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Lancashire County Cricket Club
One-day Name: Lancashire Lightning
Coach: Flag of England Mike Watkinson
Captain: Flag of Australia Stuart Law
Overseas Player(s): Flag of New Zealand Lou Vincent
Founded: 1864
Home Ground: Old Trafford
Capacity: 15,000
First-class debut: Middlesex
in 1865
at Old Trafford
Championship wins: 8 (including 1 shared)
Pro40 wins: 5
FP Trophy wins: 7
Twenty20 Cup wins: 0
Official Website: Lancashire CCC

Lancashire County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lancashire. Its limited-overs team is called Lancashire Lightning. Lancashire have won the county championship seven times and have won 17 one day trophies. The club has been based at Old Trafford in Stretford, Trafford, since its formation in 1864; before Lancashire, the Manchester Cricket Club. Usually, one match each year is played at Liverpool and Blackpool. The club has also used other home venues in the past.

The most well known player currently on Lancashire's books is Andrew Flintoff, though he rarely plays for the county due to his England commitments. Also in the squad is the England centrally contracted James Anderson; Glen Chapple, Dominic Cork, Mohammad Yousuf, Stuart Law, Mal Loye, and Sajid Mahmood have all played international cricket. Lancashire currently has a strong team which finished as runners-up to Sussex CCC in the 2006 County Championship. Lancashire finished third in the County Championship in 2007 but could have won had they chased down 489 to beat Surrey CCC at the Oval in the final match of the season. They recorded the county's highest ever 4th innings score of 464 but lost by 24 runs.

Contents

[edit] Honours

[edit] First XI honours

  • Champion County[1] (1) - 1881; shared (3) - 1879, 1882, 1889
  • County Championship (7) - 1897, 1904, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1934; shared (1) - 1950
Division Two (1) - 2005
  • Gillette/NatWest/C&G Trophy (7) - 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1990, 1996, 1998
  • Sunday/National/Pro40 League (5) - 1969, 1970, 1989, 1998, 1999
Division Two (1) - 2003
  • Twenty20 Cup (0) -
  • Benson and Hedges Cup (4) - 1984, 1990, 1995, 1996

[edit] Second XI honours

  • Second XI Championship (3) - 1964, 1986, 1997; shared (0) -
  • Second XI Trophy (0) -
  • Minor Counties Championship (7) - 1907, 1934, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1964; shared (0) -

[edit] Other honours

  • Refuge Cup (1) - 1988

[edit] Earliest cricket

Further information: Manchester Cricket Club

The earliest known reference to cricket being played in Lancashire is a report in the 1 September 1781 edition of the Manchester Journal of a match that had been held on Brinnington Moor in August 1781.

In 1816, the Manchester Cricket Club was founded and soon became representative of Lancashire as a county in the same way that Sheffield Cricket Club and Nottingham Cricket Club represented Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. On 23, 24 & 25 July 1849, the Sheffield and Manchester clubs played each other at Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield but the fixture was called "Yorkshire versus Lancashire". As such, it was the first match to involve a Lancashire county team and also, therefore, the first "Roses Match". Yorkshire won by 5 wickets.

In 1857, the Manchester club moved to Old Trafford, which has been the home of Lancashire cricket ever since.[2]

[edit] Club history

[edit] Origin

Lancashire CCC was founded in 1864 when the leading members of the Manchester Cricket Club organised a meeting for the purpose of forming a county club; 13 clubs were represented at the meeting and on the 12th January 1864 Lancashire County Cricket Club was created. The club was committed to playing matches in different parts of the county to "introduce … cricket into every part of Lancashire".[2]

