Lichfield Cricket Club

Lichfield Cricket Club's first team play

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and currently play in the

Staffordshire Club Cricket Championship {{Unreferenced, date=January 2020 The South Staffordshire County League, formerly known as the "Staffordshire Club Cricket Championship", is the main cricket league in South Staffordshire. History The league's history goes back to 1973, and it has ...

, - Premier Division 2015. The club has the nickname 'Three Spires', derived from the three nearby

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Lichfield Cathedral Lichfield Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom with three spires (together with Truro Cathedral and St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh), and the only medie ...

. They have 4 senior men's teams, junior teams at every age group level, from Under 9s to under 17s. The club has a flourishing junior section and plays at its home ground Collins Hill, Eastern Road in

Lichfield Lichfield () is a cathedral city and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. Lichfield is situated roughly south-east of the county town of Stafford, south-east of Rugeley, north-east of Walsall, north-west of Tamworth and south-west o ...

. The club is affiliated to the Burton & District Cricket League, Birmingham & District Premier Cricket League and the Staffordshire Cricket Board. The club has enjoyed great success in the last three years especially in the Sunday League.

The Chauntry Cup

Lichfield Cricket Club hosts The Chauntry Cup, a contest for both amateur and professional cricketers, which has been running since 1936. Australian test cricketer

Keith Miller Keith Ross Miller (28 November 1919 – 11 October 2004) was an Australian Test cricketer and a Royal Australian Air Force pilot during World War II. Miller is widely regarded as Australia's greatest ever all-rounder. His ability, irreverent m ...

, considered to the one of the best Australian all rounders, played for RAF in 1943. After playing an "unofficial" war time Test match at Lord's, he raced back to Lichfield and played in the finals the next day. The bowler

Ray Lindwall Raymond Russell Lindwall (3 October 1921 – 23 June 1996) was a cricketer who represented Australia in 61 Tests from 1946 to 1960. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. He also played top-flight rugby league ...

played for the OTU (Officers Training Unit). The Chauntry Cup claims to be the world's oldest, annually contested T20 cricket competition still running. On 5 May 2015, Sky Sports 2 recorded a piece which was aired 14 May 2015, about the Chauntry Cup. The recording was filmed at Lichfield CC.

References

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External links

Club website
Lichfield Cricket in Staffordshire