Central Lancashire Cricket League

Cricket league in northern England

The Central Lancashire Cricket League (CLCL) was a fifteen team cricket league, traditionally based in Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire. It was then based in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. The league ran competitions at First Team, Second Team, Third Team, Under 18, Under 15, Under 13 and Under 11 levels.

The league was due to expand to a sixteen club format in 2005. Monton & Weaste were awarded the extra place ahead of Bamford Fieldhouse, Saddleworth, Elton, Walshaw, Didsbury and Bury. However, Stand left the league before the 2005 season and their replacement, Clifton did not join until 2006. That latter year also saw the introduction of a Twenty20 competition in the league, which was first won by Norden.

2015 was the final season for the league. Many of its clubs opting to join the new Greater Manchester Cricket League which started in 2016, CLCL merged with the Saddleworth League to form the Pennine League.[1] The Pennine League failed after only two seasons, blamed by the league secretary on the expansion plans of the Lancashire League[2] It was announced early in the 2017 season that Norden, Walsden, Littleborough, Rochdale and Middleton would all move to the Lancashire League.[3]

## Member clubs

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Club | Membership

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From | To | Rejoined
Ashton | 1928 |  |
Bury | 1892 | 1893 |
Castleton Moor | 1916 | 1987 |
Clifton | 2006 |  |
Crompton | 1896 |  |
Darwen | 1893 | 1896 |
Dukinfield | 1901 | 1916 |
Glossop | 1901 | 1916 |
Heywood | 1892 |  |
Hyde | 1981 | 1992 |
Littleborough | 1892 |  |
Longsight | 1907 | 1908 |
Middleton | 1895 |  |
Milnrow | 1892 |  |
Monton & Weaste | 2005 |  |
Moorside | 1901 | 1928 |
Norden | 1981 |  |
Oldham | 1892 | 1893 | 1900
Radcliffe | 1892 | 1897 | 1937
Rochdale | 1893 |  |
Royton | 1892 |  |
Stalybridge | 1898 | 1916 |
Stand | 1993 | 2004 |
Stockport | 1937 | 1998 |
Todmorden | 1892 | 1897 |
Unsworth | 1989 |  |
Walsden | 1892 |  |
Werneth | 1910 |  |

## Honours

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Year | First Division | Wood Cup | Second Division | Burton Cup | Aggregate Cup | Twenty20 Cup

