CCCC History

Highlights from the history of the County Club

1887              In the period 1887 to 1894, matches were played under the name of Cornwall.

                        W.E.T. Bolitho (Captain) scores the first century - 126 v Devon.

 

1890              Problems arose with it being recorded that Penzance had an EGM passing a resolution that the club regretted the result of the Devon v Cornwall match, considering that if a proper representative side had been selected, the result would have been more satisfactory and recommends the calling of an EGM to initiate the forming of a County Club.  W.E.T.  Bolitho, who was both skipper of Penzance and Cornwall, resigned as Penzance skipper, saying the meeting was not competent to question his actions with regard to the County team.

 

1894              To select the County side, Liskeard, St. Austell, Truro, Camborne and Penzance nominated a player, and the other    5 places were left to the Captain. W.E.T.Bolitho.

 

1894              The County Club is officially formed when on November  11th a  Preliminary meeting was held at the Talbot Arms Hotel, Lostwithiel, presided by Lord  Robartes  (Lanhydrock). as a result of a letter 114 subscribers and 15 affiliated clubs contributed £151  6s 0d

1895              July 22-23  First official County match v Devon at Truro

1904              admitted  to the 20-county Minor Counties Championship

1912              First  really successful season Won 4 Lost 2  position 7th equal

1921              Return to Minor County Cricket after World War 1. Frank Whiting takes 10-26 v Wiltshire at Trowbridge

1925. Charles Shaw Baker (formerly Warwickshire) scores 756 runs at av of 63

1931. George Rogers (191) & Frank Whiting (36*) put on 132 for the tenth wicket  v  Dorset at Camborne

1932              Frank Whiting's career ends after 26 years and taking 888 wkts at 15.35 in 158 games.

1934              Harry Tresawna retires after 30 years as skipper – 166 games 6,315 runs and 114 wkts

1938              Best Season to date  4 wins  2 defeats  Position 4^th.  George Rogers scores a record 194 v Dorset.

 

1946              Cricket resumes after World War 2

1947              It was passed for the General Committee to annually elect a Chairman for the ensuing season

1953              Finished 4th

1954.            Roy Harris 192 and Bill Murphy 114 put on  329 v Berkshire at Camborne   (all time 3^rd wicket Minor County Championship Record for 61 years until 2015)

1969              Best season to date - 3rd in Championship and qualified for Gillette Cup (which had applied to top 5 Minor Counties since 1964). Skipper Robin Harvey tops Minor County averages with 57.66 to win the coveted Wilfred Rhodes Trophy. Jesse Lawry represents Minor Counties v West Indies and New Zealand.

1970              Gillette Cup - First appearance - lost to Glamorgan by 72 runs at Truro

1974              Best  season to date - runners up to Oxfordshire  (challenge  match is  drawn)  David Halfyard takes all 16 wkts at Penzance v Dorset - 10-29 & 6-49  and  wins Frank Edwards Trophy for topping Minor County  Bowling Averages  - 74 wkts

1975              Gillette Cup -  lost  to Oxfordshire at Cowley by 6 wkts

1976              Finished 3rd with Eric Willcock's 765 runs highest aggregate to date in a season

1977              Gillette Cup - lost to Lancashire by 118 runs at Truro

1979              Finished 5th

1980              Gillette Cup - lost by 145 runs to Devon at Exeter

1983              Championship was divided into East and West Divisions

1986.             Nat West Trophy -  lost by 204 runs to Derbyshire at Derby
1987.             Eric Willcock retires after 139 appearances and a record 6,588 runs

1989              Stephen Williams scores a new record 854 runs in a season.     Malcolm Dunstan retires after 139     appearances and a new record of  7,192 runs.        Ed Nicolson scores the 100^th Championship century v   Dorset at Weymouth. Following the death of Chairman L.P. Northey, he is succeeded by Col Ron Potts.

