County champions Nottinghamshire will begin the defence of their title with a trip to Somerset.

The 2026 Rothesay County Championship campaign begins on Friday 3 April, and will conclude from Thursday 24 September, when the visit of Yorkshire to Trent Bridge sees Notts again finish on home soil.

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2026 fixtures

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There will be up to 23 days of Championship cricket taking place on either a Saturday or Sunday next summer, while the Green and Golds’ first eight fixtures will all begin on a Friday.

As has been the case continuously since 2022, the 14-match schedule will see Notts play five of their Division One stablemates home and away, while facing the other four only once.

Surrey, whom Notts saw off in a thrilling title race this year, are one of the quintet who will be met twice, as are Somerset, Yorkshire, Warwickshire and neighbours Leicestershire.

Following an agreed change, the usage of the Kookaburra ball has been scrapped, with all 14 rounds from next summer set to use the Dukes ball.

The first meeting with the Brown Caps is set to begin on Friday 8 May at Trent Bridge, with the return fixture taking place at the Kia Oval from Thursday 20 August.

Leicestershire will host their first Division One meeting with Nottinghamshire since 2003 from Friday 1 May, while the Trent Bridge encounter is set to start on Wednesday 2 September.

Other highlights include a hosting of the other promoted outfit, Glamorgan, in Trent Bridge’s first game from Friday 10 April, as well as a trip to the Hove seaside to take on Sussex from Tuesday 15 September.

Additionally, two red-ball pre-season friendlies have also been confirmed, with Notts set to host Loughborough UCCE for three days from Tuesday 24 March, before also welcoming Middlesex to Trent Bridge for two days on Sunday 29 and Monday 30 March.

Meanwhile, Notts Outlaws and The Blaze's Metro Bank One Day Cup fixtures have today been confirmed, as have The Blaze's first opponents in the Vitality T20 County Cup, after Vitality Blast fixtures were revealed on Tuesday.

Read more about Notts' 50-over fixtures here...

Read more about The Blaze's List A and County Cup commitments here...

Read more about the Vitality Blast fixture list here...

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