2013 English cricket season
The 2013 English cricket season was the 114th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. It began on 5 April with a round of university matches, and continued until the conclusion of a round of County Championship matches on 27 September. Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2013 County Championship, the 2013 Clydesdale Bank 40 and the 2013 Friends Life t20.
Australia toured England to compete for the Ashes. It was the 76th test series between the two sides with England winning 3-0. The New Zealand cricket team toured earlier in the summer.
Roll of honour
;Test series:- England v New Zealand: 2 Tests - England won 2–0.
- England v Australia: 5 Tests - England won 3–0.
- England v New Zealand: 3 ODIs - New Zealand won 2–1.
- England v Australia: 5 ODIs - Australia won 2–1.
- England v New Zealand: 2 T20Is - New Zealand won 1–0.
- England v Australia: 2 T20Is - Series drawn 1-1.
- Champions Trophy: Winners - India
- Division One winners: Durham
- Division One runners-up: Yorkshire
- Division Two winners: Lancashire
- Winners: Nottinghamshire Outlaws
- Runners-up: Glamorgan Dragons
- Winners: Northamptonshire Steelbacks
- Runners-up: Surrey
- Winners: Cheshire
- Runners-up: Cambridgeshire
- Winners: Berkshire
- Runners-up: Shropshire
- Winners: Lancashire II and Middlesex II
- Winners: Lancashire II
- Winners: Surrey II
;PCA Player of the Year
- Moeen Ali
County Championship
Divisions
Division One Standings
- Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Durham ' | 16 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 46 | 2.5 | 245.5 |
| Yorkshire | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 | 39 | 0.0 | 221 |
| Sussex | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 39 | 0.0 | 188 |
| Warwickshire | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 37 | 42 | 0.0 | 186 |
| Middlesex | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 39 | 0.0 | 182 |
| Somerset | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 41 | 0.0 | 146 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 40 | 0.0 | 146 |
| Derbyshire ' | 16 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 34 | 0.0 | 122 |
| Surrey | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 36 | 37 | 0.0 | 116 |
Division Two Standings
- Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bowl = Bowling points, Ded = Deducted points, Pts = Points.
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts |
| Lancashire ' | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 1.0 | 238 |
| Northamptonshire ' | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 43 | 0.0 | 202 |
| Essex | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 43 | 41 | 3.0 | 182 |
| Hampshire | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 35 | 0.0 | 171 |
| Worcestershire | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 43 | 0.0 | 167 |
| Gloucestershire | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 43 | 36 | 0.0 | 167 |
| Kent | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 0.0 | 151 |
| Glamorgan | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 39 | 0.0 | 149 |
| Leicestershire | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 32 | 0.0 | 79 |
Yorkshire Bank 40
Group stage
;Group A| Team | |||||||
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.457 |
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +0.393 |
| Sussex Sharks | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | +0.464 |
| Kent Spitfires | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.229 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.249 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | –1.157 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | –0.929 |
;Group B
| Team | |||||||
| Hampshire Royals | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.734 |
| Essex Eagles | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.972 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | –0.023 |
| Durham Dynamos | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14.75 | +0.657 |
| Surrey | 12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 10 | –0.524 |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | –0.250 |
| Scottish Saltires | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1.940 |
;Group C
| Team | |||||||
| Somerset | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +1.006 |
| Glamorgan | 12 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +0.576 |
| Middlesex Panthers | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | +0.315 |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | +0.163 |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | –0.353 |
| Yorkshire Vikings | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.468 |
| Unicorns | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | –1.196 |
Knockout stage
Friends Life t20
Group stage
;Midlands/Wales/West Division| Team | |||||||
| Northamptonshire Steelbacks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +0.329 |
| Somerset | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +0.841 |
| Glamorgan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | –0.168 |
| Warwickshire Bears | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | –0.410 |
| Worcestershire Royals | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.327 |
| Gloucestershire Gladiators | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.245 |
;North Group
| Team | |||||||
| Nottinghamshire Outlaws | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +1.009 |
| Lancashire Lightning | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | +0.177 |
| Durham Dynamos | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11.75 | +0.317 |
| Leicestershire Foxes | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | +0.417 |
| Derbyshire Falcons | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | –0.604 |
| Yorkshire Vikings | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –1.223 |
;South Group
| Team | |||||||
| Hampshire Royals | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +0.810 |
| Surrey | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +0.915 |
| Essex Eagles | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | +0.040 |
| Middlesex Panthers | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | –0.194 |
| Kent Spitfires | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | –0.941 |
| Sussex Sharks | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | –0.520 |
Knockout stage
Test Series
Ashes tour
| Cumulative record - Test wins | 1876-2013 |
| England | 105 |
| Australia | 133 |
| Drawn | 93 |