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|      title4wins = 1
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'''Lancashire Cricket Club''' represents the [[Historic counties of England|historic county]] of [[Lancashire]] in [[Cricket in England|English cricket]]. The club has held [[first-class cricket|first-class status]] since it was founded in 1864. Lancashire's home is [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground]], although the team also play matches at other grounds around the county. Lancashire was a founder member of the [[County Championship]] in 1890 and has won the competition nine times. Lancashire has won 26 major honours in its history. The club's limited overs team is called '''Lancashire Lightning'''.

Lancashire was widely recognised as the [[Champion County]] four times between 1879 and 1889. It won its first two County Championship titles in the [[1897 English cricket season|1897]] and [[1904 English cricket season|1904 seasons]]. Between 1926 and 1934, it won the championship five times. Throughout most of the inter-war period, Lancashire and its neighbours [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] had the best two teams in England and the [[Roses Match]]es between them were usually the highlight of the domestic season. In 1950, Lancashire shared the title with [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]. The County Championship was restructured [[2000 English cricket season|in 2000]] with Lancashire in the first division. They won the [[2011 County Championship]], a gap of 77 years since the club's last outright title in 1934.

In 1895, [[Archie MacLaren]] scored 424 in an innings for Lancashire, which remains the highest score by an Englishman in first-class cricket. [[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]], whose career lasted from 1879 to 1900, was the first player to score 10,000&nbsp;runs and take 1,000&nbsp;wickets for Lancashire. [[Ernest Tyldesley]], younger brother of [[Johnny Tyldesley]], is the club's leading run-scorer with 34,222&nbsp;runs in 573&nbsp;matches for Lancashire between 1909 and 1936. Fast bowler [[Brian Statham]] took a club record 1,816&nbsp;wickets in 430&nbsp;first-class matches between 1950 and 1968. England batsman [[Cyril Washbrook]] became Lancashire's first professional captain in 1954.

The Lancashire side of the late 1960s and early 1970s, captained by [[Jack Bond (cricketer)|Jack Bond]] and featuring the West Indian batsman [[Clive Lloyd]], was successful in [[List A cricket|limited overs cricket]], winning the [[Pro40|Sunday League]] [[1969 English cricket season|in 1969]] and [[1970 English cricket season|1970]] and the [[Friends Provident Trophy|Gillette Cup]] four times between 1970 and 1975. Lancashire won the [[Benson and Hedges Cup]] [[1984 English cricket season|in 1984]], three times between 1990 and 1996, and the Sunday League in [[1989 English cricket season|1989]], [[1998 English cricket season|1998]] and [[1999 English cricket season|1999]]. They won the [[Twenty20 Cup]] for the first time in 2015.

==Honours==
{{See also|List of the competitive honours won by county cricket clubs in England and Wales}}

===First XI honours===
* '''[[County Championship]] (8) –''' [[1897 County Championship|1897]], [[1904 County Championship|1904]], [[1926 County Championship|1926]], [[1927 County Championship|1927]], [[1928 County Championship|1928]], [[1930 County Championship|1930]], [[1934 County Championship|1934]], [[County Championship|2011]]; '''shared (1) –''' [[1950 County Championship|1950]]
:''Division Two champions'' (3) – 2005, 2013, 2019
* '''[[NatWest T20 Blast]] (1) –''' [[2015 NatWest t20 Blast|2015]]
* '''Gillette/NatWest/C&G/FP Trophy{{#tag:ref|Formerly known as the Gillette Cup (1963–1980), NatWest Trophy (1981–2000) and C&G Trophy (2001–2006).|group=notes}} (7) –''' 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1990, 1996, 1998
* '''Sunday/National/Pro40 League{{#tag:ref|Formerly known as the Sunday League (1969–1998).|group=notes}} (5) –''' 1969, 1970, 1989, 1998, 1999
:''Division Two champions'' (1) – 2003
* '''[[Benson and Hedges Cup]] (4) –''' 1984, 1990, 1995, 1996

===Second XI honours===
* '''Second XI Championship (4) –''' 1964, 1986, 1997, 2017; '''shared (1) –''' 2013
* '''Minor Counties Championship (7) –''' 1907, 1934, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1960, 1964

===Other honours===
* '''Refuge Cup (1) –''' 1988
* '''Lambert and Butler Floodlit Competition (1) –''' 1981

==Earliest cricket in Lancashire==
{{further|Manchester Cricket Club}}
Cricket may not have reached [[Lancashire]] until the 18th century. As advised by the Association of Cricket Statisticians (ACS), the earliest known reference to the sport being played in the county has been found in the ''Manchester Journal'' dated Saturday, 1 September 1781. It concerned an eleven-a-side match played the previous Monday, 27 August, at [[Brinnington|Brinnington Moor]] between a team of printers and one representing the villages of [[Haughton, Greater Manchester|Haughton]] and [[Bredbury]], who were the winners. As Bredbury was then in [[Cheshire]], the match is the earliest reference for that county too.<ref>Rowland Bowen, ''Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development'', page 266. Eyre & Spottiswoode (1960).</ref><ref>G. B. Buckley, ''Fresh Light on Pre-Victorian Cricket'', page 10. Cotterell (1937).</ref>

In 1816, the [[Manchester Cricket Club]] was founded and soon became the main north country rivals of [[Nottingham Cricket Club]] and [[Sheffield Cricket Club]]. On 23–25 July 1849, the Sheffield and Manchester clubs played each other at [[Hyde Park (cricket ground)|Hyde Park]] in [[Sheffield]] but the fixture was styled Yorkshire v Lancashire. It was the first match to involve a team using Lancashire as its name and is sometimes reckoned to have been the first [[Roses Match]]. Yorkshire won by five wickets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/0/863.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive|website=Cricketarchive.com|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> Teams called Yorkshire, though based on the Sheffield club, had been active since 1833.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1630/First-Class_Matches.html|title=The Home of CricketArchive|website=Cricketarchive.com|access-date=29 September 2018}}</ref> The Roses Match is one of cricket's oldest and most famous rivalries. In 1857, the Manchester club moved to [[Old Trafford cricket ground|Old Trafford]], which has been the home of Lancashire cricket ever since.<ref name="Origins">{{cite web |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=27 |title=LCCC Origins |website=Lccc.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014043700/http://lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=27 |archive-date=14 October 2007 |df=dmy-all }} Retrieved on 20&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>

==History of the county club==
===Origin===
[[File:Ranji 1897 page 085 Briggs bowling.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]] played for Lancashire between 1879 and 1900 and is the only player to have scored 10,000&nbsp;runs and taken 1,000&nbsp;wickets for the club in first-class cricket]]
On 12 January 1864, Manchester Cricket Club organised a meeting at the Queen's Hotel in Manchester for the purpose of forming a club to represent the county. Thirteen local clubs were represented: Broughton, Longsight, Manchester and Western from the Manchester area; Huyton, Liverpool and Northern from Merseyside; Accrington, Ashton, Blackburn, Oldham, Whalley and Wigan from other towns. Lancashire County Cricket Club was founded with the object of, it was said, "spreading a thorough knowledge and appreciation of the game throughout Lancashire".<ref name="LCCCearly"/> It was intended to stage home matches alternately at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool|Aigburth]], Preston, Blackburn and at "other places to help introduce good cricket throughout the county".<ref name="LCCCearly">[https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/club/history-of-the-club/the-early-years/ LCCC: The Early Years (1864&ndash;1883)]. Cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk</ref>

