Berkshire County Cricket Club
 | |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Jonny Connell |
| Coach | Bjorn Mordt |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Home ground | No fixed address |
| History | |
| NCCC wins | 10 |
| MCCAT wins | 7 |
| FP Trophy wins | 0 |
| Official website | http://www.berkshirecricket.org |
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor counties clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Berkshire.
The team is currently a member of the National Counties Championship Western Division and plays in the NCCA Knockout Trophy. Berkshire played List A matches occasionally until 2005, but is not classified as a List A team per se.[1]
History
The first definite mention of cricket in Berkshire relates to the famous all rounder Thomas Waymark who resided at Bray Wick, near Maidenhead in the 1740s. In 1740, a combined Berkshire/Buckinghamshire/Hertfordshire team played two matches against London.[2] Berkshire as a county team in its own right was first recorded in June 1769 when it played Surrey. From then until 1795, Berkshire's matches are recognised as important.[3][note 1]
The strength of Berkshire lay in the Maidenhead club which was based at Old Field in Bray, Berkshire's usual home venue. In August 1795, Berkshire lost to Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's and then abruptly ceased to appear in the records.
Rowland Bowen's researches discovered evidence of a county organisation by 1841, but it may only have been a loose association of local clubs, as was sometimes the case elsewhere. Berkshire County Cricket Club was founded on 17 March 1895, the same year that the Minor Counties Championship began. Berkshire did not compete in the first year of the competition, but joined for 1896.
Current squad
- * denotes the team captain
- ‡ denotes players who have played first-class cricket.
| Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| Waqas Hussain |  England | 11 May 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Brandon Gilmour | England | 11 April 1996 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Andy Rishton‡ | England | 14 February 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Oliver Birts | England | 21 August 1997 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Dan Lincoln | England | 26 May 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Adam Dewes | England | 27 October 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Euan Woods | England | 30 September 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| Archie Carter | England | 15 October 2000 | Right-handed | — | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Richard Morris* ‡ | England | 25 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| James Morris‡ | England | 17 January 1985 | Right-handed | Leg break | ||
| Adam Dewes | England | 26 November 1996 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Jarryd Wallace | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Joe Thomas | England | 10 February 1998 | Right-handed | — | ||
| Stewart Davison‡ | England | 6 April 1991 | Right-handed | — | ||
| Joe Cracknell | England | 16 March 2000 | Right-handed | — | ||
| Jack Davies | England | 30 March 2000 | Left-handed | — | England Under-19 player | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Chris Peploe ‡ | England | 26 April 1981 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Callum Gregory | England | 14 February 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Akbar Raja | England | 6 May 1991 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| Alexander Russell ‡ | England | 28 May 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Toby Greatwood | England | Unknown | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Tom Nugent ‡ | England | 11 July 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Ethan Bamber ‡ | England | 17 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
- Squad information correct as of 14 February 2019 [5]
Notable players
International
This list includes those Berkshire players who have played in Test cricket since 1877, One Day International cricket since 1971, or a Twenty20 International since 2004.
England
Netherlands 
South Africa 
West Indies 
Other
Honours
- National Counties Championship (10) - 1924, 1928, 1953, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 (shared)
- NCCA Knockout Trophy (8) – 2004, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
- NCCA T20 Champions (1) - 2018
- NCCA Western Division Champions (7) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
Grounds
Notes
- ↑ Any match listed in the ACS' Important Match Guide (1981) is historically important, and therefore of the highest standard, whether or not a scorecard might exist. The same applies to numerous matches discovered by researchers since 1981.[4]
For further information, see First-class cricket.
References
- ↑ "List A events played by Berkshire". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
- ↑ Waghorn 1899, p. 25.
- ↑ Berkshire (pre-county club, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2024. (subscription required)
- ↑ ACS 1981, pp. 1–40.
- ↑ "Berkshire's First Team". Berkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
External links
- Berkshire CCC website Archived 25 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Minor Counties CA website
Bibliography
- A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709–1863. Nottingham: ACS. 1981. OCLC 85045528.
- ACS (1982). A Guide to First-class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles. Nottingham: ACS. OCLC 10586869.
- Bowen, Rowland (1970). Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development. London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. ISBN 978-04-13278-60-9.
- Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Birmingham: Cotterell & Co. OCLC 23450280.
- Waghorn, H. T. (1899). Cricket Scores, Notes, &c. From 1730–1773. Edinburgh: Blackwood. OCLC 1086375331.
- Waghorn, H. T. (2005) [1906]. The Dawn of Cricket. London: J. W. McKenzie. ISBN 978-09-47821-17-3.