English Domestic Season 2026

[Chin Music]

They knew he had a couny contract. Didn't know he planned to leave during the game. Wouldn't have picked him if they had known.
He told the opposition before he told his own team, only informed the lions while they were batting.
They allowed Russell Domingo to leave the day before for Hampshire as he had informed them well in advance so there is no evidence that the lions would have been unreasonable had he informed them.
What makes this even more inexcusable is it seems he booked the flight not the county or the agent.

That makes it even worse then. As Langleybury says, it was unnecessary given that there was a few days gap.

 

[chris.hinton]

BBC Sport preview of the County Championship

County Championship 2026: A clean slate for the county game?

The 2026 County Championship season begins on Friday amid hopes of a reconnection between the ECB and the county game.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Adam Hose says its unrealistic to not think about his ankle injury last season

Adam Hose: Worcestershire batter says memories of ankle injury will take time to fade

Worcestershire batter Adam Hose says it may take longer to fully get over the psychological impact of the serious ankle injury he suffered in August 2025.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Yadvinder Singh signs a short term deal with Leicestershire, He was released by Worcestershire in the winter

Leicestershire sign seamer Yadvinder Singh on short-term deal

Leicestershire bolster their seam attack with the signing of Yadvinder Singh on a short-term deal.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Ben Charlesworth to leave Gloucestershire at the end of the 2026 season

Ben Charlesworth: Gloucestershire all-rounder to leave club at end of 2026

All-rounder Ben Charlesworth will leave Gloucestershire at the end of the 2026 after turning down a new contract.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Wiaan Mulder aiming to make a difference to Essex

Wiaan Mulder: Essex signing aims to 'make difference' in early season

South Africa's Wiaan Mulder hopes to "make a difference" for Essex in the early weeks of the new men's county cricket season.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Hampshire's New Coach Russell Domingo says anything is possible this season

Russell Domingo: Hampshire head coach previews upcoming season

Hampshire head coach Russell Domingo says if his side start well in the County Championship then "anything is possible".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Thomas Rew aiming to follow in his brothers footsteps

Thomas Rew hopes to follow brother James' path at Somerset

Young Somerset wicketkeeper-batter Thomas Rew on learning with the England Lions and following brother James into Somerset's first team.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Ethan Bamber aiming to become an all-round option for Warwickshire

Ethan Bamber: Warwickshire seamer aiming to become more versatile option in 2026

Warwickshire seamer Ethan Bamber says after an excellent debut season for the Bears, he wants to carry on developing and become an option in all formats.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Nathan McSweeney looking forward to linking up with Darren Lehmann

Northamptonshire: Nathan McSweeney relishing Darren Lehmann link-up & James Anderson test

Australia international Nathan McSweeney says the presence of Darren Lehmann as coach was the key reason behind him signing for Northamptonshire.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Peter Moores kept trophy away from team photocall

Peter Moores: Nottinghamshire coach says County Championship win is in the past

Peter Moores, the only coach to win three County Championships with three different counties, reflects on Nottinghamshire's title win last season ahead of 2026.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Derbyshire coach Mickey Arthur backs new signing Shoaib Bashir

Shoaib Bashir billed a "national treasure" by Derbyshire coach Mickey Arthur

Coach Mickey Arthur says the world is Shoaib Bashir's oyster as the spinner tries to win back his England place at his new county Derbyshire.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[chris.hinton]

Worcestershire sign Olly Hannon-Dalby for the 1st two matches of the County Championship season

Olly Hannon-Dalby: Worcestershire sign Warwickshire seamer on loan amid Beyers Swanepoel uncertainty

Worcestershire sign Warwickshire seamer Olly Hannon-Dalby on a 14-day loan while the future of all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel remains uncertain.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

England's Zak Crawley and Jamie Smith set to play in County Championship

England pair Zak Crawley and Jamie Smith will feature in the opening round of the 2026 County Championship season.

www.bbc.co.uk

Surrey get their England Test players for the first game of the season (except Atkinson, perhaps his Ashes injury was quite serious?), Notts and Yorkshire’s duos are absent, Potts is in Durham’s squad but Carse isn’t (edit, Carse is at the IPL isn’t he?). Snooping around, of the other members of our T20 World Cup squad who are available for CC duty, Archer misses out (an injury that I’ve not heard about, or merely rested?) Ahmed and Dawson are playing

 

[Blenkinsop]

I really fancy heading to a county match tomorrow for the start of the season but the only one that's less than two hours away is at Derby, which is the grimmest ground on the circuit and the least appealing of all the matches on offer.

 

[chris.hinton]

All of them should be playing tomorrow. Root has hardly played since the Ashes

 

[honestbharani]

Archer misses out (an injury that I’ve not heard about, or merely rested?)

He is at the IPL no?

 

[mackembhoy]

First toss of this season in less than 10 mins.

Good luck to all my fellow County Cricket fans.

Viva Jimmy Anderson

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2039402414282002837

 

[tony p]

Will be at least TWO delayed starts as I type this due to the weather.
Cardiff, Glam v York
Southampton, Hants v Essex.

 

[chris.hinton]

Here we go. Lets see what the next few months bring