The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. All but one of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorgan, which is a Welsh county.)

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The official County Championship began in 1890, before which unofficial championships were contested. The unofficial championships were decided not by any numerical method but rather by popular acclaim.

The first official championship in 1890 was competed between Gloucestershire, Kent, Lancashire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire, where the side were to play 14 matches (each other twice). The positions were based on number of wins minus the number of losses.

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I now have a thermos.Next years activities will include wearing a blanket whilst watching county cricket, moaning about kids and mild racism
ytseliam (Liam Billington) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:06:25 -0000
I now have a thermos.Next years activities will include wearing a blanket whilst watching county cricket, moaning about kids and mild racism
Lancashire County Cricket Club is playing a match in Germany http://bit.ly/5lnrpe
swohoa (swohoa) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:46:19 -0000
Lancashire County Cricket Club is playing a match in Germany http://bit.ly/5lnrpe
#cricket Yorkshire turn to Gale: Yorkshire have appointed Andrew Gale as their new captain for the 2010-11 county c... http://bit.ly/82Yjnr
uksportsnews (UK Sports News) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:28:21 -0000
#cricket Yorkshire turn to Gale: Yorkshire have appointed Andrew Gale as their new captain for the 2010-11 county c... http://bit.ly/82Yjnr
New cricket league structure unveiled: Teams across the county have discovered their opponents for next summer’s ... http://bit.ly/6RIHif
KentOnlineSport (KentOnline Sport) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:33:06 -0000
New cricket league structure unveiled: Teams across the county have discovered their opponents for next summer’s ... http://bit.ly/6RIHif
New cricket league structure unveiled: Teams across the county have discovered their opponents for next summer’s ... http://bit.ly/6RIHif
sizzle14 (Simon Walker) Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:33:06 -0000
New cricket league structure unveiled: Teams across the county have discovered their opponents for next summer’s ... http://bit.ly/6RIHif
North-East sporting moment of the past decade must be Durham winning the county cricket championship - then doing it again. Brilliant.
EchoPeterBarron (Peter Barron) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:32:46 -0000
North-East sporting moment of the past decade must be Durham winning the county cricket championship - then doing it again. Brilliant.

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