The Duke of Norfolk's XI is a
scratch cricket
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team. It was originally named for the
16th Duke, but following his death in 1975 the team played on in
his widow's name as Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI. After her own death in 1995, the title reverted to the original, in the name of the
17th (until 2002) and then
18th Dukes.
From 1952 to 1998 the English international summer was traditionally marked by a one-day fixture between this team and the tourists at
Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, the castle being the seat of the Dukes of Norfolk. The team has played almost all its matches in England at that ground, although one match against the
International Cavaliers in 1966 was played at
Hove
Hove ( ) is a seaside resort in East Sussex, England. Alongside Brighton, it is one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove.
Originally a fishing village surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th century in respon ...
. The team has typically been made up largely of
county
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players not involved in other games, mixed with recently retired internationals.
Derek Randall,
Robin Smith and
Andy Flower are among those to have played for the Duke's team.
The Duke of Norfolk's XI made two
first-class tours overseas. In February and March 1957, managed by the Duke and captained by
Desmond Eagar, they played three first-class matches against
Jamaica
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; the touring team won two and the other match was drawn. The other first-class tour was also to the
Caribbean
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, in 1969–70, when the Duke managed a team captained by
Colin Cowdrey
Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (24 December 1932 – 4 December 2000) was an English cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club from 1950 to 1976, and in 114 Test matches for England from 1954 to 1975. He was born i ...
which played three first-class and one
List A
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games against the island teams, with one win, two losses and one draw.
References
External links
Lists of matches played by Duke of Norfolk's XIat CricketArchive
at CricketArchive
Duke of Norfolk's XI
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