Lancashire County Cricket Club
One-day Name:	Lancashire Lightning
Coach:	Mike Watkinson
Captain:	Stuart Law
Overseas Player(s):	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. Mike Watkinson (born 1 August 1961 in Westhoughton, near Bolton, Lancashire) was an English Cricketer who played Stuart Grant Law OAM (born 18 October 1968 in Herston, Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian Cricketer although he now has British Lou Vincent (born 11 November 1978 in Warkworth, New Zealand is a member of the New Zealand cricket team A right-handed batsman Vincent Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. The NatWest Pro40 League, is the One-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England and Wales. The Friends Provident Trophy is a one day Cricket competition in the United Kingdom. The Twenty20 Cup is a Cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The historic counties of England are ancient subdivisions of England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Its limited-overs team is called Lancashire Lightning. Lancashire have won the county championship seven times and have won 17 one day trophies. The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. The club has been based at Old Trafford in Stretford, Trafford, since its formation in 1864; before Lancashire, the Manchester Cricket Club. The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of Stretford (pop 37500 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England The Metropolitan Borough of Trafford is a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England Cricket may not have reached Lancashire until the 18th century Usually, one match each year is played at Liverpool and Blackpool. Aigburth CC is a Cricket ground in Liverpool, England. The ground was first used by the Lancashire 1st XI in 1881 Stanley Park is a municipal park in the town of Blackpool on the Fylde coast in the county of Lancashire, England. 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. Andrew Flintoff, MBE, (born 6 December 1977 in Preston, Lancashire) is a Cricketer who plays for Lancashire and England. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. 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. James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson (born 30 July 1982 in Burnley Lancashire) is an international English Cricketer He plays First-class Glen Chapple (born January 23, 1974 in Skipton, North Yorkshire) is an English Cricketer. Dominic Gerald Cork (born 7 August 1971 in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire) is an English Cricketer who bowls swing and Stuart Grant Law OAM (born 18 October 1968 in Herston, Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian Cricketer although he now has British Malachy Bernard Loye, most commonly known as Mal Loye, (born 27 September 1972 in Northampton) is an English Cricketer Sajid Iqbal Mahmood (born 21 December 1981 in Bolton, Greater Manchester) is an English Cricketer of Pakistani Janjua Rajput descent Lancashire currently has a strong team which finished as runners-up to Sussex CCC in the 2006 County Championship. Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. 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. Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of They recorded the county's highest ever 4th innings score of 464 but lost by 24 runs.

Honours

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

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) -

Other honours

• Refuge Cup (1) - 1988

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. Cricket may not have reached Lancashire until the 18th century Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

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. The Sheffield Cricket Club was founded in the 18th century and soon became important to the development of Cricket in northern England Cricket in Nottinghamshire has been traced to a match between Nottingham Cricket Club and Sheffield Cricket Club at the Forest Racecourse Nottingham 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". The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club. 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]

Club history

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. Cricket may not have reached Lancashire until the 18th century 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 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Vyell Edward Walker ( 20 April 1837 - 3 January 1906) was an English Cricketer and administrator. The first Roses Match between Yorkshire and the newly formed Lancashire club was in 1867. The Roses Match refers to any game of cricket played between Yorkshire County Cricket Club and Lancashire County Cricket Club. 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. Albert Neilson Hornby ( Blackburn, Lancashire, 10 February 1847 &ndash 17 December 1925 in Nantwich, Lancashire’s standard of cricket improved with the advent of two professional players, Dick Barlow and Alex Watson. Richard ("Dick" Gorton Barlow ( 28 May 1851 in Barrow Bridge Bolton, Lancashire, England – 31 July 1919 Alexander Watson ( November 4, 1844 - October 26, 1920) was an English first-class Cricketer who played for Lancashire The impact of Barlow and Hornby was such that their batting partnership was immortalised in the poem At Lord's by Francis Thompson. Francis Thompson ( December 18, 1859 – November 13, 1907) was an English poet and Ascetic. 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. Allan Gibson "AG" Steel (registered at birth as Alan Gibson Steel ( 24 September 1858 in Liverpool – 15 June 1914 in William Gilbert Grace ( 18 July 1848 – 23 October 1915) was an English Cricketer who by his extraordinary skills made Johnny Briggs (born October 3 1862, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died January 11, 1902, Heald Sutton-in-Ashfield is a town in the Ashfield district of Nottinghamshire, England, with a population of around 40000 Richard ("Dick" Pilling ( 11 August 1855 in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England – 28 March 1891 in The Wisden Group was a group of companies formed by John Wisden & Co Ltd publishers of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. John McCarthy Blackham ( 11 May 1854 &mdash 28 December 1932) was a Cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia As Lancashire’s consistency improved, so did their support: in 1878, 28,000 over three days watched Lancashire play Gloucestershire. Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic ^[3]

