Wembley Park Cricket Club
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Wembley Park Cricket Club made just one appearance in first-class cricket
, when they played the touring Australians during their 1896 tour of England
. The Australians won the match by 135 runs. The club was based at Wembley Park Cricket Ground
, which is today covered by the Wembley Stadium
complex.
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...
, when they played the touring Australians during their 1896 tour of England
Australian cricket team in England in 1896
The Australian cricket team in England in 1896 played 34 first-class matches including 3 Tests.England won the Test series 2-1:* – England won by 6 wickets* – Australia won by 3 wickets...
. The Australians won the match by 135 runs. The club was based at Wembley Park Cricket Ground
Wembley Park Cricket Ground
Wembley Park Cricket Ground was a cricket ground in Wembley, London . The first and only recorded match on the ground was in 1896, when Wembley Park Cricket Club played the touring Australians in what was Wembley Park's only appearance in first-class cricket...
, which is today covered by the Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
complex.
Squad for the match against the Australians
The following players were in the XI that played the Australians:- Charles de TraffordCharles de TraffordCharles 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...
(CaptainCaptain (cricket)The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
) - Evan Nepean
- Charlie McGaheyCharlie McGaheyCharles Percy McGahey was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Essex between 1894 and 1921. McGahey also played for London County between 1901 and 1904 and was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1902...
- Peter Perrin
- John RawlinJohn RawlinJohn Thomas Rawlin was an English first-class cricketer, who played twenty seven matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1880 and 1885, and 229 matches for Middlesex between 1889 and 1909. He toured Australia with Vernon's team in 1887/89...
- Lees WhiteheadLees WhiteheadLees Whitehead was an English first-class cricketer, who played in 119 games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1889 and 1904...
- Frederick Maude
- Frederick Spofforth
- Jim PhillipsJim PhillipsJames Phillips was a Victorian First-class cricketer and Test match umpire....
- Thomas RussellThomas Russell (cricketer)Thomas Russell was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Essex and Marylebone Cricket Club...
(Wicketkeeper) - Harry PickettHarry PickettHenry "Harry" Pickett was an English cricketer who represented Essex for 17 years although only the last four were at first-class level. A fast bowler he was 'powerfully built' and 'bowled with a high arm'. His most significant performance came in 1895 when he took all ten Leicestershire wickets...
Match scorecard
| Australians | 106 | & | 131 | Australians won by 135 runs |
Syd Gregory Syd Gregory Sydney Edward Gregory , sometimes known as Edward Sydney Gregory, was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. At the time of his retirement, he had played a world-record 58 Test matches during a career spanning 1890 to 1912... 26 Frederick Spofforth 6/49 |
Syd Gregory Syd Gregory Sydney Edward Gregory , sometimes known as Edward Sydney Gregory, was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. At the time of his retirement, he had played a world-record 58 Test matches during a career spanning 1890 to 1912... 43 Frederick Spofforth 5/51 |
Wembley Park Cricket Ground Wembley Park Cricket Ground Wembley Park Cricket Ground was a cricket ground in Wembley, London . The first and only recorded match on the ground was in 1896, when Wembley Park Cricket Club played the touring Australians in what was Wembley Park's only appearance in first-class cricket... , Wembley Wembley Wembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena... , England 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... Umpires: Dick Barlow Dick Barlow Richard Gorton Barlow was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and England... and William West |
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| Wembley Park | 65 | & | 37 | |
Harry Pickett Harry Pickett Henry "Harry" Pickett was an English cricketer who represented Essex for 17 years although only the last four were at first-class level. A fast bowler he was 'powerfully built' and 'bowled with a high arm'. His most significant performance came in 1895 when he took all ten Leicestershire wickets... 20 George Giffen George Giffen George Giffen was a cricketer who played for South Australia and Australia. An all-rounder who batted in the middle order and often opened the bowling with medium-paced off-spin, Giffen captained Australia during the 1894–95 Ashes series and was the first Australian to score 10,000 runs and... 6/20 |
Evan Nepean 12 Harry Trott Harry Trott George Henry Stevens "Harry" Trott was an Australian Test cricketer who played 24 Test matches as an all-rounder between 1888 and 1898. Although Trott was a versatile batsman, spin bowler and outstanding fielder, "... it is as a captain that he is best remembered, an understanding judge of... 4/18 |