Worcestershire County Cricket Club
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| One-day name: | Worcestershire Rapids |
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| Captain: | Joe Leach |
| Coach: | Steve Rhodes |
| Overseas player(s): |
John Hastings Mitchell Santner (T20) |
| Founded: | 1865 |
| Home ground: | New Road |
| First-class debut: |
Yorkshire in 1899 |
| Championship wins: | 5 |
| Pro40 wins: | 4 |
| FP Trophy wins: | 1 |
| Twenty20 Cup wins: | 0 |
| B&H Cup wins: | 1 |
| Official website: | WCCC |
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Worcestershire. Its Twenty20 team has been rebranded the Worcestershire Rapids, but the county is known by most fans as "the Pears". The club is based at New Road, Worcester. Founded in 1865, Worcestershire held minor status at first and was a prominent member of the early Minor Counties Championship in the 1890s, winning the competition three times. In 1899, the club joined the County Championship and the team was elevated to senior status as an official first-class team. Worcestershire has been classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963; and as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003.
Cricket may have been played in Worcestershire during the 18th century, however the earliest reference to cricket in the county is 1829 and the county cricket club was not formed until 1865.
A match on 28 August 1844 at Hartlebury Common between Worcestershire and Shropshire is the earliest known instance of a county team in Worcestershire. Two years later, XXII of Worcestershire played William Clarke's All-England Eleven at Powick Hams.
Worcestershire CCC was formed on 4 March 1865 at the Star Hotel in Worcester.
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