2016 English cricket season

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 == == References ==