The new county club played its first-ever official game at Warrington against Birkenhead Park on Wednesday, 15 June 1864 but that was not a first-class match. The first inter-county match, which was first-class, was played in 1865 at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]] against [[Middlesex County Cricket Club|Middlesex]]; Lancashire won the match by 62&nbsp;[[run (cricket)|runs]], although Middlesex's [[V. E. Walker]] took all ten wickets in Lancashire's second innings.<ref name="LCCCearly"/><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1391.html Lancashire v Middlesex scorecard, July 1865]. Cricketarchive.com</ref>

===Early successes===
The early Lancashire side was reliant upon amateurs, which led to problems; although they were happy to play at Old Trafford, they were less willing to travel to away fixtures. During the early 1870s, the team was dominated by [[A. N. Hornby]]’s batting. The team's standard of cricket improved with the arrival of two professional players, [[Dick Barlow]] and [[Alexander Watson (cricketer, born 1844)|Alex Watson]]. The impact of Barlow and Hornby was such that their batting partnership was immortalised in the poem ''At Lord’s '' by [[Francis Thompson]]. The team was further enhanced by [[A. G. Steel]], an amateur sometimes considered second only to [[W. G. Grace]] as the country's best all rounder; [[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]], a professional from [[Sutton-in-Ashfield]] and the only player to score 10,000&nbsp;runs and take 1,000&nbsp;wickets for Lancashire; and [[wicket-keeper]] [[Dick Pilling]], who in 1891 was rated by ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]'' as the second-best wicket-keeper in the world behind [[Jack Blackham]]. As Lancashire's consistency improved, so did their support: in 1878, 28,000 over three days watched Lancashire play [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]].<ref name="Early Years">{{cite web |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=28 |title=LCCC Early Years 1865–1879 |publisher=Lancashire CCC.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925062651/http://lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=28 |archive-date=25 September 2010 |df=dmy-all }} Retrieved on 20&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>

The club's first success came in 1879, when the majority of the cricket press&nbsp;– except for Wisden&nbsp;– agreed that Lancashire and [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] were joint champions. Lancashire was the champion county in 1881 and again shared the title with Nottinghamshire in 1882.<ref name="Early Years"/>

[[Dick Barlow]] carried his bat for just 5 [[not out]] in Lancashire's total of 69 in two and a half hours against Nottinghamshire on a treacherous, rain-affected Trent Bridge pitch in July 1882.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Scorecards/2/2591.html |title=Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, July 1882 |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 21&nbsp;October 2007.</ref> Barlow and his longtime opening partner Hornby are the opening batsmen immortalised in the famous poem by [[Francis Thompson]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Articles/0/206.html |title=A profile of Dick Barlow |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 21&nbsp;October 2007.</ref> In 1884, Old Trafford became the second ground, after [[The Oval]], to stage a [[test cricket|Test match]] in England. Though it rained on the first day, 12,000&nbsp;spectators attended on the second;<ref name="Growth of Lancashire Cricket">{{cite web |url= http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=29 |title= The Growth of Lancashire Cricket |publisher= Lancashire CCC.co.uk |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927183512/http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=29 |archive-date= 27 September 2007 |df= dmy-all }} Retrieved on 20&nbsp;October 2007.</ref> the match between England and [[Australian national cricket team|Australia]] resulted in a draw.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/11/618_t.html |title=Test Matches played on Old Trafford, Manchester (73) |publisher=CricketArchive.com |access-date=9 February 2009}}</ref>

Controversy emerged during the 1880s; [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] and [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] objected to the bowling actions of [[John Crossland]] and George Nash. Nottinghamshire even went as far as refusing to play against Lancashire. Although the 1880s was a period of controversy and modest results for the club, it was also a time in which some club records were established. In 1885 [[George Kemp, 1st Baron Rochdale|George Kemp]] (later 1st Baron Rochdale) scored Lancashire's first century in a Roses Match. In that same year Johnny Briggs and Dick Pilling set a first-class record partnership for the tenth wicket of 173 that stood until [[1899 English cricket season|1899]] and has not been bettered by Lancashire.<ref name="Growth of Lancashire Cricket"/> The club shared the title of champions with [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] in 1889.<ref name="Early Years"/>

[[File:AC MacLaren.jpg|thumb|upright|A 1908 cigarette card of Archie MacLaren who captained the club from 1894 to 1896 and holds the record for the highest first-class score by an Englishman.]]
The [[County Championship]] was founded in 1890, and champions were decided by points rather than the press as had happened previously. Lancashire was one of the eight founding teams of the championship along with Gloucestershire, Kent, Middlesex, Nottinghamshire, Surrey, Sussex and Yorkshire.<ref name="cc brief history">{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/259958.html |title=A brief history of the County Championship |work=Cricinfo |date=October 2006}} Retrieved on 11&nbsp;October 2008.</ref> The team was runner up in 1890 and 1891. [[Archie MacLaren]] was appointed captain in 1894, four years after making his debut whilst still captain of [[Harrow School|Harrow]]. In 1895 MacLaren made his record-breaking innings of 424 against [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] at [[County Ground, Taunton|Taunton]]; his innings remained the highest [[first-class cricket|first-class]] score for an Englishman, was the first first-class quadruple century, and was the highest score in first-class cricket until [[Bill Ponsford]] scored 429 in February 1923. Again, Lancashire was runner up in 1895, despite [[Arthur Mold]] taking 192&nbsp;wickets in the season, a feat bettered only twice for the club. The current pavilion was constructed in 1895 and cost £10,000 (£{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|10000|1895|r=-4}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}});{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} it replaced the earlier pavilion, dating from 1857 when Old Trafford was originally built.<ref name="Growth of Lancashire Cricket"/>

Lancashire won its first county championship in 1897, a productive bowling attack made up of Johnny Briggs, [[Willis Cuttell]], [[Albert Hallam]], and Arthur Mold took 420&nbsp;wickets between them. In 1898 Lancashire bought the ground and some adjoining land from the [[Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 3rd Baronet|de Traffords]] for £24,732 (£{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|24732|1898|r=-4}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} In 1902, amateur and professional players began walking onto the field side by side in a break with tradition. Lancashire won its second championship title in 1904, going undefeated throughout the season; Wisden described the season as “the brightest in the history of Lancashire cricket”. That season, [[James Hallows]] completed the feat of 1,000&nbsp;runs and 100&nbsp;wickets in the season. During the late 1900s and early 1910s, players such as [[Walter Brearley]], [[Harry Dean (cricketer)|Harry Dean]], and [[Bill Huddleston]] were the mainstays of Lancashire bowling. The club began to experience financial problems during this same period; the increased popularity of other sports was blamed for the dip in attendances. In 1914, Lancashire sank to its lowest position of eleventh, whilst during World War I the pavilion was used by the [[Red Cross]] and 1,800 patients were treated there.<ref name="Growth of Lancashire Cricket"/>

