One Day Cup 2022: Everything you need to know about County cricket's alternative to The Hundred

The timing of the competition, against The Hundred, left some teams a bit exhausted.
Yet while he could play second fiddle next month in the ad stakes, he's not substandard when it comes to fans of the county game.
Despite the same clash of competitions last year and the counties offering less experienced teams, clubs reported attendance was unaffected - and even up in some cases as games were played during the summer school holidays.
This year, without prem st class county cricket in August in England for the first time since 1939, the One Day 50s Cup - which has a little more in common with red ball cricket than the shorter forms of white ball - has a stadium even bigger.
Even though there is no more Lord final, Trent Bridge still has even drew a good weekday crowd for Glamorgan's victory over Durham last August.
And, like the 18 first-class counties aren't all as decimated by The Hundred as others, some will be quietly confident of their chances of winning one of only three trophies available in national county cricket.
While Surrey are short 13 players, Warwickshire 11, Hampshire, Notts and Somerset 10 each, Yorkshire nine and Lancashire eight - Northants e t holders Glamorgan are rubbing their hands, having lost only one player each.
However, the club Welsh have only half of the side that enjoyed last August's victory over Durham at Trent Bridge.
Australian prop Michael Hogan signed up with last year's Hundred winners Southern Brave, while Hamish Rutherford, Nick Selman and Steven Reingold all moved on.
Tom Cullen, meanwhile, was sidelined by Chris Cooke, and Lukas Carey fell off the radar
But they start their defense against Hundred -Derbyshire weakened with a strong squad available, minus only the injured Michael Neser.

And, while there are many e youngsters looking to grab their chance to shine, there are plenty of established home and foreign internationals like Joe Denly, Gary Ballance, Peter Siddle, Will Young, Washington Sundar, Colin Ingram, Cheteshwar Pujara and Krunal Pandya to watch o ut for.
How it worksThe 18 counties are split into two groups of nine and all play eight qualifying group matches - four home and four away.
Group A: Durham, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwicksh...

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One Day Cup 2022: Everything you need to know about County cricket's alternative to The Hundred

Kiran Carlson, Andrew Salter, N ick Selman and Steven Reingold c Celebrate Glamorgan's Trent Bridge Triumph

The timing of the competition, against The Hundred, left some teams a bit exhausted.

Yet while he could play second fiddle next month in the ad stakes, he's not substandard when it comes to fans of the county game.

Despite the same clash of competitions last year and the counties offering less experienced teams, clubs reported attendance was unaffected - and even up in some cases as games were played during the summer school holidays.

This year, without prem st class county cricket in August in England for the first time since 1939, the One Day 50s Cup - which has a little more in common with red ball cricket than the shorter forms of white ball - has a stadium even bigger.

Even though there is no more Lord final, Trent Bridge still has even drew a good weekday crowd for Glamorgan's victory over Durham last August.

And, like the 18 first-class counties aren't all as decimated by The Hundred as others, some will be quietly confident of their chances of winning one of only three trophies available in national county cricket.

While Surrey are short 13 players, Warwickshire 11, Hampshire, Notts and Somerset 10 each, Yorkshire nine and Lancashire eight - Northants e t holders Glamorgan are rubbing their hands, having lost only one player each.

However, the club Welsh have only half of the side that enjoyed last August's victory over Durham at Trent Bridge.

Australian prop Michael Hogan signed up with last year's Hundred winners Southern Brave, while Hamish Rutherford, Nick Selman and Steven Reingold all moved on.

Tom Cullen, meanwhile, was sidelined by Chris Cooke, and Lukas Carey fell off the radar

But they start their defense against Hundred -Derbyshire weakened with a strong squad available, minus only the injured Michael Neser.

And, while there are many e youngsters looking to grab their chance to shine, there are plenty of established home and foreign internationals like Joe Denly, Gary Ballance, Peter Siddle, Will Young, Washington Sundar, Colin Ingram, Cheteshwar Pujara and Krunal Pandya to watch o ut for.

How it worksThe 18 counties are split into two groups of nine and all play eight qualifying group matches - four home and four away.

Group A: Durham, Gloucestershire, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, Warwicksh...