1978 – Alan Holden welcoming Mohinder Amarnath to the club
Todays’ post is another photo sent in from Alan Holden. Alan was club captain at the time of Mohinder “Jimmy” Amarnath becoming pro and the photo…
Todays’ post is another photo sent in from Alan Holden. Alan was club captain at the time of Mohinder “Jimmy” Amarnath becoming pro and the photo…
Another cracker sent in from 1982 presentation night. Featuring Jez Hope, Alan Holden, Stan Heaton and Roger Bromley on the back row with a young…
Good Friday Update: It Never Rains but it Pours… Yesterday we advised: The heavy and persistent rain over the last few days has finally dashed…
Lowerhouse are pleased to announce that the transfers of Phil Haggerty from Padiham, Marley Askew from Rawtenstall and the registration of Francois Haasbroek have been…
The Second team friendly scheduled for Saturday 7th of April has been postponed due to Euxton having their GroundForce day on the same day.
Lowerhouse came ever so close to the title in 1982 coming runners up to Rawtenstall by a measly point. (League table here). It did however…
The heavy and persistent rain over the last few days has finally dashed our hopes of running the Jack Hayes Memorial Cricket Trophy 2018, our…
Photo by Alan Holden – Text by Paul Hargreaves There has always been an edge to the Burnley/Lowerhouse rivalry and sometimes it has spilled over…
Below is a cut out from The Burnley Express sent in by Alan Holden. Lowerhouse played Burnley on New Years Day in a 25 overs…
Lowerhouse are pleased to announce that Jonathan Finch has made a return to the club. Finchy, who has taken time off due to work commitments…
NatWest GroundForce is a nationwide initiative aimed at cricket clubs. The programme is designed to bring clubs and local communities closer together, and ensure grounds…
Another photo from Alan Holden is the teams in a friendly between Read and Lowerhouse in 1982 – answers on a postcard for who features…
Lowerhouse got to their first Worsley Cup final (known as the Martini Cup at the time) in 1980 by beating Rishton. They went on to…
Write up taken from the Lancashire League website: Lowerhouse has donated 750 pounds to support the Lancashire League’s Heritage Lottery Funded Project ‘The Lancashire League…
Another photo in the series of pictures sent in by Alan Holden, features Alan being bowled himself in 1983 with Keith “Rusty” Fairclough looking on…
It is 100 years to the day, of William (Billy) Whittakers’ death on the 24th March 1918, when he was reported wounded and missing in…
We’ve had a number of photographs sent to be added to the History Books by Alan Holden – this being the first. Starring some Lowerhouse…
Lowerhouse CC CIC Ltd held it’s 11th AGM last night incorporating Lowerhouse Village Ltd A well attended meeting held in the club house t heard…
For the second year running, the Lowerhouse historian and Park End spectator Paul Hargreaves decided to put some questions to club captain, Ben Heap. Ben…
In 1930 in a time of strikes, lock-outs, mill closures and general recession in the Cotton industry, a newspaper The Daily Dispatch, ran a competition…
We’re giving away free* beer, that’s right – free*. That got you to click our post. 🙂 *Okay, there is a small catch – you’ve…
At the forthcoming AGM, it is proposed “that the club name shall be altered to Burnley West End.” Don’t panic – this was in January…
After the sad news of Joe Waterworth’s death quite recently, Anne contacted Julie Hay, Joe’s daughter, who provided a lovely memoir written by her uncle…
This Wednesday sees The Annual General Meetings (AGM) of Lowerhouse CC CIC incorporating Lowerhouse Village Ltd which takes place at Lowerhouse Cricket Club from 7.30pm. All…
Lowerhouse CC are saddened to hear of the death of former amateur (1973) and professional (1974), Tony Benneworth in a boating accident. Tony had been…