History of Cricket Web Land

History Key

The capital city of Cricket Web Land, Nixontown is comfortably the largest city in the country. Established in 1905 by CWLand founder, James Nixon I, Nixontown's location boasts strategic positioning on the east coast.

Once famous as a flourishing sheep-herding community, the city is now the centre of all business activity in the country. It houses the Parliament, the Prime Minister's main residence, and the CWBCC central office.

One of the most famous sons of Cricket Web Cricket, John "Eddie" Sanders was born in Nixontown back in 1968. He later made his home in Edfield (formerly Yorfisham).

The City of Davistow is the thirteenth largest city in CW Land, with a healthy population of approx 150,000. Situated on the north west coast, ten kilometres north-west of Pickford, the city is know for it's beaches and arguably the best weather that CW Land has to offer.

Davistow, city of champions, champion Red pacemen that is. Perhaps the most famous people hailing from Davistow are the Red pace duo Dave Watt and David Kennett. Born and bred in Davistow, they've made the town watt it is, bringing it from relative obscurity in cricketing circles to a power in the grade competition.

Another famous face is that of CW Blacks Dave Richards, sometimes captain of CW Black, and all round nice guy. Also of note is CW Red Weekly and CW Rumour Mill editor Loddy Twinshins. Often controversial in his approach to media, Loddy is nevertheless an influential member of CW Society.

Boasting the finest beaches in the country, it is now wonder why it is the second most-visited by tourists. The state of the art PDV Dome is the centrepiece of the sporting community of Campsfield.

Despite housing such a facility, the city has not produced many first-class cricketers, with Liam Camps jr. being the only one to play Test cricket for the CW XI to date.

Founded as Yorfisham, the city was renamed in historic fashion in 1986 after its adopted son John "Eddie" Sanders. The honour was in recognition of his outstanding achievement of 578 grade wickets before the age of 17. Sanders went on to represent the CW XI famously.

Following his retirement in 2009, Sanders established Lucky Eddie Records®, which to date is the only major label operating in CWLand.

Edfield is perhaps best known, however, as having produced the world-renowned stand-up comedian, Devil Ducky.

History of Cricket Web Cricket

In 2003, the International Cricket Council (ICC) shocked the world by welcoming Cricket Web Land to the world of international cricket. Without any domestic structure beyond grade cricket, the nation seemed entirely unprepared for the honour.

The three Test series ended 2-1 to the home side, but the one victory was historic and went a long way toward establishing a measure of respect for CWLand and a cricketing nation.

Immediately following the tour of South Africa, the Cricket Web Cricket Board of Control (unusually dubbed the CWBCC) established the Development League - Cricket Web Cricket's maiden first-class competition.

As the number of Dev League cricketers has grown, Test success continues to be elusive, but the Cricket Web XI continues to improve and prove its worth at international level.