Matthew James Hoggard,is a former English cricketer,who played international cricket for England cricket team from 2000 to 2008,playing both Test cricket and One Day Internationals. The 6' 2" Hoggard was a right arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman.
Ian Joseph Harvey is a former Australian cricketer. He was an all-rounder who played 73 One Day Internationals for Australia and was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004 for his performances in county cricket. He was a part of the Australian squad which won the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
David Harry Wigley is an English former first-class cricketer. He latterly played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club,his third county after previously playing for Yorkshire and then Worcestershire,until his early retirement from the game in 2010. He was a right arm fast medium bowler and right-handed batsman.
James Middlebrook is a former English first-class cricketer,who last played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club on a short-term contract. He played as an all-rounder,batting right-handed and bowling off spin. Since retiring from professional cricket Middlebrook has become an umpire,standing in first-class matches from the 2017 season onwards.
Niall John O'Brien is a former Irish cricketer and a cricket commentator. He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Domestically O'Brien began his professional career with Kent in 2004 before joining Northamptonshire at the start of 2007,spending six seasons there before joining Leicestershire for 2013.
Johannes Jacobus van der Wath is a South African former cricketer who played Limited Over Internationals.
Maurice Anthony Chambers is a cricketer who represented Essex and Northamptonshire between 2005 and 2015. He played as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. Despite being born at Port Antonio in Jamaica,Chambers qualified as a domestic player in county cricket by residence.
Gary Simon Ballance is a Zimbabwean former cricketer who represented England internationally from 2013 to 2017,and also represented Zimbabwe in 2023. He is a left-handed batsman and a leg break bowler,who last played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He was born in Harare,Zimbabwe. He is known for his style of striking deep in the crease. He qualified to play for England through residency and British passports.
David Scott Lucas is an English first-class cricketer,who last played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. He previously played for Nottinghamshire,Yorkshire and Northamptonshire. He won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000.
Azeem Rafiq is an English cricketer who played professionally in England for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. A right-arm off-spin bowler,Rafiq played for the county between 2008 and 2014 and 2016 and 2018,making his senior debut at the age of 17. He captained the England under-15 and under-19 sides,and in 2012 became the youngest man to captain a Yorkshire side as well as the first person of Asian origin to do so.
Alex George Wakely is an English former cricketer who played for Northamptonshire and was also a former captain of the England under-19s. He is a right-hand batsman,bowls off-breaks and sometimes medium pace bowling. In May 2021,Wakely announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Ben William Sanderson is an English first-class cricketer. He is a seam bowler,capable of opening the bowling,and an aggressive batsman and fielder.
Luke Evans is an English professional first-class cricketer who played for Durham and Northamptonshire. He is primarily a right-arm fast medium bowler.
Oliver Peter Stone is an English cricketer who currently plays for Nottinghamshire and England. Stone is a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman. He was born in Norwich,Norfolk and was educated at Thorpe St Andrew School. He made his international debut for England in October 2018. Known as one of the fastest bowlers in England,Stone has recorded speeds up to 94 mph (151 km/h)
The 2018 County Championship,known as the 2018 Specsavers County Championship for sponsorship reasons,is the 119th cricket County Championship season. As in 2017,Division One has eight teams and Division Two has ten teams,with two teams relegated and two promoted at the end of the season.
Liam Anthony Patterson-White is an English cricketer. He plays for Nottinghamshire and has represented the England Lions.
The 2020 Bob Willis Trophy was a first-class cricket tournament held in the 2020 English cricket season,and the inaugural edition of the Bob Willis Trophy. It was separate from the County Championship,which was not held in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The eighteen county cricket teams were split into three regional groups of six,with the two group winners with the most points advancing to a final held at Lord's. The maximum number of overs bowled in a day was reduced from 96 to 90,and the team's first innings could be no longer than 120 overs.
The 2021 County Championship was the 121st cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. For the first phase of the tournament,the teams were split into three groups of six,with each side playing ten matches. The top two teams from each group progressed into Division One for the second phase of the competition,with the other teams progressing to Divisions Two and Three. The team that finished top of Division One became the county champions;and the top two teams from Division One contested a five-day match at Lord's for the Bob Willis Trophy. On 17 December 2020,the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed all the fixtures for the tournament. After completion of the group stage on 14 July 2021,the ECB confirmed the fixtures for the division stage on 22 July 2021.
The Yorkshire County Cricket Club alleged racism scandal developed from complaints made in 2018 by former Yorkshire cricket player,Azeem Rafiq. Rafiq alleged that he was subjected to racist abuse and bullying during his two tenures at the club between 2008–2014,and 2016–2018 and accused the club of being institutionally racist. He complained officially in 2018,but an independent inquiry was not launched until 2020,leading to criticism of Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) for its handling of the affair. The chairperson resigned in November 2021,being replaced by Kamlesh Patel. Two former England players have been alleged to have used racist language whilst playing for the club.
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.
