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Accrington Cricket Club - Wikipedia

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Accrington Cricket Club
Personnel
League	Lancashire League Senior Division 2
1st XI captain	Graeme Sneddon
2nd XI captain	Rick Williams
Chairman	Len Dewhurst
Overseas player(s)	Jurie Snyman (2024)
Team information
City	Accrington
Founded	1846; 178 years ago (1846)
Home ground	Thorneyholme Road
History
Lancashire League wins	8
Worsley Cup wins	4
3nd XI League wins	1
Official website	accringtoncricketclub.co.uk
As of 9 February 2024

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,^[1] going on to become a founding member of the Lancashire League in 1892.^[2] 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,^[3] whilst 28-year-old South African Jurie Snyman has been announced as the club’s professional for the season.^[4]

In its history, the club has fielded well known cricketers including David Lloyd, Graeme Fowler, Nathan Astle, Bobby Simpson, Eddie Barlow and Shane Warne.^[5]

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.^[6] 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.^[7]

In 2023, Accrington finished eleventh out of twelve teams in the Senior Division 2, the lowest league finish in the club's history.^[8]

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.

2020–2029
Season	Nat.	Name
2024		Jurie Snyman
2023		Jacob Clarke
2022		Jacob Clarke
2021		Lasith Lakshan
2020	COVID19

2010–2019
Season	Nat.	Name
2019		Karl Brown
2018		Janith Liyanage
2017		Michael Erlank
2016		Ockert Erasmus
2015
2014
2013		Ashar Zaidi
2012
2011
		Will Driver

2010

2000–2009
Season	Nat.	Name
2009		Roy Silva
2008		Roy Silva
2007		Nishit Shetty
2006		Nishit Shetty
2005		Tama Canning
2004		Tama Canning
2003		Andre Seymore
2002		Andre Seymore
2001		Tama Canning
2000		Tama Canning
2000		Nathan Astle

1990–1999
Season	Nat.	Name
1997		Nathan Astle
1991		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

^ Accrington Cricket Club Archived October 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Accrington Cricket Club Archived October 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ "2024 Skippers Announced". Accrington Cricket Club. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ "Accy Sign Jurie Snyman". Accrington Cricket Club. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ "Shane Warne: The story of Australia great's tough season with Accrington CC". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
^ "Accrington face bleak future". Cricinfo. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
^ "Lancashire Cricket League | Senior Division 1 – 2019". lancashireleague.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
^ "Lancashire Cricket League | Senior Division 2 – 2023". lancashireleague.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

External links

Accrington CC at lancashireleague.com
Accrington Cricket Club Detailed History

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