Norman Graham and his father, Harold, were both grounds men at Queen’s Park in the 1950’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. here Norman shares some of his memories of that time.
My association with Queen’s Park goes back to the early 1950’s and before I was born. My mother, Nora, worked in the greenhouses and my father, Harold, was the cricket Groundsman, they married, and I came along in 1952. It only dawned on me recently that my first day at work for the then Parks Department was in the greenhouses and my last was as cricket groundsman.
One of my earliest memories was when Harold Rhodes was called for throwing by Syd Buller in the 1965 game against the touring South Africans. Derbyshire comfortably beat a South Africa side as the tourists were bowled out for 149 on the first day with Harold Rhodes, the country’s leading wicket taker at the time, taking 4 wickets. Colin Bland would demonstrate his fielding practice before each day’s play by throwing at a single stump.
I used to go through the park on my way to William Rhodes school and remember when the square was replaced in the 1960’s. The soil was superior to most products on the market and helped the ground to win so many awards. In 1979 I was sieving soil that came from the riverbank at the bottom of Calow Lane for top dressing the square. With the knowledge gained doing this job, and the right materials, my father and I both won the accolade of ‘Groundsman of The Year’ award during the 1970’s.
The groundman’s role was virtually part time in my day. I was a lone worker on the cricket playing area away from Derbyshire matches where a ground staff of 4 attended during the game for covering and marking purposes between innings. I’d spend the winter pruning street trees or a spell in Spital Cemetery. It was 9 months in the Queen’s Park and 3 joining gangs on the Park’s Department in the off season. In the picture it shows ever present helper Bill Reddish and Roy Goodyear who’s brother, Walter, was the Derby groundsman and previously in Queen’s Park.
As you may be aware 22 yards is a chain in measurement terms. I used a 22-yard chain which was marked for the batting crease as seen in the photo. I never ‘squared’ the playing area as they do now, so a wicket was chosen by adjustment for the best surface.
On the morning of a game with Lancashire, Clive Lloyd popped into the home dressing room during my tea break and asked if he could get a cup of tea. Unfortunately, I only had my flask, and the kitchen staff hadn’t started then and so was out of my control.
Towels were provided for the county games via the Slipper Baths, and I would collect and distribute them in the changing rooms. It was one per player per game . On the weekend there would be a 3-day game that started on the Saturday and the next day a John Player match could be against a different team. This caused havoc amongst the players as they expected a clean towel every day.
The picture of me on the wicket in 1979 has the daytime covers when uncovered wickets were in their last days. Only 4 feet in front of the batting crease could be covered until overnight covering could be brought on at the end of the day’s play. The 1959 photo shows the wicket covers were not wheeled so we’re connected to a raised thread to create a down-flow gradient
I recall that Derbyshire investigated moving their headquarters to Queen’s Park. At the time there was approximately 21 days played their every season, but because Queen’s Park was a public facility and the building of new buildings would spoil what the park was there for this never happened.
On my last visit to Queen’s Park in the early 2000’s I was spotted by Jim Brailsford, and he invited me onto the balcony where, watching the game, was Les Jackson, who I saw bowl in his latter days. It was good to be introduced to him. After a day’s play you could see his ball marks on the pitch, the size of a dinner plate. He was known for his accuracy, a fantastic bowler who was unlucky to only play for England twice.
Fascinating and informative memories from Norman Graham, whom we hope to welcome at the Queen’s Park sometime in the future.
Paul Robinson is a lifelong resident of Chesterfield and has been attending Derbyshire games at Queens Park since the early seventies. His favourite Derbyshire players of all time are Bob Taylor & Mike Hendrick. Since taking retirement he’s been able to reconnect with the sport, becoming a member of Derbyshire CCC for the first time in many years as well as joining Friends of QP cricket. This is his second article to appear in Friends Annuals
The Chris Balderstone Match
CB – Cricketer and Footballer
As autumn approached, the 1975 cricket season drew to a conclusion with Derbyshire’s final game being played against Leicestershire at Queen’s Park. Due to the on going dispute between Derby Council & Derbyshire CCC there was no cricket played at Derby that season. Queen’s Park was one of the beneficiaries of this & the town had been blessed with some memorable cricket moments that summer including a visit from the Australian tourists & a Gillette Cup semi final in front of a packed house against Middlesex. The County Championship however, had largely passed Derbyshire by (no change there) & we finished the season in 15th place out of 17 with only Gloucestershire & Sussex amassing fewer points. We did however manage to win 5 games from 20 but as far as we were concerned this match was just a typical end of season affair.
