East Lancashire Cricket Club

East Lancashire Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League, which plays its home games at Alexandra Meadows in Blackburn. For the 2008 season its captain is Mark Bolton, and its professional is Shanan Stewart of New Zealand who was professional in 2007. Stewart has left in June though to have an operation and will be replaced by various sub professionals. [ [http://lancashireleague.com/Clubs/LLEASTLANCSCD.html East Lancs CC] at lancashireleague.com] The club has been very successful, winning the League on 15 occasions, the Worsley Cup on 18 (more than any other club), the Inter League Club Challenge Trophy twice in its ten year history and has won a greater percentage of its games than any other club. [ [http://lancashireleague.com/Records/index.html League records] at lancashireleague.com] It has employed professionals including Fazal Mahmood, Allan Border and Paul Reiffel. The club will take part in the LCB Knockout Cup for the first time in the club's history after they won the Worsley Cup last year and have been drawn against Rawtenstall in the 1st Round who they beat 3-2 on a bowl out. They forfeited the second round against Astley Bridge from the Bolton Cricket League as from the date it was played they didn't have a single free sunday till the play-by date and the LCB refused an extension. [ [http://lancashireleague.com/Players/Lancashire/PRO_PLAYERS/EASTLANCSPROS.html East Lancs professionals] at lancashireleague.com]

Honours

*1st XI League Winners - 15 - 1891, 1919, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1984, 1990, 2003
*Worsley Cup Winners - 18 - 1925, 1929, 1933, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2007
*Inter League Club Challenge Trophy Winners - 2 - 2004, 2006
*20/20 Cup - 1 - 2008
*Ron Singleton Colne Trophy Winners - 3 - 1999, 2004 (joint), 2008
*2nd XI League Winners - 13 - 1894, 1925 (joint), 1947, 1949, 1963 (joint), 1967, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1983, 1987, 1994, 2004
*2nd XI (Lancashire Telegraph) Cup Winners - 5 - 1974, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1997
*3rd XI League Winners - 1 - 1997

Team and Player Achievements

*Highest League Time Cricket Score - 289 v Rawtenstall at Rawtenstall on August 6, 1906
*Highest League Limited Overs Score - 326-4 v Todmorden at East Lancs on June 12, 2005
*Highest Worsley Cup Time Cricket Score - 396 v Accrington at East Lancs on June 28, 1923
*Highest Worsley Cup Limited Overs Score - 327-4 v Bacup at East Lancs on May 28, 2005
*Highest Inter League Club Challenge Trophy Score - 311-4 v Enfield at East Lancs on August 28, 2006
*Highest 20/20 Cup Score - 159-6 v Enfield at East Lancs on June 8, 2006
*Highest Individual League Score (Professional) - 179 - Allan Border v Rawtenstall at Rawtenstall on June 18, 1978
*Highest Individual Score (Amateur) - 177* - Paul Turner (Worsley Cup) v Bacup on May 28, 2005
*Highest Individual League Score (Amateur) - 132* - David Pearson v Todmorden at East Lancs on July 14, 1990
*Best Bowling Figures (Professional) - 9-22 - Loots Bosman v Colne at Colne on May 1, 2005 and Freddie Bull v Rawtenstall at East Lancs on May 8, 1907
*Best Bowling Figures (Amateurs) - 9-19 - Jonathan Brooks v Accrington at East Lancs on September 23, 1919
*Amateur Batsmen with over 1,000 runs in a season - David Pearson - 1994, Paul Turner - 2003
*Professional Batsmen with over 1,000 runs in a season - Kerry O'Keefe - 1975, Allan Border - 1978, Johann Louw - 2003, Shanan Stewart - 2007
*Amateur Bowlers with over 100 wickets in a season - Jonathan Brooks - 1916, J. Coulthurst - 1919
*Professional Bowlers with over 100 wickets in a season - Billy Mitchell - 1902, Freddie Bull - 1907, Vic Norbury - 1912, 1913, Bill Merritt - 1934, 1935, Bruce Dooland - 1949, Fazal Mahmood - 1959, Bruce Strauss - 1960, Paul Reiffel - 1990, Claude Henderson - 1999

References

External links

* [http://lancashireleague.com/Clubs/LLEASTLANCSCD.html East Lancs CC] at lancashireleague.com