Central Lancashire Cricket League
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The Central Lancashire League (CLL) is a fifteen team cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...

 league, traditionally based in Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

, England
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. It is now based around Greater Manchester
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 and West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
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. The league runs competitions at First Team, Second Team, Third Team, Under 18, Under 15, Under 13 and Under 11 levels.

The league was due to expand to a sixteen club format from 2005. Monton & Weaste were awarded the extra place ahead of Bamford Fieldhouse, Saddleworth, Elton, Walshaw, Didsbury and Bury
Bury Cricket Club
Bury Cricket Club was founded in 1845, initially playing its cricket in the Townside district of the town. However, the arrival of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway required the club to seek pastures new...

. However, Stand
Stand Cricket Club
Stand Cricket Club, established in 1853, is situated between Hamilton Road and Higher Lane in Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester. The Club was a member of the Central Lancashire League between 1993 and 2004, then moved to the Lancashire County League for the 2005 season...

 left the league before the 2005 season and their replacement, Clifton did not join until 2006. 2006 also saw the introduction of a Twenty20
Twenty20
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 competition in the league, which was first won by Norden.

Member clubs

Club Membership
From To Rejoined
Ashton 1928
Bury
Bury Cricket Club
Bury Cricket Club was founded in 1845, initially playing its cricket in the Townside district of the town. However, the arrival of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway required the club to seek pastures new...

1892 1893
Castleton Moor 1916 1987
Clifton 2006
Crompton 1896
Darwen 1893 1896
Dukinfield 1901 1916
Glossop 1901 1916
Heywood 1892
Hyde 1981 1992
Littleborough 1892
Longsight 1907 1908
Middleton 1895
Milnrow 1892
Monton & Weaste 2005
Moorside 1901 1928
Norden 1981
Oldham 1892 1893 1900
Radcliffe 1892 1897 1937
Rochdale 1893
Royton 1892
Stalybridge 1898 1916
Stand
Stand Cricket Club
Stand Cricket Club, established in 1853, is situated between Hamilton Road and Higher Lane in Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester. The Club was a member of the Central Lancashire League between 1993 and 2004, then moved to the Lancashire County League for the 2005 season...

1993 2004
Stockport
Stockport Cricket Club
Stockport Cricket Club is situated on Beech Road, Cale Green, Stockport in the North West of England. The club has three senior sides and a junior section...

1937 1998
Todmorden
Todmorden Cricket Club
Todmorden Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League, which plays its home games at Centre Vale in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. For the 2011 season its captain is Simon Newbitt, and its professional is Qaiser Abbas. The club has won the league on five occasions and won the cup eight times...

