| League |
|
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| 1st XI captain | Graeme Sneddon |
| 2nd XI captain | Rick Williams |
| Chairman | Len Dewhurst |
| Overseas player | Jurie Snyman (2024) |
| Team information | |
| City | Accrington |
| Founded | 1846; 180 years ago (1846) |
| Home ground | Thorneyholme Road |
| History | |
| Lancashire League wins | 8 |
| Worsley Cup wins | 4 |
| 3nd XI League wins | 1 |
| Official website | accringtoncricketclub |
| As of 9 February 2024 | |
Accrington Cricket Club is acricket club in theLancashire League, which play their home games atThorneyholme Road inAccrington.
The club was formed in 1846,[1] going on to become a founding member of the Lancashire League in 1892.[2] It has won theLeague Championship 8 times and theWorsley Cup 4 times.
For the 2024 season, Graeme Sneddon has been announced as captain,[3] whilst 28-year-old South AfricanJurie Snyman has been announced as the club's professional for the season.[4]
In its history, the club has fielded well known cricketers includingDavid Lloyd,Graeme Fowler,Nathan Astle,Bobby Simpson,Eddie Barlow andShane Warne.[5]
Formed in 1846, Accrington Cricket Club first played out of Tewitt Hall before relocating to Peel Park at the end of the 1859 season. It moved to its Thorneyholme Road home in 1877.
In 2007, it was revealed that the club had debts exceeding £10,000 and that its future was at risk.[6] Despite the financial problems behind the scenes, the club went on to win the double in 2008, retaining the league title the following season in 2009.
Ahead of the 2019 season, the Lancashire League introduced a second division, Senior Division 2, of which Accrington would be relegated to at the end of the 2019 season having finished bottom of the first division.[7]
In 2023, Accrington finished eleventh out of twelve teams in the Senior Division 2, the lowest league finish in the club's history.[8]
It is a rule of the Lancashire League that each team must have a professional player in their squad. Should the professional be unavailable then a substitute must be found, with teams that fail to play a professional being fined.
| Season | Nat. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 |  | Jurie Snyman |
| 2023 |  | Jacob Clarke |
| 2022 | ||
| 2021 |  | Lasith Lakshan |
| 2020 | COVID19 | |
| Season | Nat. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | | Karl Brown |
| 2018 | | Janith Liyanage |
| 2017 | | Michael Erlank |
| 2016 | | Ockert Erasmus |
| 2015 | ||
| 2014 | ||
| 2013 |  | Ashar Zaidi |
| 2012 | ||
| 2011 | ||
| Will Driver | ||
| ||
| 2010 |
| Season | Nat. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | | Roy Silva |
| 2008 | ||
| 2007 |  | Nishit Shetty |
| 2006 | ||
| 2005 |  | Tama Canning |
| 2004 | ||
| 2003 | | Andre Seymore |
| 2002 | ||
| 2001 | | Tama Canning |
| 2000 | ||
 | Nathan Astle |
| Season | Nat. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | | Nathan Astle |
| 1991 | | Shane Warne |
