One-day cricket

One-day cricket is a version of the sport of cricket that is completed in one day, as distinct from Test cricket and first-class cricket which can take up to five days to complete.

. Each division is played as a double round-robin (home and away). The 3 bottom-ranked teams in the first division are relegated to the second, with the top 3 teams in the second replacing them. Games are played to ODI rules over 45 overs, with 4 points awarded for a win, 2 for a tie or no result, and 0 for a loss. Most games are played as day games, although there are a number of day-night matches.

• The Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy - played annually as a straight knockout competition. Games are played to ODI rules over 50 overs. The minor counties, the recreational teams of the first class counties, and a team from each of Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands play in the opening rounds, with the first class counties joining the later ones.
• The Twenty20 Cup - introduced in 2003 and played annually in three equal regional divisions. Each division is played as a single round-robin (so each team plays 5 matches before the knockout stage). 2 points are awarded for a win, 1 point for a tie or no result, 0 points for a loss. Played over only 20 overs == == == == == == ==

, but using normal ODI rules, with the only amendment being that players are 'timed out' if they are not ready to face a delivery within 90 seconds of the previous player being dismissed. In 2003, the top team in each division plus the best-rated runner-up qualified for the knockout stage (semi-final and final). In 2004, the top two teams in each division plus the two best-rated third-placed teams qualified for the knockout stage (quarter-final, semi-final and final). The 20 overs a side format has proved very popular, with many games being sold out - which is very unusual for an English county game that isn't a final.

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India

• Ranji Trophy onedays - The teams in the five zones play each other and the zonal winners play in a round-robin format.
• Deodhar Cup - Played amongst the five zones.
• Challenger trophy - Played between the teams India seniors, India A and India B.

New Zealand

• Mens: The State Shield (formerly the Shell Cup) - played annually between six teams based upon the first class associations: The Northern Knights, Auckland Aces, Central Stags, Wellington Firebirds, Canterbury Wizards and Otago Volts. Currently played as a double round-robin (home and away) with team 1 gaining direct entry to the final and teams 2 and 3 contesting a semi-final. Games played to ODI rules with many day-night matches. The winners in the 2003-04 season were the Central Stags
• Womens: The State League - played annually between six teams based upon the first-class associations: Northern Spirit, Auckland Hearts, Central Hinds, Wellington Blaze, Canterbury Magicians, Otago Sparks. The format is a double-round-robin with the winner determined by points. The winners in the 2003-4 season were the Canterbury Magicians.

Pakistan

South Africa

The local competition in South Africa is the Standard Bank Cup (Formerly Benson & Hedges Series Cricket). Played between 6 Teams, The Dolphins (Kwa Zulu Natal), The Eagles (Freestate), The Lions (Johnnesburg, Gauteng), The Titans (Pretoria, Gauteng), The Warriors (Port Elizabeth) and Western Province Boland (Cape Town and surrounding areas). The games are 45-overs, and based on a home-and-away round-robin match system (Each team playing ten matches) with semi-finals and a final. The Eagles were the winners of the 2004/2005 Competition

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Sri Lanka

West Indies

Zimbabwe