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England Men’s One-Day Cup 2026 Full Schedule and Groups

Ethan Walker

June 26, 2026

The 2026 Metro Bank One-Day Cup brings 50-over cricket to all eighteen first-class counties, split into two groups of nine. Running alongside The Hundred, it gives emerging players and squad depth a stage. Defending champions Worcestershire chase back-to-back titles before the Trent Bridge final.

One-Day Cup Schedule

Each of the eighteen counties plays eight group games, with the top three from each group reaching the knockouts. The group stage runs from 21 July, before quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final on 20 September.

DateFixtureVenueStageTime (Local / GMT)Result
Tue 21 Jul 2026Derbyshire vs DurhamCounty Ground, DerbyGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 21 Jul 2026Lancashire vs SurreySedbergh School Ground, SedberghGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 21 Jul 2026Middlesex vs EssexBrunton Memorial Ground, RadlettGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 21 Jul 2026Northamptonshire vs WarwickshireCounty Ground, NorthamptonGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 21 Jul 2026Nottinghamshire vs SomersetJohn Fretwell Sporting Complex, NettleworthGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 21 Jul 2026Yorkshire vs HampshireNorth Marine Road Ground, ScarboroughGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Wed 22 Jul 2026Leicestershire vs GloucestershireKibworth Cricket Club, KibworthGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Wed 22 Jul 2026Glamorgan vs SussexThe Gnoll, NeathGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Thu 23 Jul 2026Nottinghamshire vs WarwickshireJohn Fretwell Sporting Complex, NettleworthGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 24 Jul 2026Worcestershire vs DerbyshireNew Road, WorcesterGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 24 Jul 2026Surrey vs LeicestershireWoodbridge Road, GuildfordGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 24 Jul 2026Kent vs NorthamptonshireSt Lawrence Ground, CanterburyGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 24 Jul 2026Hampshire vs MiddlesexThe Rose Bowl, SouthamptonGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 24 Jul 2026Glamorgan vs YorkshireThe Gnoll, NeathGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 24 Jul 2026Durham vs SussexRiverside Ground, Chester-le-StreetGroup B13:30 Local / 12:30 GMTUpcoming
Fri 24 Jul 2026Somerset vs GloucestershireThe Cooper Associates County Ground, TauntonGroup A14:00 Local / 13:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 26 Jul 2026Worcestershire vs HampshireNew Road, WorcesterGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 26 Jul 2026Sussex vs YorkshireCounty Ground, HoveGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 26 Jul 2026Surrey vs NorthamptonshireWoodbridge Road, GuildfordGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 26 Jul 2026Somerset vs WarwickshireThe Cooper Associates County Ground, TauntonGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 26 Jul 2026Middlesex vs GlamorganBrunton Memorial Ground, RadlettGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 26 Jul 2026Leicestershire vs LancashireGrace Road, LeicesterGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 26 Jul 2026Gloucestershire vs KentCounty Ground, BristolGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 26 Jul 2026Essex vs DerbyshireCounty Ground, ChelmsfordGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 28 Jul 2026Lancashire vs KentFarington, PrestonGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 28 Jul 2026Nottinghamshire vs LeicestershireTrent Bridge, NottinghamGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Wed 29 Jul 2026Yorkshire vs WorcestershireClifton Park, YorkGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Wed 29 Jul 2026Warwickshire vs SurreyEdgbaston, BirminghamGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Wed 29 Jul 2026Sussex vs EssexArundel Castle, ArundelGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Wed 29 Jul 2026Durham vs GlamorganRiverside Ground, Chester-le-StreetGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Thu 30 Jul 2026Lancashire vs NottinghamshireFarington, PrestonGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 31 Jul 2026Yorkshire vs DurhamClifton Park, YorkGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 31 Jul 2026Worcestershire vs MiddlesexNew Road, WorcesterGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 31 Jul 2026Northamptonshire vs LeicestershireCounty Ground, NorthamptonGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 31 Jul 2026Kent vs SomersetSt Lawrence Ground, CanterburyGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 31 Jul 2026Essex vs HampshireCounty Ground, ChelmsfordGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 31 Jul 2026Derbyshire vs GlamorganRepton School Ground, ReptonGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 31 Jul 2026Gloucestershire vs SurreyCounty Ground, BristolGroup A14:00 Local / 13:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 2 Aug 2026Warwickshire vs GloucestershireRugby School Ground, RugbyGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 2 Aug 2026Northamptonshire vs LancashireCounty Ground, NorthamptonGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 2 Aug 2026Middlesex vs YorkshireLord’s, LondonGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 2 Aug 2026Leicestershire vs SomersetGrace Road, LeicesterGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 2 Aug 2026Kent vs NottinghamshireKent County Cricket Ground, BeckenhamGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 2 Aug 2026Hampshire vs DurhamThe Rose Bowl, SouthamptonGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 2 Aug 2026Essex vs WorcestershireCounty Ground, ChelmsfordGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 2 Aug 2026Derbyshire vs SussexCounty Ground, DerbyGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Wed 5 Aug 2026Surrey vs KentKennington Oval, LondonGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Wed 5 Aug 2026Hampshire vs GlamorganThe Rose Bowl, SouthamptonGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 7 Aug 2026Nottinghamshire vs NorthamptonshireQueen’s Park, ChesterfieldGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 7 Aug 2026Glamorgan vs EssexSophia Gardens, CardiffGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 7 Aug 2026Lancashire vs GloucestershireEmirates Old Trafford, ManchesterGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 7 Aug 2026Yorkshire vs DerbyshireNorth Marine Road Ground, ScarboroughGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 7 Aug 2026Durham vs MiddlesexRoseworth Terrace, GosforthGroup B13:30 Local / 12:30 GMTUpcoming
Fri 7 Aug 2026Sussex vs WorcestershireCounty Ground, HoveGroup B14:00 Local / 13:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 7 Aug 2026Somerset vs SurreyThe Cooper Associates County Ground, TauntonGroup A14:00 Local / 13:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 7 Aug 2026Leicestershire vs WarwickshireGrace Road, LeicesterGroup A14:00 Local / 13:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 9 Aug 2026Warwickshire vs LancashireRugby School Ground, RugbyGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 9 Aug 2026Sussex vs HampshireCounty Ground, HoveGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 9 Aug 2026Northamptonshire vs SomersetCounty Ground, NorthamptonGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 9 Aug 2026Kent vs LeicestershireKent County Cricket Ground, BeckenhamGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 9 Aug 2026Gloucestershire vs NottinghamshireCollege Ground, CheltenhamGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 9 Aug 2026Glamorgan vs WorcestershireSophia Gardens, CardiffGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 9 Aug 2026Durham vs EssexFeethams, DarlingtonGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 9 Aug 2026Derbyshire vs MiddlesexCounty Ground, DerbyGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 11 Aug 2026Worcestershire vs DurhamNew Road, WorcesterGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 11 Aug 2026Warwickshire vs KentRugby School Ground, RugbyGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 11 Aug 2026Surrey vs NottinghamshireKennington Oval, LondonGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 11 Aug 2026Somerset vs LancashireThe Cooper Associates County Ground, TauntonGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 11 Aug 2026Middlesex vs SussexBrunton Memorial Ground, RadlettGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 11 Aug 2026Hampshire vs DerbyshireThe Rose Bowl, SouthamptonGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 11 Aug 2026Gloucestershire vs NorthamptonshireCollege Ground, CheltenhamGroup A11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Tue 11 Aug 2026Essex vs YorkshireCounty Ground, ChelmsfordGroup B11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 14 Aug 2026TBC vs TBCTBCQuarter-Final11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Fri 14 Aug 2026TBC vs TBCTBCQuarter-Final11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 16 Aug 2026TBC vs TBCTBCSemi-Final11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 16 Aug 2026TBC vs TBCTBCSemi-Final11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming
Sun 20 Sep 2026TBC vs TBCTrent Bridge, NottinghamFinal11:00 Local / 10:00 GMTUpcoming

