Darwen Cricket Club
The Towers
LeagueLancashire League
Personnel
1st XI captainKamran Anwar
2nd XI captainHarry Campbell
ChairmanChris Lowe
Overseas player(s)Punit Bisht (India)
Team information
ColoursBlue and yellow
Founded1901
Home groundThe Ainsworth Lord Estates Birch Hall Ground
Official websitedarwencricketclub.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 Northern Cricket League in 1952, joining the Lancashire League in 2017.

Club captain for the 2024 season is Kamran Anwar.[2]

History

A Darwen club played for a brief period in the Central Lancashire League and Ribblesdale League in the late 1800s before disbanding. The current team was founded as Darwen Etrurians Cricket Club in 1901. The club re-joined the Ribblesdale League in 1909, changing their name to Darwen Cricket Club in 1910. After sharing a ground at Barley Bank, the former home of Darwen FC, the club moved to their present ground at Birch Hall in 1920. They switched to the Northern League for its inaugural season in 1952.[3]

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

Northern League

Lancashire League

Lancashire Cricket Board Cup

Notable players

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Darwen Squad 2020". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Alex James (15 April 2018). "Lancashire League newcomers ready to make mark on eve of historic season". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Lancashire League Runners Up". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Worsley Cup Winners". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  7. ^ Alex James (7 September 2018). "Friend hails Cordingley heroics in Darwen's Knockout success". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Number of times league champions". Northern Cricket League. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Colne Trophy Winners". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Lancashire League 2nd XI Champions". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  11. ^ "2nd XI League Knock out Cup Winners". lancashireleague.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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