Recent Website Updates

The website is updated regularly. We intend to keep track here of new and updated items so that users need view only this page to see the recent changes. The most recent are at the top. Older items will drop off the bottom.

• 18 January
  • Added volumes 36 (WE Astill), 37 (William Clarke), 38 (Lionel Robinson), 39 (Alec Watson) and 40 (Edwin Smith) in the Lives in Cricket Series to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 17 January
  • Added 1903 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,285 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added volumes 31 (Walter Robins), 32 (Eric Rowan), 33 (Jack Robertson and Syd Brown) and 34 (Frank Mitchell) in the Lives in Cricket Series to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 16 January
  • Added volumes 26 (HV Hesketh-Prichard), 27 (CB Llewellyn), 28 (Keith Carmody), 29 (AN Hornby) and 30 (MJK Smith) in the Lives in Cricket Series to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 15 January
  • Added volumes 21 (Walter Read), 22 (Jack Mercer), 23 (Brief Candles), 24 (Edgar Willsher) and 25 (Tom Richardson) in the Lives in Cricket Series to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 14 January
  • Added Membership Bulletin 58 to the password-protected Members Area.
  • Added 1902 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,412 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added volumes 16 (Joe Hardstaff), 17 (Fuller Pilch), 18 (FR Foster), 19 (Frank Sugg) and 20 (Maurice Tompkin) in the Lives in Cricket Series to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 13 January
  • Added volumes 11 (CP Lewis), 12 (Ric Charlesworth), 13 (AP Lucas), 14 (Jack Bond) and 15 (Michael Falcon) in the Lives in Cricket Series to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 12 January
  • Added volumes 6 (Bill Copson), 7 (Richard Daft), 8 (Ernest Hayes), 9 (JH King) and 10 (John Shepherd) in the Lives in Cricket Series to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 11 January
  • Added volumes 2 (Johnny Briggs), 3 (George Duckworth), 4 (Ernie Jones) and 5 (Rockley Wilson) in the Lives in Cricket Series to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 1901 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,681 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 10 January
  • Added 1914, 1914/15-1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1939/40-1945 issues of First-Class Cricket Matches to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 9 January
  • Added 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 issues of First-Class Cricket Matches to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 8 January
  • Added 1896 edition of James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Annual to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Rodney Ulyate.
  • Added 1900 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,351 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 6 January
  • Added 1878 edition of James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Annual to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Rodney Ulyate.
• 5 January
  • Added 1882 issues of Canadian Cricket Field (all published) to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 1877 edition of James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Annual to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Rodney Ulyate.
  • Added 1899 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,331 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 4 January
  • Added 7 books to the First-Class Matches section of the OnLine Library: Internal matches in Trinidad and Guyana 1958/59 to 1989/90; Pakistan 1975/76 to 1979/80; Pakistan 1980/81 to 1983/84; West Indies 1989/90 to 1998/99; India 2003/04 and 2004/05; Australia 2005/06 and 2006/07 and South African Airways Provincial Challenge 2006/07; India 2005/06 and 2006/07 – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added A Game Divided: Triumphs and Troubles in Yorkshire Cricket in the 1920s by Jeremy Lonsdale to the OnLine Library – see here.
• 3 January
  • Added announcement of the TT/ACS Search Engine to the home page and ACS News.
  • Added 1876 edition of James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Annual to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Rodney Ulyate.
  • Uploaded a new version of updates to Kevin Clement’s book Flashes of Brilliance – History of Bedfordshire CCC supplied by the author – see (PDF) here.
  • Added 1898 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,011 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 2 January
  • Added details of the latest ACS auction to the home page.
  • Added 2,647 entries to the search engine for the 1886 edition of Cricket – see here for the search or here for Cricket 1886 – thanks to Derek Noakes.
  • Added 2006 and 2007 issues of the ACS International Cricket Year Book to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 1896 issue of the Minor Counties Championship to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 1 January
  • Added 1897 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,002 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths
  • Added 1897 issue of the Minor Counties Championship to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffith.
  • Added 1989, 2000 and 2005 issues of the ACS International Cricket Year Book to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 31 December
  • Added 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913 and 1914 issues of the Minor Counties Championship to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019 and 2020 issues of the ACS International Cricket Year Book to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffith.
• 30 December
  • Added 1899, 1904 and 1911 issues of the Minor Counties Championship to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 issues of the ACS International Cricket Year Book to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 29 December
  • Added 1900, 1901, 1902 and 1903 issues of the Minor Counties Championship to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 1987, 1988 and 2002 issues of the ACS International Cricket Year Book to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 28 December
  • Added 1896 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 876 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 27 December
  • Added 1997, 1998 and 1999 issues of the ACS International Cricket Year Book to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 26 December
  • Added 1895 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 873 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 24 December
  • Added Zimbabwe First-Class Matches 2006 and 2006/07 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 1992, 1994 and 1996 issues of the ACS International Cricket Year Book to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 23 December
  • Added part 5 (1,241 pages) of the Bernard Wilkins scrapbook archive – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added scores and statistics for 1990-1995 (166 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 22 December
  • Added Sri Lanka First-Class Matches 2005/06 and 2006 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added Bangladesh First-Class Matches 2006/07 and 2007 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added scores and statistics for 1980-1989 (270 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 21 December
  • Added announcement of the Women’s First-Class Match List to the home page and ACS News.