===The golden era===
After the war Lancashire developed a very strong batting side, including [[Ernest Tyldesley]] and [[Johnny Tyldesley]], both Test [[batsman|batsmen]]. In 1920, Lancashire finished runner up and bowlers Harry Dean and [[Lawrence Cook (cricketer)|Lawrence Cook]] took 274&nbsp;wickets between them. During 1921, interest in cricket reached an all-time high, with over 250,000 people attending Old Trafford and over 4,500 members. 1922 was a year of contradictions, a strong team winning seven out of fifteen matches by an innings, but still managing to lose seven and finish 5th; that season [[Cec Parkin]] and Lawrence Cook mustered 308&nbsp;wickets between them and Ernest Tyldesley scored over 2,000&nbsp;runs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=30 |title=Lancashire's Golden Era |publisher=Lancashire CCC.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925083929/http://lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=30 |archive-date=25 September 2010 |df=dmy-all }} Retrieved on 20&nbsp;October 2007.</ref> Lancashire's steady progress was capped by a hat trick of championship titles between 1926 and 1928 under the captaincy of [[Leonard Green (cricketer)|Leonard Green]]. In the 1926 victory, Ernest Tyldesley and [[Harry Makepeace]] each scored over 2,000&nbsp;runs. In 1927, [[Charlie Hallows]] scored six centuries and the bowling attack was led by [[Dick Tyldesley]] and [[Ted McDonald]] with support from Frank Sibbles. In 1928, [[Frank Watson (cricketer)|Frank Watson]] and Ernest Tyldesley scored over 2,000&nbsp;runs each and [[George Duckworth]] claimed 107 victims and earned recognition as one of Wisden's five Cricketers of the Year. At the end of the season Leonard Green decided to retire with a record of three successive championships and 42 wins against just three defeats.<ref name="Hat trick">{{cite web |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=31 |title=Lancashire's Hat-Trick of Championships |publisher=Lancashire CCC.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925081732/http://lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=31 |archive-date=25 September 2010 |df=dmy-all }} Retrieved on 20&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>

Under the captaincy of [[Peter Eckersley (cricketer)|Peter Eckersley]], Lancashire finished second in the championship in 1929 and reclaimed the title in 1930, with ten victories and no defeats that season. After four titles in five seasons, the early 1930s saw a number of retirements including McDonald and Dick Tyldesley in 1931 and Ernest Tyldesley in 1935: no Lancashire batsman has matched Tyldesley's 100&nbsp;centuries in first-class cricket. Lancashire won the championship outright for the last time in 1934, the same year that [[Len Hopwood]] performed the double of 1,000&nbsp;runs and 100&nbsp;wickets (a feat he repeated in 1935) and [[Cyril Washbrook]] began to work his way into the team. The captain, Peter Eckersley, retired in 1935 to become an MP. The later half of the 1930s was a period of rebuilding up until the war, with the opening partnership of Cyril Washbrook and [[Eddie Paynter]] the highlight.<ref name="Hat trick"/> Paynter scored 322 in five hours for Lancashire against Sussex in 1937 having come down on the sleeper train from the victorious Old Trafford Test against New Zealand. He put on 268 in 155 minutes with [[Cyril Washbrook]] and celebrated his innings that evening at Brighton's Ice Palace.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/129134.html |title=A colossus with bad knees |work=Cricinfo |date=28 July 2006}} Retrieved on 21&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>

===Post-war===
When play began in 1946, after [[World War II]], things started badly for Lancashire when the captain and veteran player, [[Jack Iddon]], was killed in a car accident just before the start of the season. [[Jack Fallows]] stood in as captain for the season. His successor, [[Ken Cranston]], was an unusual choice as he had no prior first-class experience; despite this his captaincy was not unsuccessful as Lancashire finished third and fifth during his two years in charge. In 1947 Cyril Washbrook and [[Winston Place]] both scored over 2,500&nbsp;runs and scored 19&nbsp;centuries between them. Washbrook's benefit took place in August 1948 and was watched by 50,000 people; he received £14,000 (£{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|14000|1948|r=-4}}|0}} in {{CURRENTYEAR}}),{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}} beating the previous record by over £10,000. Despite finishing 11th in 1949, in 1950&nbsp;– under the captaincy of [[Nigel Howard]]&nbsp;– Lancashire shared the county championship with [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]], winning 16 matches; [[Roy Tattersall]] and [[Malcolm Hilton]] claimed nearly 300&nbsp;wickets between them. The 1950 season marked the emergence of [[Brian Statham]]. In the following three seasons, Lancashire finished third each time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=32 |title=LCCC's Post War Years |publisher=Lancashire CCC.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925080846/http://lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=32 |archive-date=25 September 2010 |df=dmy-all }} Retrieved on 20&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>

With the retirement of Nigel Howard in 1954, Lancashire appointed its first professional captain, Cyril Washbrook, who would captain the club for the next six years. In 1954 [[Geoff Pullar]], [[Ken Grieves]] and [[Alan Wharton]] all scored over 2,000&nbsp;runs, whilst Brian Statham, [[Ken Higgs]] and [[Tommy Greenhough]] all took over 100&nbsp;wickets; despite this, Lancashire managed to finish only 5th. Lancashire came close to reclaiming the county championship in 1960 under a new captain, [[Bob Barber (cricketer)|Bob Barber]]. Five batsmen scored more than 1,000&nbsp;runs in the season, and Statham, Higgs and Greenhough all took over 100&nbsp;wickets; Lancashire finished runner up due to a poor run of form towards the end of the season: losing four and drawing two of the last six matches after topping the table in August. The following year, however, Lancashire dropped to 13th, due in part to Barber's inexperience and Statham's and Geoff Pullar's England commitments. Things declined further in 1962, under the leadership of [[Joe Blackledge]], who had had no previous first-class experience, as Lancashire dropped to second last, winning only two matches. After a period of unrest, Brian Statham was appointed captain between 1965 and 1967 and Lancashire's results improved. Statham retired in 1968 with 1,816 first-class wickets, a record for the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=33 |title=LCCC's First Professional Captain |publisher=Lancashire CCC.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925075135/http://lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=33 |archive-date=25 September 2010 |df=dmy-all }} Retrieved on 20&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>

