2013 County Championship
Teams -- Division Two
Table:
Team

Primary home ground

Other grounds

Coach

Captain

Overseas player(s)

Essex

County Ground, Chelmsford

Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester

Paul Grayson

James Foster

Rob Quiney (Apr-May)
Hamish Rutherford (Jun-Jul)
Gautam Gambhir (Aug-Sep)

Glamorgan

SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff

Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea
St Helen's, Swansea

Matthew Mott

Mark Wallace

Marcus North (Apr-Jul/Aug)
Nathan McCullum (Jul)

Gloucestershire

County Ground, Bristol

College Ground, Cheltenham

John Bracewell

Michael Klinger

Michael Klinger

Hampshire

The Rose Bowl, Southampton

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Giles White

Jimmy Adams

George Bailey (Apr-May)
Sohail Tanvir (Jun-Aug)

Kent

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells

Jimmy Adams

James Tredwell

Vernon Philander (Jul)

Lancashire

Old Trafford, Manchester

Aigburth, Liverpool
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport

Peter Moores

Glen Chapple

Simon Katich

Leicestershire

Grace Road, Leicester

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Phil Whitticase

Ramnaresh Sarwan

Ramnaresh Sarwan (Apr-May)
Joe Burns (May-Jul)

Northamptonshire

County Ground, Northampton

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David Ripley

Stephen Peters

Trent Copeland (Apr-Jun/Aug-Sep)
Cameron White (Jul-Aug)

