Nelson Cricket Club Explained

Nelson Cricket Club
width=40%	League	Lancashire League
Ground	Seedhill, Nelson, Lancashire
Professional	Ankit Sharma (cricketer)	Ankit Sharma (India)
2023 League Position	10th

Nelson Cricket Club, based at Seedhill in Nelson, Lancashire, are a cricket club in the Lancashire League. They play at the Seedhill ground in Nelson. Their captain for the 2024 season is Khurrum Nazir and their professional is Ankit Sharma.

Nelson Cricket Club was formed in 1861 when two other local clubs merged. It was a founding member of the Lancashire League in 1892, winning the inaugural championship. The club has gone on to win the league on 21 occasions, the most of any club. During this period the club has fielded prominent cricketers such as Learie Constantine, Kapil Dev and Steve Waugh.^[1]

Honours

• 1st XI League Winners - 21 - 1892, 1895, 1896, 1903, 1911, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1946, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1986, 1994, 1998, 1999
• Worsley Cup Winners - 9 - 1920, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1934, 1962, 1965, 1995, 2006
• Ron Singleton Colne Trophy - 1 - 2000 (shared)
• 2nd XI League Winners - 15 - 1896, 1909, 1911, 1925 (shared), 1928, 1932, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1990, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014
• 2nd XI (Lancashire Telegraph) Cup Winners - 4 - 1994, 2008, 2009, 2013
• 3rd XI League Winners - 4 - 2003, 2007, 2009, 2013
• Highest 50 overs score - 350-3 Away at Rawtenstall on 4th August 2018

See also

• List of Nelson Cricket Club professionals

External links

• Nelson Cricket Club Website
• Nelson CC at lancashireleague.com

Notes and References

1. http://www.lancashirecricket.co.uk/news/news_item.asp?NewsID=499 Nelson CC achieve Clubmark