Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
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Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of the county
clubs, which make up the Minor Counties
in the English
domestic cricket
structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire
and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy
.
The club is based at Lincoln
and plays matches around the county at Lincoln, Bourne
, Grantham
, London Road, Sleaford
and Cleethorpes
.
The Minor Counties play three-day matches at a level below that of the first-class
game. At present, Lincolnshire competes in the Eastern Division of the Minor Counties Championship.
Grantham's mayor, Arthur Priestley
was a prime mover in the development of Lincolnshire cricket, although he played for Nottinghamshire CCC as an amateur. In 1896, he captained an English side in the West Indies.
When the Gentlemen of Philadelphia toured England in 1903, they played a Lincolnshire XVI in Grantham with Bart King
scoring 176 runs.
The present Lincolnshire CCC was founded on 28 September 1906. It competed in the Minor Counties Championship from 1907 to 1914 and then again from 1924.
.
since its inception in 1983.
game:
Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
clubs, which make up the Minor Counties
Minor counties of English cricket
The Minor Counties are the cricketing counties of England and Wales that are not afforded first-class status. The game is administered by the Minor Counties Cricket Association which comes under the England and Wales Cricket Board...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
domestic 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...
structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
.
The club is based at Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
and plays matches around the county at Lincoln, Bourne
Bourne, Lincolnshire
Bourne is a market town and civil parish on the western edge of the Fens, in the District of South Kesteven in southern Lincolnshire, England.-The town:...
, Grantham
Grantham
Grantham is a market town within the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It bestrides the East Coast Main Line railway , the historic A1 main north-south road, and the River Witham. Grantham is located approximately south of the city of Lincoln, and approximately east of Nottingham...
, London Road, Sleaford
London Road, Sleaford
London Road is a cricket ground in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. The ground was established in 1851, when Sleaford played an All-England Eleven. In 1860 and 1864, two first-class matches were played on the ground in the North v South fixtures....
and Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853 and is a seaside resort.- History :...
.
The Minor Counties play three-day matches at a level below that of the first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
game. At present, Lincolnshire competes in the Eastern Division of the Minor Counties Championship.
Honours
- Minor Counties Championship (2) - 1966, 2003; shared (1) - 2001
- MCCA Knockout Trophy (0) -
Earliest cricket
Cricket probably reached Lincolnshire in the 18th century. The earliest reference to cricket in the county is dated 1792 (see Bowen, p. 267).Origin of club
A county organisation was set up in 1853.Grantham's mayor, Arthur Priestley
Arthur Priestley
Sir Arthur Alexander Priestley was an English Liberal Party politician and cricketer. After three unsuccessful candidacies he held a seat in the House of Commons from 1900 to 1918...
was a prime mover in the development of Lincolnshire cricket, although he played for Nottinghamshire CCC as an amateur. In 1896, he captained an English side in the West Indies.
When the Gentlemen of Philadelphia toured England in 1903, they played a Lincolnshire XVI in Grantham with Bart King
Bart King
John Barton "Bart" King was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. King was one of the Philadelphian cricketers that played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I...
scoring 176 runs.
The present Lincolnshire CCC was founded on 28 September 1906. It competed in the Minor Counties Championship from 1907 to 1914 and then again from 1924.
Club history
Lincolnshire has won the Minor Counties Championship twice, and also once shared the title. It won the title outright in 1966 and 2003. It shared the accolade in 2001 with CheshireCheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
.
Knockout Trophy
Lincolnshire has never won the MCCA Knockout TrophyMCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
since its inception in 1983.
Famous players
The following Lincolnshire cricketers also made an impact on the first-classFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
game:
- Arthur PriestleyArthur PriestleySir Arthur Alexander Priestley was an English Liberal Party politician and cricketer. After three unsuccessful candidacies he held a seat in the House of Commons from 1900 to 1918...
MP - Sonny RamadhinSonny RamadhinSonny Ramadhin was a West Indian cricketer, and a dominant bowler of the 1950s. He was the first West Indian cricketers of Indian origin, and was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1951.- Biography and career :...
- Duncan FearnleyDuncan FearnleyCharles Duncan Fearnley , more commonly known as Duncan Fearnley, is a former first-class cricketer who, after retirement as a player, became a producer of cricket bats.-Birth and early life:Fearnley was born in Pudsey, Yorkshire...
- Somachandra de SilvaSomachandra de SilvaDandeniyage Somachandra de Silva is a former Sri Lankan cricketer. He bowled leg spin, and captained the Sri Lankan cricket team for two Test matches in 1983, as the regular captain, Duleep Mendis missed the tour of New Zealand due to injury...
- Norman McVickerNorman McVickerNorman Michael McVicker was an English cricketer. McVicker was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Whitefield, Lancashire.-External links:* at ESPNcricinfo* at CricketArchive...
- H Ian Moore
- Arnold Rylott, known as Bobby.
- Peter D Johnson
- Geoff CopeGeoff CopeGeoff Cope played first-class cricket for Yorkshire from 1966 to 1980, and appeared in three Test matches for England.-Life and career:...
External sources
Further reading
- Rowland BowenRowland BowenMajor Rowland Francis Bowen was a cricket researcher, historian and writer....
, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970 - E W Swanton (editor), Barclays World of Cricket, Guild, 1986
- Playfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket AnnualPlayfair Cricket Annual is a compact annual about cricket that is published in the United Kingdom each April, just before the English cricket season is due to begin. Its main purposes are to review the previous English season and to provide detailed career records and potted biographies of current...
– various editions - Wisden Cricketers Almanack – various editions
- KCS Trushell – Lincolnshire Cricketers
- Tony Webb – Minor Counties Championship (various editions commencing 1895)