Facts about NCCA
 
  Before 1881, there were two clubs playing cricket in the San Francisco Bay area. One was Occident CC-the other was probably Bohemian CC. They played against each other, an occasional British Mercantile Marine vessel, a man-O-War or a migrant ship enroute to or from Australia. Sometimes they played against first class and even Test Sides (once they played the England Test Side captained by Alfred Shaw). They usually fielded and batted 22 players and performed well against first class opposition usually playing a side of 12 men.
  In 1881 Alfred Shaw's England team played in the Bay Area before heading to Australia to play a Test Series.
  In 1893 San Jose CC formed. It soon disbands.
  In 1894 Highest recorded partnership in U.S. Cricket history. It was between W. Robertson (206 not out) and A.D. Sheath (188 not out). They put on 340 runs in an undefeated stand for the Bohemians. Between 1899 and 1910, we have very accurate records-courtesy of Mr. Arthur Wilding, who kept scrapbook clippings.
  Alameda CC has won NCCA Championship each season during 1892-1895
  Bohemian CC won the 1897 NCCA Championship
  Alameda CC reclaimed the NCCA Championship in 1897
  In 1899 the playing clubs in NCCA were Alameda CC, Pacific CC and California CC. All games were played at Webster Street, Alameda.
  In 1899 California CC won its first NCCA Championship
  NCCA Champions for 1900-01 were once again, Alameda CC
  In 1902 Pacific CC won its first NCCA Championship
  1903-05 was dominated by San Francisco County Club which won 3 consequtive championships
  NCCA didnot conduct games in 1906-07 due to the earthquake
  1908 championship belonged to Pacific CC
  1909 saw a new first time champion - Barbarians
  Wanderers crowned the champions in 1910
  In 1900, two new clubs-Sacramento CC and Santa Cruz CC-joined the League
  1901 Saw the first recorded Ladies match in Bay Area. The women bowled underarm from a standing position and batted and fielded in long hooped dresses.
  1902 First mention of a team called Marin CC. They played one game and their players were the "cliff dwellers" of Sausalito. Lord Hawke's team, enroute to New Zealand, played and defeated the combined local eighteen. The visiting Captain was Pelham 'Plum" Warner, who captained for England the following year and was later knighted for his services to cricket. There were 500 spectators at the headquarters for cricket-then a field in the Presidio at San Francisco. B.J.T. Bosanquet, inventor of the "bosey," starred in the game, taking 11 of the 17 wickets to fall, and making 50 not out. Final score: Combined Eighteen, 125-Lord Hawke's Eleven, 8/155.
  1901-05 Cricket in the Bay Area dominated by Harold B. Richardson, a former Surrey CC player. He made the century for the US in a US-Canada International. In 1904, he made 730 runs at an average of 146 in local competition.
  1905 C.K. Turner, another century maker in US-Canada Internationals, played for Santa Cruz CC.
  1906 The great fire and earthquake on April 18 resulted in suspension of cricket in the Bay Area for 1906 and 1907.
  1908 Golden Gate CC begins playing for the first time. They play home games in a new field at Golden Gate Park. Other teams are Pacific, Alameda, Barbarians, Wanderers, and San Francisco County. They played "Champions versus the Rest" at the end of the season.
  1909 San Mateo CC joins the league with a turf wicket. First bowler, Sid Stewart took all 10 wickets in an inning, in the Bay Area.
  1910 Sadly, this marks the end of NCCA Secretary-Treasurer Arthur Wilding's accurate records of Bay Area cricket history.
  1928 Golden Gate CC reformed, and have played continuously ever since.
  In 1936 Marin Cricket Club was formed.
  1968 Captain Alf Cooper and Ken Serpanchy tour England with the first representative US team. Gujarat, now called Spartan Cricket Club was formed.
  1969 The England Women's team captained by the most famous of all woman cricketers, Rachel Heyhoe, plays at San Jose. The visitors lose narrowly to the local men's team.
  1976 California CC tours Mexico, Trinidad and South America
  1978 California CC tours Hawaii, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.
  1979 California CC tours the UK. Coincides with the 1979 Prudential World Cup, in which the USA team participated in the ICC Trophy Competition.
  1981 Redwood CC member, Raju Patel, breaks the all-time bowling record with an astounding 73 wickets
  1982 Queensland CC visits California. Team includes Australian Captain, Alan Border, and Test cricketers, Geoff Dymock and Robbie Kerr. Marlebone CC visits California. Led by Captain Tony Lewis, Test players Fred Titmus, Mushtaq Mohammed, John Jameson and Nick Cook struggle to draw a representative game with the NCCA. Local players who starred were Peter Musprat (64), S. Abid Ali (38), and Raju Patel (14-1-37-4). Former England Captain A.R. Lewis wrote in the Sunday Telegraph that NCCA XI provided the toughest competition of the American tour.
