Woodsetts Cricket Club, Rotherham, South Yorkshire is a small village cricket club consisting of 60 members. The club’s long term vision is to achieve Club Mark Accreditation to gain ECB funding and backing for the continual development of facilities and players, young and old.
Woodsetts CC is a club with the local community at heart and funding will aid our new youth team development not only to provide the club with a player succession plan but also to give something back to the local youth community, providing local youths with constructive extra curricular activities.
Founded in the 1970′s Woodsetts is a club with all the traditional values of English grass routes cricket. Currently our first eleven play their home games at the Shireoaks Cricket Ground with the seconds and thirds still playing in the village.
New Members are always welcome players and non players alike. Please feel free to contact the captains directly. We regularly hold fund raising events to help keep the club afloat please Contact us if you have any ideas or wish to find out more.
Our Service
The Club has qualified coaches to bring on the junior section.
And we hold weekly net sessions for all to enjoy.
Club History
Woodsetts Cricket Club was founded in March 1973 and for the first season played friendly’s before joining the Doncaster Cricket League for the 1974 Season. The club continued in this league until the 1983 season and then moved to join the Bassetlaw and District Cricket League for the 1984 Season, the club has remained a member club to the present 2009 season.
The founder members consisted of Dennis Grayson (Secretary), Richard Swann (Chairman), David Hooton(Treasurer), Alf Whitfield (President), George Mellors, Arthur Clifton, Peter Connell whilst the first league captain was Malcolm Furnival. Of these Alf, George and Arthur have sadly passed on. Richard is the current President and since retiring from playing also umpires in the league as the Clubs nominated umpire.
The Club operated one league team until a second team was formed for the 1991 season then subsequently a third team was formed for the 2001 season. The third team played the 2001 season in the Sheffield and District League before moving into the Bassetlaw and District Cricket League for the 2002 season.
The 1st’s and 2nd’s Teams have played at the Recreation Ground Woodsetts since 1973 and 1991 respectively, but moved to play at the Cricket Ground, Shireoaks from 2001 whilst the 3rd Team and Juniors (from 2001 – 2008) played at Woodsetts. In the 2008 season the 2nd team moved back to Woodsetts with the 3rd team leaving just the 1st Team playing at Shireoaks.
The Club is currently trying to set up an under 11′s and under 15′s team as we push towards gaining Clubmark Status. For the 2012 season both the 1st and 2nd teams will play at Shireoaks Cricket Ground.
