Wilson succeeds Lucas as Lincolnshire CC skipper after annual meeting

The annual meeting of the Lincolnshire County Cricket Club saw a new captain announced and the re-election of a host of officers for the coming season.

The Chairman is the former Hartsholme player Chris Keywood, while the President is former Bucyrus and Hartsholme player John Van-der-Vord.

Chief Executive is Chris Farmer, the former Chief Executive of South Kesteven District Council, whose role embraces the secretarial and financial duties for the club.

Mark Fell continues as Director of Cricket and, following the retirement of last season’s captain David Lucas, the captaincy will be in the hands of Carl Wilson of Bourne CC, last year’s vice-captain.

With the new season getting closer, the club has now received its 2017 fixtures. The Unicorns KO Trophy starts on April 30 with a home fixture against Cambridgeshire at Grantham.

Lincs then travel to Penrith on May 7 to face Cumberland, before hosting Norfolk at Bracebridge Heath on May 14.

The final round-robin match is another trip north to play Northumberland at Jesmond on May 21.

Lincolnshire were the winners of the Eastern Division Championship in 2016 and they commence their defence of the title with an away fixture against Cambridgeshire at Saffron Walden from June 4-6.

Staffordshire are the opposition for the first home game at Sleaford from June 18-20. This is followed by another home match at Grantham against Buckinghamshire from July 2-4, and a trip to Bedford School to face Bedfordshire from July 16-18.

There is an away match at Jesmond from July 30 to August 1 against Northumberland, before Lincolnshire host Hertfordshire at Cleethorpes in their final Eastern Division match of the season from August 13-15.

Vist www.lincolnshireccc.play-cricket.com for further information.

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