Market Harborough Cricket Club
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Market Harborough Cricket Club is a cricket
club founded c.1840 in Market Harborough
, Leicestershire
, England
. The club's first team plays in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League
, which is one of the ECB
Premier Leagues
that are the highest level of the amateur, recreational sport in England and Wales.
Among the famous players to have appeared for the club are Leicestershire County Cricket Club
's first first-class
captain Charles de Trafford
, C. J. B. Wood and Les Berry
.
Market Harborough Cricket Club is located on Fairfield road, Market Harborough. The clubs sponsors are The Angel Hotel which is located in Market Harborough and Brook House Collage cricket academy. The Clubs President is Les Tobin and the chairman is Micheal Weir.
Harborough have two senior teams, the first team play in the Leicestershire Premier cricket league. The captain is Chris Weir. They enter the Leicestershire County cup, the Everards league cup and the national knockout cup. The Second eleven play in the Leicestershire division one cricket league, the captain is Karl Pollard. Squad:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name !! Bowling Style !! Batting style
|-
| Chris Weir || Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Kevin Innes || Right arm medium fast || Right hand bat
|-
| Robert Taylor || Left arm medium fast || Left hand bat
|-
| Don Bhagwhati || Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Neil Pullen
|| Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Neal Mackey
|| Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Micheal Phillips || Wicket Keeper || Right hand bat
|-
| Ben Collins || Right arm off spin || Right hand bat
|-
| Laurence Perry ||Left arm chinaman || left hand bat
|-
| Christopher Griffiths
|| Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Joe Gordon || Right arm medium ||Right hand bat
|-
| Chris Gordon || Wicket Keeper || Right hand bat
|-
| George Clarke || Left arm slow || Left hand bat
|-
| Karl Pollard || Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Ben Watts || Left arm medium || Left hand bat
|-
| Peter Axon || left arm fast medium || left hand bat
|-
| Scott Williams || Right arm seam || Right hand bat
|-
| Dan Kirk ||Left arm orthodox|| Left hand bat
|-
| Finn Clarke || Right arm seam || Right hand bat
|-
| Gavin Baker ||Right arm medium fast || Right hand bat
|-
| Lee Wenlock || Left arm chinaman || Right hand bat
|-
| Ashley Robinson || Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Matthew Trevor
|| Right arm medium fast || Right hand bat
|-
| James Doherty || Right arm leg spin || Right hand bat
|-
| Richard Morris || Right arm leg spin || Right hand bat
|-
| Nic O'donnovan || Right arm off spin || Right hand bat
|-
| Rishi Tank || Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Daniel Dicicco || Right arm leg spin || Right hand bat
|-)
Market Harborough have three junior teams, an under 15s team, an under 13s team and an under 11s team. The club also have a kwick cricket team which play in the billesdon kwick cricket tournament, the Langtons kwick cricket tournament and the market harborough tournament. The under 13s play in the Great Bowden end of season tournament. The under 15s play in the Leicestershire south league and they enter the district cup. The under thirteens play in the Leicestershire south east division one and they also take part in the district cup.
In 2010, the Market Harborough 1st team won the County Cup against Loughborough Town in the penultimate over of a thrilling final at Grace Road. Furthermore, they were crowned champions of the Everards Leicestershire Premier Cricket League the following week, beating Sileby at home in a rain stricken game to become the best team in the league in 2010.
The Market Harborough 2nd team struggled in Division two of the league after be promoted in 2009 from division three. They avoided relegation and survived in the final game of the season thanks to rain, rain that had so hindered the 1st team throughout the season.
Leicestershire's Second XI has played both Minor Counties and Second Eleven Championship matches at the Fairfield Road ground, and it was also used for matches in the ICC Trophy
in both 1982 and 1986.
Cricket
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club founded c.1840 in Market Harborough
Market Harborough
Market Harborough is a market town within the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England.It has a population of 20,785 and is the administrative headquarters of Harborough District Council. It sits on the Northamptonshire-Leicestershire border...
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England
England
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. The club's first team plays in the Leicestershire Premier Cricket League
Leicestershire Premier Cricket League
The Leicestershire Premier Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Leicestershire, England, and since 2002 has been a designated ECB Premier League.-Winners:-External links:* - Play-Cricket site...
, which is one of the ECB
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
Premier Leagues
ECB Premier Leagues
In 1997 the ECB published "Raising the Standard", the ECB Management Board Blueprint for the Future Playing Structure of cricket. This introduced the concept of ECB Premier Leagues, designed to raise the playing standard of the top tier of club cricket and to bridge the gap between recreational...
that are the highest level of the amateur, recreational sport in England and Wales.
