The 2016 cricket season was the 117th in which the County Championship has been an official competition. The season began in March with a round of university matches, and continued until the conclusion of a round of County Championship matches in late September. Three major men's domestic competitions were contested: the 2016 County Championship, the 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup and the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast. Women's domestic cricket saw the launch of the Women's Cricket Super League, a new franchise competition, and the contesting of the Women's County Championship and Women's Twenty20 Cup.
During the season, two men's Test teams toured England. Sri Lanka competed early in the summer, with Pakistan also touring later in the year. Pakistan Women also toured, playing England in three WODIs and three WT20Is.
Roll of honour
- Test series
- England v Sri Lanka: 3 Tests - England won 2–0
- England v Pakistan: 4 Tests - Series drawn 2–2
- ODI series
- England v Sri Lanka: 5 ODIs - England won 3–0
- England v Pakistan: 5 ODIs - England won 4–1
- Twenty20 International series
- England v Sri Lanka: Only T20I - England won by 8 wickets
- England v Pakistan: Only T20I - Pakistan won by 9 wickets
- WODI series
- England v Pakistan: 3 WODIs - England won 3–0
- Women's Twenty20 International series
- England v Pakistan: 3 WT20Is - England won 3–0
- County Championship
- Division One winners: Middlesex
- Division One runners-up: Somerset
- Division Two winners: Essex
- Relegated from Division One: Durham and Nottinghamshire
- Promoted from Division Two: Essex
- Royal London One-Day Cup
- Winners: Warwickshire
- Runners-up: Surrey
- NatWest t20 Blast
- Winners: Northamptonshire Steelbacks
- Runners-up: Durham Jets
- Minor Counties Cricket Championship
- Winners: Berkshire
- Runners-up: Lincolnshire
- MCCA Knockout Trophy
- Winners: Herefordshire
- Runners-up: Staffordshire
- Women's County Championship
- Winners: Kent
- Runners-up: Sussex
- Women's Twenty20 Cup
- Winners: Kent
- Runners-up: Warwickshire
- Women's Cricket Super League
- Winners: Southern Vipers
- Runners-up: Western Storm
- Wisden Cricketers of the Year (i.e., awarded in 2016 for the 2015 season)
- Jonny Bairstow, Brendon McCullum, Steve Smith, Ben Stokes, Kane Williamson
- PCA Player of the Year
- Ben Duckett
County Championship
Royal London One-Day Cup
NatWest t20 Blast
Minor Counties Championship
Women's County Championship
Kent won the 2016 Women's County Championship, the county's record seventh Championship title. The runners-up were Sussex.
Women's Twenty20 Cup
Kent won the tournament, their third Twenty20 title.
Women's Super League
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