Worcestershire

County Ground, New Road, Worcester

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Steve Rhodes

Daryl Mitchell

Thilan Samaraweera

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Essex County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales . It represents the historic county of Essex . Founded in 1876 , the club had minor county status until 1894 when it was promoted to first-class status pending its entry into the County Championship in 1895 , since then the team has played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England . Essex play most of their home games at the County Cricket Ground , Chelmsford and some at Lower Castle Park in Colchester . The club has formerly used other venues throughout the county including Valentines Park in Ilford , Leyton Cricket Ground , the Gidea Park Sports Ground in Romford , and Garon Park and Southchurch Park , both in Southend . Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles , whose team colours are all-blue .
The Essex County Ground ( ECG ) is a cricket venue in Chelmsford , Essex , England . It has been home to Essex County Cricket Club since 1967 .
Chelmsford ( /ˈtʃɛlmzfərd/ ) is an English city and the main area of the City of Chelmsford district , and the county town of Essex , in the East of England . It is located in the London commuter belt , approximately 30 miles ( 48 km ) northeast of the notional centre of London at Charing Cross and approximately 22 miles ( 35 km ) from Colchester . The urban area of the city has a population of approximately 112,000 , whilst the district has a population of 168,310 . The main conurbation of Chelmsford incorporates all or part of the former parishes of Broomfield , Great Baddow , Galleywood , Writtle , Moulsham , Widford , and Springfield , including Springfield Barnes , now known as Chelmer Village . The communities of Chelmsford , Massachusetts , Chelmsford , Ontario and Chelmsford , New Brunswick , are named after the city . Chelmsford 's population consists of a large number of City and Docklands commuters , attracted by the 30-35 minute journey into Central London via the Great Eastern Main Line railway . The same journey takes approximately 60 minutes by road via the A12 . On 14 March 2012 , Lord President of the Privy Council and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that Chelmsford was to be granted city status to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II . The Letters Patent officially granting city status to Chelmsford were received on 6 June 2012 . The demonym for a Chelmsford resident is Chelmsfordian .
Castle Park Cricket Ground is an English cricket ground in Colchester . The ground is in Lower Castle Park , part of the land surrounding Colchester Castle . It was used by Essex County Cricket Club for some of their first-class cricket matches between 1914 and 2016 . When the ground is not used to stage First-class cricket matches , it is frequently used for Colchester & East Essex Cricket Club .
Colchester /ˈkoʊltʃɛstər/ ( listen ) is a historic market town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in the county of Essex . Colchester was the first Roman-founded Colonia in Britain , and Colchester lays claim to be regarded as Britain 's oldest recorded town . It was for a time the capital of Roman Britain , and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network . Situated on the River Colne , Colchester is 50 miles ( 80 km ) northeast of London and is connected to the capital by the A12 road and its railway station which is on the Great Eastern Main Line . It is seen as a popular town for commuters , and is less than 30 miles ( 48 km ) from London Stansted Airport and 20 miles ( 32 km ) from the passenger ferry port of Harwich . Colchester is home to Colchester Castle and Colchester United Football Club . The demonym is Colcestrian .
Adrian Paul Grayson ( born 31 March 1971 ) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire and Essex . Following his playing retirement he served as Essex 's head coach from 2007 to 2015 . Grayson made his first-class debut for Yorkshire in 1990 where he played for five years . Having been released in 1995 , he joined Essex and was awarded his county cap in his first season , 1996 . Grayson played for England in one day internationals in 2000 , at the ICC knock out Competition . He was out for a golden duck , and his five overs went for 20 runs . He played his second ODI a year later , having been chosen for the squad to tour Zimbabwe . Grayson retired from first-class cricket at the end of 2005 , having scored 8,655 runs at 31.70 , and taken 136 wickets at 44.39 . In July 2007 , he became the head coach at Essex , having previously played for , and coached , their second XI . The Cricketers ' Who 's Who 2011 stated Grayson is a progressive coach with sound , modern methods to dealing with today 's players . Approachable , reasonable , and quietly authoritative , his coaching style leans on his experiences as a Yorkshire player , and latterly as a canny left-arm spinping allrounder with the county he now coaches . He often talked on BBC Radio Essex during County Championship and CB40 games .
James Savin Foster ( born 15 April 1980 ) is an English former cricketer : a wicket-keeper who played seven Tests and 11 One Day Internationals in 2001-02 and 2002-03 .
Robert John Quiney ( born 20 August 1982 in Brighton , Victoria ) is a former Australian cricketer . He played domestic first class and List A cricket for the Victorian Bushrangers side , and domestic Twenty20 cricket for the Melbourne Stars , Auckland Aces , Uthura Rudras and Rajasthan Royals . Robert also had a lengthy stint with Cardiff-Boolaroo in the NCC Summer Bash , where he is most famous for his rapid 9 just off 46 deliveries against the Kookaburras who featured star signings Scottish marquee Finlay Thornton and best mate , Essex wicket keeper Michael Pepper . I play for MANLAY , and I think we could use Rob in the green shield this season , only if he gives me a new bat though , cause mines broken , Thornton said after his encounter with Quiney . After Quineys 399* , he was sensationally dropped from the test side , after running a suicidal single , running out Nathan Lyon trying the break Brian Laras test record of 400* . Quiney can now be found playing cricket somewhere on the Central Coast of New South Wales , not performing to his full potential due to a ongoing battle with substance abuse . He was a left-handed batsman who also bowled right-arm medium pace . He played his last game for the Melbourne Stars on 27 January 2018 , after which he retired from professional cricket .
Hamish Duncan Rutherford ( born 27 April 1989 ) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Otago and represents New Zealand in international cricket . A left-handed batsman , occasional left-arm spin bowler and Twenty20 specialist , Rutherford is the son of former New Zealand Test captain Ken Rutherford and nephew of Ian Rutherford .
Gautam Gambhir ( pronunciation ( help·info ) ; born 14 October 1981 ) is an Indian politician and former cricketer , who has played all formats of the game . He is a current member of the Lok Sabha since 2019 . As a cricketer , he was a left-handed opening batsman who played domestic cricket for Delhi , and captained Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League ( IPL ) . He made his One Day International ( ODI ) debut against Bangladesh in 2003 , and played his first Test the following year against Australia . He captained the Indian team in six ODIs from late 2010 to late 2011 with India winning all six matches . He played an integral part in India 's wins in the finals of both the 2007 World Twenty20 ( 75 runs from 54 balls ) and the 2011 Cricket World Cup ( 97 from 122 ) . Under Gambhir 's captaincy , Kolkata Knight Riders won their first IPL title in 2012 and went on to win the title again in 2014 . Gambhir was the only Indian and one of four international cricketers to have scored hundreds in five consecutive Test matches . He is the only Indian batsman to have scored more than 300 runs in four consecutive Test series . As of April 2018 , he is the sixth highest run-scorer for India in Twenty20 Internationals . He was conferred the Arjuna Award , India 's second highest sporting award , in the year 2008 by the President of India . In 2009 , he was the number one ranked batsman in ICC Test rankings .
Glamorgan County Cricket Club ( Welsh : Criced Morgannwg ) is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales . It represents the historic county of Glamorgan ( Welsh : Morgannwg ) . Founded in 1888 , Glamorgan held minor status at first and was a prominent member of the early Minor Counties Championship before the First World War . In 1921 , the club joined the County Championship and the team was elevated to first-class status , subsequently playing in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England and Wales . Glamorgan is the only Welsh first-class cricket club . They have won the English County Championship competition in 1948 , 1969 and 1997 . Glamorgan have also beaten international teams from all of the Test playing nations , including Australia whom they defeated in successive tours in 1964 and 1968 . The club 's limited overs team is called simply Glamorgan . Kit colours are blue and yellow for limited overs matches . The club is based in Cardiff and plays most of its home games at Sophia Gardens , which is located on the bank of the River Taff . Matches have also occasionally been played at Swansea , Colwyn Bay and Cresselly ( despite the latter towns being in Denbighshire and Pembrokeshire respectively ) .
