{"id":102,"date":"2021-01-06T11:15:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T10:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antwerpcricketclub.com\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2025-12-30T14:42:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T13:42:48","slug":"over","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/antwerpcricketclub.com\/en\/home\/over\/","title":{"rendered":"About RACC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-10 column1-desktop-grid__start-2 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-8 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-attachment-id=\"28\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/antwerpcricketclub.com\/en\/home\/cricket\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/antwerpcricketclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cricket.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cricket\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/antwerpcricketclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cricket.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/antwerpcricketclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cricket.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antwerpcricketclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cricket.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/antwerpcricketclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/cricket-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid alignfull column1-desktop-grid__span-10 column1-desktop-grid__start-2 column1-desktop-grid__row-1 column1-tablet-grid__span-8 column1-tablet-grid__row-1 column1-mobile-grid__span-4 column1-mobile-grid__row-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid-column wp-block-jetpack-layout-grid__padding-none\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:50px\">About our club<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Royal Antwerp Cricket Club, founded in 1892, is the oldest cricket club in Flanders and the most important centre for the development of the game in Belgium. The club plays in the first division of the national competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The club competes in the first division of the national league, plays around 40 matches per year and also plays host to many international touring sides throughout the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Als de beheerders van het Royal Antwerp Cricket Center, het grootste en meest geavanceerde sportcentrum van Belgi\u00eb, organiseert de Club ook regelmatig internationale wedstrijden en toernooien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline\">\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1880<\/strong>&nbsp;- Cricket is played for the first time in Antwerp at the Wilrycksche Plein (the site of the present-day Bouwcentrum)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1892<\/strong>&nbsp;- The Antwerp Cricket Club is established on 11 May at a meeting held in Caf\u00e9 Shakespeare on the Groenplaats in Antwerp.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1895<\/strong>&nbsp;- The club acquires a new ground in Zurenborg.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1896<\/strong>&nbsp;- The club amalgamates, forming the Antwerp Football, Cricket and Law Tennis Club.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1897<\/strong>&nbsp;The club\u2019s ground is converted to a velodrome, forcing cricket to find alternative headquarters.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1914<\/strong>&nbsp;- The outbreak of war on the continent puts a temporary halt on cricket in Antwerp.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1924<\/strong>&nbsp;- Cricket resumes in Antwerp on the Beerschot ground in Wilrijk.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1930<\/strong>&nbsp;- Antwerp Amateur Cricket Club is founded entirely by Belgian players commissioned in England during the war.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1950-1972<\/strong>&nbsp;- Cricket is played on a fairly summary basis, often consisting of scratch matches against makeshift sides or sporting clubs from further afield such as Standard Athletics in Paris.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1976<\/strong>&nbsp;- Antwerp CC plays its first match at the British army barracks at Emblem.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1983<\/strong>&nbsp;- The club acquires a permanent address in the Plantenhoekstraat on the border between Rumst and Reet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1990<\/strong>&nbsp;- Antwerp CC becomes a founding member of the Belgian Cricket Federation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2010<\/strong>&nbsp;- Antwerp CC plays its last season at the Rumst Ground before being forced to vacate it. The club is now homeless and forced to play its matches away. A difficult period for the club.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2012<\/strong>&nbsp;- Nevertheless, the club bounces back to win the BCF Division 2 and gain promotion.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2013<\/strong>&nbsp;- Antwerp CC narrowly misses out on the 1st Division title but the future seems bright for the club.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2014<\/strong>&nbsp;- Antwerp CC begins development of the new Antwerp Cricket Ground at Middelheim Park.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2019<\/strong>&nbsp;- Antwerp CC wins promotion to division 1.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2024 <\/strong>&#8211; Antwerp CC-2 wint en promoveert naar BCF divisie 2.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2025<\/strong> - The Royal Court bestows the title Royal on the club and we become Royal Antwerp Cricket Club<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item\"><div class=\"timeline-item__bubble\" style=\"border-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div><div class=\"timeline-item__dot\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2025<\/strong> &#8211; Royal Antwerp CC-1 wint div-1 en wordt kampioen van Belgi\u00eb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over onze club Royal Antwerp Cricket Club, opgericht in 1892, is de oudste cricketclub van Vlaanderen en het belangrijkste centrum voor de ontwikkeling van het spel in Belgi\u00eb. 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