Lansdown cricket club founded in 1825 is one of the oldest in England. The original home of the club was on the old race course at Lansdown. In 1850 the club played on the Sydenham field, now covered by the Green Park complex, from which, in 1864 the club was given notice to quit and took up a lease at Combe Park in 1865.

The founder of the club, William Cooper Keating was ably assisted by James Pycroft. The Club is closely linked with the Grace Family and with Somerset County Cricket Club. W.G. Grace first played for the club in 1861 at the age of 12 and the club enjoyed a close association with the Grace family for many years. In 1863, W.G. Grace, then a lad of 14, appeared for Lansdown in a game between All England XI’s in the company of his elder brothers E.M. and H.Grace. A photograph of theses sides is hung in the Pavilion.

Somerset County Cricket Club, was, in it's early days, captained by the Captain of Lansdown. An interesting game was played in 1839 between the MCC and Lansdown on the MCC ground. The records state that Lansdown won the match by 26 runs. The club badge is derived from the family crest of Sir Bevil Grenville who lost his life in the Royalist cause at the Battle of Lansdown in 1643.

A number notable players have played at Lansdown, such as Lord Hawke – a boy who became Foreign Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer, then Lord Chancellor and the winning owner of the Derby in 1855; Vivian Richards who played in 1973 whilst qualifying for Somerset; Matt Horne who played in 1990, since become a New Zealand test player.

In 1975 Lansdown joined the Western League and in 1981/82 became the first club to win the title in two consecutive seasons. The club became champions again in 1997, winning all games.

WESTERN LEAGUE HONOURS
(Lansdown Cricket Club Position in brackets)

1st XI				2nd XI
1972	Optimists	1985	Malmesbury (5th)	1972	Chippenham	1985	Cheltenham (6th)
1973	Malmesbury	1986	Clifton Flax Bourton (16th)	1973	Bath	1986	Bath (4th)
1974	Bath	1987	Downend (3rd)	1974	Bath	1987	Cheltenham (3rd)
1975	Imperial (6th)	1988	Clifton Flax Bourton (11th)	1975	Newport (5th)	1988	Cheltenham (5th)
1976	Cheltenham (4th)	1989	Cheltenham (13th)	1976	Newport (2nd)	1989	Weston Super Mare (5th)
1977	Downend (7th)	1990	Cheltenham (6th)	1977	Lansdown (1st)	1990	Weston Super Mare (9th)
1978	Stroud (5th)	1991	Weston Super Mare (12th)	1978	Cheltenham (6th)	1991	Weston Super Mare (8th)
1979	Keynsham (6th)	1992	Cheltenham (2nd)	1979	Lansdown (1st)	1992	Midsomer Norton (14th)
1980	Lansdown (1st)	1993	Clifton Flax Bourton (2nd)	1980	Glouscester (5th)	1993	Swindon (16th)
1981	Lansdown (1st)	1994	Bath (3rd)	1981	Lansdown (1st)	1994	Optimists (6th)
1982	Malmesbury (13th)	1995	Newport (8th)	1982	Lansdown (1st)	1995	Brislington (3rd)
1983	Cardiff (7th)	1996	Optimists	1983	Optimists (4th)	1996	Bath
1984	Cardiff (9th)	1997	Lansdown (1st)	1984	Lansdown (1st)	1997	Bath

PREMIER 1 LEAGUE HONOURS

1st XI			2nd XI
1999	2002	Keynsham (10th)	1999	2002	Bath (10th)
2000			2002	2006	Bath (8th)

PREMIER 2 LEAGUE HONOURS

1st XI				2nd XI
2001	Corsham (2nd)	2005	Frocester (8th)	2001	Weston Super Mare (2nd)	2005	Taunton Deane (2nd)
2003	Frenchay (8th)	2006	Weston Super Mare (9th)	2003	Knowle (5th)	2008	Thornbury (5th)
2004	Glastonbury (8th)	2008	Bristol (10th)	2004	Knowle (9th)	.	.

BRISTOL SOMERSET LEAGUE HONOURS

1st XI				2nd XI
2007	Lansdown (1st)	2010	Bristol West Indians (9th)	2009	Bedminster (7th)	2010	Stapleton (8th)
2009	Ashcott & Shapwick (8th)

BRISTOL & NORTH SOMERSET LEAGUE HONOURS

1st XI				2nd XI
2011	Chipping Sodbury (4th)	2012	Frenchay (3rd)	2007	Old Bristolians Westbury (5th)	2012	Winterbourne (6th)
				2011	Chipping Sodbury (3rd)

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