Team information | |
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Established | Soon after 1751 |
Last match | 1862 |
Home venue | Darnall cricket ground Bramall Lane |
History | |
Notable players | Tom Marsden |
The Sheffield Cricket Club was founded in the 18th century and soon began to play a key role in the development of cricket in northern England. It was the direct forerunner of Yorkshire County Cricket Club and some of the teams fielded by Sheffield were styled Yorkshire. Sheffield generally held first-class status, depending on the quality of their opponents, from 1827 to 1855.[1][2]