Sawley & Long Eaton Park Cricket Club

Sawley & Long Eaton Park Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club based in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England. The club has a history dating back to the early 19th century. The name of the club reflects the amalgamation of Sawley CC and Long Eaton Park CC in 1999.[1]

This is a diagram showing the historical lineage of the Sawley & Long Eaton Park Cricket Club.

Sawley & Long Eaton Park Cricket Club
Team information
Founded1834
Home groundWest Park, Long Eaton, Derbyshire
History
Premier wins0
1st Div wins0
2nd Div wins2
Official websitesawleylongeatonpark.play-cricket.com/home


Ground

Sawley & Long Eaton Park CC is located on West Park, Long Eaton, Derbyshire.[2]

History

The earliest known record of cricket associated with the village of Sawley dates back to August 1834 – ‘A Cricket Match Sawley V Shardlow’, but the earliest evidence of a match report dates to 1843, between Ockbrook and 'Sawley Club', found in the 'Derby and Chesterfield Reporter' on the 27th October of the same year.[2] The ground, aptly named ‘Trent Bridge Ground’, was situated behind the Harrington Arms adjacent to the Harrington Bridge on the main road to Birmingham on the River Trent.[3] Cricket was played at the ground until the early 1960s,[2] when it reverted to pastureland due to frequent flooding by the nearby River Trent and poor ground conditions.[4]

In 1962, Parkside CC was formed and an amalgamation with Sawley CC took place in 1969.[2] Sawley Park, in Sawley, became the new venue in 1965. In 1971, Sawley CC joined the Derbyshire Border League and continued to strive to improve playing standards and win trophies. October 1979 saw the amalgamation with Sawley Nomads CC.[2] The new ground now being used was on West Park, Long Eaton.

Sawley Nomads CC had a history, being formed in 1950 as the Long Eaton County Billiard Hall CC. This name was subsequently changed to Long Eaton Nomads CC and in 1964 to Sawley Nomads CC.[2]

In 1999, Sawley CC and Long Eaton Park CC amalgamated[1] to become one of the largest clubs in the district.

Long Eaton Park CC started life as Bourne Primitive Methodist CC in 1890, amalgamating with Bethel CC in 1934. Following on from the Second World War, the name was changed to Long Eaton Methodist CC. In the early 1980s, the building of the pavilion on West Park caused constitutional problems with the Church connection. The club was renamed Long Eaton Park CC to allow the establishment of a bar and to play Sunday cricket.[2]

As a result of the amalgamation, the club added Long Eaton Park to the club name and acquired their Graham Draycott Pavillion, situated on West Park. The Sawley CC pavilion (named after Bill Camm, a Sawley councillor, prominent local politician and former president of the Club) was refurbished and a scorebox added in 2007.[2][5] The Graham Draycott Pavilion was extended to provide more changing rooms, for both male and female players.

The Club currently has 4 senior teams competing in the Derbyshire County Cricket League and a long established junior training section that play competitive cricket in the Erewash Young Cricketers League.[6]

Club Performance

The Derbyshire County Cricket League competition results showing the club's positions in the league (by Division) since 2002.[1][7]

  • Key
    Gold Champions
    Red Relegated
    Grey League Suspended
  • cont...
    P ECB Premier League
    1 Division 1
    2 Division 2
    3 Division 3
    4 Division 4, etc.
  • cont...
    N North
    S South
    E East
    W West
    C Central
Derbyshire County Cricket League
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
1st XI P P P P 1 1 2S 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1S 1
2nd XI 3B 3S 3S 3S 2S 3S 4S 4S 4S 4S 5S 5S 5S 5S 5S 5S 4N 4N 4N 4N
3rd XI 4D 5S 5S 5S 4S 5S 6C 7N 7N 7N 7N 7S 8S 8S 9S 9S 9S 9E 9CS 9CS
4th XI 7S 7S 7S 6S 6S 7S 8S 8S 8N 8N 9N 9SW
5th XI 7C 7C 7E


  • Cup titles since 2002
    2005 Butterly Cup 2nd XI
    2004 Premier Cup (Runner up) 1st XI


    • The Newark Club Cricket Alliance Sunday League competition results showing the club's position (by Division) since 2015.[8]

    Newark Club Cricket Alliance
    2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
    Sunday XI 7 7 6 5 5


    Events on film

    Female Cricket

    Cricket Force

    See also


    References
    1. Derbyshire Marston's Pedigree County Cricket League Centenary Yearbook. Derbyshire: DCCL. 2019. p. 121 & 176.
    2. Breakwell, Keith (1994). The History of Cricket in Long Eaton, Sandiacre & Sawley. ISBN 978-0-9521-4371-0.
    3. Powell, Julia (2019). Memories of Breaston, Draycott, Long Eaton and Sawley. ISBN 978-0-8607-1785-0.
    4. Kingscott, Geoffrey (2009). The Sawley Trail and other walks around the village of Sawley in Derbyshire. ISBN 978-0-9552-8781-7.
    5. "Sawley Historical Society". sawleyhistoricalsociety.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
    6. "Erewash Young Cricketers League". eycl.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
    7. "DCCL Competition results". Derbyshire Cricket League. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
    8. "NCCA Competition results". Newark Club Cricket Alliance League. Retrieved 31 January 2021.


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