Cockermouth Cricket Club was founded in 1823 in the historic market town of Cockermouth. That year is on the club's crest along with "The Daffodils" (of William Wordsworth fame), Cockermouth Castle and the club colours of green and gold. The early years saw the club renting its Sandair home from the wealthy Senhouse family. It is commonly misconceived that the club played on the grounds in front of the large Senhouse mansion at one time but Cockermouth Cricket Club have, in its long history, only ever had one ground; Sandair. This was eventually purchased from the Senhouse family and became property of the club. Many photographs which adorn the walls of the current Sandair pavilion are testament to the growing interest in the area during the Victorian era. In particular, a photograph of Cu