Flowery Field Cricket Club
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Flowery Field Cricket Club is located in the Flowery Field
area of Hyde, Greater Manchester
and was formed in 1838. It celebrated its sesquicentennial year in 1988 with a number of special matches.
The club runs three senior teams together with several junior sides and has modern facilities including an air-conditioned pavilion and enclosed practice nets.
FFCC was a member of the Saddleworth and District Cricket League for most of the twentieth century but resigned as reigning champions in 2003 to join the Lancashire County League.
In their first season in the Lancashire County League they finished 7th and in their second season in 2005 they reached the final of the Walkden Cup which they lost to Denton St Lawrence whilst also finishing 4th in the League to qualify for the Lancashire Cup in season 2006. In the first round of the competition they were drawn against Bootle Cricket Club and lost a close match against a strong Merseyside team including former England batsman Graham Lloyd
.
For season 2008 their professional was all-rounder Andrew Gleave and he replaced left-arm spin bowler Damien Eyre who was paid man from 2005 to 2007. In 2009 Gleave was replaced by fast bowler Stephen Oddy from Rochdale who has remained with the club for 2010 and 2011. Previous professionals have included South Australian state batsman Robert Zadow
, former Lancashire and Somerset all-rounder Andrew Payne
and South African international Steve Elworthy
.
Flowery Field
Flowery Field is an area of Hyde, Greater Manchester, North West England.It is a mainly residential area once dominated by Ashton Brothers Textile Mill.-Cricket:...
area of Hyde, Greater Manchester
Hyde, Greater Manchester
Hyde is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2001 census, the town had a population of 31,253. Historically part of Cheshire, it is northeast of Stockport, west of Glossop and east of Manchester....
and was formed in 1838. It celebrated its sesquicentennial year in 1988 with a number of special matches.
The club runs three senior teams together with several junior sides and has modern facilities including an air-conditioned pavilion and enclosed practice nets.
FFCC was a member of the Saddleworth and District Cricket League for most of the twentieth century but resigned as reigning champions in 2003 to join the Lancashire County League.
In their first season in the Lancashire County League they finished 7th and in their second season in 2005 they reached the final of the Walkden Cup which they lost to Denton St Lawrence whilst also finishing 4th in the League to qualify for the Lancashire Cup in season 2006. In the first round of the competition they were drawn against Bootle Cricket Club and lost a close match against a strong Merseyside team including former England batsman Graham Lloyd
Graham Lloyd
Graham David Lloyd is a former attacking right-handed batsman and all-round fielder for Lancashire who played a handful of One Day Internationals for England....
.
For season 2008 their professional was all-rounder Andrew Gleave and he replaced left-arm spin bowler Damien Eyre who was paid man from 2005 to 2007. In 2009 Gleave was replaced by fast bowler Stephen Oddy from Rochdale who has remained with the club for 2010 and 2011. Previous professionals have included South Australian state batsman Robert Zadow
Robert Zadow
Robert John Zadow known as Bob or Rob is a former first-class South Australian cricketer.-Career:...
, former Lancashire and Somerset all-rounder Andrew Payne
Andrew Payne
Andrew Payne is an all-round cricketer who was on the books of Lancashire as a teenager but was released without making a first-class appearance, despite playing for England under-19s...
and South African international Steve Elworthy
Steve Elworthy
Steven Elworthy is a former South African cricketer who has fostered a career in administration with Cricket South Africa and the ECB.-International career:...
.