From Jonny Bairstow’s brilliance to Mankad controversies, record-setting innings, and moving scenes, there have been many memorable moments English Cricket.
have selected 10 events involving the men’s and women’s teams of England in 2022 for you to review before choosing your own top 10 below…
The Women’s Ashes Test concluded in January with one of the most incredible matches ever played in cricket.
England were on track for a stunning victory in the final session, needing 45 from 60 balls, after Australia scored 257 in 45 overs. However, as the pressure mounted, England’s focus shifted to preserving the draw after losing six wickets for 26 runs, with Australia favored to win the series.
Kate Cross, England’s number eleven, and Sophie Ecclestone were the only two players who could make it through the final over.
Despite England’s defeat in the Women’s World Cup final with 50 overs in February, Nat Sciver’s innings should be remembered.
In a pursuit of 357, the all-rounder was the main Britain hitter to pass 30, finishing on 148 not out as her side were outmatched by and by Australia.
Joe Root scored his 10,000th Test run with a masterful century in England’s men’s summer opener at Lord’s, where they defeated New Zealand in a close game.
Root, who had stepped down as captain two months earlier, experienced a lot of emotion on that day.
He became the second England player to score 10,000 runs in a Test at the age of 31 years and 157 days, the same age as his former teammate Alastair Cook, making them the two youngest players to accomplish this feat together.
One of the early indications of Britain’s new, going after approach in men’s Tests. England faced what appeared to be a challenging 299 runs from 72 overs on the final day of the second Test at Trent Bridge against New Zealand. Their fall to 93-4 made the task even more difficult.
However, in the final session, Jonny Bairstow took on a stunning assault. He hit a century off 77 balls, but he missed out on becoming the fastest England Test century by one ball. England won with 22 overs remaining after the Yorkshireman reached 136 from 92.
One more high in the late spring of ‘Bazball’ was the stunning triumph against India in the revised fourth Test, that had been postponed by the Coronavirus pandemic.
England posted a casual total of 378 runs in the final innings, the ninth highest in Test history and the highest in a fourth-inning chase. Root finished with 142 not out, while Bairstow finished with 114 and remained unbeaten.
The very first moment of the third Test among Britain and South Africa was cleaned out however in the early evening it was declared Sovereign Elizabeth II had passed on.
As a mark of respect, the second day was postponed, and the game began the following day. It became one of the first major public events to take place following the death of the Queen.
A military honor guard led the players and umpires onto the field, where they were greeted by a minute of silence before the national anthems and sustained applause for God Save the King.