Club 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
2000

P. Hedges and A. Haines set a record partnership for the 2nd XI of 293 vs Twyning.
2002 Nick Chadbourne scores 214 N.O vs Shipston
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