Bolton Cricket League




The Bolton Cricket League is a cricket league comprising twenty teams in and around Bolton, Greater Manchester in North West England. The league ran competitions at First Team, Second Team, Under 18, Under 15, Under 13 and Under 11 levels. It expanded after the 2015 season, with nine clubs joining from in and around the area. However, the league lost two established clubs in the process, due to the formation of the Greater Manchester Cricket League.




Contents






  • 1 Teams


  • 2 History


  • 3 Hamer Cup


  • 4 Notable players


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Teams


The current fourteen teams are:



  1. Adlington

  2. Astley Bridge

  3. Atherton

  4. Blackrod

  5. Bradshaw

  6. Daisy Hill

  7. Darcy Lever

  8. Eagley

  9. Farnworth

  10. Farnworth Social Circle

  11. Golborne

  12. Heaton

  13. Horwich

  14. Kearsley

  15. Little Hulton

  16. Little Lever

  17. Lostock

  18. Tonge

  19. Walkden

  20. Westhoughton



History


The league began in 1930 after breaking away from the Bolton Cricket Association.
The most successful team to date is Walkden who became league champions for the fourteenth time in 2018.



Hamer Cup


The Hamer Cup is a knockout cup for first teams in the Bolton Cricket League. The most successful team to date with twelve Hamer Cups is Bradshaw.



Notable players


A number of quality cricketers have played in the Bolton Cricket League including:



  • Michael Atherton

  • John Crawley

  • Kapil Dev

  • Charlie Griffith

  • Matthew Hayden

  • Ronnie Irani

  • Dheeraj Jadhav

  • Javed Miandad

  • Sir Garfield Sobers

  • Mark Taylor

  • Mark Waugh

  • Aiden Markram


Footballing brothers Gary Neville and Phil Neville also played in the Bolton Cricket League.[1]



See also



  • Club cricket

  • List of English cricket clubs



References




  1. ^ "Gary Neville hundred with Matthew Hayden Bury Times 1992 - Daily Mail Online". Mail Online. Retrieved 12 May 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




  • Neil Bonnar. "Bolton Cricket League announce major expansion plans with 10 new clubs and two divisions". The Bolton News. Retrieved 12 May 2015.


  • Neil Bonnar. "The Bolton Cricket League to remain independent and looking into creating two divisions". The Bolton News. Retrieved 12 May 2015.


  • Neil Bonnar. "Bolton Cricket League clubs recognise need for change". Bury Times. Retrieved 12 May 2015.



External links


  • Official website



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