Worcestershire County Cricket Club

Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Worcestershire. Its Vitality Blast T20 team has been rebranded the Worcestershire Rapids, but the county is known by most fans as 'the Pears'. The club is based at New Road, Worcester. Founded in 1865, Worcestershire held minor status at first and was a prominent member of the early Minor Counties Championship in the 1890s, winning the competition three times. In 1899, the club joined the County Championship and the team was elevated to first-class status. Since then, Worcestershire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. Honours First XI honours County Championship (5) – 1964, 1965, 1974, 1988, 1989 Division Two (2) – 2003, 2017 Gillette/NatWest/C&G/Friends Provident Trophy (1) – 1994 Vitality T20 Blast (1) – 2018 Sunday/Pro 40 League (4) – 1971, 1987, 1988, 2007 Benson & Hedges Cup (1) – 1991 Minor Counties Championship (3) – 1896, 1897, 1898; shared (1) – 1895 Second XI honours Second XI Championship (3) – 1962, 1963, 1982 Second XI Trophy (1) – 2004