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  Yorkshire County Cricket Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Test cricket was first played at Headingley in 1899 eight years later than it hosted its first ever first-class game against Kent County Cricket Club in 1891.
Yorkshire CCC was famous for insisting that its players must have been born within the traditional county of Yorkshire, a rule not dropped until 1992, and Yorkshire's results suffered through the seventies and eighties as other counties raced to sign major overseas stars.
County Championship Champions: 1867, 1869 {shared), 1870, 1893, 1896, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1908, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1949 {shared), 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club   (1125 words)

  
 Kent County Cricket Club Results - KCCC News
Kent's initial reply was restrained and when Hall became the third Kent wicket to fall with the score on 90 it seemed as if all the momentum had swung the visitors' way.
Kent set 196 for victory in their final innings were steered home by skipper Key who made 98, ably supported by Fulton(31) and van Jaarsveld(57).
Kent were set 225 to win (off no less than 48 overs) and progressed well until the tea interval; after which two quick wickets but paid to any remote chance of an unexpected win for the visitors.
www.yourcounty.co.uk /sport/kccc.html   (1231 words)

  
 County Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England.
In 1910 the system was modified so that the order was based on ratio of matches won to matches played, whilst from 1911 to 1967 a variety of systems were used that generally relied on points for wins or first innings leads in games left unfinished.
The county championship works on a points system, the winner being the team with most points in the first division.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/County_cricket   (600 words)

  
 County Cricket
Cricket is a team sport which is played between 2 parties of eleven cricketers each.
At each end of the pitch are stuck in the ground a set of 3 ligneous stakes which are known as stumps (traditionally manufactured from the ash wood), which, along with two smaller wood crosspieces titled bails, form the wickets.
Batsmen can also be out by other cricketer means, such as failing to guard the hurled ball from knocking the wicket, or hitting a grab to a outfielder or infielder.
www.stumps.org.uk /County-Cricket   (286 words)

  
 JW McKenzie - Specialist Cricket Bookseller/Cricketana2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A Coalport china plate produced to commemorate the joint winning (by Kent and Middlesex) of the County Championship in 1977.
The central design incorporates the county badge and the scores of the seasons's county matches.
The body is moulded in relief in white with the lettering "Worcestershire County Cricket Club Champions 1964" and is decorated with relief representations of a bowler, a batsman, fielders, and the county ground, with the XIth century cathedral in the background.
www.mckenzie-cricket.co.uk /cricketana2.htm   (647 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | England | Kent | Cricket club plans tree planting
President of Kent County Cricket Club Brian Luckhurst will perform the planting ceremony of the new lime tree on 8 March at the St Lawrence Ground.
The club knew the tree, which stood more than 100ft tall at its peak, was in ill health in the late 1990s and had it pollarded - the removal of the top and branches - to encourage growth.
Cricket fans have placed flowers around the stump this week in memory of the tree.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/kent/4206395.stm   (263 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Nigel Llong to leave Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club today confirmed that it would not be offering Nigel Llong a contract for the 2000 season.
Since the end of the 1999 season the Club had been in discussions with Nigel about a possible one-day contract.
As a result of these deliberations, both the Club and player concluded that the best possible way forward was for Nigel to look to furthering his career outside the county.
www.icc-cricket.com /england/content/story/83655.html   (205 words)

  
 Kent announce Ford appointment - Domestic - ECB
Kent County Cricket Club have announced Graham Ford as their new director of cricket.
Prior to that, having played first class cricket in South Africa from 1982 to 1990 with Natal, he embarked on a successful coaching career with Natal.
Ford has agreed to a two-year development programme with the club, which will cover first class performance as well as the development of young talent within the club.
www.ecb.co.uk /print/domestic/new-role-for-former-sa-coach,3078,EN.html   (262 words)

  
 » Kent County Cricket Club gate, Beckenham - The Corridor (a cricket blog)
Kent actually play most of the county cricket matches in Canterbury, but this is their ground in Beckenham.
The bar is covered in cricketing memorabilia: Derek Underwood is probably the most famous son of the area.
I have recently found a small, maybe ornamental cricket bat, which is made of pine, its about 25 inches long, it has written on it SJA TOP SCORER 1985 and is signed by fifteen different people.
www.cricket.mailliw.com /archives/2005/06/21/kent-county-cricket-club-gate-beckenham   (980 words)