Lancashire’s first county match was played in 1865 at Old Trafford against Middlesex; Lancashire won the match by 62 runs, although Middlesex bowler Vyell Walker took all ten wickets in Lancashire’s second innings. The first Roses Match between Yorkshire and the newly formed Lancashire club was in 1867. The early Lancashire side was reliant upon amateurs, which led to problems: they were happy to play at Old Trafford, but less willing to travel to away fixtures. During the early 1870s, the Lancashire side was dominated by A. N. Hornby’s batting. Lancashire’s standard of cricket improved with the advent of two professional players, Dick Barlow and Alex Watson. The impact of Barlow and Hornby was such that their batting partnership was immortalised in the poem At Lord's by Francis Thompson. The team was further enhanced by A. G. Steel—an amateur considered second only to W. G. Grace as the country’s best all rounder— Johnny Briggs—a professional from Sutton-in-Ashfield and the only player to score 10,000 runs and take 1,000 wickets for Lancashire—and wicketkeeper Dick Pilling—who in 1891 was rated by Wisden as the second-best wicket-keeper in the world behind Jack Blackham. As Lancashire’s consistency improved, so did their support: in 1878, 28,000 over three days watched Lancashire play Gloucestershire.[3]

[edit] Early years

The club’s first success came in 1879, when the majority of the cricket press—except for Wisden—agreed that Lancashire and Nottinghamshire were joint champions. Lancashire were undisputedly champion county in 1881 and again shared the title in 1882, again with Nottinghamshire. They also shared the title with Surrey in 1889[3] In 1884, Old Trafford became the second ground after The Oval to stage a test match in England. Though it rained on the first day, 12,000 spectators attended the second; the match resulted in a draw.[4]

Controversy emerged during the 1880s; Kent and Nottinghamshire objected to the bowling actions of John Crossland and George Nash. Nottinghamshire even went as far as refusing to play against Lancashire. As well as a period of controversy and modest results for the club, the 1880s also saw the establishment of some club records. In 1885 George Kemp (later 1st Baron Rochdale) scored Lancashire’s first century in a Roses Match. In the same year Johnny Briggs and Dick Pilling set a record for the 10th wicket partnership of 173 that still stands.[4]

The team were runners up in 1890 and 1891. Archie MacLaren was appointed captain in 1894, four years after making his debut whilst still captain of Harrow. In 1895 MacLaren made his record breaking innings of 424 against Somerset at Taunton; his innings remains the highest first class score for an Englishman, was the first quadruple first class century, and for a time was the highest score ever in first class cricket. Again, Lancashire were runners up in 1895, despite Arthur Mold taking 192 wickets in the season, a feat bettered only twice for the club. The current pavilion was constructed in 1895 and cost £10,000; it replaced the earlier pavilion, dating from 1857 when Old Trafford was originally built.[4]

Lancashire won their first county championship in 1897, a productive bowling attack made up of Johnny Briggs, Willis Cuttell, Albert Hallam, and Arthur Mold took 420 wickets between them. In 1898 Lancashire bought the ground and some adjoining land from the de Traffords for £24,732. In 1902, amateur and professional players began walking onto the field side by side in a break with tradition. Lancashire won their second championship title in 1904, going undefeated throughout the season; Wisden described the season as "the brightest in the history of Lancashire cricket". That season, James Hallows completed the feat of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in the season. During the late 1900s and early 1910s, players such as Walter Brearley, Harry Dean, and Bill Huddleston were mainstays of the Lancashire bowling attack. The club began to experience financial problems during this same period; the increased popularity of other sports was blamed for the dip in attendance. In 1914, Lancashire sank to their lowest position of 11th. During World War I the pavilion was used by the Red Cross, and over the duration of the war 1,800 patients were treated there.[4]

