Lowerhouse Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League, which plays its home games at The Brooks Foundation Ground on Liverpool Road in Burnley.
| League | Lancashire League |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Benjamin Heap |
| 2nd XI captain | Jack Simm |
| Overseas player(s) | Ruan de Swardt |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Royal blue and yellow |
| Founded | 1862 |
| Home ground | Brooks Foundation Ground, Liverpool Road, Burnley |
| History | |
| Lancashire League wins | 4 |
| Worsley Cup wins | 5 |
| 20/20 Cup wins | 1 |
| Ron Singleton Colne Trophy wins | 2 |
| 2nd XI League wins | 3 |
| Lancashire Telegraph Cup wins | 2 |
| 3nd XI League wins | 2 |
| Official website | lowerhousecc.com |
In recent years the club has been very successful, winning the Lancashire League in 2005, 2011, 2012 and 2014, the Worsley Cup in 2004, 2012, 2018, 2021 and 2024, and the 20/20 Cup in 2013. The club won the Lancashire League for the first time in 2005, captained by Joe Beneduce, having won the Worsley Cup for the first time the year before, captained by Matt Hope.[1] It has employed professionals, including Matthew Mott, Ryan Harris, Martin van Jaarsveld, Jacques Rudolph and Peter Fulton.[2]
For the 2022 season the captain is Benjamin Heap,[3] and the professional is Stephen Parry.[4]
History
editA team called Lowerhouse played on a field near the former Griffin Hotel on Rossendale Road between 1855 and 1861. When it was dissolved, three new teams were founded. However in 1863, the three teams merged again to re-form Lowerhouse Cricket Club. For many years they were still known as the Garibaldians, after one of the teams started in 1862. When in 1874, the club employed Gibson Price as the professional, he also worked as the groundsman. By 1890, the club's finances had improved to a point that two professionals were employed. The membership rose from 93 in 1882, to 570 in 1915.[5]
Honours
editThe club has won the following honours:
- 1st XI League - 4 - 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014[6]
- Worsley Cup - 5 - 2004, 2012, 2018, 2021, 2024[7]
- 20/20 Cup - 1 - 2013[8]
- Ron Singleton Colne Trophy - 2 - 2012 (shared), 2022[9]
- 2nd XI League - 3 - 1900, 1923, 1927[10]
- 2nd XI (Lancashire Telegraph) Cup - 2 - 1973, 1982[11]
- 3rd XI League - 2 - 2004, 2014[12]
See also
edit- Burnley Cricket Club - another Lancashire League team from Burnley
References
edit- ^ www.lancashireleague.com. Accessed 9 September 2007.
- ^ "Lowerhouse Professionals". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Adam, Hope (25 March 2021). "Club Info - Lowerhouse". lowerhousecc.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Adam, Hope (25 November 2020). "Ex-England international signs 2 year deal!". lowerhousecc.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Bennett, Walter (1951). The History of Burnley from 1850. Burnley Corporation. pp. 224–225. ASIN B001HBTW7S.
- ^ "Lancashire League Champions". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Worsley Cup Winners". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "The 20/20 Competition Winners". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Colne Trophy Winners". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Lancashire League 2nd XI Champions". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "2nd XI League Knock out Cup Winners". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ "Lancashire League 3rd XI Champions". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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