1964: Rainy Days
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,…
Info request on the Cowpe Shield
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…
1973: Matthew Brown Trophy win scorecard
Anne and her colleagues at the BCTHIC archive have found the scorecard got the 1973 Second Eleven cup win.
1973: West Enders triumph at last
Another great contribution from Anne and the BCTHIC team, from the 1973 Matthew Brown trophy win. Original post here.
2023: Worsley Cup Final Littleborough Photos
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…
2023: Worsley Cup Final Lowerhouse Photos
Some great photos taken by Jack Mark Photography if Lowerhouse in action. (Give them a follow on Instagram!) View the full album here.
2023: Worsley Cup Final Fan Photos
Some great photos taken by Jack Mark Photography. (Give them a follow on Instagram!) You can view the full album here
1991: Rain ruins derby, again!
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…
Worsley Cup Final report by Paul Hargreaves
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…
The Worsley Cup – Who was Worsley?
How the Worsley Cup began. The Worsley Cup is now over 100 years old, and has its roots in • the wealth generated by the…
1976: Cameras roll at Seedhill
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…
PRE ORDER: Billy Cook: The Life of a Lancashire League Legend
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….
2018: Worsley Cup Final Programme
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….
2019: Guardian Feature in paper
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” –…
1898: The Demon Bowler, and the Unpleasant Incident at Lowerhouse.
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…
Record Watch
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…
Over 500 runs in a season
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…
1880: Make or break time at Lowerhouse and a tale of triumph and skulduggery in Sheffield.
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…
UPDATE: Lowerhouse Heroes (The Amateur Centurions)
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…
1964: Gilchrist steaming in
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,…
Games to remember: Lowerhouse versus Todmorden – 4th 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….
2023: Games to Remember – vs Darwen 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…
1879: Lowerhouse CC Athletics Festival – the Show must go on?
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…
1877: Athletics: More successful than the greatest enthusiast might expect
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…
1963: Bob Lord tries to sign us Fred Trueman!
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…