List of current first-class cricket teams

This is a list of current first-class cricket teams, organised first by country and then alphabetically. For a clear explanation of first-class status, see first-class cricket. Where a team plays at more than one home and away grounds, only their main ground is listed on this list.

Afghanistan

National team: Afghanistan national cricket team¹

Note:
¹ first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Australia

National team: Australia national cricket team

Name	Home ground	Reference
New South Wales	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Victoria	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
South Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Queensland	Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba), Brisbane
Western Australia	WACA Ground, Perth
Tasmania	Bellerive Oval, Hobart

Bangladesh

National team: Bangladesh national cricket team

Name	Home ground	Reference
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 Stadium, Sylhet

Notes:

Bangladesh 'A' and Bangladeshis matches are also considered first-class.
Four zonal teams (North Zone, South Zone, East Zone and Central Zone) also play in the first-class Bangladesh Cricket League.

England and Wales

National team: England cricket team

Name	Home ground	Reference
Derbyshire County Cricket Club	County Ground, Derby
Durham County Cricket Club	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Essex County Cricket Club	County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Glamorgan County Cricket Club	SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club	County Cricket Ground, Bristol
Hampshire County Cricket Club	Rose Bowl, Southampton
Kent County Cricket Club	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Lancashire County Cricket Club	Old Trafford, Manchester
Leicestershire County Cricket Club	Grace Road, Leicester
Middlesex County Cricket Club	Lord's, London
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club	County Ground, Northampton
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club	Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Somerset County Cricket Club	County Ground, Taunton
Surrey County Cricket Club	The Kia Oval, London
Sussex County Cricket Club	County Cricket Ground, Hove
Warwickshire County Cricket Club	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham
Worcestershire County Cricket Club	New Road, Worcester
Yorkshire County Cricket Club	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds
Marylebone Cricket Club	Lord's, London	MCC
Cambridge University Cricket Club	Fenner's, Cambridge	Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cardiff MCC University		Cardiff MCC University
Durham MCC University	The Racecourse, Durham	Durham MCC University
Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities		Leeds/Bradford MCC Universities
Loughborough MCC University	Haslegrave Ground, Loughborough	Loughborough MCC University
Oxford University Cricket Club	University Parks, Oxford	Oxford University Cricket Club

India

National team: India national cricket team

Name	Home ground	Reference
Ranji Trophy teams
Andhra Cricket Association	ACA/VDCA Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
Assam Cricket Association	Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Baroda Cricket Association	Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara
Bengal Cricket Association	Eden Gardens, Kolkata	^[1]
Delhi & District Cricket Association	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Goa Cricket Association	Dr R Prasad Stadium, Margao
Gujarat Cricket Association	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Haryana Cricket Association	Devi Lal Stadium, Gurgaon
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association	HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala
Hyderabad Cricket Association	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Jammu and Kashmir	Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar
Jharkhand Cricket Association¹	Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur
Karnataka State Cricket Association	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Kerala Cricket Association	Fort Maidan, Palakkad
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association	Maharani Usharaje Trust Cricket Ground, Indore
Maharashtra Cricket Association	Nehru Stadium, Pune
Mumbai Cricket Association	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Orissa Cricket Association	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Punjab Cricket Association	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali	^[2]
Rajasthan Cricket Association	KL Saini Ground, Jaipur	^[3]
Saurashtra Cricket Association	Madhavrao Scindia Cricket Ground, Rajkot
Tamil Nadu Cricket Association	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Tripura Cricket Association	Maharaja Bir Bikram College Stadium, Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow
Vidarbha Cricket Association	VCA Ground, Nagpur
Department	Home Ground	Reference
Railways Sports Promotion Board	Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi
Services Cricket Association	Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi
Zone	Ground	Reference
North Zone cricket team
South Zone cricket team
East Zone cricket team
West Zone cricket team
Central Zone cricket team

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.
³ Makeshift zonal teams are also made and guest teams like England lions also play.

