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Oldham Cricket Club is a
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team based at The Pollards in the Watersheddings area of
Oldham Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...
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. In 1892
Oldham Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...
were one of the founding members of the Central Lancashire League and currently run teams in the First and Second divisions; with junior sides at Under 18 and Under 15 levels. Their professional for 2007 was Greg Todd of
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, who heralded the end of a long line of
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n professionals at the club, including Mark Charlton (2006) and Martin Smith (2004–05).


Honours

:First Division: 1909, 1916, 1957, 1979, 1982 :Wood Cup: 1943, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1988 :Second Division: 1902, 1930, 1944 (shared), 1983, 1985, 1986, 2016 :Burton Cup: 1976 :Moor Cup: 2017


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Further reading

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