Ockbrook & Borrowash Cricket Club

Ockbrook & Borrowash Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club based in Ockbrook, Derbyshire, England. The club has a history dating back to the mid 19th century.[1]

Ockbrook & Borrowash Cricket Club
Victoria Avenue ground (2010)
Victoria Avenue ground (2010)
LeagueDerbyshire County Cricket League
Team information
ColorsGold and Maroon
Founded1850
Home groundVictoria Avenue, Ockbrook
History
Prem Div wins5
Div 1 wins4
Official websiteOckbrook & Borrowash Cricket Club

Ground

The home ground is located on Victoria Avenue in Ockbrook, Derbyshire[2] and has two pitches, an all-weather pitch and a two lane, all-weather net facility.[3] The 1st and 2nd XI teams use the Victoria Avenue pitch, rated by the DCCL as a Grade A+ ground, and the 3rd and 4th XI use the pitch in the field behind the pavilion, rated as a Grade A ground.[4]

History

History of cricket in the village of Ockbrook dates back to the mid nineteenth century, where a match report was recorded between Ockbrook and "Sawley Club" in the Derby and Chesterfield Reporter on 27 October 1843.[2] However, the official club records state the establishment of Ockbrook & Borrowash CC to be 1850. It is not clear where the original club ground was, but by 1898, the club acquired the use of the present ground on land adjoining the Queens Head off Victoria Avenue, the same year the club joined the Sandiacre and Ilkeston District league.[5] During the 1950s and 60s, concerted efforts were made to improve the ground facilities and the image and fortunes of the club began to steadily improve. The club won the Butterly Cup in 1972, its first trophy for many years. Shortly afterwards, the club entered the Derby and District League, doing well enough to enter Division 1 in 1974, and becoming Div 1 runner-up and League Cup winners in 1974; Div 1 winners in 1975; Div 1 winners and League cup runner-up in 1976. In the early 1980s the old pavilion was damaged by fire, resulting in a new pavilion opening in 1985. In 1999, Ockbrook & Borrowash CC became the first champions of the newly formed Premier Division of the Derbyshire County Cricket League. After subsequent improvements to the ground, gaining a Grade A rating, the adjoining ground behind the pavilion was added in 2002. The pavilion was extended in 2004, followed by the addition of a scorebox in 2008.[5][1]

The club currently has 4 senior teams competing in the Derbyshire County Cricket League and a long established and very successful junior training section that play competitive cricket in the Erewash Young Cricketers League.[6]

Club performance

The Derbyshire County Cricket League competition results showing the club's positions in the league (by Division) since 1999.[1][7]

Key Key Key
GoldChampionsPECB Premier LeagueNNorth
RedRelegated1Division 1SSouth
GreyLeague suspended 2Division 2, etc.EEast
Derbyshire County Cricket League
Team 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
1st XI P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
2nd XI 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2S 2S 2S 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2S 2 2 2
3rd XI 4C 4B 4B 4A 4S 4S 4S 4S 4S 4S 5S 6S 6S 6S 6S 5S 5S 5S 5S 6S 5S 5SN 5N 5S 4S
4th XI 5A 5A 5A 4E 6S 6S 6S 6S 6C 6C 7N 7N 8N 8N 8N 8N 8S 8S 8S 8N 8N 8NS 8N 8S 7S

The Mansfield and District Cricket League competition results showing the club's positions in the league by Section (Division) since 2013.[8]

Mansfield and District Cricket League
Team 2013 2014 2015 2016
Sunday 1st XI 3 3 3

The Derbyshire Cricket Board Indoor Competition results showing the club's positions in the league (by Division) since 2017.[9]

Derbyshire Cricket Board Indoor Competition
Team 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Indoor 1st XI 1 1 - 1

Club honours
Derbyshire County Cricket League
Premier Champions 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014
Division 1 Champions 1975, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1998
Division 2 Champions 2020[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
Division 3 Champions 2011
Division 4 Champions 1984, 2001[lower-alpha 3]
Division 5 Champions 1981, 2022
Division 7 Champions 1977, 2001
Division 8 Champions 2020[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 2], 2022
DCCL - Cup Competitions
Winners Premier Cup 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013
Winners Premier T20 Finals Day 2009, 2014
Winners James Harwood Cup 2013, 2021
Winners Wright Cup 1979, 2003
Winners Silver Link Trophy 1986, 1987, 1995
Winners Bayley Cup 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991
Winners Cresswell Cup 1981
Mayor of Derby Charity Cup Competitions
Winners OJ Jackson Cup 2002, 2003, 2012
Winners Butterley Cup 1972, 2002, 2004
Derby and District League
Division 1 Champions 1975, 1976
DDL - Cup Competitions
Winners DDL Cup 1974
  1. Division 2 (South).
  2. No relegations or promotions due to league restrictions by the Coronavirus pandemic.
  3. Division 4B.
  4. Division 8 (North-South).

Events on film

See also

References
  1. Derbyshire Marston's Pedigree County Cricket League Centenary Yearbook. Derbyshire: DCCL. 2019. p. 115 & 172.
  2. Breakwell, Keith (1994). The History of Cricket in Long Eaton, Sandiacre & Sawley. ISBN 978-0-9521-4371-0.
  3. "Ockbrook & Borrowash CC Welcome". obcc.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. "DCCL 2020 League Handbook". derbyscountylge.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. "Club History" (PDF). www.obcc.info. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  6. "Erewash Young Cricketers League". eycl.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. "DCCL Competition results". Derbyshire Cricket League. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  8. "MDCL Competition results". manssunlge.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  9. "DCBIC results". dcbindoorcomps.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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