About CUCC

CUCC is the official cricket club for male students of Cambridge University. It has a famous and proud history dating back to 1820, producing many of the great cricketers, captains and administrators. These include: Michael Atherton, Mike Brearley, John Crawley, John Dewes, Ted Dexter, Hubert Doggart, Gammi Goonesena, Doug Insole, Majid Khan, Peter May, Derek Pringle and K.S. Ranjitsinhji.

Until 2000, the much coveted cricket Blue was awarded to those who represented CUCC in an annual three-day Varsity Match against Oxford University Cricket Club, generally held at Lord's. Since then the three-day match has been replaced by a one-day match at Lord's and a four-day match either at Fenner's or The Parks. Blues are now awarded to those players appearing in either match.

A more detailed history can be found here: History of CUCC. For those with a real appetite for history, there are two well known texts on the subject:

• The Cambridge University Cricket Club by W.J. Ford, published by William Blackwood in 1902
• Oxford and Cambridge Cricket by G.H. Chesterton and G.H.G. Doggart, published by Willow Books in 1989. Further reading can be found elsewhere on the site.

In recent years womens' cricket has become popular at Cambridge University and CUWCC have an active fixture list and an annual Varsity Match against Oxford. This is currently played on the Nursery Ground at Lord's on the same day as the CUCC versus OUCC Varsity Match. For more details about CUWCC, please visit their website: CUWCC