  1983 NCCA League expands to two divisions. Urmi Modi plays for U.S. in ICC Trophy Competition.
  1983-85 MCC participates in Annual Lucaya Cricket Tournament in Freeport, Bahamas.
  1984 Marin CC member, Peter Musprat, breaks the record for most runs (837) during a season. Mahendra Patel Scores the first recorded Century in the B-Division with 101 runs against Davis.
  1985 Redwood CC wins the League Championship and the Price Cup to become the first team to complete the "double" since Marin CC in 1982. Indoor cricket begins.
  1986 As part of MCC Jubilee festivities, the club hosts Vancouver CC, H.M,S. Amazon (British Naval team), Argentina Cricket Assoc., Lucaya CC, Millhill CC of England, and British Airways CC. Ladies Cricket returns after a seven-year hiatus. Marin Club's Doug Jackson is the organizer and chief dispenser of encouragement and champagne. Cricket at Candlestick Park. NCAA players demonstrate cricket for spectators before a regular season Giants game in San Francisco.
  1987 NCCA recaptures Raisinland Trophy for the first time in l8 years. Ozair Nana breaks record with 881 runs during a season.
  1988 United CC captures both League Championship and the Price Cup. NCCA retains Raisinland Trophy. Michael Miller and Ozair Nana play for US in Antigua. US defeats the Antiguan national squad. Hansot wins the B-Division convincingly and is promoted to the A-Division. Mahesh Patel of Mountain View sets a B-Division record by taking 55 wickets in a single season.
  1989 Visits from Queensland U., Manley Waratau of Australia, Carlton Crusaders from New Zealand, and Bournmouth C.C. from England. Inception of Cathay Pacific Cup. NCCA v. British Colombia-XI. NCCA wins trophy.
  1990 Marin CC wins League Championship Caribbean CC captures Price Cup, Stanford CC runners up United B wins the B-Division by one point over Santa Clara A. Santa Clara A captures Bank of India Cup Raju Patel of San Francisco breaks the record for highest individual score with a 165 against Stockton
  1991 Stanford CC wins League Championship Spartan CC (previously known as Gujarat CC) wins Price Cup Santa Clara Cricket Club dominates B-Division with their A-Team winning the B-Division Championship and the Bank of India while their B-Team finished Runner-up in the Bank of India Cup Sunil Tomar of Gujarat wrecks Delta with a record 9 wickets for 5 runs (7.5-4-5-9) NCCA XI and Marin Cricket Club tour of Vancouver Islands, B.C.
  1992 Stanford CC repeats as League Champions A new trophy is introduced. The Mike Miller Play-Off Cup which is restricted to the top four teams. Santa Clara CC in their first season in the A-Division, beat Golden Gate CC in the Final Golden Gate CC defeats United 1 CC in the Price Cup finals Marin B win the B-Division Championship while Stanford B wins the Bank of India Cup. Introduction of Saturday Cup Marin Cricket Festival; Sir Gary Sobers attends
  1993 United 1 CC captures League Championship Marin 1 CC wins both Play-Off Cup and Price Cup Ozair Nana sets new A-Division record with 935 runs. Mountain View captures the B-Division championship and Spartan B wins the Bank of India Cup Introduction of Pub League
  1994 Sunnyvale CC wins League Championship for the first time and wins Play-Off Cup United 2 CC defeats United 1 CC in Price Cup Finals Ravi Kanitkar establishes a new B-Division record with 853 runs in a single season. Hansot dominates by running away with the B-Division League Championship and the Bank of India Cup. Davis wins the Play-Off Cup. Santa Clara B wins the Most Sporting Team Trophy for the third year in a row, thus establishing a NCCA record. CNN does three minute segment on NCCA which is broadcast worldwide.
  1995 Caribbean CC sweep all, three trophies to complete the season with a record of 21-0. The first team to go unbeaten since Cavaliers CC in 1978. Ozair Nana (930 runs) comes close to eclipsing his 1993 record. NCCA regains Raisinland Trophy for the first time since 1988. Cougars (formerly Mountain View) wins the B-Division Championship and the Play-Off Cup while Davis wins the Bank of India Cup. NCCA tours British Columbia and participates in the 1st North American Tournament and is the only US team to reach the Semi-Finals.
  1996 NCCA joins United States Cricket Federation.
  1997 There were a total of 25 team in the two leagues. NCCA holds the Inaugural Six-A-Side tournament to kick off the season. Sky TV and KRON TV cover the event.