Norfolk County, Massachusetts was created on March 26, 1793 by legislation signed by Gov. John Hancock. Most of the towns were originally part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The towns of Dorchester and Roxbury were part of Norfolk County when it was created but, as Boston annexed each town, they became part of Suffolk County again. Hingham and Hull were originally part of the Norfolk County legislation but petitioned to remain in Suffolk county and in June 1793 their removal to Norfolk county was repealed. Later, in 1803, they were moved into Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
The county is the birthplace of four Presidents of the United States (John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy, and George H.W. Bush), resulting in the moniker "County of Presidents."
Inter-county cricket matches are known to have been played since the early 18th century, involving teams that are representative of the historic counties of England and Wales. Since the late 19th century, there have been two county championship competitions played at different levels: the County Championship, a first-class competition which currently involves eighteen first-class county clubs; and the Minor Counties Championship, which currently involves nineteen English county clubs and one club that is representative of several Welsh counties.
History
County cricket started in the eighteenth century, the earliest known inter-county match being played in 1709, though an official County Championship was not instituted until 1890. Having already been badly hit by the Seven Years' War, county cricket ceased altogether during the Napoleonic Wars and there was a period from 1797 to 1824 during which no inter-county matches took place.
Development of county cricket
Inter-county cricket was popular throughout the 18th century, although the best team, such as Kent in the 1740s or Hampshire in the days of the famous Hambledon Club, was usually acknowledged as such by being matched against All-England. The most successful county teams were Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. There was, however, often a crossover between town and county with some strong local clubs tending at times to represent a whole county. Examples are London, which often played against county teams and was in some respects almost a county club in itself; Slindon, which was for a few years in the 1740s effectively representative of Sussex as a county; Dartford, sometimes representative of Kent; and the Hambledon Club, certainly representative of Hampshire and also perhaps of Sussex. One of the best county teams in the late 18th century was Berkshire, which no longer has first-class status.
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players each on a field at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard-long pitch. The game is played by 120 million players in many countries, making it the world's second most popular sport. Each team takes its turn to bat, attempting to score runs, while the other team fields. Each turn is known as an innings (used for both singular and plural).
The bowler delivers the ball to the batsman who attempts to hit the ball with his bat away from the fielders so he can run to the other end of the pitch and score a run. Each batsman continues batting until he is out. The batting team continues batting until ten batsmen are out, or a specified number of overs of six balls have been bowled, at which point the teams switch roles and the fielding team comes in to bat.
With an area of 2,074 square miles and a population of 859,400, Norfolk is a largely rural county with a population density of 401 per square mile. Forty per cent of the county's population live in four major built up areas: Norwich (213,000), Great Yarmouth (63,000), King's Lynn (46,000) and Thetford (25,000).
Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, with camps along the higher land in the west where flints could be quarried. A Brythonic tribe, the Iceni, inhabited the county from the 1st century BC to the end of the 1st century AD. The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in 47 AD, and again in 60 AD led by Boudica. The crushing of the second rebellion opened the county to the Romans. During the Roman era in Norfolk roads and ports were constructed throughout the county and farming took place widely.
The Norfolk Amtrak station is located at 280 Park Avenue in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. It is the terminus of a branch of the Northeast Regional service which begins in Boston. Service began on December 12, 2012. This station returned intercity passenger rail service to Norfolk proper for the first time since 1977 when the Mountaineer ended.
The $3.75 million brick and glass depot, financed by the city, opened on December 2, 2013. It was designed by architects and engineers with the Michael Baker Corporation and includes a soaring three story tower. Prior to the depot's completion, passengers only used the concrete platform.
The station is adjacent to the Harbor Park baseball stadium along the Elizabeth River on the eastern edge of downtown. The Tide light rail system has an adjacent station at Harbor Park, allowing for connections from Amtrak to the light rail service.
The riding includes all of the counties of Haldimand and Norfolk except those parts of Haldimand found in the Six Nations and New Credit Indian Reserves.
