Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of twenty

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county clubs within the domestic

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structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of

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. The team is currently a member of the

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Eastern Division and plays in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. Suffolk played

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matches occasionally from 1966 until 2005 but is not classified as a List A team ''per se''.

Honours

* Minor Counties Championship (3) – 1946, 1977, 1979; shared (1) – 2005 * MCCA Knockout Trophy (1) – 2007

Home grounds

*Old London Road,

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*The Park, Exning * Ransomes and Reavell Sports Club Ground, Ipswich * Victory Ground,

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* Wamil Way, Mildenhall * Woodbridge School,

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Former grounds

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* Denes Oval,

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Earliest cricket

Cricket had probably reached Suffolk by the end of the 17th century. The earliest known reference to cricket in Suffolk was in 1743. The first county match was Norfolk v Suffolk at Bury St Edmunds Race Course on Thursday 23 August 1764, which was won by Norfolk. This was reported in the ''Gazetteer & London Daily Advertiser'' on Tuesday 28 August.Buckley, p.43 More games against Norfolk followed.

Origin of club

A county organisation was formed on 27 July 1864 and a county side took part in the Minor Counties Championship from 1904 to 1914, with no great success. The present Suffolk CCC was founded in August 1932 and rejoined the Minor Counties Championship in 1934.

Club history

Suffolk has won the Minor Counties Championship four times, one of them shared. It won outright in 1946, 1977 and 1979. Its most recent success was a shared title with

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in 2005. SCCC played their first game at Lord's on (bank holiday) Monday, 27 August 2007 in the Minor Counties Knock-out Final, winning the trophy for the first time.

Notable players

The following Suffolk cricketers also made an impact on the first-class game: * Phil Mead * Robin Hobbs * Derek Randall * Devon Malcolm * Cyril Perkins *

Philip Caley Philip John Caley (born 18 October 1962) is a former English cricketer. Caley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Harwich, Essex. Caley made his debut for Suffolk in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship ...

References

External links

Club website

Minor Counties Cricket Association Official Site

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