The One-Day Cup is a 50-over cricket competition played by the 18 first-class counties across England and Wales.
The tournament was first played in 2014 and takes place annually in the British summer time, usually between the start of August and September.
Middlesex are the current holders after they defeated Leicestershire in the 2026 final.
One-Day Cup dates
The first round of fixtures takes place in late July and group matches conclude at the beginning of August.
Quarter-final and semi-final games all take place in August, before two sides to head-to-head in a September final.
Trent Bridge hosted the 2026 final.
One-Day Cup times
Start times for each and every match in the competition are scheduled for 11:00 BST.
One-Day Cup teams
The 18 county teams are split evenly into two groups, with nine in Group A and nine in Group B.
The One-Day cup teams are as follows:
- Lancashire
- Worcestershire
- Kent
- Middlesex
- Durham
- Hampshire
- Northamptonshire
- Somerset
- Derbyshire
- Essex
- Leicestershire
- Warwickshire
- Surrey
- Glamorgan
- Nottinghamshire
- Yorkshire
- Gloucestershire
- Sussex
One-Day Cup venues
The matches in the One-Day Cup will be played at various cricket grounds across the UK, including some at the County team's traditional homes, like Old Trafford, Edgbaston and Trent Bridge.
Other smaller venues, like the North Marine Road, Scarborough, Neath Cricket Club in Neath and Woodbridge Road, Surrey will also stage some matches.
One-Day Cup history
The One-Day Cup was first played in 2014, replacing the ECB 40, which saw each team allocated a 40-over innings per match. The organisers increased the number of overs to 50 to bring it in line with one-day internationals.
Since the competition began in 2014, there have been ten different One-Day Cup winners. Durham triumphed in the first iteration 10 years ago, followed by Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire, Hampshire and Somerset.
Glamorgan were the victors in 2021, Kent won in 2022 and Leicestershire were crowned One-Day Cup champions for the first time in 2023, Glamorgan retained their title a year later before Worcestershire became the tenth first-time winners in 2025.
One-Day Cup format
Each group winner progresses straight to the semi-finals, while the teams who finish second and third advance to the quarter-finals, with the runner-up in Group A hosting third in Group B and vice-versa.
The victors then face the two group winners before the winners of each semi-final go on to play in the final.
