2025 English cricket season
| Women's T20 Blast | |
|---|---|
| Champions | Surrey |
| Runners-up | Bears |
| Women's T20 County Cup | |
| Champions | Lancashire |
| Runners-up | Surrey |
| Wisden Cricketers of the Year | |
| Gus Atkinson, Liam Dawson, Sophie Ecclestone, Jamie Smith & Daniel Worrall[1] | |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 English cricket season commenced on 4 April and will finish on 27 September 2025.[2]
It is the 125th season in which the County Championship has been an official competition and featured First-Class, List-A, and Twenty20 cricket competitions throughout England and Wales.
Following a restructure of domestic women's cricket, this was the inaugural season of competition in which counties were divided into Tiers.[3]
For both men and women, the fifth edition of The Hundred will be played from 5 – 31 August 2025.[4]
International tours
Zimbabwe men's tour
In May, Zimbabwe played England in a one-off Test match at Trent Bridge. England won the match by an innings and 45 runs.[5]
West Indies men's tour
In May and June, West Indies toured England to play three Twenty20 International (T20I) and three One Day International (ODI) matches. England completed a clean sweep to win both series 3–0.[6]
World Test Championship final
In June, the final of the 2023–2025 World Test Championship took place at Lord's. South Africa beat Australia by five wickets to win a senior ICC tournament for the first time in 27 years.[7]
India men's tour
From June to August, India toured England to play five Test matches which formed part of the 2025–2027 World Test Championship. The series was drawn 2–2 after India won the final Test by six runs. Indian captain Shubman Gill was the leading runscorer in the series with 754 runs and was chosen as India's player of the series, Harry Brook was England's player of the series.[8]
South Africa men's tour
In September, South Africa will tour England for three T20I and three ODI matches.
West Indies women's tour
The West Indies women's team toured England in May and June to play three Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) and three Women's One Day International (WODI) matches. England completed a clean sweep to win both series 3–0.[9]
India women's tour
The India women's team toured England in June and July to play five WT20I and three WODI matches. India won the WT20I series 3–2 and the WODI series 2–1.[10][11]
Domestic cricket
County Championship
The County Championship began on 4 April and will finish on 27 September with each team playing 14 fixtures.
One-Day Cup
The One-Day Cup runs from 5 August to 20 September with the counties separated into two groups of nine.
T20 Blast
The T20 Blast runs from 29 May until 13 September with the eighteen counties divided into two groups of nine - the North Group and the South Group.
The Hundred
The fifth season of The Hundred takes place in August, with eight men's and eight women's teams competing.
Women's T20 Blast
The Women's T20 Blast ran from 30 May to 27 July. The eight 'Tier 1' counties competed in a round-robin group and the 10 'Tier 2' counties were split into two groups, both competitions ended with a finals day. Surrey beat Bears in the Tier 1 final,[12] Middlesex won the Tier 2 competition.[13]
Women's One-Day Cup
The Women's One-Day Cup takes place from 19 April until 21 September. The 'Tier 1' counties and 'Tier 2' counties compete in separate round-robin groups before knockout matches in September.
Women's T20 County Cup
The Women's Twenty20 Cup took place from 5 May to 26 May, with all 37 counties taking part in a knock-out competition. Lancashire beat Surrey in the final to claim the inaugural title.[14]
References
- ^ Wynne, Ffion (21 April 2025). "England trio among Wisden cricketers of the year". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Rothesay County Championship fixtures 2025". ECB. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Explained: How the all-new women's county structure works". Wisden. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "London derby to launch fifth season of Hundred in August". ESPNcricinfo. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Moonda, Firdose (24 May 2025). "Shoaib Bashir seals innings win as Sean Williams stars for spirited Zimbabwe". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Abraham, Timothy (10 June 2025). "Record-breaking England cruise to win over Windies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "History made at Lord's as South Africa triumph in WTC25 Final". ICC. 14 June 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Miller, Andrew (4 August 2025). "Siraj the star as India square series with epic six-run victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ Baynes, Valkerie (7 June 2025). "Nat Sciver-Brunt 57* leads England to 3-0 sweep in rain-wrecked final ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Wynne, Ffion (12 July 2025). "England stutter to consolation T20 win over India". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Henry, Matthew (22 July 2025). "England well beaten as India take ODI series win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Surrey beat Bears to become T20 Blast champions". BBC Sport. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Yorks Women vs Middx Women, Final (N), Northampton, July 26, 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Sophie Ecclestone is star turn as Lancashire lift inaugural T20 County Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.