| 1846 |
|
|
Accrington
Cricket Club formed. |
| 1877 |
|
|
The
club moves to its present ground. |
| 1881 |
|
|
George
Nash (P) takes a record 132 wickets at 5.3 each. |
| 1885 |
10th
Aug |
|
Johnny
Moore becomes the first Accrington player to score a century
on the new ground - 104* v Church |
| 1888 |
|
|
Lancashire
Cricket Association Amateur Cup winners - trophy later awarded to
East Lancs. |
| 1889 |
18th
May |
2nd
XI |
Con
Delaney (72*) and Johnny Bank (58*) share an unbroken
opening partnership of 139 v Haslingden 2nds at Accrington. |
|
20th July |
|
Willis Cuttell (P) takes a hat-trick at Oldham |
| 1890 |
17th May |
|
Willis Cuttell (P) takes a hat-trick v Nelson at Accrington |
|
13th Sept |
|
Cornelius Hargreaves takes 4 wickets in 4 balls at Haslingden |
| 1891 |
|
|
Accrington
join the North East Lancashire Cricket League. |
| 1892 |
6th
June |
|
Enfield
dismissed for 14 with Saul Wade (P) taking 7 wickets for 6 runs. |
| |
16th
July |
|
George
Walton (P) takes 9-24 v Church. |
| |
23rd
July |
|
Saul
Wade (P) in scoring 104* v Lowerhouse at Accrington becomes
the first Accrington player to score a Lancashire League century. |
| |
17th
Sept |
|
Johnny
Moore (54) becomes the first Accrington amateur to score a Lancashire
League half century at Ramsbottom. |
| 1893 |
|
2nd
XI |
Accrington
join the newly formed Junior League. |
| |
5th
July |
|
Saul
Wade (P) (60) and S.M. Holden (35) create a club record
opening partnership, against two professionals, of 105 against Lowerhouse
at Accrington. |
| |
8th
July |
|
Johnny
Bank in scoring an unbeaten 111, becomes the first amateur to
score a century in the Lancashire League. |
| 1895 |
24th
May |
|
Johnny
Bank (86*) and Bobby Clegg (33) put on a Lancashire League
record stand of 124 for the 10th wicket v Haslingden at Accrington. |
| 1897 |
12th
June |
|
Walter
Hall (P) (86*) and J.F. Knutton (80*) put on 159 for the 3rd
wicket v Todmorden at Todmorden. |
| 1900 |
|
|
Billy
Ormerod becomes the first Accrington amateur to pass 500 runs
in a season by establishing a new batting aggregate record of 583
runs. |
| 1901 |
|
|
The
ground is purchased from the trustees of the late Colonel Hargreaves. |
| |
20th
April |
|
Walter
Hall (P) takes a hat-trick v Colne at Accrington. |
| |
6th
July |
|
Jack
Finney scores 149 and takes 5-26 v Church at Church. |
| |
|
|
Walter
Hall (P) creates a new club record for most wickets in a season
by a professional in taking 126 wickets at 7.6 each. |
| |
|
|
Harry
Heaton creates a new club batting aggregate record of 638 runs. |
| 1902 |
|
|
Haslingden
are dismissed for 11, Nelson for 13, Enfield for 14, Church for
28 (all won before 4pm), Bacup for 38 and East Lancs for 46. |
| |
|
|
Jim
Ingram v Nelson bowls through the innings, taking 2 wickets
for 1 run. |
| |
19th
July |
|
Walter
Hall (P) takes 9-44 in the tied game with Rishton. |
| |
|
|
Jim
Ingram becomes the first Accrington amateur to take 50 wickets
in a season. |
| 1904 |
|
|
Billy
Ormerod creates a new club batting aggregate record of 643 runs. |
| 1905 |
12th
June |
|
Billy
Ormerod scores a club record 169* v Haslingden at Accrington. |
| 1907 |
27th
July |
|
Tom
Snowden (3s 2st) claims 5 victims v Rishton at Accrington. |
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Johnny
Pollard takes a hat-trick v Rishton 2nds at Rishton. |
| 1908 |
|
2nd
XI |
Johnny
Pollard takes a hat-trick v Rawtenstall at Accrington. |
| 1909 |
|
|
Johnny
Pollard returns figures of 9 overs, 8 maidens, 1 run, 5 wickets
v Ramsbottom at Ramsbottom. |
| 1910 |
10th
Sept |
|
Tom
Rushby (P) takes 4 wickets in 4 balls v Bacup at Accrington. |
| 1911 |
22nd
July |
|
Charlie
Llewellyn (P)(135*) and Billy Ormerod (75*) put on 206
for the 2nd wicket v Haslingden at Accrington. |
| 1912 |
|
3rd
XI |
Join
the North East Lancs League. |
| |
20th
April |
|
Billy
Ormerod (100*) and Charlie Llewellyn (P)(100) put on
185 for the 3rd wicket v Bacup at Accrington. In the same match
Llewellyn takes 9-23 in 11 overs. |
| |
27th
April |
|
Billy
Ormerod (77*) and Charlie Llewellyn (P)(92*) put on 155
for the 3rd wicket v Bacup at Bacup. |
| |
31st
May |
|
Charlie
Llewellyn (P) takes a hat-trick v Ramsbottom at Ramsbottom. |
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Junior
League Champions. |
| 1913 |
16th
July |
|
Charlie
Llewellyn (P) scores a Lancashire League record 188* v Bacup
at Accrington. This includes a 6th wicket stand of 154 with Arnold
Chadwick (22*). The team score of 288-5 is a club record |
| 1914 |
|
|
Lancashire
League Champions. |
| 1915 |
|
|
Lancashire
League Champions, undefeated during the season, scoring a record
number of points with 44. |
| |
22nd
June |
|
Billy
Ormerod (106*) and Charlie Llewellyn (P)(103) put on
180 for the 3rd wicket v Rawtenstall at Rawtenstall. |
| |
26th
June |
|
Alec
Jackson takes a hat-trick v Rishton at Rishton. |
| |
|
|
George
Parker tops the Lancashire League batting averages, scoring
580 runs at 41.4. |
| 1916 |
|
|
Lancashire
League Champions extending the unbeaten run from July 11th 1914
to June 16th. |
| |
|
|
Johnny