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. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of 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. Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London 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. Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of John "Jack" Crossland (April 2 1852 &ndash September 26 1903 was an English professional cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1878 and 1887 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. George Kemp 1st Baron Rochdale, CB ( 9 June 1866 &ndash 24 March 1945) was a British politician soldier and businessman 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. Archibald (Archie Campbell MacLaren ( 1 December 1871 in Whalley Range, Manchester, Lancashire – 17 November 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. Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county The County Cricket Ground, is the most southwesterly of the English First Class Cricket grounds located in Taunton, Somerset. Again, Lancashire were runners up in 1895, despite Arthur Mold taking 192 wickets in the season, a feat bettered only twice for the club. Arthur Mold ( May 29, 1863, Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire – April 27, 1921, Middleton Cheney was one of the deadliest 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. Willis Robert Cuttell (born 13 September 1863, Sheffield, Yorkshire, died 9 December 1929, Nelson, Albert Hallam ( Albert William Hallam; November 12 1869, East Leake, Nottinghamshire, England – July 24 In 1898 Lancashire bought the ground and some adjoining land from the de Traffords for £24,732. Sir Humphrey Francis de Trafford (1862-1929 was an English landowner and racehorse breeder 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. James Hallows was a Cricketer who played for Lancashire. He was born at Little Lever, near Bolton, Lancashire, England During the late 1900s and early 1910s, players such as Walter Brearley, Harry Dean, and Bill Huddleston were mainstays of the Lancashire bowling attack. Walter Brearley, born March 11, 1876, at Bolton, Lancashire; died January 30, 1937, at the Middlesex Hospital Harry Dean, born August 13, 1884 and died at Garstang, Lancashire, March 12, 1957, was a Cricketer who played 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. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated ^[4]

The golden era

The post war Lancashire side had a very strong batting side, including Ernest Tyldesley and Johnny Tyldesley, both test batsmen. (George Ernest Tyldesley ( February 5, 1889, Worsley, Lancashire, England – May 5 1962, Rhos-on-Sea Johnny Tyldesley ( John Thomas Tyldesley; born November 22, 1873, Worsley, Lancashire; died November 27, 1930 In 1920, Lancashire finished runners up and bowlers Harry Dean and Lawrence Cook took 274 wickets between them. Lawrence Cook ( Lawrence Whalley Cook; born Leonard Whalley Cook; March 28, 1884, Preston, Lancashire, England 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. Cecil Harry "Cec" Parkin ( February 18, 1886, Eaglescliffe, County Durham – June 15, 1943, Cheetham ^[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. Joseph William Henry Makepeace ( August 22, 1881, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire – December 19, 1952, Bebington In 1927, Charlie Hallows scored six centuries and the bowling attack was led by Dick Tyldesley and Ted McDonald with support from Frank Sibbles. Charles Hallows ( April 4, 1895 in Little Lever, near Bolton, Lancashire – November 10, 1972 in Bolton Dick Tyldesley ( Richard Knowles Tyldesley born March 11, 1897, Westhoughton, Lancashire, died September 17, 1943 Edgar Arthur "Ted" McDonald (born 6 January 1891 at Launceston Tasmania, died 22 July 1937 in a road accident at Blackrod, Bolton, 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. Frank Watson may be Frank Watson (politician, Republican member of the Illinois State Senate Frank Watson (cricketer, English first-class George Duckworth (9 May 1901 Warrington, Lancashire, England – 5 January 1966 Warrington Lancashire England was a professional Cricketer 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. Peter Thorp Eckersley ( 2 July 1904 – 13 August 1940) was the captain of Lancashire County Cricket Club who retired for a career in 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. John Leonard Hopwood (born October 30, 1903, Newton, Hyde, Cheshire, died June 15, 1985, Denton Greater Cyril Washbrook ( 6 December 1914 in Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire – 27 April 1999 in Sale, 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. Edward Paynter ( 5 November 1901 - 5 February 1979) was an English Cricketer: an attacking batsman and excellent fielder ^[6]

