Wiltshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Wiltshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.
The Minor Counties play three-day matches at a level below that of the first-class game. At present, Wiltshire competes in the Western Division of the Minor Counties Championship.
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