	Cricket is prominent, with the Old Contemptibles, Loughborough Town CC, Loughborough Outwoods CC, Loughborough Carillon CC, Loughborough Carillon Old Boys' CC, Loughborough University Staff CC, Loughborough Greenfields CC and [[Loughborough Lightning (cricket)|Loughborough Lightning]] of the semi-professional [[Women's Cricket Super League]] representing various standards of cricket in the area. Loughborough Town has since 2000 been the most successful club in the [[Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket League]]. The university is home to the [[ECB National Cricket Academy]], used by the England team as their primary training centre.