Darwen Cricket Club
The Towers | |
League | Lancashire League |
---|---|
Personnel | |
1st XI captain | Kamran Anwar |
2nd XI captain | Harry Campbell |
Chairman | Chris Lowe |
Overseas player(s) | Punit Bisht (India) |
Team information | |
Colours | Blue and yellow |
Founded | 1901 |
Home ground | The Ainsworth Lord Estates Birch Hall Ground |
Official website | darwencricketclub.com |
Darwen Cricket Club is a cricket club who play in the Lancashire League and are based at the Ainsworth Lord Estates Ground in Darwen, Lancashire. They are also known as 'The Towers'.[1]
The club has played in the Ribblesdale League and were a founder member of the
Club captain for the 2024 season is Kamran Anwar.[2]
History
A Darwen club played for a brief period in the
From start of the 2017 season Darwen, along with Clitheroe and Great Harwood, moved to the Lancashire League.[4] The club had a successful first campaign with the first XI finishing the season as runners-up in the league and winning the Worsley Cup.[5][6]
In September 2018 Darwen were crowned the county's club champions after beating Clifton CC in the LCF Knockout Cup.[7]
On 4 September 2022, the club completed the full set of county honours when defeating Greenmount CC by 13 runs to become Lancashire League Champions.
Honours
Ribblesdale League
- 1st XI League Winners - 3 - 1922, 1934, 1940 (shared).[3]
Northern League
- 1st XI League Winners - 5 - 1966, 1987, 1999, 2002, 2004.[8]
- 1st XI League (Division Two) Winners - 2 - 1959, 1966.[8]
Lancashire League
- 1st XI Premier League Winners - 1 - 2022.
- 1st XI Holland Cup Winners - 2 - 2017, 2021.
- T20 Competition Winners - 1 - 2021.
- Worsley Cup Winners - 2 - 2017, 2019.[6]
- Ron Singleton Colne Trophy Winners - 2 - 2018, 2023 (both shared).[9]
- 2nd XI Junior League Winners - 2 - 2018, 2023.[10]
- 2nd XI (Lancashire Telegraph) Cup Winners - 1 - 2018.[11]
Lancashire Cricket Board Cup
- Winners - 1 - 2018.
- Runners Up - 3 - 1994, 2006, 2019.
Notable players
- Atif Ashraf.[3]
- Tom Dewdney.[3]
- Robert Entwistle.[3]
- Scott Hookey.[3]
- Siddhesh Lad.[3]
- Ken Rickards.[3]
- Keith Semple.[3]
- Ken Snellgrove.[3]
- David Wiese.
References
- ^ Alex James (25 August 2018). "Darwen chairman rates Towers class of 2018 as one of club's best ever". Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Darwen Squad 2020". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Darwen Cricket Club". Northern Cricket League. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Alex James (15 April 2018). "Lancashire League newcomers ready to make mark on eve of historic season". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire League Runners Up". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Worsley Cup Winners". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Alex James (7 September 2018). "Friend hails Cordingley heroics in Darwen's Knockout success". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Number of times league champions". Northern Cricket League. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Colne Trophy Winners". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire League 2nd XI Champions". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "2nd XI League Knock out Cup Winners". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.