List of current first-class cricket teams


This is a list of current first-class cricket teams, organised first by country and then alphabetically. A first class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each which is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each.
Where a team plays at more than one home ground, only their main ground is listed here.

Afghanistan

National team: Afghanistan national cricket team1
Beginning in 2017, Afghanistan domestic matches have had first-class and List A status.
NameHome groundReference
Amo Regionn/a
Band-e-Amir Regionn/a
Boost Regionn/a
Kabul GreenKabul National Cricket Stadium, Kabul
Mis Ainak Regionn/a
Speen Ghar Regionn/a

Australia

National team: Australia national cricket team

Bangladesh

National team: Bangladesh national cricket team
Notes:
  • Bangladesh A and Bangladeshis matches are also considered first-class.

    England and Wales

National team: England cricket team

India

National team: India national cricket team
Notes:
1 Rest of India, India A, and various President's XIs are also adjudged first-class.
2 Makeshift zonal teams are also made and guest teams like England lions also play.

Ireland

Ireland's Inter-Provincial Championship received first-class status in October 2016 from the ICC. The first-class status for the matches came into effect with the 2017 Inter-Provincial Championship.
National team: Ireland cricket team
The Inter-Provincial Championship has not been held since 2019, and as of 2025 there are still no plans for its revival.

New Zealand

National team: New Zealand national cricket team
NameHome groundReference
Auckland Cricket AssociationEden Park, Auckland
Canterbury Cricket AssociationHagley Oval, Christchurch
Central Districts Cricket AssociationMcLean Park, Napier
Cricket WellingtonBasin Reserve, Wellington
Northern Districts Cricket AssociationSeddon Park, Hamilton
Otago Cricket AssociationUniversity Oval, Dunedin

Pakistan

National team: Pakistan national cricket team

Regional first-class teams (Quaid-e-Azam Trophy)

Departmental first-class teams (President's Trophy)

All teams above current as of the 2024–25 season.

South Africa

National team: South Africa national cricket team

Sri Lanka

National team: Sri Lanka national cricket team

Major League Tournament teams

National Super League 4-Day Tournament teams

West Indies

National team: West Indies cricket team
Note: West Indies 'A' and West Indian XI matches are also considered first-class.

Zimbabwe

National team: Zimbabwe national cricket team
NameHome groundReference
Mashonaland EaglesHarare Sports Club, Harare
Matabeleland TuskersQueens Sports Club, Bulawayo
Mid West RhinosKwekwe Sports Club, Kwekwe
MountaineersMutare Sports Club, Mutare
Southern Rocks Masvingo Sports Club, Masvingo

Former first-class national teams

The following countries have each played first-class cricket as an international team in certain circumstances. Since the suspension of the international first-class competition the ICC Intercontinental Cup, in which many of these countries competed between 2004 and 2017, they have played little or no first-class cricket.