Bolton Cricket League

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The Bolton Cricket League is a cricket league comprising fifteen teams in and around Bolton, Greater Manchester in North West England. The league runs competitions at First Team, Second Team, Under 18, Under 15, Under 13 and Under 11 levels. It expanded after the 2015 season, with nine clubs joining from in and around the area. [1] [2] However, the league lost two established clubs in the process, due to the formation of the Greater Manchester Cricket League in 2016. [3]

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In October 2022, the Bolton Cricket League and the Ribblesdale Cricket League merged to create the North West Cricket League. Bolton League Club, Little Lever CC, were 'Senior Premiership' champions in the inaugural season, 2023.

History

The league was established in 1930 after breaking away from the Bolton Cricket Association. [4] The League Heahquarters is based at Barley Brook Meadow, Bolton, Lancashire. [5] The League also hold the Hamer Cup competition; a knockout cup competition for first teams in the Bolton Cricket League. The most successful team(s) to date is both Walkden and Farnworth who became league champions for the fourteenth time in 2019 and 2017 respectively. [6]

Champions

YearClub
League Champions, 1930–1949
1930 Farnworth
1931
1932 Tonge
1933 Heaton
1934 Farnworth
1935
1936 Bradshaw
1937 Farnworth
1938 Eagley
1939 Tonge
1940 Westhoughton
1941 Westhoughton
1942 Westhoughton
1943 Eagley
1944 Eagley
1945 Bradshaw
1946 Little Lever
1947 Farnworth
1948 Walkden
1949 Farnworth
YearClub
League Champions, 1950–1969
1950 Walkden
1951 Walkden
1952 Walkden
1953 Horwich
1954 Bradshaw
1955 Horwich
1956 Westhoughton
1957 Little Lever
1958 Heaton
1959 Farnworth
1960 Farnworth
1961 Walkden
1962 Walkden
1963 Bradshaw
1964 Farnworth
1965 Farnworth
1966 Little Lever
1967 Tonge
1968 Tonge
1969 Tonge
YearClub
League Champions, 1970–1989
1970 Astley Bridge
1971 Westhoughton
1972 Little Lever
1973 Tonge
1974 Kearsley
1975 Kearsley
1976 Bradshaw
1977 Bradshaw
1978 Horwich
1979 Kearsley
1980 Westhoughton
1981 Little Lever
1982 Kearsley
1983 Horwich
1984 Farnworth
1985 Farnworth Social Circle
1986 Kearsley
1987 Farnworth Social Circle
1988 Greenmount
1989 Walkden
YearClub
League Champions, 1990–2009
1990 Kearsley
1991 Farnworth Social Circle
1992 Bradshaw
1993 Kearsley
1994 Farnworth Social Circle
1995 Little Lever
1996 Tonge
1997 Tonge
1998 Tonge
1999 Tonge
2000 Kearsley
2001 Walkden
2002 Tonge
2003 Walkden
2004 Westhoughton
2005 Farnworth
2006 Walkden
2007 Walkden
2008 Walkden
2009 Farnworth Social Circle
YearClub
League Champions, 2010–2019
2010 Farnworth
2011 Greenmount
2012 Farnworth
2013 Little Lever
2014 Farnworth Social Circle
2015 Egerton
2016 Farnworth Social Circle
2017 Farnworth
2018 Walkden
2019 Walkden
2020 League suspended
2021 Horwich RMI

    League performance by season from 2011

    Key
    GoldChampions
    BlueLeft League
    RedRelegated
    Performance by season, from 2011
    Club20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
    Adlington1410
    Astley Bridge613119719
    Atherton139
    Blackrod11
    Bradshaw877258269
    Daisy Hill1510
    Darcy Lever16
    Eagley1312141411109
    Egerton [lower-alpha 1] 113371
    Farnworth5155441228
    Farnworth Social Circle4561315563
    Golborne17
    Greenmount12466
    Heaton910101112910
    Horwich RMI24941357331
    Kearsley10912887344
    Little Hulton18
    Little Lever126112101274
    Lostock68856
    Standish20
    Tonge1411131314217
    Walkden38810926115
    Westhoughton71423234782
    References [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [lower-alpha 2] [18]
    1. Egerton left the league after the 2015 season.
    2. Coronavirus pandemic forced a reduction in league activity.

    Notable players

    A number of quality cricketers have played in the Bolton Cricket League including:

    See also

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