Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. The club plays most of its home games at Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, which is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club. The club also plays some games around the historic county at the Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground and The Old Deer Park in Richmond, (historically Surrey).
The club plays limited overs cricket as the Middlesex Panthers, changed from Middlesex Crusaders in 2009 following complaints. Limited-overs kit colours are dark blue and pink quarters and from 2007, Middlesex have worn exclusive pink shirts during their Twenty20 matches in support of the Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity.
Middlesex have won 10 County Championships, two Benson & Hedges Cups, four one-day cricket titles and the Twenty20 Cup, through which they became the first County Cricket Club to qualify for both the Stanford Super Series and the Twenty20 Champions League.
Middlesex CCC has an indoor school based in Finchley, the Middlesex Academy and a project at Radlett Cricket Club.
Read more about Middlesex County Cricket Club: Honours, Current Squad
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