Worthing Cricket Club
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Worthing Cricket Club is a cricket club in the coastal town of Worthing
in West Sussex
, England
. Founded in 1855, the club's first XI plays in the Premier League of the Sussex Cricket League
which is the accredited ECB
Premier League
for Sussex
and is the highest level for recreational club cricket
in England and Wales.
, Marquess of Anglesey
, and Lord Alexander Paget. The club first played on Broadwater Green, then the Pavilion Road sports ground until its closure in 1937. The Manor ground then became the club's main cricket ground.
In the 19th century, Colonel Thomas F Wisden of Offington
was president of the club. Arthur F Somerset
of Castle Goring
became captain, his son Arthur PFC Somerset (also of Castle Goring) both played for Sussex and toured the West Indies with the Marylebone Cricket Club
.
The club was a founder member of the Sussex League, having been a member since its inception in 1969. In the 20th century, the club was able to attract such high profile former Test Match
players such as former-Pakistan
captain Imran Khan
and former England bowler Paul Jarvis
.
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|1st XI Sussex Cricket League
1st XI Premier League
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|2nd XI Sussex Cricket League
2nd XI Premier League
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|3rd XI West Sussex Invitation League Division 3
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|4th XI West Sussex Invitation League Division 8
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|5th XI West Sussex Invitation League Division 9
. The club appointed Michael Gould as its first XI captain for 2011. Michael is the son of former England, Middlesex, Sussex and Auckland
wicket-keeper
, Ian Gould
, who is now on the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires. The club has a strong junior section consisting of seven teams aged under 10s to under 16s and has England and Wales Cricket Board
Clubmark status. The club also run five senior teams in league cricket on a Saturday as well as a Sunday XI.
In 2010 the club won Division 2 of the Sussex Cricket League. They now play in the Sussex Premier League.
Worthing
Worthing is a large seaside town with borough status in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, forming part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of the county town of Chichester...
in West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Founded in 1855, the club's first XI plays in the Premier League of the Sussex Cricket League
Sussex Cricket League
The Sussex Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Sussex, England, and since 1999 the Premier Division has been a designated ECB Premier League. The league has nine divisions, four for 1st XI sides, four for 2nd XI sides and one for 3rd XI sides.-1st XI...
which is the accredited ECB
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
Premier League
ECB Premier Leagues
In 1997 the ECB published "Raising the Standard", the ECB Management Board Blueprint for the Future Playing Structure of cricket. This introduced the concept of ECB Premier Leagues, designed to raise the playing standard of the top tier of club cricket and to bridge the gap between recreational...
for Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
and is the highest level for recreational club cricket
Club cricket
Club cricket is a mainly amateur, but still formal, form of the sport of cricket, usually involving teams playing in competitions at weekends or in the evening. There is a great deal of variation in game format although the Laws of Cricket are always observed...
in England and Wales.
History
Founded in March 1855 at the Steyne Hotel (now the Chatsworth Hotel) in Worthing, under the patronage of Lord Henry PagetHenry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey
Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey PC , styled Lord Paget 1812 and 1815 and Earl of Uxbridge between 1815 and 1854, was a British peer and Whig politician...
, Marquess of Anglesey
Marquess of Anglesey
Marquess of Anglesey is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for Henry Paget, 2nd Earl of Uxbridge, a hero of the Battle of Waterloo...
, and Lord Alexander Paget. The club first played on Broadwater Green, then the Pavilion Road sports ground until its closure in 1937. The Manor ground then became the club's main cricket ground.
In the 19th century, Colonel Thomas F Wisden of Offington
Offington
Offington is a neighbourhood of the Borough of Worthing in West Sussex, England. It lies on the A2031 road 1.6 miles northwest of the town centre....
was president of the club. Arthur F Somerset
Arthur Somerset (cricketer)
Arthur William FitzRoy Somerset was an English first class cricketer. Though hailing from Chatham, Kent, Somerset moved to Castle Goring, a country house now in the town of Worthing in Sussex, and former home of Sir Bysshe Shelley, grandfather of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.Somerset played 48...
of Castle Goring
Castle Goring
Castle Goring is a grade one listed country house in Worthing, in Sussex, England.The building to some extent defies categorisation, being neither fully a castle, nor is it fully in Goring. The word is often used for English country houses constructed after the castle-building era and not...
became captain, his son Arthur PFC Somerset (also of Castle Goring) both played for Sussex and toured the West Indies with the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
.
The club was a founder member of the Sussex League, having been a member since its inception in 1969. In the 20th century, the club was able to attract such high profile former Test Match
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
players such as former-Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
captain Imran Khan
Imran Khan
Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics...
and former England bowler Paul Jarvis
Paul Jarvis
Paul William Jarvis is a former English cricketer, who played in nine Tests and sixteen ODIs for England from 1988 to 1993....
.
Teams
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|1st XI Sussex Cricket League
Sussex Cricket League
The Sussex Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Sussex, England, and since 1999 the Premier Division has been a designated ECB Premier League. The league has nine divisions, four for 1st XI sides, four for 2nd XI sides and one for 3rd XI sides.-1st XI...
1st XI Premier League
|-
|2nd XI Sussex Cricket League
Sussex Cricket League
The Sussex Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Sussex, England, and since 1999 the Premier Division has been a designated ECB Premier League. The league has nine divisions, four for 1st XI sides, four for 2nd XI sides and one for 3rd XI sides.-1st XI...
2nd XI Premier League
|-
|3rd XI West Sussex Invitation League Division 3
|-
|4th XI West Sussex Invitation League Division 8
|-
|5th XI West Sussex Invitation League Division 9
The club today
From 2008 to 2010, the club's first XI was captained by former Sussex, Hampshire and Kent batsman Dominic ClappDominic Clapp
Dominic Clapp is an English cricketer. He played for Sussex and Hampshire in 2002 and 2003 respectively. He is currently captain of Sussex Cricket League side Worthing Cricket Club....
. The club appointed Michael Gould as its first XI captain for 2011. Michael is the son of former England, Middlesex, Sussex and Auckland
Auckland Aces
The Auckland domestic cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 26 Plunket Shield titles, eight Domestic One Day Championships and the HRV...
wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
, Ian Gould
Ian Gould
Ian James Gould is an ICC Elite Panel cricket umpire and a former English cricketer. He is also chairman of English football club Burnham FC.-Player:...
, who is now on the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires. The club has a strong junior section consisting of seven teams aged under 10s to under 16s and has England and Wales Cricket Board
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
Clubmark status. The club also run five senior teams in league cricket on a Saturday as well as a Sunday XI.
In 2010 the club won Division 2 of the Sussex Cricket League. They now play in the Sussex Premier League.