Burnley Cricket Club

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Use British English|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox cricket team | name = Burnley | image = Turf Moor Burnley CC.jpg | image_size = 255px | caption = Turf Moor cricket ground | league = [[Lancashire League (cricket)|Lancashire League]] | captain = Chris Burton | founded = 1833 | dissolved =  | ground = Turf Moor | title1 = [[Lancashire League (cricket)|Lancashire League]] | title1wins = 19 | title2 = [[Lancashire League (cricket)#Worsley Cup|Worsley Cup]] | title2wins = 10 | title3 = [[Lancashire League (cricket)#20/20 Cup|20/20 Cup]] | title3wins = 3 | title4 = [[Lancashire League (cricket)#Ron Singleton Colne Trophy|Ron Singleton Colne Trophy]] | title4wins = 4 | title5 = [[Lancashire League (cricket)#2nd XI League|2nd XI League]] | title5wins = 11 | title6 = [[Lancashire League (cricket)#Lancashire Telegraph Cup|Lancashire Telegraph Cup]] | title6wins = 3 | title7 = [[Lancashire League (cricket)#3rd XI League|3rd XI League]] | title7wins = 3 | website = [https://www.burnleycricketclub.com burnleycricketclub.com] }}

'''Burnley Cricket Club''' is a [[cricket]] club in the [[Lancashire League (cricket)|Lancashire League]] based at [[Turf Moor]] in [[Burnley]], [[Lancashire]].

The club was a founder member of the Lancashire League in 1892 and has won the [[Lancashire League (cricket)#1st XI League|League Championship]] 19 times, the [[Lancashire League (cricket)#Worsley Cup|Worsley Cup]] 10 times and the [[Lancashire League (cricket)#20.2F20 Cup|20/20 Cup]] 3 times.

The club has seen huge success in recent years, including becoming the first club to win the Worsley Cup four years in a row, from 2013 to 2016, as well as enjoying a record breaking season in 2015 in which it won all four senior trophies; the league, the Worsley Cup, the 20/20 Competition and the [[Lancashire League (cricket)#Ron Singleton Colne Trophy|Ron Singleton Colne Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Club Spotlight – Burnley |url=https://thecricketpaper.com/features-and-columns/2338/club-spotlight-burnley/ |work=The Cricket Paper |publisher=Greenways Publishing |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> In addition, Burnley also won the [[Lancashire League (cricket)#2nd XI League|2nd XI League]] and finished as runners-up in the Third XI League.

In 2019, 2021, 2023 and 2024, Burnley again finished the league season in first place. During the 2024 season, the captain was Chris Burton, and the club professional was [[Ockert Erasmus]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Burnley Squad 2024 |url=http://lancashireleague.com/Players/Lancashire/AMATEUR_PLAYERS/BURNLEY2024.html |access-date=18 September 2024 |website=lancashireleague.com}}</ref>

==History== During the [[Middle Ages]] Turf Moor was one of Burnley's [[commons]] and the inhabitants likely cut [[peat|turf]] here for fuel.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bennett|first=Walter|title=The History of Burnley to 1400|publisher=Burnley Corporation|year=1946|pages=86|asin=B001OZNGZG}}</ref>

Burnley Cricket Club has its origin in a side called the Trafalgar Club, known to have played a match in the Bull Croft (near [[Burnley Town Hall|the town hall]]) in 1828. Over the next few years they played matches at [[Stoneyholme]] and Healey Heights, before taking the name Burnley Cricket Club by 1833. A field near Red Lion Street then became their home until in 1843 they moved to Turf Moor. After two years here, the team played for another two near Duke Bar before making Turf Moor their permanent home.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bennett|first=Walter|title=The History of Burnley 1650–1850|publisher=Burnley Corporation|year=1948|pages=73,258–259|asin=B0032OO3MM}}</ref> In 1857 the team was disestablished, and between 1859 and 1863 a team organised by the [[5th Royal Lancashire Militia|Burnley Militia]], called the Burnley Wellington Club, played at the ground. In 1864 Burnley Cricket Club was re-formed and was soon making progress, fielding three teams.<ref>{{cite book|first=Walter|last=Bennett|title=The History of Burnley from 1850|publisher=Burnley Corporation|year=1951|page=221|asin=B001HBTW7S}}</ref>

Notable matches in the period before a league was organised include: A three-day visit from the [[William Clarke's All-England Eleven|All-England Eleven]] (then headed by [[George Parr (cricketer)|George Parr]]) in 1868; matches against an Australian eleven, featuring [[Fred Spofforth]] and [[Billy Murdoch (cricketer)|Billy Murdoch]], in 1878 and 1880, of which Burnley won the first; and an 1890-match between two visiting ladies' teams which attracted thousands of spectators.<ref name="Bennettp223">Bennett (1951), pp. 223-224.</ref>