Cambridgeshire CCC 1st XI vs Norfolk CCC - NCCA T20 Game 1 - 6th May 2024
published: 06 May 2024
Norfolk T20 Highlights | ABW CC vs Bradfield CC | Club Cricket Competition
A solid display at Manor Park. Our first T20 of the year!
published: 28 May 2023
Norfolk CCC vs Cambridgeshire CCC - NCCA 50 Over Semi Final
published: 04 Aug 2024
Suffolk T20 vs Norfolk T20 - 5th May 2024
Live from Sprowston CC, Norfolk
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
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published: 05 May 2024
Norfolk Cricket League Champions 2024 Trophy Presentation
published: 16 Sep 2024
Highlights - Cheshire v Norfolk 12 June 2022
Cheshire beat Norfolk by 6 wickets
published: 12 Jun 2022
Suffolk Cricket Mens 1st XI vs Norfolk CCC - NCCA T20 Highlights Game 2 - 1st May 2023
Highlights from Suffolk vs Norfolk NCCA T20 played at Ipswich School on Monday 1st May 2023 - https://suffolkccc.play-cricket.com/website/results/5614584
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
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published: 02 May 2023
Herts CCC v Norfolk CCC NCCA Eastern Div 2 day 2
published: 15 Jul 2024
NCCA Trophy: Suffolk CCC vs Norfolk CCC - Match Highlights
Match highlights from the NCCA Trophy between Suffolk & Norfolk played at Horsford CC on the 4th June 2023.
The full scorecard and ball-by-ball videos can be seen at - https://suffolkccc.play-cricket.com/website/results/5616964
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
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#crickethighlights #suffolkcricket #norfolkcricket #NCCA #NationalCountiesCricket
published: 04 Jun 2023
Hertfordshire CCC v Norfolk CCC NCCA T20 Game 1 Highlights
Live from Sprowston CC, Norfolk
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Live from Sprowston CC, Norfolk
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
http://www.stevesmithelectrical-ipswich.co.uk/
NV Play Cricket - https://www.nvplay.com/
Jamie Lee Smith Catering - https://jamieleesmithcatering.co.uk
Nethergate Brewery - https://nethergate.co.uk
Live from Sprowston CC, Norfolk
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
http://www.stevesmithelectrical-ipswich.co.uk/
NV Play Cricket - https://www.nvplay.com/
Jamie Lee Smith Catering - https://jamieleesmithcatering.co.uk
Nethergate Brewery - https://nethergate.co.uk
Highlights from Suffolk vs Norfolk NCCA T20 played at Ipswich School on Monday 1st May 2023 - https://suffolkccc.play-cricket.com/website/results/5614584
Suffo...
Highlights from Suffolk vs Norfolk NCCA T20 played at Ipswich School on Monday 1st May 2023 - https://suffolkccc.play-cricket.com/website/results/5614584
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
Magnus Group Ltd - https://magnusgroup.co.uk
Steve Smith Electrical Contractors - http://www.stevesmithelectrical-ipswich.co.uk/
NV Play Cricket - https://www.nvplay.com/
Parkers Pitches - https://www.parkerspitches.co.uk/
Jamie Lee Smith Catering - https://jamieleesmithcatering.co.uk
#crickethighlights #suffolkcricket #bedscricket #NCCA #NationalCountiesCricket
Highlights from Suffolk vs Norfolk NCCA T20 played at Ipswich School on Monday 1st May 2023 - https://suffolkccc.play-cricket.com/website/results/5614584
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
Magnus Group Ltd - https://magnusgroup.co.uk
Steve Smith Electrical Contractors - http://www.stevesmithelectrical-ipswich.co.uk/
NV Play Cricket - https://www.nvplay.com/
Parkers Pitches - https://www.parkerspitches.co.uk/
Jamie Lee Smith Catering - https://jamieleesmithcatering.co.uk
#crickethighlights #suffolkcricket #bedscricket #NCCA #NationalCountiesCricket
Match highlights from the NCCA Trophy between Suffolk & Norfolk played at Horsford CC on the 4th June 2023.