Sophia Gardens Cardiff ( Welsh : Gerddi Soffia Caerdydd ) , also known as the Cardiff Wales Stadium , is a cricket stadium in Cardiff , Wales . It is located in Sophia Gardens on the River Taff . It is home to Glamorgan County Cricket Club and is listed as an international Test cricket venue .
Cardiff ( Welsh : Caerdydd [ kairˈdiːð , kaːɨrˈdɨːð ] ( listen ) ) is the capital of Wales and its largest city . The eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom , it is Wales ' chief commercial centre , the base for most national cultural institutions and Welsh media , and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales . At the 2011 census , the unitary authority area population was estimated to be 346,090 , and the wider urban area 479,000 . Cardiff is a significant tourist centre and the most popular visitor destination in Wales with 21.3 million visitors in 2017 . In 2011 , Cardiff was ranked sixth in the world in National Geographic 's alternative tourist destinations . Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan , and in 1974 , South Glamorgan . Cardiff is part of the Eurocities network of the largest European cities . A small town until the early 19th century , its prominence as a major port for the transport of coal following the arrival of industry in the region contributed to its rise as a major city . In 1905 , Cardiff was made a city and proclaimed the capital of Wales in 1955 . At the 2011 Census the population was 346,090 . The Cardiff Built-up Area covers a slightly larger area outside the county boundary and includes the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth . Since the 1980s , Cardiff has seen significant development .
Penrhyn Avenue is a cricket ground in Colwyn Bay , Wales . The ground was first used by the Glamorgan 1st XI in 1966 , although County Championship matches have only been an annual fixture since 1990 ( with the exception of 1991 and 1996 ) . In 2015 , the ground hosted a County Championship match against Lancashire , during which Lancashire batsmen Ashwell Prince and Alviro Petersen put on a ground record partnership of 501 for the third wicket . The ground was most recently used by Glamorgan in 2019 for a County Championship match , against Lancashire . The ground has hosted 32 first-class matches and 28 List A matches , as well as several matches in the Minor Counties Championship , both for Denbighshire and the Wales Minor Counties .
Rhos-on-Sea ( Welsh : Llandrillo-yn-Rhos ) is a seaside resort and community in Conwy County Borough , Wales . The population was 7,593 at the 2011 census . It adjoins Colwyn Bay and is named after the Welsh kingdom of Rhos established there in late Roman Britain as a sub-kingdom of Gwynedd . It later became a cantref ( hundred ) .
St Helen 's Rugby and Cricket Ground is a sports venue in Swansea , Wales , owned and operated by the City and County of Swansea Council . Used mainly for rugby union and cricket , it has been the home ground of Swansea RFC and Swansea Cricket Club since it opened in 1873 . In rugby union , St Helen 's was the venue for the first ever home match of the Wales national team in 1882 . It continued to be used regularly by Wales , often for the Five Nations Championship , until 1954 , but has staged only one full international since , in 1997 . More recently , the ground has been used by the Wales women 's team . Glamorgan County Cricket Club have regularly used St Helen 's as an outground since 1921 . The ground has staged two One Day Internationals : England against New Zealand in 1973 , and a 1983 World Cup match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka . St. Helen 's was the location of Sir Garfield Sobers 's six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket , the maximum possible runs in a single over , and the first time it had been done . St Helen 's has also staged international matches in two other sports . In rugby league , Wales played thirteen matches at the ground between 1945 and 1978 , two of which were part of the 1975 World Cup tournament . A football international between Wales and Ireland took place at St Helen 's in 1894 .
Swansea ( /ˈswɒnzi/ ; Welsh : Abertawe [ abɛrˈtawɛ ] ) is a coastal city and county , officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( Welsh : Dinas a Sir Abertawe ) in Wales . Swansea lies within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan and the ancient Welsh commote of Gŵyr on the southwest coast . The county area includes Swansea Bay ( Welsh : Bae Abertawe ) and the Gower Peninsula . Swansea is the second largest city in Wales and the twenty-fifth largest city in the United Kingdom . According to its local council , the City and County of Swansea had a population of 241,300 in 2014 , the second most populous local authority area in Wales after Cardiff . Together with Neath and Port Talbot , Swansea formed a wider Urban Area of 300,352 in 2011 . During the 19th-century industrial heyday , Swansea was the key centre of the copper-smelting industry , earning the nickname Copperopolis .
Matthew Peter Mott ( born 3 October 1973 in Charleville , Queensland , Australia ) is an Australian first-class cricket coach and a former first-class cricketer .
Mark Alexander Wallace ( born 19 November 1981 , Abergavenny , Monmouthshire , Wales ) is a former Welsh cricketer ; a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper . Wallace made his second XI debut for Glamorgan at the age of just 15 , and by 1998 he was in the England U-19 team that played Pakistan , as well as accompanying them to New Zealand the following winter and playing three one-day games against Australia U-19s in the summer of 1999 , a year in which he won the NBC Denis Compton Award . In September 1999 , he made his bow in first-class cricket , appearing in the County Championship game against Somerset at the age of 17 years and 287 days - thus making him Glamorgan 's youngest ever Championship wicket-keeper . Wallace took five catches in the match , and scored 28 from number nine in the first innings , and this was enough for him to keep his county place for the rest of the season . In an innings victory over Yorkshire , he made his first half-century : 64 not out , again batting at number nine . After appearing in the U-19 World Cup in the winter , Wallace played no first-team county cricket for the first half of the season , concentrating on his A-Levels , but in August was appointed captain of the U-19s for a one-day series against Sri Lanka , though was unable to take up his appointment because of an injury to his hand . He did , however , recover in time to replace the ( also injured ) Adrian Shaw for Glamorgan near the end of the season . After another U-19 tour , this time to India , Wallace established himself during the 2001 season as his county 's first-choice wicket-keeper , and was selected to visit Australia with the ECB National Academy squad , an honour he repeated the following winter . 2002 saw him make his maiden first-class century when he hit an unbeaten 106 in Glamorgan 's pipe-opener against Derbyshire , albeit in a losing cause . Wallace finished 2002 with 61 dismissals in first-class and 27 in List A games , the latter helping his side to the Norwich Union League title . The 2003 summer brought Wallace both his county cap and his greatest success with the bat , as he hit 856 first-class runs at 29.51 including 117 against Durham in August and 121 against the same opponents a month later ; on the second occasion , Wallace opened the batting . Wallace has continued to be Glamorgan 's first choice wicket-keeper in all forms of the game and captained the county for the first time against Somerset at Taunton on 30 August 2007 .
Marcus James North ( born 28 July 1979 ) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played 21 Test matches and two One Day Internationals ( ODIs ) for the Australian national side . Born in Melbourne , North grew up in Western Australia , attending Kent Street Senior High School , and was a successful junior cricketer , entering the Australian Cricket Academy and playing under-19 cricket for Australia . He made his first-class debut for the Academy in 1999 , and his debut for the Western Australian cricket team the same year . Having established himself in the WA team , North debuted for Australia A during the 2002-03 season , and later began playing in the County Championship during the 2004 English cricket season , for Durham . In English cricket , he would go on to play for Lancashire ( 2005 ) , Derbyshire ( 2006 and 2014 ) , Gloucestershire ( 2007-2008 ) , Hampshire ( 2009 ) , and Glamorgan ( 2012-2013 ) , becoming the first player of any nationality to represent six different counties . North was made captain of Western Australia for the 2007-08 season , and was consistently selected for Australia A , which he also captained . A left-handed batsman , part-time right-arm off-break bowler and fields at either 1st or 3rd slip , North made his Test debut for Australia in February 2009 , scoring a century on debut against South Africa . He played a further 20 Tests and two ODIs for Australia before being dropped from the side during the 2010-11 Ashes series . Upon the entry of the Perth Scorchers into the newly created Big Bash League , North was appointed the team 's captain . However , in October 2012 , North resigned as captain of both WA and the Scorchers to concentrate on his playing career . He retired from Australian domestic cricket at the end of the 2013-14 season . After his retirement North moved to the north east of England to play cricket at South Northumberland Cricket Club .