  • Added part 3 (1,079 pages) and part 2 (904 pages) of the Bernard Wilkins scrapbook archive – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added the 2018, 2019 and 2020 issues of the First-Class Counties Second XI Annual to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 20 December
  • Added Search User Guide – see here – thanks to Derek Noakes.
  • Added the 2015, 2016 and 2017 issues of the First-Class Counties Second XI Annual to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 19 December
  • Added the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 issues of the First-Class Counties Second XI Annual to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added Membership Bulletin 57 to the password-protected Members Area.
  • Added scores and statistics for 1970-1979 (479 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 18 December
  • Added the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 issues of the First-Class Counties Second XI Annual to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added part 1 (625 pages) and part 2 (948 pages) of the Bernard Wilkins scrapbook archive – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 17 December
  • Added Important Cricket Matches 1801-1819; Important Cricket Matches 1820-1829; Important Cricket Matches 1830-1838; Important Cricket Matches 1839-1844; Important Cricket Matches 1845-1849 to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 16 December
  • Added Cricket Matches 1850-1854; Cricket Matches 1855-1859; First Class Cricket Matches 1870-1872; First Class Cricket Matches 1896; First Class Cricket Matches 1898; First Class Cricket Matches 1899; First Class Cricket Matches 1900 to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 15 December
  • Added the first-class match list of women’s matches agreed at the recent ACS Committee Meeting – see here.
  • Added First Class Cricket Matches 1886; First Class Cricket Matches 1888; First Class Cricket Matches 1889; First Class Cricket Matches 1890 to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 14 December
  • Added scores and statistics for the ten seasons 1960-1969 (total of 768 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 13 December
  • Added Membership Bulletin 56 to the password-protected Members Area, and updated the committee summaries in that area.
  • Added scores and statistics for 1954 (120 pages), 1955 (142 pages), 1956 (135 pages), 1957 (152 pages), 1958 (152 pages) and 1959 (95 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 12 December
  • Added the 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 issues of the First-Class Counties Second XI Annual to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added First Class Cricket Matches 1875-1876; First Class Cricket Matches 1892; First Class Cricket Matches 1893; First Class Cricket Matches 1894 to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 1953 scores and statistics (total of 121 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 11 December
  • Added the 2000 First-Class Counties Second XI Annual to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 1952 scores and statistics (total of 126 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added First Class Cricket Matches 1877-1878 to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 10 December
  • Added the 1997 First-Class Counties Second XI Annual to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added First Class Cricket Matches 1885 to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 1951 scores and statistics (total of 198 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 9 December
  • Added 2,628 entries to the search engine for the 1885 edition of Cricket – see here for the search or here for Cricket 1885 – thanks to Derek Noakes.
  • Added the 1996 First-Class Counties Second XI Annual to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added First Class Cricket Matches 1884 to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 1950 scores, statistics (total of 404 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 8 December
  • Added First Class Cricket Matches 1883 to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 1949 scores, statistics (total of 448 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added the 1995 First-Class Counties Second XI Annual to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 7 December
  • Added the 1885 edition of James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Companion to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Rodney Ulyate.
• 6 December
  • Added the 1884 edition of James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Companion to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Rodney Ulyate.
  • Added 1948 scores, statistics (total of 408 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 5 December
  • Added Membership Bulletin 55 to the password-protected Members Area.
  • Added an article on Clerics in County Championship Cricket by David Jeater (PDF).
  • Added the 1882 edition of John and James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Companion to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Rodney Ulyate.
  • Added 1947 scores, statistics (total of 348 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 4 December
  • Added 1946 scores, statistics (total of 580 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 3 December
  • Added 1939 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 856 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 2 December
  • Added 1938 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,413 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 1 December
  • Added 1937 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,502 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 29 November
  • Extended the search function to include some scores on the Women’s Cricket History website – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 20 issues of James Lillywhite’s Cricketers’ Annual to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 26 November
  • Added 1936 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,508 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 25 November
  • Added 1935 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,685 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 24 November
  • Added 1934 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,705 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 22 November
  • Added Membership Bulletin 54 to the password-protected Members Area.
• 21 November
  • Added 1933 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,443 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 20 November
  • Added 129 entries to the search engine for the Sri Lanka match scores 2001/02 and 2002 – see here for the search or here for Sri Lanka scores – thanks to John Winnifrith.
  • Added 1932 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,633 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 19 November
  • Added 3,013 entries to the search engine for the 1884 edition of Cricket – see here for the search or here for Cricket 1884 – thanks to Derek Noakes.
