Accrington Cricket Club

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| 1captain = Graeme Sneddon

| 2captain = Rick Williams

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| chairman = Len Dewhurst

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Accrington Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League, which play their home games at Thorneyholme Road in Accrington.

The club was formed in 1846,[http://accringtoncc.tuxsports.com/history/early_days.html Accrington Cricket Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007214517/http://accringtoncc.tuxsports.com/history/early_days.html|date=October 7, 2007}} going on to become a founding member of the Lancashire League in 1892.[http://accringtoncc.tuxsports.com/history/in_league_with_the_best.html Accrington Cricket Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006123117/http://accringtoncc.tuxsports.com/history/in_league_with_the_best.html|date=October 6, 2007}} It has won the League Championship 8 times and the Worsley Cup 4 times.

For the 2024 season, Graeme Sneddon has been announced as captain,{{Cite web |date=2024-01-30 |title=2024 Skippers Announced |url=https://accringtoncricketclub.co.uk/blogs/home-page-news/2024-skippers-announced |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Accrington Cricket Club |language=en}} whilst 28-year-old South African Jurie Snyman has been announced as the club’s professional for the season.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-30 |title=Accy Sign Jurie Snyman |url=https://accringtoncricketclub.co.uk/blogs/senior-cricket/accy-sign-jurie-snyman |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Accrington Cricket Club |language=en}}

In its history, the club has fielded well known cricketers including David Lloyd, Graeme Fowler, Nathan Astle, Bobby Simpson, Eddie Barlow and Shane Warne.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/53465043 |title=Shane Warne: The story of Australia great's tough season with Accrington CC |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=26 July 2020}}

History

Formed in 1846, Accrington Cricket Club first played out of Tewitt Hall before relocating to Peel Park at the end of the 1859 season. It moved to its Thorneyholme Road home in 1877.

In 2007, it was revealed that the club had debts exceeding £10,000 and that its future was at risk.

{{cite web |date=2007-05-31 |title=Accrington face bleak future |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/296480.html |accessdate=2007-06-01 |publisher=Cricinfo}} Despite the financial problems behind the scenes, the club went on to win the double in 2008, retaining the league title the following season in 2009.

Ahead of the 2019 season, the Lancashire League introduced a second division, Senior Division 2, of which Accrington would be relegated to at the end of the 2019 season having finished bottom of the first division.{{Cite web |title=Lancashire Cricket League {{!}} Senior Division 1 – 2019 |url=https://lancashireleague.play-cricket.com/website/division/82173 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=lancashireleague.play-cricket.com}}

In 2023, Accrington finished eleventh out of twelve teams in the Senior Division 2, the lowest league finish in the club's history.{{Cite web |title=Lancashire Cricket League {{!}} Senior Division 2 – 2023 |url=https://lancashireleague.play-cricket.com/website/division/108909 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=lancashireleague.play-cricket.com}}

Professional players

It is a rule of the Lancashire League that each team must have a professional player in their squad. Should the professional be unavailable then a substitute must be found, with teams that fail to play a professional being fined.

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|+ 2020–2029

!Season

!Nat.

!Name

2024

|{{flagicon|RSA}}

|Jurie Snyman

2023

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ENG}}

| rowspan="2" |Jacob Clarke

2022

2021

|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}

|Lasith Lakshan

2020

| colspan="2" |COVID19

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|+ 2010–2019

!Season

!Nat.

!Name

2019

|{{flagicon|ENG}}

|Karl Brown

2018

|{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}

|Janith Liyanage

2017

|{{flagicon|RSA}}

|Michael Erlank

2016

| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|RSA}}

| rowspan="3" |Ockert Erasmus

2015

2014

2013

| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|PAK}}

| rowspan="3" |Ashar Zaidi

2012

rowspan="3" |2011

rowspan="3" |Will Driver

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|ENG}}

2010

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|+ 2000–2009

!Season

!Nat.

!Name

2009

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}}

| rowspan="2" |Roy Silva

2008

2007

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|India}}

| rowspan="2" |Nishit Shetty

2006

2005

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}}

| rowspan="2" |Tama Canning

2004

2003

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|RSA}}

| rowspan="2" |Andre Seymore

2002

2001

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|AUS}}

| rowspan="2" |Tama Canning

rowspan="2" |2000

|Nathan Astle

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|+ 1990–1999

!Season

!Nat.

!Name

1997

|{{flagicon|NZL}}

|Nathan Astle

1991

|{{flagicon|AUS}}

|Shane Warne

Honours

1st XI League Winners - 8 - 1914, 1915, 1916, 1961, 1975, 2008, 2009, 2013
Worsley Cup Winners - 4 - 1936, 1970, 1986, 2008
Ron Singleton Colne Trophy Winners - 2 - 2013, 2014
2nd XI League Winners - 1 - 1912
2nd XI (Lancashire Telegraph) Cup Winners - 3 - 1978, 1979, 2000
3rd XI League Winners - 1 - 2001
Highest 50 overs score - 341-5 v Rawtenstall, May 6, 2006

References

External links

[http://lancashireleague.com/Clubs/LLACCD.html Accrington CC] at lancashireleague.com
[https://web.archive.org/web/20171002220719/https://maxcabs.com/blog/accrington-cricket-club/ Accrington Cricket Club] Detailed History

Category:Lancashire League cricket clubs

Category:Sport in Hyndburn

Category:Accrington

Category:Cricket in Lancashire

Category:1846 establishments in England