Nathan Leslie McCullum ( born 1 September 1980 ) is a former New Zealand international cricketer , who represented the New Zealand cricket team in One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals . A right hand lower-order batsman and right arm off break bowler , he is a member of the Otago Volts , competing in the State Championship , State Shield and State Twenty20 competitions . He retired from international cricket after 2016 ICC World Twenty20 .
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales . It represents the historic county of Gloucestershire . Founded in 1870 , Gloucestershire have always been first-class and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England . The club played its first senior match in 1870 and W. G. Grace was their captain . The club plays home games at the Bristol County Ground in the Bishopston area of north Bristol . A number of games are also played at the Cheltenham cricket festival at the College Ground , Cheltenham and matches have also been played at the Gloucester cricket festival at The King 's School , Gloucester . Gloucestershire 's most famous players have been W. G. Grace , whose father founded the club , and Wally Hammond , who scored 113 centuries for them . The club has had two notable periods of success : in the 1870s when it was unofficially acclaimed as the Champion County on at least three occasions , and from 1999 to 2006 when it won seven limited overs trophies , notably a double double in 1999 and 2000 ( both the Benson and Hedges Cup and the C & G Trophy in both seasons ) , and the Sunday League in 2000 .
The Bristol County Ground ( also known as Nevil Road ) is a senior cricket venue in Bristol , England . It is in the district of Ashley Down . The ground is home to Gloucestershire County Cricket Club .
Bristol ( /ˈbrɪstəl/ ( listen ) ) is a city and county in South West England with a population of 463,400 . The wider district has the 10th-largest population in England . The urban area population of 724,000 is the 8th-largest in the UK . The city borders North Somerset and South Gloucestershire , with the cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south-east and north-east , respectively . South Wales lies across the Severn estuary . Iron Age hill forts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon , and around the beginning of the 11th century , the settlement was known as Brycgstow ( Old English the place at the bridge ) . Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county of itself . From the 13th to the 18th century , Bristol was among the top three English cities , after London , in tax receipts . Bristol was surpassed by the rapid rise of Birmingham , Manchester and Liverpool in the Industrial Revolution . Bristol was a starting place for early voyages of exploration to the New World . On a ship out of Bristol in 1497 John Cabot , a Venetian , became the first European since the Vikings to land on mainland North America . In 1499 William Weston , a Bristol merchant , was the first Englishman to lead an exploration to North America .
The College Ground is a cricket ground in the grounds of Cheltenham College , England . Gloucestershire County Cricket Club have played more than 300 first-class and more than 70 List A matches there . It also hosted a women 's One-Day International between England and Australia in 2005 . The College Ground first hosted first-class cricket in 1872 when Gloucestershire played Surrey ; Gloucestershire won the game by an innings and 37 runs thanks largely to W. G. Grace 's match haul of 12-63 . In August 1876 , Grace became the first man to score a triple century in a county match when he hit 318 not out against Yorkshire ; he had made the first triple hundred in all first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club at Canterbury just one week earlier . The Cheltenham Cricket Festival , held during the school holidays , has been a part of Gloucestershire 's season ever since the 1870s .
Cheltenham ( /ˈtʃɛltənəm/ ) is a large spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire , England . Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716 . The town hosts several festivals of culture , often featuring nationally and internationally famous contributors and attendees , including the Cheltenham Literature Festival , the Cheltenham Jazz Festival , the Cheltenham Science Festival , the Cheltenham Music Festival , the Cheltenham Cricket Festival , and the Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival . In steeplechase horse racing , the Gold Cup is the main event of the Cheltenham Festival , held every March .
John Garry Bracewell ( born 15 April 1958 ) is a former New Zealand cricketer who was most recently the coach of the Irish national team . He played 41 Test matches between 1980 and 1990 , as well as 53 One Day Internationals . He was the second New Zealand cricketer to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in Test cricket . He was the coach of the New Zealand cricket team between September 2003 and November 2008 . His brother Brendon also played Test cricket , while his brothers Douglas and Mark played at first-class level . He was educated at Tauranga Boys ' College and was in the 1st XI from 1973 to 1976 . John Bracewell is the uncle of test representative Doug Bracewell and first-class representative Michael Bracewell .
Michael Klinger ( born 4 July 1980 ) is an Australian former first-class cricketer , who held the record for the most runs scored in the Big Bash League when he retired in 2019 . Until the 2008-09 season , Klinger played for Victoria and for St Kilda Cricket Club in Premier Cricket . He joined the South Australia Redbacks for the 2008-09 season , was named their Captain in 2010 , and was recognised as the State Player of the Year in both 2009 and 2010 . He was one of the 350 players under the hammer for the IPL Auction 2011 , and was bought by Kochi Tuskers Kerala . In 2014 he was recruited by the Perth Scorchers and then also played for Western Australia . In March 2018 , he announced his retirement from first-class cricket .
Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales . It represents the historic county of Hampshire . Hampshire teams formed by earlier organisations , principally the Hambledon Club , always had first-class status and the same applied to the county club when it was founded in 1863 . Because of poor performances for several seasons until 1885 , Hampshire then lost its status for nine seasons until it was invited into the County Championship in 1895 , since when the team have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England . Hampshire originally played at the Antelope Ground , Southampton until 1885 when they relocated to the County Ground , Southampton until 2000 , before moving to the purpose-built Rose Bowl in West End , which is in the Borough of Eastleigh . The club has twice won the County Championship , in the 1961 and 1973 seasons . Hampshire played their first one-day match in the 1963 Gillette Cup , but did not win their first one-day silverware until 1975 when they won the Sunday League which it won twice more , in 1978 and 1986 . It has twice won the Benson & Hedges Cup , in 1988 and 1991 ; the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy once in 2005 and the Friends Provident Trophy once in 2009 . Having first played Twenty20 cricket in 2003 , Hampshire won the Friends Provident t20 in 2010 . The County Championship was restructured in 2000 , and at the end of the 2002 Hampshire was relegated for the first time . The club remained in the second division for three seasons and since 2004 had competed in the top tier . However , the club was relegated once more in 2011 .
The Rose Bowl , known for sponsorship reasons as Ageas Bowl and also named the Hampshire Bowl for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup , is a cricket ground and residential hotel complex in West End , Hampshire , England , located between the M27 motorway and Telegraph Woods . It is the home of Hampshire County Cricket Club , who have played there since 2001 . The ground was constructed as a replacement for Hampshire 's previous home ground , the County Ground in Southampton , which had been Hampshire 's home ground since 1885 . Hampshire played their first first-class match at the ground against Worcestershire on 9-11 May 2001 , with Hampshire winning by 124 runs . The ground has since held international cricket , including One Day Internationals , with the ground hosting some of the matches in the 2004 Champions Trophy . Two Twenty20 Internationals have also been played there , as well as Test matches in 2011 , 2014 and 2018 which saw England play Sri Lanka and India respectively . In order to be able to host Test cricket , the ground underwent a redevelopment starting in 2008 , which saw the stands built to increase capacity and other construction work undertaken to make the hosting of international cricket at the ground more viable . A four-star Hilton Hotel with an integrated media centre overlooking the ground was opened in 2015 . The end names are the Pavilion End to the south and the Hotel End to the north . Following Hampshire Cricket Ltd finding itself in financial trouble in 2011 , the lease over the ground was sold to Eastleigh Borough Council for £6.5 million with Rod Bransgrove injecting a similar sum in 2012 .
Southampton ( /saʊθˈ ( h ) æmptən/ ( listen ) ) is a city in Hampshire , South East England , 70 miles ( 110 km ) south-west of London and 15 miles ( 24 km ) north-west of Portsmouth . A major port , and close to the New Forest , it lies at the northernmost point of Southampton Water , at the confluence of the River Test and Itchen , with the River Hamble joining to the south . The unitary authority had a population of 253,651 at the 2011 census . A resident of Southampton is called a Sotonian . Significant employers in the city include Southampton City Council , the University of Southampton , Solent University , Southampton Airport , Ordnance Survey , BBC South , the NHS , Associated British Ports ( ABP ) and Carnival UK . Southampton is noted for its association with the RMS Titanic , the Spitfire , as one of the departure points for D-Day , and more recently as the home port of some of the largest cruise ships in the world . Southampton also has a large shopping centre and retail park , Westquay .
