Which cricket ground was the home ground of the Manchester Cricket Club from 1856 until it became the home of the Lancashire County Cricket Club when that was founded in 1864?
Manchester Cricket Club a long rough track) that subsequently became Old Trafford Cricket Ground, the home of Lancashire cricket ever since. Lancashire County Cricket Club was formally constituted on 12 January 1864 at a meeting of thirteen Lancashire cricket clubs in Manchester. In 1865, the new club joined the County Championship and played its initial important match against Middlesex at Old Trafford on 20, 21 and 22 July. The Manchester club was superseded by the county club and ceased to have important match status in its own right. The following is a list of matches played by Manchester, sometimes styled Lancashire: Manchester Cricket
Manchester Cricket Club Manchester Cricket Club Manchester Cricket Club was founded in 1816 and was a direct forerunner of Lancashire County Cricket Club, founded in 1864. Manchester had important match status and is classified as such by substantial sources from 1844 to 1864, after which it was superseded by the county club and ceased to be an important team in its own right. Cricket may not have reached Lancashire until the 18th century. The earliest known reference to cricket being played in the county is in 1781. In 1816, Manchester Cricket Club was founded and soon became representative of Lancashire as a county