Bourne Cricket Club (Lincolnshire)
| Lincolnshire | |
|---|---|
| One-day name: | Bourne Blazers |
| Second XI: | Bourne CC 2nd XI |
| Captain: | Peter Morgan |
| Colors: | Blue and Yellow |
| Founded: | 1803 |
| Home ground: | Abbey Lawn |
| Capacity: | 12,000 |
| Manager: | David Christmas |
| First-class debut: |
at Abbey Lawns |
| ECB Lincolnshire Premier League wins: | 4 |
| Rutland League wins: | 1 |
| Official website: | http://bourne.play-cricket.com/home/home.asp |
Bourne Cricket Club, located in the town of Bourne, Lincolnshire. Is an ECB Lincolnshire Premier League club who have won the competition 3 times since 2000 when it was founded, winning it in 2000,2001 and 2010. 2011 saw a hard fought season brought down to the Bracebridge-Bourne winner takes all penultimate game in which Bourne lost losing the league by a mere 18 points, Fahad Masood, Pakistani International also managed to break the league wicket record by an astronomical 18 additional wickets.
The club was founded no later the 1803 making it one of the longest established public clubs in the UK. The club has played host to Rotary International fixtures, county games, and hosted the Lord's Taverners and Nottinghamshire. In the past 50 years the club has been an arson victim on two occasions, most notably before the Historic Hodgkinson Cup 6's tournament, in which the tournament went ahead being based from a mobile office.
Before the establishment of the modern premier league Bourne were the most successful club, particularly one season in the South Lincs & Border League where Bourne won:20, Lost:0, Drew:1 and had no result in the other. This remains the best club season by any team in the county.
The club has created many professionals such as Luke Wright (Leicestershire, Sussex and England), Andy Afford (Nottinghamshire and England) and Richard Bates (Nottinghamshire and England women's coach who became world champions)
The current groundsman is David Christmas, who has captained Lincolnshire and played England Amateur. It is also worth noting the grounds highest score is 207* set by Clifford Spinks (Bourne), also the highest partnership is 356 (Between Spinks 207* Fotheringham 119* and 30 extra's), with the best bowling figures 9-28 set by Mark Dixon against Hartsholme CC in 2010.