Back to back promotion for cricket club
Wirksworth & Middleton CC teams are celebrating the end of another successful season in 2026, sponsored for an eighth year by local company Longcliffe Quarries Ltd.
Proudly wearing their Longcliffe shirts, The 1st X1 have had back-to-back promotions and will be competing in Division 1 of The Derbyshire County Cricket League following promotion last year from the 3rd Division. The 2nds came mid table in Division 7N, and the 3rds played in Division 10N.
The youth teams also had a good season - the U15s joined with Brailsford & Ednaston CC to ensure both clubs could play at this age group and came 4th in their league. And the U13s came strong runners up to Matlock & Cromford, with the U11s Hardball team coming 3rd in their league with only six points between the top three teams. The youngest team players in the U11s semi hard ball team are developing and learning new skills all the time.
ALL STARS and INTO CRICKET for the younger players has again been an amazing success with 45 5-11 year olds playing over eight Friday evenings and were presented with medals by the Deputy Mayor, Steve Spencer, on July 10th. The Women’s and Girls’ team played in several Festivals again.
Club Chair Sue Marshall comments: “Sponsorship from Longcliffe helps us to provide the facilities we offer for the players, the community and our members and we are very grateful for their ongoing support. This year we have improved our social space and continued to ensure the grounds are in top class condition to enable us to play in the top divisions of The Derbyshire Cricket League.”
Longcliffe Operations Director Chris Wainwright added: “This cricket club goes from strength to strength every season, offering all round sports facilities for the community. It is a real pleasure to be able to continue to be associated with the Club and support with their ongoing costs. We wish them continued success next season.”