Littleborough Cricket Club

Littleborough Cricket Club, based in Littleborough, in the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, is an English cricket team currently playing in the Central Lancashire League.

The club was founded in 1839 and it played on the famous Hare Hill ground.

Littleborough was the founding member and inaugural champions of the Central Lancashire League, and have been league champions on twenty occasions, the last time being in 2005.

Littleborough holds Lancashire Cricket Board Focus Club status and is ECB Clubmark accredited. Two senior teams play in the CLL in addition to a 3rd XI who play in the North Manchester League.

The club's junior section fields teams in the CLL at U18, U15, U13, U11 and U9 age groups and the juniors receive expert coaching at the club during the summer on Monday evenings.[citation needed]

From start of the 2018 season Littleborough moved to the Lancashire League.[1]

Professional players

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Many notable professionals have appeared in the Littleborough side over the years, including Sir Garfield Sobers, Joel Garner, Ezra Moseley, Franklyn Stephenson, Andy Roberts, Mike Whitney, and Stuart Law. The club's professional player engaged for 2012 is the Queensland batsman Clinton Perren.[citation needed] Littleborough is also the home club of the Surrey and England international Chris Schofield.[citation needed]

Club honours

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NMCL Division 2 Champions

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2015

Hodson Cup Winners

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2015

CLL champions

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1892, 1911, 1912, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005

Wood Cup

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1935, 1941, 1942, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999

JW Lees Lancashire Challenge Trophy

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1997, 2005

2nd XI champions

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1910, 1920, 1928, 1936, 1973, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2005

Burton Cup

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1985, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011

Aggregate Cup

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1932, 1935, 1936, 1977, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005

Whittaker Cup

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2006, 2007,

Taylor Cup

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1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2016

References

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  1. ^ Alex James (7 April 2017). "Lancashire League confirm five new clubs will join for 2018 season". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2021.