Rishton Cricket Club

Rishton Cricket Club

League	Lancashire League
Team information
Home ground	Blackburn Road, Rishton, Lancashire, England
History
Lancashire League  wins	8

Rishton Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League, which plays its home games at Blackburn Road in Rishton, Lancashire, England. For the 2025 season their captain is Matt Leathert. ^[1]

The club was formed in 1865 and became a founder member of the Lancashire League in 1892. The club has won the League on eight occasions. ^[2] The club has employed many well-known cricketers as professionals including Sydney Barnes, Allan Donald, Michael Holding and Viv Richards. ^[3]

Former Accrington Stanley chairman and local businessman, Eric Whalley, was club captain of Rishton. ^[4]

Honours

• 1st XI League Winners - 8 - 1898, 1912, 1944, 1948, 1955, 1995, 1996, 2007
• Worsley Cup Winners - 6 - 1922, 1932, 1955, 1964, 1967, 1973
• Inter League Club Challenge Trophy Winners - 1 - 2001
• 20/20 Cup Winners - 1 - 2006
• 2nd XI League Winners - 4 - 1913, 1933, 1953, 1954
• 2nd XI (Lancashire Telegraph) Cup Winners - 2 - 2001, 2021
• 3rd XI League Winners - 2 - 1985, 1988
• Highest 50 overs score - 340-6 v Lowerhouse, 4 August 2001

References

1. "Rishton CC". play-cricket.com. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
2. MOST LANCASHIRE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP WINS 1891 – 1999
3. Rishton Professionals
4. "Wisden Obituaries - 2014". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2024– via ESPNcricinfo.

External links

• Rishton CC at lancashireleague.com