Hong Kong

National team: Hong Kong national cricket team

Note:
¹ first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Ireland

National team: Ireland cricket team¹

Note:
¹ first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup or when playing against Scotland.

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.

New Zealand

National team: New Zealand national cricket team

Name	Home ground	Reference
Auckland Cricket Association	Eden Park, Auckland
Canterbury Cricket Association	Hagley Oval, Christchurch
Central Districts Cricket Association	McLean Park, Napier
Cricket Wellington	Basin Reserve, Wellington
Northern Districts Cricket Association	Seddon Park, Hamilton
Otago Cricket Association	University Oval, Dunedin

Note: Hawke's Bay formerly competed at first-class level in the Plunket Shield until 1920-21. It later became part of Central Districts Cricket Association.

Pakistan

National team: Pakistan national cricket team

Name	Home ground	Reference
Regions
Abbottabad	Abbottabad Cricket Stadium, Abbottabad
Bahawalpur	Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur
Faisalabad	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
Hyderabad	Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad
Islamabad	Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad
Karachi Blues	National Stadium, Karachi
Karachi Whites	National Stadium, Karachi
Lahore Ravi	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Lahore Shalimar	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
Multan	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Peshawar	Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar
Quetta	Bugti Stadium, Quetta
Rawalpindi	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Sialkot	Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot
Departments
Habib Bank Limited	none
Khan Research Laboratories	Khan Research Laboratories Ground, Rawalpindi
National Bank of Pakistan	National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex, Karachi
Pakistan International Airlines	none
Pakistan Television	none
Port Qasim Authority	none
State Bank of Pakistan	none
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited	none
United Bank Limited	United Bank Limited Sports Complex, Karachi
Water and Power Development Authority	none
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited	none

Papua New Guinea

National team: Papua New Guinea national cricket team

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.

South Africa

National team: South Africa national cricket team

Name	Home ground	Reference
SuperSport Series
Cape Cobras	Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Dolphins	Kingsmead, Durban
Knights	Springbok Park, Bloemfontein
Highveld Lions	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Titans	Centurion 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
Griqualand West	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

Team Name & Province	Home-ground & City	Reference
National League
Basnahira North cricket team, Western Province	R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Kandurata cricket team, Central Province	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Ruhuna cricket team, Southern Province	Galle International Stadium, Galle & Hambantota International Cricket Stadium, Hambantota
Uthuru cricket team, North Central Province	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Dambulla
Uva cricket team, Uva Province	Badulla cricket Stadium, Badulla
Wayamba cricket team, North Western Province	Welagedara Stadium, Kurunegala

Name	Home ground	Reference
Premier League clubs
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

United Arab Emirates

National team: United Arab Emirates national cricket team¹

Note:
¹ first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup/Shield.

West Indies

National team: West Indies cricket team

Name	Home ground	Reference
Barbados Cricket Association	Kensington Oval Bridgetown
Combined Campuses and Colleges	Three Ws Oval, Bridgetown
The Guyana Cricket Board	Bourda, Georgetown
Jamaica Cricket Association	Sabina Park, Kingston
Leeward Islands Cricket Association	Antigua Recreation Ground, Antigua
Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board of Control	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control	Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

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

Zimbabwe

National team: Zimbabwe national cricket team ^[4]

Name	Home ground	Reference
Mashonaland Eagles	Harare Sports Club, Harare
Matabeleland Tuskers	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Mid West Rhinos	Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
Mountaineers	Mutare Sports Club, Mutare
Southern Rocks	Masvingo Sports Club, Masvingo

Former first-class cricket teams

Canada

National team: Canada national cricket team

Note:
¹ first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.

Kenya

National team: Kenya national cricket team ¹

Note:
¹ first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup and against touring first-class teams.

Nepal

National team: Nepal national cricket team¹

Note:
¹ 5 first class cricket matches played

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