WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET look forward to their opening fixture against Somerset, as Rothesay County Championship fixtures are revealed.

Having won promotion to Division One in 2023, Worcestershire finished sixth-place last season - their best finish since the division split in 2000. 

Their season will start with three away games on the bounce - first taking on Somerset in April, before travelling to newly-promoted Yorkshire and Essex. 

Their first home game comes against Durham to round out the month of April. 

Worcestershire will then travel again to Sussex to start May, before a string of three home games will see the side play Durham, Essex and Warwickshire. 

The two fixtures for June pits Worcestershire against Surrey at home first, before travelling away to play Hampshire. 

July sees the side play away to Warwickshire, before returning to Visit Worcestershire New Road to play Hampshire. 

In the final month of September, Worcestershire has two home games against Nottinghamshire and Sussex, and one away game, facing off with Durham. 

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Jake Libby, who is preparing for his 100th Worcestershire innings at the start of the season, said: "We had a lot of positive stats from last summer about staying up, and it’s clear we achieved a lot. The challenge now is to establish ourselves as a Division One team.

"We’ve proven we belong here, but it’s about finding consistency and continuing to improve as a group."

"Young players like Jack Home, Tom Hinley, and Fateh Singh stepped up brilliantly [last season] alongside our senior squad members. Having reached the latter stages in the last two years, we’ll be aiming to go even further this season."