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Alcester & Ragley Park Cricket Club is a club with over one hundred years of history, and one of the founder members of the Cotswold Hills League. The club plays in the picturesque grounds of Ragley Hall near on the outskirts of the Roman town of Alcester in Warwickshire.

History
1864 	Club founded as Alcester Cricket Club

1871 	Club moves to Ragley Park - becomes Arrow and Ragley Cricket Club

1872	June 15th - W.G Grace scores 114 at Ragley for the United South of England XI

1903 	First mention of a Bunting - 33 N.O vs Astwood bank

1939 	Last seaon before the War, still dominated by the Buntings and the Sisams

1946 	First season after the War, Club now known as Alcester and Ragley Park Cricket Club

1953 	Frank Clark scores 152 in club record score of 296 for 6 vs Norton Lindsey

1964 	Opening of the new pavillion by Marquis of Hertford

1967 	1st XI winners of the Redditch Indicator shield for the 1st time

1967 	Three players (T. Geden, J. Shepherd and T. Hayward) score 1000 runs in a season

1968 	1st XI winners of the Studley knock-out Trophy

1969 	Peter Hunt scores club record of 166 N.O vs Leamington

1970 	Johnny Johnson takes 109 wickets in a season

1971 	Club Centenary

1972 	Club celebrates its centenary (1971) with a match against the Presidents XI

1973 	First club tour to Devon and Somerset

1980 	Launch of the youth section

1981 	First season of the Cotswold hills league for the 1st and 2nd XI s

1986 	1st XI runners up in Cotswold Hills Premier Division

1992 	Club join Cotswold Hills League for under 16s

1995 	1st XI runners up in Cotswold Hills Premier Division

1996 	Introduction of Six a Side tournament in memory of Mike Sunderland

1997 	S. Quirke scores 1013 runs in the league averaging 144.71

1997 	R. Randall retires after 16 years of chairmanship & 50 years as a player. He is made a life member

1998 	Installation of 2 all weather practice nets

1998 	Shaun Quirke named as 1 of the 5 Midlands Club Cricketers of the year

1999 	Shaun Quirke beats club batting record by scoring 211 vs Harborne