Related Research Articles
The National Counties,known as the Minor Counties before 2020,are the cricketing counties of England and Wales that do not have first-class status. The game is administered by the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA),which comes under the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). There are currently twenty teams in National Counties cricket:nineteen representing historic counties of England,plus the Wales National County Cricket Club.
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.
Durham 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 Durham. Founded in 1882,Durham held minor status for over a century and was a prominent member of the Minor Counties Championship,winning the competition seven times. In 1992,the club joined the County Championship and the team was elevated to senior status as an official first-class team. Durham has been classified as an occasional List A team from 1964,then as a full List A team from 1992;and as a senior Twenty20 team since the format's introduction in 2003.
Steven Joseph "Steve" O'Shaughnessy is a former English professional cricketer who played for Lancashire and Worcestershire in the 1980s,and then had a substantial career in Minor Counties cricket with Cumberland. Since retiring from playing,he has become an umpire,and was promoted in December 2010 to the first-class panel for the 2011 season.
Andrew John Webster is a former English cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Worcestershire during the early 1980s. He also appeared at List A level for Staffordshire and Minor Counties.
Raymond Swann is a former English cricketer and schoolteacher. Swann was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Stannington,Northumberland.
Longton Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Stoke-on-Trent,Staffordshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1954,when Staffordshire played Northumberland in the grounds first Minor Counties Championship match. From 1954 to present,the ground has hosted 40 Minor Counties Championship matches and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
Campbell Park is a cricket ground in Milton Keynes,Buckinghamshire,located in Campbell Park. The first recorded match on the ground in 1981,when the Northamptonshire Second XI played the Leicestershire Second XI in the Second Eleven Championship.
Peter James Scott is an English cricketer. Scott is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Nottingham,Nottinghamshire.
Terence Harold Barnes was a former English cricketer. Barnes was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Grantham,Lincolnshire.
Oliver Seymour Youll is an English cricketer. Youll is a left-handed batsman who bowls leg break. He was born in Newcastle,Northumberland.
Ben Thomas McGuire is an English cricketer. McGuire is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Ashington,Northumberland.
Graeme Reginald Morris is a former English cricketer. Morris was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne,Northumberland.
Peter Henry Twizell is a former English cricketer. Twizell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Rothbury,Northumberland.
Keith Robert Maguire is a former English cricketer. Maguire was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Marston Green,Warwickshire.
John Alexander Graham is an English cricketer. Graham is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace.
Kenneth Pearson is a former English cricketer. Pearson was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Bedlington,Northumberland.
Geoffrey Robinson was an English cricketer. Robinson was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. When required,he could also bowl slow left-arm orthodox. The son of Geoffrey Robinson Sr.,he was born in Bridlington,East Riding of Yorkshire.
Paul Coughlin is an English cricketer. Coughlin is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at Sunderland,County Durham,and was educated at St Robert of Newminster Catholic Comprehensive School.
References
- ↑ "ListA Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Graeme Angus" . CricketArchive. 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Northumberland v Nottinghamshire" . CricketArchive. 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Northumberland v Staffordshire" . CricketArchive. 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Graeme Angus (64)" . CricketArchive. 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Graeme Angus (20)" . CricketArchive. 12 August 2008.
- ↑ "Second Eleven Championship Matches played by Graeme Angus (4)" . CricketArchive. 12 August 2008.