Giles William White ( born March 23 , 1972 ) , is a former English cricketer and now the Director of Cricket of Hampshire County Cricket Club . He was a right-handed batsman and a right-handed leg-break bowler , as well as being an occasional wicketkeeper . He started his first-class career at Somerset , however , he is more noted for his career at Hampshire , where he played for eight years . Though he started his career as early as 1989 with Devon , where he played in the Minor Counties Championship , even making a Finals appearance in his final year for the county in 1992 , and making his first-class debut against the touring Sri Lankans in 1991 , which the tourists won despite a double century from Jimmy Cook . His first foray into the County Championship came in 1994 , where he played for Hampshire until 2002 , even sticking with the team beyond their year-long excursion into the Second Division in 2001 . Having played extensively through the beginning of the 2002 season , White did n't play a single game from August onwards , choosing to hang up his gloves , and leaving the team along with Jason Laney , James Schofield and Irfan Shah .
James Henry Kenneth Adams ( born 23 September 1980 ) , known as Jimmy Adams , is an English former professional cricketer . He played as a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-pace bowler . He first starred for the England Under-19s having previously represented his country at the Under-15 and Under-19 World Cups . Having been named as Hampshire 's Young Player of the Year , he captained Loughborough UCCE in 2003 and made his maiden first-class century against Somerset in 2003 . He was a member of Hampshire 's 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy winning squad . In 2008 , Adams played three Minor Counties fixtures for Dorset .
George John Bailey ( born 7 September 1982 ) is a former Australian cricketer , who was the captain of the Australian T20I team and vice-captain of the Australian ODI team . He represented the Tasmanian cricket team in Sheffield Shield and Australia 's domestic limited overs tournament , the Matador Cup , and also played for Hampshire in England and Twenty20 cricket for the Kings XI Punjab , previously used to play for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League and the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League . He also led Kings XI Punjab in the 2014 and 2015 IPL Seasons . Bailey was appointed as Twenty20 captain of the Australian national cricket team in 2012 , succeeding Cameron White prior to the two match series against India that ended 1-1 . He became the second ever Australian to captain an international game without having played an international game before , after Dave Gregory in the first ever Test match . On 1 May 2013 , Bailey was appointed the vice-captain of the Australian ODI team for the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy . He captained the Australian team in India in ODI in the absence of Michael Clarke . In November 2013 , Bailey was named in the Australian team for the 2013-14 Ashes series against England . He played all five matches of the series , but was subsequently dropped from the Test team . In the 2017-18 season , Bailey was named Tasmanian cricket team best player and won the Ricky Ponting medal for the first time .
Sohail Tanvir ( Urdu : سہیل تنویر ; born 12 December 1984 in Rawalpindi , Punjab ) is a Pakistani cricketer , who has gained repute for his unorthodox left arm bowling action and particularly for the success it has gained him in the Twenty20 format of the game .
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales . It represents the historic county of Kent . The club was first founded in 1842 but teams representing the county have played top-class cricket since the early 18th century and the club has always held first-class status . Kent have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England . The club 's limited overs team is called the Kent Spitfires after the Supermarine Spitfire . The county has won the County Championship seven times , including one shared victory . Four wins came in the period between 1906 and 1913 with the other three coming during the 1970s when Kent also dominated one-day cricket cup competitions . A total of eleven one-day cricket cup victories include eight between 1967 and 1978 , with the last trophy won by the club coming in the 2007 Twenty20 Cup . The club plays most of its home matches at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury , which hosts Canterbury Cricket Week , the oldest cricket festival in England . It also plays some home matches at the County Cricket Ground , Beckenham and the Nevill Ground , Royal Tunbridge Wells which hosts Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week . Kent also field a women 's team in the Women 's County Championship . The team has won the Championship a record seven times , most recently in 2016 , and the Women 's T20 title three times , most recently also in 2016 .
The St Lawrence Ground is a cricket ground in Canterbury , Kent . It is the home ground of Kent County Cricket Club and since 2013 has been known as The Spitfire Ground , St Lawrence , due to commercial sponsorship . It is one of the oldest grounds on which first-class cricket is played , having been in use since 1847 , and is the venue for Canterbury Cricket Week , the oldest cricket festival in the world . It is one of the two grounds used regularly for first-class cricket that have had a tree , the St Lawrence Lime , within the boundary . Capacity at the ground was increased to 15,000 in 2000 , and four One Day International matches have been played there , one each in 1999 ( part of the 1999 Cricket World Cup ) , 2000 , 2003 and 2005 . The ground was the venue for the first day/night County Championship match , played as a trial in September 2011 .
Canterbury ( /ˈkæntərbəri/ ( listen ) , /-bɛri/ ) is a historic English cathedral city and UNESCO World Heritage Site , situated in the heart of the City of Canterbury , a local government district of Kent , England . It lies on the River Stour . The Archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of the Church of England and the worldwide Anglican Communion owing to the importance of St Augustine , who served as the apostle to the pagan Kingdom of Kent around the turn of the 7th century . The city 's cathedral became a major focus of pilgrimage following the 1170 martyrdom of Thomas Becket , although it had already been a well-trodden pilgrim destination since the murder of St Alphege by the men of King Canute in 1012 . A journey of pilgrims to Becket 's shrine served as the frame for Geoffrey Chaucer 's 14th century classic The Canterbury Tales . Canterbury is a popular tourist destination : consistently one of the most-visited cities in the United Kingdom , the city 's economy is heavily reliant upon tourism . The city has been occupied since Paleolithic times and served as the capital of the Celtic Cantiaci and Jute Kingdom of Kent . Many historical structures fill the area , including a city wall founded in Roman times and rebuilt in the 14th century , the ruins of St Augustine 's Abbey and a Norman castle , and the oldest extant school in the world , the King 's School . Modern additions include the Marlowe Theatre and the St Lawrence Ground , home of the Kent County Cricket Club . There is also a substantial student population , brought about by the presence of the University of Kent , Canterbury Christ Church University , the University for the Creative Arts , and the Girne American University Canterbury campus . Canterbury remains , however , a small city in terms of geographical size and population , when compared with other British cities .
The Nevill Ground is a cricket ground at Royal Tunbridge Wells in the English county of Kent . It is owned by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and is used by Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club in the summer months and by Tunbridge Wells Hockey Club in the winter . It was opened in 1898 and was first used by Kent County Cricket Club in 1901 . The county has held the Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week on the ground annually , despite a suffragette arson attack which destroyed the pavilion in 1913 . As well as hosting over 180 of Kent 's first-class cricket matches , the ground played host to a single One Day International during the 1983 Cricket World Cup and was used for one match during the 1993 Women 's Cricket World Cup . The ground is known for being one of the more picturesque county grounds in England and particularly for having rhododendron bushes around the perimeter . It is located around 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) south-east of the centre of Tunbridge Wells in Hawkenbury .
