Hampstead Cricket Club

Hampstead Cricket Club is a cricket club in London. The team was formed in 1865, and have played their home games at Lymington Road in West Hampstead since 1877.[1] The men's 1st XI play in the Middlesex Premier League which they have won twice, most recently in 2015.

Hampstead Cricket Club
Clubhouse at Hampstead Cricket Club
LeagueMiddlesex Premier League
Personnel
1st XI captainMatt Watson
2nd XI captainHanish Patel
ChairmanNick Brown
Overseas playerSuresh Peiris
Team information
CityLondon
Founded1865
Home groundLymington Road
History
Middlesex Premier League wins2
ECB National Club Cricket Championship wins1

Past players
Statue commemorating Stoddard's score of 485, in the clubhouse at Hampstead.

In 1886, future England captain Andrew Stoddart scored a then record 485 in one day for Hampstead against Stoics.[2] On Sunday 3 May 2015, Andrew Strauss unveiled a statue of Stoddart commemorating this event, as part of the club's 150th anniversary celebrations.[3]

Leading nineteenth-century Australia bowler Fred Spofforth played for the club between 1891 and 1905, taking 951 wickets.[4]

Japanese international cricketer Shizuka Miyaji played for the Women's 1st XI in the 2019 season. She scored 146 runs in a league match against Ashford Cricket Club[5], setting a new club record for the highest individual score by a woman for Hampstead Cricket Club.

Honours
  • 1969 - DH Robins Cup
  • 2013 - ECB Middlesex Premier League Champions[6]
  • 2015 - ECB Middlesex Premier League Champions
  • 2018 - Women's Cricket Southern League (Collins Division) Champions

Teams

As of the start of the 2019 season, Hampstead field five senior men's teams in Saturday league cricket, and two senior women's teams in Sunday league cricket. The men's 1st, 2nd and 3rd XIs all play in the top division of their respective Middlesex League competitions.

The club also field numerous age-group teams for both boys and girls.

First XI league records

Hampstead joined the Middlesex County Cricket League in 1980 and since then the following records have been set:

  • Highest Team Score : 369-2 dec v Uxbridge at Lymington Road in 2003[7]
  • Lowest Team Score : 38 v Finchley in 1981
  • Highest Individual Score : 206* – Paul Weekes v Uxbridge at Lymington Road in 2003[7]
  • Most Runs in a Season : 961 – Mark Harvey in 2003
  • Best Bowling : 9/28 – Andrew Lamb v Teddington at Lymington Road in 2006[8]
  • Most Wickets in a Season : 51 – Paul Weekes in 2008

References
  1. A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9, Hampstead, Paddington
  2. The inexhaustible AE Stoddart
  3. Andrew Strauss unveils statue of A.E. Stoddart
  4. Wisden Obituary of Fred Spofforth
  5. "Hampstead CC". hampstead.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  6. Hampstead Celebrate Title
  7. "Hampstead v Uxbridge 2003".
  8. "Hampstead v Teddington".
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