Their first known game was back in 1827. They were reformed in 1905 and one of the club’s leading early players was Walter Speak who lived in Attenborough from 1896 to 1912.

His most famous record was taking all ten wickets (10 for 20) in a match against Dejan & Parkers in July, 1910.

Notorious at the time as a bowler he also turned out many times for the village of Barton and played one known game for Thrumpton against the Post Office taking 8 wickets for 24 runs.

He played 3 games for Nottinghamshire and was probably
the only pre 1900 player that played in first class cricket and also for Thrumpton

Attenborough

S Roadley	ct J Shaw	b W Hill	22
A Towlson	ct J Shaw	b W Hill	25
T Day		b W Shaw	0
W Fritchett		b W Shaw	8
E Hall		b G Hibbard	0
W Cowes		b W Shaw	1
WJ Earl		b G Hibbard	1
C Roe		b G Hibbard	3
W Scothern		b W Shaw	21
J Litchfield	run	out	13
C Durrance	not	out	5
		extras	10
		Total	109

Thrumpton

J Shaw	run	out	12
W Shaw		b W Pritchett	19
E Whitby	not	out	7
G Hibbard		b W Pritchett	0
W Shaw		b W Pritchett	0
T Moss	not	out	11
G Whitby	did not bat
W Hill	did not bat
W Pebberdy	did not bat
F Bonser	did not bat
R Hibbard	did not bat
		extras	5
		Total	54-3

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22nd August 1896 Long Eaton St Lawrence v Barton played at Long Eaton

St Lawrence				Barton

S Grundy		b CL Hodgson	17	J Priestley		b W Hynds	3
B Stevenson		F Lacey	1	J Hodgson	ct J Hodgson	b Rev E Cox	3
Rev E Cox		b R Gregg	13	Mr Clarke		b W Hynds	10
W Hynds		b CL Hodgson	2	CL Hodgson		b W Hynds	0
E Pullen	not	out	9	R Gregg	run	out	0
R Hill		b R Gregg	0	F Lacey	run	out	1
W White		b CL Hodgson	0	G Moorhouse		b W Hynds	0
A Whiting		b CL Hodgson	0	W Wilkinson	ct B Stevenson	b Rev E Cox	0
G Prust		b R Gregg	0	Mr Thursby		b Rev E Cox	0
P Turner		b R Gregg	0	J Thursby	run	out	0
E Roberts		b R Gregg	0	G North	not	out	0
		Extras	4			Extras	4
		Total	46			Total	21