Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Worcestershire. Its Vitality Blast T20 team has been rebranded the Worcestershire Rapids,but the county is known by most fans as 'the Pears'. The club is based at New Road,Worcester. Founded in 1865,Worcestershire held minor status at first and was a prominent member of the early Minor Counties Championship in the 1890s,winning the competition three times. In 1899,the club joined the County Championship and the team was elevated to first-class status. Since then,Worcestershire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
Essex County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Essex. Founded in 1876,the club had minor county status until 1894 when it was promoted to first-class status pending its entry into the County Championship in 1895,since then the team has played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. Essex currently play all their home games at the County Cricket Ground,Chelmsford. The club has formerly used other venues throughout the county including Lower Castle Park in Colchester,Valentines Park in Ilford,Leyton Cricket Ground,the Gidea Park Sports Ground in Romford,and Garon Park and Southchurch Park,both in Southend. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles.
Kabir Ali is an English former cricketer. A right-arm seam bowler and useful lower-order right-handed batsman,he played one Test match for England in 2003,while also earning 14 ODI caps between 2003 and 2006.
Wayne Dillon Parnell is a South African professional cricketer who most recently played for Northamptonshire in English county cricket.
Oliver Benjamin Cox is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Worcestershire as right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.
Christopher Rushworth is an English cricketer who plays for Warwickshire. Rushworth is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Sunderland,Tyne and Wear. His cousin is the former Durham wicket-keeper and captain,Phil Mustard.
Aneesh Kapil is an English first-class cricketer who has played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club and Surrey. A right-handed batsman and right-hand fast-medium pace bowler he made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Sussex in August 2011.
Brett Louis D'Oliveira is an English cricketer,a right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler who currently plays for Worcestershire. He made his debut for Worcestershire against Yorkshire in a List A match in August 2011. D'Oliveira signed a new,three-year,contract with Worcestershire in July 2016. D'Oliveira had been playing cricket for Worcestershire since under-13 level.
Matthew James Henry is a New Zealand professional cricketer who plays for Canterbury,and for the New Zealand national team. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Henry was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.
Oliver Edward Robinson is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket,he represents Sussex,having previously played for Yorkshire and Hampshire. He made his Test debut in 2021,and plays as a right-arm medium fast bowler.
Benjamin George Frederick Green is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler who also bats right-handed. He progressed through the Devon age group system before being offered a first team contract during the 2016 season. On 29 July 2016 he made his Twenty20 debut for Somerset against Hampshire in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast.
Alexander Geoffrey Milton is an English cricketer. Milton attended Malvern College. He made his first-class debut on 4 April 2016 for Cardiff MCCU against Hampshire as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.
Kashif Ali is an English cricketer. He made his Twenty20 debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club in the 2018 MCC Tri-Nation Series against the Netherlands on 29 July 2018. Ali has also been part of Kent County Cricket Club's academy scholar programme,and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club's second XI. In June 2022,Ali signed for Worcestershire County Cricket Club,becoming the first person to graduate from the South Asian Cricket Academy and sign with a first-class county side. He made his first-class debut on 25 July 2022,for Worcestershire in the 2022 County Championship.
Thomas James Price is an English cricketer.
Joshua Michael de Caires is an English cricketer,and the son of former England cricket captain Michael Atherton. He made his first-class debut on 5 July 2021,for Middlesex in the 2021 County Championship. His debut came after he had earlier that season scored an unbeaten century at Headingley against a Yorkshire attack that included David Willey in a non-first class fixture.
Josh Oliver Baker is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut on 11 July 2021,for Worcestershire in the 2021 County Championship,after signing a rookie contract with the club the previous day. He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021,for Worcestershire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.
The 2022 County Championship was the 122nd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. The season began on 7 April and ended on 29 September 2022. Warwickshire were the defending champions.
Nicholas James Potts is an English cricketer who plays for Derbyshire.
Mitchell Terry Stanley is an English cricketer who plays for Worcestershire.
George Joseph Bell is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and right-handed Off-break bowler,who can also play as a wicket keeper.
