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This book traces the history of the club from its formation in 1771, when it was known as Stamford Cricket Club, playing on the Racecourse outside the town. This makes it one of the oldest cricket clubs still in existence, predating even the MCC. The book follows its close relationship with the Cecil family, the Lords of Burghley House, whose enthusiasm for both horse-racing, cricket and gambling led to the creation of the club as a sideline to the then famous Stamford Races, also sponsored by the Cecils. Following the closure of the Racecourse in the second half of the 18th century, the club moved into Burghley Park, and changed its name to reflect its new location, where it has remained ever since. The author records the various ebbs and flows of a prominent cricket club from its zenith when Dr.W.G.Grace scored a century on the ground to its nadir in the early years of the current millennium, when the club nearly folded. This book is not merely a history of a cricket club, but also a social history of the game in the Stamford area, and the club's eventual transition from a 'gentlemen's club' into a thriving modern sporting institution.

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