Club History and Honours
A BRIEF HISTORY ...
Honours
- Championship, 1st XI League Winners - 1893, 1897, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1950, 1956, 1964, 1970, 1978, 1979, 2006
- Championship, 1st XI League Runners-Up - 1910, 1952, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1975,
- Worsley Cup Winners - 1950, 1953, 1958, 1960, 1975, 1984
- Worsley Cup Runners-Up – 1949, 1951, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1997, 2006
- Ron Singleton Colne Trophy Winners - 2007
- 2nd XI League Winners - 1893, 1903, 1906, 1929, 1931, 1961, 1968, 2002
- 2nd XI League Runners-Up – 2001, 2003, 2006
- 2nd XI Knock-Out Competition Winners – 1984
- 2nd XI (Lancashire Telegraph) Cup Winners - 1984, 2004
- 3rd XI Cricket League Winners - 2006
- 20/20 Champions - 2006
Highest Individual Aggregate Score in one Season
Pierre Joubert (Professional) 2003 – 1245
Jonathan Harvey (Amateur) 1995 – 1014
Highest Number of Wickets taken in one Season
C Griffith (Professional) 1964 – 144 wickets, average 5.20
T Jones (Amateur) 1979 – 72 wickets, average 11.87
A very special mention...
During the 2006 season, Burnley drew level with East Lancashire for the second highest number of Championship wins. It truly was a very special season in the history of Burnley Cricket Club. Read below to find out why …
Captain and Professional Jonathon Harvey scored 673 runs, with two centuries and four other scores over 50. In addition he also took 51 wickets. Significant contributions were also made by Vishal Tripathi who scored 647 runs and Jonathan Clare with 613 runs and 37 wickets. Michael Kelly supported the bowling attack taking 35 wickets.
Burnley secured the runners up position, through having more bonus points, in the Junior League Championship on the final day of the season.
Burnley were Third Team Champions for the first time since the Championship began in 1995, losing only one game in the season. Cameron Williams 237 runs, Matthew Wall 253 runs, Jonathan O’Brian 154 runs and 24 wickets all made significant contributions.
The Worsley Cup final was keenly contested between Burnley and Nelson with 4163 supporters flooding into Burnley’s ground. Batting first, Burnley scored 195 all out, with Jonathon Harvey scoring 63. Nelson responded with a partnership of 130 from Craig McMillan and Marcus Phelan before Phelan was dismissed by Jonathan Harvey for 55. Heavy storms meant that the match continued into Monday evening with Nelson securing the trophy.
After a semi final victory at Ramsbottom, Burnley contested the Thwaites 20/20 Trophy with Rishton. Rishton were restricted to 143 for 6. Burnley’s Vishal Tripathi 57 but after losing 5 wickets for 15 runs Burnley were 135 for 9.
Following a glorious season, it came as no surprise that Burnley’s players were prominent in the end of season Lancashire League awards. Vishal Tripathi was runner up in the Senior Batting Award with 647 runs to his credit, a top score of 73 and 6 half centuries. Vishal also won the award for the U23 batsman with the most runs during the season. Runner up was Jonathan Clare with 613 runs. Jonathan was also runner up in the award for the U23 bowler with the most wickets during the season, taking 37 wickets. Michael Kelly came in third place for taking 35 wickets.
Burnley’s cricketers also featured prominently in the monthly awards for exceptional U23 players. The April/May award went to Vishal Tripathi, the June and August/September awards went to Jonathan Clare. Following 37 wickets, 613 runs and 15 catches, Jonathan also secured the overall U23 player award from the League Executive. In addition Jonathan was awarded the Batting Tankard for best individual innings in a match, 161 against East Lancashire, the highest ever score by a Burnley amateur in a limited over match. He was also awarded the Bill Harrison Trophy for the best Under 23 performance in a match for this innings. Andrew McLeod received the Wicket Keeping Tankard with 5 victims against Todmorden. Last, but by no means least, Burnley Cricket Club won, yet again, the best run scoreboard.
