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The former Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club has been re branded Wales National Counties by the England and Wales Cricket Board. wwe. ecb.co.uk
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{{Infobox cricket team
| name = Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club
| name = Wales National Counties Cricket Club
| image = [[Image:WalesMinorCountiesCCLogo.svg]]
| image = [[Image:WalesNationalCountiesCCLogo.svg]]
| oneday_name =
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| founded = 1988
| founded = 1988
| ground = [[Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club#Grounds|Various]]
| ground = [[Wales National Counties Cricket Club#Grounds|Various]]
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| title1 = Minor Counties Championship
| title1 = National Counties Championship
| title1wins = 0
| title1wins = 0
| title2 = MCCA Knockout Trophy
| title2 = MCCA Knockout Trophy
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| title4 =
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| website = [http://walesmc.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp Wales MCCC]
| website = [http://walesnc.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp Wales MCCC]
}}
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[[Image:WalesMinorCCCKit.svg|thumb|260px|right]]
[[Image:WalesNationalCCCKit.svg|thumb|260px|right]]
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'''Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club''' is one of twenty [[minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|minor]] [[county cricket|county]] clubs within the domestic [[cricket]] structure of [[England]] and [[Wales]]. It represents all of the [[historic counties of Wales]] except [[Glamorgan]] and is currently the only non-English member of the [[Minor Counties Championship]].
'''Wales National Counties Cricket Club''' is one of twenty [[national counties of English and Welsh cricket|national]] [[county cricket|county]] clubs within the domestic [[cricket]] structure of [[England]] and [[Wales]]. It represents all of the [[historic counties of Wales]] except [[Glamorgan]] and is currently the only non-English member of the [[National Counties Championship]].


The team is currently a member of the [[Minor Counties Championship]] Western Division, having joined in 1988 after [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]'s second eleven left the competition, and plays in the [[MCCA Knockout Trophy]]. Wales Minor Counties played [[List A]] matches occasionally from 1993 until 2005 but is not classified as a List A team ''per se''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/385/List_A_Events.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=List A events played by Wales Minor Counties |access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>
The team is currently a member of the [[National Counties Championship]] Western Division, having joined in 1988 after [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]'s second eleven left the competition, and plays in the [[NCCA Knockout Trophy]]. Wales National Counties played [[List A]] matches occasionally from 1993 until 2005 but is not classified as a List A team ''per se''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/385/List_A_Events.html |publisher=CricketArchive |title=List A events played by Wales National Counties |access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref>


==Honours==
==Honours==
* '''Minor Counties Championship (0)
* '''National Counties Championship (0)
* '''MCCA Knockout Trophy (0)
* '''NCCA Knockout Trophy (0)


==Club history==
==Club history==
Some Welsh counties formerly competed individually in the Minor Counties Championship. [[Glamorgan CCC|Glamorgan]] was easily the most successful and it became [[First-class cricket|first-class]] in 1921. The others were [[Carmarthenshire County Cricket Club|Carmarthenshire]] from 1908 to 1911; [[Denbighshire County Cricket Club|Denbighshire]] from 1930 to 1935; and [[Monmouthshire County Cricket Club|Monmouthshire]] from 1901 to 1934.
Some Welsh counties formerly competed individually in the National Counties Championship. [[Glamorgan CCC|Glamorgan]] was easily the most successful and it became [[First-class cricket|first-class]] in 1921. The others were [[Carmarthenshire County Cricket Club|Carmarthenshire]] from 1908 to 1911; [[Denbighshire County Cricket Club|Denbighshire]] from 1930 to 1935; and [[Monmouthshire County Cricket Club|Monmouthshire]] from 1901 to 1934.


Following the withdrawal of the [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset Second XI]] from Minor Counties cricket at the end of the [[1987 English cricket season|1987 season]], Wales Minor Counties entered Minor Counties cricket for the [[1988 English cricket season|1988 season]] as their replacement. However Wales Minor Counties is yet to win the [[Minor Counties Championship]] or the [[MCCA Knockout Trophy]].
Following the withdrawal of the [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset Second XI]] from National Counties cricket at the end of the [[1987 English cricket season|1987 season]], Wales Minor Counties entered National Counties cricket for the [[1988 English cricket season|1988 season]] as their replacement. However Wales National Counties is yet to win the [[National Counties Championship]] or the [[NCCA Knockout Trophy]].