(Source: ECB)

One-Day Cup Groups

England Men's One-Day Cup 2026 Full Schedule and Groups
Source: ECB

The eighteen counties are divided into two groups of nine, drawn rather than split by region. Each side plays eight group games, and the top three from each group reach the knockouts.

Group AGroup B
GloucestershireDerbyshire
KentDurham
LancashireEssex
LeicestershireGlamorgan
NorthamptonshireHampshire
NottinghamshireMiddlesex
SomersetSussex
SurreyWorcestershire
WarwickshireYorkshire

Worcestershire Defend Their One-Day Cup Title Across Eighteen Counties and Two Groups

The 2026 Metro Bank One-Day Cup runs for two months, from 21 July to 20 September. The final returns to Trent Bridge. Played during The Hundred, it leans on emerging talent and county squad depth rather than the biggest names.

Worcestershire defend the title they won in 2025, in a field where Kent remain the most successful side. With free county streams and Sky Sports coverage, all eighteen teams are easy to follow.

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Ethan Walker

Ethan Walker is a UK-based sports editor with expertise in cricket reporting and digital sports publishing. He studied Media and Sports Communication at Manchester Metropolitan University and has over 6 years of experience covering international cricket events and franchise tournaments. His content style focuses on reliability, clarity, and fan engagement.

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