West Hallam White Rose Cricket Club

West Hallam White Rose Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club on the southern edge of West Hallam, Derbyshire, England. The club has a history dating back to 1880.[1]

West Hallam White Rose Cricket Club
The Statham Oval (2022)
The Statham Oval (2022)
LeagueDerbyshire County Cricket League
Team information
Founded1880
Home groundThe Statham Oval, Cat and Fiddle lane
History
Div 1 wins1
Div 2 wins0
Official websiteWest Hallam White Rose Cricket Club

Ground

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The home ground is located on The Statham Oval (Cock Orchard) off Cat and Fiddle Lane West Hallam[2] and the ground is rated by the DCCL[3] as a Grade A ground.

History

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The origins of the club date to the mid 19th century. Newspaper reports have been found recording cricket matches played by "West Hallam Cricket Club" in the grounds of the Squire Hall, off Cock Orchard in 1851.[1] By 1871, the Hall was demolished and the club had to rent land from a local farmer, whose farm stood on the junction of The Village (street) and School Square. "Hallam White Rose Cricket Club" appeared on record in 1880. The addition of the 'White Rose' is said to be based on the white rose bushes in the gardens of the old Squire Hall. It is not known when the club moved to a recreation ground on Beech Lane, but after the Second World War, the Club played on a field off St. Wilfrid's Road until 1950, when they returned to what became Powtrell Community Pavilion Court on Beech Lane. The Club won the Butterley Cup in 1962, a couple of years before joining the Notts & Derbyshire Border League in 1964 (which is now the Derbyshire County Cricket League); prior to this they mainly focused on playing friendly matches.[1] By 2001, they became Division 1 League Champions[4] and by 2007 they finally moved back to Cock Orchard off the Cat and Fiddle Lane, and officially opened their new home now known as The Statham Oval in 2011.

The Club currently have two senior teams competing in the Derbyshire County Cricket League,[5] a junior training section that play competitive cricket in the Erewash Young Cricketers League[6] and the Club are regulars in the Derbyshire Cricket Board Indoor Competition.[7]

Club performance

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The Derbyshire County Cricket League competition results showing the club's positions in the league (by Division) since 2001.[1][8]

Key
Gold Champions
Red Relegated
Grey League suspended
1 Division 1
2 Division 2
3 Division 3
4 Division 4, etc.
N North
S South
E East
C Central
Derbyshire County Cricket League
Team 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 1 1 1 1 2 2S 2S 3S 3 4N 4N 4N 3 2 2 2 6N 5N 4N 3NS 3N 2 3N
2nd XI 4A 4A 4N 5N 5N 5N 6C 5N 6S 6S 7N 6N 6N 6N 6N 6N 10S 9N 8N 8NS 8N 8N 8N
3rd XI 5A 4E 6N 6N 6N 6C 7E 6C 9N 9N 9N 9N 9N 9N 10N 10S

The Derbyshire Cricket Board Indoor Competition results showing the club's positions in the league (by Division) since 2014.[9]

Derbyshire Cricket Board Indoor Competition
Team 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Indoor 1st XI 1 1 1 1 1 1 -

Club honours

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Derbyshire County Cricket League
Division 1 Champions 2001
Division 3 Champions 2008,[a] 2013, 2021[b]
Division 4 Champions 1986, 2012,[c] 2019[c]
Division 5 Champions 1978, 1980, 1984
Division 6 Champions 2007,[d] 2017[e]
Division 7 Champions 2011[f]
Division 10 Champions 2017[g]
DCCL - Cup Competitions
Winners Bayley Cup 2013
Mayor of Derby Charity Cup Competitions
Winners Butterley Cup 1962, 1975, 2012, 2013, 2015
Winners OJ Jackson Cup 1978, 1981
Derbyshire Cricket Board Indoor Competition
Division 1 Champions 2017, 2018

The Club on film

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Division 3S
  2. ^ Division 3N
  3. ^ a b Division 4N
  4. ^ Division 6C
  5. ^ Division 6N
  6. ^ Division 7N
  7. ^ Division 10S

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Derbyshire Marston's Pedigree County Cricket League Centenary Yearbook. Derbyshire: DCCL. 2019. p. 130 & 183.
  2. ^ "West Hallam White Rose CC Welcome". whwrcc.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ "DCCL 2020 League Handbook". derbyscountylge.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ "DCCL Competition results". Derbyshire Cricket League. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Derbyshire County Cricket League". derbyscountylge.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Erewash Young Cricketers League". eycl.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Derbyshire Cricket Board Indoor Competition". dcbindoorcomps.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. ^ "DCCL Competition results". Derbyshire Cricket League. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  9. ^ "DCBIC results". dcbindoorcomps.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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