| Year | County |
|---|---|
| 1890 | Surrey |
| 1891 | Surrey |
| 1892 | Surrey |
| 1893 | Yorkshire |
| 1894 | Surrey |
| 1895 | Surrey |
| 1896 | Yorkshire |
| 1897 | Lancashire |
| 1898 | Yorkshire |
| 1899 | Surrey |
| 1900 | Yorkshire |
| 1901 | Yorkshire |
| 1902 | Yorkshire |
| 1903 | Middlesex |
| 1904 | Lancashire |
| 1905 | Yorkshire |
| 1906 | Kent |
| 1907 | Nottinghamshire |
| 1908 | Yorkshire |
| 1909 | Kent |
| 1910 | Kent |
| 1911 | Warwickshire |
| 1912 | Yorkshire |
| 1913 | Kent |
| 1914 | Surrey |
| 1915-1918 | No competition |
| 1919 | Yorkshire |
| 1920 | Middlesex |
| 1921 | Middlesex |
| 1922 | Yorkshire |
| 1923 | Yorkshire |
| 1924 | Yorkshire |
| 1925 | Yorkshire |
| 1926 | Lancashire |
| 1927 | Lancashire |
| 1928 | Lancashire |
| 1929 | Nottinghamshire |
| 1930 | Lancashire |
| 1931 | Yorkshire |
| 1932 | Yorkshire |
| 1933 | Yorkshire |
| 1934 | Lancashire |
| 1935 | Yorkshire |
| 1936 | Derbyshire |
| 1937 | Yorkshire |
| 1938 | Yorkshire |
| 1939 | Yorkshire |
| 1940-1945 | No competition |
| 1946 | Yorkshire |
| 1947 | Middlesex |
| 1948 | Glamorgan |
| 1949 | Middlesex/Yorkshire |
| 1950 | Lancashire/Surrey |
| 1951 | Warwickshire |
| 1952 | Surrey |
| 1953 | Surrey |
| 1954 | Surrey |
| 1955 | Surrey |
| 1956 | Surrey |
| 1957 | Surrey |
| 1958 | Surrey |
| 1959 | Yorkshire |
| 1960 | Yorkshire |
| 1961 | Hampshire |
| 1962 | Yorkshire |
| 1963 | Yorkshire |
| 1964 | Worcestershire |
| 1965 | Worcestershire |
| 1966 | Yorkshire |
| 1967 | Yorkshire |
| 1968 | Yorkshire |
| 1969 | Glamorgan |
| 1970 | Kent |
| 1971 | Surrey |
| 1972 | Warwickshire |
| 1973 | Hampshire |
| 1974 | Worcestershire |
| 1975 | Leicestershire |
| 1976 | Middlesex |
| 1977 | Kent / Middlesex |
| 1978 | Kent |
| 1979 | Essex |
| 1980 | Middlesex |
| 1981 | Nottinghamshire |
| 1982 | Middlesex |
| 1983 | Essex |
| 1984 | Essex |
| 1985 | Middlesex |
| 1986 | Essex |
| 1987 | Nottinghamshire |
| 1988 | Worcestershire |
| 1989 | Worcestershire |
| 1990 | Middlesex |
| 1991 | Essex |
| 1992 | Essex |
| 1993 | Middlesex |
| 1994 | Warwickshire |
| 1995 | Warwickshire |
| 1996 | Leicestershire |
| 1997 | Glamorgan |
| 1998 | Leicestershire |
| 1999 | Surrey |
Two division Championship from 2000
| Year | Division One | Year | Division Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Surrey | 2000 | Northamptonshire |
| 2001 | Yorkshire | 2001 | Sussex |
| 2002 | Surrey | 2002 | Essex |
| 2003 | Sussex | 2003 | Worcestershire |
| 2004 | Warwickshire | 2004 | Nottinghamshire |
| 2005 | Nottinghamshire | 2005 | Lancashire |
| 2006 | Sussex | 2006 | Surrey |
| 2007 | Sussex | 2007 | Somerset |
| 2008 | Durham | 2008 | Warwickshire |
| 2009 | Durham | 2009 | Kent |
| 2010 | Nottinghamshire | 2010 | Sussex |
| 2011 | Lancashire | 2011 | Middlesex |
| 2012 | Warwickshire | 2012 | Derbyshire |
| 2013 | Durham | 2013 | Lancashire |
| 2014 | Yorkshire | 2014 | Hampshire |
| 2015 | Yorkshire | 2015 | Surrey |
