The 2022 County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) 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.
Teams
The teams were split based on the finishing positions in the 2019 season, the last before two seasons were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The following teams took part in the County Championship:
Division One
Team promoted from Division Two in 2019
Division Two
Team relegated from Division One in 2019
April
Kent won the toss and elected to field. , Alastair Cook (Essex) scored his 70th century in first-class cricket.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , James Wharton (Yorkshire) made his first-class debut.
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat. , Ben Compton (Kent) carried his bat.
Essex won the toss and elected to field.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Josh Bohannon (Lancashire) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. , George Hill (Yorkshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
Essex won the toss and elected to field.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field. , No play was possible on day 4 due to rain. , Jamie Smith (Surrey) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket. , Chris Dent (Gloucestershire) scored his 10,000th run in first-class cricket.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
Durham won the toss and elected to field. , Alex Lees (Durham) carried his bat. , Andrew Salter (Glamorgan) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Ed Pollock (Worcestershire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. , Tim Murtagh (Middlesex) took his 900th wicket in first-class cricket.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. , Tom Clark (Sussex) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. , Joey Evison (Nottinghamshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Nick Potts (Derbyshire) made his first-class debut. , Shan Masood (Derbyshire) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket. , Tom Haines (Sussex) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket. , Tom Haines and Cheteshwar Pujara (Sussex) became the first batters to score double centuries in the same innings of a first-class match while following-on.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Oli Gibson (Durham) made his first-class debut. , Matty Potts (Durham) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket. , Michael Jones (Durham) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field. , Lyndon James (Nottinghamshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. , Ben Slater (Nottinghamshire) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Shan Masood became the first batter for Derbyshire to score back-to-back double centuries in first-class cricket. , Mattie McKiernan (Derbyshire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. , Ed Barnes (Leicestershire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
May
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , Paul Walter (Essex) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Dom Sibley (Warwickshire) carried his bat.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
Surrey won the toss and elected to bat. , Only 9.2 overs of play were possible on day 4 due to rain.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field. , Dane Vilas (Lancashire) scored his 10,000th run in first-class cricket.
Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. , Craig Overton (Somerset) took his 400th wicket in first-class cricket.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. , Andy Gorvin (Glamorgan) made his first-class debut.
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
Durham won the toss and elected to bat. , Ben Gibbon (Worcestershire) made his first-class debut. , Jack Haynes (Worcestershire) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.
June
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Kent won the toss and elected to field. , Tom Price (Gloucestershire) took a hat-trick and his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Kent won the toss and elected to field. , Sam Curran (Surrey) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
Durham won the toss and elected to bat. , Jonathan Bushnell (Durham) made his first-class debut. , Rachin Ravindra (Durham) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket. , Paul Coughlin (Durham) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. , Ben Raine (Durham) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field. , Oli Carter (Sussex) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
July
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. , Lewis Goldsworthy (Somerset) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. , Keaton Jennings (Lancashire) scored his maiden triple century in first-class cricket. , Roelof van der Merwe (Somerset) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Will Luxton (Yorkshire) made his first-class debut.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Kyle Abbott (Hampshire) took a hat-trick.
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Jack White (Northamptonshire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat. , No play was possible on day 4 due to rain.
Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field.
Essex won the toss and elected to bat. , Tom Banton (Somerset) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. , James Rew (Somerset) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Kent won the toss and elected to field.
Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Durham won the toss and elected to field. , Tom Mackintosh and Stanley McAlindon (Durham) both made their first-class debuts.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat. , Colin Ackermann and Wiaan Mulder (Leicestershire) both scored their maiden double centuries in first-class cricket. , Leicestershire made their highest total in a first-class cricket match.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Brad Currie (Sussex) made his first-class debut.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat. , Roman Walker (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut. , Sam Northeast (Glamorgan) scored his maiden double century and his maiden triple century in first-class cricket. , Sam Northeast went on to become the first batter to score 400 runs in a first-class innings since Brian Lara made 400 not out for the West Indies against England in April 2004.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field. , Michael Jones (Durham) scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket. , Chris Rushworth (Durham) took his 600th wicket in first-class cricket.
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Kashif Ali (Worcestershire) made his first-class debut.
Sussex won the toss and elected to field.
September
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
Kent won the toss and elected to field.
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat. , Finlay Bean (Yorkshire) made his first-class debut.
Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
Surrey won the toss and elected to field. , Tom Curran (Surrey) scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
Essex won the toss and elected to field.
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat. , George Bell (Lancashire) made his first-class debut.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field.
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat. , Dom Sibley (Warwickshire) carried his bat.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat.
Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to field.
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat. , Tom Hartley (Lancashire) took his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket
Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field.
Durham won the toss and elected to field.
Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field. , Michael Finan (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.
Durham won the toss and elected to field. , Sol Budinger (Leicestershire) made his first-class debut.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
Sussex won the toss and elected to bat.
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field.
Durham won the toss and elected to field. , Charlie Tear (Sussex) made his first-class debut.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field. , Tom Bevan (Glamorgan) and Adam Sylvester (Derbyshire) both made their first-class debuts.
Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat.
Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field.
Standings
Teams in both divisions will play a total of 14 games, with seven home matches and seven away matches. There is a two-up, two-down promotion and relegation system.
Teams receive 16 points for a win and 8 for a draw or tie. Bonus points (a maximum of 5 batting points and 3 bowling points) may be scored during the first 110 overs of each team's first innings.
