Keswick Cricket Club

Keswick Cricket Club is an English Cricket club based in the Lake District. Founded in the 1880s, its home games are played at Fitz Park, which in 2001 was voted 'The Loveliest Cricket Ground in England' by Wisden Cricket Monthly.^[1]

Teams

The 1st team play in the North Lancashire and Cumbria Cricket League, Premier Division.^[2] The 2nd team play in the Eden Valley Cricket League, 3rd Division. Keswick Cricket Club have junior U11, U13, U15 teams and also a women's Cricket team.

Professional Players

Keswick employed their first professional cricketer, Jason Young,^[3] in 2000. Since then the following professionals have played for the club: Madjid Jahangir,^[4] Mansoor Ahmed,^[5] Ata-ur-Rehman, Dinuka Hettiarachchi, Darren Hickey^[6] and Paul Hindmarch , current professional is Geeth Kumara,^[7]

Current 1XI Squad

Glen Weightman*† ^[8]
Dan Gaskell ^[9]
Ben Sharp
Sam Sharp
Simon Grisdale
Geeth Kumara ^[10]
James Benson
Arran Davies
Jonathan Hodgson
Stephen Hindmarch
Andy Clark
Andrew Rigg ^[11]
James Mcgown

Trophies

Keswick Cricket Club won the Burton Cup in 1996, their first trophy. This success was followed by winning the Cumbria Cricket League in 1997. The club won the Higson Cup for the first time in 2006, the trophy then returned to the Fitz Park club in 2012. Most recently, Keswick lifted the county cup for the first time in 2013, defeating Furness in a tense final.

References

^ "Keswick wins beauty parade". BBC Sport. 11 October 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
^ "North Lancs & Cumbria Premier". News & Star. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
^ "Sporting Hall Of Fame - YOUNG, Jason Carl". Wagga Wagga City Council. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
^ "Majid Jahangir". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
^ "Mansoor Ahmed". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
^ "Darren Hickey". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
^ "Geeth Kumara". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ "Glen Weightman". News and Star. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ "Dan Gaskell". Times and star. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ "Geeth Kumara". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
^ "Andy Rigg". Whitehaven news. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

External links

BBC Sport report on Loveliest Cricket Ground Archived 4 August 2003 at the Wayback Machine
North Lancashire and Cumbria Cricket League Premier Division table

[1] "Keswick wins beauty parade". BBC Sport. 11 October 2001. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[2] "North Lancs & Cumbria Premier". News & Star. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[3] "Sporting Hall Of Fame - YOUNG, Jason Carl". Wagga Wagga City Council. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[4] "Majid Jahangir". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[5] "Mansoor Ahmed". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[6] "Darren Hickey". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2010.

[7] "Geeth Kumara". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

[8] "Glen Weightman". News and Star. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

[9] "Dan Gaskell". Times and star. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

[10] "Geeth Kumara". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

[11] "Andy Rigg". Whitehaven news. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

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