A property developer has unveiled plans to relocate an entire village cricket club near Nantwich.
Muller Property Group has launched a public consultation on the proposal to move Aston Cricket Club from its current home on Sheppenhall Lane.
First class cricket comes to Nantwich tomorrow (Sunday July 21) when Cheshire entertain Derbyshire in an ECB Showcase match at Whitehouse Lane.
For the third year running, all 18 first class counties will visit a national county, Cheshire having played Warwickshire and Yorkshire in previous years.
Nantwich Cricket Club’s flying start to the season continued at the weekend as the first team recorded impressive wins in the Cheshire County League and in the ECB National Club Championship.
On Saturday, a stunning spell of bowling from Jimmy Warrington set up an emphatic victory over Premier League champions Alderley Edge.
Nantwich CC 1sts clinched their place in the ECB National Club Championships with a fine four-wicket victory over Kimberley Institute CC.
The hosts won the toss and put Kimberley into bat and reduced them to 208-9 off their 40 overs.
Crewe Vagrants Cricket Club is to host a Women’s Soft Ball festival on June 8.
Teams of six can enter the festival which is designed to make the game fun and encourage all ages to start playing.
Former Nantwich CC cricketer Lou Vincent has been banned from the sport worldwide for life after admitting match-fixing. The New Zealander, who led Nantwich to the Cheshire League title in 2010, went on television to make a full confession.
Nantwich CC 1sts secured only their third outright league victory of the season with a 7-wicket win away at Grappenhall. And it was largely due to a stunning bowling performance by Nantwich’s Liam Livingstone, who took 7 for 114 off 23 overs.
Nantwich CC will face a revamped T20 competition when the 2013 cricket season gets under way. The reigning Cheshire County Premier champions have been drawn in a group of four for an initial round-robin stage.
Nantwich CC 1sts will begin the defence of their ECB Cheshire County title at home to Macclesfield on April 20. The 2013 season fixture list was released this week, handing Nantwich a home start at Whitehouse Lane.
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