Cornwall County Cricket Club

Cornwall County Cricket Club

Cornwall 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 Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.

The club is based at St Levan, Penzance, and plays matches around the county at Roskear in Camborne, Falmouth, Boscawen Park in Truro and at the Wheal Eliza ground in St Austell.

The Minor Counties play three-day matches at a level below that of the first-class game. At present, Cornwall competes in the Western Division of the Minor Counties Championship.

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History and notable players

Earliest cricket

Cricket probably reached Cornwall during the 18th century, possibly sooner and a county organisation is known to have existed in 1813 (see Bowen) and this is the earliest reference to cricket in the county.

Origin and history of CCC

The present Cornwall CCC was founded on 12 November 1894 and first competed in the Minor Counties Championship in 1904, appearing every year since with the exception of 1920. Cornwall has never won the Minor Counties Championship; nor the MCCA Knockout Trophy since its inception in 1983.

Famous players

See List of Cornwall CCC players and Category:Cornwall cricketers

The following Cornwall cricketers also made an impact on the first-class game:

References

External sources

Further reading

  • Rowland Bowen, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
  • E W Swanton (editor), Barclays World of Cricket, Guild, 1986
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