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1892 | Littleborough |  |  |  |
1893 | Rochdale
1894 | Rochdale
1895 | Rochdale
1896 | Todmorden
1897 | Rochdale
1898 | Middleton | Walsden
1899 | Middleton | Rochdale
1900 | Rochdale | Milnrow
1901 | Glossop | Rochdale
1902 | Crompton | Oldham
1903 | Glossop | Rochdale
1904 | Heywood | Rochdale
1905 | Rochdale | Rochdale
1906 | Rochdale | Rochdale
1907 | Moorside | Rochdale
1908 | Glossop | Middleton
1909 | Oldham | Middleton
1910 | Milnrow | Littleborough
1911 | Littleborough | Crompton
1912 | Littleborough | Milnrow
1913 | Glossop | Dukinfield
1914 | Royton | Dukinfield
1915 | Moorside | Walsden
1916 | Oldham |
1917 | Littleborough
1918 | Crompton
1919 | Littleborough | Crompton
1920 | Middleton | Littleborough
1921 | Littleborough | Middleton | Middleton
1922 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Milnrow
1923 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Rochdale
1924 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Werneth
1925 | Rochdale | Werneth | Castleton Moor
1926 | Castleton Moor | Werneth | Middleton
1927 | Rochdale | Werneth | Crompton
1928 | Castleton Moor | Castleton Moor | Littleborough
1929 | Heywood | Heywood |  | Heywood
1930 | Middleton | Middleton | Oldham | Middleton
1931 | Heywood | Middleton | Castleton Moor | Heywood
1932 | Littleborough | Rochdale | Rochdale | Littleborough
1933 | Ashton | Middleton | Middleton | Middleton
1934 | Littleborough | Werneth | Royton | Werneth
1935 | Littleborough | Littleborough | Middleton | Littleborough
1936 | Littleborough | Middleton | Littleborough | Littleborough
1937 | Radcliffe | Werneth | Stockport | Radcliffe
1938 | Middleton | Middleton | Stockport | Stockport
1939 | Werneth | Milnrow | Werneth | Werneth
1940 | Ashton | Ashton | Ashton | Ashton
1941 | Stockport | Littleborough | Stockport | Stockport
1942 | Stockport | Littleborough | Stockport | Stockport
1943 | Castleton Moor | Oldham | Stockport | Stockport
1944 | Radcliffe | Werneth | Stockport / Oldham* | Werneth
1945 | Heywood | Heywood | Heywood | Heywood
1946 | Radcliffe | Milnrow | Werneth |
1947 | Milnrow | Milnrow | Stockport | Milnrow
1948 | Rochdale | Middleton | Stockport | Rochdale
1949 | Stockport / Milnrow* | Milnrow | Stockport | Stockport
1950 | Rochdale | Ashton | Middleton | Rochdale
1951 | Rochdale | Werneth | Stockport | Rochdale
1952 | Rochdale | Rochdale |  | Middleton
1953 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Royton | Rochdale
1954 | Crompton | Walsden | Castleton Moor |
1955 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Middleton | Middleton / Rochdale*
1956 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Rochdale | Rochdale
1957 | Oldham | Rochdale | Royton | Rochdale / Royton*
1958 | Middleton | Rochdale | Middleton | Middleton
1959 | Middleton | Werneth | Middleton | Middleton
1960 | Heywood | Milnrow | Middleton | Middleton
1961 | Radcliffe | Radcliffe | Werneth | Heywood
1962 | Stockport / Walsden* | Walsden | Middleton | Middleton
1963 | Heywood | Stockport | Stockport | Stockport
1964 | Walsden | Ashton | Ashton | Ashton
1965 | Stockport / Crompton* | Ashton | Milnrow | Stockport
1966 | Stockport | Stockport | Stockport | Stockport
1967 | Heywood | Middleton | Heywood | Heywood
1968 | Heywood | Radcliffe | Werneth | Werneth
1969 | Radcliffe | Stockport | Stockport | Stockport
1970 | Middleton | Heywood |  | Heywood
1971 | Radcliffe | Heywood | Stockport | Stockport | Stockport
1972 | Milnrow | Castleton Moor | Castleton Moor | Royton | Milnrow
1973 | Middleton | Littleborough | Littleborough | Royton / Middleton* | Middleton
1974 | Heywood | Littleborough | Castleton Moor | Castleton Moor | Castleton Moor
1975 | Milnrow | Walsden | Werneth | Milnrow | Milnrow
1976 | Heywood | Littleborough | Werneth | Oldham | Heywood
1977 | Littleborough | Middleton | Middleton | Middleton | Littleborough
1978 | Littleborough | Milnrow | Radcliffe | Werneth | Werneth
1979 | Oldham | Oldham | Werneth | Royton | Werneth
1980 | Royton | Crompton | Milnrow | Middleton | Middleton
1981 | Hyde | Werneth | Werneth | Milnrow | Middleton
1982 | Oldham | Littleborough | Werneth | Middleton | Oldham
1983 | Littleborough | Oldham | Oldham | Milnrow | Oldham
1984 | Heywood | Heywood | Middleton | Heywood | Heywood
1985 | Littleborough | Oldham | Oldham | Littleborough | Littleborough
1986 | Littleborough | Littleborough | Oldham | Middleton | Oldham
1987 | Norden | Milnrow | Middleton | Middleton | Norden
1988 | Middleton | Oldham | Littleborough | Rochdale | Littleborough
1989 | Stockport | Milnrow | Littleborough | Rochdale | Littleborough
1990 | Rochdale | Werneth | Middleton | Littleborough | Littleborough
1991 | Rochdale | Rochdale | Littleborough | Middleton | Rochdale
1992 | Littleborough | Littleborough | Milnrow | Milnrow | Littleborough
1993 | Rochdale | Heywood | Radcliffe | Norden | Middleton
1994 | Radcliffe | Littleborough | Middleton | Milnrow | Rochdale
1995 | Rochdale | Walsden | Middleton | Stockport | Middleton
1996 | Littleborough | Milnrow | Radcliffe | Heywood | Littleborough
1997 | Rochdale | Littleborough | Middleton | Milnrow | Middleton
1998 | Littleborough | Littleborough | Milnrow | Rochdale | Littleborough
1999 | Rochdale | Littleborough | Rochdale | Rochdale | Rochdale
2000 | Middleton | Rochdale | Rochdale | Milnrow | Middleton
2001 | Rochdale | Middleton | Middleton | Milnrow | Middleton
2002 | Littleborough | Norden | Norden | Littleborough | Littleborough
2003 | Rochdale | Heywood | Walsden | Littleborough | Rochdale
2004 | Norden | Walsden | Rochdale | Littleborough | Littleborough
2005 | Littleborough | Heywood | Littleborough | Littleborough | Littleborough
2006 | Heywood | Heywood | Walsden | Littleborough |  | Norden
2007 | Rochdale | Heywood |  | Littleborough |  | Norden
2008 | Heywood | Monton and Weaste | Middleton | Monton and Weaste | Walsden
2009 | Monton and Weaste | Monton and Weaste | Rochdale | Clifton | Middleton
2010 | Norden | Milnrow | Rochdale | Milnrow | Norden
2011 | Norden | Middleton | Middleton | Littleborough | Norden
2012 | Walsden | Middleton | Norden | Middleton | Walsden
2013 | Walsden | Heywood | Walsden | Heywood | Walsden
2014 | Norden | Norden | Norden | Norden | Norden

* The title was shared in these years.

## See also

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* Club cricket
* List of English cricket clubs

## References

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1. ^ Chris Ostick (22 June 2015). "Central Lancashire League and Saddleworth League merge to form new Pennine League". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
2. ^ Aimee Belmore (4 October 2017). "Anger after rapid demise of Pennine Cricket League". Sadleworth Independent. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
3. ^ Alex James (7 April 2017). "Lancashire League confirm five new clubs will join for 2018 season". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

## External links

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* Official website

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Central Lancashire Cricket League (1892 - 2015)

2015 clubs|

* Ashton
* Clifton
* Crompton
* Heywood
* Littleborough
* Middleton
* Milnrow
* Monton & Weaste
* Norden
* Oldham
* Radcliffe
* Rochdale
* Royton
* Unsworth
* Walsden
* Werneth

Former clubs|

* Bury
* Stand
* Stockport
* Todmorden

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