Cordingley resumes as captain
Darwen
will celebrate their centenary year in
2011 |
Darwen Cricket Club aim to mark the club's
centenary in style during 2011.
One hundred years after the name of Darwen
Cricket Club first appeared on the scene, club committee,
players and supporters have already formulated plans for the
year ahead.
Cricket in the town dates back to the 19th
century with a club known as Darwen Etrurians CC playing
briefly in the Central Lancashire League and Ribblesdale
League before folding in 1898. A new club re-formed in 1901
and at the 1910 club AGM the name was changed to Darwen
Cricket Club.
Darwen moved to their present ground at Birch
Hall in 1920 having previously shared Barley Bank with Darwen
Football Club.
Darwen
palyers and supporters celebrate their Readers Cup
success in 2010 |
Among the functions planned are a pre-season
gathering, a Centenary Sportsman's Dinner to be held at Ewood
Park, a family fun day, a Twenty20 Borough challenge, a Duck
Race, a Golf Day, a six-a-side challenge, a Crown Green Bowls
competition, a treasure hunt and a challenge match pitting the
current side against a team made up of former players and
professionals.
Mohammad
Zaman Khan walks off Birch Hall after scoring a
century |
Chairman Graham Ainslie is also planning a book
on the centenary season with a working title of One Year in
One Hundred and a special club calendar is being produced. A
new Centenary flag will fly above Birch Hall as Darwen
commence the 2011 season in good heart after a successful 2010
campaign.
It's very much a case of 'as you were' at Birch
Hall with John Cordingley continuing as First XI captain for
the Readers Cup holders and popular professional Mohammad
Zaman Khan back for a second season after amassing over 1,600
runs in all competitions in 2010.
Alex Davies, a member of the ECB's elite
Under-17s squad and Yakub Bhamji highlight the club's
successful youth policy with both players being members of the
Lancashire CCC Academy. Another talented teenager, Kamran
Anwar is looking to maintain his progress after taking 50
league wickets last year.
Updates on Darwen's centenary year will be
posted regularly on the site
Darwen CC
2010 vintage in front of the Birch Hall
pavilion |
