Herefordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Herefordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.
The club plays matches around the county at Brockhampton, Colwall, Eastnor, Kington, and the Luctonians club at Kingsland near Leominster.
The Minor Counties play three-day matches at a level below that of the first-class game. At present, Herefordshire competes in the Western Division of the Minor Counties Championship.
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Cricket probably reached Herefordshire in the 18th century, though possibly earlier. The earliest reference to cricket in the county is dated 1823.
A county club was founded in 1836 but it no longer exists. The present county club was formed in 1992, with it joining the Minor Counties Championship in the same year as a replacement for Durham who had been elevated to the County Championship at the end of the previous season.
Herefordshire has won the Minor Counties Championship once, sharing the title with Norfolk in 2002. The county only joined the competition in 1992, replacing Durham, who were promoted to first-class status in the same year.
Herefordshire has won the MCCA Knockout Trophy once since its inception in 1983. It won in 2000.
The following Herefordshire cricketers also made an impact on the first-class game:
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