West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club is an amateur

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club in

West Bromwich West Bromwich ( ) is a market town in the borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is north-west of Birmingham. West Bromwich is part of the area known as the Black Country, in terms of geography, ...

, West Midlands, England. Founded in 1834 it is a founder member of the Birmingham & District Cricket league. Its First XI currently plays in the Premier Division, and its Second XI in the First Division. The Third XI play in the First Division of the Staffordshire Clubs Cricket Championship and the Fourth XI in the Fourth Division. The First XI is captained by former

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batsman Kadeer Ali, brother of England international

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. The unusual name "Dartmouth" comes from the original ground residing in the estate of the

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– Sandwell Hall. They now play their home games at Sandwell Park, West Bromwich (also within the Earl's old estate), next to Sandwell Park Golf Club and almost opposite The Hawthorns, home to football team,

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has p ...

. They were runners-up to fellow Birmingham League team Old Hill, in the 1993 national club knockout cup final.

Birmingham & District Cricket league Honours

Premier Division Champions. 1st XI 1930 1932 1934 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1948 1953 1955 1958 1965 1971 1974 1993 2014 ''Joint Champions'' 1890 1933 Division One Champions. 1st XI 2003 Premier Division Champions. 2nd XI 1905 1929 1963 1965 1970 1972 1973 1974 1998 Division One Champions. 2nd XI 2004 Challenge Cup Champions 1969 1970 1972 1989 1990 1992 1993 1994 1997 English club cricket teams Cricket clubs established in 1834 1834 establishments in England West Bromwich Sport in Sandwell

External links

Papers of Lionel King
who managed the Third XI during the 1990s, University of Birmingham {{England-cricket-team-stub