Central Lancashire League presentation night

Date published: 16 November 2015


Cricketers past and present gathered at Rochdale Cricket Club on Friday night for the last ever Central Lancashire League presentation night - a celebration of 123 years of cricket.

One of the league’s most prestigious awards is that of the President’s Trophy, and this went to long-serving Walsden official and past player Chris Barker.

Chris could not be at the gathering, but the trophy was collected on his behalf by club stalwart Alan Stuttard.

The Littleborough Supporters Trophy for best all-rounder went to Jake Sandham of Monton and Weaste, while the Lal Vohra Trophy for young player went to Bradley Woolley of Ashton.

Heywood’s Bobby Cross picked up the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy as leading run-scorer for the seventh time, and Crompton’s Mel Whittle won the Clifford Pickup Memorial Trophy as leading wicket-taker in 2015.

The list of team honours:

  • Premier Division champions: Norden
  • JW Lees Wood Cup winners: Norden
  • Championship champions: Crompton
  • 2nd X1 Premiership champions: Clifton
  • 2nd X1 Burton Cup winners: Clifton
  • 2nd X1 Championship champions: Littleborough
  • Aggregate Trophy winners: Monton and Weaste

Trophies awarded for most points gained by a club, other than the champions, in last six matches of the season.

  • Premiership Oldham Brewery Cup: Monton and Weaste.
  • Championship Subsiduary Cup: Milnrow
  • 2nd X1 Premiership Courage Trophy: Walsden
  • 2nd X1 Championship Subsiduary Cup: Monton and Weaste
  • JW Lees Bitter Tom Hardman T20 winners: Heywood
  • Under 18s Whittaker Cup: Royton
  • Under 18s Taylor Cup: Clifton
  • Under 15s A Division Oldham Evening Chronicle Cup: Milnrow
  • Under 15s B Division Rochdale Observer Cup: Radcliffe
  • Under 15s play-off Ashworth Cup winners: Radcliffe
  • Under 13s A Division Towncroft Cup winners: Crompton
  • Under 13s B Division Watson Trophy winners: Norden
  • Under 13s play-off winners: Crompton
  • Under 11s champions: Norden
  • Under 9s champions: Royton

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