24-832: Handford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alick Handford (1869–1935), English cricketer Clive Handford (born 1937), Anglican bishop Frank Handford , English rugby union player James Handford (1890–1948), English cricketer Martin Handford (born 1956), English writer and illustrator Peter Handford (1919–2007), English audio engineer Phil Handford (born 1964), English footballer Richard Handford, British television producer Sanders Handford (1858–1917), English-born American cricketer In fiction [ edit ] Julius Handford , an alias for John Harmon in Dickens's Our Mutual Friend Mr. Handford ,
48-461: A Half-Blue for playing in the one-day match against Oxford and a discretionary full Blue if any of them meet the relevant criteria laid down by the Blues Committee. Cricket is also played between the constituent colleges of Cambridge University. This currently takes the form of a cup competition ' Cuppers '. However, the colleges also play a range of their own friendly fixtures. Over the years,
72-653: A character in Sesame Street See also [ edit ] Handforth (surname) Hanford (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Handford . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Handford&oldid=1201475608 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
96-429: A number of independent student clubs have been formed such as Magpies, Chaffinches, Crusaders, Inexpressibles, Quidnuncs , Perambulators and Etceteras, to name a few and they have played fixtures against the colleges and other wandering sides. In recent Oxford versus Cambridge University matches, the honours have been fairly even between the two universities. In 2010 Cambridge University played Oxford in three matches for
120-571: A three-day game against the Authentics as well as one-day and Twenty20 games. Players who represent Cambridge in the University Match against Oxford are awarded a "Blue" , which recognises sporting achievement at the highest level whilst a student at the university. As of 2018 , Cambridge meets Oxford at Lord's in first-class and limited-overs matches, and a "Blue" is awarded to anyone who plays for Cambridge in either fixture. Those representing
144-586: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Alick Handford Alick Handford (3 May 1869 – 15 October 1935) was an English cricketer whose first-class career spanned from 1892 to 1915, and included matches for American, English, and New Zealand teams. He later worked as a cricket coach, and also umpired several first-class matches. Born in Wilford , Nottinghamshire , Handford made his first-class debut in Philadelphia , appearing in 1892 for
168-624: The British Universities & Colleges Sport competitions and the men also took part in the MCC Universities Championship and Twenty20 competitions. In 2020, the MCCU competitions were cancelled due to Coronavirus restrictions and funding from MCC ceased. The MCCU teams played in 2021 as UCCEs once more, but Cambridge UCCE did not continue after 2022. Cambridge University Cricket Club, without support from ARU, continues to compete in
192-661: The non-first-class counties , and also in Wales and Ireland. He was also sent by the MCC to spend a season in East London , South Africa , to assist with the development of the game there. Handford made only three further appearances for Nottinghamshire after the 1895 season, once in 1896 and twice in 1898. Playing for the MCC against Oxford University at Lord's in June 1898, he took 7/39, his best first-class bowling figures. Despite his performance,
216-514: The (in recent years considered the Second XI) are eligible for a "Crusaders' Colour" if they represent the Crusaders against Oxford's Authentics. Despite a large winter training-squad, and many players representing the university over the summer months (up to 50 players from the training squad and college level), rarely are more than a total of 12 Blues and 12 Colours awarded. Women cricketers are awarded
240-503: The 1895 County Championship. However, he took only 13 wickets from eight matches, six of which came in a single match against Leicestershire (including a five-wicket haul, 5/23). During the 1895 season , Handford also appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) for the first time, having had a position found for him on the MCC groundstaff. He would go on to play matches for the MCC around England, including against many of
264-530: The BUCS National League against other UCCEs, with players selected only from Cambridge University. The club also oversees and manages the annual inter-college 'Cuppers' cricket competition. The earliest reference to cricket at the University of Cambridge is in 1710. A Cambridge University team played against an Eton College team in 1754 and 1755, although those were minor matches. It is not known whether
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#1732845546037288-603: The Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence (Cambridge UCCE) which included players from Cambridge University and was Anglia Polytechnic University, now Anglia Ruskin University . This was re-branded as the Cambridge MCC University (Cambridge MCCU) prior to the 2010 season, when its governance was transferred from the England and Wales Cricket Board to MCC . Both male and female teams played in
312-475: The Colleges XI) and one women's team (from the incorporation of Cambridge University Women's Cricket Club (CUWCC) in 2000) which altogether play nearly 100 days of cricket each season. The inaugural University Match between Cambridge and Oxford University Cricket Club was played in 1827 and the match was the club's sole remaining first class fixture each season until 2020. The club has also operated as part of