Among the famous players to have appeared for the club are Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
's first 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...
captain Charles de Trafford
Charles de Trafford
Charles Edmund de Trafford was an English aristocrat and noted cricketer.-Early life:Charles was born at Trafford Hall, Trafford Park, Stretford, the second son of Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 2nd Baronet and his wife Lady Annette Talbot.-Cricket:In 1884 aged 20, Charles joined the team of Lancashire...
, C. J. B. Wood and Les Berry
Les Berry
George Leslie "Les" Berry, born at Dorking, Surrey on 28 April 1906 and died at Great Glen, Leicestershire on 5 February 1985, was a cricketer who played for Leicestershire and holds many of the county's first-class batting records....
.
Market Harborough Cricket Club is located on Fairfield road, Market Harborough. The clubs sponsors are The Angel Hotel which is located in Market Harborough and Brook House Collage cricket academy. The Clubs President is Les Tobin and the chairman is Micheal Weir.
Harborough have two senior teams, the first team play in the Leicestershire Premier cricket league. The captain is Chris Weir. They enter the Leicestershire County cup, the Everards league cup and the national knockout cup. The Second eleven play in the Leicestershire division one cricket league, the captain is Karl Pollard. Squad:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name !! Bowling Style !! Batting style
|-
| Chris Weir || Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Kevin Innes || Right arm medium fast || Right hand bat
|-
| Robert Taylor || Left arm medium fast || Left hand bat
|-
| Don Bhagwhati || Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Neil Pullen
Neil Pullen
Neil Jon Pullen is an English cricketer. Pullen is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace and who occasionally plays as a wicketkeeper. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire....
|| Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Neal Mackey
Neal Mackey
Neal Alexander Scott Mackey is an English cricketer. Mackey is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire....
|| Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Micheal Phillips || Wicket Keeper || Right hand bat
|-
| Ben Collins || Right arm off spin || Right hand bat
|-
| Laurence Perry ||Left arm chinaman || left hand bat
|-
| Christopher Griffiths
Christopher Griffiths
Christopher James Griffiths is an English cricketer. Griffiths is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bradford, Yorkshire.Griffiths represented the Leicestershire Cricket Board in 3 List A matches...
|| Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Joe Gordon || Right arm medium ||Right hand bat
|-
| Chris Gordon || Wicket Keeper || Right hand bat
|-
| George Clarke || Left arm slow || Left hand bat
|-
| Karl Pollard || Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Ben Watts || Left arm medium || Left hand bat
|-
| Peter Axon || left arm fast medium || left hand bat
|-
| Scott Williams || Right arm seam || Right hand bat
|-
| Dan Kirk ||Left arm orthodox|| Left hand bat
|-
| Finn Clarke || Right arm seam || Right hand bat
|-
| Gavin Baker ||Right arm medium fast || Right hand bat
|-
| Lee Wenlock || Left arm chinaman || Right hand bat
|-
| Ashley Robinson || Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Matthew Trevor
Matthew Trevor
Matthew Robin Trevor is an English cricketer. Trevor is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Leicester, Leicestershire....
|| Right arm medium fast || Right hand bat
|-
| James Doherty || Right arm leg spin || Right hand bat
|-
| Richard Morris || Right arm leg spin || Right hand bat
|-
| Nic O'donnovan || Right arm off spin || Right hand bat
|-
| Rishi Tank || Right arm medium || Right hand bat
|-
| Daniel Dicicco || Right arm leg spin || Right hand bat
|-)
Market Harborough have three junior teams, an under 15s team, an under 13s team and an under 11s team. The club also have a kwick cricket team which play in the billesdon kwick cricket tournament, the Langtons kwick cricket tournament and the market harborough tournament. The under 13s play in the Great Bowden end of season tournament. The under 15s play in the Leicestershire south league and they enter the district cup. The under thirteens play in the Leicestershire south east division one and they also take part in the district cup.
In 2010, the Market Harborough 1st team won the County Cup against Loughborough Town in the penultimate over of a thrilling final at Grace Road. Furthermore, they were crowned champions of the Everards Leicestershire Premier Cricket League the following week, beating Sileby at home in a rain stricken game to become the best team in the league in 2010.
The Market Harborough 2nd team struggled in Division two of the league after be promoted in 2009 from division three. They avoided relegation and survived in the final game of the season thanks to rain, rain that had so hindered the 1st team throughout the season.
Leicestershire's Second XI has played both Minor Counties and Second Eleven Championship matches at the Fairfield Road ground, and it was also used for matches in the ICC Trophy
ICC Trophy
The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full...
in both 1982 and 1986.