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:

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 Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Vishakhapatnam
Assam Cricket Association Nehru Stadium, Guwahati
Baroda Cricket Association Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara

Bengal Cricket Association Eden Gardens, Kolkata [1]
Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Naya Raipur
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 Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium, Rohtak
Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association 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 Holkar Stadium, Indore
Maharashtra Cricket Association Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Mumbai Cricket Association Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Orissa Cricket Association Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
Punjab Cricket Association Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra 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 National Stadium, Karachi
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 National Stadium, Karachi
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 AssociationKensington 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

External links

References

  1. http://www.nerve.in/tags:cricket+association+of+bengal
  2. http://cricketpunjab.com/newdesign/home.asp?
  3. http://cricketrajasthan.com/home.asp?
  4. http://www.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/ZIM/
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