Royal Tunbridge Wells , previously just Tunbridge Wells , is a town in western Kent , England , 30 miles ( 48 km ) south-east of central London , close to the border with East Sussex upon the northern edge of the High Weald , whose sandstone geology is exemplified by the rock formations at the Wellington Rocks and High Rocks . The town came into being as a spa in the Restoration and enjoyed its heyday as a fashionable resort in the mid-1700s under Beau Nash when the Pantiles , and its chalybeate spring , attracted significant numbers of visitors who wished to take the waters . Though its popularity as a spa town waned with the advent of sea bathing , the town remains highly popular and derives some 30 per cent of its income from the tourist industry . The town has a population of around 56,500 , and is the administrative centre of Tunbridge Wells Borough and the parliamentary constituency of Tunbridge Wells .
James Clive Adams ( born 9 January 1968 ) is a former Jamaican cricketer , who represented the West Indies as player and captain during his career . He was a steady left-handed batsman , useful left-arm orthodox spin bowler and good fielder , especially in the gully position . He was also an occasional wicketkeeper when required . He was the head coach of Kent County Cricket Club for five seasons between 2012 and October 2016 . He retired from all cricket in 2004 after a twenty-year career , ending with a Test batting average of 41.26 with a highest score of 208 not out against New Zealand at St. John 's , Antigua and Barbuda in 1995 .
James Cullum Tredwell ( born 27 February 1982 ) is an English former international cricketer . A left-handed batsman and a right-arm off break bowler , he played his domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and was appointed as County Captain for the 2013 season . He made his debut for Kent in the 2001 season , nine days before his first appearance for England Under-19s . He often fielded at slip . He was part of the one-day set-up for Kent since 2002 , but did not secure a regular place in the first-class County Championship team until 2007 , a year after taking his maiden ten-wicket haul . He was selected as part of the England One Day International ( ODI ) squad to tour New Zealand in 2007-08 , but had to wait until 2010 to make his international debut . After impressing during the 2009 season with Kent , helping the team gain promotion back to the first division of the County Championship , Tredwell played his first Test and ODIs against Bangladesh in March 2010 . His Twenty20 International debut followed two years later . He tool 78 wickets in 74 international matches . In September 2018 , Tredwell announced his retirement from cricket having been injured for the entire 2018 domestic season after making five appearances in Kent 's pre-season campaign in the West Indies 2017-18 Regional Super50 competition . In 2019 he was appointed to the ECB National Umpires Panel , qualifying him to stand as an umpire in Second XI and Minor Counties fixtures .
Vernon Darryl Philander ( born 24 June 1985 ) is a South African former international cricketer . He was a right-handed bowling all-rounder ; he had previously represented his country at under 19 level . He played for the South Africa national cricket team and Cape Cobras in South African domestic cricket . In December 2019 , ahead of a Test series against England , Philander announced that the series would be his last series before retiring from international cricket .
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in English cricket . The club has held first-class status since it was founded in 1864 . Lancashire 's home is Old Trafford Cricket Ground , although the team also play matches at other grounds around the county . Lancashire was a founder member of the County Championship in 1890 and have won the competition nine times , most recently in 2011 . The club 's limited overs team is called Lancashire Lightning . Lancashire were widely recognised as the Champion County four times between 1879 and 1889 . They won their first two County Championship titles in the 1897 and 1904 seasons . Between 1926 and 1934 , they won the championship five times . Throughout most of the inter-war period , Lancashire and their neighbours Yorkshire had the best two teams in England and the Roses Matches between them were usually the highlight of the domestic season . In 1950 , Lancashire shared the title with Surrey . The County Championship was restructured in 2000 with Lancashire in the first division . They won the 2011 County Championship , a gap of 77 years since the club 's last outright title in 1934 .
Old Trafford is a cricket ground in Old Trafford , Greater Manchester , England . It opened in 1857 as the home of Manchester Cricket Club and has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1864 . From 2013 onwards it has been known as Emirates Old Trafford due to a sponsorship deal with the Emirates airline . Old Trafford is England 's second oldest Test venue after The Oval and hosted the first Ashes Test in England in July 1884 . The venue has hosted the Cricket World Cup five times ( 1975 , 1979 , 1983 , 1999 and 2019 ) . Old Trafford holds the record for both most World Cup matches hosted ( 17 ) and most semi-finals hosted ( 5 ) . In 1956 , the first 10-wicket haul in a single innings was achieved by England bowler Jim Laker who achieved bowling figures of 19 wickets for 90 runs - a bowling record which is unmatched in Test and first-class cricket . In the 1993 Ashes Test at Old Trafford , leg-spinner Shane Warne bowled Mike Gatting with the Ball of the Century . Despite its rich cricket history , the venue was perceived as dilapidated and lost test status in 2009 . Extensive redevelopment of the ground to increase capacity and modernise facilities commenced soon after in an effort to safeguard international cricket at the venue . The development entailed the restoration of the pavilion and creation of The Point , a £12 million stand overlooking the pitch . The pitch at Old Trafford has historically been the quickest in England , but will take spin later in the game .
Manchester ( /ˈmæntʃɛstər/ ) is a major city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester , England , with a population of 547,627 as of 2018 ( 5th most populous English district ) . It lies within the United Kingdom 's second-most populous urban area , with a population of 2.9 million , and second-most populous metropolitan area , with a population of 3.3 million . It is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south , the Pennines to the north and east , and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation . The local authority for the city is Manchester City Council . The recorded history of Manchester began with the civilian settlement associated with the Roman fort of Mamucium or Mancunium , which was established in about AD 79 on a sandstone bluff near the confluence of the rivers Medlock and Irwell . It is historically a part of Lancashire , although areas of Cheshire south of the River Mersey were incorporated in the 20th century . The first to be included , Wythenshawe , was added to the city in 1931 . Throughout the Middle Ages Manchester remained a manorial township , but began to expand at an astonishing rate around the turn of the 19th century . Manchester 's unplanned urbanisation was brought on by a boom in textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution , and resulted in it becoming the world 's first industrialised city . Manchester achieved city status in 1853 . The Manchester Ship Canal opened in 1894 , creating the Port of Manchester and directly linking the city to the Irish Sea , 36 miles ( 58 km ) to the west . Its fortune declined after the Second World War , owing to deindustrialisation , but the IRA bombing in 1996 led to extensive investment and regeneration .
Aigburth Cricket Ground in Liverpool , England , is the home of Liverpool Cricket Club . The club was founded in 1807 and is the oldest amateur sports club in Merseyside . The ground hosted its maiden first-class cricket match in 1881 , a fixture between Lancashire and Cambridge University . Designed by Thomas Harnett Harrison and built in 1880 , the pavilion is the oldest at a first-class cricket ground . The first Women 's Cricket World Cup was held in England in 1973 . During the tournament Aigburth hosted its only Women 's One Day International , a match between International XI Women and Trinidad and Tobago Women . The West Indies cricket team toured England in 1984 and played a tour match against Lancashire at Aigburth . A 7,633-strong crowd watched the match . Lancashire lost by 56 runs , and Gordon Greenidge scored 186 while opening the batting . The innings was the second of three one-day centuries scored at the ground and remains the highest score in the format at Aigburth , and Greenidge 's highest score . While Old Trafford Cricket Ground was undergoing a renovation in 2011 , Lancashire played more cricket at Aigburth , playing five matches at the ground . The move away from Old Trafford coincided with Lancashire winning the County Championship for the first time since 1950 , and Lancashire won four out of their six matches at Aigburth .
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside , England . As of 2018 , the population is approximately 494,814 . Liverpool is the ninth-largest English district by population , and the largest in Merseyside and the Liverpool City Region . It lies within the United Kingdom 's sixth-most populous urban area . Liverpool 's metropolitan area is the fifth-largest in the United Kingdom , with a population of 2.24 million . Liverpool is on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary , and historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the southwest of the county of Lancashire in North West England . It became a borough in 1207 and a city in 1880 . In 1889 , it became a county borough independent of Lancashire . Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution . Along with handling general cargo , freight , and raw materials such as coal and cotton , the city merchants were involved in the Atlantic slave trade . In the 19th century , it was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America . Liverpool was home to both the Cunard and White Star Line , and was the port of registry of the ocean liners RMS Titanic , RMS Lusitania , RMS Queen Mary , and RMS Olympic .
