At the British Newspaper Archive we are always delighted to hear how The Archive has been used to inform a range of different research inter. [12], Controversy emerged during the 1880s; Kent and Nottinghamshire objected to the bowling actions of John Crossland and George Nash. 1956 J E McCannon, Professional, takes the last 8 wickets for 14 runs, including a hat trick against Accrington. Spectators said Richards won the private contest in one of crickets most pastoral settings and most in the 6000 crowd went home happy. Something of all this is captured in Thomas Moults poem The Names. Results for 'obituary' | Between 1st Jan 1970 and 31st Dec 1979 Lancashire Second XI's fixture list for the 2023 campaign is available here. Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in English cricket. [34][35] However his captaincy lasted for just one season, and Lancashire again failed to claim any silverware. In 1950, Lancashire shared the title with Surrey. History & Honours Burnley Cricket Club Two lonely spectators make their way out of the ground during the snow storm, on 2 June 1975. Chris Adams, the Sussex captain, said "you played well, you had a hard season, there's no shame in your performance and you nearly did it". Each team plays 20 matches. 1. When the County Championship was officially founded in December 1889, Lancashire was one of eight clubs to feature in the competitions first season in 1890 and went on to win two County Championship titles in 1897 and 1904. Jack Fallows stood in as captain for the season. In 1885 George Kemp (later 1st Baron Rochdale) scored Lancashire's first century in a Roses Match. Derived via extracts from Burnley C.C.
