A general meeting was held at the Butchers Arms on Monday 21st January 1895 to consider the means of forming a Cricket Club at Whitwell Colliery. 

Following the inaugural meeting, subsequent meetings were held from which it was decided to advertise in the Daily Telegraph for matches, to ask the Colliery Matches to provide a roller and for Sam Malthouse to enquire into the purchase of equipment, no doubt through his connections with the County (Derbyshire where he played between 1890-95).   

The history of Whitwell Cricket Club can be traced through the minute books which have been preserved since 1895 with the exceptions of the 1912 - 1924 which are missing. These not only show the clubs activities but are also a reflection of the important part played by the club and cricket and cricket field in particular in the social activities of the village.

In 1904 Whitwell Colliery Cricket Club became a founder member of the Bassetlaw League along with Clowne, Creswell, Gainsborough Britannia, Kiveton Park, Retford, Shireoaks and Worksop. The first match in the competition and the only fixture that day was on the 30th April 1904, between Whitwell and Retford, played on Whitwell's new ground off Station Road, which is still their home ground to this day.

Many things have happened to Whitwell Cricket Club over the years, in 1984 the Colliery closed, so the club became Whitwell Cricket Club. But the most important event in recent years was the building of the new pavilion in the year 2000. The planning has been going on for nearly seven years, but with the help of a Lottery Grant Whitwell Cricket Club has one of the finest pavilions in the league.

Championship Years