2022 T20 Blast
Dates | 25 May – 16 July 2022 |
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Administrator(s) | England and Wales Cricket Board |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
Champions | Hampshire Hawks (3rd title) |
Participants | 18 |
Matches | 133 |
Most runs | James Vince (678) (Hampshire Hawks) |
Most wickets | Richard Gleeson (25) (Lancashire Lightning) |
Official website | Vitality Blast |
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The 2022 Vitality Blast was the twentieth edition of the T20 Blast (currently known as the Vitality Blast), a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales. The tournament was held from 25 May to 16 July 2022.[1] The tournament was run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship reason.[2] The Kent Spitfires were the defending champions, having won their second title during previous season.[3] On 20 January 2022, the ECB announced the fixtures for the tournament.[4]
On 17 June 2022, in the North Group match between the Birmingham Bears and the Notts Outlaws, the Birmingham Bears set a new record for the highest total in an English T20 match, with 261/2.[5] Four days later, Surrey became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals, with their ninth win out of ten games.[6] Following the conclusion of matches played on 1 July 2022, Somerset,[7] the Essex Eagles,[8] and the Hampshire Hawks from the South Group had all confirmed their places in the quarter-finals.[9] The Birmingham Bears also qualified, after winning the North Group.[10] The Derbyshire Falcons and the Lancashire Lightning also qualified from the North Group,[11] with the Yorkshire Vikings taking the final place in the quarter-finals.[12]
The Yorkshire Vikings,[13] the Hampshire Hawks,[14] Lancashire Lightning[15] and Somerset[16] all won their quarter-final matches to secure their places at Finals Day. In Somerset's match, against the Derbyshire Falcons, Somerset set a new record for the highest team total in an English T20 match, with 265/5, breaking the record set earlier in the tournament by the Birmingham Bears.[17] In the final, the Hampshire Hawks beat Lancashire Lightning by one run to win their third title.[18]
Format
[edit ]Playing format were similar to the previous season, where groups remain the same with the familiar North and South split, while each county will play 14 group-stage matches, seven at home and seven away.[2]
Teams
[edit ]The teams were divided into the following groups:[2]
- North Group: Birmingham Bears, Derbyshire Falcons, Durham, Lancashire Lightning, Leicestershire Foxes, Northants Steelbacks, Notts Outlaws, Worcestershire Rapids, Yorkshire Vikings
- South Group: Essex Eagles, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Hampshire Hawks, Kent Spitfires, Middlesex, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex Sharks
Results and standings
[edit ]North Group
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | Birmingham Bears | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1.210 |
2 | Lancashire Lightning | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0.432 |
3 | Derbyshire Falcons | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.054 |
4 | Yorkshire Vikings | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0.726 |
5 | Notts Outlaws | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.058 |
6 | Leicestershire Foxes [a] | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.058 |
7 | Northants Steelbacks | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | −0.040 |
8 | Durham | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.642 |
9 | Worcestershire Rapids | 14 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | −1.807 |
Advanced to the quarter-finals
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Josh Baker (Worcestershire Rapids) made his T20 debut.
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Peter Hartley
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
- Northants Steelbacks were set a revised target of 208 runs from 16 overs due to rain.
- James Sales (Northants Steelbacks) made his T20 debut.
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
- Michael Jones (Durham) and Rehan Ahmed (Leicestershire Foxes) both made their T20 debuts.
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Harry Brook (Yorkshire Vikings)
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Nigel Llong
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
Scorecard
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Peter Hartley
Player of the match: Shan Masood (Derbyshire Falcons)
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- George Drissell (Durham) made his T20 debut.
Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and Paul Pollard
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Richard Gleeson (Lancashire Lightning) took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket.[22]
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: David Millns and Ian Blackwell
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain.
- Wayne Madsen played in his 400th match for Derbyshire.[23]
Scorecard
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Tim Robinson
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Billy Taylor
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
Scorecard
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: David Millns and James Middlebrook
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to field.
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Robert White
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Alex Russell (Northants Steelbacks) made his T20 debut.
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Paul Baldwin
Player of the match: Alex Hales (Notts Outlaws)
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 8 overs per side due to rain.
- Carlos Brathwaite (Birmingham Bears) and Samit Patel (Notts Outlaws) both retired out.[24]
Scorecard
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Tom Lungley
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
Scorecard
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
- Naveen-ul-Haq (Leicestershire Foxes) took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket.[25]
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Billy Taylor
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to bat.
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Nigel Llong
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Graham Lloyd
Player of the match: Tim David (Lancashire Lightning)
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Tim Robinson
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Nick Cook and Nigel Llong
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jacques Banton (Worcestershire Rapids) made his T20 debut.
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: Robert White and Billy Taylor
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and James Middlebrook
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and James Middlebrook
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jonathan Bushnell (Durham) made his T20 debut.
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mitchell Stanley (Worcestershire Rapids) made his T20 debut.
