Chorley Cricket Club
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Chorley Cricket Club is an English
cricket
club based in Chorley
, Lancashire
, playing their home matches at Windsor Road. The club's first and second teams compete in the ECB
Northern Premier Cricket League, while their thirds take part in the more locally based Palace Shield
.
Gained prominence nationally in the 1990s when Chorley 1st team reached the final of the Abbot Ale ECB National Club Cricket Championship
at Lords in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Chorley won the trophy beating Ealing in '94 and Clifton Flax Broughton in '95 whilst losing to Walsall in the '96 final. The unbeaten run of 26 matches in the competition until the '96 final is probably unique.
Significant professionals who have played at Chorley include; Jo Angel
(Western Australia & Australia), Josh Marquet
(Tasmania), Chris Hartley
(Queensland Bulls & Australia A), Friedel de Wet
(Lions & South Africa), Tom Smith (cricketer)
(Lancashire County Cricket Club
) in 2011 the professional is Gaurav Dhar, who came through the junior ranks at the club, and represented Lancashire County Cricket Club from u13 level. Dhar was academy contracted to the Red Rose County playing 2nd X1 cricket alongside Chorley team mate Tom Smith before moving to the MCC staff in 2008. He has also represented Essex, Durham and Kent CCC.
Famous individuals who have played cricket for Chorley Cricket Club include; Bill Beaumont
, Paul Grayson (rugby union), Paul Mariner
& James Sutherland (cricketer)
.
Honours for Chorley Cricket Club include;
League Champions: 1971 & 1980
Slater Cup Winners: 1967 & 2000
Matthew Brown Trophy Winners: 1981
Martini Rossi Trophy Winners: 1982 & 1983
Slalom Lager Trophy Winners: 1991
Vaux Bitter Cup Winners: 1995
2nd Division Champions: 1954
Latus Trophy Winners: 1989
Blackledge Trophy Winners: 1991
Lancashire Cup Winners: 1992
Abbot Ale ECB Cup National Club Championship:
- Champions: 1994 & 1995
- Runners-up: 1996
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
club based in Chorley
Chorley
Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. It is the largest settlement in the Borough of Chorley. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, playing their home matches at Windsor Road. The club's first and second teams compete in the ECB
England and Wales Cricket Board
The England and Wales Cricket Board is the governing body of cricket in England and Wales. It was created on 1 January 1997 combining the roles of the Test and County Cricket Board, the National Cricket Association and the Cricket Council...
Northern Premier Cricket League, while their thirds take part in the more locally based Palace Shield
Palace Shield
The Palace Shield is the major cricket league for Preston and surrounding districts in Lancashire, England.It recently celebrated its centenary, and is continuing to expand in size and improve in quality...
.
Gained prominence nationally in the 1990s when Chorley 1st team reached the final of the Abbot Ale ECB National Club Cricket Championship
ECB National Club Cricket Championship
The ECB National Club Cricket Championship is a knockout club cricket competition in England. The most successful clubs have been Scarborough Cricket Club from Yorkshire, with five titles and Old Hill Cricket Club from the Metropolitan county of West Midlands , with four.-Winners:ECB National Club...
at Lords in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Chorley won the trophy beating Ealing in '94 and Clifton Flax Broughton in '95 whilst losing to Walsall in the '96 final. The unbeaten run of 26 matches in the competition until the '96 final is probably unique.
Significant professionals who have played at Chorley include; Jo Angel
Jo Angel
Jo Angel is a former Australian cricketer who played in 4 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1993 to 1995....
(Western Australia & Australia), Josh Marquet
Josh Marquet
Joshua Pillip Marquet is a former Australian cricket player, who played for Tasmania. He was a sharpish Fast bowler, debuting in the 1994-95 season who opened Tasmanian bowling attack in the late 1990s, but often proved expensive, and as a result, failed to hold down a regular berth in the side.He...
(Tasmania), Chris Hartley
Chris Hartley
Christopher Desmond "Chris" Hartley in Nambour, Queensland, is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Queensland Bulls in Australian domestic cricket. He is their first choice wicketkeeper batsman...
(Queensland Bulls & Australia A), Friedel de Wet
Friedel de Wet
Friedel de Wet is a South African first-class and Test cricketer.He was educated at the University of Technology in Pretoria. He has represented the UCBSA National Academy, Titans, Lions, North West and the Northerns as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler...
(Lions & South Africa), Tom Smith (cricketer)
Tom Smith (cricketer)
Thomas Christopher Smith, , is a cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club. He has also been a member of the England Academy team. In 2008, he played for Leicestershire on loan because he was unable to break into Lancashire's first team. He is an all-rounder, bowling...
(Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
) in 2011 the professional is Gaurav Dhar, who came through the junior ranks at the club, and represented Lancashire County Cricket Club from u13 level. Dhar was academy contracted to the Red Rose County playing 2nd X1 cricket alongside Chorley team mate Tom Smith before moving to the MCC staff in 2008. He has also represented Essex, Durham and Kent CCC.
Famous individuals who have played cricket for Chorley Cricket Club include; Bill Beaumont
Bill Beaumont
William "Bill" Blackledge Beaumont CBE was captain of the England rugby union team at a time when they struggled to win games. His greatest moment as captain was the unexpected 1980 Grand Slam. He played as a lock...
, Paul Grayson (rugby union), Paul Mariner
Paul Mariner
Paul Mariner is an English football coach, manager, and retired player, who is currently with Toronto FC.A striker during his playing days, Mariner began his career with Chorley. He became a professional player in 1973 with Plymouth Argyle, where he scored 61 goals in 155 appearances and is...
& James Sutherland (cricketer)
James Sutherland (cricketer)
James Alexander Sutherland is a former Australian first-class cricketer and current cricket administrator...
.
Honours for Chorley Cricket Club include;
League Champions: 1971 & 1980
Slater Cup Winners: 1967 & 2000
Matthew Brown Trophy Winners: 1981
Martini Rossi Trophy Winners: 1982 & 1983
Slalom Lager Trophy Winners: 1991
Vaux Bitter Cup Winners: 1995
2nd Division Champions: 1954
Latus Trophy Winners: 1989
Blackledge Trophy Winners: 1991
Lancashire Cup Winners: 1992
Abbot Ale ECB Cup National Club Championship:
- Champions: 1994 & 1995
- Runners-up: 1996