Market Harborough Cricket Club
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.[1]
Market Harborough Cricket Club is located on Fairfield road, Market Harborough. The club's sponsors are The Angel Hotel which is located in Market Harborough and Brook House College cricket academy. The club's 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:
| 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.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Club History". www.marketharboroughcc.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
- ↑ "Fairfield Road, Market Harborough". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2008-10-06.