Middlesex County Cricket Club
| Middlesex County Cricket Club | |
|---|---|
| founded | 1864 |
| Home stadium | Lord's Cricket Ground |
| capacity | 28,000 |
| other stages | Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground Old Deer Park, Richmond |
| Championship wins | 10 + 2 shared |
| One Day Cup victories | FP Trophy : 4 National League : 1 B&H Cup : 2 ECB 40 : 0 RL Cup : 0 |
| T20 Cup victories | 1 |
| website | http://www.middlesexccc.com |
| As of April 4, 2015 | |
The Middlesex County Cricket Club represents the traditional county Middlesex in the national championships in English cricket .
history
The beginnings
Middlesex cricket was first mentioned in 1680. The first known game took place in Holborn in 1707 , the first appearance of a team called Middlesex in 1728. The County Cricket Club was founded on February 2, 1864 in the London Tavern. The Walker family from Southgate played a prominent role in the early days of the club , and their seven brothers played numerous roles in the club. The team's first first-class match was played against Sussex in June of the same year . After the club had used numerous venues, the Lord's Cricket Ground , which is also the home of the Marylebone Cricket Club , was won as a new home in 1877 . In 1878, the club shared the unofficial predecessor of the County Championship, the County Champion, with Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire .
Before the First World War
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With the beginning of the County Championship in 1890 , Middlesex were among the better teams in English cricket. Numerous second and third places were achieved before the championship could be won for the first time in 1903 . The team's good performance could mostly be explained by the club's headquarters in London , which attracted numerous amateur players. However, this was also the reason that it was difficult to establish a permanent team and so there was a lack of consistency. After that, the team's performance fell in the following years and it was only in the last pre-war season in 1914 that a second place could be secured again.
Between the wars
After the First World War , the championship was won in 1920 and 1921 . Players who dominated the team at the time were captain Pelham Warner , batsmen Patsy Hendren and bowler Jack Hearne . In the second half of the 1920s and early 1930s, the team suffered numerous setbacks and crashed into the second half of the table. It was not until the mid-1930s that the team managed to establish itself at the top of the table, and so between 1936 and 1939 came four consecutive second places.
After the Second World War
The post-war period got off to a promising start again. In 1947 he won the title and two years later in 1949 the championship was shared with Yorkshire. What at first seemed like the beginning of a dominance turned into a serious crisis. In the 1950s to the mid-1970s, the team was rarely able to place itself in the front places and was mostly to be found in the lower half of the table. Notable players of the time were Fred Titmus and John Murray .
The golden years
Success returned with the appointment of Mike Brearley as captain. He took over this role in 1971 and was able to achieve good results in the one-day competitions in 1975. In 1976 , the first county cricket title was won in 26 years. It was the beginning of a golden era for the club. In the following year, 1977 , the title could be shared again, this time with Kent . In 1977 the Gillette Cup was won, which could be repeated in 1980. In 1980 and 1982 , the County Cricket Championship could be won again. With the latter title Mike Brearley resigned and Mike Gatting took over the captaincy. This led the team to numerous successes. The Benson & Hedges Cup was won in 1983, the NatWest Trophy in 1984. 1985 was the next win of the County Championship. Further One-Day Trophy wins in 1986 and 1988 made the 1980s a very successful time for the team. With the help of Mark Ramprakash and Angus Fraser , the County Championships in 1990 and 1993 were won again before there were clear setbacks again.
Until today
The club's crisis set in in all forms of the game. 1992 won the National League, the last one-day title was won and in the County Championship one was passed to the bottom of the table. With the introduction of the two divisions in the County Championship 2000 one was therefore sorted into the second division. In 2002 he was promoted to the first division, which however had to be left again in 2006 . In 2008, after years without a title, he won the Twenty20 Cup for the first time, and in 2011 won the second division of the County Championship and again rose to the top.
Stadion
The club's home ground is Lord's Cricket Ground in London . The Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground and Old Deer Park in Richmond (London) are also used.
successes
County cricket
Winning the County Championship : (10 + 2 split) in 1903 , 1920 , 1921 , 1947 , 1949 (shared), 1976 , 1977 (shared), 1980 , 1982 , 1985 , 1990 , 1993
Second division win (1): 2011
One-day cricket
Gilette / NatWest / C & G Trophy / FP Trophy (1963-2009) (4): 1977, 1980, 1984, 1988
Sunday / National / Pro40 League (1969-2009) (1): 1992
Benson & Hedges Cup (1972-2002) (2): 1983, 1986
ECB 40 / Clydesdale Bank / Yorkshire Bank 40 (2010-2013) (0): -
Royal London One-Day Cup (2014-present) (0): -
Twenty20
Twenty20 Cup / Friends Life t20 / NatWest t20 Blast (1): 2008
statistics
Runs
Most of the first-class cricket runs were scored by the following players:
| player | Playing times | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Hendren | 1907-1937 | 40,302 |
| Michael Gatting | 1975-1998 | 28,411 |
| John W. Hearne | 1909-1936 | 27,612 |
| John Robertson | 1937-1959 | 27,088 |
| William Edrich | 1937-1958 | 25,738 |
Wickets
Most of the wickets in first-class cricket were scored by the following players:
| player | Playing times | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Fred Titmus | 1949-1982 | 2,361 |
| John T. Hearne | 1912-1938 | 2,093 |
| John W. Hearne | 1909-1936 | 1,438 |
| James Sims | 1929-1952 | 1,257 |
| John Emburey | 1973-1995 | 1,250 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Other matches in England 1707 ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ↑ Other matches in England 1728 ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ↑ a b Natasha Ayivor: Howzat? New stamps celebrate 150th anniversary of Middlesex County Cricket Club ( English ) Royal Mail Group. February 25, 2014. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d e f Martin Williamson: A brief history of Middlesex ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ↑ Most runs for Middlesex ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
- ↑ Most wickets for Middlesex ( English ) Cricket archives. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
