Kimberley is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Broxtowe in Nottinghamshire, England, lying 6 miles northwest of Nottingham along the A610. The town grew as a centre for coal mining, brewing and hosiery manufacturing. Together with the neighbouring villages of Giltbrook, Greasley and Swingate it has a population of around 6,500 people. At the 2011 Census the appropriate ward was Cossall and Kimberley. This had a population of 6,659. In an estimate for mid-year 2019, it estimated for the Kimberley ward a population of 6,890.
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Nottinghamshire. The club's limited overs team is called the Notts Outlaws.
Sandiacre is a town and civil parish in the borough of Erewash in Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England adjoining the border with Nottinghamshire. The population of the town was 8,889 at the 2011 Census.
Kimberley Town Football Club was a football club based in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England. They joined the Midland League in 1971. They reached the Second Round of the FA Vase three times. In the summer of 2012 the club resigned from the Central Midlands League South Division and folded. Their last manager was ex-pro Paul Rawden.
Ollerton Town Football Club is a football club based in Ollerton, Nottinghamshire, England. The men's team play in the Northern Counties East League Division One whilst the ladies team plays in the East Midlands Women's Regional Football League.
Akhil Patel is an English cricketer who was born in Nottingham and played for Nottinghamshire. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm unorthodox spin bowler. Patel made his debut first-class appearance for Derbyshire in April 2007 at the age of just 16, making a sturdy innings of 31 against Cambridge University UCCE, assisting the county's new Danish star Frederik Klokker on the latter's way to a century in just his second first-class appearance.
The Premier Division of the Derbyshire County Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Derbyshire, England, and is a designated ECB Premier League. The Premier League was founded in 2000 as a separate league from the Derbyshire County Cricket League, and at that time was called the Derbyshire Premier Cricket League. The two leagues amalgamated before the 2016 season, and the Derbyshire Premier Cricket League became the Premier Division of the Derbyshire County Cricket League. While most of the league's member clubs are from Derbyshire, there are also clubs from the Burton upon Trent area of Staffordshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.
The Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Nottinghamshire, England, and since it was formed in 1999 it has been a designated ECB Premier League.
The Town Ground in Rushden is a cricket ground which was used by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 22 first-class matches for 39 years between 1924 and 1963. It is now used predominantly for Northamptonshire Premier League games, serving as the home ground of 2015 Northamptonshire Cricket League Premier Division Champions Rushden and Higham Town Cricket Club since 2003.
James Edward Hindson is an English cricketer. Hindson is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
Caythorpe Cricket Club was founded in 1880. It is an amateur English Cricket Club based in the village of Caythorpe, Nottinghamshire. The club competes in the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League, which is an accredited ECB Premier League, winning the league title in 2006. The club has also reached the semi-final of the ECB National Club Cricket Championship in 2005 and 2006 and won the Derbyshire Premier League Cup in 2009.
Bourne Cricket Club, is an amateur cricket club based in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. Bourn's 1st XI Team play in the ECB Lincolnshire County Board Premier League, the 2nd XI compete in the South Lincs & Border League. Bourne also field a Sunday XI team in the Rutland and District Cricket League, a Women's team in the East Midlands Women’s Cricket League, and they have an established Junior Section, who play in The Border County Cricket Association.
Attenborough Cricket Club is an English cricket club sited in the village of Attenborough near the River Trent 6 miles (9.7 km) from Nottingham. The four Saturday teams compete in the Nottinghamshire Premier League and the South Nottinghamshire Cricket League. The Club celebrated its centenary in 2005.
David Coote is an English football referee.
Kimberley Miners Welfare Football Club is a football club based in Kimberley, Nottinghamshire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division North and play at the Stag Ground.
Jacob Daniel Libby is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who plays for Worcestershire.
Mohammad Saifuddin is a Bangladeshi cricketer. In December 2015, he was named in Bangladesh's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in October 2017.
The South Nottinghamshire Cricket League serves Nottingham and the surrounding towns and villages. The South Nottinghamshire Cricket League (SNCL) is one of two Nottinghamshire leagues that feeds into the ECB accredited Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League. The headquarters for the SNCL is based in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire. Nottinghamshire Recreational Cricket is the body responsible for all recreational cricket in the Nottinghamshire and ensures the smooth running of the game on a number of different levels.
The Mansfield and District Cricket League (MDCL) is a Sunday League, founded in 1947. The league in 2022 listed 59 teams from 53 clubs split into 6 Divisions, with regionalisation of the divisions organised into the bottom 4 sections. The League headquarters is based in Rotherham.
The United Counties League operates three divisions in the English football league system, the Premier Divisions North and South at Step 5 and Division One at Step 6.
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