2022 National Counties Championship

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2022 National Counties Championship
Administrator(s) England and Wales Cricket Board
Cricket format3 days (4 day final)
Tournament format(s) League system and a final
Champions Berkshire (9th title)
Participants20
Matches41
Most runs Robert Sehmi (Cheshire)
464 runs
Most wickets Matthew Siddall (Cumbria)
40 wickets
2021
2023

The 2022 National Counties Championship is the 117th National Counties Cricket Championship season. It is contested in two divisions. Oxfordshire were the defending champions, but they finished second in the Western Division 1 this season. Berkshire won the title by defeating Lincolnshire in the final by virtue of their first innings lead in a drawn match. The final was played in West Bromwich, Staffordshire. This was the 9th title for Berkshire and their 5th in the last 7 years.

Contents

Standings

Format

Teams receive 16 points for a win, 8 for a tie and 4 for a draw. In a match reduced to single innings, teams receive 12 points for a win, 8 for a draw (6 if less than 20 overs per side) and 4 points for losing. For matches abandoned without play, both sides receive 8 points. Bonus points (a maximum of 4 batting points and 4 bowling points) may be scored during the first 90 overs of each team's first innings.

Eastern Division

Division 1
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Lincolnshire 4200002000914063
Suffolk 4202000000912053
Staffordshire 41010010011210050
Norfolk 4101001001811047
Bedfordshire 41030000001211039
Source: [1]
Division 2
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Buckinghamshire 44000000001416094
Cambridgeshire 4202000000515052
Hertfordshire 41010020001215051
Cumbria 4102001000616042
Northumberland 4003001000415221
Source: [2]

Western Division

Division 1
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Berkshire 4301000001415275
Oxfordshire 430100000816072
Cheshire 4102001001216048
Herefordshire 410200100615239
Dorset 400200200815031
Source: [3]
Division 2
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Devon 4301000001316077
Wales National County 420100100814058
Wiltshire 4102001001116245
Cornwall 410100200615243
Shropshire 410300000714235
Source: [4]

Final

The final featured the teams which finished with the most points in each Division One, Lincolnshire and Berkshire. It began on 4 September 2022 at Sandwell Park with the result being a victory for Berkshire by first innings lead in a drawn match. Berkshire won their ninth title, with the five being won in the last seven years, whilst Lincolnshire's most recent victory was in 2003.

4–7 September 2022
Scorecard
v
176 (41.2 overs)
Nic Keast 38 (31)
Tom Nugent 6/66 (15 overs)
310 (81 overs)
Euan Woods 129 (181)
James Dobson 2/34 (11 overs)
65/1 (15 overs)
Jack Timby 33* (41)
Tom Nugent 1/36 (6 overs)
Drawn. Berkshire won the title by first innings lead
West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club Ground, West Bromwich, Staffordshire
Umpires: Ian Herbert & Paul Sparshott
  • Berkshire won the toss and elected to field first.

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