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'''Cricket in England and Wales''' is governed by the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) which is based at [[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]] in [[St John's Wood]], north London. The ECB administers the main domestic competitions, such as the [[County Cricket Championship]] and the [[Minor Counties Cricket Championship]], and directs the [[England (cricket)|England]] international team.
'''Cricket in England and Wales''' is governed by the [[England and Wales Cricket Board]] (ECB) which is based at [[Lord's Cricket Ground|Lord's]] in [[St John's Wood]], north London. The ECB administers the main domestic competitions, such as the [[County Cricket Championship]] and the [[Minor Counties Cricket Championship]], and directs the [[England (cricket)|England]] international team.


==First-class counties and other teams==
The County Championship is the primary [[first-class cricket|first-class]] competition in England and Wales and is contested by 18 county clubs:
The County Championship is the primary [[first-class cricket|first-class]] competition in England and Wales and is contested by 18 county clubs:


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Other teams which play non-competitive first-class cricket include [[Cambridge University (cricket)|Cambridge University]], [[Oxford University (cricket)|Oxford University]] and [[Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)]].
Other teams which play non-competitive first-class cricket include [[Cambridge University (cricket)|Cambridge University]], [[Oxford University (cricket)|Oxford University]] and [[Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)]].
==Former first-class teams==
There have been numerous defunct clubs and ''ad hoc'' teams over a period of some 300 years which have been officially or retrospectively recognised as first-class. Among the more famous were:
===Eighteenth century===
* [[Addington Cricket Club|Addington]]
* [[Bromley Cricket Club|Bromley]]
* [[Chertsey Cricket Club|Chertsey]]
* [[Croydon Cricket Club|Croydon]]
* [[Dartford Cricket Club|Dartford]]
* [[Duke of Dorset's XI]]
* [[Duke of Richmond's XI]]
* [[Earl of Winchilsea's XI]]
* [[Edwin Stead's XI]]
* [[Hadlow Cricket Club|Hadlow]]
* [[Hambledon Club|Hambledon]]
* [[Horatio Mann's XI]]
* [[Hornchurch Cricket Club|Hornchurch]]
* [[London Cricket Club|London]]
* [[Mitcham Cricket Club|Mitcham]]
* [[Nottingham Cricket Club|Nottingham]]
* [[Richmond Cricket Club|Richmond]]
* [[Sheffield Cricket Club|Sheffield]]
* [[Slindon Cricket Club|Slindon]]
* [[Sunbury Cricket Club|Sunbury]]
* [[White Conduit Club]]
* [[William Gage's XI]]
* [[Woburn Cricket Club|Woburn]]
* [[Woolwich Cricket Club|Woolwich]]
===Nineteenth century===
==Second-class counties==
The Minor Counties Championship, administered by the [[Minor Counties Cricket Association]] (MCCA), is for county clubs whose teams are rated second-class, although some have played first-class cricket in the past under the auspices of earlier county organisations (i.e., Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk). Current members of the Minor Counties Championship are:
* [[Bedfordshire (cricket)|Bedfordshire]]
* [[Berkshire (cricket)|Berkshire]]
* [[Buckinghamshire (cricket)|Buckinghamshire]]
* [[Cambridgeshire (cricket)|Cambridgeshire]]
* [[Cheshire (cricket)|Cheshire]]
* [[Cornwall (cricket)|Cornwall]]
* [[Cumberland (cricket)|Cumberland]]
* [[Devon (cricket)|Devon]]
* [[Dorset (cricket)|Dorset]]
* [[Herefordshire (cricket)|Herefordshire]]
* [[Hertfordshire (cricket)|Hertfordshire]]
* [[Lincolnshire (cricket)|Lincolnshire]]
* [[Norfolk (cricket)|Norfolk]]
* [[Northumberland (cricket)|Northumberland]]
* [[Oxfordshire (cricket)|Oxfordshire]]
* [[Shropshire (cricket)|Shropshire]]
* [[Staffordshire (cricket)|Staffordshire]]
* [[Suffolk (cricket)|Suffolk]]
* [[Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club]] (Wales MCCC)
* [[Wiltshire (cricket)|Wiltshire]]
Wales MCCC is a special case as it is a Welsh national club that comprises all counties of Wales except for [[Glamorgan (cricket)|Glamorgan]] which has a first-class team playing in the County Championship. The Welsh counties include three former individual county teams who were briefly members of the Minor Counties Championship: [[Carmarthenshire (cricket)|Carmarthenshire]] (from 1908 to 1911); [[Denbighshire (cricket)|Denbighshire]] (from 1930 to 1935); and [[Monmouthshire (cricket)|Monmouthshire]] (from 1901 to 1934).
There used to be a [[Channel Islands (cricket)|Channel Islands]] team which took part in the [[MCCA Knockout Trophy]] in 2001 and 2002 but it did not compete in the championship. The county of [[Huntingdonshire (cricket)|Huntingdonshire]] has had three county clubs, the current one formed in 1948, but the team has never played in any MCCA competition. It did, however, play in [[List A cricket|List A]] limited overs competitions from 1999 to 2003.


[[Category:Cricket in ICC member countries|England and Wales]]
[[Category:Cricket in ICC member countries|England and Wales]]

Revision as of 08:43, 23 September 2019

Cricket in England and Wales is governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) which is based at Lord's in St John's Wood, north London. The ECB administers the main domestic competitions, such as the County Cricket Championship and the Minor Counties Cricket Championship, and directs the England international team.

First-class counties and other teams

The County Championship is the primary first-class competition in England and Wales and is contested by 18 county clubs:

Other teams which play non-competitive first-class cricket include Cambridge University, Oxford University and Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

Former first-class teams

There have been numerous defunct clubs and ad hoc teams over a period of some 300 years which have been officially or retrospectively recognised as first-class. Among the more famous were:

Eighteenth century

Nineteenth century

Second-class counties

The Minor Counties Championship, administered by the Minor Counties Cricket Association (MCCA), is for county clubs whose teams are rated second-class, although some have played first-class cricket in the past under the auspices of earlier county organisations (i.e., Berkshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk). Current members of the Minor Counties Championship are:

Wales MCCC is a special case as it is a Welsh national club that comprises all counties of Wales except for Glamorgan which has a first-class team playing in the County Championship. The Welsh counties include three former individual county teams who were briefly members of the Minor Counties Championship: Carmarthenshire (from 1908 to 1911); Denbighshire (from 1930 to 1935); and Monmouthshire (from 1901 to 1934).

There used to be a Channel Islands team which took part in the MCCA Knockout Trophy in 2001 and 2002 but it did not compete in the championship. The county of Huntingdonshire has had three county clubs, the current one formed in 1948, but the team has never played in any MCCA competition. It did, however, play in List A limited overs competitions from 1999 to 2003.

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