Royton Cricket Club are an
English cricket
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team, based in
Royton
Royton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, with a population of 21,284 in 2011. Close to the source of the River Irk, near undulating land at the foothills of the South Pennines, it is northwest of Ol ...
in the
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
The Metropolitan Borough of Oldham is a metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester in England. It is named after its largest town, Oldham. The borough had a population of in , making it the sixth-largest district by population in Greater Manch ...
,
Greater Manchester
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.
The team participated in the
Central Lancashire League until the league was disbanded after the 2015 season. They now play in the
Greater Manchester Cricket League, which started in 2016.
Honours
:First Division: 1914, 1980
:Second Division: 1934, 1953, 1957
:Burton Cup: 1972, 1973 (shared), 1979
:Wood Cup: Finalist on ten occasions, but never won it
:Matt England: U15s 5 Wickets v Ashton
References
External links
Official website
Central Lancashire League cricket clubs
Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
Cricket in Greater Manchester
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