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The Northern Premier Cricket League is a cricket league in the North West of England and has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board and ECB Premier Leagues since 2000.[1] Prior to that date it was known as the Northern Cricket League.
The League comprises two divisions - Division One for First XIs and Division Two for Second XIs. The Lancashire Academy is not represented in Division Two.
Contents
Foundation
The Northern Cricket League was founded on 10 November 1951[2], in controversial circumstances.
Several of the clubs in the west of the area covered by the Ribblesdale League had been unhappy for some time about the format of that League. The League had a membership of 18 clubs which meant that only 5 opponents in the League were played against twice per season whilst the remainder were played against once. This group of clubs met secretly on 7 October 1951 and produced a handwritten document which stated:
The following Ribblesdale League clubs:- Blackpool, Chorley, Darwen, Fleetwood, Lancaster, Leyland, Morecambe, St Annes being duly authorised by their respective Committees are resolved from this meeting to request the Ribblesdale League to form a West Section, comprising the above named clubs together with Leyland Motors, Furness and Kendal. Failing agreement on the part of the Ribblesdale League the above eight clubs pledge themselves to resign forthwith from the Ribblesdale League and to create a new league, which would include an invitation to Leyland Motors, Furness, Kendal and Preston.[3]
At the AGM of the Ribblesdale League, held in Whalley on 10 November 1951, the motion was proposed to form West and East sections with the West section comprising Blackpool, Chorley, Darwen, Fleetwood, Lancaster, Leyland, Morecambe, and St Annes, plus two new clubs Furness and Kendal (both from the North Lancashire Cricket League) along with Leyland Motors if they wished to play in the West section.
After discussion the vote was 9-9 and was defeated on the casting vote of the President who had earlier expressed distaste at the way the western clubs had acted[4].
The eight clubs duly resigned from the Ribblesdale League, as did Leyland Motors, and representatives of these clubs along with those of Furness and Kendal then met at the Swan Hotel in Whalley where the Northern Cricket League was formed. Preston Cricket Club were invited to join the new league as the twelfth team. The invitation was accepted but they remained in the Liverpool Competition for one further year before participating in the Northern Cricket League's second season in 1953[5].
Member clubs
- Barrow Cricket Club 2004-
- Blackpool Cricket Club 1952-
- Carnforth Cricket Club 2006-
- Chorley Cricket Club 1952-
- Darwen Cricket Club 1952-
- Fleetwood Cricket Club 1952-
- Kendal Cricket Club 1952-
- Lancashire Academy 2010
- Lancaster Cricket Club 1952-
- Leyland Cricket Club* 1952-
- Morecambe Cricket Club 1952-
- Netherfield Cricket Club 1959-
- Preston Cricket Club 1953-
- St Annes Cricket Club 1952-
Note
- Leyland CC merged with BTR CC in 2000 and was known as Leyland & Farington CC. L&FCC merged with Leyland Motors CC in 2007 to form Leyland CC.[6]
Former members
- Furness Cricket Club 1952-58
- Leyland Motors Cricket Club 1952-2007 (see Leyland Cricket Club above) Between 1991 and 2000 the club was knows as Leyland DAF Cricket Club
Division One champions
Year Division One Champions Notes Northern Premier Cricket League 2009 St Annes Cricket Club 2008 Netherfield Cricket Club 2007 St Annes Cricket Club 2006 Morecambe Cricket Club 2005 St Annes Cricket Club 2004 Fleetwood Cricket Club 2003 Darwen Cricket Club 2002 Darwen Cricket Club 2001 Netherfield Cricket Club 2000 Netherfield Cricket Club Northern Cricket League 1999 Darwen Cricket Club 1998 Netherfield Cricket Club 1997 Netherfield Cricket Club 1996 St Annes Cricket Club 1995 Morecambe Cricket Club 1994 Kendal Cricket Club 1993 Kendal Cricket Club 1992 Morecambe Cricket Club 1991 Leyland Cricket Club 1990 Blackpool Cricket Club 1989 Blackpool Cricket Club 1988 Blackpool Cricket Club 1987 Darwen Cricket Club 1986 Lancaster Cricket Club 1985 Fleetwood Cricket Club 1984 Blackpool Cricket Club 1983 Preston Cricket Club 1982 Blackpool Cricket Club 1981 Leyland Cricket Club 1980 Chorley Cricket Club 1979 Lancaster Cricket Club 1978 Lancaster Cricket Club 1977 Lancaster Cricket Club 1976 Lancaster Cricket Club 1975 Fleetwood Cricket Club 1974 Blackpool Cricket Club 1973 Leyland Motors Cricket Club 1972 Fleetwood Cricket Club 1971 Chorley Cricket Club 1970 Preston Cricket Club 1969 Blackpool Cricket Club 1968 Morecambe Cricket Club 1967 Blackpool Cricket Club
Preston Cricket ClubJoint champions 1966 Darwen Cricket Club 1965 Blackpool Cricket Club 1964 Blackpool Cricket Club 1963 Blackpool Cricket Club 1962 Blackpool Cricket Club 1961 Leyland Cricket Club 1960 Blackpool Cricket Club 1959 Kendal Cricket Club 1958 Furness Cricket Club 1957 Lancaster Cricket Club 1956 Kendal Cricket Club 1955 Blackpool Cricket Club 1954 Blackpool Cricket Club 1953 Furness Cricket Club 1952 St Annes Cricket Club Most Division One Championship wins
Wins Club 15 Blackpool (including one shared) 6 Lancaster 5 Darwen St Annes Netherfield 4 Fleetwood Kendal Morecambe National Club Cricket Championship Honours
Year Club 1996 Chorley Cricket Club - runners-up 1995 Chorley Cricket Club - winners 1994 Chorley Cricket Club - winners 1992 Kendal Cricket Club - runners-up 1990 Blackpool Cricket Club - winners 1975 Blackpool Cricket Club - runners-up References
External links
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- Cricket in Lancashire
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