Donaghcloney Mill Cricket Club is a
cricket
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club in
Donaghcloney,
County Down
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,
Northern Ireland
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, playing in Section 1 of the
NCU Senior League
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.
It was formed in 2017, when Donacloney Cricket Club and the club merged with
Millpark Cricket Club merged and adopted the name Donaghcloney Mill.
Donacloney had been founded by the Liddell family, proprietors of the William Liddell & Co. factory in the village of Donaghcloney. The Liddells were members of the
North of Ireland Cricket Club in
Belfast
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and decided to establish a club in Donaghcloney for the recreation of the factory workers.
About Donaghcloney Cricket Club
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References
External links
Donaghcloney Cricket Club
Cricket clubs in County Down
NCU Senior League members
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