{"history":[],"article":{"id":"ff40dd4d-0419-40df-b75a-406ebc87a02c","title":"Gumley Cricket Club","slug":"gumley-cricket-club","content":":::summary\n![Gumley Top Cricket Ground (2013)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Gumley///Cricket///Ground///-///geograph.org.uk///-///3591618.jpg)\n**Name:** Gumley Cricket Club \n**League:** Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket League \n**Founded:** 1977 \n**Ground:** Gumley Top, Gumley \n**Website:** [Gumley Cricket Club](https://bliptext.com/articles/undefined) \n:::\n\n# \n**[Gumley](https://bliptext.com/articles/gumley) Cricket Club** is an amateur [cricket club](https://bliptext.com/articles/cricket-club) based in [Gumley](https://bliptext.com/articles/gumley), [Leicestershire](https://bliptext.com/articles/leicestershire), [England](https://bliptext.com/articles/england).\nThe club has three senior teams.\nThe Saturday XI, having traditionally played friendlies, started playing competitive cricket in 2009, in the Northamptonshire Cricket League.\nA Sunday XI side plays friendly fixtures against an established selection of clubs in and around the region.\nA Midweek XI compete in the Market Harborough District Midweek Evening League and Knockout competitions.\n\n# Gumley Top\nGumley is a small village in South East Leicestershire, 4 miles north west of [Market Harborough](https://bliptext.com/articles/market-harborough).\nGumley cricket field is situated in the middle of the scheduled remains of the Gumley medieval settlement on the North West edge of the village, on a picturesque position along the gated road to Laughton.\nThe field has extensive views of the valley looking South from the pavilion, and is characterised by the road which bisects a small portion of the outfield between the square and the pavilion.\nMotorists are relatively few on this particular stretch, but those that do arrive during a game are politely asked by way of a sign to wait until the end of the over.\n\n# History\nThere's a long history of cricket in Gumley, with reference to matches as early as the mid 19th century.\nOne account, reported in the Leicester Chronicle in 1873 recorded a match between [Kibworth](https://bliptext.com/articles/kibworth) and Gumley regressing into a brawl between the two teams, fueled in part by the presence of alcohol.\nHowever, facilities and decorum have improved markedly over the years.\nA concerted effort by several club members have raised the quality of the square and fund raising efforts have yielded many improvements to the pavilion, in particular a much needed new roof.\n\n# Touring\nThe club arranges an annual tour of 4 matches on consecutive days from the Thursday after the late May Bank Holiday.\nPast venues include: Margate, Braintree, Barnstaple, Havant, Harrogate, etc. The tour has been a regular feature of the club calendar since 2000.\n\n# Performance\nThe **[Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket League](https://bliptext.com/articles/leicestershire-rutland-cricket-league)** competition results showing the club's position (by Division) since 2017.\n

\nThe **[Northamptonshire Cricket League](https://bliptext.com/articles/northamptonshire-cricket-league)** competition results showing the club's position (by Division) since 2008.\n

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\n\n# Captains\nThe club appoints a separate Captain for each of its three teams.\nCaptain since 1977 are as follows:\n**Saturday XI**\n**Sunday XI**\n**Midweek XI**\n\n# Officials\nSince 1977 are as follows:\n**Secretary**\n**Treasurer**\n**Fixture Secretary**\n\n# Awards\nPerformance prizes awarded at the end of each season since 2000 are as follows:\n**Best Batsman**\n**Best Bowler**\n**Best Fielder**\n**Best Young Player**\n**Best League Batsman**\n**Best League Bowler**\n**Best Midweek Player**\n**Merit Award**\n\n# Regular events\nThe club runs a range of events throughout the year.\nOn the cricket side, the intra-club Twenty20 day has proved very popular.\nThe last game of each season is the keenly fought Club Match.\nThis has traditionally been a Saturday vs Sunday affair, but with the better players gravitating to the League side, a new format was introduced in 2009 of 'Greys' (being over 35) vs 'Kids'.\nA recent addition to the calendar is Presidents Day.\nThis is seen as an opportunity to say 'thank you' to our benefactors and features the Sunday team taking on a Select XI.\nAway from cricket, a variety of social and fund-raising events are held throughout the year, ranging from golf days to millionaires evenings and race nights.\nThe club arranges a fireworks display each Guy Fawkes night, in conjunction with the local Scout troop.\nThis event regularly attracts a very large audience from the surrounding villages.