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. John Iddon (born 8 January 1902, Mawdesley, Lancashire, died 17 April 1946, Madeley Staffordshire) was 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. Kenneth Cranston, ( 20 October 1917 - 8 January 2007) was a Cricketer who played First-class cricket for Lancashire In 1947 Cyril Washbrook and Winston Place both scored over 2,500 runs and scored 19 centuries between them. Winston Place (born December 7, 1914, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, died January 25, 2002, Burnley, Lancashire 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. Nigel David Howard ( 18 May 1925 - 31 May 1979) was an English Cricketer who played for Lancashire and England Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Roy Tattersall (born 17 August, 1922, Tonge Moor, Bolton, United Kingdom) is a former Lancashire Cricketer Malcolm Hilton ( Malcolm Jameson Hilton, born August 2, 1928, Chadderton, Lancashire, England; died July 8 The 1950 season also marked the emergence of Brian Statham. John Brian "George" Statham CBE ( June 17, 1930, Denton, Manchester – June 10, 2000, Stockport 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. Geoffrey Pullar, born at Swinton, Salford, August 1, 1935, was a Cricketer who played for Lancashire, Gloucestershire Kenneth James Grieves ( August 27, 1925 - January 3, 1992) was an Australian first class cricketer who played for Lancashire. Alan Wharton, born April 30, 1923 and died August 26, 1993, was a Cricketer who played for Lancashire, Leicestershire For the American basketball player see Kenny Higgs. Ken(neth Higgs (born January 14 1937 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire Tommy Greenhough ( Thomas Greenhough; born November 9, 1931, Rochdale, Lancashire) was a Lancashire cricketer Lancashire came close to reclaiming the county championship in 1960 under a new captain, Bob Barber. Robert ("Bob" William Barber (born on 26 September 1935 in Withington, Manchester) is a former English Cricketer 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]