Pollard creates a new club amateur bowling record by taking
108 wickets at 8.7 each. |
| |
|
|
Alec
Jackson takes 92 wickets at 8.8 each. In taking 200 wickets
between them, Pollard and Jackson create a unique league record. |
| 1917 |
|
|
Hacking
Cup winners. |
| 1919 |
|
|
Hacking
Cup winners. |
| 1921 |
|
|
George
Parker tops the Lancashire League batting averages, scoring
513 runs at 34.2. |
| 1923 |
2nd June |
|
Charlie Llewellyn (P) takes a hat-trick v East Lancs at Accrington |
| 1924 |
10th
May |
|
Dick
Eddleston takes 4 wickets in 7 balls, including a hat-trick v Ramsbottom at Accrington. (Worsley Cup) |
| 1926 |
26th
June |
|
Alec
Jackson (107) and Stan Smith (80) put on 183 for the
3rd wicket v Church at Accrington. |
| |
14th July |
|
Harry Howell (P)(110*) and William Whittaker (32*) put on 124 for the 6th wicket v Bacup at Accrington |
| 1928 |
August |
2nd
XI |
Francis
Sproul scores successive unbeaten centuries, 134 not out at
East Lancs on August 18th and 104 not out v Rawtenstall at Accrington
on August 25th. |
| 1932 |
25th
June |
|
In
taking 8-57 at East Lancs, Dick Whittaker performs the hat-trick. |
| |
2nd
July |
|
Tom
Walmsley (55) and Alan Fairfax (P) (126) put on 147 for
the 2nd wicket v Lowerhouse at Accrington. |
| 1933 |
26th
July |
|
Bill
Finney (71) and Alan Fairfax (P) (139) put on 171 for
the 1st wicket v Todmorden at Accrington. |
| 1935 |
10th
Aug |
|
Dick
Whittaker bowled an unbroken spell of 35 overs with 13 maidens,
taking the first 8 wickets for 57 runs at East Lancs. |
| 1936 |
6th
June |
3rd
XI |
Lindon
Dewhurst
takes a hat-trick v Cambridge Street Methodists at Highams.
|
| |
|
|
Worsley
Cup winners. |
| 1937 |
12th
May |
|
Professional
Jim Bailey becomes the first Accrington player to score a century
in the Worsley Cup when he scores 115 against Church |
|
|
|
Jim
Bailey becomes the first English professional to score 1,000
runs in a season in the Lancashire League in creating a new club
batting record of 1,050 runs. He also had six consecutive innings
of 50 or more - 11 in the season, being undefeated on five occasions. |
| 1938 |
23rd
April |
|
Jim
Bailey (P) (118) and Les Pilkington (64) share a club record
opening partnership of 179 v Lowerhouse at Lowerhouse. |
| 1947 |
30th
Aug |
|
The
last two wickets put on 134 runs with Jackie Hope (67*),
Frank Rushton (22) and Les Hartley (51*) taking the
score from 96-8 to 230-9 v Todmorden at Todmorden. |
| |
6th
Sept |
|
Jim
Parks (P) takes a hat-trick in taking 8-47 v Colne at Accrington. |
| |
6th Sept |
3rd
XI |
Billy
Newhouse takes a hat-trick v Ewbank. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
North
East Lancs League champions. |
| 1948 |
10th
July |
|
Jim
Parks (P) takes the first 9 Enfield wickets for 20 runs at Accrington. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
North
East Lancs League champions. |
| 1950 |
3rd June |
|
Lindon Dewhurst (77) received a club record collection for amateur or professional of £33 for hitting a half century against Enfield at Accrington |
| 1951 |
9th
June |
2nd
XI |
Alan
Lund (124) and Roy Dewhurst (91) put on 221 for the 1st
wicket v Church 2nds at Accrington. |
| 1952 |
17th
May |
|
John
Marsland (93) and Mick Raymer (P)(113*) put on 173 for
the 3rd wicket at Colne |
| 1953 |
|
3rd
XI |
Derek
Mark wins the North East Lancs League bowling prize with 31
wickets at 5.4. |
| 1954 |
7th
Aug |
3rd
XI |
Kevin
Ryder returns figures of 13 overs, 9 maidens, 5 runs, 8 wickets
v Salesbury. |
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Dismiss
Church 2nds for 14 in a Junior Cup game. Jim Eland takes
5-9 and Derek Mark takes 5-3. |
| |
|
|
Ken
Archer creates a new club professional batting record by scoring
1,116 runs at an average of 93.0 |
| 1955 |
June |
3rd
XI |
Pat
Brereton takes 8-9 against Alliance and Victoria Mills at King
Georges in the Harry Wood Cup. |
| 1956 |
26th
May |
|
Sayajirao
Dhanwade (P) takes 7-49, including a hat-trick v Enfield at
Accrington. |
| |
2nd
June |
|
Les
Carter (94) and Bert Harwood (66) put on 136 for the
2nd wicket v Rishton at Rishton. |
| |
1st
Sept |
|
Sayajirao
Dhanwade (P) takes 7-40, including 4 wickets in 4 balls and
5 in the over v Lowerhouse at Accrington. |
| 1957 |
29th
June |
2nd
XI |
Alan
Waterworth (83), Brian Rutter (31) and Eddie Robinson
(16*) put on 140 for the last two wickets, taking the score from
59-8 to 199 all out v Todmorden. |
| 1959 |
4th
July |
|
Bobby
Simpson (P) takes a hat-trick v Nelson at Nelson. |
| |
5th
Sept |
|
Bobby
Simpson (P) (83) and Russ Cuddihy (80) put on 162 for the 2nd
wicket v Todmorden at Todmorden. |
| |
|
|
Bobby
Simpson creates a new club professional batting record by scoring
1,444 runs at an average of 103.0, including two centuries. He also
creates a league record by scoring 11 consecutive 50's and makes
a total of 16 in all, topping the Lancashire League batting averages. |
| 1960 |
4th
June |
|
Frank
and Derek Rushton are the first brothers to open the batting
in a Lancashire League match v Colne at Accrington. |
| |
25th
June |
|
Derek
Rushton (77*) and Lindon Dewhurst