\n# [Club Day 2007 - some end of season fun | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Gumley///Cricket///Club///2007.jpg]","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T10:44:02.156Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T10:44:02.156Z","search_vector":"'club':3 'cricket':2 'gumley':1","search_content":" \n \n**Name:** Gumley Cricket Club \n**League:** Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket League \n**Founded:** 1977 \n**Ground:** Gumley Top, Gumley \n**Website:** [Gumley Cricket Club](https://bliptext.com/articles/undefined) \n \n\n# \n**[Gumley](https://bliptext.com/articles/gumley) Cricket Club** is an amateur [cricket club](https://bliptext.com/articles/cricket-club) based in [Gumley](https://bliptext.com/articles/gumley), [Leicestershire](https://bliptext.com/articles/leicestershire), [England](https://bliptext.com/articles/england).\nThe club has three senior teams.\nThe Saturday XI, having traditionally played friendlies, started playing competitive cricket in 2009, in the Northamptonshire Cricket League.\nA Sunday XI side plays friendly fixtures against an established selection of clubs in and around the region.\nA Midweek XI compete in the Market Harborough District Midweek Evening League and Knockout competitions.\n\n# Gumley Top\nGumley is a small village in South East Leicestershire, 4 miles north west of [Market Harborough](https://bliptext.com/articles/market-harborough).\nGumley cricket field is situated in the middle of the scheduled remains of the Gumley medieval settlement on the North West edge of the village, on a picturesque position along the gated road to Laughton.\nThe field has extensive views of the valley looking South from the pavilion, and is characterised by the road which bisects a small portion of the outfield between the square and the pavilion.\nMotorists are relatively few on this particular stretch, but those that do arrive during a game are politely asked by way of a sign to wait until the end of the over.\n\n# History\nThere's a long history of cricket in Gumley, with reference to matches as early as the mid 19th century.\nOne account, reported in the Leicester Chronicle in 1873 recorded a match between [Kibworth](https://bliptext.com/articles/kibworth) and Gumley regressing into a brawl between the two teams, fueled in part by the presence of alcohol.\nHowever, facilities and decorum have improved markedly over the years.\nA concerted effort by several club members have raised the quality of the square and fund raising efforts have yielded many improvements to the pavilion, in particular a much needed new roof.\n\n# Touring\nThe club arranges an annual tour of 4 matches on consecutive days from the Thursday after the late May Bank Holiday.\nPast venues include: Margate, Braintree, Barnstaple, Havant, Harrogate, etc. The tour has been a regular feature of the club calendar since 2000.\n\n# Performance\nThe **[Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket League](https://bliptext.com/articles/leicestershire-rutland-cricket-league)** competition results showing the club's position (by Division) since 2017.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nThe **[Northamptonshire Cricket League](https://bliptext.com/articles/northamptonshire-cricket-league)** competition results showing the club's position (by Division) since 2008.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n# Honours\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n# Captains\nThe club appoints a separate Captain for each of its three teams.\nCaptain since 1977 are as follows:\n**Saturday XI**\n**Sunday XI**\n**Midweek XI**\n\n# Officials\nSince 1977 are as follows:\n**Secretary**\n**Treasurer**\n**Fixture Secretary**\n\n# Awards\nPerformance prizes awarded at the end of each season since 2000 are as follows:\n**Best Batsman**\n**Best Bowler**\n**Best Fielder**\n**Best Young Player**\n**Best League Batsman**\n**Best League Bowler**\n**Best Midweek Player**\n**Merit Award**\n\n# Regular events\nThe club runs a range of events throughout the year.\nOn the cricket side, the intra-club Twenty20 day has proved very popular.\nThe last game of each season is the keenly fought Club Match.\nThis has traditionally been a Saturday vs Sunday affair, but with the better players gravitating to the League side, a new format was introduced in 2009 of 'Greys' (being over 35) vs 'Kids'.\nA recent addition to the calendar is Presidents Day.\nThis is seen as an opportunity to say 'thank you' to our benefactors and features the Sunday team taking on a Select XI.\nAway from cricket, a variety of social and fund-raising events are held throughout the year, ranging from golf days to millionaires evenings and race nights.\nThe club arranges a fireworks display each Guy Fawkes night, in conjunction with the local Scout troop.\nThis event regularly attracts a very large audience from the surrounding villages.\n# [Club Day 2007 - some end of season fun | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Gumley///Cricket///Club///2007.jpg]","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}