===Limited-overs success===
[[Jack Bond (cricketer)|Jack Bond]] became Lancashire captain in 1968 and remained in the position until 1972. During his tenure, Lancashire performed well in the championship, finishing third in 1970 and 1971. His biggest triumph as captain was the five one day trophies he secured during his five-year captaincy. [[Farokh Engineer]] joined Lancashire in 1968, and [[Clive Lloyd]] joined in 1969; together Lloyd and Engineer helped establish Lancashire as one of the best one day sides in England. The silverware included a hat-trick of [[Friends Provident Trophy|Gillette Cups]] (1970–72) and the [[National League (cricket)|Sunday League]] twice in successive seasons (1969–1970). Mainstays of the successful one day side included Clive Lloyd, [[David Lloyd (cricketer)|David Lloyd]], [[Barry Wood (cricketer)|Barry Wood]], [[Harry Pilling]], [[Frank Hayes (cricketer)|Frank Hayes]], [[Peter Lever]], [[Ken Shuttleworth (cricketer)|Ken Shuttleworth]], [[David Hughes (Lancashire cricketer)|David Hughes]] and [[Jack Simmons (cricketer)|Jack Simmons]]. In the Gillette Cup semi-final against [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] in 1971, David Hughes walked to the crease at 8.45pm and hit 24 from an over in near darkness to win the match. David Lloyd was captain from 1973 to 1977 and secured Lancashire's fourth Gillette Cup in 1975, and coming runners up in 1974 and 1976. However, in the late 1970s, the team that had been so dominant in the one day format began to break up. Despite boasting international players such as Lloyd and Engineer, Lancashire's first-class performances never matched the success of the limited overs team.<ref name="One Day Wonders">{{cite web |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=34 |title=One Day Wonders |publisher=Lancashire CCC.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925073312/http://lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=34 |archive-date=25 September 2010 |df=dmy-all }} Retrieved on 20&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>

It wasn't until 1984, under the captaincy of [[John Abrahams]], that the club won more silverware, this time in the Benson & Hedges Cup. Despite a resurgence in limited overs matches, Lancashire finished in the bottom six of the county championship. After suffering defeat in the final of the 1986 Nat West Trophy, David Hughes was appointed captain. Towards the end of the 1980s, Lancashire's side began to develop, with [[Graeme Fowler]] and [[Gehan Mendis]] building a productive opening partnership, while David Hughes and [[Neil Fairbrother]] provided support in the middle order. The bowlers were led by [[Patrick Patterson (cricketer)|Patrick Patterson]] and [[Paul Allott]] with support from David Hughes, [[Mike Watkinson]] and Jack Simmons. In 1987 after eleven successive years in the bottom six, Lancashire finished second in the championship, their highest position in 27&nbsp;years. [[Mike Atherton]] made his Lancashire debut in 1987&nbsp;– scoring 600&nbsp;runs in the second half of the season&nbsp;– and [[Wasim Akram]] first played for the team in 1988. Lancashire defeated Worcestershire in the final of the Refuge Cup in 1988. The following year the club won the Sunday League on the last day of the season in 1989 and finished fourth in the championship. At the age of 48, in 1989 Jack Simmons retired after having taken 985&nbsp;first-class wickets for the county.<ref name="One Day Wonders"/>

In 1990, Lancashire won both the Nat West Trophy and Benson & Hedges Cup finals at Lord's. This was the first time any county had won both competitions in the same year; Lancashire narrowly missed out on a treble, finishing runners-up in the Sunday League. Lancashire's consistency continued, and the team finished second in the Sunday League and B&H Cup. Paul Allott and Graeme Fowler were released at the end of the 1992 season. The team lost the B&H final to [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] in 1993. In 1994, young bowlers [[Peter Martin (cricketer)|Peter Martin]] and [[Glen Chapple]] took 50&nbsp;wickets each. The batting too looked promising, with [[John Crawley]] scoring two double centuries and [[Jason Gallian]] steadily improving. In 1995, Lancashire again won the Benson & Hedges Cup. In 1996, Lancashire again won the double of the NatWest Trophy and Benson & Hedges Cup. In 1998, with Wasim Akram as captain, Lancashire won the NatWest Trophy and Axa League, and finished second in the championship despite losing only five games in all competitions throughout the season. Apart from the National League second division title in 2003, this was the last time Lancashire won a trophy.<ref name="brink">{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/311431.html |title=Lancashire on the brink of history |work=Cricinfo |date=18 September 2007}} Retrieved on 11&nbsp;October 2008.</ref> 1999 was an eventful year for Lancashire with the debut of [[Muttiah Muralitharan]], the departure of coach [[Dav Whatmore]] after just two years with the club and again the team finished second in the championship and won the National League.<ref name="Team of the 90s">{{cite web |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=35 |title=Team of the Nineties |publisher=Lancashire CCC.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925065628/http://lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=35 |archive-date=25 September 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===New century===
The team that had been so successful in the 1990s began to break up at the start of the 2000s. Since winning their last trophy in 1998, the team has lost eight semi-finals and two finals.<ref name="brink"/> In 2008 Lancashire managed to finish second in the County Championship. The competition was divided into two divisions for the 2000 season, with Lancashire in the first division.<ref name="cc brief history"/> Lancashire's one day form began to fluctuate in 2000, losing to [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] in the semi-finals of both the B&H Cup and the NatWest Trophy, and being relegated in the National League. In 2001, Lancashire avoided relegation by just 5 points and were not promoted in the National League. The end of the season saw the retirement of [[Ian Austin (cricketer)|Ian Austin]] from first-class cricket and of Mike Atherton from all forms of cricket. John Crawley left the club in the winter after not being retained as captain. Between 2001 and 2002 saw the squad change significantly, with players recruited from [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]], [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]], [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], and [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]; the most notable additions to the squad were [[Stuart Law]] and [[David Byas]]&nbsp;– the Yorkshire captain of the previous season. After a quiet 2001 season&nbsp;– finishing mid-table in the county championship and again failing to secure promotion in the National League&nbsp;– 2002 was far more encouraging. [[Mike Watkinson]] was appointed cricket manager,<ref name="Watkinson's new role">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/lancashire/7759034.stm |title=Watkinson accepts new Lancs role  |work=BBC Online |date=4 December 2008 |access-date=9 February 2009}}</ref> and Stuart Law and Alec Swann both scored over 1,000 first-class runs and Peter Martin and [[Glen Chapple]] both took more than 50&nbsp;wickets; the find of the season was that of [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]], who burst onto the scene with 50&nbsp;wickets in the second half of the season, earning him a promotion to the England side. At the end of the season, Lancashire stalwarts Neil Fairbrother and [[Graham Lloyd]] retired.