(58*) put on 133 in 74 minutes for the 3rd wicket v Ramsbottom at
Ramsbottom. |
| |
16th
July |
|
Wes
Hall (P) takes a hat-trick and Jack Collier claims five
victims (4c, 1st) v East Lancs at Accrington. |
| |
|
|
Jack
Collier establishes a new club wicketkeeping record of 40 victims
in a season. |
| 1961 |
|
|
Lancashire
League Champions |
| |
1st
June |
|
Wes
Hall (P) takes a hat-trick v Rishton at Rishton in the Worsley
Cup. |
| |
19th
Aug |
3rd
XI |
Alan
Worsick takes 7-2 against Stonefold Church Institute. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
Alan
Worsick wins the Accrington and District League bowling prize
with 40 wickets at 2.6 each. |
| 1962 |
14th
July |
|
Wes
Hall (P) takes 10-57 v Burnley at Accrington. |
| |
25th
Aug |
|
Wes
Hall (P) takes 10-28 v Bacup at Accrington. |
| 1963 |
6th
July |
3rd
XI |
Brian
Bishop takes 8-28 against YMCA. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
Steve
Stracey wins the North East Lancs League bowling prize with
33 wickets at 6.3 each. |
| 1964 |
|
3rd
XI |
Dismiss
YMCA 'B' for 5 at Mellor to win by 22 runs. Barry Lumb takes
5-3 and Ian Boswell 5-1. |
| |
|
|
Eddie
Barlow (P) tops the Lancashire League batting averages with
1,000 runs at 62.5. |
| 1965 |
28th
June |
2nd
XI |
Jackie
Hope (88) and Peter West (44) put on 131 for the 1st
wicket v Colne 2nds at Colne |
| |
|
|
Ken
Grieves (P) wins the Lion Trophy for most Lancashire League
runs with 733. |
| 1966 |
26th
June |
3rd
XI |
Ian
Birtwistle takes 9-8 v Oswaldtwistle Immanuel 'B' including
seven clean bowled at Accrington. |
| 1968 |
|
3rd
XI |
Alick
Ormerod takes 8-11, including 5 wickets in 6 balls in a season
which sees him create a North East Lancs League bowling record for
most wickets in a season with 93 at 5.9 each. |
| 1969 |
|
3rd
XI |
Jim
McLean tops the North East Lancs League batting averages with
264 runs at 29.3 and Alick Ormerod tops the bowling averages
with 37 wickets at 2.6 each. |
| 1970 |
|
|
Worsley
Cup winners. |
| |
20th
June |
|
Alan
Worsick takes 8-53 v Haslingden at Haslingden to win the 'Telegraph
Tankard' for the best amateur bowling performance of the season. |
| |
25th
July |
|
Terry
Neville takes 5 catches v Rishton at Accrington. |
| |
|
|
Alan
Worsick (83 wickets at 10.8), awarded the Lion Brewery Award
for the most successful amateur bowler, and Eddie Robinson
(75 wickets at 14.2) take 158 wickets between them. |
| |
|
|
Terry
Neville claims 41 victims to create a new club wicketkeeping
record. |
| |
|
|
Bruce
Francis (P) tops the Lancashire League batting averages with
1,101 runs at 61.2. |
| 1971 |
|
|
Alan
Worsick wins the Lion Brewery second bowling prize with 75 wickets
at 10.5. |
| 1973 |
|
|
Alan
Seiler (P) tops the Lancashire League batting averages with
1,023 runs at 51.2. |
| |
26th
Aug |
2nd
XI |
Dismiss
Lowerhouse 2nds for 8. Mick Hatch takes 5-1. |
| 1974 |
18th
May |
3rd
XI |
Mick
Donnelly and Malcalm D'Arcy put together a North East
Lancs League record 9th wicket stand of 69 v Blackburn Hospitals
at Bullough Park. |
| |
2nd
June |
|
Peter
West (94) and Graeme Fowler (61) put on 160 for the 1st
wicket v Enfield at Accrington. This is a club record for amateurs
for the 1st wicket. |
| |
6th
July |
|
Alan
Worsick (P) takes a hat-trick v Church at Church in the Worsley
Cup. |
| 1975 |
|
|
Lancashire
League Champions - each member of the team, including professional
Alan Worsick, has a birth qualification for the club. |
| |
17th
May |
3rd
XI |
Trevor
Hatch takes a hat-trick v Darwen at Darwen in the Ashwell Trophy. |
| |
24th Aug |
|
Accrington's win over Ramsbottom at Accrington was a club record ninth in succession |
| |
|
|
Alan
Worsick (P) tops the Lancashire League bowling averages with
99 wickets at 10.8 each. |
| |
|
|
Malcolm
Taylor takes 24 catches - a club record for an outfielder. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
Ashwell
Trophy winners. |
| 1976 |
23rd
May |
|
Alan
Worsick (P) takes a hat-trick v Enfield at Accrington in the
Worsley Cup. |
|
|
|
John
Swanney wins the Lancashire League Under 23 batting prize for
most runs with 469. |
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Paul
Graham claims a club 2nd XI wicketkeeping record with 41 victims
(18c, 23st). |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
Ashwell
Trophy winners. |
| |
|
4th
XI |
Enter
the Accrington and District League. |
| 1977 |
|
|
Graham
Beech creates a new club batting aggregate record of 677 runs
and in doing so wins the Lancashire League Under 23 batting prize
for most runs. |
| |
|
|
David
Parsons wins the Lancashire League Under 23 bowling prize for
most wickets with 58. |
| |
|
|
Malcolm
Taylor wins the Lancashire League prize for most catches with
16. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
Ashwell
Trophy winners. |
| 1978 |
|
|
The
club becomes Accrington Cricket and Tennis Club. |
| |
11th
June |
2nd
XI |
Graham
Smith (103*) and Alan Kennedy (70*) put on 165 for the
5th wicket v Ramsbottom 2nds at Accrington. |
| |
|
|
Ian
Birtwistle tops the Lancashire League bowling averages with
49 wickets at 10.5. |
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Matthew
