Thanks to Anne and the BCTHIC archive for sending these cracking photos of the 1982 Holland Cup win in. You can view the post on their site here 14th September 1982 Photos from Lowerhouse v Rawtenstall. Lowerhouse have been pipped for the Lancashire League championship by just one point by...
Another submission from BCTHIC (original post here) Early Breakthrough Lowerhouse opener Stan Heaton goes for the hook shot off Gary Robertson and is caught by Bob Whitaker. The Express dedicated almost a full page to the local derby between Burnley and Lowerhouse, with victory for Burnley more or less ending...
Another great post from BCTHIC (Original post here) Lowerhouse skipper Alan Holden, forced to field four teenagers in a depleted side, led from the front on Saturday to put the league leaders right back on course for the title. Bowling his fastest for three years the 6ft 3 in tall...
Sent from in BCTHIC – (Original post here) Agony for skipper Alan Holden who is just inches away from a fine slip catch that would have stopped Church’s pro McArdle from reaching his half-century By Garry Brannigan. Everything went terribly wrong for Lowerhouse on Saturday. Perched at the top of...
Anne Cochrane has just added the following images to BCTHIC archive, and Rosegrove played a team called DCC in 1982 – most of the Rosegrove team are well known, but if you know what DCC stands for, please get in touch on social media or email adam@lowerhousecc.com Back row :...
The Second Eleven won the Matthew Brown Cup in 1982 photo of Peter Mawdsley with Jack Heyes, receiving the trophy. Sent in by Anne Cochrane
Some great photos sent in by Anne Cochrane whilst researching for this post on the BCTHIC website Lowerhouse CC players, Brian Higgin, Dave Keeley and Graham Bushell sample the delights of the annual Barbecue
By Paul Hargreaves Lowerhouse finally won the Lancashire League in 2005. This was a long 113 years after the league was first contested in 1892. In those intervening years the club had rarely even come close. Lowerhouse had a rare depth in their amateur ranks between...
On Saturday, Nigel tweeted from the League twitter account that it was 38 years since our Junior Cup Win at home to Ramsbottom: On this day 38 years ago @LowerhouseCC beat @RamsbottomCC to win @lancs_league Junior Cup https://t.co/6ujd8MCcbt — Lancashire League (@lancs_league) July 18, 2020 Chris Bleazard managed to find...
A photo has appeared on Facebook from Michael John Bailey, with the caption “Must have been a big game at Lowerhouse?”. Do you know when this was? So far we have suggestions from Stan that it will be early 80s, he thinks maybe the Rawtenstall game in 1982 when we...
Some fantastic outfits appearing in the Burnley Express before the Martini Cup final was washed out at East Lancs.
We some time ago posted the picture in this Burnley Express article but there is a great write up of the impact that Evan Gray was having down at the club in his season.
Evan Gray is presented by Jack Hayes a trophy including the ball he took his hatrick with, in his first game for the club in 1982.
Today we bring a write up of the 1982 season by the Burnley Express, where the club came within 1 point of winning the league. Still barren from proper silverware and unable to all look at the camera at once, it seems.
Todays entry into the History Books sees a BBQ run by the players and professional in 1982. Including a fresh faced Chris Bleazard and a happy looking Phil Astin in charge of the meat!
Lowerhouse opener Stan Heaton caught playing a hook shot without a helmet on in 1982 against Burnley! What would the juniors of today say?
Evan Gray who keeps in touch constantly was our professional in the 1982 season. He started off with a bang with a hatrick against Haslingden. Below is the cut out from the Burnley Express and the scorecard is here. We sent it to Evan yesterday and he said: I remember...
Photo from the Burnley Express in 1982 is a young Stan Heaton “shouldering arms” against Accrington professional Darryl Smith. One for him to show the juniors. Shirt unbuttoned 3 or 4 times as usual. Stan has named the Accrington players as: Keeper: Billy Rawstron, First Slip: Neil Jones and Gully:...
An interesting piece to add to the History Books sees a write up in the Burnley Express about a game versus Todmorden. Over appealing and negative bowling contributed to some Lowerhouse fans getting rowdy and some Todmorden players and officials leaving scared for their safety… I wasn’t born, so not...
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 Chris Bleazard on the middle.
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 provide the club with its first Senior “trophy” of sorts, the Holland Cup. Photo sent in by Alan Holden
Another photo from Alan Holden is the teams in a friendly between Read and Lowerhouse in 1982 – answers on a postcard for who features in this one (including a young Jez Hope to the left!)
Lowerhouse began its second century as a Cricket Club in the 1963 season. If the health of a club is judged by both its past silverware and its likely future prospects of silverware, then Lowerhouse were setting off their next 100 years limping and on life support. It wouldn’t be...
Notes by Anne Cochrane I note Evan liked our last item, and I thought he and others might like to see, or be reminded of, the attached snap published in the Burnley Express which was taken on a Wednesday evening coaching session while he was our pro, 1982, together...
The attached snap was published in the Burnley Express which was taken on a Wednesday evening coaching session while Evan Gray was our pro in 1982, together with Bill Holt, an ex pro who used to coach the youngsters.
The news in the Britain in 1982 was dominated by the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands and the ‘Iron Lady’s’ response to it. Football fans of that era will remember Italy winning the World Cup, after overcoming what looked like an unstoppable Brazilian side on the way. For those...
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