Chesterfield Cricket Club is an English amateur cricket club, the second largest in Chesterfield, Derbyshire and is a member of the Derbyshire County Cricket League.
Ground Chesterfield's main ground, Queen's Park, includes a pavilion, 3 artificial and 2 grass net facilities. Queen's Park has a proud history of annually hosting 1st Class recreation matches between 1898 - 1998. On the 26 June 1948, Queen's Park hosted a County Championship match between Derbyshire and Yorkshire with a record 14,000 spectators packed into the ground. Today, Chesterfield Cricket Club's 1st and 2nd XI teams use the Queen's Park pitch, rated by the Derbyshire County Cricket League as a Grade A+ ground, and the club's 3rd XI team use a pitch south of Chesterfield on Deer Park, Wingerworth, rated as a Grade B ground.
History The origins of Chesterfield Cricket Club go back to the 19th century with the New Recreation Ground on Saltergate listed as their home ground. A 3-day match was recorded at the ground between Chesterfield and the 'All England Eleven' in 1869. By 1894, the club was granted permission to move to Queen's Park and a record shows Chesterfield playing in the Derbyshire Cricket League against Creswell Colliery, on 28 April 1900. After the Second World War, Chesterfield became league champions six times between the year 1947 and 1957. Riding on their success, Chesterfield moved from the Derbyshire League and joined the Bassetlaw & District Cricket League in 1958 before returning to Derbyshire in the Derbyshire Premier League in 1999. The following year, the league became an ECB accredited league, where Chesterfield became League Champions in 2008. In 2011, the club joined the Mansfield and District Cricket League with a Sunday 1st XI team, and became Section (Division) 1 Champions in 2021.
The club have three senior teams that compete on Saturdays in the Derbyshire County Cricket League, a Sunday XI in the Mansfield and District Cricket League and an established junior training section that play competitive cricket in the North Derbyshire Youth Cricket League.
Club Performance The Derbyshire County Cricket League competition results showing the club's positions in the league (by Division) since 1999.
Key Gold Champions Red Relegated Grey League Suspended cont... P Premier League 1 Division 1 2 Division 2 3 Division 3, etc.
+ 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 2024 2025 2026 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P 1 1 1 P P 3B 3B 3B 3C 3N 3N 3N 2N 2N 2N 4N 3 4N 4N 4N 4N 4N 4N 4N 4N 3N 3NN 3N 3N 4N 4N 3N 4N 7N 7N 7N 7N 6N 8N 9N 9N 10N 9N 9N 8N
The Mansfield and District Cricket League Sunday League competition results showing the club's position (by Division) since 2011.
+ Mansfield & District Cricket League Team 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 6 6 6 5 5 4 3N 2N 1 1 P P 1 1 1
Club Honours + League Championships Year League Division 2008 Derbyshire County Cricket League Premier 2018 Division 4N 2021 Mansfield & District Cricket League Section 1 1958 Bassetlaw & District Cricket League Division 1C 1959 Division 1B 1965 Division 2D 1968 Division 2A 1992 Division 2B 1957 Derbyshire Cricket League Division 1 195? 195? 195? 1948 1896 + Cup wins Year Cup 2014 ECB National Club Cricket ChampionshipGroup Champions 1996 1983 2012 DCCL Premier T20 2023 DCCL County T20 1983 Derbyshire Building Society Cup 1982 1981 1977 1996 Harry Tomlins Trophy 1995 1981 1980 1978
Notable players Some notable players that have represented club and county include: Kim Barnett Ian Blackwell Mike Hendrick Geoff Miller William Mycroft George Pope Ben Slater Ross Whiteley Matt Critchley Harry Cartwright
Chesterfield CC on film Chesterfield CC Memories recorded by the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation 4/12/2018 #1 Chesterfield CC Memories recorded by the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation 4/12/2018 #2 Chesterfield CC Memories recorded by the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation 4/12/2018 #3 Chesterfield CC Memories recorded by the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation 4/12/2018 #4 Geoff Miller talks about his formative years in cricket. Recorded by the Derbyshire Cricket Foundation 6/2/2018 East Midlands Today: Derbyshire take on Nottinghamshire in a county cricket match at Chesterfield 20/9/2007
See also Club cricket
References
External links Friends of Queen's Park, Chesterfield History of Chesterfield Cricket Club