List of Bedfordshire County Cricket Club List A players

This is a list of cricketers who have played for Bedfordshire County Cricket Club in List A matches. Bedfordshire, one of the Minor Counties, played 27 List A cricket matches – a one-day, limited overs form of cricket – between 1967 and 2005.List A Matches played by Bedfordshire, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2018. After making their List A debut in the 1967 Gillette Cup the county played six matches in the competition up to 1973 and then once in 1977. Minor counties were not a regular feature of List A competitions and Bedfordshire played ten matches in the NatWest Trophy between 1982 and 2000 before playing ten matches in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy between 2001 and 2005.

The knock-out nature of the Gillette Cup means that in most competitions Bedfordshire only played one match, most often against a first-class county. They won eight matches during the time they competed in List A competitions: the first win coming in their second match in 1968. On three occasions the county reached the third round of a List A competition in 1999, 2001 and 2003, beating other Minor Counties or Cricket Boards, as well as the Netherlands in 2002.

Players are listed alphabetically with the number of matches played and the calendar years in which they made their first and last appearances in List A cricket for Bedfordshire. Most players also made appearances for Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship and some will have represented other teams in top-class cricket. Only their appearances for Bedfordshire are included below.

A NameSeasons Matches Comments Ref Ranil Abeynaike 1982 1 Sri Lankan who played for Bedfordshire between 1978 and 1982. Played 14 first-class matches, including for Sri Lankan representative teams before the country had Full Member status. Ranil Abeynaike, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Richard Ashton 1991 1 Played one season for Bedfordshire, making three Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county. Played two other List A matches for Northamptonshire Cricket Board. Richard Ashton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Philip August 1982–1985 2 Played in 71 Minor Counties Championship matches for Bedfordshire between 1975 and 1986. August's father, George, had played 125 times for the county between 1935 and 1960. Philip August, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. George August, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

B NameSeasons Matches Comments Ref Benjamin Banks 1991 1 Played Minor Counties cricket between 1990 and 1995. Benjamin Banks, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Thomas Beck 1970 1 Had previously played in seven Minor Counties Championship matches for Bedfordshire between 1965 and 1968. Thomas Beck, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Peter Bichener 1971 1 Took two wickets in against Essex in the 1971 Gillette Cup. Played in 12 Minor Counties Championship matches between 1968 and 1971. Peter Bichener, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Richard Blair 1994 1 Played Minor Counties cricket between 1989 and 1995. Richard Blair, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Patrick Briggs 1970–1971 2 Played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1963 and 1964 and Minor Counties cricket for Cheshire between 1960 and 1968, for whom he also made two List A appearances for. Played for Bedfordshire between 1969 and 1973. Patrick Briggs, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Tony Bristow 2001–2002 3 Australian who played for Bedfordshire for two seasons, making eight Minor Counties Championship appearances for the team. Tony Bristow, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Chris Bullen 1994–1997 2 Former Surrey player who played for Bedfordshire between 1992 and 1997. Also played List A matches for Surrey Cricket Board between 1999 and 2001 and a first-class match for Minor Counties in 1994. Cousin of David Roberts who also played List A cricket for Bedfordshire. Chris Bullen, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Bill Bushby 1967–1973 6 Played in Bedfordshire's first six List A matches and in 87 Minor Counties Championship matches between 1961 and 1975. Bill Bushby, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

C NameSeasons Matches Comments Ref David Clarke 1994–2003 14 Played for Bedfordshire between 1992 and 2003, making more than 60 Minor Counties appearances for the team. David Clarke, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Douglas Clarke 1977 1 Played for the county between 1972 and 1980. Doug Clarke, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Oliver Clayson 2000–2001 5 Made more than 50 Minor Counties Championship appearances for Bedfordshire as well as playing for Cumberland. Ollie Clayson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Nick Coles 2001 1 Played for Bedfordshire in 2001 and 2002, making six Minor Counties appearances for the team. Nick Coles, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Norman Cooley 1967–1973 5 Played in Bedfordshire's earliest List A matches and in 61 Minor Counties Championship matches between 1962 and 1975. Norman Cooley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Roger Cox 1968–1973 5 Played 50 Minor Counties Championship appearances for Bedfordshire between 1967 and 1975. Played one first-class match for Minor Counties. Roger Cox, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

