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1964: Rainy Days
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1964: Rainy Days

ByAdam Hope 11th September 202311th September 2023

2023 has certainly been a wet season, but it’s amazing really that for over 100 years, league cricket has survived in the Lancashire rains.  Already,…

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Info request on the Cowpe Shield
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Info request on the Cowpe Shield

ByAdam Hope 31st August 2023

The Burnley Civic Trust Heritage Image Collection are asking for memories of the Cowpe Shield, especially the last time it was awarded, possibly 2001, as…

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1973: Matthew Brown Trophy win scorecard
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1973: Matthew Brown Trophy win scorecard

ByAdam Hope 18th August 2023

Anne and her colleagues at the BCTHIC archive have found the scorecard got the 1973 Second Eleven cup win.

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1973: West Enders triumph at last
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1973: West Enders triumph at last

ByAdam Hope 15th August 2023

Another great contribution from Anne and the BCTHIC team, from the 1973 Matthew Brown trophy win. Original post here. 

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2023: Worsley Cup Final Littleborough Photos
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2023: Worsley Cup Final Littleborough Photos

ByAdam Hope 14th August 2023

Some great photos taken by Jack Mark Photography if Littleborough in action and being handed the trophy. (Give them a follow on Instagram!) View the…

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2023: Worsley Cup Final Lowerhouse Photos
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2023: Worsley Cup Final Lowerhouse Photos

ByAdam Hope 14th August 202314th August 2023

Some great photos taken by Jack Mark Photography if Lowerhouse in action. (Give them a follow on Instagram!) View the full album here. 

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2023: Worsley Cup Final Fan Photos
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2023: Worsley Cup Final Fan Photos

ByAdam Hope 14th August 202314th August 2023

Some great photos taken by Jack Mark Photography. (Give them a follow on Instagram!) You can view the full album here

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1991: Rain ruins derby, again!
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1991: Rain ruins derby, again!

ByAdam Hope 14th August 2023

Another great find from Anne Cochrane and the BCTHIC website. From 1991, some action shots of the rained off derby game. Original post here From…

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Worsley Cup Final report by Paul Hargreaves
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Worsley Cup Final report by Paul Hargreaves

ByAdam Hope 13th August 202314th August 2023

By Senior Reporter Paul Hargreaves.  The 2023 Worsley Cup Final is a match between four-time Cup winners Lowerhouse C.C. and the relatively new Lancashire League…

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The Worsley Cup – Who was Worsley?
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The Worsley Cup – Who was Worsley?

ByAdam Hope 4th August 2023

How the Worsley Cup began. The Worsley Cup is now over 100 years old, and has its roots in • the wealth generated by the…

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1976: Cameras roll at Seedhill
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1976: Cameras roll at Seedhill

ByAdam Hope 17th July 202317th July 2023

When a film crew from the BBC Omnibus arts programme came to Seedhill on 15th May 1976 they didn’t come to film Nelson v Lowerhouse…

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PRE ORDER: Billy Cook: The Life of a Lancashire League Legend
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PRE ORDER: Billy Cook: The Life of a Lancashire League Legend

ByAdam Hope 12th July 202312th July 2023

Paul Kaye is the great Grandson of Billy Cook. Billy played as professional for both Burnley and Lowerhouse before settling as amateur for the House….

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2018: Worsley Cup Final Programme
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2018: Worsley Cup Final Programme

ByAdam Hope 11th July 202310th July 2023

Today for the History Books sent in by Frank Entwistle is the programme from the 2018 Worsley Cup Final epic win against local rivals Burnley….

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2019: Guardian Feature in paper
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2019: Guardian Feature in paper

ByAdam Hope 10th July 202310th July 2023

In 2019 we were featured in Andy Bulls piece on the state of cricket in England, “Fear and loathing in English cricket’s fraying heartland” –…

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1898: The Demon Bowler, and the Unpleasant Incident at Lowerhouse.
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1898: The Demon Bowler, and the Unpleasant Incident at Lowerhouse.

ByAdam Hope 28th June 202328th June 2023

Sam Moss (1869-1923) (Photo posted by a relative on Ancestry, shows Sam Moss when he was on the ground staff at Lancashire). The Lancashire League…

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Record Watch
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Record Watch

ByAdam Hope 27th June 2023

By Paul Hargreaves It is halfway in the Lancashire League season and it’s been a more than interesting one so far for the club and…

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Over 500 runs in a season
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Over 500 runs in a season

ByAdam Hope 27th June 202327th June 2023

We’ve delved into the archives to show those amateur batters who have scored over 500 runs in a season back to 1937. This page will…

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1880: Make or break time at Lowerhouse and a tale of triumph and skulduggery in Sheffield.
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1880: Make or break time at Lowerhouse and a tale of triumph and skulduggery in Sheffield.

ByAdam Hope 20th June 2023

Two terrible years had left the club’s finances in a perilous state and the committee had to consider whether to even try again, but they…

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UPDATE: Lowerhouse Heroes (The Amateur Centurions)
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UPDATE: Lowerhouse Heroes (The Amateur Centurions)

ByAdam Hope 19th June 2023

By Paul Hargreaves As a very strange cricket season concluded at ‘bonny’ Colne, a few Lowerhouse ultras were considering if any of us had foreseen…

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1964: Gilchrist steaming in
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1964: Gilchrist steaming in

ByAdam Hope 11th June 2023

A brilliant photo found by @PictureSporting on twitter of Roy Gilchrist bowing for Lowerhouse in 1964. If anyone has any other information on this picture,…

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Games to remember: Lowerhouse versus Todmorden – 4th June 2023
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Games to remember: Lowerhouse versus Todmorden – 4th June 2023

ByAdam Hope 6th June 20236th June 2023

By Paul Hargreaves After Lowerhouse’s ‘Game to Remember’ marvellous victory just two weeks previously we had another epic and pulsating match at home to Todmorden….

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2023: Games to Remember – vs Darwen 2023
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2023: Games to Remember – vs Darwen 2023

ByAdam Hope 22nd May 2023

By Paul Hargreaves May 20th, 2023 Sometimes we look back at special and memorable matches way back in history but today it’s a remarkable game…

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1879: Lowerhouse CC Athletics Festival – the Show must go on?
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1879: Lowerhouse CC Athletics Festival – the Show must go on?

ByAdam Hope 28th March 2023

After a dreadful year in 1878, with club finances at rock bottom, in 1879 the committee had to consider whether to cut their losses and stop the sports days, or risk…

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1877: Athletics: More successful than the greatest enthusiast might expect
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1877: Athletics: More successful than the greatest enthusiast might expect

ByAdam Hope 28th February 202328th February 2023

That was how the Burnley Gazette described the Athletics Festival held at Lowerhouse on 30th June 1877, in a long-winded and perhaps not entirely unbiased…

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1963: Bob Lord tries to sign us Fred Trueman!
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1963: Bob Lord tries to sign us Fred Trueman!

ByAdam Hope 27th February 202327th February 2023

An amazing find by Anne Cochrane, about Bob Lord trying to sign the best bowler in England at the time, Fred Trueman. The piece from…

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