The club first played [[List A cricket]] in the [[1993 NatWest Trophy]] against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]].<ref name="LAWALES">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/385/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Wales Minor Counties|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 August 2011}}</ref> The club appeared in eighteen List A matches from 1993 to 2005, winning eight and losing ten, the majority of which were against [[first-class cricket|first-class]] opponents.<ref name="LAWALES"/> Wales Minor Counties lost the right to play List A cricket when the Minor Counties were excluded from the [[Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy]] from the [[2006 English cricket season|2006 season]] onward.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/2393332/Minor-counties-denied-their-day-in-sun.html |title=Minor counties denied their day in sun |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |last=Briggs |first=Simon |date=24 December 2004 |access-date=22 August 2011}}</ref>
The club first played [[List A cricket]] in the [[1993 NatWest Trophy]] against [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]].<ref name="LAWALES">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/385/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Wales National Counties|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=22 August 2011}}</ref> The club appeared in eighteen List A matches from 1993 to 2005, winning eight and losing ten, the majority of which were against [[first-class cricket|first-class]] opponents.<ref name="LAWALES"/> Wales National Counties lost the right to play List A cricket when the National Counties were excluded from the [[Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy]] from the [[2006 English cricket season|2006 season]] onward.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/2393332/Minor-counties-denied-their-day-in-sun.html |title=National counties denied their day in sun |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |last=Briggs |first=Simon |date=24 December 2004 |access-date=22 August 2011}}</ref>


==Notable players==
==Notable players==
:''See [[List of Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club List A players]] and [[:Category:Wales Minor Counties cricketers]]''
:''See [[List of Wales National Counties Cricket Club List A players]] and [[:Category:Wales National Counties cricketers]]

The following Wales Minor Counties cricketers also made an impact on the [[first-class cricket|first-class]] game or are of note in other fields:
* The following Wales National Counties cricketers also made an impact on the [[first-class cricket|first-class]] game or are of note in other fields:


*{{flagicon|England}} [[Colin Metson]]
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Colin Metson]]
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[[Category:Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club| ]]
[[Category:Wales National Counties Cricket Club| ]]
[[Category:Welsh minor counties cricket]]
[[Category:Welsh national counties cricket]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 1988]]
[[Category:Cricket clubs established in 1988]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in Wales]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in Wales]]

Revision as of 06:11, 24 July 2021

Wales National Counties Cricket Club
File:WalesNationalCountiesCCLogo.svg
Personnel
CaptainDarren Thomas
Team information
Founded1988
Home groundVarious
History
National Counties Championship wins0
MCCA Knockout Trophy wins0
Official websiteWales MCCC
File:WalesNationalCCCKit.svg

Wales National Counties Cricket Club is one of twenty national county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents all of the historic counties of Wales except Glamorgan and is currently the only non-English member of the National Counties Championship.

The team is currently a member of the National Counties Championship Western Division, having joined in 1988 after Somerset's second eleven left the competition, and plays in the NCCA Knockout Trophy. Wales National Counties played List A matches occasionally from 1993 until 2005 but is not classified as a List A team per se.[1]

Honours

  • National Counties Championship (0)
  • NCCA Knockout Trophy (0)

Club history

Some Welsh counties formerly competed individually in the National Counties Championship. Glamorgan was easily the most successful and it became first-class in 1921. The others were Carmarthenshire from 1908 to 1911; Denbighshire from 1930 to 1935; and Monmouthshire from 1901 to 1934.

Following the withdrawal of the Somerset Second XI from National Counties cricket at the end of the 1987 season, Wales Minor Counties entered National Counties cricket for the 1988 season as their replacement. However Wales National Counties is yet to win the National Counties Championship or the NCCA Knockout Trophy.

The club first played List A cricket in the 1993 NatWest Trophy against Sussex.[2] The club appeared in eighteen List A matches from 1993 to 2005, winning eight and losing ten, the majority of which were against first-class opponents.[2] Wales National Counties lost the right to play List A cricket when the National Counties were excluded from the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy from the 2006 season onward.[3]

Notable players

See List of Wales National Counties Cricket Club List A players and Category:Wales National Counties cricketers
  • The following Wales National Counties cricketers also made an impact on the first-class game or are of note in other fields:

Grounds

The club have no fixed home, but play their matches at various grounds across Wales. Grounds used for the 2011 season include:

References

  1. ^ "List A events played by Wales National Counties". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Wales National Counties". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  3. ^ Briggs, Simon (24 December 2004). "National counties denied their day in sun". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
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