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'''Cheltenham Cricket Club''' is an [[England|English]] amateur [[cricket]] club based in [[Cheltenham]], [[Gloucestershire]] first envisioned in 1891. It played its first game on June 21, 1897 against a picked XI of [[WG Grace]]. The club's first team plays in the [[West of England Premier League]] which is an accredited [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] [[ECB Premier Leagues|Premier League]], the highest level for recreational [[club cricket]] in England and Wales. It has also been a Ladies Hockey Club in 1899, tennis club in 1912 and training area for the armed forces during [[World War I]]. It hosted [[County Championship]] cricket matches from 1923 until 1937, and junior cricket since 1921. |
'''Cheltenham Cricket Club''' is an [[England|English]] amateur [[cricket]] club based in [[Cheltenham]], [[Gloucestershire]] first envisioned in 1891. It played its first game on June 21, 1897 against a picked XI of [[WG Grace]]. The club's first team plays in the [[West of England Premier League]] which is an accredited [[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] [[ECB Premier Leagues|Premier League]], the highest level for recreational [[club cricket]] in England and Wales. It has also been a Ladies Hockey Club in 1899, tennis club in 1912 and training area for the armed forces during [[World War I]]. It hosted [[County Championship]] cricket matches from 1923 until 1937, and junior cricket since 1921. |
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Cheltenham have won the [[ECB National Club Cricket Championship]] twice, in 1970 and 1978,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/non-first-class/cockspur-cup/club-championship-roll-of-honour,375,BP.html |title=Club Championship roll of honour |publisher=[[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] |accessdate=2008-10-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611063119/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/non-first-class/cockspur-cup/club-championship-roll-of-honour |
Cheltenham have won the [[ECB National Club Cricket Championship]] twice, in 1970 and 1978,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/non-first-class/cockspur-cup/club-championship-roll-of-honour,375,BP.html |title=Club Championship roll of honour |publisher=[[England and Wales Cricket Board|ECB]] |accessdate=2008-10-12 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611063119/http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/non-first-class/cockspur-cup/club-championship-roll-of-honour%2C375%2CBP.html |archivedate=2008-06-11 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> and been the premier league champions on one occasion, in 2004. Prior to the formation of the WEPL, Cheltenham competed in the Western League, winning that league three times in four seasons between 1989 and 1992. The club have also won the Gloucestershire County Knock-out Cup on two occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cheltenhamcc.co.uk/General/ClubHonours.html |title=Club Honours |publisher=Cheltenham Cricket Club |accessdate=2008-10-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081019072436/http://cheltenhamcc.co.uk/General/ClubHonours.html |archivedate=2008-10-19 |df= }}</ref> |
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During the 1920s and 1930s, Cheltenham's [[The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham|Victoria Ground]] was a regular venue for [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches involving [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]], but since that time it has only hosted a single first-class fixture, when Gloucestershire played the [[India national cricket team|Indian tourists]] in 1986. The ground has also hosted a [[Friends Provident Trophy|NatWest Trophy]] match and two [[ICC World Cup Qualifier|ICC Trophy]] matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/402.html |title=The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref> |
During the 1920s and 1930s, Cheltenham's [[The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham|Victoria Ground]] was a regular venue for [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches involving [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]], but since that time it has only hosted a single first-class fixture, when Gloucestershire played the [[India national cricket team|Indian tourists]] in 1986. The ground has also hosted a [[Friends Provident Trophy|NatWest Trophy]] match and two [[ICC World Cup Qualifier|ICC Trophy]] matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/402.html |title=The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:14, 4 August 2017
Cheltenham Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire first envisioned in 1891. It played its first game on June 21, 1897 against a picked XI of WG Grace. The club's first team plays in the West of England Premier League which is an accredited ECB Premier League, the highest level for recreational club cricket in England and Wales. It has also been a Ladies Hockey Club in 1899, tennis club in 1912 and training area for the armed forces during World War I. It hosted County Championship cricket matches from 1923 until 1937, and junior cricket since 1921.
Cheltenham have won the ECB National Club Cricket Championship twice, in 1970 and 1978,[1] and been the premier league champions on one occasion, in 2004. Prior to the formation of the WEPL, Cheltenham competed in the Western League, winning that league three times in four seasons between 1989 and 1992. The club have also won the Gloucestershire County Knock-out Cup on two occasions.[2]
During the 1920s and 1930s, Cheltenham's Victoria Ground was a regular venue for first-class matches involving Gloucestershire, but since that time it has only hosted a single first-class fixture, when Gloucestershire played the Indian tourists in 1986. The ground has also hosted a NatWest Trophy match and two ICC Trophy matches.[3]
References
- ^ "Club Championship roll of honour". ECB. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Club Honours". Cheltenham Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
External links
- Cheltenham Cricket Club - official site
- Cheltenham Cricket Club - Play-Cricket site
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