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:
- Adlington
- Astley Bridge
- Atherton
- Blackrod
- Bradshaw
- Daisy Hill
- Darcy Lever
- Eagley
- Farnworth
- Farnworth Social Circle
- Golborne
- Heaton
- Horwich
- Kearsley
- Little Hulton
- Little Lever
- Lostock
- Tonge
- Walkden
- 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
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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
