County Championship 2022 Predictions – Most Runs, Most Wickets, Winners!
By Nitesh Mathur, Broken Cricket Dreams, 4/07/2022
Today was such a pleasant day for cricket—The County Championship 2022 began, going back to the two-division structure from the ‘pre-pandemic’ era.
8 concurrent matches (I watched the Essex Vs Kent game), friendly exchanges on social media, centuries for Nick Browne & Sir Alastair Cook (yep still going strong!), Somerset bundled for 180 by Hampshire, and lots of young talent on show!
And when there is a new tournament, there is #BCDPredictions. The County Championship is long! It ends at the end of September. So, here are the predictions of our friends from Twitter and Facebook here so we can compare at the end of the journey, who got most Predictions right!
For predictions from the IPL and other Test series, check the #BCDPredictions Challenge archive here.
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The Categories
The categories for the County Championship 2022 Predictions are:
#MostRuns, #MostWickets, #WinnerDiv1, #WinnerDiv2, and #LookingForwardTo.
As a reminder, the two divisions are structured as follows:
| Division One | Essex | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Kent | Lancashire | Northamptonshire | Somerset | Surrey | Warwickshire | Yorkshire |
| Divisiion Two | Derbyshire | Durham | Glamorgan | Leicestershire | Middlesex | Nottinghamshire | Sussex | Worcestershire |
*If you have not submitted your predictions, there is still time! You can send the predictions in the form below or tag us in Twitter.
My County Championship 2022 Predictions
Due to my personal affinity for Alastair Cook, I went with Essex for Division I, but will be following several domestic and international stars.
Specifically would love to see openers Rory Burns & Dom Sibley return to top form after an indifferent last year in Test cricket. Sam Curran is returning from injury, stalwarts Jimmy Anderson, Hashim Amla, & Darren Stevens are still around, while South Africans Simon Harmer, George Linde, and Kyle Abbott can wreck mayhem on their day.
For the overseas stars, I am looking forward to out-of-favor Cheteshwar Pujara and Pakistani internationals in Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Mohammad Rizwan. Tom Haines & Josh de Caires are some popular youngsters to watch.
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The Predictions
1. In-Depth Football and Cricket
- #WinnerDiv1: Hampshire
- #WinnerDiv2: Nottingshamshire
- #MostRuns: Dom Sibley
- #MostWickets: Kyle Abbott
- #LookingForwardTo: Vince’s cover drives, underdogs pulling off upsets, youngsters making themselves known.
2. Brian Painting
- #WinnerDiv1: Surrey
- #WinnerDiv2: Notts
- #MostRuns: Hashim Amla
- #MostWickets: Simon Harmer
- #LookingForwardTo: Watching cricket at New Road in the spring sunshine, The Cheltenham cricket festival, Naseem Shah bowling, Ollie Pope batting
3. Bex #DenlyMemeTeam
“Oh I’ve got no idea, but I’d go for the same winners here (no bias, of course). Looking forward to watching Joe Denly bat and Simon Harmer bowl.”
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4. Longbob Jimshanks
- #WinnerDiv1: Surrey
- #WinnerDiv2: Notts
- #MostRuns: Matt Renshaw
- #MostWickets: Kemar Roach
- #LookingForwardTo: Robin Smith not being at Headingly
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5. Adam Sutherland
- #WinnerDiv1: Essex
- #WinnerDiv2: Nottinghamshire
- #MostRuns: Ollie Pope
- #MostWickets: Simon Harmer
- #LookingForwardTo: Watching Amla and Pope bat together at the Oval.
6. Massimo
- #WinnerDiv1: Lancashire
- #WinnerDiv2: Notts
- #MostRuns: Jake Libby
- #MostWickets: Ethan Bamber
- #LookingForwardTo: Shaheen Afridi, Tim Murtagh and Ethan Bamber rolling through sides in div 2
7. Saoirse del Tufo
- #WinnerDiv1: Essex
- #WinnerDiv2: Durham
- #MostRuns: Burns
- #MostWickets: S Cook
- #LookingForwardTo: Most Excited by this Essex team, a bunch of young talented players and some Stevo specials!
8. James McCaghrey
- #WinnerDiv1: Essex
- #WinnerDiv2: Notts
- #MostRuns: Haines
- #MostWickets: Abbas
- #LookingForwardTo: Pope making a massive score, Haines attacking and Cook taking wickets.
9. Andy Heustice
“Jordan Cox, Ollie Robinson in batting, Matt Milnes and Harry Podmore in bowling. Young Zimbabwean all rounder Tawanda Muyeye who might play a few games.”
– On players to watch out from Kent
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