336-502: The ECB announced that the Cambridge games (among other university games) was set to lose first-class status by 2021. The last matches involving Cambridge University as part of Cambridge UCCE or Cambridge UCCE Women were in 2022. The three grounds that Cambridge University Cricket Club has used for home first-class and List A matches since 1821 are listed below, with statistics complete through to
360-733: The Eton teams were of present or past pupils. Cambridge University began an annual series against Cambridge Town Club , which evolved into the original Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club , on 30 May 1817. It is with this game that both teams first acquired first-class status. All Cambridge teams play annual matches against Oxford as well as other matches throughout the Lent and Summer terms. The first team four-day University Match retained its first-class status until 2020 and alternates between being held at Fenner's and The Parks . The one-day matches for men and women are currently played at Arundel . The Crusaders play
384-474: The Gentlemen allowing only non-Americans with amateur status, five years' residency, and intended naturalization. Handford had returned to England by 1894, where he appeared twice for Liverpool and District early in the season – in a first-class match against Cambridge University , and then in a two-day fixture against the touring South Africans . He made his County Championship debut for Nottinghamshire,
408-786: The MCC lost the match by nine wickets, after twice being bowled out for under 100 runs. Handford's final first-class match in England came when he was aged 32, for the MCC against Kent in May 1901. He subsequently gained employment as a coach, working in North Wales , at the Repton School in Derbyshire , and again in South Africa, for several schools in Johannesburg . While in South Africa, he helped train
432-595: The MCC to coach at Christ's College, Christchurch , in 1912, Handford remained in New Zealand until 1927. During the 1913–14 season, he umpired five matches for Canterbury (three in the Plunket Shield , and two against the touring Australians ). The following season, he played in one last first-class match, after a gap of almost 14 years. Handford, aged 46, captained Southland in its inaugural first-class match, played against Otago at Rugby Park , Invercargill . He
456-623: The Players (professional cricketers) in the Gentlemen v Players fixture. He had been preceded in American cricket by his older brother, Sanders Handford (1858–1917), who played four first-class matches for American sides. Alick Handford opened both the batting and the bowling on debut, but the professionals lost the match comprehensively, by an innings and 281 runs. The Players side generally consisted of expatriate Englishmen, often employed as coaches, with
480-529: The South African team that won its first series against England during the 1905–06 season. Returning to England, he coached at Marlborough College , and also made his first-class umpiring debut during the 1908 season , officiating a match at the County Ground, Derby , between Derbyshire and the touring Philadelphians . His umpiring companion was Henry Shaw , an ex-Derbyshire player. Initially sent by
504-540: The county of his birth, in July 1894, and played four matches in his debut season. In those four matches, Handford, a right-arm medium pacer, took 25 wickets at an average of 17.44, which included three five-wicket hauls. These were 5/25 on his Nottinghamshire debut against Gloucestershire , 7/75 in the next match, against Middlesex , and 5/53 in his final match of the season, against Somerset . After his successful debut season, Handford appeared for Nottinghamshire again in
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#1732845546037528-543: The first time: Twenty20, 4-Day First-Class and the 1-Day Match at Lord's (colours are not awarded for the Twenty20 game). The Cambridge Centre of Cricketing Excellence (UCCE) team played 27 first-class matches between 2001 and 2009. Subsequently, as the Cambridge Marylebone Cricket Club University, three First Class fixtures were played each season until 2014 when this was reduced to two. In 2019,
552-788: Was sentenced to 28 days' imprisonment. Handford died in Tavistock, Devon , in October 1935. Cambridge University Cricket Club Cambridge University Cricket Club , established in 1820, is the representative cricket club for students of the University of Cambridge . Depending on the circumstances of each individual match, the club was recognised as holding first-class status until 2020. The university played List A cricket in 1972 and 1974 only. It has not played top-level Twenty20 cricket. With some 1,200 members, home matches are played at Fenner's . The club has three men's teams (Blues, Crusaders and
576-712: Was the only player in the Southland side with prior first-class experience, but failed to have any impact as the team lost by 118 runs. Handford subsequently became a resident of Greymouth , coaching in towns on the West Coast of the South Island. Returning to England, he coached Leicestershire 's second XI during the 1930 season , but the following year, in November 1931, he was convicted of fraud for obtaining property by deception . He had stayed at several hotels without paying, and
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