2003 was a promising year, and Lancashire were genuine contenders for the county championship. [[Mark Chilton]], [[Carl Hooper]] and [[Mal Loye]] all scored over 1,000&nbsp;runs and [[Stuart Law]] was player of the year with 1,820&nbsp;runs. Altogether, 28&nbsp;championship centuries were scored for Lancashire, the second highest total in a season for the club. [[Gary Keedy]] was lead wicket taker with 60&nbsp;wickets, supported by Martin and Chapple who took 41 and 49 respectively. They were promoted from the second division of the National League, lost in the semi-final of the C&G Trophy, and finished second in the county championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=36 |title=Into the New Millennium |publisher=Lancashire CCC.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925063644/http://lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=36 |archive-date=25 September 2010 |df=dmy-all }} Retrieved on 20&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>

In 2004, Lancashire were relegated to the second division of the County Championship for the first time since the competition was restructured into two divisions.<ref name="best forgotten">{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wcm/content/story/142754.html |author=Martin Searby |title=Best forgotten |work=Cricinfo |date=25 October 2004}} Retrieved on 4&nbsp;October 2008.</ref> This was despite starting the season as the bookmarkers' favourite to win the competition. At one point in the season, the team was without eight&nbsp;bowlers, with [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]], [[Andrew Flintoff]], and [[Sajid Mahmood]] on international duty, while Glen Chapple, [[Dominic Cork]], [[Kyle Hogg]], [[Peter Martin (cricketer)|Peter Martin]], and all-rounder [[Carl Hooper]] were all injured. Their problems were not blamed solely on the injuries, Watkinson said "quite simply the opposition have done the basics better than us. In addition we've one or two who are out of form on top of the injury list which ripped us to pieces".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wcm/content/story/138810.html |author=Martin Searby |title=Basic setbacks |work=Cricinfo |date=15 July 2004}} Retrieved on 4&nbsp;October 2008.</ref> Despite being relegated in the County Championship, the team managed finish as runners up in the National League and were expected to be promoted back to the first division of first-class cricket in the 2005 season.<ref name="bounce back">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/4416797.stm |author=Simon Mann |title=Lancashire set to bounce back up |work=BBC Online |date=10 April 2005 |author-link=Simon Mann (cricket commentator)}} Retrieved on 4&nbsp;October 2008.</ref> While Watkinson expected backlash from the fans, he said that "they were tremendously understanding about the injury situation".<ref name="best forgotten"/> The squad underwent changes, with six players leaving&nbsp;– including Martin and [[Chris Schofield]]&nbsp;– and six joining, as well as a change of captain from wicket-keeper [[Warren Hegg]] to batsman Mark Chilton;<ref name="bounce back"/> Chilton was the club's first Yorkshire-born captain.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wcm/content/story/141747.html |author=Andy Wilson |title=Red Rose regroups around Chilton |work=Cricinfo |date=17 November 2004}} Retrieved on 4&nbsp;October 2008.</ref> Between 1864 and 2004, Lancashire played 2,790&nbsp;matches, winning 1,034, losing 583, drawing 1,170, with three tied matches. In this period, no other team had drawn more matches. The team's percentage of wins was 37.06%, third behind Yorkshire (44.05%) and Surrey (39.74%).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/NATIONAL/ENG/CHAMPIONSHIP/CC_TEAM_RECORDS.html |title=The County Championship Match Results 1864–2004 |work=Cricinfo}} Retrieved on 11&nbsp;October 2008.</ref>

[[File:Old Trafford 3rd Test June 2007 - geograph.org.uk - 1398421.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Old Trafford in 2007, before the ground was renovated]]
Lancashire were promoted back to the first division of the county championship in 2005, winning the second division title in the process. They stayed up in the National League, progressed to the finals' day of the Twenty20 Cup and were knocked out in the semi-final of the C&G Trophy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/220146.html |author=Andrew McGlashan |title=Review of the season |work=Cricinfo |date=26 September 2005}} Retrieved on 4&nbsp;October 2008.</ref> Despite winning the second division title, there were concerns that the squad may have been getting too old and that there were limited opportunities for the younger players. Of Lancashire's performance over the season, Watkinson said "I was not happy about our batting and, although we have achieved what we set out to do&nbsp;– get promoted&nbsp;– our performance left a lot to be desired".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdencricketer/content/story/225704.html |title=Age-old problem |work=Cricinfo |date=November 2005}} Retrieved on 4&nbsp;October 2008.</ref> Lancashire are one of three teams, along with Middlesex and Surrey, never to have finished bottom in the County Championship.<ref name="cc brief history"/> On their return to the first division in the 2006 season, Lancashire finished second in the Championship. They also finished as runners-up in the NatWest Trophy.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/lancashire/content/story/267315.html |title=Skipper to continue at Old Trafford: Lancashire re-appoint Chilton as captain |work=Cricinfo |date=9 November 2006}} Retrieved on 11&nbsp;October 2008.</ref>

In 2007, although they led the table before the final round of matches, Lancashire were again runners-up in the County Championship. After being knocked out of the Twenty20 competition in the group states and performing poorly in the other one-day competitions early in the season, supporters started to become discontented with the captain and coach.<ref name="brink"/> Sussex ended up winning the title as Lancashire lost their final match of the competition against Surrey. [[Chris Adams (cricketer)|Chris Adams]], the Sussex captain, said "you played well, you had a hard season, there's no shame in your performance and you nearly did it".<ref name="best championship">{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/312129.html |title=The best County Championship season ever |work=Cricinfo |date=22 September 2007}} Retrieved on 11&nbsp;October 2008.</ref> After the match against Surrey, Chilton was in tears and said "I'm extremely proud of what our guys have achieved though. As captain I'm privileged to have seen the efforts they have put in. To get close to our target was a phenomenal effort but the lads are just broken. Our players have risen to an almighty challenge and to come so close is an enormous effort".<ref name="best championship"/> After three years as captain, Mark Chilton stepped down in October 2007 and was replaced by Stuart Law who is the most successful captain in Australian domestic cricket.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/315956.html |title=Chilton steps down as Lancashire captain |work=Cricinfo |date=18 October 2007}} Retrieved on 11&nbsp;October 2008.</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/319738.html |title=Lancashire name Law as captain |work=Cricinfo |date=14 November 2007}} Retrieved on 11&nbsp;October 2008.</ref> However his captaincy lasted for just one season, and Lancashire again failed to claim any silverware. At the end of the season Law and veteran player Cork were released,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/373784.html |title=ICL a factor as Lancashire release Law |work=Cricinfo |date=13 October 2008 |access-date=9 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/364993.html |title=Law fumes over Cork's exit |work=Cricinfo |date=14 August 2008 |access-date=9 February 2009}}</ref> with Chapple replacing Law as captain. In December 2008, Watkinson's job as cricket manager was changed to that of director of cricket&nbsp;– a job which would focus solely on aspects of cricket, rather than the traditional all-encompassing job of general team management. The move was explained by the club chairman as an effort to modernise.<ref name="Watkinson's new role"/>

In February 2009, it was announced that [[Peter Moores (cricketer)|Peter Moores]]&nbsp;– who had been sacked as England coach the previous month&nbsp;– would be Lancashire's new coach and had a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/390361.html |title=Peter Moores appointed Lancashire coach |work=Cricinfo |date=11 February 2009 |access-date=27 April 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/7815038.stm |title=England captain Pietersen resigns |work=BBC Online |date=7 January 2009 |access-date=27 April 2009}}</ref> In 2011 Chapple and Moores took Lancashire to their first outright first-class county championship title since 1934, although they had shared the title with Surrey in 1950. Despite being reigning champions in 2012, Lancashire had a poor season and were relegated to the Second Division. In 2013 they bounced straight back to Division 1 by winning the second division championship with a game to spare. They were once again relegated to Division 2 on the last day of the 2014 season after failing to win a tightly fought game against Middlesex. Ashley Giles (formerly of Warwickshire and England) was appointed as Director of Cricket and Head Coach after Mike Watkinson stepped down from the role in October 2014.

