Willoughby Waterleys Cricket Club
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| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Colors | Blue and Purple |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Home ground | Dunton Bassett CC ground, Lutterworth Road |
| Official website | Willoughby Waterleys Cricket Club |
Willoughby Waterleys Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club that up until recently was based at Dunton Bassett Cricket Club, Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire.
Ground[edit]
Willoughby Waterleys CC home ground was on Dunton Bassett Cricket Club, Lutterworth Road, due east of Dunton Bassett village[1] from the early 1990s to 2015.
History[edit]
Cricket in Willoughby Waterleys (formerly known as Willoughby Waterless) dates back to at least the late 19th century. When "Willoughby Waterless Cricket Club" took part in the Lutterworth & District Village Cricket Challenge Cup, between 1922 and 1939 they won the Challenge Cup 5 times.[2] However, after the Second World War, the club focused on friendly matches and at some point ceased activity, until the Queen's Silver Jubilee year of 1977 when the club was reformed using the modern spelling of Willoughby Waterleys, in response to a challenge to a match from the neighbouring village of Ashby Magna. After a brief spell on a field off Ashby Lane, the new club's ground was based on land next to West End Farm, Gilmorton Lane. When the owner of the farm moved to Nickle's Farm, the club followed. By 1990, the Club moved away from the field and rented space at the Dunton Bassett Cricket Club ground; and continued to play successful cricket as a friendly XI side. However, in 2015, the club struggled to sustain enough players to form a team and as a result decided to suspend activity.[citation needed]
Club performance[edit]
The nearest Sunday leagues in Leicestershire were too far away for the Club to travel (Grantham and Melton Cricket Association[3] and the Rutland and District Cricket League[4]) and like so many other clubs in the region, they had to make their own arrangements. This allowed a level of freedom for the team to explore a wider choice of clubs and grounds in and around South Leicestershire, and there were frequent matches with neighbouring teams: Arnesby,[5] Fleckney Village,[6] Gumley,[7] Harborough South,[8] Laughton and Mowsley,[9] Wigston Town,[10] etc. They also organised annual tours the length and breadth of Great Britain (e.g. Bristol - Bishopston[11] North Wales - Maeshafn[12] etc.) Evidence shows that the standard of play proved to be very high (See fixture and results table for 2014 below).
| Willoughby Waterleys CC Fixtures & Results (2014) | |||||
| Date | Club Name | Start | Ground | Result | |
| 13 April | Braunstone Cricketers | 13:30 | Home | Cancelled | |
| 20 April | Tilton and Lowesby | 13:30 | Home | Won | [13] |
| 4 May | Twycross | 14:00 | Away | Won | [14] |
| 18 May | Trent Bridge Cricket Team | 14:00 | Home | Lost | [15] |
| 8 June | Kibworth | 14:00 | Away | Lost | [16] |
| 15 June | Leicestershire Teachers & Mossdale | 14:00 | Home | Won | [17] |
| 22 June | Gumley | 14:00 | Home | Won | [18] |
| 29 June | Wigston Town | 14:00 | Home | Won | [19] |
| 6 July | Huncote | 14:00 | Away | Cancelled | |
| 20 July | Cosby | 14:00 | Home | Won | [20] |
| 27 July | Laughton and Mowsley | 14:00 | Away | Won | [21] |
| 31 August | Lubenham | 13:30 | Home | Lost | [22] |
Club honours[edit]
| Lutterworth & District Village Cricket Challenge Cup | |
| Winners | 1922, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1939 |
| Runner-up | 1925, 1928 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Dunton Bassett CC". duntonbassett.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Lutterworth & District Village Cricket Challenge Cup Winners". acscricket.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Grantham & Melton Cricket Association". gmca.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Rutland and District Cricket League". rutland.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Arensby Cricket Club match report". village-web.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Fleckney Village Cricket Club match result". gumley.play-cricket-uat.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Gumley Cricket Club match result". gumley.play-cricket-uat.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Harborough South Cricket Club match result". gumley.play-cricket-uat.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Laughton and Mowsley Cricket Club match result". pitchero.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Wigston Town Cricket Club match result". gmsouthnottsleague.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Bishopston Cricket Club match result". bishopston.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Maeshafn Cricket Club match result". maeshafncc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Tilton and Lowesby Cricket Association". tiltonandlowesby.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Twycross Cricket Club". twycross.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Trent Bridge Cricket Team". tbct.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Kibworth Cricket Club". kibworth.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Leicestershire Teachers & Mossdale Cricket Club". ltm.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Gumley Cricket Club". gumley.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Wigston Town Cricket Club". wigstontown.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Cosby Cricket Club". cosbycc.hitscricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Laughton and Mowsley Cricket Club". pitchero.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Lubenham Cricket Club". lubenham.play-cricket.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.