Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club

Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club is a cricket club located in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, England.

Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club
Club Formed1862
Main GroundTown Fields, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire
Second GroundLeventhorpe School, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, CM21 9BY
1st XI LeagueHome Counties Premier League, Div 1 East
Other LeaguesSaracens Hertfordshire League Div 4, 8
Herts and Essex Cricket League Div 6
League History1974–present
HonoursHerts League: Twice
Herts Cup: Once
Herts Plate: Once
Herts 2nd XI League: Once

The main ground is at Town Fields in the centre of Sawbridgeworth, behind Bell Street, the main commercial street in the town. The club's second ground is situated at The Leventhorpe School, to the north of the town.

Club history

Cricket was probably first-played in Sawbridgeworth in the eighteenth century, however the first definite match was in 1823 when two games were played against Saffron Walden.[1] The town had an informal cricket team for many years, home matches played at Pishiobury Park, until the vicar of Sawbridgeworth's Great St Mary's Church, Reverend Arthur Drummond, formed a more formal club in 1862. The first permanent ground was at Rowney Field, and the club moved to Town Fields in 1877.[1]

Honours
Sawbridgeworth after winning the Hertfordshire Becker Cup in 2003
  • Hertfordshire League winners - 1984, 2003 (Div 1)
  • Hertfordshire Cup winners - 2003
  • Hertfordshire Plate winners - 2004
  • Hertfordshire T20 winners - 2015
  • Hertfordshire Second XI Championship winners - 1975

Club Records (All Games 1862-2019)
  • Most Appearances - Ted Levey (1,776)[1]
  • Most Runs - Ted Levey (43,703)
  • Most Wickets - Ernie Clarke (1,320)
  • Highest Innings Total - 428-3 declared, 23 August 2002 versus Essex Tools at Town Fields
  • Highest Individual Score - Matt Birch (223)

Notable players

References
  1. "Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club : Home".
  2. "Ryan Cunningham". Cricinfo.
  3. "Andrew Richardson". Cricinfo.

Sources
  • A Brief History Of Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club, 1984
  • Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club - The First 100 Years, R. T. Furber, 1997
  • Scoring Records of Sawbridgeworth Cricket Club, Richard M. White, 1984–2006
  • Harlow Citizen Newspaper, 15 December 1967.
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