Central Lancashire Cricket League
Encyclopedia
The Central Lancashire League (CLL) is a fifteen team cricket
league, traditionally based in Lancashire
, England
. It is now based around Greater Manchester
and West Yorkshire
. 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
. However, Stand
left the league before the 2005 season and their replacement, Clifton did not join until 2006. 2006 also saw the introduction of a Twenty20
competition in the league, which was first won by Norden.
* The title was shared in these years.
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
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is now based around Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.6 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the...
and West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. 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
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
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 | ||