1991.             Chris Lovell (2-72) plays for the England Amateur XI v Scotland at Gateshead Fell.

1994              David Toseland retires after 21 years, 444 wickets and 163 Championship games

1995              Nat West Trophy  - lost by  104 runs to Middlesex at St Austell

                        Chris Lovell wins Frank Edwards Trophy for topping Minor County Bowling Averages

                        Finished 4th in the West Division in the club's Centenary season.

1996              Nat West Trophy   - lost by 133 runs to Warwickshire at St Austell

                        Finished 5th in West Division but failed to qualify for Nat West by 1pt.

1998.             MCC Trophy is expanded to a Group Format and becomes the ECB 38 County Competition.

                      Grade Rules cricket is introduced to three of the nine Championship games - 2-year experiment)

1999              NatWest Trophy is expanded to include all Minor Counties – Cornwall lose by 137 runs to Cumberland.

Stephen Williams becomes 4^th player to reach 5,000 runs. Brian Laity elected Team Manager

2000. Mrs Anita George becomes the first lady Secretary of the Club and the first lady to hold such a post in the Country.  Grade Rules format is abandoned after 2 seasons. 

          Collection of all Minor County full scores project  (1895 to the present day) launched.

          Nat West Trophy - lost to Norfolk by 4 wkts at Truro

2001.             Three-Day Championship cricket is introduced.

                      Stephen Williams - 4^th highest runscorer - 5,361 runs in 93 Championship games retires

                      C & G Trophy - beat Cheshire by 3 wkts at Camborne and lost to Sussex by 33 runs at Truro

                       C & G Trophy - playing of early rounds the previous season introduced - beat Cheshire at Toft by 65 runs

2002              C & G Trophy – lost to Worcestershire by 49 runs at Truro and beat Somerset CB & Wales MC

                        Charlie Shreck’s 41 wickets is the 2^nd best in the championship.  Finished 4th in the West Division.

                        Godfrey Furse succeeds Brian Laity as  Team Manager

2003              C & G Trophy lost to Kent by 5 wkts at Truro. Lost in Amsterdam to Netherlands by 12 runs  (C & G 2004)     Finished 3^rd in West                             Division – Highest since 1976. Tom Sharp wins MCCA Frank Edwards Trophy

2004. 100^th anniversary of entry to the Championship.  Ryan Driver wins the Wilfred Rhodes Trophy for topping the Minor County Batting Averages. Gary Thomas equals Malcolm Dunstan’s record 12 centuries. Thomas, Driver & Sharp become the first three batsmen to score a century in same innings in the first championship win away to Devon since 1979.
2005. MCCA Trophy semi-final reached for first time.  Gary Thomas breaks record with 13^th Championship century.  A record 8 Championship centuries scored.  Mrs A.M. George, JP elected to MCCA Committee.
2006. Douglas Nance retires after 19 years as Treasurer.  Keith Hore, JP. replaces him.
2007. Julian Williams Esq. retires as President after 40 years. Rev. Canon Ken Rogers succeeds him.

            Tom Sharp captains Minor Counties Representative XI. Rob Harrison’s 28 wkts 3^rd best in championship

2008              Tom Sharp again captains Minor Counties Representative XI. Hon. Sec Mrs A.M. George awarded MBE

2009              Brian ‘Condor’ Holder (County scorer 1987-2008) dies aged 58. Finished 2^nd in West Division . Best since 1974

2010              Keith Parsons captained ECB Unicorns and Tom Sharp plays in the game against Somerset.

2011              Keith Parsons captained ECB Unicorns. MH, JK & TC Rowe become the first set of 3 brothers in a game

2012              Rev. Canon Ken Rogers retires as President and is succeeded by Col R. W. Potts, who stands down as  Chairman after 23 years. He                          is succeeded by Michael Williams, FRICS, DL of Werrington Park.

                        Minor Counties Championship won for the first time. Tom Sharp double of 4,000 runs & 200 wickets.

2013              Tom Sharp steps down as captain – the second-longest serving in the county’s history.

2015              Unicorns KO Trophy won for the first time.

2016               to be continued