Accrington Cricket Club

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Accrington Cricket Club
League
Personnel
1st XI captainGraeme Sneddon
2nd XI captainRick Williams
ChairmanLen Dewhurst
Overseas player(s) Jurie Snyman (2024)
Team information
City Accrington
Founded1846;179 years ago (1846)
Home ground Thorneyholme Road
History
Lancashire League  wins8
Worsley Cup  wins4
3nd XI League  wins1
Official website accringtoncricketclub.co.uk
As of 9 February 2024

Accrington Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League, which play their home games at Thorneyholme Road in Accrington.

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The club was formed in 1846, [1] going on to become a founding member of the Lancashire League in 1892. [2] It has won the League Championship 8 times and the Worsley Cup 4 times.

For the 2024 season, Graeme Sneddon has been announced as captain, [3] whilst 28-year-old South African Jurie Snyman has been announced as the club’s professional for the season. [4]

In its history, the club has fielded well known cricketers including David Lloyd, Graeme Fowler, Nathan Astle, Bobby Simpson, Eddie Barlow and Shane Warne. [5]

History

Formed in 1846, Accrington Cricket Club first played out of Tewitt Hall before relocating to Peel Park at the end of the 1859 season. It moved to its Thorneyholme Road home in 1877.

In 2007, it was revealed that the club had debts exceeding £10,000 and that its future was at risk. [6] Despite the financial problems behind the scenes, the club went on to win the double in 2008, retaining the league title the following season in 2009.

Ahead of the 2019 season, the Lancashire League introduced a second division, Senior Division 2, of which Accrington would be relegated to at the end of the 2019 season having finished bottom of the first division. [7]

In 2023, Accrington finished eleventh out of twelve teams in the Senior Division 2, the lowest league finish in the club's history. [8]

Professional players

It is a rule of the Lancashire League that each team must have a professional player in their squad. Should the professional be unavailable then a substitute must be found, with teams that fail to play a professional being fined.

2020–2029
SeasonNat.Name
2024 Flag of South Africa.svg Jurie Snyman
2023 Flag of England.svg Jacob Clarke
2022
2021 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Lasith Lakshan
2020COVID19
2010–2019
SeasonNat.Name
2019 Flag of England.svg Karl Brown
2018 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Janith Liyanage
2017 Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Erlank
2016 Flag of South Africa.svg Ockert Erasmus
2015
2014
2013 Flag of Pakistan.svg Ashar Zaidi
2012
2011
Will Driver
Flag of England.svg
2010
2000–2009
SeasonNat.Name
2009 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Roy Silva
2008
2007 Flag of India.svg Nishit Shetty
2006
2005 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tama Canning
2004
2003 Flag of South Africa.svg Andre Seymore
2002
2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tama Canning
2000
Flag of New Zealand.svg Nathan Astle
1990–1999
SeasonNat.Name
1997 Flag of New Zealand.svg Nathan Astle
1991 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Warne

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Accrington Cricket Club Archived October 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Accrington Cricket Club Archived October 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "2024 Skippers Announced". Accrington Cricket Club. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Accy Sign Jurie Snyman". Accrington Cricket Club. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "Shane Warne: The story of Australia great's tough season with Accrington CC". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Accrington face bleak future". Cricinfo. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
  7. ↑ "Lancashire Cricket League | Senior Division 1 – 2019". lancashireleague.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Lancashire Cricket League | Senior Division 2 – 2023". lancashireleague.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.


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