History
March 16th 1892 - The Lancashire Cricket League was established. Fourteen clubs were members of this first League: Accrington, Bacup, Burnley, Bury Church, Colne, East Lancashire, Enfield, Haslingden, Lowerhouse, Nelson, Ramsbottom, Rawtenstall and Todmorden.
1906 – W Cook takes a hat trick of wickets three times during the season
1906 – 8 – Burnley win the Championship in three successive seasons
1907 – Burnley win the Championship with 34 points, the lowest number of points ever recorded
1930 – J Boon takes a double hat trick in one innings
1937 – Burnley score 202-2 in 74 minutes in response to East Lancashire’s 199-3
1948 – C Maden takes 8 wickets for 6 runs against Haslingden
1949 – C G Pepper, Burnley’s Professional, does the double of taking 113 wickets and 1075 runs, only three other League cricketers have achieved this feat
1950 - Burnley do the double, winning the Senior Championship and the Worsley Cup
1955 – the team are undefeated throughout the season, the only Club to do this without winning the Championship, instead becoming Runners-Up
1955 – Burnley are the winners if the inaugural Holland Cup
1956 – J E McCannon, Professional, takes the last 8 wickets for 14 runs, including a hat trick against Accrington
1959 – Collie Smith scores 306 not out against Lowerhouse in the Worsley Cup, a new batting record for the competition
1964 – Burnley win the Championship with 70 points, the highest number since the introduction of 4 points for a win
1964 – Griffith takes 144 wickets, the highest number taken since the League commenced
1970 – Neil Whalley scores 113 runs (including 13 sixes, 6 fours) in 46 minutes against Ramsbottom
1975 – R Harrison establishes a new amateur record for the Club scoring 893 runs
1977 – the match against Bacup sees the highest aggregate core in limited overs cricket, Burnley 271-4, Bacup 256-2
1983 – Roland Harrison scores his 10,000th run for the Club
1984 – Mudassar Nazar sets a new batting record for the Club, scoring 1160 runs
1993 – T Little and D Spencer each pass 3,000 runs on the same day against Church
1994 – T Little achieves back to back hundreds against Haslingden and East Lancs
1994 – Mark Harvey makes his debut for Lancashire’s First XI
1995 – Jonathan Harvey, with 1,014 runs, sets a new batting record for the Club
1996 – Peter and Michael Brown, father and son compile two century stands 123 v Nelson, 138 v Rawtenstall
1998 – Peter Brown retires having made half centuries against every Lancashire League Club
1999 – James Anderson represents England Under 17s
2000 – Burnley’s Professional, Geoff Foley, scores three consecutive centuries
2001 – James Anderson makes his debut for Lancashire County Cricket Club. In the same year he plays three Under 19s test matches for England
2002 – James Anderson takes 50 wickets in his first season for Lancashire
2003 – The Club’s Professional, Pierre Joubert scores 1245 runs. A new Professional batting record for Burnley
2004 – Jonathan Clare becomes the youngest player to score a century in the Lancashire League. He is 17 years 10 months and 10 days
2004 – Andrew McLeod and Simon Edmondson secure a new League record 7th wicket stand of 127 at Rishton
2005 – Steve Holden takes 5 wickets in 13 balls against Accrington
2006 – Jonathan Clare scores 161 against East Lancs, the highest ever score by a Burnley amateur in a limited overs match
2006 - Burnley have now drawn level with East Lancashire for the second highest number of Championship wins, following victory on the final day of the season
2007 – In the Lancashire League Roll of Honour, Jonathan Clare wins the U23 Batting Award, with 695 runs in additions to being named Young Player of the Season. Burnley are triumphant in the Ron Singleton Cupand the Colne Floodlit Trophy. The team also reach the semi finals of the League 20/20 competition. Burnley share the Ivan Smith Award for Best Scorebox with East Lancashire.
2009 – Burnley are crowned 20/20 Champions. Vishal and Bharat Tripathi take Lancashire League Honours for batting and bowling respectively, with Bharat breaking Trevor Jones’ post war wicket taking record.
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