The cricket club sponsored the formation of [[Burnley Football Club]], and in January 1883, they leased seven [[acre]]s of land for the team, situated between the cricket field and [[Burnley Coalfield|Bee Hole Colliery]] to the east.<ref name="Bennettp227">Bennett (1951), p. 227.</ref> They also made a donation of £65 (the equivalent of £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|65|1883|r=-3}}}} as of {{inflation/year|UK}}{{Inflation-fn|UK|group=lower-alpha}}) toward the setup costs.<ref name="Bennettp227" /> In 1885, a dispute broke out as the cricketers complained that the footballers left the shared [[Changing room|dressing room]] uncleaned and did not pay toward repairs. In 1889, after more disputes, Burnley F.C. separated from the cricket club and agreed to pay £77 per year (the equivalent of £{{formatnum:{{Inflation|UK|77|1889|r=-3}}}} as of {{inflation/year|UK}}{{Inflation-fn|UK|group=lower-alpha}}) to rent the stadium.<ref>Bennett (1951), p. 228.</ref>

In the early years of the Lancashire League, Burnley were one of the dominant teams, champions six times by 1913, including three-in-a-row from 1906.<ref name="Bennettp223" />

==Honours== The club has won the following honours: *'''1st XI League''' - '''19''' - 1893, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1950, 1956, 1964, 1970, 1978, 1979, 2006, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Lancashire League Champions |url=http://lancashireleague.com/Records/LLCHAMPS.html |website=lancashireleague.com |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> *'''Worsley Cup''' - '''10''' - 1950, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1975, 1984, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=Worsley Cup Winners |url=http://lancashireleague.com/Records/LLWCWINS.html |website=lancashireleague.com |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> *'''20/20 Cup''' - '''3''' - 2009, 2015, 2018<ref>{{cite web |title=The 20/20 Competition Winners |url=http://lancashireleague.com/Records/2020COMP.html |website=lancashireleague.com |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> *'''Ron Singleton Colne Trophy''' - '''4''' - 2007, 2015, 2021, 2024 (shared)<ref>{{cite web |title=Colne Trophy Winners |url=http://lancashireleague.com/Records/COLNETROPHY.html |website=lancashireleague.com |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> *'''2nd XI League''' - '''11''' - 1893, 1903, 1906, 1929, 1931, 1961, 1968, 2002, 2015, 2022, 2024<ref>{{cite web |title=Lancashire League 2nd XI Champions |url=http://lancashireleague.com/Records/LL2CHAMPS.html |website=lancashireleague.com |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> *'''2nd XI (Lancashire Telegraph) Cup''' - '''3''' - 1984, 2004, 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=2nd XI League Knock out Cup Winners |url=http://lancashireleague.com/Records/LL2CUPWINS.html |website=lancashireleague.com |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref> *'''3rd XI League''' - '''3''' - 1980, 2006, 2025<ref>{{cite web |title=Lancashire League 3rd XI Champions |url=http://lancashireleague.com/Records/LL3CHAMPS.html |website=lancashireleague.com |access-date=1 February 2020}}</ref>

==Notable players== {{Div col}} *[[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] *[[Sydney Barnes]]<ref name="Bennettp223" /> *[[Arthur Bell (footballer)|Arthur Bell]]<ref group=lower-alpha name="BFC">Also played [[association football|football]] for Burnley.</ref><ref name="Bennettp223" /> *[[Richard Boys (cricketer)|Richard Boys]]<ref name="Bennettp223" /> *[[David Brown (cricketer born 1982)|David Brown]] *[[Fred Brown (virologist)|Fred Brown]] *[[Michael Brown (cricketer)|Michael Brown]] *[[Jonathan Clare]] *[[William Cook (Lancashire cricketer)|Billy Cook]]<ref name="Bennettp223" /> *[[Henry Cudworth]]<ref name="Bennettp223" /> *[[Jerry Dawson (footballer, born 1888)|Jerry Dawson]]<ref group=lower-alpha name="BFC" /> *[[John Kettley]] *[[Tommy Lawton]]<ref group=lower-alpha name="BFC" /> *[[Hal Pickthall]] *[[Elisha Rawlinson]]<ref name="Bennettp223" /> *[[Frank Sugg]]<ref group=lower-alpha name="BFC" /><ref name="Bennettp223" /> *[[Walter Sugg]]<ref group=lower-alpha name="BFC" /><ref name="Bennettp223" /> *[[Vishal Tripathi]] *[[Thomas Wardall]]<ref name="Bennettp223" /> {{Div col end}}

==See also== *[[Lowerhouse Cricket Club]] - another Lancashire League team from Burnley

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719065817/http://www.mysporttoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=4101&ArticleID=1404498&sitecode=burn&sportcode=cricket A Brief History of Burnley Cricket Club] *[http://lancashireleague.com/Features/BURNLEY-FEATURE15_PT1.html Burnley Clean Up 2015]

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