2022 National Counties Championship

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.

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
ChampionsBerkshire (9th title)
Participants20
Matches41
Most runsRobert Sehmi (Cheshire)
464 runs
Most wicketsMatthew Siddall (Cumbria)
40 wickets

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
TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1DD1<ABatBowlDedPts
Lincolnshire4200002000914063
Suffolk4202000000912053
Staffordshire41010010011210050
Norfolk4101001001811047
Bedfordshire41030000001211039
Source:[1]
  • Lincolnshire were Eastern Division Champions.
  • Lincolnshire qualified for the NCCA Championship Final.
  • Bedfordshire were relegated to Division Two.
Division 2
TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1DD1<ABatBowlDedPts
Buckinghamshire44000000001416094
Cambridgeshire4202000000515052
Hertfordshire41010020001215051
Cumbria4102001000616042
Northumberland4003001000415221
Source:[2]
  • Buckinghamshire were Eastern Division Two Champions.
  • Buckinghamshire were promoted to Division One.

Western Division
Division 1
TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1DD1<BatBowlDedPts
Berkshire4301000001415275
Oxfordshire430100000816072
Cheshire4102001001216048
Herefordshire410200100615239
Dorset400200200815031
Source:[3]
  • Berkshire were Western Division Champions.
  • Berkshire qualified for the NCCA Championship Final.
  • Dorset were relegated to Division Two.
Division 2
TeamPldWW1LL1TDD1DD1<BatBowlDedPts
Devon4301000001316077
Wales National County420100100814058
Wiltshire4102001001116245
Cornwall410100200615243
Shropshire410300000714235
Source:[4]
  • Devon were Western Division Two Champions.
  • Devon were promoted to Division One.

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.

References
  1. NCCA Eastern Division 1 - 2022, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  2. NCCA Eastern Division 2 - 2022, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  3. NCCA Western Division 1 - 2022, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
  4. NCCA Western Division 2 - 2022, NCCA. Retrieved 2022-09-04.
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