-class teams
Name Home ground Website
INDIA n/a none
Duleep Trophy teams
Central Zone n/a none
East Zone n/a none
North Zone n/a none
West Zone n/a none
South Zone n/a none
Ranji Trophy teams
Andhra Cricket Association ACA/VDCA Stadium, Vishakhapatnam none
Assam Cricket Association Nehru Stadium, Guwahati none
Baroda Cricket Association Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara none
Bengal Cricket Association Eden Gardens, Kolkata none
Delhi & District Cricket Association Jamia Millia Cricket Ground, Delhi none
Goa Cricket Association Dr R Prasad Stadium, Margao none
Gujarat Cricket Association Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad none
Haryana Cricket Association Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon none
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala none
Hyderabad Cricket Association Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad none
Jammu and Kashmir Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar none
Jharkhand Cricket Association1 Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur none
Karnataka State Cricket Association M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore http://www.kscaonline.com/
Kerala Cricket Association Fort Maidan, Palakkad none
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore none
Maharashtra Cricket Association Nehru Stadium, Pune none
Mumbai Cricket Association Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai none
Orissa Cricket Association Barabati Stadium, Cuttack none
Punjab Cricket Association Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali none
Railways Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi none
Rajasthan Cricket Association KL Saini Ground, Jaipur none
Saurashtra Cricket Association Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot none
Services Sports Control Board Model Sports Complex, Delhi none
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai http://tnca.cc/
Tripura Cricket Association Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala http://www.tcalive.com/
Uttar Pradesh K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow none
Vidarbha Cricket Association VCA Ground, Nagpur none

Notes:

1 Jharkhand is also known as Bihar, because Jharkhand was created out of the old state of Bihar in 2001. As most of the cricketing infrastructure in old Bihar was in Jharkhand, Jharkhand replaced Bihar as a first-class team.
2 Rest of India (in the Irani Trophy), India A, and various President's XIs are also adjudged first-class.

[edit] Kenya

Kenyan first-class teams
Name Home ground Website
KENYA n/a http://www.kenyacricket.org/

[edit] New Zealand

New Zealand first-class teams
Name Home ground Website
NEW ZEALAND n/a http://www.nzcricket.co.nz/
Auckland Cricket Association Eden Park, Auckland http://www.aucklandcricket.co.nz/
Canterbury Cricket Association Hagley Oval, Christchurch http://canterbury.nzcricket.co.nz/
Central Districts Cricket Association McLean Park, Napier http://cd.nzcricket.co.nz/
Cricket Wellington Basin Reserve, Wellington http://www.cricketwellington.co.nz/
Northern Districts Cricket Association Westpac Park, Hamilton http://www.ndcricket.co.nz/
Otago Cricket Association University Oval, Dunedin http://www.otagocricket.co.nz/

[edit] Pakistan

Pakistani first-class teams
Name Home ground Website
PAKISTAN n/a http://www.pcboard.com.pk/
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy teams
Faisalabad Cricket Association Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Hyderabad Cricket Association Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad
Karachi Cricket Association Blues National Stadium, Karachi, Karachi
Karachi Cricket Association Whites National Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Cricket Association Blues Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Lahore Cricket Association Whites Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Multan Division Cricket Association Multan Cricket Stadium
Peshawar Cricket Association Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Quetta Cricket Association Bugti Stadium, Quetta
Rawalpindi Cricket Association Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Sialkot Cricket Association Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot
ABN-AMRO Patron's Trophy teams
Allied Bank Limited various
Defence Housing Authority various
Habib Bank Limited Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Karachi Port Trust various
Khan Research Laboratories KRL Ground, Rawalpindi
National Bank of Pakistan various
Pakistan Customs various
Pakistan International Airlines National Stadium, Karachi
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited various
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited various
Water and Power Development Authority various
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited various

[edit] South Africa

South African first-class teams
Name Home ground Website
SOUTH AFRICA n/a http://www.cricket.co.za/
Goodyear Eagles (Free State/Griqualand West) Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein http://www.fscu.co.za/
Highveld Lions (Gauteng/North West) The Wanderers, Illovo http://www.highveldstrikers.co.za/
Mercedes Warriors (Eastern Province/Border) Mercedes-Benz Park, East London http://www.mercedeswarriors.co.za/
Nashua Dolphins (KwaZulu-Natal) Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban http://www.dolphinscricket.co.za
Nashua Titans (Northerns/Easterns) SuperSport Park, Centurion http://www.titans.cricket.co.za
Nashua Cape Cobras (Western Province/Boland) Sahara Park, Newlands http://www.wpcricket.co.za
SAA Provicial Challenge 2006/2007
Boland Coetzenburg, Stellenbosch
Border Buffalo Park, East London none
Easterns Willowmoore Park, Benoni none
Eastern Province St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Free State Springbok Park, Bloemfontein
Gauteng (Transvaal) New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Griqualand West De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Kei Fort Hare University, Alice
KwaZulu-Natal Kingsmead, Durban
KwaZulu-Natal Inland City Oval, Pietermaritzburg
Limpopo Modjadjiskloof Oval, Duiwelskloof
Mpumalanga Landau Recreation Club, SA Coal Estates, Witbank
Namibia Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek, Windhoek
Northerns Centurion Park, Centurion
North West North West Cricket Stadium, Potchefstroom
South Western Districts Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn
Western Province Newlands, Cape Town

[edit] Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan first-class teams
Name Home ground Website
SRI LANKA n/a http://www.srilankacricket.lk
Provincial Tournament teams
Central Province Cricket Association Asgiriya International Cricket Stadium Asgiriya, Kandy none
North Central Province Cricket Association Rangiri Dumbulla Stadium, Dambulla
Southern Province Cricket Association Galle International Cricket Stadium, Galle
Western Province Cricket Association
Premier League clubs
Air Force Air Force Ground, Katunayake
Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club Ground, Colombo none
Burgher Recreation Club Burgher Recreation Club Ground, Colombo none
Chilaw Marians Cricket Club Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Colombo Colts Cricket Club Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo
Colombo Cricket Club (Gymkhana)
Galle Cricket Club formerly 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 & Athletic Club De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa
Sinhalese Sports Club Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo

[edit] West Indies

West Indian first-class teams
Name Home ground Website
WEST INDIES n/a http://www.windiescricket.com/
Barbados Cricket Association Kensington Oval, Bridgetown none
The Guyana Cricket Board Bourda, Georgetown none
Jamaica Cricket Association Sabina Park, Kingston http://www.cricketjamaica.org/
Leeward Islands Cricket Association Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua none
Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board of Control Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain none
Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia none

Note: West Indies 'A' and West Indian XI matches are also considered first-class

[edit] Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean first-class teams
Name Home ground Website
ZIMBABWE n/a http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/ZIM/
Western Provinces Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo none
Northern Provinces Harare Sports Club, Harare none
Eastern Provinces Mutare Sports Club, Mutare none
Southern Provinces  ??? none
Central Provinces Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe none

[edit] See also

[edit] References

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