Limited-over success

Jack Bond became Lancashire captain in 1968 and remained in the position until 1972. John David "Jack" Bond, born in Kearsley, near Bolton, Lancashire, on May 6, 1932, was a Cricketer who played 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. Farokh Maneksha Engineer (born 25 February, 1938 in Mumbai) is a former Indian Cricketer of Parsi background who Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE born 31 August 1944 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana) is a former West Indies The silverware included a hat-trick of Gillette Cups (1970-1972) and the Sunday League twice in successive seasons (1969-1970). The Friends Provident Trophy is a one day Cricket competition in the United Kingdom. The NatWest Pro40 League, is the One-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England and Wales. 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. David Lloyd (born March 18, 1947 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) is a former English Cricketer who played county Barry Wood (born 26 December 1942) is a former Cricketer who played 12 Tests for England as an opening Batsman as well as Harry Pilling was a professional cricketer for Lancashire Cricket Club who was born in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire on the 23rd February 1943 Frank Charles Hayes (born December 6, 1946, Preston, Lancashire) is a former English Cricketer who played in nine Tests Peter Lever (born 17 September 1940 in Todmorden, Yorkshire) is a former English Cricketer who played in 17 Tests Kenneth Shuttleworth (born 13 November, 1944 in St Helens) is a former Cricketer He played five Test matches and one One Jack Simmons, born at Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire, on March 28, 1941, was a Cricketer who played for Lancashire In the Gillette Cup semi-final against Gloucestershire in 1971, David Hughes walked to the crease at 8. Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic 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. John Abrahams is a First class and List A cricketer He was born on 21st July 1952 in Salt River, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa 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. Graeme ("Foxy" Fowler (born 20 April 1957 in Accrington, Lancashire) is a former professional cricketer who played for Lancashire Gehan Dixon Mendis (born April 24, 1955 in Colombo, Sri Lanka) was an opening batsman for Sussex County Cricket Club (1973 to 1985 Neil Harvey Fairbrother (born 9 September 1963 in Warrington, then Lancashire) is a former English Cricket player named Balfour Patrick Patterson (b 15 September, 1961) is a former fast bowler for the West Indian cricket team in the late 1980s and early 1990s Paul John Walter Allott (born September 14, 1956 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England) is a former English Cricketer who played Mike Watkinson (born 1 August 1961 in Westhoughton, near Bolton, Lancashire) was an English Cricketer who played Jack Simmons, born at Clayton-le-Moors, Lancashire, on March 28, 1941, was a Cricketer who played for Lancashire 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. Michael Andrew Atherton, OBE (born March 23, 1968, in Failsworth Lancashire, England) is a broadcaster journalist and retired Wasim Akram ( Urdu: وسیم اکرم) (born June 3, 1966 in Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani Cricketer 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. Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county 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. Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county In 1994, young bowlers Peter Martin and Glen Chapple took 50 wickets each. Peter James Martin (born November 15, 1968, Accrington, Lancashire) is an English former Cricketer who played Glen Chapple (born January 23, 1974 in Skipton, North Yorkshire) is an English Cricketer. The batting too looked promising, with John Crawley scoring two double centuries and Jason Gallian steadily improving. This article is about the English cricketer for the Australian football player see John Crawley (footballer. Jason Edward Riche Gallian (born 25 June 1971, Manly, Sydney, Australia) is a former English Test Cricketer 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. Muttiah Muralitharan ( Tamil: முத்தையா முரளிதரன் born 17 April 1972 in Kandy, Sri Lanka) often referred to as Murali Davenell Frederick Whatmore (born 16 March 1954 Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a former international Cricketer who represented Australia. ^[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. The Twenty20 Cup is a Cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs

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. Ian Austin may refer to Ian Austin (politician (born 1965, British Labour party Member of Parliament Ian Austin (cricketer (born 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. Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who represent the historic county of Yorkshire, are one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket Stuart Grant Law OAM (born 18 October 1968 in Herston, Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian Cricketer although he now has British David Byas (born August 26, 1963 in Middledale, Kilham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English Cricketer 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. James Michael "Jimmy" Anderson (born 30 July 1982 in Burnley Lancashire) is an international English Cricketer He plays First-class At the end of the season, Lancashire stalwarts Neil Fairbrother and Graeme Lloyd retired. Graeme John Lloyd (born April 9, 1967 in Victoria, Australia) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who had a ten

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. Mark James Chilton (born October 2, 1976 in Sheffield, Yorkshire) is an English Cricketer. Carl Llewellyn Hooper (born December 15, 1966 in Georgetown, Guyana) was a West Indian Cricket player and captain Malachy Bernard Loye, most commonly known as Mal Loye, (born 27 September 1972 in Northampton) is an English Cricketer 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. Gary Keedy (born 27 November 1974 in Wakefield, Yorkshire) is a slow-left arm spin bowler for Lancashire. 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]

