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Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk County Cricket Club is one of twenty National County Cricket Clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Norfolk.
The club is a member of the National Counties Championship Eastern Division and plays in the NCCA Championship, the NCCA Knockout Trophy and, since 2018, in the NCCA Twenty20 competition. Norfolk took part in limited overs competitions which included first-class counties between 1965 and 2004. The club's main home venue is Barker's Lane in Sprowston, on the northern edge of Norwich, although it has used other locations throughout the county.
The earliest reference to cricket in Norfolk is from 1745, although the game was known in the county before that date. FS Ashley-Cooper, writing in 1910 recounted a "tradition" of a club playing at Swaffham as early as 1700, and games played in London and South-East England featured in press reports in the Norwich press during the 1720s and 30s.
The first matches played by a representative Norfolk team were against Suffolk sides at Bury St Edmunds, Diss and Scole in 1764. An 1820 match at Lord's against MCC is considered to have first-class status, although the Norfolk side was weak and made up primarily of players from Holt Cricket Club.
The first Norfolk County Club was organised in 1827 by Lord Suffield and by 1831 the Norfolk County Club was considered one of the strongest clubs in the country by The Sporting Magazine. Five matches played between 1833 and 1836 against Yorkshire sides have been given first-class status, although the matches were played by professional cricketers rather than the amateurs who made up Suffield's County Club.
The County Club had largely ceased to operate by 1848, although it was "revived" in 1862 for a time, and matches continued to be played by sides using the name Norfolk.
The current county club was founded in October 1876, with the fifth Lord Suffield as president, and played its first matches in 1877. The county joined the Minor Counties Championship when it was formed in 1895. It did not play enough matches to qualify for the tournament in 1896, and, after failing to win a Championship match in either 1900 and 1901, withdrew from the Championship in 1902 and 1903, before returning the in 1904. It has continued to compete in the Minor Counties Championship in every season since.
From the 2025 season, Norfolk's main ground will be Barker's Lane in Sprowston on the northern edge of Norwich. The club moved to the ground having used Manor Park in Horsford between 2001 and 2024. Prior to this, the County Ground in Lakenham, close to the centre of the city, had been used. The ground had been used for cricket since 1827 and was redeveloped for housing in the early 21st century. The cricket pitch and historic pavilion were destroyed during the redevelopment. The club has played home matches on ten other grounds within the county.
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Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk County Cricket Club is one of twenty National County Cricket Clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Norfolk.
The club is a member of the National Counties Championship Eastern Division and plays in the NCCA Championship, the NCCA Knockout Trophy and, since 2018, in the NCCA Twenty20 competition. Norfolk took part in limited overs competitions which included first-class counties between 1965 and 2004. The club's main home venue is Barker's Lane in Sprowston, on the northern edge of Norwich, although it has used other locations throughout the county.
The earliest reference to cricket in Norfolk is from 1745, although the game was known in the county before that date. FS Ashley-Cooper, writing in 1910 recounted a "tradition" of a club playing at Swaffham as early as 1700, and games played in London and South-East England featured in press reports in the Norwich press during the 1720s and 30s.
The first matches played by a representative Norfolk team were against Suffolk sides at Bury St Edmunds, Diss and Scole in 1764. An 1820 match at Lord's against MCC is considered to have first-class status, although the Norfolk side was weak and made up primarily of players from Holt Cricket Club.
The first Norfolk County Club was organised in 1827 by Lord Suffield and by 1831 the Norfolk County Club was considered one of the strongest clubs in the country by The Sporting Magazine. Five matches played between 1833 and 1836 against Yorkshire sides have been given first-class status, although the matches were played by professional cricketers rather than the amateurs who made up Suffield's County Club.
The County Club had largely ceased to operate by 1848, although it was "revived" in 1862 for a time, and matches continued to be played by sides using the name Norfolk.
The current county club was founded in October 1876, with the fifth Lord Suffield as president, and played its first matches in 1877. The county joined the Minor Counties Championship when it was formed in 1895. It did not play enough matches to qualify for the tournament in 1896, and, after failing to win a Championship match in either 1900 and 1901, withdrew from the Championship in 1902 and 1903, before returning the in 1904. It has continued to compete in the Minor Counties Championship in every season since.
From the 2025 season, Norfolk's main ground will be Barker's Lane in Sprowston on the northern edge of Norwich. The club moved to the ground having used Manor Park in Horsford between 2001 and 2024. Prior to this, the County Ground in Lakenham, close to the centre of the city, had been used. The ground had been used for cricket since 1827 and was redeveloped for housing in the early 21st century. The cricket pitch and historic pavilion were destroyed during the redevelopment. The club has played home matches on ten other grounds within the county.