Brown Junior Cup winners. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
Ashwell
Trophy winners. |
| 1979 |
|
|
John
Swanney is joint winner of the Lancashire League catching prize
with 20. |
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Matthew
Brown Junior Cup winners. |
| 1980 |
24th
May |
2nd
XI |
Brian
Rutter (95) and Geoff Hayhurst (70) put on 164 in 22
overs for 1st wicket v Ramsbottom 2nds at Accrington. |
| |
26th
June |
2nd
XI |
Mick
Donnelly takes 8-23, including a hat-trick, v Haslingden at
Accrington. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
Enter
Lancashire League 3rd XI League. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
Brian
Bishop creates a new club 3rd XI batting record with over 500 runs. |
| 1981 |
25th
July |
|
Graham
Beech (111*) and David Stead (P)(45) put on 131 for the
1st wicket v Bacup at Accrington. |
| |
|
|
Graham
Beech creates a new club batting aggregate record of 938 runs,
including a club amateur record 10 half centuries. Graham also wins
the Lancashire League Under 25 batting prize for most runs. |
| 1982 |
15th
May |
4th
XI |
Neil
Barnes takes a hat-trick in his 7-35 against St Andrews at King
Georges. |
| |
30th
Aug |
3rd
XI |
Duncan
Warburton scoes an 18 ball half century v Bacup 3rds at Bacup. |
| 1984 |
1st
July |
|
Billy
Rawstron (50) and Andy Stevenson (87) put on 131 for
the 1st wicket v East Lancs at East Lancs. |
| |
16th
Sept |
|
Trevor
Hatch (88*) and Andy Stevenson (52) put on 125 for the
3rd wicket v Rawtenstall at Accrington. |
| |
|
|
Alan
Worsick wins the Lancashire League bowling prize for most wickets
with 59. |
| 1985 |
|
|
Mark
Aspin is joint winner of the Lancashire League Under 25 bowling
prize with 44 wickets. |
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Geoff
Hayhurst creates a 2nd XI club record batting aggregate with
700 runs. |
| 1986 |
|
|
Telegraph
Cup winners. The final produces record gate receipts of £1710
(£1 gate) |
| |
19th
July |
2nd
XI |
Mark
Stevenson (68) and Geoff Hayhurst (64) put on 140 for
the 1st wicket v Rawtenstall 2nds at Rawtenstall. |
| |
14th
Sept |
|
Graham
Lloyd (84) and Geoff Hayhurst (49) put on 134 for the
1st wicket v Haslingden at Accrington. |
| |
|
|
Mark
Aspin wins the Telegraph Tankard for fastest 50 in 38 balls
against Rishton at Rishton on 28th June. |
| 1987 |
13th
June |
|
Alan
Worsick takes his 1,000th Lancashire League wicket when he bowls
Paul Killian of Burnley at Accrington. |
| |
29th Aug |
|
David Lloyd takes 7-28 v Ramsbottom at Accrington to win the 'Telegraph Tankard' for the best amateur bowling performance of the season. |
| 1988 |
27th
May |
|
Rod
Tucker (P) (95) and Neil Barnes (47) put on 119 for the
4th wicket v Nelson at Accrington in the Worsley Cup |
| |
|
|
Rod
Tucker (P) tops the Lancashire League batting averages with
977 runs at 57.5. |
| 1989 |
23rd
April |
|
Billy
Rawstron claims 6 stumpings v Bacup at Accrington. |
| |
28th
May |
2nd
XI |
Bob
Ratcliffe (82) and Mark Demaine (136) put on 196 for
the 3rd wicket v Enfield 2nds at Enfield. |
| |
3rd
June |
3rd
XI |
Paul
Barratt (101) and Neil Barnes (80) put on 162 for the
8th wicket v Enfield 3rds at Enfield. |
| |
6th
Aug |
|
The 4 Sports Cup Final against Enfield produces record gate receipts
of £2521 (£1.50 gate). |
| |
|
|
Billy
Rawstron claims 43 victims (19c, 24st) to create a new club
wicketkeeping record. |
| |
|
4th
XI |
Alven
Burrows creates a new club 4th XI batting record with 423 runs. |
| 1990 |
5th
May |
|
Andy
Barker (101*) and Billy Rawstron (43*) put on 144 for
the 2nd wicket v Ramsbottom at Accrington. |
| |
17th
June |
2nd
XI |
Nick
Marsh (102*) and Malcolm Taylor (62) put on 123 for the
1st wicket v Rawtenstall 2nds at Rawtenstall. |
| |
15th
July |
|
Robert
Haynes (P) takes a hat-trick against Lowerhouse at Accrington |
| 1991 |
7th
July |
2nd
XI |
Jim
Stevenson (79) and Mick Demaine (44) put on 123 for the
1st wicket v Nelson 2nds at Nelson. |
| |
7th
Sept |
2nd
XI |
Mark
Stevenson (50) and Mark Demaine (88) put on 125 for the
2nd wicket v Lowerhouse 2nds at Lowerhouse. |
| 1992 |
19th
April |
3rd
XI |
Ashley
Amos (77) and Paul Schofield (75*) put on 146 for the
2nd wicket v Lowerhouse 3rds at Accrington. |
| |
7th
June |
2nd
XI |
Ian
Birtwistle returns figures of 11 overs, 10 maidens, 5 wickets
for 1 run v Enfield 2nds at Enfield. The single run resulting from
a dropped catch. |
| |
21st
June |
3rd
XI |
Paul
Schofield (61) and Jonathan Pickup (79) put on 128 for
the 2nd wicket v Nelson 3rds at Accrington. |
| 1993 |
13th
June |
|
Mark
Greenhalgh takes a hat-trick v Nelson at Nelson. |
| |
31st
July |
3rd
XI |
Steven
Birtwistle (92) and Justin Greenwood (59*) put on 123
for the 2nd wicket v Burnley 3rds at Accrington. |
| |
|
|
Justin
Greenwood tops the Lancashire League bowling averages with 10
wickets at 9.9 each. |
| |
|
4th
XI |
Tom
Pendergast creates a new 4th XI club bowling record with 52
wickets. |
| 1994 |
|
3rd
XI |
Join
North East Lancs League. |
| |
20th
April |
3rd
XI |
Steven
Birtwistle scores a club record 3rd XI 162 v Blackburn Northern
