Wembley Park Cricket Club Explained

Wembley Park Cricket Club made just one appearance in first-class cricket,^[1] when they lost to the touring Australians during their 1896 tour of England by 135 runs.^[2] It was based at Wembley Park Cricket Ground, Wembley Park, today covered by the Wembley Stadium complex.

Squad

The following players were in the XI that played the Australians:

• Charles de Trafford (Captain)
• Evan Nepean
• Charlie McGahey
• Peter Perrin
• John Rawlin
• Lees Whitehead
• Frederick Maude
• Frederick Spofforth
• Jim Phillips
• Thomas Russell (Wicketkeeper)
• Harry Pickett

Scorecard

Australians	106	&	131	Australians won by 135 runs ^[3]
	Syd Gregory 26 Frederick Spofforth 6/49		Syd Gregory 43 Frederick Spofforth 5/51	Wembley Park Cricket Ground, Wembley, England Umpires: Dick Barlow and William West
Wembley Park	65	&	37
	Harry Pickett 20 George Giffen 6/20		Evan Nepean 12 Harry Trott 4/18

Notes and References

1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1352/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Wembley Park
2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4546.html Wembley Park v Australians, Australia in England 1896
3. Web site: Wembley Park v Australians, 1896. CricketArchive.