Scarborough Cricket Club (England)

Scarborough Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club, based in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The club was founded in 1849,[1] and is a member of the Yorkshire Premier League North.

The club is based at North Marine Road.[2] The club hosts the annual Scarborough Festival, and has won the ECB National Club Cricket Championship on five occasions, which is a record.[3] The club also won the former Yorkshire League, on a regular basis. The ground and buildings were refurbished in 2011, and it was named as The Guardian's ground of the year in 2011.[4]

Some notable players for Scarborough CC have included Brian Close,[5] Simon Dennis, Malcolm Heath, Ted Lester, Bill Foord, Martin Crowe, Bryan Young, Adam Lyth,[6] David Byas[7] and Clint Heron.[8]

References
  1. "The Scarborough Cricket Club : The Pavilion at Scarborough". Scarborough Cricket Club. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. Hardcastle, Graham (18 June 2011). "Scarborough cricket ground gets cash injection". York Press. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. "Rain hits cricket club's finances". BBC News. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. "Scarborough refit picks up pace". BBC Sport. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. Hodgson, Derek (14 September 2015). "Brian Close, cricketer: Obituary". The Independent. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. Gregory, Daniel (31 October 2019). "Yorkshire's Adam Lyth delighted as white ball action returns to Scarborough in 2020". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. Martel, Stuart (5 September 2007). "David Byas". York Press. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  8. Collomosse, Andrew (21 July 2003). "League Cricket: Heron and Elvidge run amok". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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