County Championship
Enable an agent to recognise the County Championship, assess a particular season's competitive state, and determine which results, rankings and title claims its governing rules support.
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6 bundles · 11 layers · 18 findings · 30 questions
Championship identity Resolve the named competition and preserve its continuity without merging neighbouring county competitions.
Registered referent
Establish which County Championship this entry denotes.
First-class county competition
The working identification is the men's first-class County Championship in England and Wales. The official competition page supports the first-class identification but does not establish the registry's original intent. [ECB County Championship](https://www.ecb.co.uk/county-championship)
- Does the registry's originating record identify this cricket competition rather than another County Championship? provenance
- Which sporting, geographic and participant criteria distinguish the intended referent? definition
Continuity and neighbours
Separate persistent competition identity from editions, branding and related contests.
Season and title boundaries
Record sponsor names, seasonal editions and related trophies through explicit relationships; require evidence before treating a replacement competition as the same Championship.
- Which official and sponsored names identify the same competition, and during which periods? provenance
- How should interrupted seasons and separately named replacement competitions relate to this entry? boundary
Season architecture Represent the participating county sides and the competition route applicable to each season.
County field
Identify admitted Championship sides and their placements.
Season membership
Attach participation and divisional or group placement to a season-specific county side, with the official admission or allocation as evidence.
- Which county sides are admitted for this season, and where are they placed? provenance
- Does the record refer to the Championship first team or another side belonging to the same club? boundary
Stages and schedule
Capture the season's route through fixtures, tables and any subsequent stages.
Format is season-specific
Treat divisions, groups and progression as versioned rules. The ECB's 2021 announcement describes a group stage followed by divisions, demonstrating that one format cannot cover every edition. [ECB 2021 structure](https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/1862743/firstclass-counties-agree-2021-mens-domestic-structure)
- What divisions or groups exist, and how do counties move between stages? definition
- How many matches and home-or-away meetings are allocated to each county, and are any earlier points carried forward? measurement
Championship match contribution Determine how an assigned first-class fixture contributes to the season.
Fixture membership
Link scheduled matches to the correct Championship edition and playing conditions.
Countable fixture
Require an official Championship allocation and applicable playing conditions before accepting a match as a contributor to the competition.
- Which official fixture record assigns this match to the season and division or group? provenance
- Which playing conditions govern its scheduled duration, innings and permitted replacements? definition
Completion and interruption
Separate match progress, recorded result and treatment of lost play.
Accepted match disposition
Represent the officially recorded result or exceptional disposition separately from whether all scheduled playing time was available.
- What result or disposition was officially recorded, and is it provisional or final? provenance
- How do the applicable rules treat abandonment, cancellation or curtailed play when awarding Championship points? action
Points and table Explain the transformation from match records into Championship standings.
Points components
Record the rules and evidence behind each contribution to a county's total.
Result and bonus awards
Parameterise result awards and batting or bowling bonuses by season, retaining the innings evidence and qualifying limits needed to verify each award.
- What points apply to each official match outcome under this season's rules? measurement
- What batting and bowling thresholds, innings restrictions and over limits determine bonus points? measurement
Ranking and reconciliation
Reconcile calculated totals with published tables and apply ranking rules.
Auditable standing
Explain every table total through its component awards and adjustments, then apply the relevant tie-break procedure.
- Does the reconstructed total match the official table, including deductions, corrections and any carried points? measurement
- Which ordered tie-break rules decide rank when counties have equal totals? definition
- Which unresolved discrepancy prevents an agent from treating this ranking as verified? action
Awards and authority Connect standings to championship consequences under authoritative, time-specific decisions.
Competitive outcomes
Determine the consequences assigned to final positions or other qualifying results.
Title and divisional consequences
Represent the overall champion, divisional winners and movement between divisions as separate determinations under the season's rules.
- Which result or table position confers the County Championship title in this edition? definition
- Which counties qualify for promotion or relegation, and what exceptions or pending decisions affect that conclusion? action
- Is this outcome mathematically secured, officially confirmed or merely projected from current standings? boundary
Rule and decision provenance
Preserve the authority, effective dates and finality of regulations and rulings.
Applicable authoritative record
Link interpretations to the applicable regulations, playing conditions and subsequent rulings. The ECB publishes first-class county regulatory documents through its regulations page. [ECB county regulations](https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/3340153/regulations-first-class-county)
- Which document edition or ruling authorises this interpretation, and when did it take effect? provenance
- Are any appeals, amendments or disciplinary decisions still capable of changing the recorded outcome? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Check these first
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these check these first hold for the sense of County Championship this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Kinds and varieties
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of County Championship this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Standards and regulation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of County Championship this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Real-world use
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of County Championship this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Typical measurements
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of County Championship this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Failure modes and hazards
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of County Championship this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Regional variation
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of County Championship this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of County Championship this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
What it is Filled
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket league contested by county clubs in England and Wales, formally established in 1890.
