Cumberland CCC V Oxfordshire CCC Played at Edenside, Carlisle (By Kind Permission of the Carlisle CC Committee)
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CUMBERLAND CC programme 24pp_Layout 1 01/09/2015 15:18 Page 1 Minor Counties Cricket Association Unicorns Championship Final 2015 Cumberland CCC v Oxfordshire CCC Played at Edenside, Carlisle (by kind permission of the Carlisle CC committee) Four-day game commencing at 10-30am on Sunday 6 September 2015 Match kindly sponsored by Mr R (Bob) Bowman OBE Official Match Programme Price £2 CUMBERLAND CC programme 24pp_Layout 1 01/09/2015 15:18 Page 2 Minor Counties Cricket Association Unicorns Championship Final 2015 WHO’S WHO AT CUMBERLAND CCC Contact details [email protected] Eric W Carter: 07745 572891 Mike Latham: 07976 426059 Membership costs £20 per annum and details can be obtained from Eric Carter, 10 Lowscales Drive, Cockermouth, CA13 9DR. Founded 1948 Honours Minor Counties Championship Champions 1986, 1999 (Runners-up 2000) Eastern Division Champions 1986, 1999, 2000, 2015 One Day Trophy Winners 1989, 2012 (Runners-up 1999) Patron R (Bob) Bowman OBE President Alan G Wilson Honorary Life Members: Malcolm Beaty, Eric W Carter, Alan J Pemberton, Alan G Wilson Officers: Chairman Steve Sharp Vice Chairman Ian Sharp Chairman of Cricket Mike Latham Honorary Treasurer Eric W Carter Honorary Secretary Robert Bell Team Captain Gary Pratt Player-Coach Chris Hodgson Scorer Geoff Minshaw Committee Officers above plus: Neil Atkinson, Rob Cairns, Trevor Hodgson, Prof John Richardson, Judith Williams, Rep from Cumbria Cricket Ltd. 2 CUMBERLAND CC programme 24pp_Layout 1 01/09/2015 15:18 Page 3 Minor Counties Cricket Association Unicorns Championship Final 2015 WELCOME TO EDENSIDE Edenside is one of the County's oldest venues, with the first recorded match being played in 1828. A magnificent water colour painting by the local artist Sam Bough shows a cricket game at Edenside in the 1840s and can be viewed at Tullie House, Museum and Art Gallery. ong before the first County Club was formed OXFORDSHIRE LEdenside hosted some great occasions, including Memories of the 1986 Championship Final, a game visits by the All-England Eleven who did such extensive recounted later in the programme, are recalled for 'missionary' work by introducing to remote areas the star those of a certain vintage. On that weekend at players of the day. Worcester Cumberland triumphed in the last over of a Edenside first hosted the County in 1884 and many thrilling game. memorable games have been played here since, including We welcome the players, officials and supporters of the visit of the 1926 Australians, the 1950 and 1957 West Oxfordshire CC to Edenside and hope they enjoy a great Indians and the 1955 South Africans. In more recent occasion. We also would like to thank Luke Ryan and times first-class counties Middlesex and Kent played here Richard Kaufman in particular for their assistance in in the Natwest Bank Trophy. producing the match programme. When the current County Club was re-formed in 1948 Carlisle men were prominent in the organisation and BBC RADIO CUMBRIA playing ranks and Edenside was a regular venue for Minor We welcome Mark Mcalindon and Garry Woodworth and County games after Cumberland were admitted into the their colleagues as BBC Radio Cumbria will be providing Minor Counties Championship in 1955. ball by ball coverage of the final and thank the station for Edenside has recovered remarkably after the terrible floods their continued support of Cumberland CCC. in 2005 and it was a splendid occasion when the ground hosted Cumberland's recent game against Hertfordshire. MCCA As the County Club's spiritual home it is fitting that this We are delighted to welcome members of the Minor magnificent ground should host the prestigious 2015 Counties Cricket Association committee to Edenside Unicorns Championship Final. and hope they all enjoy their time with us. On behalf of the County Club I would like to thank the It will be a pleasure to welcome MCCA President Roger Carlisle CC officials for their willingness to stage this Moylan-Jones, Chairman John Pickup, Secretary Geoff game and also Wayne Chorley, the highly respected Evans, Chairman of Cricket Phil Caley, Treasurer Chris groundsman at Netherfield CC, for his advice in pitch Farmer, Competitions Secretary Pip August and MCCA & preparation. This is a big game in the County's history Unicorns Manager & Coach Phil Oliver. and we aim to make the occasion one to savour. AND FINALLY BOB BOWMAN OBE All that remains is to thank everyone who has Bob was a stalwart in the early years of the current contributed to making the next four days one of the County Club and played 17 Minor Counties games highlights of Cumberland CCC’s long history and to between 1955 and 1959. wish you all a very pleasant stay in Carlisle. His support for the County Club