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IPSWICH & EAST SUFFOLK CC

ABOUT US

The Early Years ......

Ipswich & East Suffolk Cricket Club was founded in 1853 and the first recorded match was played on 25th July away against Stowmarket. (There was a Mr King playing for Stowmarket so Elvin must have been playing as a guest)

Home matches were played at either Ipswich School or Brooks Hall until 1855 when the club moved to Portman Marshes (now the home of Ipswich Town Football Club) with the main square being where the current practice pitch is, and the second XI square being where the centre circle of the main pitch is now. - The ground was taken over by the military during the 1914-1918 war and no cricket was played until the club was reformed in 1923 and the groundsman at the time "Sam Nicholls" produced (it is said) one of the best wickets in the county.

Ipswich Town Football Club took over Portman Road in 1936 which left the club without a ground. The club continued until 1939 playing only away matches.

After another gap following the second world war the club was reformed in 1947 by Frank Bayless and held together by a number of cricket lovers again playing away matches only and keeping supporters informed by the way of newsletters recording matches played. - In 1951 the club was rewarded with the opening of their current home "Chantry Park".

1996 - present day

Ipswich & East Suffolk currently run three teams in the Two Counties Championship (Suffolk & North Essex) and colts teams at under 11,13,15 and under 17 levels.

The First XI joined the Two Counties league in 1996 and for the first 2 years played in both the Suffolk League and the Two Counties Championship but new league structures forced the club to drop out of the Suffolk League at the start of the 1998 season.

1st XI Two Counties Championship Record
1996 Two Counties Division 3 - Champions
1997 Two Counties Division 2 - Runners Up - promotion to Division 1
1998 Two Counties Division 1
1999 Two Counties Division 1
2000 Two Counties Division 1
2001 Two Counties Division 1 - 8th (unfortunately relegated)
2002 Two Counties Division 2 - Champions
2003 Two Counties Division 1
2004 Two Counties Division 1
2005 Two Counties Division 1 - Champions
2006 Two Counties Division 1 - 3rd - Suffolk Runners Up
2007 Two Counties Division 1
2008 Two Counties Division 1
2009 Two Counties Division 1
2010 Two Counties Division 1 - relegated
2011 Two Counties Division 2

The Second XI are currently in Division 4 and the Third (Sunday) XI play in the Medite league.



Page updated : 30/05/2011 by Derek Bloomfield