Trafalgar Road Ground is a cricket ground in Southport , Merseyside . The first recorded match on the ground was in 1956 , when the Lancashire Second XI played Cheshire in the Minor Counties Championship . In 1959 , the ground held its first first-class match when Lancashire played Worcestershire in the County Championship . From 1959 to 2017 , the ground played host to 44 first-class matches , the last of which came in the 2017 County Championship between Lancashire and Middlesex . The ground has also held List-A matches , the first of which saw Lancashire play Glamorgan in the 1969 Player 's County League . From 1969 to 1987 , the ground held 4 List-A matches , the last of which saw Lancashire play Scotland in the 1987 Benson and Hedges Cup . With the first recorded match on the ground in 1956 involving the Lancashire Second XI , the ground has since held a combined total of 25 Second XI fixtures for the Lancashire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship , Second XI Championship and Second XI Trophy . In local domestic cricket , the ground is the home venue of Southport & Birkdale Cricket Club . who play in the Liverpool & District Cricket Competition . In February 2016 , the Club signed a three year staging agreement with Lancashire to host county cricket , which is believed to be the first of its kind in England and Wales .
Southport is a large seaside town in Merseyside , England . At the 2001 census , it had a population of 90,336 , making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England . Southport lies on the Irish Sea coast and is fringed to the north by the Ribble estuary . The town is 16.7 miles ( 26.9 km ) north of Liverpool and 14.8 miles ( 23.8 km ) southwest of Preston . Historically part of Lancashire , the town was founded in 1792 when William Sutton , an innkeeper from Churchtown , built a bathing house at what is now the south end of Lord Street . At that time , the area , known as South Hawes , was sparsely populated and dominated by sand dunes . At the turn of the 19th century , the area became popular with tourists due to the easy access from the nearby Leeds and Liverpool Canal . The rapid growth of Southport largely coincided with the Industrial Revolution and the Victorian era . Town attractions include Southport Pier , the second longest seaside pleasure pier in the British Isles , and Lord Street is an elegant tree-lined shopping street . Extensive sand dunes stretch for several miles from Woodvale to Birkdale , the south of the town . The Ainsdale sand dunes have been designated as a national nature reserve and a Ramsar site . Local fauna include the natterjack toad and the sand lizard .
Peter Moores ( born 18 December 1962 ) is an English cricket coach and former cricketer and served two stints as the England national men 's team head coach . Moores played as a wicketkeeper for Worcestershire and Sussex and captained Sussex in 1997 . He retired from playing first-class cricket in 1998 and became the coach of Lancashire County Cricket Club , on 11 February 2009 . Moores was a successful coach of Sussex leading the county to the 2003 County Championship . Moores coached England A on their tour of the West Indies in 2000-01 and the English National Cricket Academy from October 2005 to 2007 . He was appointed coach of the full England team in April 2007 . On 7 January 2009 Moores was removed as coach following a public falling out with Kevin Pietersen , who also left his position as England captain . He became the coach of Lancashire County Cricket Club , on 11 February 2009 . In 2011 , he became the only coach to have won the championship with two different counties . In 2014 , Moores was re-appointed to coach the England national men 's team , serving until shortly after the 2015 World Cup .
Glen Chapple ( born 23 January 1974 ) is an English cricket coach and former cricketer . He is an all-rounder , and represented the national team in a One Day International , as well as performing well for Lancashire over many years . He bowls right-arm fast-medium , and is a right-handed batsman . With six first-class centuries to his name , Chapple shares with Mark Pettini the record for fastest first-class century , scored against declaration bowling by Glamorgan in 1993 , coming off just 27 balls . Chapple played a single One Day International for England , against Ireland in 2006 but was injured after bowling one over . After Stuart Law left the club , Chapple was appointed as Lancashire 's captain from the 2009 season onwards and led the county to victory in the 2011 County Championship . That year he became the fifth player to score 7,000 runs and take 700 wickets for Lancashire . In 2012 he was named as one of Wisden 's five Cricketers of the Year .
Simon Matthew Katich ( born 21 August 1975 ) is an Australian cricket coach and former cricketer . He captained New South Wales and also , until the end of the 2007 season , Derbyshire County Cricket Club . Katich also played for Lancashire , represented his birth state of Western Australia and played in Indian Premier League for Kings XI Punjab . He played primarily as a left-handed opening batsman and part-time left-arm unorthodox spin bowler . He played 56 Test matches for Australia from 2001 to 2011 . On 12 June 2012 Katich retired from first-class cricket in Australia , but returned to play for Western Australia in 2013 . In August 2019 , Katich was appointed as the Head Coach for Royal Challengers Bangalore , and was present at the 2019 IPL Player Auction in Kolkata in December 2019 . Katich is currently serving as the Football Operations Manager of the Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL club . He is also a commentator for ABC Radio Grandstand and the Seven Network .
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales . It represents the historic county of Leicestershire . It has also been representative of the county of Rutland . The club 's limited overs team is called the Leicestershire Foxes . Founded in 1879 , the club had minor county status until 1894 when it was promoted to first-class status pending its entry into the County Championship in 1895 . Since then , Leicestershire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England . The club is based at Grace Road , Leicester and have also played home games at Aylestone Road in Leicester , at Hinckley , Loughborough , Melton Mowbray , Ashby-de-la-Zouch and in Coalville inside the traditional county boundaries ; and at Uppingham and Oakham over the border in Rutland . In limited overs cricket , the kit colours are red with black trim in the Clydesdale Bank 40 and black with red trim in the T20 . The shirt sponsors are Oval Insurance Broking with Highcross Leicester ( shopping centre ) on the top reverse side of the shirt . Leicestershire are in the second division of the County Championship and in Group C of the Pro40 one day league . They recently finished bottom of the County Championship for the sixth time since the introduction of two divisions . Their best showing in recent years has been in the Twenty20 Cup with the Foxes winning the trophy three times in eight years .
Grace Road , known for sponsorship reasons as the Fischer County Ground , Grace Road , is a cricket ground in Leicester , England . It is the home ground and administrative base of Leicestershire County Cricket Club .
Leicester ( /ˈlɛstər/ ( listen ) LEST-ər ) is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England , and the county town of Leicestershire . The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National Forest . It is to the north-east of Birmingham and Coventry , south of Nottingham , and west of Peterborough . The 2016 mid year estimate of the population of the City of Leicester unitary authority was 348,300 , an increase of approximately 18,500 ( 5.6% ) from the 2011 census figure of 329,839 , making it the most populous municipality in the East Midlands region . The associated urban area is also the 11th most populous in England and the 13th most populous in the United Kingdom . Leicester is at the intersection of two major railway lines - the north-south Midland Main Line and the east/west Birmingham to London Stansted CrossCountry line ; as well as the confluence of the M1/M69 motorways and the A6/A46 trunk routes . Leicester is the home to football club Leicester City and rugby club Leicester Tigers .
Philip Whitticase ( born 15 March 1965 ) is a former wicket-keeper and later head coach at Leicestershire County Cricket Club . After 31 years at the club , he left at the end of 2014 . He has since worked for the England and Wales Cricket Board as a cricket liaison officer . In January 2020 , he was named as one of the three match referees for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup tournament in South Africa .
Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan ( born 23 June 1980 ) is a cricketer of Indo-Guyanese origin and a former member and former captain of the West Indies cricket team , in all formats . He was named as the Captain for the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2013 inaugural tournament of the Caribbean Premier League .
Joseph Anthony Burns ( born 6 September 1989 ) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Brisbane Heat in the KFC T20 Big Bash League , for Queensland in Australian domestic cricket .
