Robert George Dylan Willis was an English cricketer,who represented England between 1971 and 1984. A right-handed fast bowler,Willis is regarded by many as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Rikki Clarke is a retired English cricketer,who last played for Surrey. He was educated at Broadwater School and then Godalming College. Clarke began his career as a professional cricketer with Surrey in 2000,making his list A debut in 2001 and First Class debut in 2002,and the following year made his One Day International debut for England;later in 2003 he played his first Test match. Between 2003 and 2006 he played two Tests,both against Bangladesh and 20 ODIs.
Thomas Walter Hayward was an English first-class cricketer who played for Surrey and England between the 1890s and the outbreak of World War I. He was primarily an opening batsman,noted especially for the quality of his off-drive. Neville Cardus wrote that he "was amongst the most precisely technical and most prolific batsmen of any time in the annals of cricket." He was only the second batsman to reach the landmark of 100 first-class centuries,following WG Grace. In the 1906 English season he scored 3,518 runs,a record aggregate since surpassed only by Denis Compton and Bill Edrich in 1947.
1896 was the seventh season of County Championship cricket in England. Yorkshire won the championship title having lost only losing three of their 26 matches,setting a points percentage record with 68.42. Yorkshire's team did not possess the greatest performers statistically,such as Sussex with Ranjitsinhji,or Gloucestershire with W. G. Grace,but a well-rounded squad with four bowlers taking more than 70 wickets in the Championship and five batsmen scoring over 1000 runs gave them the title. Playing against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in May,Yorkshire scored 887 in their first innings,which is still the highest total in the history of the County Championship.
Kyle William Hogg is an English former cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler who played for Lancashire from 2001 to 2014. Between 2000–01 and 2002 Hogg represented the England under-19s in six youth Tests and 11 One Day Internationals (ODIs). In the 2006–07 season he travelled to New Zealand where he represented Otago as an overseas player. Hogg spent time on loan with Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire,both in 2007.
Michael Burns is an English first-class list cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer who played county cricket for Warwickshire and Somerset in a first-class career which spanned from 1992 until 2005. He also played Minor Counties cricket for Cumberland and Cornwall. An adaptable cricketer,he appeared for Cumberland and Warwickshire as a wicket-keeper,but when he moved to Somerset he developed into an aggressive batsman who bowled at medium-pace when needed.
Richard Alan Jones is an English cricketer who plays county cricket most recently for Leicestershire.
Crowther Charlesworth was an English cricketer. He was a right-hand batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who played for Warwickshire.
James Noel Bruce Bovill is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket predominantly for Hampshire from 1993 to 1997.
Michael David Mence was an English cricketer. Mence was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Newbury,Berkshire.
James John Alexander Parfitt,KC was an English judge who was called to the bar in 1887,and served as a County Court judge from 1918 until his death eight years later. He did not approve of verbose counsel,and would often succinctly summarise their arguments. He was known as a compassionate but businesslike judge.
Barney Peter Gibson is a former English cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper for Yorkshire. He is the youngest cricketer to play first-class cricket in England making his debut for Yorkshire in April 2011 aged 15 years and 27 days.
Christopher Keith Bullen is a former English cricketer. Bullen was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Clapham,London and educated at Rutlish School which he attended from 1976 to 1982. An all-rounder,Bullen played for Surrey County Cricket Club,Bedfordshire County Cricket Club and the Surrey Cricket Board in a career which spanned from 1982 to 2002.
Michael Youll is a former English cricketer,a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm unorthodox spin. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland.
Philip Robert Oliver is a former English cricketer. Oliver was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in West Bromwich,Staffordshire and educated at Burton Borough School in Newport,Shropshire.
Christopher “Cliff”Lethbridge is a former English cricketer. Lethbridge was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Castleford,Yorkshire.
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-pace bowler.He made a comeback in test cricket against India in the 4th test at Ranchi after a long break from injury. Robinson holds the unfortunate record for the most expensive over ever bowled in the English County Championship,conceding 43 against Leicestershire in June 2024.
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 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.