It was a different story for our visitors however. Led by their captain Ray Illingworth they came to Queen’s Park knowing a win would almost certainly guarantee a first County Championship title in their history. Their side included opening batsman & future umpire Barry Duddleston, highly rated wicket keeper/batsman Roger Tolchard & Chris Balderstone who was also a professional footballer in the winter months. He was to play a major part in the game, more of that later.
County Championship games back then were played over 3 days, often starting on a Saturday & concluding Monday & Tuesday. Sundays were set aside for the John Player League, a popular 40 over competition. The first innings for each side was limited to 100 overs. This match began on Saturday 13th September & despite both counties having completed their JPL fixtures for the season the previous week, Sunday 14th was a designated rest day so this fixture was to be played in the usual Saturday-Monday-Tuesday format.
Day 1:
Leicestershire won the toss & decided to bat first. Some accurate bowling by the Derbyshire attack soon had them regretting the decision as wickets regularly tumbled throughout the first 2 sessions. At one point they were 77/6, the wickets being shared between Hendrick, Ward & Russell. Their lower order rallied & they were finally all out just after tea for 226. Graham ‘Garth’ McKenzie the Australian bowler who was playing his final game for the visitors came in at number 10 & top scored with 44. Derbyshire’s opening pair of Bolus & Sharpe managed to steer the home side to 41/0 by close of play without too much trouble.
Day 2:
Work commitments meant that I & many others were unable to attend the Monday session until the last hour or so, but at least I was present to see all the excitement as the day drew to an interesting climax. On the field Derbyshire totalled 211, some 15 runs behind their visitors. Alan ‘Bud’ Hill top scoring with 44. Ominously the pitch was starting to turn. Half the Derbyshire batsmen had succumbed to spin, Illingworth leading the way with 4 wickets.
With run rates in the County Championship averaging 2-3 per over the match looked like petering out to a draw. Whilst this may have been enough to earn Leicestershire the title they would need the win to be certain. Yorkshire, Hampshire & Lancashire all simultaneously went into their final games knowing that win for themselves & a slip up from Leicester could swing the title in either of their favours. This left our visitors with no choice other than to go into their second innings with the intention of amassing as many runs as they could in the shortest time possible, leaving them enough time to bowl out their hosts on the final day.
They were off to a poor start with both openers falling to catches behind by Bob Taylor off the bowling of Alan Ward. Enter one J.C. Balderstone to steal the show. Chris Balderstone was one of a select band of cricketers who also played professional football for a living. In the modern era this is almost unheard of with the demands of both sports being so high. Then however, it wasn’t uncommon for talented sportsmen to ‘double up’. Others who did so at the time included the Sheffield United defender Ted Hemsley who was an accomplished batsman & occasional bowler for Worcestershire. He once uniquely played cricket for Worcester against Yorkshire at his home ground Bramall Lane! Yorkshire’s Arnie Sidebottom was on Man U’s books. Jim Cumbes played in goal for Tranmere Rovers, West Brom & Aston Villa. He spent the summer months bowling right arm medium for Lancashire, Surrey, Worcestershire & Warwickshire. Following retirement he spent 14 years as chief executive at Lancashire. Ian Botham famously played 11 games for Scunthorpe between 1979 & 1984. Derbyshire’s very own Ian Buxton who enjoyed a 14 year career with county doubled up as an inside forward for Derby County & Luton Town amongst others, whilst local lad Chris Marples who kept wicket for Derbyshire on around 25 occasions as well as several second xi appearances enjoyed a long career as a football league goalkeeper, home town club Chesterfield being amongst his many clubs. The full list goes back over a century with Denis Compton (Arsenal/Middlesex) probably being the most famous.
At the time Balderstone was still juggling his cricket & football careers. Earlier that summer he had ended a long association with Carlisle United & signed for Doncaster Rovers who on that very same evening just happened to have a home fixture against Brentford. He’d been given permission by Leicestershire to play in the fixture as long as the title had been won. Rovers boss Stan Anderson was so keen to play him in that he personally drove to Queen’s Park, arriving shortly after 4pm to drive him the 30 or so miles to their Belle Vue ground.