Lancashire gained immediate promotion in 2015, finishing as Division Two runners-up behind Surrey, and enjoyed the bonus of winning the T20 Cup for the first time. They were well served that season by overseas players Kyle Jarvis and Ashwell Prince. They finished seventh in 2016 and then improved to finish second in 2017, though they were a long way behind the runaway winners Essex. The team struggled in 2018 and were relegated.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/45638406 BBC Sport report].</ref> In 2019, the team went unbeaten in Division 2 to comfortably win promotion back up to Division 1.

On 30 March 2020, the chairman of the club [[David Hodgkiss]] died at the age of 71 due to [[coronavirus disease 2019]] complications during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28970639/david-hodgkiss-lancashire-chairman-dies-contracting-coronavirus|title=David Hodgkiss, Lancashire chairman, dies after contracting coronavirus|date=March 30, 2020|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/52093290|title=David Hodgkiss: Lancashire CCC chairman dies after contracting coronavirus|date=2020-03-30|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2020-03-30|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/30/lancashire-chairman-david-hodgkiss-dies-after-contracting-coronavirus|title=Lancashire chairman David Hodgkiss dies after contracting coronavirus|date=2020-03-30|work=The Guardian|access-date=2020-03-30|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Atherton|first=Mike|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/old-trafford-won-t-be-same-without-david-hodgkiss-the-chief-who-made-it-a-glorious-ground-2pz35tqtf|title=Old Trafford won't be same without David Hodgkiss, the chief who made it a glorious ground|newspaper=[[The Times]]|access-date=2020-03-30|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/sport/cricket/689106/lancashire-cricket-club-chairman-david-hodgkiss-dies-coronavirus/|title=Lancashire chairman David Hodgkiss dies at age of 71 after contracting coronavirus|date=2020-03-30|website=talkSPORT|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2020-03-30/lancashire-chairman-david-hodgkiss-has-died-after-contracting-coronavirus/|title=Lancashire chairman David Hodgkiss has died after contracting coronavirus|website=ITV News|language=en|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> am

On 10 May 2024, it was announced that [[Charles III|The King]], as [[Duke of Lancaster]], had agreed to become the club's patron, taking over from the previous Duke, [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2024 |title=HM The King to become Patron of Lancashire Cricket |url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2024-news/hm-the-king-to-become-patron-of-lancashire-cricket/ |website=Lancashire Cricket}}</ref>

==Ground==
[[File:Lancashire county cricket club entrance.jpg|thumb|right|The ground's main entrance]]
{{main|Old Trafford Cricket Ground}}
Since its formation, Lancashire has played home matches at [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground]], west of [[Manchester city centre]]. Old Trafford has played host to international matches since 1884.

Lancashire also play matches at [[Blackpool Cricket Club]], [[Liverpool Cricket Club]], [[Southport]] and an annual fixture at [[Sedbergh School]].

==Finances==
Lancashire Cricket Club has a record of strong finances which has been attributed to several factors including its diverse facilities and having the largest membership in the country.<ref name="finances">{{cite news |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/lancashire/content/story/280567.html |title=Lancashire hit record profit |work=Cricinfo |date=16 February 2007}} Retrieved on 11&nbsp;October 2008.</ref> The Old Trafford Lodge is a hotel which is part of the ground and the ground has been used for conference facilities and has staged music concerts. Another source of income is opening the ground's car park during [[Manchester United F.C.]]'s home matches.<ref name="finances"/> Between 2004 and 2006, the club made record profits, each year getting progressively better and in 2006 recorded a profit of £747,370.<ref name="finances"/> While in 2009 more than half of the 18 counties were in profit, 15 in 2010 experienced financial losses, Lancashire included. The total losses of the 18 counties amounted to over £9&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/9451665.stm |title=County cricket faces financial woes |work=BBC Sport |date=8 April 2011}} Retrieved on 11 April 2011.</ref> Lancashire suffered losses of £2.1&nbsp;million for 2010, primarily because of the club's investment in rebuilding Old Trafford, particularly the construction of The Point. The absence of Test cricket and legal action related to the ground's redevelopment also contributed to the financial loss.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15639490.stm |title=County champions Lancashire announce £2.1m loss |work=BBC Sport |date=8 November 2011 |access-date=8 November 2011}}</ref>

==Players==
{{see also|List of Lancashire County Cricket Club players}}

===Current squad===
* No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
* {{double-dagger}} denotes players with international caps.
* {{Color box|#CFECEC|<nowiki>*</nowiki>|border=darkgray}} denotes a player who has been awarded a [[Cricket cap#First-class cricket|county cap]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Nat
! Birth date
! Batting style
! Bowling style
! Notes
|-
! colspan="7" | Batsmen 
|- bgcolor="#CFECEC"
|style="text-align:center"|1|| [[Keaton Jennings]]*&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|1992|6|19|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11|| [[Rocky Flintoff]] || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|2008|4|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12|| [[Marcus Harris (cricketer)|Marcus Harris]]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|Australia}} || {{birth date and age|1992|7|21|df=y}} || Left-handed || — || [[Captain (cricket)|Club captain]]; <br/>Overseas player
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16|| [[Harry Singh]] || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|2004|6|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] || 
|- bgcolor="#CFECEC"
|style="text-align:center"|20|| [[Josh Bohannon]]* || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|1997|4|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] ||
|- bgcolor="#CFECEC"
|style="text-align:center"|23|| [[Liam Livingstone]]*&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|1993|8|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Leg spin|leg break]] || England central contract 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26|| [[Keshana Fonseka]] || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|2005|10|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] || 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|44|| [[Michael Jones (cricketer)|Michael Jones]]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|Scotland}} || {{birth date and age|1998|1|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] || 
|-
! colspan="7" | All-rounders 
|- bgcolor="#CFECEC"
|style="text-align:center"|3|| [[Luke Wells]]* || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|1990|12|29|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Leg spin|leg break]] || 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10|| [[George Balderson]] || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|2000|10|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|70|| [[Ashton Turner]]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|Australia}} || {{birth date and age|1993|1|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] || Overseas player ([[Twenty20|T20]] only)
|- bgcolor="#CFECEC"
|style="text-align:center"|93|| [[Chris Green (cricketer)|Chris Green]]*&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|Australia}} || {{birth date and age|1993|10|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] || Overseas player
|-
! colspan="7" | Wicket-keepers
|- bgcolor="#CFECEC"
|style="text-align:center"|6|| [[Jos Buttler]]*&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|1990|9|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || — || England white ball captain; <br/>England central contract
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7|| [[Phil Salt]]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|Wales}} || {{birth date and age|1996|8|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] || England central contract
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17|| [[George Bell (cricketer)|George Bell]]  || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|2002|9|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || — || 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21|| [[Matthew Hurst]] || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|2003|12|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || — ||
|-
! colspan="7" | Bowlers
|- bgcolor="#CFECEC"
|style="text-align:center"|2|| [[Tom Hartley (cricketer)|Tom Hartley]]*&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|1998|5|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4|| [[Jack Blatherwick]] || {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age|1998|6|4|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5|| [[Charlie Barnard]] || {{cr|England}} || {{Birth date and age|2004|11|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || 
|- bgcolor="#CFECEC"
|style="text-align:center"|8|| [[Tom Bailey (cricketer)|Tom Bailey]]* || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|1991|4|21|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || 
|- bgcolor="#CFECEC"
|style="text-align:center"|9|| [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]]*&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|1982|7|30|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13|| [[Tom Aspinwall]] || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|2004|3|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14|| [[Luke Wood (cricketer)|Luke Wood]]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|1995|8|2|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22|| [[Ollie Sutton]] || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|2000|1|25|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || 
|- bgcolor="#CFECEC"
|style="text-align:center"|25|| [[Saqib Mahmood]]*&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|1997|2|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || White ball contract
|-
|style="text-align:center"|27|| [[Josh Boyden]] || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|2004|4|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || 
|-
|style="text-align:center"|30|| [[Will Williams]] || {{cr|New Zealand}} || {{birth date and age|1992|10|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || UK passport
|-
|style="text-align:center"|38|| [[Mitchell Stanley]] || {{cr|England}} || {{birth date and age|2001|3|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] ||
|-
|style="text-align:center"|48|| [[Anderson Phillip]]&nbsp;{{double-dagger}} || {{cr|West Indies}} || {{birth date and age|1996|8|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || Overseas player
|}

