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The pavilion at Chichester Road, home to Cleethorpes Cricket Club. Pictured during a 78-run victory for the hosts over All Rounder Cricket Yorkshire South Premier League rivals Doncaster Town, who are about to bat. The hosts, put in on a humid, cloudy afternoon, struggled on their vast ground to 156, a total the locals felt was about 50 short of defendable. But they reckoned without an abysmal batting display from Doncaster, who slumped to 40-5 after 20 overs. Australian professional Michael Topp (18) and Joe Gallagher (15no) attempted to shut up shop, and frustrated the Cleethorpes attack for some time, but when the former was dismissed the last four batters all departed without scoring.
Match statistics: Cleethorpes 156 off 44.1 overs (Wesley Marshall 45, Ian Mansfield 41, Michael Topp 3-25, Luke Townsend 3-37, James Ward 2-30) 12pts beat Doncaster Town 78 off 42 overs (James Ward 18, Michael Topp 18, Harry Clewett 3-8, Paul Sunley 3-19, Alex Willerton 3-20) 0pts by 78 runs. Doncaster Town won the toss and elected to field. Admission: free. Programme: 8 pages (donation). Attendance: 71. Tea: £1. Ham & cheese toasted ciabatta: £2.50.
Cleethorpes Cricket Club opened Chichester Road, their present home, in 1931. They moved a short distance from a plot near Sherburn Street, on which the local council wanted to build an estate of houses. At the time, Chichester Road was on the southern extremity of the town. Hardy's Farm, now covered by a primary school, was adjacent. Visitors Scunthorpe Town won the opening match on June 13th 1931. Cleethorpes bought the eight-acre site 24 years later from Sidney Sussex College. It has been developed considerably since the Fifties, when it was a small enclosure with a dilapidated pavilion. The outfield was expanded in 1959, a replacement pavilion built in 1963 and squash courts - totalling three - added in 1978 and 2003. Chichester Road has staged Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire first class matches, along with Minor Counties fixtures involving Lincolnshire. Cleethorpes have played in the Grimsby & District, Lincolnshire County and Yorkshire Premier leagues. In 2016, Cleethorpes became a founder member of the Yorkshire South Premier League, an ECB competition.
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The pavilion at Chichester Road, home to Cleethorpes Cricket Club. Pictured during a 78-run victory for the hosts over All Rounder Cricket Yorkshire South Premier League rivals Doncaster Town, who are about to bat. The hosts, put in on a humid, cloudy afternoon, struggled on their vast ground to 156, a total the locals felt was about 50 short of defendable. But they reckoned without an abysmal batting display from Doncaster, who slumped to 40-5 after 20 overs. Australian professional Michael Topp (18) and Joe Gallagher (15no) attempted to shut up shop, and frustrated the Cleethorpes attack for some time, but when the former was dismissed the last four batters all departed without scoring.
Match statistics: Cleethorpes 156 off 44.1 overs (Wesley Marshall 45, Ian Mansfield 41, Michael Topp 3-25, Luke Townsend 3-37, James Ward 2-30) 12pts beat Doncaster Town 78 off 42 overs (James Ward 18, Michael Topp 18, Harry Clewett 3-8, Paul Sunley 3-19, Alex Willerton 3-20) 0pts by 78 runs. Doncaster Town won the toss and elected to field. Admission: free. Programme: 8 pages (donation). Attendance: 71. Tea: £1. Ham & cheese toasted ciabatta: £2.50.
Cleethorpes Cricket Club opened Chichester Road, their present home, in 1931. They moved a short distance from a plot near Sherburn Street, on which the local council wanted to build an estate of houses. At the time, Chichester Road was on the southern extremity of the town. Hardy's Farm, now covered by a primary school, was adjacent. Visitors Scunthorpe Town won the opening match on June 13th 1931. Cleethorpes bought the eight-acre site 24 years later from Sidney Sussex College. It has been developed considerably since the Fifties, when it was a small enclosure with a dilapidated pavilion. The outfield was expanded in 1959, a replacement pavilion built in 1963 and squash courts - totalling three - added in 1978 and 2003. Chichester Road has staged Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire first class matches, along with Minor Counties fixtures involving Lincolnshire. Cleethorpes have played in the Grimsby & District, Lincolnshire County and Yorkshire Premier leagues. In 2016, Cleethorpes became a founder member of the Yorkshire South Premier League, an ECB competition.