Rawtenstall Cricket Club is a

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club in the Lancashire League, which plays its home games at the Worswick Memorial Ground in

Rawtenstall Rawtenstall () is a town in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England. The town lies 15 miles/24 km north of Manchester, 22 miles/35 km east of Preston and 45 miles/70 km south east of the county town of Lancaster. The town is at the cen ...

. For the 2016 season its captain is Keith Roscoe the club was unable to get a professional as Brett Pelser, opted to leave to become professional at Horwich. The club recruited overseas amateur Nick Malio from Australia for the second half of the season. After a period of using substitute pro's including former pro Pelsner. The club has won the league on seven occasions and won the cup three times. It has employed professionals including Colin Miller,

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.Rawtenstall professionals
at lancashireleague.com The chairman of Rawtenstall Cricket Club is Brian Payne. In 2014 Rawtenstall Cricket Club have reached the final of the Worsley Cup. Their last appearance in the final was in 2003, overcoming

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Honours

* 1st XI League Winners – 7 – 1894, 1904, 1922, 1926, 1976, 1981, 1982 * Worsley Cup Winners – 4 – 1976, 1985, 1990, 2003 * Ron Singleton Colne Trophy Winners – 1 – 2004 (shared) * 2nd XI League Winners – 11 – 1907, 1922, 1924, 1946, 1959, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1999 * 2nd XI (Lancashire Telegraph) Cup Winners – 1 – 1981 * 3rd XI League Winners – 1 – 2002

References

External links

[Official site]

at lancashireleague.com Lancashire League cricket clubs Sport in the Borough of Rossendale {{England-cricket-team-stub