Dorset County Cricket Club
Encyclopedia
Dorset County Cricket Club is one of the county
clubs which make up the Minor Counties
in the English
domestic cricket
structure, representing the historic county of Dorset
and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy
.
The club is based at present at Dean Park in Bournemouth
, outside the traditional boundaries of the county, and also plays its matches there.
The Minor Counties play three-day matches at a level below that of the first-class
game. At present, Dorset competes in the Western Division of the Minor Counties Championship.
by the end of the 17th century.
An advertisement in the Sherborne Mercury dated Tuesday 9 May 1738 is the earliest reference for cricket in Dorset. Twelve Dorchester men at Ridgway Races challenged twelve men from elsewhere to play them at cricket for the prize of twelve pairs of gloves valued at a shilling a pair.
Dorset has won the MCCA Knockout Trophy once since its inception in 1983. It won in 1988.
The following Dorset cricketers have also had notable careers at first-class
level:
in Bournemouth
, which before becoming part of Dorset was in Hampshire
and was used as a home venue by Hampshire County Cricket Club
. In the past, the club has used Sherborne School Cricket Ground in Sherborne
.
Historic counties of England
The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...
clubs which make up the Minor Counties
Minor counties of English cricket
The Minor Counties are the cricketing counties of England and Wales that are not afforded first-class status. The game is administered by the Minor Counties Cricket Association which comes under the England and Wales Cricket Board...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
domestic cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
structure, representing the historic county of Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
.
The club is based at present at Dean Park in Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
, outside the traditional boundaries of the county, and also plays its matches there.
The Minor Counties play three-day matches at a level below that of the first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
game. At present, Dorset competes in the Western Division of the Minor Counties Championship.
Honours
- Minor Counties Championship (2) - 2000, 2010
- MCCA Knockout Trophy (1) - 1988
- Gillette/NatWest/C&G (0) -
Earliest cricket
Cricket must have reached Dorset via neighbouring HampshireHampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
by the end of the 17th century.
An advertisement in the Sherborne Mercury dated Tuesday 9 May 1738 is the earliest reference for cricket in Dorset. Twelve Dorchester men at Ridgway Races challenged twelve men from elsewhere to play them at cricket for the prize of twelve pairs of gloves valued at a shilling a pair.
Origin of club
According to Wisden there was county organisation in existence in either 1862 or 1871. The present Dorset CCC was founded on 5 February 1896 and first entered the Minor Counties Championship in 1902.Club history
Dorset has won the Minor Counties Championship twice, in 2000 and 2010.Dorset has won the MCCA Knockout Trophy once since its inception in 1983. It won in 1988.
First-class players
- See List of Dorset CCC players and :Category:Dorset cricketers
The following Dorset cricketers have also had notable careers at first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
level:
- Nigel CowleyNigel CowleyNigel Geoffrey Charles Cowley is a former English cricketer who played for Dorset, before finding fame with Glamorgan and Hampshire.-External links:*...
- Derek ShackletonDerek ShackletonDerek Shackleton was a Hampshire and England bowler. He took over 100 wickets in 20 consecutive seasons of first-class cricket, but only played in seven Tests for England. As of 2007, he has the seventh-highest tally of first-class wickets, and the most first-class wickets of any player who...
- Julian ShackletonJulian ShackletonJulian Howard Shackleton is a former English cricketer. Shackleton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.-Gloucestershire:...
- Lee SavidentLee SavidentLee Savident is a Guernsey cricketer who currently plays for Guernsey in international cricket. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He currently resides in Southampton, Hampshire....
- George WoodhouseGeorge WoodhouseGeorge Edward Sealy Woodhouse DL, born at Blandford Forum, Dorset, on 15 February 1924 and died also at Blandford on 19 January 1988, had two careers: one as a cricketer for Somerset and Dorset, the second as the chairman from 1962 to his death of the family brewing company Hall and Woodhouse...
- Box CaseBox CaseCecil Charles Cole Case, known as Box Case, born at Frome, Somerset on 7 September 1895 and died at Keyford, Frome, Somerset on 11 November 1969, played first-class cricket for Somerset as an amateur batsman between 1925 and 1935....
- Jon HardyJon HardyJonathan "Jon" Hardy is a Kenyan born former English cricketer. Hardy was a left-handed batsman.Hardy signed for his first club Hampshire in 1983, making his first-class debut against Cambridge University and his List-A debut against Leicestershire...
- David PayneDavid PayneProfessor David Neil Payne, CBE FRS FREng is a professor of photonics. He has made several contributions in areas of optical fibre communications over the last forty years and his work has had an impact on telecommunications and laser technology...
Grounds
The club currently plays its home matches at Dean Park Cricket GroundDean Park Cricket Ground
Dean Park is a cricket ground in Bournemouth, England, currently used by Bournemouth University Cricket Club, as well as by and Suttoners Cricket Club....
in Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
, which before becoming part of Dorset was in Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
and was used as a home venue by Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
. In the past, the club has used Sherborne School Cricket Ground in Sherborne
Sherborne
Sherborne is a market town in northwest Dorset, England. It is sited on the River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The A30 road, which connects London to Penzance, runs through the town. The population of the town is 9,350 . 27.1% of the population is aged 65 or...
.