4th XI at Accrington. |
| |
10th
July |
2nd
XI |
Russell Edmonds claims 6 victims (4st, 2c) v Bacup at Accrington |
| |
30th
July |
3rd
XI |
Ashley
Amos (87) and Mick Demaine (68) put on 167 for the 1st
wicket v Brierfield at Accrington. |
| 1995 |
1st
July |
3rd
XI |
Scott
Taylor (58*) and Tom Pendergast (8) create a North East
Lancs League 10th wicket stand of 77 v Brookhouse at Witton Park
School. |
| |
30th
July |
|
Len
Dewhurst takes a hat-trick v Nelson at Nelson. |
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Mark
Demaine (82) and Mark Stevenson (64*) put on 129 for
the 4th wicket v Nelson at Accrington |
| |
19th
Aug |
3rd
XI |
Richard
Burrows (60) and Nigel Stockley (89*) put on 122 for
the 1st wicket v Haslingden 3rds at Haslingden. |
| 1996 |
11th
May |
|
Tofeeq
Khan (36) and Chad Grainger (P)(94) put on 132 for the
2nd wicket v Haslingden at Haslingden. |
| |
18th
May |
4th
XI |
Imran
Rashid takes 8-14 v Attock Youth at Highams. |
| |
1st
June |
3rd
XI |
Nadeem
Mohammed takes at hat-trick v Hussiania at St Andrews Burnley. |
| |
8th
June |
3rd
XI |
Tom
Pendergast takes 8-16 v East Lancs 3rds at Lammack. |
| |
15th
June |
|
Mark
Stevenson (38) and Chad Grainger (P)(100) put on 143
for the 2nd wicket v Nelson at Nelson. |
| |
22nd
June |
3rd
XI |
Paul
Burrows takes 5 catches v St Francis at Accrington in the North
East Lancs League Cup. |
| |
13th
July |
4th
XI |
Mark
Booth (27) and Adam Greenwood (56) put on 106 for the
3rd wicket v Attock Youth at Highams. |
| |
21st
July |
2nd
XI |
Duncan
Warburton takes 8-85 v Rawtenstall 2nds at Rawtenstall. |
| |
27th
July |
3rd
XI |
Alistair
Cunliffe (79) and Sajed Sadiq (69) put on 138 for the
2nd wicket v East Lancs 3rds at East Lancs in the North East Lancs
League Cup. |
| |
17th
Aug |
|
Mark
Stevenson (32) and Chad Grainger (P)(94) put on 133 for
the 2nd wicket v Ramsbottom at Accrington. |
| |
18th
Aug |
|
Russell
Edmonds, in scoring 101 at Colne becomes the youngest Accrington
player, at 18 years, 11 months and 11 days, to score a Lancashire
League century. Russell wins the Lancashire League Under 23 Player
of the month award for August. |
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Tariq
Hussain takes a hat-trick v Colne 2nds at Accrington. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
Tom
Pendergast takes 8-17 v Blackburn Northern 4ths at Plackgate. |
| |
15th
Sept |
3rd
XI |
Mick
Donnelly (66) and Nigel Stockley (33) put on 103 for
the 1st wicket v East Lancs 3rds at Accrington. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
Joint
North East Lancs League champions. |
| 1997 |
|
3rd
XI |
Join
Lancashire League 3rd XI League. |
| |
31st
May |
2nd
XI |
Sajed
Sadiq (93) and Adam Greenwood (36) put on 101 for the
6th wicket v Lowerhouse 2nds at Lowerhouse. |
| |
6th
July |
2nd
XI |
Kazar
Shazad takes 8-26 against Rishton 2nds at Rishton. |
| |
20th
July |
|
Peter
Sleep (P)(87*) and Stefan Heins (51) put on 108 for the
1st wicket against Rawtenstall at Rawtenstall. |
| |
10th
Aug |
3rd
XI |
Mark
Stevenson (66) and Alistair Cunliffe (47) put on 109
for the 2nd wicket v Bacup 3rds at Accrington. |
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Duncan
Warburton takes his 500th league wicket for the 2nd XI during
the season. |
| |
|
A
Team |
Accrington
and District League B Division Champions creating a club record
in winning all 12 matches. |
| |
|
A
Team |
Harry
Wood Cup winners - the first team in club history to win both league
and cup in the same season. |
| |
|
A
Team |
Tom
Pendergast tops B Division bowling averages, taking a club record
53 wickets at 5.5 each and is named B Division Player of the year. |
| |
|
A
Team |
Nigel
Stockley tops B Division batting averages scoring 206 runs at
41.2. |
| 1998 |
12th
May |
3rd
XI |
Mohsin
Ahmed (40*) and Duncan McCormack (80) put on 111 for
the 3rd wicket v Nelson 3rds at Accrington. |
| |
16th
May |
|
Ryan
Campbell (P) scores 148 v Heywood at Heywood in the JW Lees
Inter League Challenge Trophy. |
| |
5th
July |
|
Ryan
Campbell (P) (157*) and Stefan Heins (27) put on 122
for the 1st wicket against Rawtenstall at Rawtenstall. |
| |
6th
Sept |
|
Ryan
Campbell (P) (108) and Paul Barratt (71*) put on a club
record 4th wicket stand of 140 against Colne at Colne. |
| 1999 |
16th
May |
|
Mark
Bailey (P) takes 5 catches against Rishton at Accrington. |
| |
26th
June |
A
Team |
The
team score of 217-8 against Everest at Bullough Park is a record
for the club in the Accrington and District League. |
| |
10th
July |
|
Tariq
Hussian (49) and Zahir Afzal (42*) put on a club record
stand of 85 for the 8th wicket v Lowerhouse at Accrington. |
| |
11th
July |
2nd
XI |
Steven
Birtwistle (119) and Stefan Heins (84) put on 192 for
the 1st wicket against Haslingden 2nds at Accrington. |
| |
18th
July |
|
Mark
Bailey (P)(147) and Mas Ahmed (62) put on a club record
221 for the 3rd wicket against Rishton at Rishton.
The
team score of 238-5 is a club record for limited overs matches.
|
| |
25th
July |
|
Mark
Bailey (P)(100) scores his third century in four innings against
Rawtenstall at Accrington.
