Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Worcestershire. Its Vitality Blast T20 team has been rebranded the Worcestershire Rapids,but the county is known by most fans as 'the Pears'. The club is based at New Road,Worcester. Founded in 1865,Worcestershire held minor status at first and was a prominent member of the early Minor Counties Championship in the 1890s,winning the competition three times. In 1899,the club joined the County Championship and the team was elevated to first-class status. Since then,Worcestershire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
Essex County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Essex.
Oliver Benjamin Cox is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Leicestershire as right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.
Christopher Rushworth is an English cricketer who plays for Warwickshire. Rushworth is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Sunderland,Tyne and Wear. His cousin is the former Durham wicket-keeper and captain,Phil Mustard.
Aneesh Kapil is an English first-class cricketer who has played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club and Surrey. A right-handed batsman and right-hand fast-medium pace bowler he made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Sussex in August 2011.
Brett Louis D'Oliveira is an English cricketer,a right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler who currently plays for Worcestershire. He made his debut for Worcestershire against Yorkshire in a List A match in August 2011. D'Oliveira signed a new,three-year,contract with Worcestershire in July 2016. D'Oliveira had been playing cricket for Worcestershire since under-13 level.
Oliver Edward Robinson is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket,he represents Sussex,having previously played for Yorkshire and Hampshire. He made his Test debut in 2021,and plays as a right-arm medium-pace bowler.He made a comeback in test cricket against India in the 4th test at Ranchi after a long break from injury. Robinson holds the unfortunate record for the most expensive over ever bowled in the English County Championship,conceding 43 against Leicestershire in June 2024.
Benjamin George Frederick Green is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler who also bats right-handed. He progressed through the Devon age group system before being offered a first team contract during the 2016 season. On 29 July 2016 he made his Twenty20 debut for Somerset against Hampshire in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast.
Patrick Rhys Brown is an English cricketer who plays for Derbyshire,having previously played for Worcestershire. He made his international debut for England in November 2019.
George Louis Sheridan Scrimshaw is an English cricketer. A product of the Worcestershire academy system,he signed his first professional contract with the county in 2016 and was also called up to the England under-19 squad that year,but withdrew due to injury. He signed a long-term contract extension with Worcestershire ahead of the 2017 season and made his county debut in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 5 August 2017. He was released by Worcestershire at the end of the 2020 season.
Alexander Geoffrey Milton is an English cricketer. Milton attended Malvern College. He made his first-class debut on 4 April 2016 for Cardiff MCCU against Hampshire as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.
Kashif Ali is a Pakistani-born cricketer.
Lyndon Wallace James is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire.
Thomas James Price is an English cricketer.
Joshua Michael de Caires is an English cricketer,and the son of former England cricket captain Michael Atherton. He made his first-class debut on 5 July 2021,for Middlesex in the 2021 County Championship.
Josh Oliver Baker was an English cricketer. Born in Redditch,Worcestershire,he was a student at Malvern College from 2016 to 2021. He made his first-class debut on 11 July 2021,for Worcestershire in the 2021 County Championship,after signing a rookie contract with the club the previous day. He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021,for Worcestershire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.
Ben Joseph James Wells is an English former professional cricketer. He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021,for Gloucestershire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.
Nicholas James Potts is an English cricketer who plays for Derbyshire.
Mitchell Terry Stanley is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire.
George Joseph Bell is an English cricketer who plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batter and right-handed off break bowler who can also play as a wicket keeper.
