Hampstead Cricket Club
Hampstead Cricket Club is a cricket club in London. The team was formed in 1865, and have played their home games at Lymington Road in West Hampstead since 1877.[1] The 1st XI currently play in the Middlesex County Cricket League Premier League.
Past players
In 1886, future England captain Andrew Stoddart scored a then record 485 in one day for Hampstead against Stoics.[2] On Sunday 3rd May 2015, Andrew Strauss will unveil a statue of Stoddart commemorating this event, as part of the club's 150th anniversary celebrations.
Leading nineteenth-century Australia bowler Fred Spofforth played for the club between 1891 and 1905, taking 951 wickets.[3]
Honours
- 1969 - DH Robins Cup
- 2013 - ECB Middlesex Premier League Champions[4]