Aberdeenshire CC is the largest cricket

Cricket

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

 club based in Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

, Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

. Their ground, Mannofield Park

Mannofield Park

Mannofield Park is a cricket ground Mannofield district of Aberdeen, Scotland. The cricket ground is the regular home of the Scotland national cricket team and Aberdeenshire Cricket Club. It is also known as Citylets Mannofield for international fixtures....

, is located in the Mannofield

Mannofield

Mannofield is an affluent, middle class area of the City of Aberdeen, Scotland. The population of Mannofield is 17,987 . It is situated in the west end of the city and is accessible by travelling through the A93 Aberdeen - Perth road, the A90 Edinburgh to Fraserburgh road and the A96...

 area of Aberdeen, and was granted One Day International (ODI) status for the first time in 2008. The club has around 800 social and playing members and the current President is David Hays.

Current

Aberdeenshire Cricket Club has four senior teams (SNCL Premier, Strathmore Union, Aberdeen Grade 1, Aberdeen Grade 4) and a host of junior teams (kwik cricket, U11, U13, U15 and U17).

At the 2008 Lloyds TSB Scotland SNCL awards, Aberdeenshire received the Magners Club of the Year Award in addition to the flag as Division 1 winners. Ken McCurdie also received the Groundsman of the Year, in recognition of his efforts in connection with the staging of One-Day Internationals at Mannofield for the first time.

Aberdeenshire featured in Sky Sports

Sky Sports

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 'Clublife' series during the 2008 summer of England Test matches

Test cricket

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. The show saw the team coached by Ian Botham

Ian Botham

Sir Ian Terence Botham OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well-known by his nickname "Beefy"...

 before featuring in, and eventually win, a Twenty 20 tournament in Windsor.

Windsor, Berkshire

Windsor is an affluent suburban town and unparished area in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. It is widely known as the site of Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British Royal Family....

2009 season

2009 was a historic season in Aberdeenshire Cricket Club's history. The club won the SNCL Premier League and the Scottish Cup. This was the first time in 13 years since the club won a league and cup double, and the 1st time in its history since it has won the SNCL Premier League.

Internationals

Year	Name	Caps
1999	C. J. O. Smith Colin Smith (cricketer) Colin John Ogilvie Smith is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper.He made his début for the Scottish cricket team against Surrey on 23 June 1999 and has played for Scotland 119 times in all. This includes three One Day Internationals, his first coming against...	186
1999	D. J. Cox	14
1995	N. J. MacRae Neil MacRae Neil John MacRae, born 25 March 1972 in Liverpool, is a Scottish cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 2006. He has also played in first-class and List A cricket matches for Scotland.-References:...	33
1994	C. J. Mearns	3
1992	K. Thomson	53
1989	D. H. Johnston	1
1987	M. J. Smith	73
1986	A. Bee	28
1985	N. W. Burnett	17
1984	J. D. Knight	12
1983	D. N. DeNeef	13
1980	D. L. Hays	3
1980	D. G. Moir Dallas Moir Dallas Moir was a Maltese-born Scottish cricketer who played first class cricket for Scotland in 1980 and 1986 and for Derbyshire between 1981 and 1985....	16
1978	W. A. Donald	57
1974	H. G. F. Johnston	28
1973	G. Angus	1
1973	D. B. S. Brown	19
1971	F. Robertson	44
1953	J. C. Richardson	2
1948	F. Findlay	3
1948	R. H. E. Chisholm Ronald Chisholm Ronald Harry Eddie Chisholm was a Scottish cricketer who holds the Scottish record for most first class appearances. His only career century was made against Ireland in 1970 and he once took 5 for 57 against the MCC at Lord's. He made 15870 runs in club cricket.-External links:*...	80
1947	T. A. Findlay	2
1947	G. W. Youngson	25
1938	A. V. Hunt	2
1936	G. T. Forbes	5
1932	J. D. Mortimer	3
1921	G. W. A. Alexander	13
1912	R. S. Clark	4
1909	W. A. Webster	4

1st XI players

Name	Nat	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
Iain Brand		RHB	RM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
Ayaz Gul		RHB	-	Former Scotland International
Matthew Hays Matthew Hays Matthew Hays is a Canadian film critic, writer, film festival programmer and academic. He won a Lambda Literary Award for his 2007 book The View from Here: Conversations with Gay and Lesbian Filmmakers....		RHB	-
Neil MacRae Neil MacRae Neil John MacRae, born 25 March 1972 in Liverpool, is a Scottish cricketer who played two One Day Internationals in 2006. He has also played in first-class and List A cricket matches for Scotland.-References:...		RHB	OS Off spin Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side...	Former Scotland International
Kenny Reid		RHB	-
Morne Williams		RHB	-
Shaun Coetzer		RHB	OS Off spin Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side...
All-rounders
Todd Astle Todd Astle Todd Duncan Astle is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury. He was born in Palmerston North. He is not related to Nathan Astle.Todd has signed as overseas professional for for the 2008 season-External links:...		RHB	LS Leg spin Leg spin is a type of spin bowling in the sport of cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a wrist spin action, causing the ball to spin from right to left in the cricket pitch, at the point of delivery. When the ball bounces, the spin causes the ball to deviate sharply from right to left, that...	Overseas Professional
Bradd Rodden		RHB	RM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...	Overseas Amateur
Wicket-keepers
Matthew Cross Matthew Cross Matt Cross is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Manly Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He previously played for the Penrith Panthers & Gold Coast Titans. He plays as a prop or in the second-row. He is the brother of Ben Cross.Cross spent the 2009 NRL season with...		RHB	-	| Scotland U-17s
Shy Nathakumaran		RHB	-
Colin Smith Colin Smith (cricketer) Colin John Ogilvie Smith is a Scottish cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper.He made his début for the Scottish cricket team against Surrey on 23 June 1999 and has played for Scotland 119 times in all. This includes three One Day Internationals, his first coming against...		RHB	-	Former Scotland International
Bowlers
Tyler Buchan		RHB	RFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...	Scotland Lions
Richie Lamb		RHB	RM	Scotland U-19s
Kevin Thomson Kevin Thomson Kevin Thomson is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Middlesbrough and the Scotland national football team. Thomson began his career with Hibernian before joining Rangers in 2007 for a £2m transfer fee. He plays as a defensive midfielder with key attributes of passing and tackling...		RHB	RFM Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...	Former Scotland International
Chris West Chris West Chris West is a British writer. He writes business books under this name. Writing as Christopher West he is author of the China Quartet, four mysteries which, back in the 1990s, were among the first crime novels to be set in the contemporary People's Republic of China.After studying economics...		RHB	RF Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...

External links

• Official Site
• History of Aberdeenshire CC