  
 Welcome to Kent Online
Yorkshire v Kent - match drawn JUST six balls were bowled all day before Kent’s rain-ruined championship clash with Yorkshire was abandoned as a draw...
GRAHAM FORD’S initial two-year contract as Kent’s director of cricket expires at the end of the season but steady progress on and off the field...
KENT and Yorkshire suffered a frustrating Friday as rain hit their Liverpool Victoria Championship match at Headingley.
www.kentonline.co.uk /cricket   (134 words)

  
 rediff.com: cricket channel: Steve Waugh signs with Kent
Steve decided that county cricket would provide him with some valuable time at the crease.
Kent is a division one team in the Frizzell County Championship and the Norwich Union League.
The county is currently placed second and fifth in the respective competitions.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2002/aug/08kent.htm   (201 words)

  
 Shepherd Neame: Essex Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club was formed at Brentwood in 1876 and was joined six years later by CE Green, later club captain and recognised as the 'founding father' of Essex cricket.
Essex County Cricket Club enjoyed tremendous success in the 1980s and won county championships in 1983, 1984 and 1987.
Success continued into the 1990s, although Essex County Cricket Club finished bottom of the County Championship in 1998 and Prichard resigned as captain, however he was replaced by Nasser Hussain.
www.shepherd-neame.co.uk /company/essex_cricket_club.html   (336 words)

  
 Cricket sponsorship | National | County | UK | uksponsorship.com | The UK Sponsorship Database
The Club is proud to point out the strength of its current position, with International cricket secured for the next two seasons, the appointment of Martyn Moxon as First Team Coach, a flourishing cricket academy and imminent ground improvements.
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club boast a position as one of the most successful cricket teams of modern times, having claimed six trophies in the last four seasons.
The club is the premier cricket club in Dorset and Hampshire with its 1st and 2nd XI competing in the Southern Premier Division (the highest level of club cricket available in southern England).
www.uksponsorship.com /cric1.htm   (851 words)

  
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Kent County Cricket Club, in partnership with Shepway District Council, is to stage its first European Tournament in Folkestone from 12-14 September 2001.
Teams from Holland and France will compete with a Kent Cricket Board XI and a Kent County XI in a four-way competition, aimed at stimulating further interest in the game in Europe.
Kent County Cricket Club's Chief Executive, Paul Millman, added "We are delighted to be working with Shepway District Council in staging this event.
www.cricketeurope.net /ECC/DATABASE/ARTICLES/496612.shtml   (279 words)

  
 A painting of a cricket match between Kent and Lancashire has been sold for a record 680,000 pounds by Kent County ...
KCCC chairman Carl Openshaw said that the painting was sold to safeguard the long-term future of the club.
Tayler was 44 when KCCC commissioned him to do the painting in celebration of the club becoming county champions for the first time in 1906.
The match depicted in the painting is the one in which Kent trounced Lancashire by an innings and 195 runs at Canterbury in August 1906.
stories.indobase.com /article_8191.shtml   (421 words)

  
 Spitfire Premium Kentish Ale: Cricket Sponsorships, Cricket
SHEPHERD Neame, already sponsors of the Kent county side and Kent village cricket, sponsored the Kent Cricket League for the 2004 season.
Over 60 clubs play in the league, which will now be known as the Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League.
IN 2004, Spitfire is backing a new cricket competition - The 2004 Spitfire Twenty20 Knockout Cup - open to 128 1 st and 2 nd XI teams from the Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League and Kent Village Cricket League.
www.spitfireale.co.uk /spitfire_sponsor1.htm   (546 words)

  
 Batting first increases risk of cricket injury - 30 July 2002 - New Scientist Space
Cricketers who choose to bat first and bowl second could be setting themselves up for an injury, new research shows.
The England cricket team may have triumphed over India in the first test match of this summer's series on Monday.
A team led by John Orchard at the University of Melbourne analysed all cricket matches played by the Australian national team and the six Australian state teams between 1995 and 2001.
www.newscientistspace.com /article/dn2605   (362 words)

  
 Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club, cricket, kent, uk
The Club celebrated its bicentenary in 1982 and has hosted Kent County Cricket Club for a Cricket Week since 1901.
A number of players with first class or international experience have represented the club in the Kent Cricket League: amongst them Bob Woolmer, Alan Brown, Peter Hearn, Mike Willard and more recently Rajesh Sharma and Julian Thompson.
The current Kent County Cricket Club Chairman, Carl Openshaw, is a former playing member of long standing and great distinction.
www.tunbridgewellscc.org.uk /history.php   (111 words)