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]}

Ground

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. The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of Stretford (pop 37500 is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England 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. SWALEC Stadium is a Cricket stadium on the west bank of the River Taff in Cardiff, one mile north of Cardiff Arms Park and was originally known ^[18] A financial plan is awaited for the redevelopment, costed at £30m. In general usage a financial plan can be a Budget, a plan for spending and saving future Income. ^[19] Lancashire matches are also occasionally played at Stanley Park, Blackpool and Aigburth, Liverpool. Stanley Park is a municipal park in the town of Blackpool on the Fylde coast in the county of Lancashire, England. Aigburth ( IPA /ˈɛɡbəθ/ is a suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England.

Players

See also: List of Lancashire CCC players

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold. This is an incomplete list of Cricketers who have played for Lancashire.

Name	Nat	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
Batsmen
Karl Brown		RHB	RM
Mark Chilton		RHB	RM
Francois du Plessis		RHB	LS	Kolpak player
Lou Vincent		RHB	RM	Overseas player for 2008. Karl Robert Brown (born May 17, 1988 in Bolton, Lancashire) is an English Cricketer He is a right-handed batsman and Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Mark James Chilton (born October 2, 1976 in Sheffield, Yorkshire) is an English Cricketer. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the Sport of Cricket. Francois 'Faf' du Plessis (born July 13 1984 in Pretoria) is a South African right handed batsman for The Titans and a former under 19 representative for his Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any Leg spin is a style of Spin bowling in Cricket. A leg spinner bowls right-arm with a Wrist spin action causing the ball to spin anti-clockwise at the point The Kolpak ruling is a European Court of Justice ruling handed down on May 8, 2003 in favour of Maros Kolpak, a Slovak handball Lou Vincent (born 11 November 1978 in Warkworth, New Zealand is a member of the New Zealand cricket team A right-handed batsman Vincent Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any
Paul Horton		RHB	OS	English qualified player and occasional wicket keeper. Paul James Horton (born 20 September 1982 in Sydney, Australia) is a current Lancashire cricketer Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any 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
Stuart Law (c)		RHB	LS	British citizen
Mal Loye		RHB	OS
Iain Sutcliffe		LHB	OS
All-rounders
Glen Chapple		RHB	RFM
Dominic Cork		RHB	RFM
Steven Croft		RHB	RMF
Andrew Flintoff		RHB	RF
Simon Marshall		RHB	LS
Steven Mullaney		RHB	RMF
Kyle Hogg		LHB	RMF
Wicket-keepers
Gareth Cross		RHB	RMF
Luke Sutton		RHB
Bowlers
James Anderson		LHB	RFM
Gary Keedy		LHB	SLA
Sajid Mahmood		RHB	RFM
Oliver Newby		RHB	RFM
Stephen Parry		RHB	SLA
Tom Smith		LHB	RMF

