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Swarkestone Cricket Club
LeagueDerbyshire County Cricket League
Team information
Founded1898
Home groundBarrow Turn in Swarkestone
History
Derbyshire County Cricket League Championship wins4
Official websiteswarkestone.play-cricket.com

Swarkestone Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Swarkestone, 5 miles south of Derby,[1] and has a history dating back to the early 20th century.

Ground

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The home ground is located at Barrow Turn in Swarkestone, Derbyshire and has 2 all-weather net facilities.[1] The 1st and 2nd XI teams use Barrow Turn, rated by the DCCL as a Grade A+ ground, and the 3rd XI have access to the Aston-on-Trent Cricket Club ground off Shardlow Road, rated a Grade A ground.[2]

History

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The Derbyshire County Cricket League identifies the club to have been established in 1898,[2] originally playing at Ingleby before locating to Swarkestone in the 1930s.[3] By 1990, the club joined Derbyshire County Cricket League. The 1st XI team entered the Derbyshire Premier Division in 2012, and finished 2nd in the club's first ever year in the top flight of the Derbyshire League. Since then, the Club has won the Derbyshire County League Championship four times: 2013, 2016,[4] 2022 & 2023.[5]

Club Performance

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

Key
Gold Champions
Red Relegated
Grey League Suspended
Key
P ECB Premier Division
1 Division One
2 Division Two, etc.
Derbyshire County Cricket League
Team 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
1st XI 3A 3S 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 P P P P P P P P PS P P P
2nd XI 4B 5S 5S 5S 4S 4S 3S 5S 5S 4S 4S 4S 3 4S 4S 4S 3 3S 4SN 4S 4S 3S
3rd XI 5A 7S 7S 7S 7S 6S 7W 9S 9S 9S 9S 9S 8S 7S 6S 6S 6S 6S 6SN 6S 6S 7S

Club Honours

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Derbyshire County Cricket League Division Champions
Division Year(s)
ECB Premier 2013, 2016, 2022, 2023
Division 2 2004
Division 3 2003[a], 2023[a]
Division 4 2013[b], 2022[b]
Division 7 2023[c]
Division 9 2013[d]
DCCL - Cup Competitions
Result Cup Year
Winners Premier Cup 2019
Marston's Smooth Trophy 2006, 2011
Harry Lund Cup 2011
County T20 Finals Day 2011
  1. ^ a b Division 3 (South).
  2. ^ a b Division 4 (South).
  3. ^ Division 7 (South).
  4. ^ Division 9 (South).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Swarkestone CC About Us: Playing Facilities". swarkestone.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "DCCL 2023 League Handbook". derbyscountylge.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ Lacey, Simon; Higginbottom, Chris; Whittington, Tom (2004). Derbyshire Cricket Grounds A Post-War Survey. Derbyshire: Simon Lacey. p. 132. ISBN 0-9547056-0-2.
  4. ^ Derbyshire Marston's Pedigree County Cricket League Centenary Yearbook 2019. Derbyshire: DCCL. 2019. p. 127 & 182.
  5. ^ "DCCL Competition results". derbyscountylge.play-cricket.com. DCCL. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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Alan Davies and Dave Corner talk about the recreational game at Swarkestone Cricket club.

A Derbyshire Cricket Foundation Project funded by Heritage Lottery Fund.

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