In the same match Damian Clarke and Zahir Afzal take
5 wickets each.
|
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Steve
Birtwistle (116*) and Mark Stevenson (39*) put on 121
for the 3rd wicket against Rawtenstall 2nds at Rawtenstall. |
| |
22nd
Aug |
|
Mark
Bailey becomes the club's seventh professional to score 1,000
runs in a season. |
| |
|
2nd
XI |
Stefan Heins (52*) and Adam Greenwood (58*) put on
118 for the first wicket against Enfield 2nds at Enfield. |
| |
30th
Aug |
|
Hyndburn
Mayoral 6 a side Challenge Cup winners. |
| |
5th
Sept |
2nd
XI |
Three
Sadiq brothers Sajed, Abbass and Sajjad play
in the same team against Ramsbottom 2nds at Ramsbottom. |
| |
12th
Sept |
2nd
XI |
Stefan
Heins (96) and Richard Burrows (70) put on 134 for the
1st wicket against Burnley 2nds at Accrington. |
| |
|
A
Team |
Accrington
and District League B Division Champions. |
| |
|
A
Team |
Mick
Donnelly wins B Division batting prize for most runs with 244. |
| 2000 |
7th
May |
2nd
XI |
Adam
Barnes takes 5 catches against Todmorden 2nds at Accrington. |
| |
13th
May |
|
Nathan
Astle (P) (101) and Mas Ahmed (28) put on 107 for the
4th wicket against Nelson at Accrington. |
| |
7th
June |
2nd
XI |
Martin
Whittle and Mark Stevenson put on 126 for the 1st wicket
against Burnley 2nds at Accrington. |
| |
1st
July |
3rd
XI |
Abbass
Sadiq (96) and Mohsin Ahmed (74) put on 124 for the 1st
wicket against Colne 3rds at Accrington. |
| |
29th
July |
2nd
XI |
Second
XI Cup winners. |
| |
6th
Aug |
3rd
XI |
Abbass
Sadiq (58) and Mohsin Ahmed (92*) put on 159 for the
1st wicket against Enfield 3rds at Enfield. |
| |
19th
Aug |
2nd
XI |
Richard
Burrows and Paul Barratt put on 102 for the 3rd wicket
v Ramsbottom 2nds at Accrington. |
| 2001 |
28th
April |
2nd
XI |
Nasser
Hussain (81) and Martin Whittle (46) put on 101 for the
1st wicket v Colne 2nds at Accrington. |
| |
9th
June |
3rd
XI |
The
team score of 287-8 against Bacup 3rds at Bacup is a new 3rd XI
club record score. |
| |
|
3rd
XI |
Lancashire
League 3rd League champions |
| |
|
A
Team |
Harry
Wood Cup winners. |
| |
|
A
Team |
Tom
Pendergast wins B Division bowling prize for most wickets with
25. |
| 2002 |
21st
April |
2nd
XI |
Martin
Whittle (105*) and Waheed Hussain (51) put on 128 for
the 1st wicket at Colne. |
| |
4th
May |
2nd
XI |
Martin
Whittle (96) and Nasser Hussain (81) put on 165 for the
1st wicket against Todmorden at Accrington. The team score of 292-6
is a new 2nd XI club record team score. |
| |
2nd
June |
|
Father
and son Mas and Mohsin Ahmed lined up on opposite
sides at Accrington. Mas played for Enfield and scored 65 whilst
Mohsin played for Accrington. The match was abandoned due to rain
before Accrington could reply. |
| |
15th
June |
|
Andre
Seymore (P) (63) and Tariq Hussain (70*) put on
116 for the 2nd wicket at Burnley |
| |
21st
July |
|
Andre
Seymore (P) (83) and Mohsin Ahmed (51) put on 118 for
the 2nd wicket against Nelson at Accrington |
| |
27th
July |
|
Accrington
scored 241-7 against Todmorden which is a new club record for limited
overs matches. Todmorden's total of 275-3 was also the highest score
against Accrington in limited overs matches. Todmorden professional
Tushar Arothe hit an unbeaten 189, which is a ground record score
for Thorneyholme Road. |
| |
4th
Aug |
2nd
XI |
Len
Dewhurst takes 8-33 against Rishton 2nds at Rishton |
| |
25th
Aug |
|
Adam
Barnes takes 5 catches against Enfield at Enfield. Adam wins
the Lancashire Evening Telegraph Tankard for wicketkeeping for this
performance. |
| |
1st
Sept |
|
Andre
Seymore (P) (99) and Matt Wilson (40) put on 127 for
the 3rd wicket against East Lancs at Accrington |
| |
7th
Sept |
|
Andre
Seymore (P) (105*) and Graeme Sneddon (38*) put on 144
for the 2nd wicket at Church |
| 2003 |
11th
May |
|
Mohsin
Ahmed (39) and Matt Wilson (81) put on 117 for the 3rd
wicket at Bacup |
| |
5th
July |
|
Mohsin
Ahmed (70*) and Andre Seymore (P)(64) put on 110 for
the 2nd wicket against Rawtenstall at Accrington |
|
20th
July |
|
Andre
Seymore (P)(141) and Mohsin Ahmed (35) put on a club
record opening stand of 181 against Haslingden at Accrington on
July 20th. The previous record of 179 was set back in 1938. The
team score of 272-6 was a club record score in limited overs cricket. |
|
30th
Aug |
3rd
XI |
Graeme
Sneddon (91*) and Stuart Crabtree (71*) put on a 3rd
XI club record 3rd wicket stand of 171 at Church |
|
7th
Sept |
|
Andre
Seymore (P)(82) and Zahir Afzal (68) put on 145 for the
2nd wicket at Burnley |
| 2004 |
16th
May |
|
Tama
Canning (P)(101*) and Matt Wilson (48*) put on 120 for
the 5th wicket against Rawtenstall at Accrington |
|
13th
June |
2nd
XI |
The
team score of 313 against Rishton is the highest score ever made
by any Accrington team. Four players Sajed Sadiq (60), Sagawat Hussain
(76), Tofeeq Khan (51) and Scott Hudson (65) made half centuries
which is also a club record.