[edit] The golden era

The post war Lancashire side had a very strong batting side, including Ernest Tyldesley and Johnny Tyldesley, both test batsmen. In 1920, Lancashire finished runners up and bowlers Harry Dean and Lawrence Cook took 274 wickets between them. During 1921, interest in cricket reached an all time high, with over 250,000 people attending Old Trafford and over 4,500 members. 1922 was a year of contradictions, a strong team winning seven out of fifteen matches by an innings, but still managing to lose seven and finish 5th; that season Cec Parkin and Lawrence Cook mustered 308 wickets between them and Ernest Tyldesley scored over 2,000 runs.[5] Lancashire’s steady progress was capped by a hat trick of championship titles between 1926 and 1928 under the captaincy of Leonard Green. In the 1926 victory, Ernest Tyldesley and Harry Makepeace each scored over 2,000 runs. In 1927, Charlie Hallows scored six centuries and the bowling attack was led by Dick Tyldesley and Ted McDonald with support from Frank Sibbles. In 1928, Frank Watson and Ernest Tyldesley scored over 2,000 runs each and George Duckworth claimed 107 victims and earned recognition as one of Wisden’s five Cricketers of the Year. At the end of the season Leonard Green decided to retire with a record of three successive championships and 42 wins against just 3 defeats.[6]

Under the captaincy of Peter Eckersley, Lancashire finished second in the championship in 1929 and reclaimed the title in 1930, with 10 victories and no defeats that season. After four titles in five seasons, the early 1930s saw a number of retirements including McDonald and Dick Tyldesley in 1933 and Ernest Tyldesley in 1935, no Lancashire batsman has matched Tyldesley’s 100 centuries in first-class cricket. Lancashire won the championship outright for the last time in 1934, the same year that Len Hopwood performed the double of 1,000 runs and 100 wickets (a feat he repeated in 1935) and Cyril Washbrook began to work his way into the team. The captain, Peter Eckersley], retired in 1935 to become an MP. The later half of the 1930s was a period of rebuilding up until the war, with the opening partnership of Cyril Washbrook and Eddie Paynter the highlight.[6]

[edit] Post war

When play began again in 1946, after World War II, things started badly for Lancashire when their captain and veteran player, Jack Iddon, was killed in a car accident just before the start of the season, and Jack Fallows stood in as captain for the season. His successor, Ken Cranston, was an unusual choice as captain, having not had any prior first class experience; despite this his reign was not unsuccessful as Lancashire finished 3rd and 5th during his two years as captain. In 1947 Cyril Washbrook and Winston Place both scored over 2,500 runs and scored 19 centuries between them. Cyril Washbrook's benefit took place in August 1948 watched by 50,000 people and he received the sum of £14,000, beating the previous record by over £10,000. Despite finishing 11th in 1949, in 1950—under the captaincy of Nigel Howard—Lancashire shared the county championship with Surrey, winning 16 of their matches; Roy Tattersall and Malcolm Hilton claimed nearly 300 wickets between them. The 1950 season also marked the emergence of Brian Statham. In the following three seasons, Lancashire finished third each time.[7]

With the retirement of Nigel Howard in 1954, Lancashire appointed their first professional captain, Cyril Washbrook, who would captain them for the next six years. In 1954 Geoff Pullar, Ken Grieves, and Alan Wharton all scored over 2,000 runs, whilst Brian Statham, Ken Higgs, and Tommy Greenhough all took over 100 wickets; despite this, Lancashire managed to finish only 5th. Lancashire came close to reclaiming the county championship in 1960 under a new captain, Bob Barber. five batsmen scored more than 1,000 runs in the season, and Statham, Higgs, and Greenhough all took over 100 wickets; Lancashire finished as runners up due to a poor run of form towards the end of the season: losing four and drawing two of their last six matches after topping the table in August. The following year, however, Lancashire dropped to 13th, due in part to Barber’s inexperience and Statham and Geoff Pullar’s England commitments. Things declined further in 1962, under the leadership of Joe Blackledge who had had no previous first class experience, as Lancashire dropped to 16th, winning only two matches. After a period of unrest, Brian Statham was appointed captain between 1965 and 1967 and Lancashire’s results improved. Statham retired in 1968 with 1,816 first class wickets for, a record for the club.[8]

