Durham MCC University

Durham MCC University (previously known as Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence) is a cricket coaching centre based at Durham University in Durham, County Durham, England, and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.

Durham MCC University
Personnel
CoachPaul Grayson[1]
Team information
Founded2001
Home groundThe Racecourse
History
First-class debutDurham
in 2001
at Riverside

History

The coaching centre is largely funded by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).[2] As of 2012 (with the inclusion of Cardiff South Wales and Leeds/Bradford), they are one of six MCC University teams in England who are considered a first-class team when playing against other first-class sides. This means that a game against another university would not be considered first class; only matches against a first-class county are accorded this status. Durham are one of only two MCCU sides to be drawn from a single university (the other being Loughborough).

The cricket coaching at the MCCU was overseen from its inception in 2001 by coach and former Test player Graeme Fowler, the university's head coach from 1996, until he stepped down in May 2015.[3][4] Former Essex coach Paul Grayson was announced as the new coach in September 2015.[1] The team's home ground is The Racecourse, Durham University's home ground since 1843[5] and famous for hosting Durham County Cricket Club's first first-class match in 1992.[4]

Since obtaining first-class status in 2001, the university has produced a large number of cricketers who have obtained professional county contracts, while others such as James Foster have gone on to play international cricket. Prior to first-class status, players such as Andrew Strauss and Nasser Hussain played for the university's cricket club.

In 2012, they were dismissed for 18 against Durham County Cricket Club.[6] This was the lowest first-class innings total since 1983.[7]

The former Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence played 27 first-class matches from 2001 to 2009.[8] As Durham Marylebone Cricket Club University, the team has played fifteen first-class matches (not including one abandoned) from 2010 to 2016.[9]

Honours
  • MCC Universities Two-Day Championship winners 2010[10]
  • MCC Universities Challenge Final winners 2010 and 2018[11][12]
  • BUCS Cricket National Division winners 2018[13]

See also

References
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  2. "MCC Universities information & history". www.lords.org. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  3. "MCC changes prompt Graeme Fowler to step down". Cricinfo. 23 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  4. "Durham MCCU". www.mccuniversities.org. Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  5. "Durham University Library Special Collections Catalogue - DU Cricket Club". Durham University. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. "Scorecard for Durham CCC vs Durham MCCU". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  7. "Team Totals of Less than 30 in an Innings in First-Class Cricket". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  8. "First Class Matches Played by Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  9. "First Class Matches Played by Durham Marylebone Cricket Club University". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  10. "MCCU TWO-DAY CHAMPIONSHIP - TABLE". Marylebone Cricket Club. MCC Universities 2 Day Championship Past Winners. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  11. . Marylebone Cricket Club. 23 June 2011 [MCCU CHALLENGE FINAL: MATCH PREVIEW MCCU CHALLENGE FINAL: MATCH PREVIEW] Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 25 August 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "Men's Cricket Win MCCU Championship". Team Durham. 21 June 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  13. "BUCS Cricket 2017-2018 - National". BUCS. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.


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