Sajed Sadiq (60) and Sagawat Hussain (76) put on 106
for the 3rd wicket. |
|
24th
July |
3rd
XI |
Matthew
Schofield takes a hat-trick v Colne 3rds at Colne. |
| 2005 |
7th May |
|
Tariq Hussain takes 8-44 v Lowerhouse at Accrington to win the 'Telegraph Tankard' for the best amateur bowling performance of the season. |
| |
5th June |
|
Tariq Hussain takes 8-98 v Church at Accrington |
| |
14th May |
3rd XI |
James Ormerod (66) and Simon Hanson (90) put on 125 for the 2nd wicket against Todmorden at Accrington. |
| |
3rd July |
3rd XI |
James Ormerod (77*) and Nasser Hussain (87) put on 134 for the 3rd wicket at Lowerhouse. |
| |
27th Aug |
2nd XI |
Waqas Ahmed (86) and Simon Hanson (39) put on 101 for the 4th wicket against Burnley at Accrington. |
| 2006 |
6th May |
|
Accrington score a club record 341-5 against Rawtenstall at Accrington |
| |
10th June |
3rd XI |
Zaed Hussain (111) and Richard Williams (56) put on 109 for the 4th wicket against East Lancs at Accrington. The team score a record 308 in the same match. |
| |
16th July |
2nd XI |
Brothers Nasser Hussain (94) and Sagawat Hussain (64) put on 144 for the 1st wicket against Haslingden at Accrington |
| |
13th Aug |
2nd XI |
Nasser Hussain (123) and Sagawat Hussain (58) put on 109 for the 1st wicket at Todmorden |
| |
|
|
David Ormerod wins the Lancashire League bowling prize for most wickets with 62. |
| 2007 |
20th May |
2nd XI |
Ramiz Hussain (43) and James Ormerod (85) put on 136 for the 1st wicket at Todmorden in the 2nd XI Cup |
| 2008 |
|
|
Lancashire League Champions and Worsley Cup winners |
| |
5th May |
3rd XI |
Father and son Ian and Jacob Johnson both hit half centuries for Accrington 3rds against Bacup at Accrington on May 5th
Matthew Schofield and Jacob Johnson put on 122 for the 2nd wicket in the same match
|
| |
10th May |
|
David Lloyd played for Accrington against Haslingden at Accrington at the age of 61 yrs, 1mnth, 22 days |
| |
14th June |
|
Matt Wilson claimed 5 victims against Burnley at Accrington |
| |
12th July |
|
David Ormerod took his 1,000th Lancashire League wicket when he dismissed Mark Clayton during Accrington's match at Todmorden |
| |
3rd August |
|
Accrington's score of 290-6 against Todmorden in the Worsley Cup final was the highest in a limited overs final. It was also Accrington's highest ever score in the Worsley Cup. Roy Silva's innings of 111 for Accrington was also the highest by a professional in a limited overs final. |
| |
24th August |
|
Matt Wilson claimed 5 victims (4c, 1st) at Ramsbottom |
| |
|
|
In winning the title Accrington became only the fourth club to win the championship the season after finishing bottom of the table after Haslingden (1900), Rawtenstall (1904) and Rishton (1948).
Accrington achieved the league and cup double for the first time in the club's history |
| |
|
|
David Ormerod wins the Lancashire League bowling prize for most wickets with 71 jointly with Keith Roscoe. |
| |
|
|
Matt Wilson wins the Senior Wicketkeeping Award and the Telegraph Wicketkeeping Tankard (jointly with Danny Brown) |
| |
|
|
David Ormerod is named the Wisden-Cricketer Club Cricketer of the Year |
| 2009 |
|
|
Lancashire League Champions |
| |
26th April |
2nd XI |
Matthew Schofield takes a hat-trick v Rishton 2nds at Rishton. |
| |
13th September |
|
David Lloyd played for Accrington at Lowerhouse at the age of 62 yrs, 5 mnths, 26 days |
| 2010 |
25th April |
|
David Ormerod took his 1,100th Lancashire League wicket when he dismissed professional Mandla Mashimbyi during Accrington's match at Todmorden |
| |
9th May |
2nd XI |
Liam Brankin (106) and Waqas Ahmed (57) put on 125 for the 4th wicket against Bacup at Accrington |
|
22nd May |
2nd XI |
Liam Brankin (87) and Andy Greenwood (55) put on 160 for the 1st wicket against Lowerhouse at Lowerhouse |
|
18th July |
|
Matt Wilson claimed 5 victims (2c, 3st) against Rishton at Accrington on July 18th |
|
1st Aug |
2nd XI |
Jon Hayhurst (113*) and Stuart Crabtree (124) put on a 2nd XI record 2nd wicket stand of 203 at Todmorden. The team score of 319-8 was also a team record score. It was also the first time that two players had scored centuries for the 2nd XI in the same match |
| |
8th Aug |
3rd XI |
Jake Clarke takes a hat-trick v Rishton 3rds at Accrington. |
| 2011 |
1st May |
|
Accrington's score of 386-6 at Rawtenstall was the highest ever score in a Lancashire League match. Professional Ashar Zaidi (174) and Graham Lloyd (112) also put on a new Lancashire League record 5th wicket stand of 247.