  
 World Wide Cricket - Kent County Cricket Club News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Kent County Cricket Club today announced the completion of discussions with members of its 2005 playing staff whose contracts expired at the end of this season.
As a consequence the Club is pleased to confirm that Min Patel, Martin Saggers, James Tredwell, Robert Ferley and Joe Denly have committed to extensions to their contracts.
Yorkshire set Kent 217 to win 40's for Denly, Van Jaarsveld and 50 from one day captain Matthew Walker helped Kent to reach their target with four balls to spare.
www.worldwidecricket.com /English_Domestic_Teams/Kent/kent.htm   (419 words)

  
 Hall signs for Kent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Kent County Cricket Club today announced that Andrew Hall will join the County in 2005 as one of its overseas players.
Kent has a squad capable of being competitive in all forms of cricket and I very much hope that I will be able to help them achieve success in 2005.
Walker, who made his County debut in 1992, and was capped in 2000, will be Vice Captain in all forms of cricket next season.
www.worldwidecricket.com /English_Domestic_Teams/Kent/Hall_signs.htm   (411 words)

  
 Official Opening Of Kent Cricket Academy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Kent County Council Leader Sir Sandy Bruce-Lockhart unveiled a plaque on 27 July to officially open the state-of-the art Kent Cricket Academy following the completion of extensive developments at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.
Sir Sandy unveiled the plaque during the Kent versus Warwickshire Frizzell County Championship match at the ground.
Kent County Cricket Club Chief Executive Paul Millman said: “We are most grateful to the county council for the help and support they have given us in establishing the Kent Cricket Academy.
www.kentsport.org /news_crick_academy.cfm   (228 words)

  
 Cricket Pages
What it also does is to let you land on your feet once in a while and make one part of it, good to be with.
If you are a cricket fan, if you enjoy watching the game, if you've ever thought it would be great to mix with the greats - you'd be very envious of my job !
I applied for a Stewards job at Kent County Cricket Club and got it.
www.downthelane.net /cricket.html   (556 words)

  
 Knott Alan - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Knott, Alan (1946-), English cricketer, and leading wicketkeeper of his day.
Born Alan Philip Eric Knott in Belvedere, Kent, he played the first...
Kent County Cricket Club, cricket club formed in 1859, whose home ground and headquarters are at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Knott_Alan.html   (117 words)

  
 Sports and Recreation Service - University of Kent
The University of Kent at Canterbury Sports Department in partnership with the Kent Alumni now offers £1000 per annum to sportsmen/women in any sport who are committed to University Sport.
The J and K Huntley Scholarship of £2,500 per year is offered in partnership with the Kent County Cricket Club.
The criteria are for the recipient to be a first team player at Canterbury Rugby Club and play for the University in the British Universities Sports Association Tournament.
www.kent.ac.uk /sports/scholarships.htm   (437 words)

  
 News Shopper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
KENT County Cricket Club have announced that Derek Underwood MBE, former England and Kent spin bowler, is to be its president next year.
Derek, who was born in Bromley, made his first class debut for Kent in 1963 and was awarded his county cap the following year.
Chairman of cricket at the club said: "Having considered suitability and availability of all the contenders we decided to ask Rob to take on the role.
www.newsshopper.co.uk /display.var.648871.0.0.php   (484 words)

  
 Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club, cricket, tunbridge wells, kent, uk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club is one of the leading clubs in the Kent Cricket League being a founder member.
Widely acknowledged as one of the most picturesque grounds in the country, the Nevill is a marvellous place to play cricket.
Kent County Cricket Club come here once a year and play a Sunday League match and a 4-day Championship match; all memberships include free entrance to these games.
www.tunbridgewellscc.org.uk   (217 words)

  
 SB Publications Home Page
As all the streets are connected and within easy walking distance, this handy sized guidebook directs the visitor ultimately to the main attraction, the cathedral.
Explore the beautiful Kent coastline from Whitstable to Rye in East Sussex, with over 20 varied walks in length that contrast fossilized beaches, exquisite natural cliff formations, ancient Roman history and man-made nature reserves, to areas that boast untold heroism in recent history.
Kent in verse; Kent buildings; Kent food and drink; Kent and religion; Kent sport and leisure; Kent 'claims to fame' and Kent at Christmas.
www.sbpublications.co.uk /RegionKentA.htm   (310 words)

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