[edit] Limited-over success

Jack Bond became Lancashire captain in 1968 and remained in the position until 1972. During his tenure, Lancashire performed well in the championship, finishing third in 1970 and 1971. His biggest triumph as captain was the five one day trophies he secured during his five year captaincy. Farokh Engineer joined Lancashire in 1968, and Clive Lloyd joined in 1969; together Lloyd and Engineer helped establish Lancashire as one of the best one day sides in England. The silverware included a hat-trick of Gillette Cups (1970-1972) and the Sunday League twice in successive seasons (1969-1970). Mainstays of the successful one day side included Clive Lloyd, David Lloyd, Barry Wood, Harry Pilling, Frank Hayes, Peter Lever, Ken Shuttleworth, David Hughes and Jack Simmons. In the Gillette Cup semi-final against Gloucestershire in 1971, David Hughes walked to the crease at 8.45pm and hit 24 from an over in near darkness to win the match. David Lloyd was captain from 1973 to 1977 and secured Lancashire’s fourth Gillette Cup in 1975, and coming runners up in 1974 and 1976. However, in the late 1970s, the team that had been so dominant in the one day format of the game began to break up. Despite boasting international players such as Lloyd and Engineer, Lancashire’s first class performances never matched the success of the limited overs team.[9]

It wasn’t until 1984, under John Abrahams, won more silverware—this time in the Benson & Hedges Cup. Despite a resurgence in limited overs matches, Lancashire finished in the bottom six of the county championship. After the 1986 Nat West Trophy Final defeat and in their place David Hughes was appointed captain. Towards the end of the 1980s, Lancashire’s side began to develop, with Graeme Fowler and Gehan Mendis building a productive opening partnership, David Hughes and Neil Fairbrother provided support; the bowlers were led by Patrick Patterson and Paul Allott with support from David Hughes, Mike Watkinson, and Jack Simmons. In 1987, Lancashire finished second in the championship, their highest position in 27 years. Mike Atherton made his Lancashire debut in 1987—scoring 600 hundred runs in the second half of the season—and Wasim Akram made his Lancashire debut in 1988. The team won the Refuge Cup final against Warwickshire in 1988, and won the Sunday League on the last day of the season in 1989 on finished 4th in the championship. At the age of 48, in 1989 Jack Simmons retired after having taken 985 first class wickets for the county.[9]

In 1990, Lancashire won both the Nat West Trophy and Benson & Hedges Cup finals at Lord's. This was the first time any county had won both competitions in the same year; Lancashire narrowly missed out on a treble, finishing runners-up in the Sunday League. Lancashire’s consistency continued, and the team finished second in the Sunday League and B&H Cup. Paul Allott and Graeme Fowler were released at the end of the 1992 season. The team lost the B&H final to Derbyshire in 1993. In 1994, young bowlers Peter Martin and Glen Chapple took 50 wickets each. The batting too looked promising, with John Crawley scoring two double centuries and Jason Gallian steadily improving. In 1995, Lancashire again won the Benson & Hedges Cup. In 1996, Lancashire again won the double of the NatWest Trophy and Benson & Hedges Cup. In 1998, with Wasim Akram as captain, Lancashire won the NatWest Trophy and Axa League, and finished second in the championship despite losing only five games in all competitions throughout the season. 1999 was an eventful year for Lancashire with the debut of Muttiah Muralitharan, the departure of coach Dav Whatmore after just two years with the club and again the team finished second in the championship and won the National League.[10]

With 16 major one-day titles (plus winning the National League Division Two in 2003,making it technically 17),Lancashire are the most successful county side in England.The only one-day trophy that still eludes them is the Twenty20 Cup;they finished runners-up in 2005.

