Berkshire County Cricket Club


Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor counties clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Berkshire.
The team is currently a member of the National Counties Championship Western Division and plays in the NCCA Knockout Trophy. Berkshire played List A matches occasionally until 2005, but is not classified as a List A team per se.
WWW Official Site

History

The first definite mention of cricket in Berkshire relates to the famous all rounder Thomas Waymark who resided at Bray Wick, near Maidenhead in the 1740s. In 1740, a combined Berkshire/Buckinghamshire/Hertfordshire team played two matches against London. Berkshire as a county team in its own right was first recorded in June 1769 when it played Surrey. From then until 1795, Berkshire's matches are recognised as important. The strength of Berkshire lay in the Maidenhead aka Oldfield Cricket Club which was based at Old Field in Bray, which was Berkshire's usual home venue. In August 1795, Berkshire lost to Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's and then abruptly ceased to appear in the records.
Rowland Bowen's researches discovered evidence of a county organisation by 1841, but it may only have been a loose association of local clubs, as was sometimes the case elsewhere. Berkshire County Cricket Club was founded on 17 March 1895, the same year that the Minor Counties Championship began. Berkshire did not compete in the first year of the competition, but joined for 1896.

Current squad

Notable players

International

This list includes those Berkshire players who have played in Test cricket since 1877, One Day International cricket since 1971, or a Twenty20 International since 2004.
England
Netherlands
South Africa
West Indies

Honours