Smethwick Cricket Club

Smethwick Cricket Club
LeagueBirmingham & District Premier Cricket League
Team information
Founded1835
Home groundBroomfield
History
Premier Division wins3
Official websiteSmethwick Cricket Club

Smethwick Cricket Club, founded in 1835, is an amateur cricket club based in Smethwick, Sandwell, England.[1] In 1891, Smethwick Cricket Club joined the Birmingham and District Cricket League.[2] Smethwick have five Senior XI teams: The 1st XI play in the Birmingham & District Premier League Premier Division,[3] and the 2nd, 3rd and 4th XI compete in the Warwickshire County Cricket League.[4] Smethwick CC also have a Sunday XI that play in the Arden Sunday Cricket League,[5] and an established junior section that plays competitive cricket in the Warwickshire Youth Cricket Leagues.[6] Smethwick have been Birmingham and District Premier League Champions on 3 occasions in 1951, 1968 and 2022.[7]

International players

International players who have played for the club include: Azhar Mahmood, Mohammad Akram, Mohammad Yousuf, Wasim Akram, Kabir Ali, Mike Rindel and Steve Waugh.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Smethwick CC Home". smethwick.play-cricket.com. Smethwick Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Smethwick Cricket Club". smethwickcc.co.uk. Smethwick Cricket Club. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Birmingham & District Premier League". bdpcl.play-cricket.com. B&DPL. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Warwickshire County Cricket League". warcl.play-cricket.com. WCCL. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Arden Sunday Cricket League". aredenscl.play-cricket.com. ASCL. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Warwickshire Youth Cricket League". warwickshireyouthcl.play-cricket.com. WYCL. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Birmingham & District Premier Cricket League". birminghamleague.org. Retrieved 4 March 2024.


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