Lancashire County Cricket Club
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| Established | 1864 |
| First-Class Debut | v Middlesex County Cricket Club at Old Trafford in 1865 |
| Captain | Mark Chilton |
| Coach | Mike Watkinson |
| County Titles | 12 (shared 4 times) |
Lancashire County Cricket Club is an English first-class cricket club based at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester. Typically, one match each year is played at Liverpool and Blackpool.
History
Early years
Lancashire County Cricket Club was formed in 1864 at a meeting of 13 Lancashire Cricket Clubs. The County played its first County Cricket match, against Middlesex, at Old Trafford which had been the ground of the Manchester Cricket Club since 1857.
Lancashire CCC - main entrance
One day crowns
After finding success elusive in the County Championship since the Second World War, despite producing players of the quality of Brian Statham, Fred Trueman's long time opening partner for England, and legendary opener Cyril Washbrook, Lancashire took the opportunity to dominate the new world of one day cricket in the 1970s. Making full use of overseas stars such as Farokh Engineer and the explosive West Indian batting great Clive Lloyd, captain Jackie Bond won a succession of one day crowns in the company of David Lloyd, Barry Wood, Frank Hayes and 'Flat Jack' Simmons.
Impish middle order batsman Neil Fairbrother, Pakistani great Wasim Akram and no nonsense seamers such as Paul Allott and Peter Martin continued to bring success Lancashire's way, while long time England captain Mike Atherton has been replaced as Lancashire's biggest contemporary star with the emergence of the mighty Andy Flintoff, the only 'new' Ian Botham to be worthy of the name.
Hopes and fears
Lancashire's failure to win the County Championship outright since the war still rankles with their passionate supporters, and modern Roses matches perhaps lack the epic quality of earlier days.
However, Lancashire remain among the favourites for any one day competition and the strong leagues of the 'Red Rose' county remain a fertile breeding ground for young talent in the game.
Staying at home!
Following a long period of discussions and rumours it has finally been decided to stay at Old Trafford[link]. Apparently, options on sites at East Manchester and Wigan were considered [link]but no comparative proposals were put to members.
The need for an improved ground was highlighted when Old Trafford surprisingly lost out as a venue for the 2009 Ashes to Cardiff, much to the disappointment of cricket fans in the region [link]. A financial plan is awaited for the redevelopment, costed at £30m[link].
Players
Famous players
- James Anderson
- Mike Atherton
- Dick Barlow
- Johnny Briggs
- Neil Fairbrother
- Andrew Flintoff
- Ken Higgs
- Monkey Hornby
- Clive Lloyd
- David Lloyd
- Archie MacLaren
- Muttiah Muralitharan
- Brian Statham
- Andrew Symonds
- Cyril Washbrook
- Wasim Akram
Current squad
James AndersonNathan Astle Karl Brown Glen Chapple Mark Chilton Dominic Cork Steven Croft Andrew Crook Gareth Cross Andrew Flintoff Bradley Hodge Kyle Hogg Paul Horton Gary Keedy Stuart Law Malachy Loye Sajid Mahmood Simon Marshall Oliver Newby Thomas Smith Iain Sutcliffe Luke Sutton Gary Yates
Honours
- County Championship Champions: 1879 (shared), 1881, 1882 (shared), 1889 (shared), 1897, 1904, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1950 (shared)
- Sunday League Champions: 1969, 1970, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2003 (Division 2)
- Benson and Hedges Cup Winners: 1984, 1990, 1995, 1996
- NatWest Trophy Winners: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1990, 1996, 1998
- Refuge Cup Winners: 1988
External links
| English first-class cricket clubs |
| Derbyshire | Durham | Essex | Glamorgan | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Kent | Lancashire | Leicestershire | Middlesex |
| Northamptonshire | Nottinghamshire | Somerset | Surrey | Sussex | Warwickshire | Worcestershire | Yorkshire |
| MCC | Cambridge UCCE | Durham UCCE | Loughborough UCCE | Oxford UCCE |
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