Welcome to Episode 289 of The County Cricket Podcast! On today's episode, hosts Aaron, Ciaran and Matt sat down to preview Division One of the 2024 Vitality County Championship, analyse the 10 teams that will be competing for the ultimate prize in English and Welsh domestic cricket and also offer their predictions for the opening round of fixtures taking place from the 5th-8th April. If you enjoyed this episode please feel free to share it with any cricket fans that you know and be sure to follow us on Twitter for daily County Cricket and Podcast updates!    Timestamps:  00:00 - Intro and New Championship Regulations  10:40 - Durham Analysis  21:00 - Essex Analysis  31:15 - Hampshire Analysis  40:55 - Kent Analysis  50:30 - Lancashire Analysis  1:00:40 - Nottinghamshire Analysis  1:09:07 - Somerset Analysis  1:18:54 - Surrey Analysis  01:30:15 - Warwickshire Analysis  01:42:05 - Worcestershire Analysis    Check out Ciaran and Matt's socials here:  https://twitter.com/CP_McCarthy https://twitter.com/MatthewWhiley   Check out our Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thecountycricketpodcast   Check out our Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TheCountyCrick2   Check out our £1 Patreon membership here:  https://www.patreon.com/thecountycricketpodcast   This episode of The County Cricket Podcast was brought to you in association with our friends at Bear Cricket:  https://www.bearcricket.co.uk/