List of current first-class cricket teams
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This is a list of current first-class cricket teams, 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, only their main ground is listed.
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[edit] Australia
National team: Australian cricket team [1]
| Name | Home ground | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Tasmanian Tigers (Tasmania) | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | [2] |
| Western Warriors (Western Australia) | WACA Ground, Perth | [3] |
| New South Wales Blues (New South Wales) | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | [4] |
| Victorian Bushrangers (Victoria) | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | [5] |
| Southern Redbacks (South Australia) | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | [6] |
| Queensland Bulls (Queensland) | Brisbane Cricket Ground (The Gabba), Brisbane | [7] |
[edit] Bangladesh
National team: Bangladeshi cricket team [8]
| Name | Home ground | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Barisal Division | Barisal Divisional Stadium, Barisal | |
| Chittagong Division | Chittagong Divisional Stadium, Chittagong | |
| Dhaka Division | Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | |
| Khulna Division | Khulna Divisional Stadium, Khulna | |
| Rajshahi Division | Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra | |
| Sylhet Division | Sylhet Stadium, Sylhet |
Note: Bangladesh 'A' and Bangladeshi XI matches are also considered first-class
[edit] Bermuda
National team: Bermudian cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
[edit] Canada
National team: Canadian cricket team1[9]
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
[edit] Great Britain
National team: English cricket team [10]
Notes:
1 first-class only when playing against a first-class county.
2Additionally Scotland v Ireland, Cambridge University v Oxford University, matches between a first-class side and a touring side adjudged first class. The England and Wales Cricket Board may also adjudge other matches first-class.
[edit] India
National team: Indian cricket team [34]
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. Services cricket team, Services Sports Control Board, Model Sports Complex, Delhi and Railways cricket team, Railways, Karnail Singh Stadium, Delhi also play first class cricket. Make shift zonal teams are also made and guest teams like England lions also play.
[edit] Ireland
National team: Irish cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup or when playing against Scotland.
[edit] Kenya
National team: Kenyan cricket team [46]1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup and against touring first-class teams.
[edit] Namibia
National team: Namibian 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.
[edit] Netherlands
National team: Dutch cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
[edit] New Zealand
National team: New Zealand cricket team [47]
| Name | Home ground | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Auckland Cricket Association | Eden Park, Auckland | [48] |
| Canterbury Cricket Association | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | [49] |
| Central Districts Cricket Association | McLean Park, Napier | [50] |
| Cricket Wellington | Basin Reserve, Wellington | [51] |
| Northern Districts Cricket Association | Westpac Park, Hamilton | [52] |
| Otago Cricket Association | University Oval, Dunedin | [53] |
[edit] Pakistan
National team: Pakistani cricket team
| Name | Home ground | Reference
|
|---|---|---|
| Faisalabad Cricket Association | Iqbal Stadium,Faisalabad | |
| Hyderabad Cricket Association | Niaz Stadium,Hyderabad | |
| Karachi Cricket Association Whites | National Stadium,Karachi | |
| Lahore Cricket Association Blues | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | |
| Multan Division Cricket Association | Multan Cricket Stadium Multan | |
| Peshawar Cricket Association | Arab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | |
| Quetta Cricket Association | Bugti Stadium, Quetta | |
| Rawalpindi Cricket Association | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi | |
| Sialkot Cricket Association | Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot |
[edit] Scotland
National team: Scottish 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.
[edit] South Africa
National team: South African cricket team [54]
Notes:
1 Also considered first-class when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
2 A composite guest team from Zimbabwe known as Zimbabwe Provinces also plays first-class cricket in the SAA Provincial Challenge.
[edit] Sri Lanka
National team: Sri Lankan cricket team [55]
| Name | Home ground | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Premier League clubs | ||
| Air Force | Air Force Ground, Katunayake | |
| 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 | Colombo Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | |
| Colombo Cricket Club | ||
| 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 and Athletic Club | De Zoysa Stadium, Moratuwa | |
| Sinhalese Sports Club | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo | |
| Tamil Union Cricket & Athletic Club | P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | |
[edit] United Arab Emirates
National team: Emirati cricket team1
Note:
1 first-class only when playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.
[edit] West Indies
National team: West Indian cricket team [56]
Note: West Indies 'A' and West Indian XI matches are also considered first-class. During the 07/08 season the W.I. U-19 cricket team and the Combined Campuses and Colleges (a team drawn from university and college students across the West Indies) will be playing in the first class competition.
[edit] Zimbabwe
National team: Zimbabwean cricket team [60]
| Name | Home ground | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Matabeleland (Western Provinces from 2006-07) | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | |
| Mashonaland (Northern Provinces from 2006-07) | Harare Sports Club, Harare | |
| Easterns Province (formerly Manicaland) | Mutare Sports Club, Mutare | |
| Southerns Province (formerly Masvingo) | Masvingo Sports Club, Masvingo | |
| Centrals Province (formerly Midlands) | Kwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe |
Note: Guest teams like Kenyan select also play