D NameSeasons Matches Comments Ref Richard Dalton 1994–1999 4 Also played seven List A matches for Minor Counties in the 1997 and 1998 Benson & Hedges Cup. Richard Dalton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. David Daniels 1977–1982 2 Had previously played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and List A matches for Dorset and for Minor Counties representative teams. Played in 160 Minor Counties Championship matches. David Daniels, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Dean Dass 2001 1 Wicket-keeper. Played in one match against Derbyshire Cricket Board in the first round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy in August 2001. Made three Minor Counties Championship appearances the same season. Dean Dass, CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2019. Simon Davis 1991 1 Played Minor Counties matches for the county between 1987 and 1996. Simon Davis, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Ian Davison 1967–1968 3 Played in Bedfordshire's first three List A matches, having previously had a first-class career with Nottinghamshire, playing in 178 first-class matches between 1959 and 1966. Ian Davison, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Geoffrey Dawson 1967 1 Played for the county between 1957 and 1969, making 50 Minor Counties Championship appearances for the team. Geoffrey Dawson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Alan Dean 1991 1 Played Minor Counties cricket for the county between 1987 and 1991. Alan Dean, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Robert Demming 1973–1977 2 Made 38 Minor Counties appearances for the county between 1972 and 1977. Robert Demming, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Rodney Dethridge 1982 1 Played 11 Minor Counties Championship matches for the team in 1982 and 1983 as well as twice for the Kent Second XI. Rodney Dethridge, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Tony Durley 1967–1973 6 Played in all six of Bedfordshire's first List A matches and in 101 Minor Counties Championship matches for the team between 1960 and 1976. Had a ref first-class career at Essex County Cricket Club in the late 1950s. Tony Durley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

F NameSeasons Matches Comments Ref Ian Fantham 1998–2000 3 Played for the county between 1996 and 2000, having previously played Minor Counties cricket for Hertfordshire. Ian Fantham, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Neil Folland 1991 1 Played for Bedfordshire between 1990 and 1994, having previously played for Devon, including in one other List A match. Neil Folland, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

G NameSeasons Matches Comments Ref Michael Gear 1970–1982 5 Played in over 100 Minor Counties Championship matches between 1970 and 1988, including 9 for Buckinghamshire who he also made a single List A appearance for in 1984. Played three List A matches for Minor Counties South in the 1973 Benson & Hedges Cup. Michael Gear, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Kevin Gentle 1985 1 Played more than 80 times for the county in Minor Counties matches. Kevin Gentle, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Mark Gouldstone 1991 1 Played for the county between 1989 and 1992 after having played first-class cricket for Northants from 1986 to 1988. Also played List A and Minor Counties cricket for Hertfordshire and Lincolnshire. Mark Gouldstone, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Jon Green 2002 2 Played in 13 matches for Bedfordshire in a two-season career. Jon Green, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

H NameSeasons Matches Comments Ref Paul Harris 1977 1 Played Minor Counties cricket between 1976 and 1980, making 30 Minor Counties Championship appearances for the team. Paul Harris, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. David Hoare 1967–1970 4 Played in Bedfordshire's first four List A matches and made 81 Minor Counties Championship appearances between 1955 and 1971. Father of Philip Hoare. David Hoare, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. Philip Hoare 1985–1999 7 Made over 100 Minor Counties Championship appearances for the team. Son of David Hoare. Philip Hoare, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019. John Hughes 1998–2001 10 Had played for Northants between 1990 and 1997 as well as making a List A appearance for Combined Universities in 1994. John Hughes, CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

I NameSeasons Matches Comments Ref Kevin Innes 2005 1 Played only one match for Bedfordshire, the county's final List A fixture against Sussex in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. Had previously played first-class cricket for Northants and Sussex. Kevin Innes, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

J NameSeasons Matches Comments Ref Graham Jarrett 1967–1977 7 Played in over 100 Minor Counties Championship matches for Bedfordshire between 1954 and 1977 as well as in three first-class matches for Minor Counties and Graham Jarrett, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2019. Keith Jones 1977–1982 2 Played in more than 100 Minor Counties Championship matches for Bedfordshire between 1975 and 1989 following a first-class career with Middlesex. Keith Jones, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2019. Tony Jorden 1977 1 Played for Bedfordshire between 1975 and 1977 following a first-class career with Essex from 1966 to 1970 and a rugby union career which saw him capped seven times by England between 1970 and 1975. Tony Jorden, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

K NameSeasons Matches Comments Ref James Knott 2001–2005 9 Had previously played first-class cricket for Surrey and had one season with Cambridgeshire before joining Bedfordshire. Played more than 75 Minor Counties matches for the county. James Knott, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

L NameSeasons Matches Comments Ref Derek Lane 2003 1 Had previously made two List A appearances for Herefordshire in 1999. Derek Lane, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2019. Wayne Larkins 1997–2000 6 Former England international who played in 45 Minor Counties Championship matches for his native Bedfordshire between 1995 and 2000 after his first-class career with Northants and Durham was over. Played a further three List A matches in 2001 for Huntingdonshire. Wayne Larkins, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2019. Steven Lines 1982–1985 2 Played more than 50 times for Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1980 and 1990 as well as for Northants Second XI. Made a single first-class appearance for Northants in 1983. Steven Lines, CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

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