In scope
- Competition identity across seasons, sponsor names and organisational changes
- Season-specific county participation, divisions or groups, and fixture allocation
- Conditions under which first-class matches contribute to the Championship
- Result points, bonus points, adjustments and ranking decisions
- Championship awards, divisional outcomes and movement between divisions
- Evidence and authority supporting competition rules and official outcomes
Out of scope
- General cricket laws and detailed ball-by-ball match mechanics
- County club ownership, finances and institutional histories
- Individual player careers, contracts and performance models
- County limited-overs competitions and international Test cricket
- National Counties and Second XI championships as independent competitions
- Stadium operations, ticketing and broadcasting arrangements
Why it exists Filled
Enable an agent to recognise the County Championship, assess a particular season's competitive state, and determine which results, rankings and title claims its governing rules support.
Distinguishing features Filled
- The intended referent is a named first-class cricket competition involving county sides, rather than any sporting championship organised by counties.
- Membership of a fixture in the Championship must be established explicitly: first-class status alone does not make a match a Championship match.
- A county's participation must be attached to its Championship side and season, rather than inferred from that club's participation in another format.
- The recurring competition persists across sponsor names and seasonal formats; a particular season, division and trophy are related entities rather than interchangeable names.
- Divisional success and the overall County Championship title must be distinguished using the applicable season's award rules.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Publish scores or standings that have not been confirmed by the competition's officials.
- Assist betting fraud, match-fixing or the passing of inside information.
- Share players' medical or personal information beyond what clubs have made public.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing allegations of misconduct against a player or club.
May
- Report fixtures, results and standings of the County Championship from official sources.
- Summarize the competition's history and format changes since 1890.
Moral aspects Filled
- Integrity of results matters to players, clubs and the public.
- Players are entitled to privacy outside their public role.
Who is affected
- Players
- County clubs
- Spectators
Owners Filled
Steward
The national cricket governing body of England and Wales organizes the competition.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q13406554 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.county-championship
- Wikidata: Q1137275 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1137275)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- Competition referent: Registry entry linked to an authoritative competition identity
- Season and rules edition: Season year linked to applicable regulations, playing conditions and amendments
- Competition structure: Single table, divisions, groups with subsequent stages, or another officially specified arrangement
- County placement: County Championship side to season, division or group
- Fixture obligation: Scheduled matches per county, with opponent and home-or-away allocation
- Championship points: Points separated into result awards, batting bonuses, bowling bonuses and signed adjustments
- Standing: Provisional or final rank within the applicable table
- Competitive consequence: Champion, divisional winner, promoted, relegated, retained, unresolved or not applicable
- Decision finality: Projected, officially recorded, under review, amended or confirmed final
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Ground signage, scoreboards or fixture listings explicitly naming the County Championship provide stronger identification than the appearance of play alone.
- County team names shown alongside innings scores and a multi-day match designation help distinguish the competition from limited-overs county fixtures.
- White playing clothing and a red ball are supporting cues for this form of cricket but do not uniquely identify the competition.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Resolve a sponsor-branded name or season reference to the registered competition while retaining uncertainty about ambiguous matches.
- Identify which counties and fixtures belong to a particular Championship season and stage.
- Reconstruct a table from official results, bonus awards and adjustments using the applicable rules.
- Explain why a county occupies a position or qualifies for a championship or divisional consequence.
- Evaluate title, promotion and relegation scenarios while distinguishing projections from official decisions.
- Compare seasons with explicit allowances for changes in structure and scoring.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Balls in play and player collisions can injure participants, officials or spectators.
- Applying rules from the wrong season can produce incorrect standings, promotion claims or championship claims.
- Treating an unfinished match or provisional table as final can mislead reporting and automated decisions.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- The Laws of Cricket, issued by Marylebone Cricket Club, provide the underlying laws of play subject to competition-specific modifications.
- County Championship playing conditions, issued by the England and Wales Cricket Board, govern the competition for the relevant season.
Context of use required Filled
- The County Championship is encountered in domestic first-class cricket in England and Wales through county fixtures, match reports and season tables.
- Its results support assessment of county performance and championship standings under the playing conditions and competition rules for the relevant season.
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1137275: County Championship - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: County Championship - general description of the item
Open questions
- Does the registry's originating identifier confirm the men's first-class cricket competition in England and Wales?
- Does an existing Vercy world model already own this competition, requiring a registry link instead of a second model?
- What historical boundary should govern recognition of early championship claims and official seasonal continuity?
- How should the Bob Willis Trophy and pandemic-era competition arrangements be related to Championship seasons without conflating distinct awards or competitions?
- Which authoritative seasonal archives provide sufficient regulations, amendments, points adjustments and final tables to verify historical outcomes?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1137275/spec.json