{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

==Captains==
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
*2023-2025 [[Keaton Jennings]] 
*2019–2022 [[Dane Vilas]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/2018-news/dane-vilas-appointed-lancashire-captain/|title=Dane Vilas appointed Lancashire captain|work=Lancashire cricket|access-date=8 June 2021}}</ref>
*2018 [[Liam Livingstone]]
*2016–2017 [[Steven Croft (cricketer)|Steven Croft]]
*2015 [[Tom Smith (cricketer, born 1985)|Tom Smith]]
*2009–2014 [[Glen Chapple]]
*2008 [[Stuart Law]]
*2005–2007 [[Mark Chilton]]
*2002–2004 [[Warren Hegg]]
*1999–2001 [[John Crawley]]
*1998 [[Wasim Akram]]
*1994–1997 [[Mike Watkinson]]
*1992–1993 [[Neil Fairbrother]]
*1987–1991 [[David Hughes (Lancashire cricketer)|David Hughes]]
*1986 [[Clive Lloyd]]
*1984–1985 [[John Abrahams]]
*1981–1983 [[Clive Lloyd]]
*1978–1980 [[Frank Hayes (cricketer)|Frank Hayes]]
*1973–1977 [[David Lloyd (cricketer)|David Lloyd]]
*1968–1972 [[Jack Bond (cricketer)|Jack Bond]]
*1965–1967 [[Brian Statham]]
*1963–1964 [[Ken Grieves]]
*1962 [[Joe Blackledge]]
*1960–1961 [[Bob Barber (cricketer)|Bob Barber]]
*1954–1959 [[Cyril Washbrook]]
*1949–1953 [[Nigel Howard]]
*1947–1948 [[Ken Cranston]]
*1946 [[Jack Fallows]] 
*1946 [[Jack Iddon]] (captain-elect; killed in RTA pre-season)
*1939–1945 ''WWII – no county cricket''
*1936–1939 [[Lionel Lister]]
*1929–1935 [[Peter Eckersley (cricketer)|Peter Eckersley]]
*1926–1928 [[Leonard Green (cricketer)|Leonard Green]]
*1923–1925 [[Jack Sharp]]
*1919–1922 [[Myles Kenyon|Myles Noel Kenyon]]
*1914–1918 ''WWI – no county cricket''
*1908–1914 [[A. H. Hornby]]
*1899–1906 [[Archie MacLaren]]
*1897–1898 [[A. N. Hornby]]
*1894–1896 [[Archie MacLaren]]
*1879–1893 [[A. N. Hornby]]
*1866–1879 [[Edmund Rowley]]
}}

==Records==
{{further|List of Lancashire County Cricket Club records}}

===Player records===
;Batting
{| width=100% 
!align=left width=15%|
!align=left width=15%|Player
!align=left width=50%|Information
|-
|align=left valign=top|Highest scores<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/Batting_Records/Highest_Innings_For.html |title=Most Runs in an Innings for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 17&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>
|align=left|1.&nbsp;[[Archie MacLaren]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[Neil Fairbrother]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[Eddie Paynter]]
|align=left|424 v. [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]], [[County Ground, Taunton|County Ground]], [[Taunton]], 1895<br/>366 v. [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]], [[The Oval]], [[London]], 1990<br/>322 v. [[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]], [[County Cricket Ground, Hove|County Ground]], [[Hove]], 1937
|-
|align=left valign=top|Most runs in season<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/Batting_Records/Most_Season_Runs.html |title=Most Runs in a Season for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 17&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>
|align=left|1.&nbsp;[[Johnny Tyldesley]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[Eddie Paynter]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[Charlie Hallows]]
|align=left|2,633, 1901<br/>2,626, 1937<br/>2,564, 1928
|}

;Bowling
{| width=100% 
!align=left width=15%|
!align=left width=15%|Player
!align=left width=50%|Information
|-
|align=left valign=top|Best bowling (innings)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/Bowling_Records/Best_Innings_Bowling_For.html |title=Most Wickets in an Innings for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 17&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>
|align=left|1.&nbsp;[[William Hickton (cricketer, born 1842)|William Hickton]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[Bob Berry (cricketer)|Bob Berry]]
|align=left|10–46 v. [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]], [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]], 1870<br/>10–55 v. [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]], 1900<br/>10–102 v. [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], [[Stanley Park, Blackpool|Stanley Park]], [[Blackpool]], 1953
|-
|align=left valign=top|Best bowling (match)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/Bowling_Records/Best_Match_Bowling_For.html |title=Most Wickets in a Match for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 17&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>
|align=left|1.&nbsp;[[Harry Dean (cricketer)|Harry Dean]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[Walter Brearley]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[Harry Dean (cricketer)|Harry Dean]]
|align=left|17–91 v. [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]], [[Liverpool Cricket Club|Aigburth]], [[Liverpool]], 1913<br/>17–137 v. [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]], [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]], 1905<br/>16–103 v. [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]], [[Recreation Ground (Bath)|Recreation Ground]], [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]], 1910
|-
|align=left valign=top|Most wickets in season<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/Bowling_Records/Most_Season_Wickets.html |title=Most Wickets in a Season for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 17&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>
|align=left|1.&nbsp;[[Ted McDonald]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[Cecil Parkin]]<br/>3.&nbsp;[[Arthur Mold]]
|align=left|198, 1925<br/>194, 1924<br/>192, 1895
|}