Had Leicestershire been fielding at the time, or had been dismissed he would have got away, but with wickets falling around him he had to stick it out. Close of play was due at 6pm with the Rovers game kicking off 90 minutes later. Off the field the press & media had wind of the situation with the focus on an anxious Anderson continually checking his watch & probably hoping his new signing would hurry up & lose his wicket. ITV had sent a camera crew to the ground to do a small feature for their forthcoming Saturday football preview programme ‘On the ball’. My own claim to fame is that I was caught on camera & managed to see myself on tv. A big thing for a 16 year old, I was the envy of my mates that weekend.
At the wicket Balderstone appeared unaware of all the fuss around the ground as he calmly batted through a mini crisis. 3 further wickets had fallen & with the score at 102-5 he was joined at the crease by wicket keeper Roger Tolchard. He reached his half century around 10 minutes before stumps. The applauding Anderson’s face was quite a picture. At the end of the day’s play Leicestershire were on 108/5, (123 ahead). Balderstone who was still there on 51 not out sprinted from the field still in his pads straight into Anderson’s car which sped away from the ground & into the late rush hour traffic.
Around 45 minutes later they arrived at Belle Vue. Balderstone, still in his cricket whites, dashed to the home changing room with around 15 minutes to go to kick off. Following a quick change into the Rovers home kit he was jogging out on to the turf with his team mates to play his part in a 1-1 draw against the Londoners.
Day 3:
With Leicestershire needing a win to secure the title their batsmen were instructed to go out swinging in order to set Derbyshire a target. The pair of them duly obliged, Tolchard hit a quick 65 not out but was outshone by Balderstone who completed a memorable few days by scoring a century before being run out for 116. Shortly afterwards Illingworth declared on 260/6 setting the hosts an target of 276.
With Leicestershire needing a win to secure the title their batsmen were instructed to go out swinging in order to set Derbyshire a target. The pair of them duly obliged, Tolchard hit a quick 65 not out but was outshone by Balderstone who completed a memorable few days by scoring a century before being run out for 116. Shortly afterwards Illingworth declared on 260/6 setting the hosts an target of 276.
The Derbyshire opening pair of Bolus & Sharpe were both caught behind for 21 & 7 respectively, the wickets then gradually tumbled & the home side succumbed to 140 all out in 68.3 overs. Balderstone again got in on the act taking 3/28 with his slow left arm spin. Typically he had the last say in the match, & indeed the whole season, by taking the last wicket to fall when he had Bob Taylor caught by captain Illingworth. Despite having no overseas player & bizarrely no home grown player in the side Leicestershire had won the County championship for the first time in their 96 year history.
Roger Toldchard
Chris Balderstone still remains the only player to have played professional cricket & professional football on the same day. A feat which I doubt will ever be repeated. The following year he played a couple of tests against the West Indies before taking up umpiring for the next 2 decades. He sadly died of prostate cancer in March 2000 aged just 59.
As for Derbyshire a new broom was about to sweep clean. Following years in the doldrums a coach by the name of Eddie Barlow was to take charge the following season. Exciting times lay ahead.
As part of a number of articles describing what it takes to operate the Festival at the Park the latest concentrates on the plans that have to be made by a section of Derbyshire CCC staff to ensure things run smoothly
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to turn a public park into a secure 5,000 capacity cricket venue. The cricket venue must comply with the increasingly complex raft of health & safety, hygiene, licensing and other conditions. A comprehensive set of risk assessments must be completed prior to the venue being operated and these will be scrutinised by a number of relevant organisations.
This ‘mission’ is accepted annually by Jamie Guthrie, the DCCC Head of Venue Operations. John Windle caught up with Jamie at the Incora County Ground-and asked him about his annual ‘Chesterfield Challenge’.
The work on the Festival starts in October when DCCC request the ECB to include in their fixture planning a week where there is a County Championship match and a T20 match. This was always difficult and limits the timing of the Festival but with the current calendar it is not getting any easier. It probably restricts the possible dates to a couple of blocks within the season.
Once the dates are agreed then initial plans and paperwork have to be drawn up by Jamie and the DCCC Safety Officer.