Notable players

Records

Further information: List of Lancashire County Cricket Club records

Player records

Batting

Bowling

Wicket-keeping

Facts and feats

• Dick Barlow carried his bat for just 5* out of Lancashire's total of 69 in two and a half hours against Nottinghamshire on a treacherous, rain-affected Trent Bridge pitch in July 1882. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (George Ernest Tyldesley ( February 5, 1889, Worsley, Lancashire, England – May 5 1962, Rhos-on-Sea Johnny Tyldesley ( John Thomas Tyldesley; born November 22, 1873, Worsley, Lancashire; died November 27, 1930 Cyril Washbrook ( 6 December 1914 in Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire – 27 April 1999 in Sale, Joseph William Henry Makepeace ( August 22, 1881, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire – December 19, 1952, Bebington Frank Bramley Watson ( September 17, 1898 - February 1, 1976) was an English first-class Cricketer who played for Lancashire John Sharp (born February 15, 1878, Hereford, died January 28, 1938, Wavertree, Liverpool) was an John Iddon (born 8 January 1902, Mawdesley, Lancashire, died 17 April 1946, Madeley Staffordshire) was Kenneth James Grieves ( August 27, 1925 - January 3, 1992) was an Australian first class cricketer who played for Lancashire. Charles Hallows ( April 4, 1895 in Little Lever, near Bolton, Lancashire – November 10, 1972 in Bolton John Brian "George" Statham CBE ( June 17, 1930, Denton, Manchester – June 10, 2000, Stockport Johnny Briggs (born October 3 1862, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died January 11, 1902, Heald Arthur Mold ( May 29, 1863, Middleton Cheney, Northamptonshire – April 27, 1921, Middleton Cheney was one of the deadliest Dick Tyldesley ( Richard Knowles Tyldesley born March 11, 1897, Westhoughton, Lancashire, died September 17, 1943 Alexander Watson ( November 4, 1844 - October 26, 1920) was an English first-class Cricketer who played for Lancashire Harry Dean, born August 13, 1884 and died at Garstang, Lancashire, March 12, 1957, was a Cricketer who played Roy Tattersall (born 17 August, 1922, Tonge Moor, Bolton, United Kingdom) is a former Lancashire Cricketer Edgar Arthur "Ted" McDonald (born 6 January 1891 at Launceston Tasmania, died 22 July 1937 in a road accident at Blackrod, Bolton, For the American basketball player see Kenny Higgs. Ken(neth Higgs (born January 14 1937 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire Richard Pollard ( June 19, 1912, Westhoughton, Lancashire – December 16, 1985, Westhoughton, Lancashire Richard ("Dick" Gorton Barlow ( 28 May 1851 in Barrow Bridge Bolton, Lancashire, England – 31 July 1919 ^[29] Barlow and his long time opening partner Hornby are the opening batsmen immortalised in the famous poem by Francis Thompson. Francis Thompson ( December 18, 1859 – November 13, 1907) was an English poet and Ascetic. ^[30]
• Eddie Paynter scored 322 in five hours for Lancashire against Sussex CCC at Hove in 1937 having come down on the sleeper train from the victorious Old Trafford Test against New Zealand. Edward Paynter ( 5 November 1901 - 5 February 1979) was an English Cricketer: an attacking batsman and excellent fielder Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of Hove is a town on the south coast of England, immediately to the west of its larger neighbour Brighton, with whom it forms the Unitary authority Brighton He put on 268 in 155 minutes with Cyril Washbrook and celebrated his innings that evening at Brighton's Ice Palace. Cyril Washbrook ( 6 December 1914 in Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire – 27 April 1999 in Sale, Brighton ( is a town on the south coast of England and with its neighbour Hove, forms the city of Brighton and Hove. ^[31]
• Lancashire County Cricket Club came runners-up in all four competitions in three seasons from 2004-2006 without winning one. In 2004, they came runners-up to Glamorgan in the Totesport League. The 2004 English cricket season saw the English cricket team record a 4-0 Test series whitewash over the West Indies. Glamorgan County Cricket Club (Criced Morgannwg is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national Cricket structure The NatWest Pro40 League, is the One-day cricket league for first class cricket counties in England and Wales. In 2005, they came runners-up to Somerset in the Twenty20 Cup. Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county The Twenty20 Cup is a Cricket competition for English and Welsh county clubs In 2006, they came runners-up to Sussex in both the Liverpool Victoria County Championship and the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy. The 2006 English cricket season includes home international series for England against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Sussex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county of The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales. The Friends Provident Trophy is a one day Cricket competition in the United Kingdom.

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

Partnership record for each wicket

See also

• Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005
• List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
• List of Test cricket grounds

References

Further reading

• H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1962
• Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999
• Rowland Bowen, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
• Roy Webber, The Playfair Book of Cricket Records, Playfair Books, 1951
• Lancashire CCC Yearbook — various editions
• Playfair Cricket Annual — various editions
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack — various editions

External links

• Official club site
• CricketArchive