County Cricket Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Ben Debenham
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to bat.
Scorecard
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
Scorecard
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Robert White
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Derbyshire Falcons were set a revised target of 105 runs from 10 overs due to rain.
Scorecard
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Paul Pollard
Player of the match: Wiaan Mulder (Leicestershire Foxes)
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
Scorecard
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Steve O'Shaughnessy
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Ben Debenham and James Middlebrook
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Steve O'Shaughnessy
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Nick Cook
Player of the match: Adam Hose (Birmingham Bears)
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
Scorecard
- Durham won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- George Bell (Lancashire Lightning) made his T20 debut.
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Tim Robinson
- Durham won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain.
- Northants Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Rob Bailey
Player of the match: Adam Hose (Birmingham Bears)
- Worcestershire Rapids won the toss and elected to field.
- Lancashire Lightning won the toss and elected to field.
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Russell Warren
- Leicestershire Foxes won the toss and elected to bat.
- Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
- Notts Outlaws won the toss and elected to field.
- Joey Evison (Notts Outlaws) made his T20 debut.
Scorecard
County Cricket Ground, Derby
Umpires: Peter Hartley and Ian Blackwell
- Derbyshire Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- Ben Aitchison (Derbyshire Falcons) made his T20 debut.
- Wayne Madsen (Derbyshire Falcons) scored his first century in Twenty20 cricket.[27]
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Tom Hartley (Lancashire Lightning)
- Birmingham Bears won the toss and elected to bat.
South Group
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Surrey | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.630 |
2 | Somerset | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.630 |
3 | Essex Eagles | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0.881 |
4 | Hampshire Hawks | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.198 |
5 | Gloucestershire | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0.022 |
6 | Glamorgan | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | −0.154 |
7 | Sussex Sharks | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.391 |
8 | Middlesex | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.981 |
9 | Kent Spitfires | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.670 |
Advanced to the quarter-finals
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Tim Robinson
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Somerset)
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Mark Newell and Martin Saggers
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Somerset were set a revised target of 144 runs from 18 overs due to rain.
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 15 overs per side due to rain.
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and James Middlebrook
Player of the match: David Payne (Gloucestershire)
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Obed McCoy (Sussex Sharks) took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket.[28]
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
- Sam Curran (Surrey) took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket.[29]
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Russell Warren and Alex Wharf
Player of the match: Michael Hogan (Glamorgan)
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Ben Green (Somerset) took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket.[30]
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Rob Bailey
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Sussex Sharks were set a revised target of 146 runs from 17 overs due to rain.
- Ali Orr (Sussex Sharks) made his T20 debut.
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Billy Taylor
Player of the match: Tim Seifert (Sussex Sharks)
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
Scorecard
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
Scorecard
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to bat.
- Toby Greatwood (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
Scorecard
Radlett Cricket Club, Radlett
Umpires: Nick Cook and Steve O'Shaughnessy
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: David Millns and Paul Pollard
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to field.
- Tawanda Muyeye (Kent Spitfires) made his T20 debut.
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
Lord's, London
Umpires: David Millns and Paul Pollard
Player of the match: Jason Roy (Surrey)
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Neil Mallender
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Somerset were set a revised target of 112 runs from 10 overs due to rain.
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Steve O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: Glenn Phillips (Gloucestershire)
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
The Oval, London
Umpires: Martin Saggers and Robert White
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Surrey)
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Mark Newell
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Alex Horton (Glamorgan) made his T20 debut.
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Mike Burns and James Middlebrook
Player of the match: James Vince (Hampshire Hawks)
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.
- Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and James Middlebrook
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Tom Lawes (Surrey) made his T20 debut.
- Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
- Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
- Max Harris (Middlesex) made his T20 debut.
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: Mike Burns and Graham Lloyd
Player of the match: James Fuller (Hampshire Hawks)
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sussex Sharks won the toss and elected to field.
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Ben Debenham
Player of the match: Dan Lawrence (Essex Eagles)
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field.
- Jamie McIlroy and Thomas Bevan (Glamorgan) both made their T20 debut.
Scorecard
Max Harris 2/26 (3 overs)
- Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
- Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
Knock-out stage
[edit ]The ECB confirmed the following fixtures for the knock-out stage of the tournament.[31]
Quarter-finals
[edit ]The Oval, London
Umpires: Richard Illingworth and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Tom Kohler-Cadmore (Yorkshire Vikings)
- Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Ian Blackwell and Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Steven Croft (Lancashire Lightning)
- Essex Eagles won the toss and elected to bat.
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Rilee Rossouw (Somerset)
Finals Day
[edit ]Semi-finals
[edit ]Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Neil Mallender and David Millns
Player of the match: Keaton Jennings (Lancashire Lightning)
- Yorkshire Vikings won the toss and elected to bat.
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and Neil Mallender
Player of the match: Tom Prest (Hampshire Hawks)
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
[edit ]Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Graham Lloyd and David Millns
Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Hampshire Hawks)
- Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
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