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Erewash Sound SPORT brings you a round up of cricket fixtures from borough sides in the top tiers of The Derbyshire County Cricket League and cup competition. CRICKET: Sunday 6th September: Premier Cup: (12noon) Ockbrook & Borrowash v Spondon at The Arthur Honeybun Ground (Victoria Avenue) Saturday 12th September: Derbyshire Premier League: (12noon) Ockbrook & Borrowash v Duffield at The Arthur Honeybun Ground Sandiacre Town v Eckington at Longmoor Lane Division 1: (12noon) Clifton v Ilkeston Rutland at Chapel Lane […]

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Cricket results

Erewash Sound SPORT brings you a round up of cricket fixtures from borough sides in the top tiers of The Derbyshire County Cricket League. CRICKET: Saturday 5th September: Derbyshire Premier League: (12noon) Duffield 135 all out (44.5 overs) v Sandiacre Town 136-1 (14.3 overs) Sandiacre Town won by 9 wickets at Eyes Meadow Ockbrook & Borrowash 59-3 (8) v Belper Meadows 58 all out (31) Ockbrook & Borrowash won by 7 wickets at The Arthur Honeybun Ground (Victoria Avenue) Division […]

5 September 2026 165

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Cricket, gymnastics and football get borough council boost

A much-loved local cricket club that was founded during the reign of Queen Victoria is poised to mark its 150th anniversary by installing the very latest in hi-tech grass – thanks to help from Erewash Borough Council. The “hybrid” wickets have been hailed as groundbreaking after being pioneered at Lord’s and the Oval. They feature natural turf with tiny amounts of unique polyethylene yarn stitched in to make the surface more durable. Sandiacre Town Cricket Club is to harness the […]

27 July 2026 33

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Derby to get state-of-the-art cricket dome thanks to funding boost

Derby is to receive government funding to improve cricket facilities across the city and make the sport more accessible than ever before. The city has been chosen as one of five locations to benefit from a further £3 million injection to open up access to year-round cricket in even more communities. This figure will be matched by the England and Wales Cricket Board. The investment will see a cricket dome built in Derby, in collaboration between Derbyshire County Cricket Club and the Derbyshire […]

19 June 2026 38

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Sports consortium set to drive East Mids growth with generation lead role

The Trent Sports District is set to become a major driver of growth for Nottingham and the wider East Midlands - forming a key part of the Trent Arc plan led by the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA). Built around one of the UK’s strongest clusters of sports, leisure and waterfront assets, the District will bring these strengths together to support regeneration, attract investment and create a better-connected place for residents, visitors and businesses. Property and construction consultancy Gleeds […]

20 May 2026 35

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Grassroots cricket boost: £3.5k for 192-year-old club

A much-loved Erewash cricket club that has existed since before Queen Victoria came to the throne has been given a £3,500 boost by the borough council – ahead of it marking its double century. The community grant follows a battle to keep the grass flat between wickets at Sawley Cricket Club, which was founded in 1834 when William IV was monarch, and Earl Grey was Prime Minister. A new roller to replace the club’s rusty old one was seen as […]

22 April 2026 45

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Cricket fixtures

Cricket results

Cricket, gymnastics and football get borough council boost

Derby to get state-of-the-art cricket dome thanks to funding boost

Sports consortium set to drive East Mids growth with generation lead role

Grassroots cricket boost: £3.5k for 192-year-old club

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