Norfolk county cricket teams
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Established | c. 1764 |
| Last match | 1871 |
| Home venue | Norfolk County Ground, East Dereham and New Ground, Norwich |
Norfolk county cricket teams were the teams that represented the historic county of Norfolk before the first official formation of Norfolk County Cricket Club in 1876.
18th century
Cricket had probably reached Norfolk by the end of the 17th century. The earliest known reference to cricket in Norfolk was in 1745.
19th century
The first
After that, the centre of county cricket was Norwich and a prominent club was founded there on 11 January 1827. For a few seasons, prior to Fuller Pilch's departure for Kent about 1835, Norfolk could put a fairly strong eleven into the field. Their only major county opponent, however, was Sheffield Cricket Club (playing as Yorkshire) and the five games they played in 1833, 1834 (twice), 1835 and 1836 are important.[4]
Apart from the games against Yorkshire, the main opponents of the Norwich/Norfolk team were Bury/Suffolk and MCC. These games however were not quite in the class of the Yorkshire matches. Norfolk played Cambridge Town Club (a.k.a.
References
- ^ Bowen, p. 264.
- ^ a b "Other Matches played by Norfolk". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ Buckley, p. 43.
- ^ a b c ACS, pp. 32–34.
Bibliography
- ACS(1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
- ISBN 0413-27860-3.
- Buckley, G. B. (1935). Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket. Cotterell.
Further reading
- ISBN 1-85410-710-0.
- Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite.
- Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840). Lillywhite.
- Haygarth, Arthur (1862–1867). Scores & Biographies, Volumes 3–9 (1841–1866). Lillywhite.