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales . It represents the historic county of Northamptonshire . Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks - a reference to the Northamptonshire Regiment which was formed in 1881 . The name was supposedly a tribute to the soldiers ' apparent indifference to the harsh discipline imposed by their officers . Founded in 1878 , Northamptonshire ( Northants ) held minor status at first but was a prominent member of the early Minor Counties Championship during the 1890s . In 1905 , the club joined the County Championship and was elevated to first-class status , since when the team have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England . The club plays the majority of its games at the County Cricket Ground , Northampton , but has used outlier grounds at Kettering , Wellingborough and Peterborough ( formerly part of Northamptonshire , but now in Cambridgeshire ) in the past . It has also used grounds outside the county for one-day games : for example , at Luton , Tring and Milton Keynes . During the 2019 season , Northamptonshire played in Division Two of the County Championship , the North Division of the Royal London One-Day Cup and the North Division of the Vitality t20 Blast .
The County Ground is a cricket venue on Wantage Road in the Abington area of Northampton , England . It is home to Northamptonshire County Cricket Club . It is known to be a venue which favours spinners , and in the last County Championship game of 2005 , Northamptonshire 's two spin bowlers Jason Brown and Monty Panesar took all 20 wickets for Northamptonshire . Northamptonshire played their first match at the ground in 1886 before competing in the Minor Counties Championship competition between 1895 and 1904 , winning the title three times . They were accepted into the County Championship and played their first first-class match at the ground on 5 June 1905 . Northamptonshire drew with Leicestershire in a rain-hit match that only permitted 75 overs of play . The County Ground hosted two 1999 Cricket World Cup matches : South Africa 's victory over Sri Lanka and Bangladesh 's first ever World Cup victory against eventual finalists Pakistan by 62 runs .
Northampton /nɔːrˈθæmptən/ ( listen ) is a large market town and the county town of Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England . It lies on the River Nene , 60 miles ( 97 km ) north-west of London and 50 miles ( 80 km ) south-east of Birmingham . One of the largest towns in England , it had a population of 212,100 at the 2011 census ( 223,000 est . 2019 ) . Northampton is also home to Northampton Cathedral which is an established cathedral for the Diocese of Northampton . Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates to the Bronze Age , Romans and Anglo-Saxons . In the Middle Ages , the town rose to national significance with the establishment of Northampton Castle , an occasional royal residence which regularly hosted the Parliament of England . Medieval Northampton had many churches , monasteries and the University of Northampton , all enclosed by the town walls . It was granted a town charter by Richard I in 1189 and a mayor was appointed by King John in 1215 . The town was also the site of two medieval battles , in 1264 and 1460 . Northampton supported the Parliamentary Roundheads in the English Civil War , and Charles II ordered the destruction of the town walls and most of the castle . The Great Fire of Northampton in 1675 destroyed much of the town .
David Ripley ( born 13 September 1966 , Leeds , Yorkshire ) is an England cricket coach and former cricketer who played for Northamptonshire in county cricket from 1984-2001 . He took 678 catches and 85 stumpings . In his 307 first-class games he scored 8693 runs at 28.40 with nine centuries . He attended Royds comprehensive school where he excelled in football also . He played youth cricket for Carlton Cricket Club , and for Leeds Loe Lumb and Yorkshire Colts at representative level , winning his Yorkshire cap at age 14 . Ripley was appointed vice-captain of Northamptonshire in 1999 and became captain in his final season , replacing Matthew Hayden . In 1998 he put on 401 for the fifth wicket with Mal Loye against Glamorgan . To date they are the only Northamptonshire pair to ever put on 400 runs . His most prolific year with the gloves came in 1988 with 81 dismissals . In the same year he took six dismissals in an innings against Sussex . Ripley is currently the first team coach at Northamptonshire replacing David Capel in July 2012 . In 2013 , Ripley led Northants to promotion from County Championship Division 2 and the Friends Life T20 .
Stephen David Peters ( born 10 December 1978 ) is an English former cricketer . In a professional career spanning nearly twenty years , he played for Essex , Worcestershire and Northamptonshire county cricket clubs .
Trent Aaron Copeland ( born 14 March 1986 ) is an Australian cricket player . He is a right-arm fast bowler who currently plays first-class cricket for New South Wales . He made his Test debut for Australia against Sri Lanka in August 2011 .
Cameron Leon White ( born 18 August 1983 ) is an Australian cricketer and former Australian Twenty20 and Victorian Bushrangers captain . A powerful middle order batsman and right-arm leg-spin bowler , White made his first-class cricket debut as a teenager in the 2000-01 season for the Victorian Bushrangers as a bowling all-rounder . Early comparisons with Victoria teammate Shane Warne faded as White took on a role closer to that of Andrew Symonds , a batsman who bowled occasionally , and bats aggressively with flat sixes around his leg side . In 2003-04 , he became Victoria 's youngest ever captain at the age of 20 when he took over leadership of their one-day side , and the first-class captaincy followed the season after . International recognition came for the first time in 2005 , but White found himself in and out of the side as the selectors and national captain Ricky Ponting looked for White to improve his bowling to play as a front-line spinner . Two successful winters with English county side Somerset helped to propel White back into the selectors ' minds . White had a short Test career playing four Test matches in 2008 . His tenure as T20 captain ended with the 2012 series against India where he was dropped following poor form in the Big Bash League . He was succeeded by Melbourne Stars teammate George Bailey . His nickname of Bear is due to his purported resemblance to the polar bear mascot of Bundaberg Rum .
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales . It represents the historic county of Worcestershire . Its Vitality Blast T20 team - who are the defending champions after claiming their first title in 2018 - has been rebranded the Worcestershire Rapids , but the county is known by most fans as the Pears . The club is based at New Road , Worcester . Founded in 1865 , Worcestershire held minor status at first and was a prominent member of the early Minor Counties Championship in the 1890s , winning the competition three times . In 1899 , the club joined the County Championship and the team was elevated to first-class status . Since then , Worcestershire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England .
New Road is a cricket ground in the English city of Worcester . It has been the home ground of Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1896 . Since October 2017 the ground has been known for sponsorship purposes as Blackfinch New Road following a five-year sponsorship arrangement with Blackfinch Investments .
Worcester ( /ˈwʊstər/ ( listen ) WUUS-tər ) is a cathedral city in Worcestershire , England , 30 miles ( 48 km ) south-west of Birmingham , 101 miles ( 163 km ) west-north-west of London , 27 miles ( 43 km ) north of Gloucester and 23 miles ( 37 km ) north-east of Hereford . The population is about 100,000 . The River Severn flanks the western side of the city centre , which is overlooked by Worcester Cathedral . The Battle of Worcester in 1651 was the final battle of the English Civil War , where Oliver Cromwell 's New Model Army defeated King Charles II 's Royalists . Worcester is known as the home of Royal Worcester Porcelain , composer Edward Elgar , Lea & Perrins , makers of traditional Worcestershire sauce , University of Worcester , and Berrow 's Worcester Journal , claimed to be the world 's oldest newspaper .
Steven John Rhodes ( born 17 June 1964 , Bradford , Yorkshire , England ) is an English cricket coach and former cricketer . He was the former coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team , having been sacked on 8 July 2019 after Bangladesh 's poor performance in the Cricket World Cup 2019 . He was best known as a wicket-keeper , but was also a useful number six or seven batsman , making twelve first-class centuries . His father , William Rhodes , played more than 30 times for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in the early 1960s .
Daryl Keith Henry Mitchell ( born 25 November 1983 ) is an English first-class cricketer . Primarily a right-handed batsman who often opens the innings , Mitchell also bowls right-arm medium pace . He currently plays for Worcestershire . He was appointed vice-captain for the 2010 season , and made captain when Vikram Solanki resigned in mid-August .
Thilan Thusara Samaraweera ( Sinhala : තිලාන් සමරවීර ; born 22 September 1976 ) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer , who played Tests and ODIs . Samaraweera played international cricket for Sri Lanka as a permanent member in Test squad and is in the side primarily for his solid right-handed batting but is also a capable off spinner . He is the current fielding coach of the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League for 2018 .