Penzance crowned County Champions 1921 & 2021

The Penzance team of 1921/22
© Brian Richards

Some things never change as they say and that can be claimed at Penzance Cricket Club.

The history of the club dates back to 1829 with cricket played at its St Clare home since 1870.

Last Saturday they were crowned the Cornwall Premier League champions for 2021, retaining the trophy won in 2019.

Go back exactly 100 years and it was the same story.

Up until 1989 the County title was decided by an East v West Play-Off.

In 1921 the play-off match was between Penzance (western section winners) and Liskeard (eastern section winners}.

Scores as follows:-

Penzance 105 S Rust 27, W. S Boase 16, J Rogers 11; Major Fox 3 – 11, J Harris 3 – 24, E Palmer 3 – 51

Liskeard 81 G. H. I Bickford 21, J Harris 20, T Lang 16; F. J Whiting 5 – 38, J Wheeler 3 -21

The feat was repeated in 1922 and the photograph below, which would be virtually the same as in the previous season, shows the title winning team of 1922. The pavilion was then where the score box is now approximately.

Frank Whiting, is in the back row, third from the right in the photograph.  He went on to take 888 wickets for Cornwall, by far the highest wicket taker for the County.                                                         

Thanks to Brian Richards MBE - Penzance CC President & Historian.

© Brian RichardsPenzance CC - County Champiuons 1920-22
© Michael WeeksThe 2021 Penzance team after receiving the Premier League Trophy - Back: Brownfield, Ludlam, Wells, Furnival, Purchase. Lawrence, Angove. Front: Usman, Goldsworthy, Smith (c), Dinnis, Paull.
© Michael WeeksGreg Smith lifts the 2021 Trophy
Cornwall Cricket League County Champions
League formed 1905 - No Comps 1915-19, 1939-45, 2020  
20 Clubs 104 Years   Last Successive Titles
Penzance  24   2021 3 - 1920-22, 1950-52 & 1958-60
Camborne  17 1 share 1967 8 - 1927-34    & 4 - 1961-64
Truro 13 1 share 2017 3 - 1970-72
St Just  11   2016 6 - 2004-09
Falmouth 6   1992 2 - 1986-87 & 91-92
Helston  4   1924 2 - 1905-06
Troon 4   1995  
Werrington 4   2018 2 - 2012-13
Gorran  3   1953  
Wadebridge  3 1 share 1968  
St Austell 3   1994 2 - 1993-94
Lanhydrock  2 1 share 1914  
Redruth 2   1946  
Callington  2   1985  
St Gluvias  2   1989  
St Buryan 2   2000 2 - 1999-2000
St Blazey  1   1955  
Roche   1   1982  
Newquay 1   2003  
Paul 1   2010  
1905 Helston  1970 Truro 
1906 Helston  1971 Truro 
1907 Camborne 1972 Truro 
1908 Helston  1973 Penzance 
1909 Penzance 1974 Truro 
1910 Penzance  1975 Penzance 
1911 Lanhydrock  1976 Callington 
1912 Penzance 1977 Penzance 
1913 Penzance 1978 St Austell 
1914 Camborne & L’hydrock  - War 1979 Troon awarded Callington unavailable
1920 Penzance  1980 Penzance 
1921 Penzance  1981 Troon 
1922 Penzance  1982 Roche  
1923 Camborne 1983 Falmouth 
1924 Helston  1984 St Gluvias 
1925 Redruth  1985 Callington 
1926 St Just  1986 Falmouth 
1927 Camborne  1987 Falmouth 
1928 Camborne 1988 Truro 
1929 Camborne  1989 St Gluvias 
1930 Camborne  1990 St Just     
1931 Camborne  1991 Falmouth
1932 Camborne  1992 Falmouth
1933 Camborne  1993 St Austell
1934 Camborne  1994 St Austell
1935 Penzance  1995 Troon
1936 Falmouth  1996 Truro
1937 Gorran  1997 Truro
1938 Penzance  1998 St Just
1946 Redruth 1999 St Buryan
1947 Troon  2000 St Buryan
1948 Gorran  2001 Truro
1949 Truro  2002 Truro
1950 Penzance  2003 Newquay
1951 Penzance  2004 St Just
1952 Penzance  2005 St Just
1953 Gorran  2006 St Just
1954 Penzance  2007 St Just
1955 St. Blazey  2008 St Just
1956 Penzance  2009 St Just
1957 Camborne  2010 Paul
1958 Penzance  2011 Truro
1959 Penzance  2012 Werrington
1960 Penzance  2013 Werrington
1961 Camborne  2014 St Just
1962 Camborne  2015 Werrington
1963 Camborne  2016 St Just
1964 Camborne  2017 Truro
1965 Truro & Wadebridge Aband 2018 Werrington
1966 Wadebridge  2019 Penzance
1967 Camborne  2021 Penzance
1968 Wadebridge     
1969 Penzance