BLACKPOOL CRICKET CLUB
Founded: 1888. Joined Northern League: 1952
Blackpool CC joined the Northern League as founder members after
being one of the founder members of the Palace Shield Competition in
1902 and then playing in the Ribblesdale League from 1920. The club
won eleven Ribblesdale League titles. After playing at Raikes Hall
Pleasure Gardens the club moved to their present ground in 1893.
Originally known as the Athletic Grounds or Whitegate Park, the ground
was renamed Stanley Park just after the present pavilion was built in
1925. First-class games have been regularly staged at the ground since
1905.
Blackpool CC have been Northern League champions a record
fifteen times (once jointly), the last occasion being in 1990. They were
also National Club champions in 1990, having been runners-up in 1975.
The club also won the Lancashire Cup on eight occasions between 1973
and 1996. Blackpool CC have been division two champions on twelve
occasions.
Notable former club professionals include Harold Larwood,
Bill Alley, Hanif Mohammad, Rohan Kanhai, Cammie Smith, Mushtaq
Mohammad, Collis King, Maninder Singh and Richie Richardson.
Ground
Stanley Park,
Barlow
Crescent,
Off West Park Drive,
Blackpool
Tel: 01253
393347,
Tel: 01253 394474
Fax: 01253 391237
Website: www.blackpool.play-cricket.com
Directions
On entering Blackpool on
main routes (Leave the M55 at Junction 4) follow the
signs to town centre and the brown tourist signs to Stanley
Park.
The entrance to the ground is next to the main
entrance to Stanley Park.
Club Officials
President:
Stuart Ashworth
Chairman:
David Cresswell,
572
Queens Promenade,
Blackpool
FY5 1PH
Tel: 01253
825627
Mob: 07967 212432
Hon Treasurer:
Stuart
Ashworth,
25 Meadow Brook,
Blackpool
FY3 9HE
Tel:
01253 317216
Hon Secretary, Programme
Contact
Steven Kennedy,
36 Torquay
Avenue,
Blackpool,
FY3 9SJ
Tel: 01253 695301
Mob:
07976 277775
E-mail: skennedy@copperstream.co.uk
Fixtures Secretary:
Martin
Lamb
Mob: 07593 681768;
Email:mlamb48@yahoo.co.uk
Club Welfare Officers:
Tony Scarborough,
277
Layton Road
Blackpool
FY3 8ER
Tel: 01253
395074 |
Susan Brown
25
Beechfield Ave
Blackpool
FY3 9JE
Tel: 01253
762246 |
Junior Section Contact:
R M
(Michael) Moore
11 Saville
Avenue,
Carleton,
Poulton-le-Fylde
FY6 7NN;
Tel:
07999 543858
Northern League Committee Member
Gordon Hetherington
201 Lytham
Road,
Warton
PR4 1AE
Tel: 01772 635624;
Mob: 07763
019842;
Email:gh201@btinternet.com
Professional:
Con De Lange - South Africa
1st Captain:
Paul Danson
2nd Captain:
Kevin Reid
