2022 County Championship
The 2022 County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the 122nd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales.[1] The season is scheduled to run from 7 April to 29 September 2022.[2][3]
Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
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Cricket format | First-class cricket (4 days) |
Tournament format(s) | League system |
Participants | 18 |
In October 2021, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that the tournament will return to the format of two divisions, with ten teams in Division One, and eight teams in Division Two.[4] The teams were placed into the division they had qualified to following the result of the 2019 County Championship,[5] after the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In January 2022, the ECB confirmed all the fixtures for the tournament,[7] with the Bob Willis Trophy being scrapped.[8]
Teams
Fixtures
The teams were placed into the following groups:[9]
- Division One: Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Somerset, Surrey, Warwickshire, Yorkshire
- Division Two: Derbyshire, Durham, Glamorgan, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Sussex, Worcestershire
April
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- Kent won the toss and elected to field.
- Alastair Cook (Essex) scored his 70th century in first-class cricket.[10]
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43/0 (13.1 overs) Rory Burns 22* (44) |
- Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
- James Wharton (Yorkshire) made his first-class debut.
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36/0 (7.1 overs) George Balderson 23* (23) |
- Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ben Compton (Kent) carried his bat.[11]
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- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Josh Bohannon (Lancashire) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[12]
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- Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- George Hill (Yorkshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[13]
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110/0 (37.4 overs) Alex Davies 65* (131) |
- Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
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- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
- Jamie Smith (Surrey) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[14]
- Chris Dent (Gloucestershire) scored his 10,000th run in first-class cricket.[15]
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9/0 (6 overs) Luke Wells 5* (11) |
- Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
May
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June
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26–29 June 2022 Scorecard |
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July
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September
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April
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- Durham won the toss and elected to field.
- Alex Lees (Durham) carried his bat.[16]
- Andrew Salter (Glamorgan) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[17]
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- Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ed Pollock (Worcestershire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[18]
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- Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Tim Murtagh (Middlesex) took his 900th wicket in first-class cricket.[19]
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14/0 (2.1 overs) Haseeb Hameed 12* (6) |
- Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Tom Clark (Sussex) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[20]
- Joey Evison (Nottinghamshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[21]
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- Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nick Potts (Derbyshire) made his first-class debut.
- Shan Masood (Derbyshire) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[22]
- Tom Haines (Sussex) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[23]
- Tom Haines and Cheteshwar Pujara (Sussex) became the first batters to score double centuries in the same innings of a first-class match while following-on.[24]
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- Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Oli Gibson (Durham) made his first-class debut.
- Matty Potts (Durham) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[25]
- Michael Jones (Durham) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[26]
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- Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
- Lyndon James (Nottinghamshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[27]
- Ben Slater (Nottinghamshire) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.[28]
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- Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shan Masood became the first batter for Derbyshire to score back-to-back double centuries in first-class cricket.[29]
- Mattie McKiernan (Derbyshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[30]
- Ed Barnes (Leicestershire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.[31]
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52/0 (10.3 overs) Mark Stoneman 30* (32) |
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
May
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June
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July
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References
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- "County Championship gets midsummer boost as 2022 fixtures are announced". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- "County Championship: Extra June and July games scheduled in 2022 fixtures". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- "All you need to know about the 2022 LV= Insurance County Championship". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- "County Championship: Alastair Cook and Nick Browne make tons for Essex v Kent". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- "Ben Compton digs in against commanding Lancashire position". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "County Championship: Josh Bohannon's 231 puts Lancashire on course to beat Gloucestershire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- "George Hill's unbeaten 151 puts Yorkshire in total command". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- "Jamie Smith double-century, Jordan Clark ton lead Surrey to mammoth first-innings total". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
- "Chris Dent's superb double-hundred ushers Gloucestershire towards safety". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
- "Alex Lees carries bat but Durham unable to force victory over Glamorgan". The Cricketer. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "Chris Cooke holds firm after Andrew Salter seven-for ignites wicket flurry". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "County Championship: Worcestershire dominate day three at Leicestershire". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "County Championship: Tim Murtagh takes 900th wicket as Middlesex stay in control at Lord's". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- "Notts made to scrap after Tom Clark, Steven Finn land blows for Sussex". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- "Steven Mullaney, Joey Evison hundreds make Sussex supporters sweat". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- "Shan Masood's unbeaten double century dominates first day in Derby". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- "Cheteshwar Pujara, Tom Haines double centuries lead Sussex great escape". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "Stats - Pujara ends 52-innings century drought with record 201*". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- "Matty Potts claims six wickets to boost Durham hopes against Leicestershire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "County Championship: Durham's Matty Potts takes six Leicestershire wickets before Michael Jones' ton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- "Ben Slater, Lyndon James cash in as Durham deck fails to rebel". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "Ben Slater's 225 not out sets up innings win for Nottinghamshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- "County Championship: Derbyshire batter Shan Masood scores another double century". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "County Championship: Mattie McKiernan's maiden ton propels Derbyshire towards victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- "Mattie McKiernan century boosts value of Shan Masood's double as Derbyshire keep control". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2022.