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See also: 2005 English cricket season

The period of the 2005 English cricket season from 1 to 14 June started with the eighth round of the Championship. In the first division Hampshire beat title rivals Nottinghamshire and Kent beat Gloucestershire over three days, and then lost 8 points for the poor quality of the Maidstone pitch. The other First Division matches were draws, with Glamorgan avoiding defeat after following-on against Sussex. The Second Division saw four draws. Meanwhile, the students of Cambridge UCCE edged past Middlesex by 2 wickets. The Second Test between England and Bangladesh at Chester-le-Street was another one-sided affair. 5 wickets from Steve Harmison, on his home ground, helped dismiss the Bangladeshis for 104. Balloons · Bath & Beauty / Spa. Trescothick's 151, Ian Bell's 162 not out and Graham Thorpe's 66 not out saw England to 447 for 3 declared. Although Bangladesh did better in their second innings, their 316 saw them lose by an innings and 27 runs.

After another totesport League round, the top division of the Championship continued with Kent thrashing Glamorgan, Warwickshire thrashing Gloucestershire and local rivals Surrey and Middlesex drawing. In the Second Division, Durham pulled away further at the top with another win, this time against Essex, with Worcestershire also scoring a win against Somerset. However, the main focus was on the warm-up games for the NatWest Series and the first ever Twenty20 International between England and Australia. The only surprise in the warm-ups was a welcome win for Bangladesh over Worcestershire, the first Bangladeshi victory of the tour, which provided a welcome confidence boost to the Bangladeshis before they took on England and Australia in the NatWest Series.