Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its 50 overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears and its T20 team the Birmingham Bears. Founded in 1882, the club held minor status until it was elevated to first-class in 1894 pending its entry into the County Championship in 1895. Since then, Warwickshire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. Warwickshire's kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor is Gullivers Sports Travel. The club's home is Edgbaston Cricket Ground in south Birmingham, which regularly hosts Test and One-Day International matches.
Somerset 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 Somerset. Founded in 1875, Somerset was initially regarded as a minor county until official first-class status was acquired in 1895. Somerset has competed in the County Championship since 1891 and has subsequently played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. The club's limited overs team was formerly named the Somerset Sabres, but is now known only as Somerset.
Timothy Alan Munton is an English cricketer. He had a long career in county cricket, playing over 500 games combined between first-class and List A, primarily with Warwickshire before ending his career at Derbyshire. He also played two Test matches for England in the 1992 series against Pakistan, and went on a number of England A tours. A medium pace bowler and lower order batsman, cricket writer Colin Bateman stated, "at 6ft 6in, with an ability to make the ball swing, Munton is at his best in English conditions". His time at Warwickshire was a particularly successful one for the club, winning 6 trophies between 1993 and 1995; as a crucial part of that side, Munton was honoured as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1995.
Christopher Timothy Tremlett is a former English cricketer who played international cricket for England and domestically for Hampshire and Surrey. He was a 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 m) tall fast-medium bowler able to extract bounce on most surfaces. Tremlett started his playing career with Hampshire in 2000 and was awarded his county cap in 2004. He made his One Day International debut in 2005, and two years later played his first Test. Tremlett played three Tests in 2007 before injury interrupted.
Anthony McGrath is an English cricket coach and former first-class cricketer, who played county cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1995 to 2012. He was a right-handed batsman and bowled part-time right-arm medium pace and twice captained Yorkshire, in the 2003 and 2009 seasons. He is the younger brother of the rugby league and union coach, Damian McGrath.
Ian David Blackwell is an English umpire and retired professional cricketer. A left-arm orthodox spinner and powerful middle-order batsman, he played for England at One Day International (ODI) and Test level, and most recently played county cricket for Warwickshire in the second half of the 2012 season. He was born at Chesterfield in Derbyshire.
William Boyd Rankin is a former Northern Irish cricketer who played international cricket for Ireland, and briefly also played for England. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He is the brother of fellow cricketer David Rankin.
Christopher Julian Clement Wright is an English cricketer. During his school years, he was a regular in Hampshire's youth teams, and played for the Liphook and Ripsley Cricket Club.
Joseph Emmanuel Benjamin was a St Kitts–born English cricketer who played in one Test and two ODIs from 1994 to 1995. He also played county cricket for Warwickshire and Surrey from 1988 to 1999.
Arul Vivasvan Suppiah is a former Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1999, and county cricket in England for Somerset.
Christopher John Llewellyn Rogers is a former Australian cricketer who played for the Australian national team. Rogers is a left-handed opening batsman. He spent ten years playing for Western Australia, before moving to play for Victoria in 2008. He played county cricket in England for ten years representing five first-class teams: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Middlesex and Somerset. Rogers holds the record for most half centuries in consecutive innings.
The 1994 English cricket season was the 95th in which the County Championship had been an official competition. A very strong Warwickshire team won both the Britannic Assurance County Championship and the Sunday League. England defeated New Zealand 1-0 and drew with South Africa 1-1 in the two Test series.
Rory James Hamilton-Brown is a former English first-class cricketer who last played for Sussex. Previously, he was captain of Surrey until August 2012. Playing primarily as a right-handed batsman, he was also an occasional off spin bowler.
Christopher Roger Woakes is an English cricketer who plays for Warwickshire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. He was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
Simon Christopher Kerrigan is an English cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire. He bowls slow left arm orthodox spin. Kerrigan signed for the Lancashire in September 2008, and made his debut for the first team in 2010, filling in for Gary Keedy, Lancashire's senior spinner. In August 2011, Kerrigan was selected for the England Lions for the first time. The following month he took the best first-class bowling figures for Lancashire since 1953 and that year Lancashire won the County Championship for the first time since 1950.
John George "Jackie" Fox was an English cricketer. Fox was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. He was born in Norton, County Durham.
John Warwick Swinburne is a former English cricketer. Swinburne was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Wath-upon-Dearne, Yorkshire and educated at Wath Grammar School and Leeds University.
Derek John Semmence was an English cricketer. Semmence was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Worthing, Sussex.
Adam John Dibble is an English former cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He appeared for Somerset in thirteen matches between 2011 and 2015, but was constantly beset by injury, hampering his progress. He was released by Somerset at the end of the 2015 season, and indicated that he would retire from professional cricket.
David Charles Hopkins is a former English cricketer. Hopkins was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire.
