Club History
We are looking for volunteers to help piece together more of the history of the Cricket Club. If you are interested or can help please contact the club’s Chairman.
Coalpit Heath Cricket club was first established in 1845, making it one of the oldest clubs in the area. There are many old photographs from around the turn of the 20th century which are displayed in the clubhouse. Many will recognise names such as Tremlin and Tovey that have been synonymous with the club for many years.
Timeline
1845 – Club founded
1898 – Earliest documented Club AGM held
1910 – Manor Field Pavilion erected
1948 – Frank Thornell took 8 for 7 v Winterbourne
1950’s – Club disbanded due to lack of players following the war
1960 – Club reformed, following WWII
1962 – Second team began playing again regularly
1965 – Sunday team started following a change of attitude by the Church authorities
1973 – Entered the Bristol & District League
1974 – Entered the National Village Knockout for the first time
1975 – Third team established
1977 – Club house at Manor School completed and opened as a social club
1979 – Coalpit Heath XI play Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
1982 – Land purchased for the cricket club at Churchleaze
1988 – New clubhouse and facilities completed. Third XI started.
1989 – First league season at Churchleaze
1990 – All three sides top their respective divisions
1998 – Youth cricket initiative started
2004 – Fourth XI started
2010 – Coalpit Heath u17s win West of England cup competition, narrowly loosing out to South Wales
2014 – 1XI reach B&D T20 Bateman Trophy final
2016 – 1XI reach B&D T20 Bateman Trophy final
The location “Churchleaze” is named after two Coal Pits Churchleaze 1 & 2 which are located the other side of the lane from the entrance to the club house. You can still just about see a depression in the field opposite the clubhouse marking the entrance to Churchleaze 1. The club is located next to the dram way, a historic horse drawn railway, linking the mines in Coalpit Heath to the River Avon– see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalpit_Heath for more details.