It is then the time to start booking facilities for the dates arranged. Most of the equipment and other resources are hired in and prices and availability have to be obtained. Jamie likens the process to moving house multiplied by a factor of ten. He states ‘we have to obtain quotes for PA systems, fencing , barriers, marquees, portable toilets, seating. Once we agree a price and availability we have to plan the arrival times of all the equipment and ensure we have staff on site to deal with these as they arrive’. Examples of numbers involved – 130 crowd barriers,150 Fence Panels-and 4000 seats.
We also have to supplement any ground equipment that may not usually be used at Queen’s Park. We’ve now been doing it for quite a few years and we have good contacts with the Council and CCC which have been established over the years, which makes life easier.’
After he’s ensured the marquees have arrived and the catering equipment and the Streaming Service works, Jamie has to liaise with the drinks and catering concessions that turn up the night before the festival and checks that the night-time security in place throughout the nights of the Festival period is all in order.
Jamie is present for all the Festival ensuring each day runs smoothly – ensuring he has the right number of stewards (around 60 for the T20 match) at the right place at the right time and they have been given venue instructions because some of them will be new to the ground.
Jamie reflects ‘Security at the Chesterfield T20 game is the hardest game we have to control during the season. We normally have a sell-out crowd with a larger than normal number of opposition spectators. This, in an outground which has not got the infrastructure available of a permanent venue presents additional challenges.’
Despite all the challenges that operating a festival at Chesterfield presents he is a big supporter. He says ‘Outgrounds are loved. A lot of people enjoy coming to Chesterfield, and even for some of our members, it will be the only matches they go to during the season. Crowds at outgrounds across the country are usually very large and often provide highest attendances for counties. It is becoming more difficult to comply with all ECB and local regulations as they, by necessity, increase yearly.’
Although this article is about Jamie, he is quick to acknowledge that the success of the Festival and his role within it, depends on ‘ a great team of staff’ putting in a lot of hours and effort in ensuring the right things happen at the right time.
Jamie commenced working for Derbyshire CCC on a full time basis in 2012. He and his family have been connected with Derbyshire club cricket for some considerable time. He started playing cricket at school, when football was his main sport, he went to cricket training at school for the first time one night and was asked who he played for – he said he didn’t play for anyone and was told to come down to the school on a particular evening as Swarkestone CC practiced there. He progressed through all the junior sides for his club and the county age group sides.
He played in the first team from the age of 15 eventually being appointed captain, when he steered them to their first Premier League title. For stats lovers – he played 284 games ,252 innings, total runs 7128 at an average of 32.70. His highest score of 140 was one of the 10 centuries he made for his club. What a great set of figures.
Away from work, Jamie and his wife, Natalie, have just had a recent addition to the family – a baby boy, George, who joins big sister, Amelia, aged four. He is happy that his family keeps him grounded and able to put work into perspective.
I think we owe a debt of gratitude to Natalie, Amelia and George as well as Jamie for all they do for us to provide us with such a highlight of our cricketing calendar – the Chesterfield Festival.
We are incredibly grateful to Noelle McCarroll who has given us permission to use extracts of her book on our website. Noelle wrote the book ‘Chesterfield Cricket Club – 100 years at Queen’s Park’ in 1993. She and her family have been involved in the club for many years and she is still a member of the club’s renowned Social Committee. She is part of a team of volunteers from the committee who still provide the players and officials meals for all Derbyshire CCC matches that take place at the Park.
Chesterfield Cricket Club has a history stretching back to the 18th century, when it played matches at various locations in the town. In the Derbyshire Courier of 19 October 1867, it was announced that the committee of the Chesterfield Cricket Club had great pleasure in informing their friends that during the winter months they intended to open a football club. Subscriptions were set at ls. 0d. for members of the Cricket Club and 2s. 6d. for non-members. The advertisement was evidently successful as, on 19 February 1868, Chesterfield Football Club played its first match at the (Old) Recreation Ground, Saltergate, (the former home of Chesterfield FC). and Chesterfield Cricket Club also played at the ground.
Spireites fans may be surprised to discover that their team was formed by cricketers wanting to keep fit in the winter months!
