Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at New Road, Worcester, England. The club was formed on 11 March, 1865, and attained first-class status in 1899. In the National League, they are known as the Worcestershire Royals, although unofficially the county is known by some fans as "the Pears".
Between the wars, Fred Root was among the county's finest players, and one of the first exponents of leg theory bowling.
Worcestershire's first period of great success came in the 1960s, when the county won two County Championships thanks to the achievements of such players as Norman Gifford, Tom Graveney, Jack Flavell, Len Coldwell and the young Basil D'Oliveira. The following decade, the New Zealander Glenn Turner was instrumental in Worcestershire's third championship. And in the 1980s, the prodigious batting feats of Graeme Hick and the arrival of Ian Botham paved the way for two more county titles. Other notable players have included Imran Khan and Tim Curtis.
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Honours
- County Championship winners: 1964, 1965, 1974, 1988, 1989
- Second Division champions: 2003
- Sunday League winners: 1971, 1987, 1988
- NatWest Trophy winners: 1994
- Benson and Hedges Cup winners: 1991
Records
First-class
- Highest team total: 670/7 declared vs Somerset, Worcester, 1995
- Lowest team total: 24 vs Yorkshire, Huddersfield, 1903
- Highest individual innings: 405* by Graeme Hick vs Somerset, Taunton, 1988
- Best bowling: 9-23 by Fred Root vs Lancashire, Worcester, 1933
List A Limited Overs
- Highest team total: 404/3 in 60 overs vs Devon, Worcester, 1987
- Lowest team total: 70 all out in 22 overs vs Gloucestershire, Worcester, 2002
- Highest individual innings: 180* by Tom Moody vs Surrey, The Oval, 1994
- Best bowling: 7-19 by Neal Radford vs Bedfordshire, Bedford, 1991
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