Zaidi's innings of 174 was also the second highest by an Accrington player |
| |
21st May |
|
Ashar Zaidi's (P) century at Ramsbottom was the first at Acre Bottom by an Accrington player |
|
3rd Sept |
3rd XI |
Jake Clarke (96*) and Liam Smalley (50*) put on 135 for the 4th wicket against Church at Accrington |
| 2012 |
27th May |
2nd XI |
Jake Clarke (113) and Gul Khan (39) put on 113 for the 5th wicket at Bacup |
| |
2nd June |
3rd XI |
Liam Smalley (70) and Sam Tattersall (62) put on 109 for the 3rd wicket at Todmorden |
| |
21st July |
|
Kevin Wood made his first team debut for Accrington at Burnley at the age of 42 years, 2 mnths and 21 days |
|
5th Aug |
|
Imad Wasim (P)(116) and Aijaz Shah (58) put on 165 for the 3rd wicket at Ramsbottom |
| |
18th Aug |
3rd XI |
Bryn Hargreaves (52) and Jake Clarke (56) put on 139 for the 1st wicket at Rawtenstall |
| |
8th Sept |
|
Graham Lloyd became the first Accrington amateur to take five catches in an innings as an outfielder against Rishton at Accrington |
| |
9th Sept |
2nd XI |
Bryn Hargreaves (55*) and Callum Ali (82*) put on 143 for the 5th wicket at Burnley |
| 2013 |
|
|
Lancashire League Champions |
| |
21st April |
|
David Ormerod took his 400th wicket for Accrington when he dismissed Haslingden's Alex Marcroft at Accrington on April 21st. |
| |
|
|
Matt Wilson became the first Accrington wicketkeeper to claim 100 stumpings when he dismissed Haslingden's sub professional Stephen Parry in the same match |
| |
28th April |
|
Accrington's 5 wicket win at Todmorden was the club's 1,000th in the Lancashire League |
| |
4th May |
|
Ashar Zaidi (P)(100) and Aijaz Shah (115*) put on 166 for the 3rd wicket against Rawtenstall at Accrington |
| |
|
|
Simon Hanson won the Lancashire League Under 23 Player of the month for April/May |
| |
7th June |
|
Accrington scored 33 runs off Rishton's Garth Wyse's over with professional Ashar Zaidi hitting 32 ie 6, 6, wide, 6, 4, 4, 6 in the 20/20 competition at Accrington |
| |
8th June |
3rd XI |
Ben Brierley (37) and Liam Smalley (77) put on 103 for the 1st wicket v East Lancs at Accrington |
| |
16th June |
2nd XI |
Father Ian and sons Jacob and Barnaby Johnson played for the 2nds against Rawtenstall at Accrington |
| |
|
|
Accrington won a club record 15 Lancashire League matches in succession between September 1st 2012 and June 22nd 2013. The club lost for the first time in 20 league matches when defeated at Ramsbottom on June 30th 2013. |
| |
|
|
Accrington won a club record ten successive home league matches in a row between September 8th 2012 and July 27th 2013. The sequence ended when their match against Todmorden was declared a No Result on August 4th 2013. |
| |
27th July |
2nd XI |
Andy Greenwood (75) and Ali Hasham (47) put on 110 for the 2nd wicket at Bacup |
| |
10th Aug |
|
Accrington professional Ashar Zaidi hit an unbeaten 138 at Haslingden to create a new record for most centuries (four) in a season for the club surpassing Charlie Llewellyns' 102 year-old record of three |
| |
25th Aug |
2nd XI |
Andy Greenwood (72) and Jon Hayhurst (59) put on 143 for the 1st wicket at Enfield |
| |
|
|
Accrington professional Ashar Zaidi broke Bobby Simpson's club aggregate record batting record for most runs in a season in his final match for the club at Colne on September 8th Zaidi hit an unbeaten 91 to finish with 1446 runs for the season. |
| |
|
|
Accrington set a new club record for most wins in a season with 22. The clubs winning margin of 54 points was a record since the introduction of 12 points for a win |
| 2014 |
27th July |
2nd XI |
Marley Ali scored 156 not out at Rawtenstall, which is the record individual score for 2nd XI beating Mark Demaine's 136 set in 1989. He made it off 106 balls with 17 fours and 8 sixes as Accrington chased down 266 with more than 8 overs to spare. |
| 2015 |
25th May |
3rd XI |
12 year old Ben Makin takes 7-44 against Rawtenstall 3rd XI and becomes the youngest player to take 5 wickets in a senior game for the club |
| |
21st June |
2nd XI |
Gul Khan takes 7-28 including a hat trick against Ramsbottom 2nds at Ramsbottom |
| |
4th July |
|
Jacob Clarke's figures of 8-35 at Todmorden on July 4th were the best by an Accrington amateur since 1927 when Alec Jackson took 8-20 at Enfield |
| |
11th July |
|
Graeme Sneddon's 152 at Rishton was the highest score by an Accrington amateur since Billy Ormerod hit an unbeaten 169 against Haslingden in 1905 |
| |
30th Aug |
2nd XI |
Gul Khan (108*) and Raheem Kasser (12) put on 100 for the 8th wicket and Khan and Ciaran Berry (17*) put on 62 for the 9th wicket at Enfield |
| |
|
2nd XI |
Gul Khan (48 wkts) and Raheem Kasser (40 wkts) become the first pair of bowlers to each take 40 wickets in a season for the 2nd XI since 1986 |
| |
|
2nd XI |
13 year old Raheem Kasser becomes the youngest player to take 40 wickets in a season for the 2nd XI |
| 2016 |
15th May |
|
Accrington's 16 match winning streak against Rishton in the league ended when Rishton claimed a 50 run win at Blackburn Road |
| |
|
|
Keiren Grimshaw wins the Lancashire League Under 23 batting prize for
most runs with 504. |
| 2017 |
20th Aug |
|
Sachithra Serasinghe (P) (171*) and Simon Hanson (60) put on a new club record 2nd wicket stand of 225 at Colne |
| 2018 |
21st April |
3rd XI |
Father, son and daughter Damian, Jacob and Alice Clarke all played in the same team at Middleton |
| |
28th July |
|
Four players Graeme Sneddon, Jon Hayhurst, Keiren Grimshaw and Jacob Clarke hit half centuries in a club record 181 run win at Rishton. Clarke took 20 balls to reach his half century. |
| |
|
|
Jacob Clarke is joint winner of the Lancashire League Under 23 bowling
prize with 41 wickets |
| 2019 |
|
|
Accrington become the first club to be relgated to Division 2 |
| |
18th May |
3rd XI |
Bailey Chamberlain (105) and Ben Makin (90) put on a 3rd XI club record 3rd wicket stand of 179 v Clitheroe 4th XI at Accrington |
| |
7th Sept |
3rd XI |
Thomas Walker takes 8-8 against Enfield at Accrington |
| 2020 |
23rd Aug |
|
Alice Clarke becomes the first woman to play in the first team in a Lancashire League related match when she played against Rishton in the Presidents Cup at Accrington |
| 2021 |
28th May |
|
History was made on the opening night of the 2020 Competition at Colne where Accrington's Alice Clarke became the first woman to play in the competition and Len Dewhurst became the oldest at 59 yrs, 11 mnths and 26 days |
| |
30th May |
2nd XI |
Accrington included the first players to be borrowed on loan Yanis Chir and Declan Metcalfe from Lowerhouse at Bacup |
| |
27th June |
|
Stuart Crabtree becomes the first Accrington amateur to hit two centuries in a season after scoring his second century in three innings against Littleborough at Accrington |
| |
1st Aug |
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Len Dewhurst becomes the oldest player on record to take a Lancashire League wicket for Accrington when he dismissed Niall Boyle at East Lancs |
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22nd Aug |
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Alice Clarke becomes the first woman to play in the Lancashire League when she played against Rawtenstall at Accrington |
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29th Aug |
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Damian and Alice Clarke become the first father and daughter to play together in the Lancashire League match in Accrington's match at Nelson. |
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