Relations between the Cricket Club and the owner of the Recreation Ground were not harmonious and in 1871, following a dispute over the use of the ground, the club decided to find a new home. They rented the two fields which lay between Saltergate and Cobden Road, with just one field between the Old and the New Recreation Grounds, which must have caused some confusion. The Football Club and the athletics events went with them. The Cricket Club immediately advertised for local publicans who would be prepared to serve refreshments on the ground and for local butchers and graziers, who had flocks of sheep to graze on the ground. During the 1870s and early 1880s Chesterfield Cricket Club had a strong side. At least ten members of the club also represented Derbyshire. In March 1887 the Derbyshire Courier reported that the Cricket Club had given up the ground at Saltergate and that the old pavilion and grandstand were being demolished. The Football Club remained in existence.
In February 1894, the exclusive use of the new cricket ground at Queen’s Park (built to commemorate Queen Victoria’s jubilee) was granted to Chesterfield Cricket Club on their match days. The cost of the subscription deterred the working classes from joining Chesterfield Cricket Club and a deputation to the Council asked that the cost for working men should be 2s. 6d. A compromise was reached that 5s. should be the cost for half the members and 2s. 6d. for the rest. In April, Chesterfield Cricket Club decided to move to the Park and a pavilion was transferred from the Old Recreation Ground. The first game was played there on 5 May 1894.
Unfortunately, the inaugural match against a team from Clay Cross did not live up to its billing as the visitors were dismissed for just 35, with no batsman reaching double figures. Chesterfield’s Harry Wilson took seven for 13 in the Clay Cross innings, and Chesterfield reached 92 for seven when they batted.
Chesterfield recorded their first home Derbyshire League victory on 16th June 1894 against Morton. It was noted that Mr W.E. Harvey, now immortalised in a statue outside the former NUM Offices on Saltergate, “received many an applause for cleverness in the field”.
Chesterfield Town Cricket Team 1902
After the move to Queen’s Park the local press recorded that many more spectators were attending matches compared to the old Recreation Ground. However, there is some doubt as to whether this was due to the “altogether more attractive and pleasanter surroundings” or the abolition of the entrance fee! Whatever the reason, the Queen’s Park Ground was considered to be one of the finest in the country at that time.
Within two years Chesterfield Cricket Club won its first Derbyshire League title, and in 1899 the impressive pavilion was built. The building cost £499 18s 6d, and apart from a few refurbishments and extensions in later years its structure remains largely unchanged to this day.
The First Eleven won the Derbyshire League in 1923 and a year later the Derbyshire League Challenge Cup. In 1928 the Second Eleven joined the newly formed second division of the Derbyshire League. Two years later they won the
title helped by 19-year-old George Pope who headed the batting averages (29.20) and bowling averages (26 wickets at 6.69). Both elevens regularly finished in the top six of their respective leagues; the First Eleven won the Rayner Cup in 1934 and 1935 and the Second Eleven won Division 2 in 1938.
The ‘Golden Years’ of Chesterfield Cricket Club were between 1947 and 1957 when the 1st XI won the Derbyshire League six times in ten seasons. Led by Geoff Attrill (Captain 1939-1959), the stalwarts of the side were George Lowe, Jack Enion, wicket-keeper Bob Naylor and Arthur Revill. The famous combination of Lowe and Revill in the slips with Naylor behind the stumps was particularly renowned for its catching and little got past them.
With regular Championship success behind them the club left the Derbyshire League in 1958 to face the stronger challenge of the Bassetlaw League, and promptly moved up from Division 1C to 1A in two seasons.
One home-grown player who learnt his trade in those successful years and went on to achieve honours at a higher level was F C (Jim) Brailsford. He joined the club at 14 and after several successful years with the 1st XI took over the Chesterfield captaincy in 1960. After a spell as a professional in League and first-class cricket for Derbyshire, he captained the club for a second spell from 1975 to 1982 and recruited many existing and former first-class players to his side. One of his best acquisitions was off-spinner Edwin Smith, who with 1209 first-class wickets is Derbyshire’s sixth most prolific wicket taker ever. Jim was, for many years an enthusiastic and popular Club Chairman.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Chesterfield were a strong force in the Bassetlaw League but never won the Championship title, despite coming remarkably close. Notable personalities and players who represented the club during this time were Geoff Miller (Derbyshire, Essex and England), Mike Hendrick (Derbyshire and England), Clive Baxter, Alan Bonsall, David Edmunds, Tony Borrington (Derbyshire), Alan Morris (Derbyshire), John Walters (Derbyshire), David Webster (Derbyshire), Kim Barnett (Derbyshire, Gloucestershire and England) and Roger Finney (Derbyshire).