[edit] New century

The team that had been so successful in the 1990s began to break up at the start of the 2000s. Despite this, Lancashire managed to finish second in the county championship in 2000. Lancashire’s one day form began to fluctuate in 2000, losing to Gloucestershire in the semi-finals of both the B&H Cup and the NatWest Trophy, and being relegated in the National League. In 2001, Lancashire avoided relegation by just 5 points and no promotion in the National Leagure. 2001 saw the retirement of Ian Austin from first class cricket and of Mike Atherton from all forms of cricket. John Crawley left the club in the winter after not being retained as captain. Between 2001 and 2002 saw the squad change significantly, with players recruited from Essex, Northamptonshire, Worcestershire, and Yorkshire; the most notable additions to the squad were Stuart Law and David Byas—the Yorkshire captain of the previous season. After a quiet 2001 season—finishing mid table in the county championship and again failing to secure promotion in the National League—2002 was far more encouraging. Stuart Law and Alec Swann both scored over 1,000 first class runs and Peter Martin and Glen Chapple both took more than 50 wickets; the find of the season was that of James Anderson, who bust onto the scene with 50 wickets in the second half of the season, earning him a promotion to the England side. At the end of the season, Lancashire stalwarts Neil Fairbrother and Graeme Lloyd retired.

2003 was a promising year, and Lancashire were genuine contenders for the county championship. Mark Chilton, Carl Hooper and Mal Loye all scored over 1,000 runs and Stuart Law was player of the year with 1,820 runs. Altogether, 28 championship centuries were scored for Lancashire, the second highest total in a season for Lancashire. Gary Keedy was lead wicket taker with 60 wickets, supported by Martin and Chapple who took 41 and 49 wickets respectively. They earned promotion from the second division of the National League, lost in the semi-final of the C&G Trophy, and finished second in the county championship.[11]

[edit] Future prospects

Lancashire's failure to win the County Championship outright since the war still rankles with their passionate supporters; however, Lancashire remain among the favourites for any one-day competition, and the leagues of the 'Red Rose' county continue to be a fertile breeding ground for young talent in the game. Lancashire remain perennial favourites in most competitions, though have not yet achieved their full potential.[12][13][14][15]

[edit] Ground

Lancashire CCC - main entrance
Lancashire CCC - main entrance
See also: Old Trafford Cricket Ground

Since its formation Lancashire has played its home matches at Old Trafford, located in Stretford, to the west of Manchester city centre. Old Trafford is one of the largest cricket venues in the United Kingdom, and has played host to international matches since 1884.

In recent years, the club has considered moving to a new ground, with sites in East Manchester and Wigan discussed,[16] but following a long period of discussions and rumours the club decided to remain at Old Trafford, which it hopes to redevelop.[17] The need for an improved ground was highlighted when Old Trafford lost out to Cardiff as a venue for the 2009 Ashes, much to the disappointment of cricket fans in the region.[18] A financial plan is awaited for the redevelopment, costed at £30m.[19] Lancashire matches are also occasionally played at Stanley Park, Blackpool and Aigburth, Liverpool.

[edit] Players

See also: List of Lancashire CCC players

[edit] Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Nat Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Karl Brown Flag of England RHB RM
Mark Chilton Flag of England RHB RM
Francois du Plessis Flag of South Africa RHB LS Kolpak player
Lou Vincent Flag of New Zealand RHB RM Overseas player
Paul Horton Flag of Australia RHB OS English qualified player and occasional wicket keeper.
Stuart Law (c) Flag of Australia RHB LS British citizen
Mal Loye Flag of England RHB OS
Iain Sutcliffe Flag of England LHB OS
All-rounders
Glen Chapple Flag of England RHB RFM
Dominic Cork Flag of England RHB RFM
Steven Croft Flag of England RHB RMF
Andrew Flintoff Flag of England RHB RF
Simon Marshall Flag of England RHB LS
Steven Mullaney Flag of England RHB RMF
Kyle Hogg Flag of England LHB RMF
Wicket-keepers
Gareth Cross Flag of England RHB RMF
Luke Sutton Flag of England RHB
Bowlers
James Anderson Flag of England LHB RFM
Gary Keedy Flag of England LHB SLA
Sajid Mahmood Flag of England RHB RFM
Oliver Newby Flag of England RHB RFM
Stephen Parry Flag of England RHB SLA
Tom Smith Flag of England LHB RMF

