Help Sheffield United Cricket Club !

Funded on
18 May 2020

We need to survive the Covid-19 epidemic to continue with our plans to improve our facilities at Bawtry Road by the provision of another ground on the old Aurora site.

£239 Raised of £219

6 Backers

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Tom Bassindale - £30
6 years ago

Ron Mir - £14
6 years ago

Anonymous - £40
6 years ago

Anonymous - £25
6 years ago

Danny Allwood - £30
6 years ago

ECB - COVID-19 Fund - £100
6 years ago

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Sheffield United Cricket Club was the first sports club or association in England to bear the word ’United’ in its name, common amongst association football clubs in England today. Sheffield United Cricket Club was formed in 1854, by several local cricket clubs in Sheffield uniting,[1] thus the name. The inclusion of ‘United’ in the name also distinguished it from the existing and longer-established Sheffield Cricket Club (circa 1751).

In 1854, M. J. Ellison, agent for the Duke of Norfolk, sought to establish a cricket ground in Sheffield. A piece of land was leased from the Duke of Norfolk. Local clubs were brought together as ‘Sheffield United Cricket Club’ to manage and play on the ground to be built on the land, with Ellison as President. The ground that was built on the land was completed in 1855, and called Bramall Lane. Sheffield United Cricket Club was a management committee but did not have a team playing in that name until 1895.

The cricket clubs shared Bramall Lane with Sheffield FC, the world's oldest association football club, between 1862 and 1875, and with The Wednesday from 1880 to 1887. In 1889, the management committee decided to form a football club to replace Sheffield Wednesday, who had departed Bramall Lane in a dispute over gate receipts. Bearing the same name, Sheffield United FC was formed, not only to keep the cricket players together during the winter close season, but to generate the lost revenue following Wednesday's exit. Sheffield United Cricket Club won its first trophy in 1896, the Sheffield Challenge Cup against Kilnhurst. In 1900, the club was a founder member of the Yorkshire League.

The cricket club left Bramall Lane in 1973 and currently leases facilities on Bawtry Road, Sheffield from Sheffield Hallam University as Sheffield and Phoenix United Cricket Cub. However, following the decision of the committee to sever connections with Phoenix Sports and Social Club the club’s name will formally revert to Sheffield United CC in November 2020. The club currently runs 4 Senior sides and U9,U11,U13 and U15 junior sides.

Project Owner: Sheffield United Cricket Club The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.