A high point of the late 1990’s was the emergence of local talent Ian Blackwell. Prolific scoring, including a League record-breaking individual score of 213 not out against Bolsover, confirmed his place as one of the best stroke-players in the Bassetlaw League for many years. After two years contracted to Derbyshire Ian moved to Somerset where he enjoyed great success and represented England in one-day internationals. He is now a first class cricket umpire and has officiated at Queen’s Park.
In 1999, Chesterfield CC moved to the Derbyshire Premier League in its inaugural season, marking the clubs return to a Derbyshire league competition after 41 years. The accreditation of the Derbyshire Premier League to full ECB status in the year 2000 confirmed its position as one of the best club cricket leagues in the country.
The year 2003 was significant for the Club as Mike Taylor joined the committee and, within 18 months, he was elected Chairman and he still holds that post. During the early years of his stewardship the club was successful, winning the Premier League in 2006. The Club had lots of good youngsters coming through and Derbyshire CCC returned to the Park the same year after a £4m project of improvements for the Park, including the pavilion, financed by the Borough Council and the Heritage Lottery Fund. The Club became a willing partner to Derbyshire CCC in staging the Festival.
Since then, the Club has produced many juniors who have progressed through the Club and beyond. Alex Hibbert, the current club captain, came through the junior set-up, as did Ross Whiteley, whom Mike Taylor describes as a prodigious talent. Mike said: ‘I remember Ben Slater playing in the Park in the early days. He spent all his formative years in cricket at Chesterfield Cricket Club. He was always a great player moving from us first to Derbyshire, getting deserved recognition, and eventually moving to Notts CCC ’. Whilst some have progressed to greater success Mike is also proud of the many more whom the Club’s junior section has helped with their game simply in order that they can more enjoy their cricket.
Over the years the Borough Council gained enough confidence in the Club to allow them to make their own decisions regarding the cricket square’s suitability for matches to be played, the use of the ground and general match day preparations.
Chesterfield CC 1st XI 2021
Chesterfield remains a vibrant and successful club with three senior teams playing in the Derbyshire Premier League, and the Derbyshire County Leagues. In addition, a Sunday XI plays in the Mansfield & District League.
It has a thriving junior section for boys and girls, ranging from Under 10 Kwik Cricket to U19s. Junior training takes place on Wednesday evenings throughout the summer. Winter training and indoor leagues are available for juniors and seniors. Chesterfield Cricket Club is ECB accredited and holds Clubmark status.
A final reflection from Mike Taylor ‘With the sun shining and some good cricket taking place there are few better places to be and when I look out there, it is with a sense of pride that I can say I play a small part in it all.
Just prior to the start of the Chesterfield Festival T20 Vitality Blast game against Yorkshire Vikings, Geoff Miller presented Mike Taylor with the Chesterfield Cricket Lovers’ Society ‘Services to Cricket’ Award. This was a fitting recognition of the contribution he continues to make to cricket in Chesterfield and the wider community.
There surely couldn’t be a more deserved recipient of this Society Award and no better setting to present him with it than in front of a capacity crowd at his beloved Queen’s Park.
In addition to his work with Chesterfield Cricket Club, he was involved in North Derbyshire Cricket Development Group and up to the previous year was Chair and Speaker Secretary of Chesterfield Cricket Lovers’ Society. Mike was also Chairman of the committee which organised Testimonial events for one of world cricket’s all-time greats, West Indian pace bowler Michael Holding. Mike recently commented ‘Thanks for all the congratulations and kind words about my award at the Festival – it is very much appreciated – it still seems a bit strange to have an award for something one enjoys doing as the enjoyment is an award in itself.’
Thanks to Derbyshire County Cricket Club for allowing this presentation to be made prior to the T20 Match and to Geoff Miller for making the presentation. The pictures show Geoff Miller presenting the Award (top) and to the right, the Presentation Party which included Geoff Miller, Ian Morgan, Ryan Duckett & Dominic Cork from Derbyshire CCC, Neil Swanwick, Vice Chair of Chesterfield Cricket Lovers’ Society, the two umpires, the two captains plus Jim Crowther (President), Alex Hibbert (Captain) and Matt Critchley from Chesterfield Cricket Club.
