Finedon Dolben Cricket Club

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Finedon Dolben Cricket Club
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Finedon Dolben Cricket Club
LeagueNorthamptonshire Cricket League
Team information
Colors  Blue   Gold
Founded1836
Home groundAvenue Road, Finedon, Wellingborough
History
Premier wins13
Official website finedondolben.play-cricket.com

Finedon Dolben Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club based in Finedon, Northamptonshire, England. Finedon Dolben have 4 senior XI teams in the Northamptonshire Cricket League, [1] and an established Junior Section, who play in both the Higham & District Youth League [2] and the Corby and District Youth Cricket League [3] [4]

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Club history

Finedon Dolben Cricket Club was founded in 1836 and records show that they joined the Kettering & District Cricket League in 1896. [5] After many years of league activity, resulting in numerous championship title wins, [6] Finedon Dolben became a member of the Northamptonshire Cricket League. Since the Northamptonshire Cricket League was designated an ECB Premier League in 1999, [7] Finedon Dolben is one of only three cricket clubs (Finedon Dolben, Old Northamptonians and Peterborough Town) to have held a constant presence in the highest level of competition for recreational club cricket in Northamptonshire, with eleven ECB Premiership league championship titles to their name. [8]

Club Performance

The Northamptonshire Cricket League competition results showing the club's positions in the league (by Division) since 1999.

Key
GoldChampions
RedRelegated
GreyLeague Suspended
Key
PECB Premier Division
1Division One
2Division Two, etc.
Northamptonshire Cricket League
Team1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
1st XIPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
2nd XI432222222111111221122
3rd XI11111110101098876544444455
4th XI14131212111110109989

Source: [9]

Club Honours

Northamptonshire Cricket League Champions
DivisionYear(s)
Premier1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2022, 2023
Division Two2019
Division Six2014
Division Seven2013
Division Eight2012
Division Nine2021
Division Ten2019
Division Eleven2004, 2006, 2017
NCL - Cup Competitions
ResultCupYear
WinnersHevey NCL T20 Championship - Finals Day2019
Northamptonshire County Knock-out Cup1998, 1999, 2003
Northamptonshire County Cricket League
DivisionYear(s)
Premier1997, 1998
Division One1973
Division Two1957
Division Three1967
Kettering & District League Trophy
DivisionYear(s)
Division One1931, 1932, 1933, 1934

    Source: [10]

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