The Incogniti cricket club was founded in 1861. It claims to be the third oldest "wandering"

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– a nomadic cricket club without its own home ground – after

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and

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(founded in 1845 and 1856 respectively). However, this is inaccurate as the Band of Brothers CC of Kent founded in 1858. The club was founded after a match at

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on 25 May 1861, when a

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captained by

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defeated the

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, but this plan was abandoned and it became a wandering club. The club's colours are purple, black and gold, and its club

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''Incogniti Incognitis'' (

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: "unknown only to the unknown") appears on the club's roll of honour on the first landing of the staircase in the pavilion at Lord's. Members have included Bernard Bosanquet,

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and

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, and more recently

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and

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. The club made tours to North America in 1913, 1920 and 1924, to the Netherlands in 1922, and to Australia in 2010-11.

References

History
from the Incogniti website

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from CricketArchive

External links

Website
English club cricket teams 1861 establishments in England