The full scorecard and ball-by-ball videos can be ...
Match highlights from the NCCA Trophy between Suffolk & Norfolk played at Horsford CC on the 4th June 2023.
The full scorecard and ball-by-ball videos can be seen at - https://suffolkccc.play-cricket.com/website/results/5616964
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
Magnus Group Ltd - https://magnusgroup.co.uk
http://www.stevesmithelectrical-ipswich.co.uk/
NV Play Cricket - https://www.nvplay.com/
Parkers Pitches - https://www.parkerspitches.co.uk/
Jamie Lee Smith Catering - https://jamieleesmithcatering.co.uk
#crickethighlights #suffolkcricket #norfolkcricket #NCCA #NationalCountiesCricket
Match highlights from the NCCA Trophy between Suffolk & Norfolk played at Horsford CC on the 4th June 2023.
The full scorecard and ball-by-ball videos can be seen at - https://suffolkccc.play-cricket.com/website/results/5616964
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
Magnus Group Ltd - https://magnusgroup.co.uk
http://www.stevesmithelectrical-ipswich.co.uk/
NV Play Cricket - https://www.nvplay.com/
Parkers Pitches - https://www.parkerspitches.co.uk/
Jamie Lee Smith Catering - https://jamieleesmithcatering.co.uk
#crickethighlights #suffolkcricket #norfolkcricket #NCCA #NationalCountiesCricket
Live from Sprowston CC, Norfolk
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
http://www.stevesmithelectrical-ipswich.co.uk/
NV Play Cricket - https://www.nvplay.com/
Jamie Lee Smith Catering - https://jamieleesmithcatering.co.uk
Nethergate Brewery - https://nethergate.co.uk
Highlights from Suffolk vs Norfolk NCCA T20 played at Ipswich School on Monday 1st May 2023 - https://suffolkccc.play-cricket.com/website/results/5614584
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
Magnus Group Ltd - https://magnusgroup.co.uk
Steve Smith Electrical Contractors - http://www.stevesmithelectrical-ipswich.co.uk/
NV Play Cricket - https://www.nvplay.com/
Parkers Pitches - https://www.parkerspitches.co.uk/
Jamie Lee Smith Catering - https://jamieleesmithcatering.co.uk
#crickethighlights #suffolkcricket #bedscricket #NCCA #NationalCountiesCricket
Match highlights from the NCCA Trophy between Suffolk & Norfolk played at Horsford CC on the 4th June 2023.
The full scorecard and ball-by-ball videos can be seen at - https://suffolkccc.play-cricket.com/website/results/5616964
Suffolk Cricket are proudly sponsored by:
Magnus Group Ltd - https://magnusgroup.co.uk
http://www.stevesmithelectrical-ipswich.co.uk/
NV Play Cricket - https://www.nvplay.com/
Parkers Pitches - https://www.parkerspitches.co.uk/
Jamie Lee Smith Catering - https://jamieleesmithcatering.co.uk
#crickethighlights #suffolkcricket #norfolkcricket #NCCA #NationalCountiesCricket
Norfolk County, Massachusetts was created on March 26, 1793 by legislation signed by Gov. John Hancock. Most of the towns were originally part of Suffolk County, Massachusetts. The towns of Dorchester and Roxbury were part of Norfolk County when it was created but, as Boston annexed each town, they became part of Suffolk County again. Hingham and Hull were originally part of the Norfolk County legislation but petitioned to remain in Suffolk county and in June 1793 their removal to Norfolk county was repealed. Later, in 1803, they were moved into Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
The county is the birthplace of four Presidents of the United States (John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John F. Kennedy, and George H.W. Bush), resulting in the moniker "County of Presidents."