Cumbria County Cricket Club

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Cumbria County Cricket Club (formerly Cumberland County Cricket Club) is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic counties of Cumberland and Westmorland.

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The team is currently a member of the National Counties Cricket Championship Eastern Division and plays in the NCCA Knockout Trophy. Cumbria played List A matches occasionally from 1984 until 2004 but is not classified as a List A team per se. [1]

With Westmorland losing a CCC, Cumberland renamed to Cumbria to cover both counties. The rename to Cumbria takes inspiration from a similar local government reform. The club play at Carlisle (Edenside Ground), Workington and Penrith from Cumberland as well as Westmorland's former grounds in Kendal (Netherfield Cricket Club Ground) and Barrow-in-Furness, the latter originally Lancashire.

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History

Cricket probably reached Cumberland and Westmorland during the 18th century. The earliest references to cricket in the region are in 1827 (Westmorland) and 1828 (Cumberland). [2] According to Rowland Bowen's research, there was reportedly an informal county club in Westmorland about 1835. [2] It is known that a county organisation was established on 2 January 1884. [3]

The club formed on 10 April 1948 and has been renamed twice:

Notable players

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

Grounds

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References

  1. ↑ "List A events played by Cumberland". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 Bowen, p. 270.
  3. ↑ Bowen, p. 290.

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