Littleborough Cricket Club, based in Littleborough, in the

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, is an English

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team currently playing in the Central Lancashire League. The club was founded in 1839 and it played on the famous Hare Hill ground. Littleborough was the founding member and inaugural champions of the Central Lancashire League, and have been league champions on twenty occasions, the last time being in 2005. Littleborough holds Lancashire Cricket Board Focus Club status and is ECB Clubmark accredited. Two senior teams play in the CLL in addition to a 3rd XI who play in the North Manchester League. The club's junior section fields teams in the CLL at U18, U15, U13, U11 and U9 age groups and the juniors receive expert coaching at the club during the summer on Monday evenings. From start of the 2018 season Littleborough moved to the Lancashire League.

Professional players

Many notable professionals have appeared in the Littleborough side over the years, including Sir

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Joel Garner Joel Garner (born 16 December 1952) is a former West Indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early 1980s West Indies cricket teams. Garner is the highest ranked One Day International bowler according to the ICC bes ...

, Ezra Moseley,

Franklyn Stephenson Franklyn DaCosta Stephenson (born 8 April 1959) is a former cricketer from Barbados who played as a right handed batsman and pacer. Stephenson played as an allrounder for his native Barbados together with Tasmania, Orange Free State, Gloucester ...

, Andy Roberts, Mike Whitney, and

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. The club's professional player engaged for 2012 is the Queensland batsman Clinton Perren. Littleborough is also the home club of the Surrey and England international

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Club honours

NMCL Division 2 Champions

2015

Hodson Cup Winners

2015

CLL champions

1892, 1911, 1912, 1917, 1919, 1921, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2005

Wood Cup

1935, 1941, 1942, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999

JW Lees Lancashire Challenge Trophy

1997, 2005

2nd XI champions

1910, 1920, 1928, 1936, 1973, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2005

Burton Cup

1985, 1990, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011

Aggregate Cup

1932, 1935, 1936, 1977, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2005

Whittaker Cup

2006, 2007,

Taylor Cup

1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2016

References

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