Herefordshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor

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clubs within the domestic

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structure of

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and

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. It represents the historic county of

Herefordshire Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouths ...

. The team is currently a member of the

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Western Division and plays in the

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. Herefordshire played

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matches occasionally from 1995 until 2004 but is not classified as a List A team ''per se''.

Grounds

The club plays matches around the county at Brockhampton CC,

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CC, and Eastnor CC. Matches were also played at Kington CC, Luctonians CC in Kingsland near

Leominster Leominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshire, England, at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is north of Hereford and south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of 11,700, Leominster i ...

, and Dales CC in

in the past. (see List of Herefordshire County Cricket Club grounds)

Honours

* Minor Counties Championship (0) - ; shared (1) - 2002 * MCCA Knockout Trophy (2) - 2000 and 2016

Earliest cricket

Cricket probably reached Herefordshire in the 18th century, though possibly earlier. The earliest reference to cricket in the county is dated 1823.

Origin of club

A county club was founded in 1836 but no longer exists. The present county club was formed in 1992, with it joining the

in the same year as a replacement for

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who had been elevated to the

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at the end of the previous season.

Club history

Herefordshire has won the Minor Counties Championship once, sharing the title with

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in 2002. The county only joined the competition in 1992, replacing Durham, who were promoted to first-class status in the same year. Herefordshire has won the

twice since its inception in 1983. It won it in 2000 and 2016.

Notable players

:''See

List of Herefordshire CCC players Herefordshire County Cricket Club, in its current form, was formed in 1992, and first competed in the Minor Counties Championship in their founding season. They have appeared in fourteen List A matches, making six NatWest Trophy and eight Chelten ...

and :Herefordshire cricketers'' The following Herefordshire born or Herefordshire CCC cricketers made an impact on the first-class game: England players born in Herefordshire: * Reg Perks * Peter Richardson * Dick Richardson *

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England players who played for Herefordshire CCC *

Martin McCague Martin John McCague (born 24 May 1969) is a former professional cricketer who played for the England cricket team in three Test matches in 1993 and 1994. McCague was born in Northern Ireland and grew up in Australia where he began his profess ...

After conclusion of first-class career *

Neal Radford Neal Victor Radford (born 7 June 1957) is an English former first-class cricketer, who appeared in three Tests and six ODIs for England. Radford was born at Luanshya in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia). He played domestically for Transvaal, ...

After conclusion of first-class career *

Chris Woakes Christopher Roger Woakes (born 2 March 1989) is an English cricketer who plays internationally for England in all formats. In domestic cricket, he represents Warwickshire, and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues, including for Kolkata Knigh ...

Before start of first-class career First-class players * Steve Adshead *

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* Kevin Cooper *

Ismail Dawood Ismail Dawood (born 23 July 1976, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England) is a former professional first-class cricketer, who later played for Cheshire County Cricket Club. He has previously played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire, Wo ...

Naved-ul-Hasan Rana Naved-ul-Hasan ( Punjabi, ur, ), (born 28 February 1978) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played all formats of the game. A right-arm fast-medium bowler capable of generating good pace with late swing, he is a ge ...

Played for Pakistan * Harvey Trump * Alvin Kallicharan Played for West Indies

References

External sources

Herefordshire County Cricket Club website

Minor Counties Cricket Association Official Site