Perth County Cricket Club
Cricket team
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Perth County Cricket Club, commonly known as Perthshire, was a cricket club based in Perth. Founded in 1826, it was one of the most successful sides in the country.[1]
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| Nickname | The Big County |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Graham Ferguson (last) |
| Team information | |
| City | Perth, Scotland |
| Colours | |
| Founded | 1826 |
| Dissolved | 2009 |
| Home ground | North Inch |
| History | |
| Scottish County Championship wins | 29 |
| Scottish Cup wins | 2 |
| Official website | Perth CCC (Archived from original) |
Nicknamed the Big County owing to the geographic size of its namesake, it won the Scottish County Championship a record 29 times, with their last win coming in 1978.[2]
Perthshire developed a fierce rivalry with neighbouring county side Forfarshire, often described as the Scottish equivalent of the Roses Match.[3] During one such game in 1903 at its historic home ground, the North Inch, a stand collapsed, injuring over 150 people.[4]
In 2009, in part due to vandalism of the North Inch, as well as long-term financial troubles after the 1993 Perth flood, the club was dissolved.[5]
In 2012, three years after Perthshire's demise, plans were approved to merge the remaining cricket clubs in the city and create a unified club called Perth Doo'cot, named after the cricket ground chosen to host the new team's games.[6]