2023 County Championship

The 2023 County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 123rd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. As in 2022, Division One had ten teams and Division Two had eight teams. The season started on 6 April and finished on 29 September 2023. Surrey were the defending champions and retained their title in the last round of matches.

Teams
The teams were split based on the finishing positions in the 2022 season. The following teams took part in the County Championship:

Division One teams
Team promoted from Division Two in 2022

Division Two teams
Team relegated from Division One in 2022

Standings
Teams in both divisions played a total of 14 games, with seven home matches and seven away matches. There was a two-up, two-down promotion and relegation system.

Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 5 for a draw. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.