Cockermouth Cricket Club's Early Days.

The Cockermouth Cricket Club was established in 1823 and since that time, it has only ever had one home, which is Sandair on the Gote Road.

Through the foundation years of the club, the ground was rented from the wealthy Senhouse family. This arrangement continued for many years, until the club could afford to buy the ground from the Senhouse family.

The layout of the ground through the early years was different to the modern day ground. For instance, the pavilion was located on the Gote Road side of the ground. The pavilion however, were very basic and simple, but provided a solid base for the fledgling club.

Eventually, the pavilion was built on the far side of the ground in the location where it can be found today. Cars were parked on the Gote Road side of the ground and players walked across the field to the pavilion.