Durham MCC University (previously known as Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence) is a
cricket
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coaching centre based at
Durham University
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, type = Public
, academic_staff = 1,830 (2020)
, administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19)
, chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen
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in
Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham
*County Durham, an English county
*Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States
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, County Durham, England, and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.
History
The coaching centre is largely funded by the
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket retaining considerable global influence ...
(MCC). As of 2012 (with the inclusion of
Cardiff South Wales and
Leeds/Bradford), they are one of six MCC University teams in England who are considered a
first-class team when playing against other first-class sides. This means that a game against another university would ''not'' be considered first class; only matches against a first-class county are accorded this status. Durham are one of only two MCCU sides to be drawn from a single university (the other being
Loughborough
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).
The cricket coaching at the MCCU was overseen from its inception in 2001 by coach and former
Test
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player
Graeme Fowler
Graeme "Foxy" Fowler (born 20 April 1957) is an English former professional cricketer and cricket coach, who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, England, and later for Durham. He appeared in 21 Test matches and 26 One Day Internationa ...
, the university's head coach from 1996, until he stepped down in May 2015.
Former
Essex
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coach
Paul Grayson was announced as the new coach in September 2015.
The team's home ground is
The Racecourse
The Racecourse is an open area on the River Wear in Durham, England of total that has been used as a sports ground since at least 1733. It forms part of Durham University's sports facilities as well as hosting local sports clubs. The Raceco ...
, Durham University's home ground since 1843
and famous for hosting
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club (rebranded as Durham Cricket in February 2019) is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Durham. Founded in 1882, Du ...
's first first-class match in 1992.
Since obtaining first-class status in 2001, the university has produced a large number of cricketers who have obtained professional county contracts, while others such as
James Foster have gone on to play international cricket. Prior to first-class status, players such as
Andrew Strauss
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and
Nasser Hussain
Nasser Hussain (born 28 March 1968) is a British cricket commentator and former cricketer who captained the England cricket team between 1999 and 2003, with his overall international career extending from 1990 to 2004. A pugnacious right-ha ...
played for the university's cricket club.
In 2012, they were dismissed for 18 against
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club (rebranded as Durham Cricket in February 2019) is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Durham. Founded in 1882, Du ...
. This was the lowest first-class innings total since 1983.
As Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, the team played 27 first-class matches from 2001 to 2009. As Durham Marylebone Cricket Club University, the team played 21 first-class matches (not including one abandoned and two cancelled) from 2010 to 2020.
Honours
* MCC Universities Two-Day Championship winners 2010
* MCC Universities Challenge Final winners 2010 and 2018
*
BUCS
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Cricket National Division winners 2018
See also
*
List of Durham UCCE & MCCU players
References
External links
Team Durham: CricketMCC Universities information & history – lords.org
Education in County Durham
Sports venues in County Durham
Durham University
2001 establishments in England
Cricket in County Durham
Sport in Durham, England
Sport at Durham University
Marylebone Cricket Club
Student cricket in the United Kingdom
County Durham-related lists
Former senior cricket clubs
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