The ECB is responsible for running the three county competitions in the men’s professional game and, from the 2025 season, three competitions in the new women's county structure.
 
In addition, The Hundred – which features eight city-based teams in both the men’s and women’s competitions – features eight men’s and women’s teams and aims to open cricket to more families and young people.

Men’s County Cricket

The 18 First-Class Counties compete in the Vitality County Championship, the Vitality Blast men's competition and the Metro Bank One-Day Cup men's competition.

The Vitality County Championship, which was first established in 1890, features a two-division structure. Ten counties compete in Division One and eight in Division Two with a two-up, two-down promotion and relegation system.

The Vitality Blast men's competition is the oldest professional T20 competition in the world showcasing historic county rivalries in the North and South Groups. Each county play 14 group-stage matches before the competition culminates with Finals Day at Edgbaston.

The Metro Bank One-Day Cup is the men's 50-over competition with the final staged at Trent Bridge.

Women’s Domestic Cricket

A new women's county structure - which is split into three Tiers - will begin from the 2025 season and be aligned with the men's county structure for the first time.

The eight women’s Tier One professional county teams will compete in the Vitality Blast women’s competition and Metro Bank One Day Cup women’s competition. The Tier Two county teams will play in the Vitality Blast Women’s League 2 and the Metro Bank One Day Cup Women’s League 2.

The Vitality Blast women's competitions will both be decided with Finals Days, with a final for both Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's competitions.

The ECB Women’s T20 County Cup is a new knock-out cup competition consisting of teams from all three tiers of the expanded women’s domestic structure - with a Finals Day.

The Hundred

The Hundred, a key part of the ECB’s strategy to grow cricket, is a 100-ball competition. The competition showcases world-class cricket in a fast-paced format designed to open cricket up to a broader audience as well.

The competition launched in 2021 and features eight teams from seven cities – Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, London (two sides), Manchester, Nottingham and Southampton. The women’s and men’s competitions are promoted equally and feature equal prize money.