;Wicket-keeping
{| width=100% 
!align=left width=15%|
!align=left width=15%|Player
!align=left width=50%|Information
|-
|align=left|Most victims in innings<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/WicketKeeping_Records/Most_Victims_Innings_For.html |title=Most Victims in an Innings for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 17&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>
|align=left|1.&nbsp;[[Bill Farrimond]]<br/>2.&nbsp;[[Warren Hegg]]
|align=left|7 v. [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]], [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]], 1930<br/>7 v. [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]], [[Queen's Park, Chesterfield]], 1989
|-
|align=left|Most victims in season<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/WicketKeeping_Records/Most_Victims_Season_For.html |title=Most Victims in a Season for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 17&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>
|align=left|1.&nbsp;[[George Duckworth]]<br/>2.&nbsp;Geoff Clayton
|align=left|97, 1928<br/>92, 1962
|}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}
'''Most first-class runs for Lancashire''' <BR>
Qualification – 20,000 runs<ref>{{cite web |url= https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Lancashire/Batting_Records/Most_Career_Runs.html |title=Most first class runs in career for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 20&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>
{| class="wikitable" 
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs
|-
|[[Ernest Tyldesley]]|| 34,222
|-
|[[Johnny Tyldesley]]|| 31,949
|-
|[[Cyril Washbrook]]|| 27,863
|-
|[[Harry Makepeace]] || 25,207
|-
|[[Frank Watson (cricketer)|Frank Watson]] || 22,833
|-
|[[Jack Sharp]] || 22,015
|-
|[[Jack Iddon]] || 21,975
|-
|[[Ken Grieves]] || 20,802
|-
|[[Charlie Hallows]] || 20,142
|}
{{col-break}}

'''Most first-class wickets for Lancashire''' <BR>
Qualification – 1,000 wickets<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Lancashire/Bowling_Records/Most_Career_Wickets.html |title=Most first class wickets in career for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 20&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>
{| class="wikitable" 
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets
|-
|[[Brian Statham]]|| 1,816
|-
|[[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]]|| 1,696
|-
|[[Arthur Mold]]|| 1,541
|-
|[[Dick Tyldesley]] || 1,449
|-
|[[Alexander Watson (cricketer, born 1844)|Alexander Watson]] || 1,309
|-
|[[Harry Dean (cricketer)|Harry Dean]] || 1,267
|-
|[[Roy Tattersall]] || 1,168
|-
|[[Ted McDonald]] || 1,053
|-
|[[Ken Higgs]] || 1,033
|-
|[[Dick Pollard]] || 1,015
|}
{{col-end}}

===Team totals===
Highest total for<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/Team_Records/Highest_Team_Total_For.html |title=Highest Team Totals for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 12&nbsp;November 2007.</ref> – 863 v. [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]], [[The Oval]], [[London]], 1990

Highest total against<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/Team_Records/Highest_Team_Total_Against.html |title=Highest Team Totals against Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 12&nbsp;November 2007.</ref> – 707 for 9 dec by Surrey, [[The Oval]], [[London]], 1990

Lowest total for<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/Team_Records/Lowest_Team_Total_For.html |title=Lowest Team Totals for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive}} Retrieved on 12&nbsp;November 2007.</ref> – 25 v. [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]], [[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]], [[Manchester]], 1871

Lowest total against<ref>{{cite news|title=Chapple & Hogg bowl out hosts for 20|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/22898705|access-date=14 June 2013}}</ref> – 20 by [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]], [[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford]], [[Chelmsford]], 2013

===Partnership record for each wicket===
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
!Wicket<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/Batting_Records/Highest_Partnership_Each_Wicket_For.html |title=Highest Partnership for Each Wicket for Lancashire |publisher=Cricket Archive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011161603/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Lancashire/Records/Firstclass/Batting_Records/Highest_Partnership_Each_Wicket_For.html |archive-date=11 October 2012 }} Retrieved on 17&nbsp;October 2007.</ref>
!Score
!Batting partners
!Opposition
!Venue
!City
!Year
|-
|1st
|368
|[[Archie MacLaren]] and [[Reggie Spooner]]
|[[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]]
|[[Liverpool Cricket Club|Aigburth]]
|[[Liverpool]]
||1903
|-
|2nd
|371
|[[Frank Watson (cricketer)|Frank Watson]] and [[Ernest Tyldesley]]
|[[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]
|[[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]]
|[[Manchester]]
|1928
|-
|3rd
|501
|[[Alviro Petersen]] and [[Ashwell Prince]]
|[[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]]
|[[Penrhyn Avenue]]
|[[Colwyn Bay]]
|2015
|-
|4th
|358
|[[Stephen Titchard]] and [[Graham Lloyd]]
|[[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]
|[[County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford|County Ground]]
|[[Chelmsford]]
|1996
|-
|5th
|360
|[[Stuart Law]] and [[Carl Hooper]]
|[[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]]
|[[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]]
|[[Birmingham]]
|2003
|-
|6th
|278
|[[Jack Iddon]] and [[Henry Butterworth]]
|[[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
|[[Old Trafford Cricket Ground|Old Trafford]]
|[[Manchester]]
|1932
|-
|7th
|248
|[[Graham Lloyd]] and [[Ian Austin (cricketer)|Ian Austin]]
|[[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]
|[[Headingley Carnegie Cricket Ground|Headingley]]
|[[Leeds]]
|1997
|-
|8th
|187
|[[Luke Wood (cricketer)|Luke Wood]] and [[Danny Lamb]]
|[[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]]
|[[St Lawrence Ground]]
|[[Canterbury]]
|2021
|-
|9th
|142
|[[Les Poidevin]] and [[Alexander Kermode]]
|[[Sussex County Cricket Club|Sussex]]
|[[The Saffrons]]
|[[Eastbourne]]
|1907
|-
|10th
|173
|[[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]] and [[Dick Pilling]]
|[[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]
|[[Liverpool Cricket Club|Aigburth]]
|[[Liverpool]]
|1885
|}

==See also==
{{portal|Cricket|Lancashire}}
* [[Lancashire County Cricket Club in 2005]]
* [[List of cricket grounds in England and Wales]]
* [[List of Test cricket grounds]]

==Notes==
<references group=notes/>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
* Lancashire CCC Yearbook – various editions
*[http://wibblepublishing.com/lancs.html Lancashire: Every Day of the Year] – a chronological record of facts, figures and trivia

==External links==
{{commons category|Lancashire County Cricket Club}}
* [http://www.lccc.co.uk/ Official club site]

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