Enfield Cricket Club

The History of Enfield Cricket Club

ENFIELD CRICKET CLUB sits on Dill Hall Lane on the border between Clayton-Le-Moors and Accrington, in the heart of East Lancashire. Formed in 1859, the first game was on June 30th 1860 and was played on a portion of the present ground near to the mound on the Clough side. It was fairly level but had never been properly laid.

1909 Lancashire League champions

Joseph Green and Haworth Threlfall did the first leveling of the ground in 1860 for the sum of £7. An area of 40 square yards was leveled in the middle of the pasture of which the current ground now forms part.
Among those early fixtures was a game against Church known as the “Bulls run”, on August 30th 1862 this fixture realized gate receipts of £2 0s 7d.

In 1892 ENFIELD CRICKET CLUB became founder members of the Lancashire League, a league in which they still thrive today.

Saturday July 3rd 1954 - Openingof the New Entrance

ENFIELD CRICKET CLUB has engaged professionals since 1859, and some of the most famous players in the world have graced Dill Hall Lane, from the early days with Tom Lancaster, moving on to Des Fothergill and Eddie Paynter of “Bodyline” fame. Then the likes of Clyde Walcott, Conrad Hunte, Dik Abed and Madan Lal, before in more recent times Damien Fleming and Martin van Jaarsveld.

Today ENFIELD CRICKET CLUB is community based, thriving on and off the field, with social facilities to match.

Club Honours

Seniors

Lancashire League champions
1909, 1943, 1968, 1971, 1977

Runners-up
1954

Worsley Cup winners
1978, 1979

Holland Cup winners
1970,1972, 2002

4 Sports Worsley Cup winners
1989

Matthew Brown Worsley Cup winners
1991

Worsley Cup finalists
1953, 1973, 1977

Junior League champions
1901, 1939, 1952, 1978,1985,1986

Runners up
1970

Matthew Brown Cup winners
1988

Finalists
1984

3rd X1 Champions
1981, 1983,1991

Juniors

Under 18 Champions
1986, 1995, 1997

Under 18 Cup Winners
1996, 1997

Under 15 Champions
1973, 1975, 1993, 1995, 2005

Indoor Champions 2006

Under 13 Champions
1992, 1994

Club Professionals

1859

Crooks & Appleby

1860

Appleby

1861

WF Calvert

1864

WH Iddison

1865

Peddle

1868

Joe Berry

1869

John Berry

1870

John Berry

1871

John Berry

1872

John Berry

1873

J Melling

1874

J Thewlis

1875

J Thewlis

1876

J Crossland

1877

J Crossland

1878

J Crossland

1879

J Crossland

1880

S Doughty

1881

S Doughty

1882

J Henson

1883

R Barrett

1884

R Barrett

1885

R Barrett

1886

D Whittaker

1887

D Whittaker

1888

J Bell

1889

W Cartmell & Ingram

1890

W Cartmell & Ingram

1891

Elijah Whittaker & Ingram

1892

T Lancaster & J Ingram

1893

T Lancaster & Madden

1894