Popular Post dunsbyowl Posted October 5, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2017 (edited) and I hope I'm right. I have been doing some research to attempt to find early references to the Wednesday Cricket Club as near back to 1820 as I can find. The first actual mention of the Wednesday Cricket Club seems to appear in April 1824 but as it states above, I have a theory. When the New Cricket Ground at Darnall was opened in 1822 one of the clubs that meet there was the COMMERCIAL CLUB that would meet on a Wednesday. April 1822 The following season the Club would again meet on Wednesday afternoons April 1823 In August 1823 a match between the two nines of the Commercial Clubs took place - with very familiar names April 19th 1824 - 1st mention of the "Wednesday Club" The last mention I can find of the Commercial Club - now referred to the Wednesday Commercial Club! March 1826. Edited October 5, 2017 by dunsbyowl 6 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Fantastic Dunsby By this time next year I expect you to find that Oliver Cromwell had a regiment called the Wednesday Round heads and played social football at Winceby against a select "Lincoln 11" 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetherave Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Amazing ... almost 2 centuries ago. we are starting to get towards the Magna Carta ( surely not) after the civil war. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 2 minutes ago, Davetherave said: Amazing ... almost 2 centuries ago. we are starting to get towards the Magna Carta ( surely not) after the civil war. I hope I'm around long enough to see Dunsby unearthing the "Wednesdaysaurus Rex" Roaming the dense marshlands of Bramhall bogs looking for hogs to feed their hungry bellies . 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 Nice to know we had a City Centre Street named after us, it needs updating now from Commercial Street to Wednesday Street 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 I know the names Woollhouse and Marsden featured for The Wednesday CC and both are included on your Commercial/Wednesday news report in the 1820's which would point to your theory being correct, more research needed though. More History 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted October 5, 2017 Author Share Posted October 5, 2017 (edited) By 1826 George Steer has passed management of the grounds to his son in law W.H.Woolhouse George Steer unfortuantely met a sad end - drowning in the Sheffield canal! By 1828 the Cricket Grounds were on the market Edited October 5, 2017 by dunsbyowl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 7 minutes ago, dunsbyowl said: By 1826 George Steer has passed management of the grounds to his son in law W.H.Woolhouse George Steer unfortuantely met a sad end - drowning in the Sheffield canal! By 1828 the Cricket Grounds were on the market Check out the crowd and the tents ! Very early "Build it and they will come" theory ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevdi9 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 You don't half put some research in Dunsby well done mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Great reading Dunsby, can you find any reference to either the Wednesday or the Commercial cricket club earlier than that 1822 article? The impression it gives me is that the clubs were already in existence and the legend has it that we were founded c 1820 so clearly getting warm! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldGigsChris Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Fantastic work Dunsbyowl. Maybe we'll have our (cricket) white anniversary shirts ready to celebrate our 200th in April 2022 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optimisticowl Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 dunsbyowl, Well done mate, when I was a kid I was told that the Wednesday' part of the name was derived from playing in a Wednesday league. In a time when men appeared to work until they dropped, I started to distrust the Wednesday league theory. Your well researched factual evidence makes a lot more sense, if only I could get in touch with my great grandfather he would be able to clarify matters for us, I'm pretty sure in your favour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted October 6, 2017 Author Share Posted October 6, 2017 (edited) This is from 1st June 1822 and I assume refers to a match between the Old Union Cricket Club and the Commercial Club - possibly Edited October 6, 2017 by dunsbyowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted October 7, 2017 Author Share Posted October 7, 2017 A bit of moaning from 1860 when the Cricket club had moved to play at t'Lane - how very dare they ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Lestrade Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Its a hypothesis not a theory. Brilliant work you should be awarded an Owlstalk award for Historical Research 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevthelodgemoorowl Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 34 minutes ago, dunsbyowl said: A bit of moaning from 1860 when the Cricket club had moved to play at t'Lane - how very dare they ! Dear Sir, In response to your letter. Sorry my response is more than a century late. However, to bring you up to date. We have now moved our fixtures back to Darnall POW Rd and we play on Sunday and Wednesday with the occasional development/cup game played on Tuesday or Thursday. However, you must accept that we are The Wednesday CC and we'll play when we want. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelowl Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 surprised in those days they gave wednesday afternoons as a day off https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-139563.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 So we are in fact a sporting institution of nearer 200 yrs old than 150yrs...maybe we should order the shirts for the Bicentenniel now...to avoid disappointment? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Seriously tho Dunsby...I love reading your stuff...I love the history of the club..It sort of epitomises why we all trot down to the place...Not only about what we are, but about what we were.. Power to yer elbow mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunsbyowl Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 On 10/7/2017 at 18:22, steelowl said: surprised in those days they gave wednesday afternoons as a day off https://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/archive/index.php/t-139563.html This clipping is from 1896! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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