Heywood Cricket Club, based in

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, are an English

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team that plays in the

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. They were founded around 1879. Currently the team also carries the name of

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's, a locally based company who sponsor the team.

Ground

Heywood play their home matches at the Crimble ground on the outskirts of the town's park known as Queens Park. They have played here since 1921. The pitch at Crimble is said to be one of the largest pitches in Lancashire, second only to

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Competition

The club were founder members of the Central Lancashire League in 1892 and have remained in this league throughout its history. Though the club have been in existence since before this with captain's records going back to 1879. They have had varied success throughout the years, beginning with their first league title in 1904. Their most recent league title being in 2008. Heywood enter teams into the first 11, 2nd 11, 3rd 11, under 18's, under 15's and under 13's competitions. Youth development has played an important role in Heywood's cricketing ethos. Several team members are also coaches. Heywood holds Clubmark status with the ECB.

Professionals

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coach and former

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fast bowlers

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and

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and Australian fast-bowler and former Pakistan coach Geoff Lawson. John Reid, the former

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captain, scored more than 1,000 runs and took 100 wickets in a season for Heywood while the team's professional player in the early 1950s.

seam bowler

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became the first female cricketer to play in the Central Lancashire Cricket League when she took three wickets for Heywood in their opening fixture in 2015.

Honours

First XI

First Division Winners 1904, 1929, 1931, 1945, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1976, 1984, 2006, 2008. ''First Division Runners Up'' 1900, 1901, 1903, 1930, 1952, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1979. Wood Cup Winners 1929, 1945, 1970, 1971, 1984, 1993, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007. ''Wood Cup Runners Up'' 1964 1983 2004 T20 Cup Winners 2009 Aggregate Cup Winners 1929, 1931, 1945, 1961, 1967, 1970, 1976, 1984 Subsidiary Cup 1st XI 1979, 1982 (Joint with Crompton), 1989

Second XI

Second Division Winners 1945, 1967 ''Second Division Runners Up'' 1894, 1895, 1909, 1911, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1935, 1940, 1961, 1970, 1971, 1976. Subsidiary Cup 1973, 2005 Burton Cup Winners 1984, 1996 ''Burton Cup Runners Up'' 1980

Third XI

Roydes Trophy Winners 2004 League Champions 2006

Under 18s

Whittaker Cup Winners 1933, 1934, 1936, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1965, 1975 (With Milnrow) 1976 (With Littleborough) 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 2009, 2010 Taylor Cup Winners 1989, 1990, 2010

Under 15s

Ashworth Trophy Winners: 1981, 1991, 2002, 2007 Knibbs Trophy Winners: 1981 (With Castleton Moor), 1984 ''Knibbs Trophy Eunners Up'': 1980 Rhodes Trophy Winners: 1986

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Trophy Winners: 2002, 2007

References

External links

Heywood Cricket club website
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