Long Eaton Cricket Club, established in 1972, is an amateur cricket club based in West Park, Derbyshire, England. The Club is the product of a town which has a proud history of cricket dating back to the early 19th century.

Ground The club has been based on West Park since 1972. The current pavilion, built in 1992, replaced the old Vida Cricket Club pavilion, with some funds from the club, local fundraising activities, donations from the Sports Council, and the Foundation for Sport and the Arts. The Club has access to potentially three pitches, the main one is situated in front of the pavilion - between the park bandstand and the bowling green.

History History of cricket in Long Eaton dates back to the early nineteenth century. The earliest known reference to a match by a Long Eaton team was recorded in the Nottingham Mercury, dated 5 July 1844. The history of cricket in Long Eaton is very complicated. Many new teams sprang up from the new growing lace-making town in the 19th century, often using 'Long Eaton' in the team name. However, over time, through club mergers and player migration, these clubs along with their histories would ultimately filter down into the club that we know today. For a full history of Long Eaton's cricketing past, read Keith Breakwell's book "The History of Cricket in Long Eaton, Sandiacre & Sawley".

The Club currently has 3 senior teams competing in the South Nottinghamshire Cricket League, two Sunday league teams in the Newark Club Cricket Alliance league and a long established junior section that compete in the Derbyshire Junior Cricket League.

Club Performance The South Nottinghamshire Cricket League competition results showing the club's position (by Division) since 2005.

Key Gold Champions Red Relegated Grey League Suspended cont... Pr Premier Division A Division A B Division B C Division C, etc. cont... GN Division G (North) JN Division J (North) DD Development Division

+ South Nottinghamshire Cricket League Team 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 1st XI A Pr A A A A B B B A A A B B B B B B B B B B 2nd XI E D E E F F G G F F F G H H H GN H G G G G H 3rd XI P P P R R R DD DD JN N M L M M N

The Newark Club Cricket Alliance Sunday League competition results showing the club's position (by Division) since 2008.

+ Newark Club Cricket Alliance Team 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Sunday 1st XI 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 4 4 3 3 2 Sunday 2nd XI 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 4

Club Honours South Nottinghamshire Cricket League Division A Champions 2005

Newark Club Cricket Alliance Division 3 Champions 2009, 2022

Mayor of Derby Charity Cup Competitions Winners Butterley Cup 1972, 2002, 2004 Winners OJ Jackson Cup 1986

Cup Competitions Winners William Younger National Cup 1986 Winners Eddie Marshall Trophy 1976

See also Club cricket

References

Further reading Breakwell, Keith. 1994 "The History of Cricket in Long Eaton, Sandiacre & Sawley" 978-0-9521-4371-0

External links The Club Play-Cricket website G&M South Nottinghamshire Cricket League Official Play-Cricket website Newark Club Cricket Alliance Official Play-Cricket website Derbyshire Junior Cricket League Official Play-Cricket website