Ansley Cricket History
When, early in 1999, it was
suggested that Ansley Sports Cricket Club was about 100 years old, and there
seemed to be a good excuse for a party, I began to look in the local newspapers
for evidence.
It soon became apparent that
in 1899 there was a thriving club based at Ansley Hall where we play. This club
seems to be variously referred to by the newspapers as Ansley
There was also a club known
as
In addition the Lord Nelson
public house played occasional matches.
It appears from the
I have so far found records
of matches for the following years: -
Ansley Hall
1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906
1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906
Miscellaneous Matches
I have tried to reproduce
the reports verbatim from the newspapers of the time. Score sheets have been
standardised as a variety of formats were used.
Text in italics is used for
acknowledging the source of the items and for my comments about those items.
In addition I believe I have
found Ansley’s one and only first class cricketer, Joseph
Herbert Phillips,
who played for Warwickshire six times in the early part of the 20th century.
If anyone has any
information that might help to further my research please contact Jim Pearson
on
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Latest updates
27th August 2006 – Years added to 1906
Correction of typing errors in years 1895 - 1902