since, and also for We wish good luck to both teams and the officials, Carlisle CC has been magnificent. Bob is Patron of both Umpires Andy Hicks and Martyn Dobbs and look organisations and has kindly sponsored the Match. We forward to a great game of cricket in the best traditions of look forward to welcoming Bob each day to his beloved the MCCA. Edenside and thank him for his generous and much Mike Latham, valued support. Chairman of Cricket, Cumberland CCC 3 CUMBERLAND CC programme 24pp_Layout 1 01/09/2015 15:18 Page 4 Minor Counties Cricket Association Unicorns Championship Final 2015 A GUIDE TO CUMBERLAND CRICKET Cumberland CCC were formed in 1948 and have played in the Minor Counties since 1955, mostly with a conspicuous lack of success. There have been odd moments of triumph but many days of despair, many games where the County has batted twice and fielded once and the game has been over on the second afternoon. In a county where it seemingly always rains and where the sheep population far outnumbers the cricketers that is hardly surprising. To be a cricketer or cricket follower in this far flung and remote though beautiful outpost is a triumph of optimism over adversity. he County side had two previous incarnations, more in the pipeline. The development team recently Tplaying from 1884 to 1890 and again from 1910 finished joint winners with hosts Shropshire of the to 1930 and it is fitting that the Final is staged at the prestigious Shrewsbury Festival. beautiful Edenside ground which is recognised as the Several Cumbrians have come through the youth ranks County's traditional headquarters. Club Patron Bob and made their mark in recent years. Ben Stokes , a Bowman OBE was a stalwart of the Cumberland side product of Cockermouth CC and now a fully fledged Test in the 1950s and he will be delighted to attend the cricketer is a shining example. Others, like Jordan Clark final on his hometown ground. and his brother Graham , Liam Livingstone and Jamie The standard of club cricket in Cumberland is often Harrison are now plying their trades with first-class understated. Furness have won the North Lancashire & counties with ambitions to one day follow Stokes into the Cumbria League in each of the last three seasons but were Test arena. Paul Nixon came through the county youth beaten by Workington in this season's Higson Cup final. ranks and played ODIs and remains an ambassador for Cleator won the National Village Cup Final at Lord's in Cumbrian cricket. 2013. Several clubs including Penrith, Netherfield, The captain of the County needs no introduction. Gary Kendal and Barrow compete in the Northern Premier Pratt was a former England U19s international and Cricket League. Below that level the Westmorland Cricket renowned as the finest fielder in county cricket during his League and Eden Valley Cricket League provide time at Durham, skills put to good use as a substitute opportunities for recreational cricketers often in beautiful fielder for England in their 2005 Ashes triumph. Pratt was surroundings. an accomplished county cricketer whose fame on biggest In recent years Cumberland have made their mark on stage of all maybe counted against him in the long run. Minor Counties cricket, winning the one day trophy in These days he is a model pro for Richmondshire in the 2012 and finishing runners-up in the Eastern Division of NYSD League, scoring over 2,000 runs in 2013 and has the Championship last season. This season they won five been a superb county captain for the last six years, leading games and had a rain-ruined draw in their other by example. Championship fixture. Long serving and much loved Pratt has been joined at Richmondshire by Toby committee man David Hodgson who sadly passed away Bulcock , a slow left arm bowler of the highest class who is in Spring 2014 could sense this was 'our time' and will be a regular in the Unicorns set-up. Bulcock completed 100 watching from above as Gary Pratt's side bid to win the Championship wickets after three seasons in the Championship for a third time. Cumbrian ranks and many good judges feel he should be Cumberland previously won the one day competition in playing county cricket. 1989 while the Championship was won in 1986 (against Bulcock’s spin partner is Chris Hodgson who is the Oxfordshire at Worcester) and 1999, though not without player-coach, Development team captain and Wigton pro. considerable help from talented cricketers from the Hodgson is also a full-time cricket coach in the west of outside the County boundaries. the county learned his cricket at Cockermouth. They have recently followed the model of Cheshire in The seam bowling is in the able hands of Richard trying to develop their own cricketers and run a Gleeson and Chris Williams , who not long ago was development team in conjunction with Cumbria Cricket playing Westmorland League cricket for Silverdale and is Limited.