1892 1897
Unsworth 1989
Walsden 1892
Werneth 1910

Honours

Year First
Division
Wood
Cup
Second
Division
Burton
Cup
Aggregate
Cup
Twenty20
Cup
1892 Littleborough
1893 Rochdale
1894 Rochdale
1895 Rochdale
1896 Todmorden
1897 Rochdale
1898 Middleton Walsden
1899 Middleton Rochdale
1900 Rochdale Milnrow
1901 Glossop Rochdale
1902 Crompton Oldham
1903 Glossop Rochdale
1904 Heywood Rochdale
1905 Rochdale Rochdale
1906 Rochdale Rochdale
1907 Moorside Rochdale
1908 Glossop Middleton
1909 Oldham Middleton
1910 Milnrow Littleborough
1911 Littleborough Crompton
1912 Littleborough Milnrow
1913 Glossop Dukinfield
1914 Royton Dukinfield
1915 Moorside Walsden
1916 Oldham
1917 Littleborough
1918 Crompton
1919 Littleborough Crompton
1920 Middleton Littleborough
1921 Littleborough Middleton Middleton
1922 Rochdale Rochdale Milnrow
1923 Rochdale Rochdale Rochdale
1924 Rochdale Rochdale Werneth
1925 Rochdale Werneth Castleton Moor
1926 Castleton Moor Werneth Middleton
1927 Rochdale Werneth Crompton
1928 Castleton Moor Castleton Moor Littleborough
1929 Heywood Heywood Heywood
1930 Middleton Middleton Oldham Middleton
1931 Heywood Middleton Castleton Moor Heywood
1932 Littleborough Rochdale Rochdale Littleborough
1933 Ashton Middleton Middleton Middleton
1934 Littleborough Werneth Royton Werneth
1935 Littleborough Littleborough Middleton Littleborough
1936 Littleborough Middleton Littleborough Littleborough
1937 Radcliffe Werneth Stockport Radcliffe
1938 Middleton Middleton Stockport Stockport
1939 Werneth Milnrow Werneth Werneth
1940 Ashton Ashton Ashton Ashton
1941 Stockport Littleborough Stockport Stockport
1942 Stockport Littleborough Stockport Stockport
1943 Castleton Moor Oldham Stockport Stockport
1944 Radcliffe Werneth Stockport / Oldham* Werneth
1945 Heywood Heywood Heywood Heywood
1946 Radcliffe Milnrow Werneth
1947 Milnrow Milnrow Stockport Milnrow
1948 Rochdale Middleton Stockport Rochdale
1949 Stockport / Milnrow* Milnrow Stockport Stockport
1950 Rochdale Ashton Middleton Rochdale
1951 Rochdale Werneth Stockport Rochdale
1952 Rochdale Rochdale Middleton
1953 Rochdale Rochdale Royton Rochdale
1954 Crompton Walsden Castleton Moor
1955 Rochdale Rochdale Middleton Middleton / Rochdale*
1956 Rochdale Rochdale Rochdale Rochdale
1957 Oldham Rochdale Royton Rochdale / Royton*
1958 Middleton Rochdale Middleton Middleton
1959 Middleton Werneth Middleton Middleton
1960 Heywood Milnrow Middleton Middleton
1961 Radcliffe Radcliffe Werneth Heywood
1962 Stockport / Walsden* Walsden Middleton Middleton
1963 Heywood Stockport Stockport Stockport
1964 Walsden Ashton Ashton Ashton
1965 Stockport / Crompton* Ashton Milnrow Stockport
1966 Stockport Stockport Stockport Stockport
1967 Heywood Middleton Heywood Heywood
1968 Heywood Radcliffe Werneth Werneth
1969 Radcliffe Stockport Stockport Stockport
1970 Middleton Heywood Heywood
1971 Radcliffe Heywood Stockport Stockport Stockport
1972 Milnrow Castleton Moor Castleton Moor Royton Milnrow
1973 Middleton Littleborough Littleborough Royton / Middleton* Middleton
1974 Heywood Littleborough Castleton Moor Castleton Moor Castleton Moor
1975 Milnrow Walsden Werneth Milnrow Milnrow
1976 Heywood Littleborough Werneth Oldham Heywood
1977 Littleborough Middleton Middleton Middleton Littleborough
1978 Littleborough Milnrow Radcliffe Werneth Werneth
1979 Oldham Oldham Werneth Royton Werneth
1980 Royton Crompton Milnrow Middleton Middleton
1981 Hyde Werneth Werneth Milnrow Middleton
1982 Oldham Littleborough Werneth Middleton Oldham
1983 Littleborough Oldham Oldham Milnrow Oldham
1984 Heywood Heywood Middleton Heywood Heywood
1985 Littleborough Oldham Oldham Littleborough Littleborough
1986 Littleborough Littleborough Oldham Middleton Oldham
1987 Norden Milnrow Middleton Middleton Norden
1988 Middleton Oldham Littleborough Rochdale Littleborough
1989 Stockport Milnrow Littleborough Rochdale Littleborough
1990 Rochdale Werneth Middleton Littleborough Littleborough
1991 Rochdale Rochdale Littleborough Middleton Rochdale
1992 Littleborough Littleborough Milnrow Milnrow Littleborough
1993 Rochdale Heywood Radcliffe Norden Middleton
1994 Radcliffe Littleborough Middleton Milnrow Rochdale
1995 Rochdale Walsden Middleton Stockport Middleton
1996 Littleborough Milnrow Radcliffe Heywood Littleborough
1997 Rochdale Littleborough Middleton Milnrow Middleton
1998 Littleborough Littleborough Milnrow Rochdale Littleborough
1999 Rochdale Littleborough Rochdale Rochdale Rochdale
2000 Middleton Rochdale Rochdale Milnrow Middleton
2001 Rochdale Middleton Middleton Milnrow Middleton
2002 Littleborough Norden Norden Littleborough Littleborough
2003 Rochdale Heywood Walsden Littleborough Rochdale
2004 Norden Walsden Rochdale Littleborough Littleborough
2005 Littleborough Heywood Littleborough Littleborough Littleborough
2006 Heywood Heywood Walsden Littleborough Norden
2007 Rochdale Heywood Littleborough Norden


* The title was shared in these years.
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