Lancashire
Established	1864
First-Class Debut	v Middlesex County Cricket Club at Old Trafford in 1865
Captain	Mark Chilton
Coach	Mike Watkinson
County Titles	12 (shared 4 times)

Lancashire County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club based at Old Trafford cricket ground, Manchester, Lancashire. Image File history File links Lancashire_logo. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Mark James Chilton born October 2, 1976, Sheffield, Yorkshire is an English cricket player. ... [[Mike Watkinson]] Mike Watkinson was a cricketer from Westhoughton, Lancs UK. He played for England and Lancashire. ... First-class cricket matches are those of at least three days length in which both teams have two innings each, and which involve either international teams or the highest division of domestic competition. ... Old Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. ... Manchester is a city in the North West of England and is famous for being the worlds first industrial city and considered by some to be Englands second city. ... Lancashire is a county and duchy palatine in the North of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...

History

After finding success elusive in the County Championship since in the Second World War, despite producing players of the quality of Brian Statham, Fred Trueman's long time opening partner for England, and legendary opener Cyril Washbrook, Lancashire took the opportunity to dominate the new world of one day cricket in the 1970s. Making full use of overseas stars such as Farokh Engineer and the explosive West Indian batting great Clive Lloyd, captain Jackie Bond won a succession of one day crowns in the company of David Lloyd, Barry Wood, Frank Hayes and 'Flat Jack' Simmons. The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ... (John) Brian Statham (born June 17, 1930, Manchester; died June 10, 2000, Stockport, Cheshire) was one of the finest bowlers in the history of cricket. ... Frederick Sewards Trueman (born February 6, 1931 in Stainton, Yorkshire) was an English cricketer, regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers in history. ... Cyril Washbrook (born 6 December 1914 in Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire; died 27 April 1999 in Sale, Cheshire) was a noted cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. ... Farokh Engineer (born 25 February 1938 in Mumbai), is a former Indian cricketer who played 46 Tests for India and played first-class cricket for Mumbai in India and Lancashire in England. ... Clive Hubert Lloyd, born 31 August 1944 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), is a former West Indies cricketer. ... David Lloyd (born March 18, 1947 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and also played test cricket and one-day international cricket for England. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Frank Charles Hayes (born December 6, 1946, Preston, Lancashire) is a former English cricketer who played in 9 Tests and 6 ODIs from 1973 to 1976. ...

Impish middle order batsman Neil Fairbrother, Pakistani great Wasim Akram and no nonsense seamers such as Paul Allott and Peter Martin continued to bring success Lancashire's way, while long time England captain Mike Atherton has been replaced as Lancashire's biggest contemporary star with the emergence of the mighty Andy Flintoff, the only 'new' Ian Botham to be worthy of the name. Neil Fairbrother is a former cricket player. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... Paul John Walter Allott (born September 14, 1956 in Altrincham, Cheshire, England) is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire, Staffordshire, Wellington aswell as 13 Test match appearances and 13 One-day International appearances for England. ... Former Lancashire and England fast-medium seam-bowler. ... Michael Andrew Atherton (born March 23, 1968, in Oldham) is a broadcaster, journalist and retired cricket player. ... Andrew Freddie Flintoff MBE (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer. ... Ian Terence Botham OBE, (born November 24, 1955 in Heswall, Cheshire) (nicknamed Beefy) was one of Englands best-ever cricketers and one of the best all-round cricketers of all time. ...

Lancashire's failure to win the County Championship outright since the war still rankles with their passionate supporters, and modern Roses matches perhaps lack the epic quality of earlier days, but Lancashire remain among the favourites for any one day competition and the strong leagues of the 'Red Rose' county remain a fertile breeding ground for young talent in the game.

Famous players

• James Anderson
• Mike Atherton
• Dick Barlow
• Johnny Briggs
• Neil Fairbrother
• Andrew Flintoff
• Ken Higgs
• Monkey Hornby
• Clive Lloyd
• David Lloyd
• Archie MacLaren
• Muttiah Muralitharan
• Brian Statham
• Andrew Symonds
• Cyril Washbrook
• Wasim Akram

See also: List of Lancashire C.C.C. players James Michael Anderson (born July 30, 1982, Burnley, Lancashire) is a cricketer who plays for Lancashire and England. ... Michael Andrew Atherton (born March 23, 1968, in Oldham) is a broadcaster, journalist and retired cricket player. ... Richard (Dick) Gorton Barlow (born 28 May 1851 in Barrow Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, England; died 31 July 1919 in Stanley Park, Blackpool, Lancashire, England) was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. ... Johnny Briggs (born October 3, 1862, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died January 11, 1902, Heald Green, Cheadle, Cheshire, England) was a cricketer who was a left arm spin bowler for Lancashire County Cricket Club between 1879 and 1900 who still stands as the second-highest wicket-taker in the... Neil Fairbrother is a former cricket player. ... Andrew Freddie Flintoff MBE (born December 6, 1977, Preston, Lancashire) is an English cricketer. ... Ken(neth) Higgs (born January 14, 1937, Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England) was an English fast-medium bowler who was most successful as the opening partner to the incomparable Brian Statham with Lancashire in the 1960s. ... Template:Infobox Albert Hornby Albert Neilson Hornby (10 February 1847 – 17 December 1925), better known as Monkey Hornby, or to his players as The Boss was the England cricket captain who lost the test match at home in 1882 against the Australian cricket team that gave rise to the Ashes. ... Clive Hubert Lloyd, born 31 August 1944 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), is a former West Indies cricketer. ... David Lloyd (born March 18, 1947 in Accrington, Lancashire, England) is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Lancashire and also played test cricket and one-day international cricket for England. ... Archibald (Archie) Campbell MacLaren (1 December 1871-17 November 1944) went to Harrow. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... (John) Brian Statham (born June 17, 1930, Manchester; died June 10, 2000, Stockport, Cheshire) was one of the finest bowlers in the history of cricket. ... Andrew Symonds (born June 9, 1975, Birmingham, England) is an Australian cricketer. ... Cyril Washbrook (born 6 December 1914 in Barrow, Clitheroe, Lancashire; died 27 April 1999 in Sale, Cheshire) was a noted cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... This is a list of cricketers who have played for Lancashire. ...

Honours

• County Championship Champions: 1879 (shared), 1881, 1882 (shared), 1889 (shared), 1897, 1904, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1950 (shared)
• Sunday League Champions: 1969, 1970, 1989, 1998, 1999, 2003 (Division 2)
• Benson and Hedges Cup Winners: 1984, 1990, 1995, 1996
• NatWest Trophy Winners: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1990, 1996, 1998
• Refuge Cup Winners: 1988

The County Championship is the domestic first class cricket competition in the United Kingdom, mainly in England. ... The Sunday League was the precursor tournament to the National League. ... The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one day cricket competition for English first class counties which was held from 1972 to 2002. ... The C&G Trophy is a knock-out one day cricket competition in the United Kingdom. ...

External links

• Official Lancashire County Cricket Club website