Cambridge Town Club

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Cambridge Town Club (CTC) was a first-class cricket club established in Cambridge before 1819. According to CricketArchive, it existed for sixty years from 1817 to 1877 and played first-class matches until 1861.[1][2] As with similar leading town clubs, the CTC team was representative of the county of Cambridgeshire as a whole and it ultimately evolved into Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club.[3]

The name of the club and team varied at times and it was known as Cambridge Union Club (1826–33), Cambridge Townsmen (one match only in 1848) and the Cambridge Town and County Club (1844–56). Among notable players who represented CTC were Tom Hayward senior, Robert Carpenter and George Tarrant.

References

  1. ↑ "First-class matches played by Cambridge Town Club". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Other matches played by Cambridge Town Club". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2013. 
  3. ↑ Birley, p.83.

Bibliography

  • ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS. 
  • ACS (1982). A Guide to First-Class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles. Nottingham: ACS. 
  • Birley, Derek (1999). A Social History of English Cricket. Aurum. 
  • Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826). Lillywhite. 
  • Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840). Lillywhite. 

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