Summary
Huntingdonshire 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 Huntingdonshire. The club does not currently compete in either the Minor Counties Championship or MCCA Knockout Trophy, but does play informal matches, typically against armed forces teams and county academies.
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| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Bash Hussain |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Home ground | Various |
| History | |
| FP Trophy wins | 0 |
| MCCA Knockout Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | Huntingdonshire Cricket |
Earliest cricket
editCricket probably reached Huntingdonshire in the 17th century. The earliest reference to the game in the general region is in neighbouring Cambridgeshire at the University of Cambridge in 1710.[1] In 1741, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich became patron and captain of a Huntingdonshire county team which, as part of a united Northamptonshire & Huntingdonshire team, twice defeated Bedfordshire in important matches.[2]
Origin of the club
editHuntingdonshire County Cricket Club was first formed in 1831 and existed until 1895. Initially, until the early 1850s, matches were played against club sides but from the start of the 1850s the club found regular County opponents.
Up until 1874 Huntingdonshire played home matches at Millers Holme, Godmanchester. From 1874 the club played at the Huntingdon Cricket Club Ground and continues to do so to this day. In 1895 the club was disbanded. In the 1920s the club was briefly reformed before folding once again. The current county club was formed in 1948.
From 1999 to 2003, the county entered teams into the English domestic one-day competition, matches which had List A status. The county played seven List A matches during this period, with the final List A match it played coming against Cheshire.[3] During this period, the club used The Parks, Godmanchester as its home ground.
Players
edit- See List of Huntingdonshire County Cricket Club List A players and Category:Huntingdonshire cricketers
Grounds
editThe home grounds Huntingdon used for its List A and MCCA Trophy matches are listed below.
| Name | Location | List A | MCCA Trophy | First match | Last match | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimbolton School Ground[a] | Kimbolton | 0 | 5 | 17 May 1998 v Oxfordshire |
23 June 2002 v Leicestershire Cricket Board |
[4] |
Cricketfield Lane |
Ramsey | 0 | 1 | 2 July 2000 v Middlesex Cricket Board |
[5] | |
| Sports Field | Warboys | 0 | 1 | 9 July 2000 v Hertfordshire |
[6] | |
The Parks |
Godmanchester | 2 | 1 | 16 May 2000 v Yorkshire Cricket Board |
29 August 2001 v Gloucestershire Cricket Board |
[7] |
Papworth Cricket Club Ground[b] |
Papworth Everard | 0 | 1 | 3 June 2001 v Essex Cricket Board |
[8] | |
| Bretton Gate[c] | Peterborough | 0 | 1 | 9 June 2002 v Lincolnshire |
[9] |
Notes
edit- ^ Cambridgeshire played one Minor Counties Championship match on the ground in 1996.
- ^ Cambridgeshire played seven Minor Counties Championship matches on the ground between 1975 and 1981.
- ^ Cambridgeshire have played Minor Counties Championship matches on the ground since 1983 and Minor Counties Twenty20 and Trophy matches on the ground since 2019.
References
edit- ^ Altham, pp. 24–25.
- ^ Maun, p. 67.
- ^ "List A matches played by Huntingdonshire County Cricket Club". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Kimbolton School Ground, Kimbolton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Cricketfield Lane, Ramsey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Forge Way, Warboys". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "The Parks, Godmanchester". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Papworth Cricket Club Ground, Papworth Everard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Bretton Gate, Peterborough". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
Bibliography
edit- Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
- Maun, Ian (2009). From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978-1-900592-52-9.
External links
edit- Huntingdonshire Cricket