Middlesbrough Cricket Club

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Middlesbrough Cricket Club plays at Acklam Park in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. The club currently plays in the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League (NYSD).

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It currently has multiple teams: 1st XI, 2nd XI, 3 XI, under 19, under 17, under 15, under 13, under 12, under 11, indoor and lions. The club also has a T20 team called Sirkars. [1]

History

Established in 1855, the club opened Linthorpe Road as a purpose built cricket ground for the club in 1875. [2] Middlesbrough Football Club (MFC) was founded by members of the club a year after the move. [3] [4] MFC began playing at the grounds in 1880 as joint tenants. [5]

It was a founding member of the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League (NYSD) in 1893. The club left Linthorpe Road the same year, leaving only MFC as its tenants. [6]

After Linthorpe Road, the club moved to Breckon Hill Road (in the Grove Hill area of town) [7] and further moved to Acklam Park in 1932. The Club became Acklam Park’s co-owners, with Middlesbrough RUFC as pre-existing tenets. [8]

Honours

Notable players

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