Accrington Cricket Club

Cricket club

Cricket team

Accrington Cricket ClubLeague|

* Lancashire League
* Senior Division 2

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Personnel
1st XI captain|  Graeme Sneddon
2nd XI captain|  Rick Williams
Chairman|  Len Dewhurst
Overseas player(s)|  Jurie Snyman (2024)
Team information
City| Accrington
Founded| 1846; 178 years ago (1846)
Home ground| Thorneyholme Road
History
Lancashire League wins| 8
Worsley Cup wins| 4
3nd XI League wins| 1
Official website|  accringtoncricketclub.co.uk
As of 9 February 2024

Accrington Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League, which play their home games at Thorneyholme Road in Accrington.

The club was formed in 1846,[1] going on to become a founding member of the Lancashire League in 1892.[2] It has won the League Championship 8 times and the Worsley Cup 4 times.

For the 2024 season, Graeme Sneddon has been announced as captain,[3] whilst 28-year-old South African Jurie Snyman has been announced as the club’s professional for the season.[4]

In its history, the club has fielded well known cricketers including David Lloyd, Graeme Fowler, Nathan Astle, Bobby Simpson, Eddie Barlow and Shane Warne.[5]

## History

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Formed in 1846, Accrington Cricket Club first played out of Tewitt Hall before relocating to Peel Park at the end of the 1859 season. It moved to its Thorneyholme Road home in 1877.

In 2007, it was revealed that the club had debts exceeding £10,000 and that its future was at risk.[6] Despite the financial problems behind the scenes, the club went on to win the double in 2008, retaining the league title the following season in 2009.

Ahead of the 2019 season, the Lancashire League introduced a second division, Senior Division 2, of which Accrington would be relegated to at the end of the 2019 season having finished bottom of the first division.[7]

In 2023, Accrington finished eleventh out of twelve teams in the Senior Division 2, the lowest league finish in the club's history.[8]

## Professional players

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It is a rule of the Lancashire League that each team must have a professional player in their squad. Should the professional be unavailable then a substitute must be found, with teams that fail to play a professional being fined.

2020–2029  Season  | Nat.  | Name

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2024  |  | Jurie Snyman
2023  |  | Jacob Clarke
2022
2021  |  | Lasith Lakshan
2020  | COVID19

2010–2019  Season  | Nat.  | Name

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2019  |  | Karl Brown
2018  |  | Janith Liyanage
2017  |  | Michael Erlank
2016  |  | Ockert Erasmus
2015
2014
2013  |  | Ashar Zaidi
2012
2011
Will Driver
2010

2000–2009  Season  | Nat.  | Name

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2009  |  | Roy Silva
2008
2007  |  | Nishit Shetty
2006
2005  |  | Tama Canning
2004
2003  |  | Andre Seymore
2002
2001  |  | Tama Canning
2000
| Nathan Astle

1990–1999  Season  | Nat.  | Name

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1997  |  | Nathan Astle
1991  |  | Shane Warne

## Honours

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* 1st XI League Winners \- 8 \- 1914, 1915, 1916, 1961, 1975, 2008, 2009, 2013
* Worsley Cup Winners \- 4 \- 1936, 1970, 1986, 2008
* Ron Singleton Colne Trophy Winners \- 2 \- 2013, 2014
* 2nd XI League Winners \- 1 \- 1912
* 2nd XI (Lancashire Telegraph) Cup Winners \- 3 \- 1978, 1979, 2000
* 3rd XI League Winners \- 1 \- 2001
* Highest 50 overs score \- 341-5 v Rawtenstall, May 6, 2006

## References

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1. ^ Accrington Cricket Club Archived October 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Accrington Cricket Club Archived October 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ "2024 Skippers Announced". Accrington Cricket Club. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
4. ^ "Accy Sign Jurie Snyman". Accrington Cricket Club. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
5. ^ "Shane Warne: The story of Australia great's tough season with Accrington CC". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
6. ^ "Accrington face bleak future". Cricinfo. 31 May 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
7. ^ "Lancashire Cricket League | Senior Division 1 – 2019". lancashireleague.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
8. ^ "Lancashire Cricket League | Senior Division 2 – 2023". lancashireleague.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.

## External links

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* Accrington CC at lancashireleague.com
* Accrington Cricket Club Detailed History

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Lancashire League

Current clubs|

* Accrington
* Bacup
* Burnley
* Church
* Clitheroe (2017)
* Colne
* Crompton (2018)
* Darwen (2017)
* East Lancashire
* Enfield
* Great Harwood (2017)
* Greenmount (2020)
* Haslingden
* Littleborough (2018)
* Lowerhouse
* Nelson
* Norden (2018)
* Middleton (2018)
* Ramsbottom
* Rawtenstall
* Rishton
* Rochdale (2018)
* Todmorden
* Walsden (2018)

Former clubs|

* Bury (1893–1894)
* Milnrow (2018–2019)

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Culture and infrastructure of the Borough of Hyndburn

Transport|

* Accrington Corporation Steam Tramways Company
* Accrington Corporation Tramways

Railway stations|

* Accrington
* Church & Oswaldtwistle
* Huncoat
* Rishton

Disused stations|

* Baxenden
* Great Harwood

Sport|

* Accrington Cricket Club
* Accrington F.C.
* Accrington Stanley F.C.
* Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891)
* Bell's Temperance F.C.
* Church and Oswaldtwistle Cricket Club
* Crown Ground
* Enfield Cricket Club
* Great Harwood F.C.
* Great Harwood Town F.C.
* Peel Park
* Rishton Cricket Club
* Thorneyholme Road

Media|

* 2BR
* Accrington Observer
* The Bee

Education|

* Accrington Academy
* Accrington and Rossendale College
* Heathland School
* The Hollins
* The Hyndburn Academy
* Mount Carmel RC High School
* Rhyddings
* St Christopher's Church of England High School

Companies|

* Holland's Pies
* Howard & Bullough
* Kleeneze
* Morada

History|

* Accrington power station
* Burnley Rural District
* Huncoat Power Station
* Whitebirk Power Station

Politics|

* Council elections
* 1976
* 79
* 80
* 82
* 95
* 96
* 98
* 99
* 2000
* 02
* 03
* 04
* 06
* 07
* 08
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 14
* 15
* 16

* Constituencies: Accrington
* Hyndburn
* North East Lancashire
* By-election: 1880

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