Huntingdonshire County Cricket Club

Cricket probably reached Huntingdonshire in the 17th century. The earliest reference to the game in the general region is in neighbouring Cambridgeshire at the University of Cambridge in 1710.[1] In 1741, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich became patron and captain of a Huntingdonshire county team which, as part of a united Northamptonshire & Huntingdonshire team, twice defeated Bedfordshire in important matches.[2]

Huntingdonshire County Cricket Club was first formed in 1831 and existed until 1895. Initially, until the early 1850s, matches were played against club sides but from the start of the 1850s the club found regular County opponents.

Up until 1874 Huntingdonshire played home matches at Millers Holme, Godmanchester. From 1874 the club played at the Huntingdon Cricket Club Ground and continues to do so to this day. In 1895 the club was disbanded. In the 1920s the club was briefly reformed before folding once again. The current county club was formed in 1948.

From 1999 to 2003, the county entered teams into the English domestic one-day competition, matches which had List A status. The county played seven List A matches during this period, with the final List A match it played coming against Cheshire.[3] During this period, the club used The Parks, Godmanchester as its home ground.

See List of Huntingdonshire County Cricket Club List A players and Category:Huntingdonshire cricketers

Below is a complete list of grounds used by Huntingdonshire County Cricket Club when it was permitted to play List A and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. These grounds have also held List A and MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.

Name	Location	First	Last	Matches	First	Last	Matches	Refs
		List A			MCCA Trophy
Kimbolton School Ground	Kimbolton	–	–	0	17 May 1998 v Oxfordshire	23 June 2002 v Leicestershire Cricket Board	5	[4][5][n 1]
Cricketfield Lane	Ramsey	–	–	0	only match: 2 July 2000 v Middlesex Cricket Board		1	[6][7]
Forge Way	Warboys	–	–	0	only match: 9 July 2000 v Hertfordshire		1	[8][9]
The Parks	Godmanchester	16 May 2000 v Yorkshire Cricket Board	29 August 2001 v Gloucestershire Cricket Board	2	only match: 27 May 2001 v Essex Cricket Board		1	[10][11][12]
Papworth Cricket Club Ground	Papworth Everard	–	–	0	only match: 3 June 2001 v Essex Cricket Board		1	[13][14][n 2]
Bretton Gate	Peterborough	–	–	0	only match: 9 June 2002 v Lincolnshire		1	[15][16][n 3]

• Altham, H. S. (1962). A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914). George Allen & Unwin.
• Maun, Ian (2009). From Commons to Lord's, Volume One: 1700 to 1750. Roger Heavens. ISBN 978 1 900592 52 9.

• Huntingdonshire Cricket