  • Added 1931 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,599 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffith.
• 18 November
  • Added 1930 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,565 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 17 November
  • Added 1929 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,324 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 16 November
  • Added 1928 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,172 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 14 November
  • Added 1927 scores, newspaper cuttings, statistics (total of 1,294 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 13 November
  • Added 1926 scores, newspaper cuttings, averages (total of 1,162 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 12 November
  • Added 1925 scores, newspaper cuttings, averages (total of 912 pages) to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here– thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 11 November
  • Added Benson and Hedges Cup Record Book 1972-1994 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added 1924 scores, newspaper cuttings, averages to the Tony Webb Minor Counties Collection – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 6 November
  • Added Gillette Cup and NatWest Trophy Record Book 1963-1996 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 5 November
  • Added note about Andrew Hignell stepping down as Honorary Secretary after 2026 AGM to home page.
• 3 November
  • Added date of 2026 AGM (Saturday 21 March) to home page.
• 1 November
  • Added new publications to the ACS Shop.
• 31 October
  • Added John Player Special League Record Book 1969 to 1986 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 29 October
  • Added Sunday League Record Book 1969 to 1992 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 28 October
  • Added link to video recording of online interview with Ric Finlay to the password-protected Members Area.
  • Added ACS International Cricket Year Book 2003 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 27 October
  • Added Sri Lanka First-Class Matches 2001/02 and 2002 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 25 October
  • Added summary of committee meeting of 28 September to the Members Area.
• 24 October
  • Added Sri Lanka First-Class Matches 2003/04 and 2004 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added Most Runs and Wickets on Each County Championship Ground – updated to 2025 – see here (PDF) – thanks to Stephen Blades.
• 23 October
  • Added Sri Lanka First-Class Matches 1991/92 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 22 October
  • Added Shropshire Cricketers 1844–1998 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 21 October
  • Added Zimbabwe First-Class Matches 1996/97 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 20 October
  • Added Zimbabwe First-Class Matches 1993/94 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 17 October
  • Added Zimbabwe First-Class Matches 1994/95 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 16 October
  • Added Bangladesh First-Class Matches 2005/06 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 15 October
  • Added Bangladesh First-Class Matches 2004/05 and 2005 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 14 October
  • Added 99 Not Out: Scorecards and Statistics of Women’s Test Matches 1934–1996 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 13 October
  • Added Cambridge University Cricketers 1820–1992 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 12 October
  • Added Brian Croudy’s obituary to the ACS obituaries section.
  • Added link to video recording of Virtual Members Meeting of 4 October to the password-protected Members Area.
• 9 October
  • Added ICC Trophy Competition 1997 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 7 October
  • Added ICC Trophy Competitions 1979, 1982, 1986 to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 6 October
  • Added First-Class on Tour to the OnLine Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 5 October
  • Added index of player biographies and obituaries in statistical surveys – see here – thanks to Derek Noakes.
• 29 September
  • Added news of Brian Croudy’s death to the home page.
  • Added news of the website problems arising from a server breakdown to the home page.
• 28 September
  • Added summary of the Committee Meeting of 23 August to the Members Area.
• 23 September
  • Added Eric Midwinter bibliography – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths and Jeremy Lonsdale.
• 6 September
  • Added list of players who Played First-Class Matches on Most Grounds in the British Isles to Ask the ACS.
• 23 August
  • Added summary of the Committee Meeting of 26 July to the Members Area.
• 21 August
  • Added Andrew Cunningham’s index to The Cricket Statistician issues 1-41 to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 9 August
  • Added news of the death of former ACS president Eric Midwinter to the home page and ACS News; added his obituary, by Jeremy Lonsdale, to the ACS obituaries section.
• 5 August
  • Added Two Stalwart Scottish Cricketers: John Kerr and Jimmy Aitchison by Duncan McLeish to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 4 August
  • Added Journal 199 to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
  • Added Journal 198 to the Online Library – see here – thanks to Peter Griffiths.
• 2 August
  • Added details of the latest ACS auction to the home page.
• 1 August
  • Added new publications to the ACS Shop.
• 27 July
  • Added summary of the Committee Meeting of 21 June to the Members Area.
• 17 July
  • Added Progressive ODI Records for all men’s teams – thanks to Kevin Jones.
  • Added Progressive ODI Records for all women’s teams – thanks to Kevin Jones.
  • Added Progressive International T20 Records for all men’s teams – thanks to Kevin Jones.
  • Added Progressive International T20 Records for all women’s teams – thanks to Kevin Jones.
• 15 July
  • Added Progressive Test Records for all men’s teams – thanks to Kevin Jones.
  • Added Progressive Test Records for all women’s teams – thanks to Kevin Jones.
• 8 July
  • Added details of the latest ACS auction to the home page.
• 3 July
  • Added An invitation to join the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (PDF) to Join the ACS and home page.