[edit] Notable players

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Australia

India

Pakistan

Sri Lanka

West Indies

[edit] Records

Further information: List of Lancashire County Cricket Club records

[edit] Player records

[edit] Batting

Player Information
Highest score[20] 1. Archie MacLaren
2. Neil Fairbrother
3. Eddie Paynter		 424 v Somerset at County Ground, Taunton in 1895
366 v Surrey at The Oval, London in 1990
322 v Sussex at County Ground, Hove in 1937
Most runs in season[21] 1. Johnny Tyldesley
2. Eddie Paynter
3. Charlie Hallows		 2,633 in 1901
2,626 in 1937
2,564 in 1928

[edit] Bowling

Player Information
Best bowling (innings)[22] 1. William Hickton
2. Johnny Briggs
3. Bob Berry		 10-46 v Hampshire at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1970
10-55 v Worcestershire at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1900
10-102 v Worcestershire at Stanley Park, Blackpool in 1953
Best bowling (match)[23] 1. Harry Dean
2. Walter Brearley
3. Harry Dean		 17-91 v Yorkshire at Aigburth, Liverpool in 1913
17-137 v Somerset at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1905
16-103 v Somerset at Recreation Ground, Bath in 1910
Most wickets in season[24] 1. Ted McDonald
2. Cecil Parkin
3. Arthur Mold		 198 in 1925
194 in 1924
192 in 1895

[edit] Wicket-keeping

Player Information
Most victims in innings[25] 1. Bill Farrimond
2. Warren Hegg		 7 v Kent at Old Trafford, Manchester in 1930
7 v Derbyshire at Queen’s Park, Chesterfield in 1989
Most victims in season[26] 1. George Duckworth
2. Geoff Clayton		 97 in 1928
92 in 1962

Most first-class runs for Lancashire
Qualification - 20000 runs[27]

Player Runs
Ernest Tyldesley 34222
Johnny Tyldesley 31949
Cyril Washbrook 27863
Harry Makepeace 25207
Frank Watson 22833
Jack Sharp 22015
Jack Iddon 21975
Ken Grieves 20802
Charlie Hallows 20142

Most first-class wickets for Lancashire
Qualification - 1000 wickets[28]

Player Wickets
Brian Statham 1816
Johnny Briggs 1696
Arthur Mold 1541
Dick Tyldesley 1449
Alexander Watson 1309
Harry Dean 1267
Roy Tattersall 1168
Ted McDonald 1053
Ken Higgs 1033
Dick Pollard 1015

[edit] Facts and feats

[edit] Team totals

Highest Total For[32] - 863 v Surrey at The Oval, London 1990

Highest Total Against[33] - 707-9d by Surrey at The Oval, London 1990

Lowest Total For[34] - 25 v Derbyshire at Old Trafford, Manchester 1871

Lowest Total Against[35] - 22 by Glamorgan at Aigburth, Liverpool 1924

[edit] Partnership record for each wicket

Wicket[36] Score Batting partners Opposition Venue City Year
1st 368 Archie MacLaren & Reggie Spooner Gloucestershire Aigburth Liverpool 1903
2nd 371 Frank Watson & Ernest Tyldesley Surrey Old Trafford Manchester 1928
3rd 364 Mike Atherton & Neil Fairbrother Surrey The Oval London 1990
4th 358 Stephen Titchard & Graham Lloyd Essex County Ground Chelmsford 1996
5th 360 Stuart Law & Carl Hooper Warwickshire Edgbaston Birmingham 2003
6th 278 Jack Iddon & Henry Butterworth Sussex Old Trafford Manchester 1932
7th 248 Graham Lloyd & Ian Austin Yorkshire Headingley Leeds 1997
8th 158 John Lyon & Bob Ratcliffe Warwickshire Old Trafford Manchester 1979
9th 142 Les Poidevin & Alexander Kermode Sussex The Saffrons Eastbourne 1907
10th 173 Johnny Briggs & Dick Pilling Surrey Aigburth Liverpool 1885

[edit] See also

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[edit] References

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