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7 unusual facts about Warwickshire County Cricket Club


1893–94 Aston Villa F.C. season

Jack Devey was an all-round sportsman who enjoyed a long cricket career with Warwickshire.

Bertie Bolton

Bolton made two first-class appearances for Hampshire in 1913, his second match coming against Warwickshire.

David Hussey

He hit two centuries and one double century, 232* against Warwickshire as his county went on to win the championship.

Frank Cameron

However, after taking two wickets in the first two matches, and after bowling figures of 32–5–122–0 in a tour match against Warwickshire, Cameron was left out of the team to play the third Test.

Fred Wheldon

He did return for 1906, but again his form was poor and though he made an unbeaten 89 batting at number nine against Warwickshire (out of 633; again Wheldon kept wicket) his next highest score was 31 and he played no more after the end of the season.

Heath Streak

He retired from international cricket in October 2005 to become captain of Warwickshire County Cricket Club having previously played county cricket for Hampshire.

University of Birmingham Boat Club

For the past few years the event has been staged at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, home to Warwickshire County Cricket Club and a short walk from the University.


2005 English cricket season

On 3 September, Hampshire batted first to make 290 in the C&G Trophy final, and Andy Bichel, Shane Watson and Chris Tremlett combined to bowl their final opponents Warwickshire out for 272 to win the Trophy, becoming the third club to win a major trophy in England this season.

2012 English cricket season

Three major domestic competitions were contested: the 2012 County Championship won by Warwickshire, the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40 and the 2012 Friends Life t20 both won by Hampshire Royals.

Billy Bestwick

The following year, 1902, was slightly more encouraging for Derbyshire, as, boosted by the appearance of long-time Warwickshire player Thomas Forrester, after three years out of the game, Derbyshire finished in their highest position since the beginning of Bestwick's career, finishing the season in tenth place.

Ek Park

Following independence the ground has been used by the Zambia national cricket team, who played county opponents in the form of Gloucestershire, Glamorgan and Warwickshire at the ground in the 1970s, though the matches held no official status.

Harold Stephenson

Stephenson was born (as William Harold Stephenson) in Haverton Hill, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham and played Minor Counties cricket for Durham in 1947, succeeding Dick Spooner, who had been recruited by Warwickshire, as wicketkeeper.

Mick Norman

Norman's first-class debut, against India in 1952, coincided with that of Frank Tyson, who regarded the young Norman as 'another Dennis Brookes in the making.' It took several seasons for Norman to establish himself in the first team, but in 1959, Brookes' last season, the Northampton Grammar School old boy made his presence felt with just over 1,000 runs and a maiden Championship century against Warwickshire.

Samuel Cadman

In a match against Warwickshire he took 5–46 and 6–46 in a convincing win for Derbyshire which brought his total wickets to 100, Billy Bestwick's to 550, and Levi Wright's run total to 11500.

Steven O'Shaughnessy

O'Shaughnessy made his List A debut on 1 June 1980, in a John Player League for Lancashire against Warwickshire at Aigburth, though his contribution was minimal as he was dismissed for one and neither bowled nor held a catch.


see also

Trinity Catholic School

Jim Troughton, professional cricketer with Warwickshire County Cricket Club