Swarkestone Cricket Club

Swarkestone Cricket Club
League	Derbyshire County Cricket League
Team information
Founded	1898
Home ground	Barrow Turn in Swarkestone
History
Derbyshire County Cricket League Championship wins	4
Official website	swarkestone.play-cricket.com

Last updated October 16, 2023

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

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

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

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

Derbyshire County Cricket League Division Champions
Division	Year(s)
ECB Premier	2013, 2016, 2022, 2023
Division 2	2004
Division 3	2003^{[lower-alpha 1]}, 2023^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Division 4	2013^{[lower-alpha 2]}, 2022^{[lower-alpha 2]}
Division 7	2023^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Division 9	2013^{[lower-alpha 4]}

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 2 Division 3 (South).
1 2 Division 4 (South).
↑ Division 7 (South).
↑ Division 9 (South).

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References

1 2 "Swarkestone CC About Us: Playing Facilities". swarkestone.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
1 2 "DCCL 2023 League Handbook". derbyscountylge.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
↑ Lacey, Simon; Higginbottom, Chris; Whittington, Tom (2004). Derbyshire Cricket Grounds A Post-War Survey. Derbyshire: Simon Lacey. p. 132. ISBN 0-9547056-0-2.
↑ Derbyshire Marston's Pedigree County Cricket League Centenary Yearbook 2019. Derbyshire: DCCL. 2019. p. 127 & 182.
↑ "DCCL Competition results". derbyscountylge.play-cricket.com. DCCL. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

External links

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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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[fn1-6] 1 2 Division 3 (South).

[fn2-7] 1 2 Division 4 (South).

[fn3-8] Division 7 (South).

[fn4-9] Division 9 (South).

[Swarkestone_CC_Playing_Facilities-1] 1 2 "Swarkestone CC About Us: Playing Facilities". swarkestone.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

[DCCL_handbook_2023,_p.122-2] 1 2 "DCCL 2023 League Handbook". derbyscountylge.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

[Lacey_2004-3] Lacey, Simon; Higginbottom, Chris; Whittington, Tom (2004). Derbyshire Cricket Grounds A Post-War Survey. Derbyshire: Simon Lacey. p. 132. ISBN 0-9547056-0-2.

[DCCL_Centenary_Yearbook_2019-4] 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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