England at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

England will compete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham between 28 July and 8 August 2022. Having competed at every Games since their 1930 inauguration, it will be England's twenty-second appearance (and third appearance as the host nation).

England at the
2022 Commonwealth Games
Flag of England
CGF codeENG
CGACommonwealth Games England
Websiteteamengland.org
in Birmingham, England
28 July 2022 (2022-07-28) – 8 August 2022 (2022-08-08)
Competitors55 (29 men and 26 women) in 6 sports
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)

Following the CGF's decision to revoke Durban's hosting rights,[1] Birmingham was chosen as the English host candidate and submitted its bid.[2] Though originally deemed not fully compliant, adjustments to the bid ensured the city was awarded the hosting rights in December 2017.[3]

Administration

On 19 September 2019, Commonwealth Games England announced that Mark England had been appointed Chef de Mission for the England team in Birmingham. He fulfilled the same role for Team GB at both the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics in Rio and Tokyo respectively.[4]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 112
Badminton 5510
Lawn bowls 8816
Swimming 6410
Triathlon 448
Wrestling 549
Total292655

Athletics
Main articles: Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

On 5 May 2022, Team England selected two athletes for the marathons.[5][6]

Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Jonathan Mellor Marathon
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Georgina Schweining Marathon

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As host nation, England automatically qualified for the mixed team event.[7] A full squad of ten players was selected on 20 April 2022.[8][9]

Men
Women

3x3 basketball
Main article: 3x3 basketball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As host nation, England automatically qualified for all four tournaments.[10]

Beach volleyball
Main article: Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As host nation, England automatically qualified for both the men's and women's tournaments.[11]

Cricket
Main article: Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As host nation, England automatically qualified for the tournament.[12][13]

Fixtures were announced in November 2021.[14]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
England women Women's tournament  Sri Lanka  South Africa  New Zealand
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1  England 0 0 0 0 0 —
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 —
3  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 —
4  Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 29 July 2022. Source: Birmingham 2022
30 July 2022
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
2 August 2022
11:00
Scorecard
v
4 August 2022
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v

Hockey
Main article: Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As host nation, England automatically qualified for both the men's and women's tournaments.[15][16]

Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.[17]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Preliminary round Semifinal Final / BM / PM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
England men Men's tournament  Ghana
  Wales
  India
  Canada
England women Women's tournament  Ghana
  Canada
  India
  Wales

Men's tournament
Main article: Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Host
29 July 2022
19:00
England  v  Ghana
Umpires:

31 July 2022
14:00
England  v  Wales
Umpires:

1 August 2022
14:00
England  v  India
Umpires:

4 August 2022
14:00
Canada  v  England
Umpires:

Women's tournament
Main article: Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5th place match
4  Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7th place match
5  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9th place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Host
30 July 2022
14:00
England  v  Ghana
Umpires:

31 July 2022
19:00
Canada  v  England
Umpires:

2 August 2022
14:00
India  v  England
Umpires:

4 August 2022
09:00
England  v  Wales
Umpires:

Lawn bowls
Main articles: Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

On 28 January 2022, Team England announced the selection of the lawn bowls team (16 players, 2 directors) to compete in Birmingham.[18][19] Amy Pharaoh competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester the last time the event was held in England and returns to the team after a twelve year absence.[20]

Men
Women
Para-sport
Athlete Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Craig Bowler
Kieran Rollings		 Men's pairs B6-8
Gill Platt
Michelle White		 Women's pairs B6-8
Chris Turnbull
directed by Mark Wherry
Alison Yearling
directed by Sue Wherry		 Mixed pairs B2-3

Netball
Main article: Netball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As host nation, England automatically qualified for the tournament.[21][22]

Partial fixtures were announced in November 2021,[23] then updated with the remaining qualifiers in March 2022.[24]

Summary
Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM / Cl.
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
England women Women's tournament  Trinidad and Tobago  Malawi  Northern Ireland  Uganda  New Zealand
Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  England (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Classification matches
4  Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: Birmingham 2022
(H) Host
29 July 2022
12:00		 England v Trinidad and Tobago    National Exhibition Centre
30 July 2022
12:00		 England v Malawi    National Exhibition Centre
1 August 2022
18:00		 England v Northern Ireland    National Exhibition Centre
2 August 2022
18:00		 England v Uganda    National Exhibition Centre
4 August 2022
19:00		 New Zealand v England    National Exhibition Centre

Rugby sevens
Main article: Rugby sevens at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

As host nation, England automatically qualified for both the men's and women's tournaments.[25]

Swimming
Main articles: Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Swimming at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

On 27 January 2022, Team England announced its initial squad of ten swimmers, including double Tokyo 2020 champions Adam Peaty and Tom Dean.[26][27]

Table tennis
Main articles: Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Table tennis at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

As host nation, England automatically qualified full teams for both the men's and women's events.[28]

Triathlon
Main articles: Triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

On 25 January 2022, Team England announced its initial squad of four triathletes, including three of the Tokyo 2020 mixed relay champions.[29][30]

Based on the World Triathlon Para Rankings of 28 March 2022, a squad of four paratriathletes (plus two guides) was subsequently added. Two more guides will be confirmed in due course.[31][32]

Individual
Athlete Event Swim (750 m) Trans 1 Bike (20 km) Trans 2 Run (5 km) Total Rank
Jonny Brownlee Men's
Alex Yee
Sophie Coldwell Women's
Georgia Taylor-Brown
Mixed relay
Athletes Event Total Times per Athlete
(Swim 300 m, Bike 5 km,
Run 2 km)		 Total Group Time Rank
Georgia Taylor-Brown
Jonny Brownlee
Sophie Coldwell
Alex Yee		 Mixed relay
Paratriathlon
Athlete Event Swim (750 m) Trans 1 Bike (20 km) Trans 2 Run (5 km) Total Rank
Dave Ellis
Guide: Luke Pollard		 Men's PTVI
Oscar Kelly
Guide: Charlie Harding
Katie Crowhurst
Guide: To be named		 Women's PTVI
Melissa Reid
Guide: To be named

Weightlifting
Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and Weightlifting at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Qualification

As host nation, England automatically qualified 1 entry in each weight category (8 per gender).[33]

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

On 28 April 2022, Team England announced its squad of nine wrestlers.[34][35]

Men's freestyle
  • Harvey Ridings – 57 kg
  • George Ramm – 65 kg
  • Charlie Bowling – 74 kg
  • Myroslav Dykun – 74 kg
  • Mandhir Kooner – 125 kg
Women's freestyle

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