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East Lancashire Cricket Club is a cricket club in the Lancashire League, which plays its home games at Alexandra Meadows in Blackburn. For the 2008 season its captain is Mark Bolton, and its professional is Shanan Stewart of New Zealand who was professional in 2007.[1] The club has been very successful, winning the League on 15 occasions, the Worsley Cup on 18 (more than any other club), the Inter League Club Challenge Trophy twice in its ten year history and has won a greater percentage of its games than any other club.[2] It has employed professionals including Fazal Mahmood, Allan Border and Paul Reiffel. The club will take part in the LCB Knockout Cup for the first time in the club's history after they won the Worsley Cup last year and have been drawn against Rawtenstall in the 1st Round who they beat 3-2 on a bowl out.[3]
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- 1st XI League Winners - 15 - 1891, 1919, 1942, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1984, 1990, 2003
- Worsley Cup Winners - 18 - 1925, 1929, 1933, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2007
- Inter League Club Challenge Trophy Winners - 2 - 2004, 2006
- Ron Singleton Colne Trophy Winners - 3 - 1999, 2004 (joint), 2008
- 2nd XI League Winners - 13 - 1894, 1925 (joint), 1947, 1949, 1963 (joint), 1967, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1983, 1987, 1994, 2004
- 2nd XI (Lancashire Telegraph) Cup Winners - 5 - 1974, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1997
- 3rd XI League Winners - 1 - 1997
- Highest League Time Cricket Score - 289 v Rawtenstall at Rawtenstall on August 6th, 1906
- Highest League Limited Overs Score - 326-4 v Todmorden at East Lancs on June 12th, 2005
- Highest Worsley Cup Time Cricket Score - 396 v Accrington at East Lancs on June 28th, 1923
- Highest Worsley Cup Limited Overs Score - 327-4 v Bacup at East Lancs on May 28th, 2005
- Highest Inter League Club Challenge Trophy Score - 311-4 v Enfield at East Lancs on August 28th, 2006
- Highest 20/20 Cup Score - 159-6 v Enfield at East Lancs on June 8th, 2006
- Amateur Batsmen with over 1,000 runs in a season - David Pearson - 1994, Paul Turner - 2003
- Professional Batsmen with over 1,000 runs in a season - Kerry O'Keefe - 1975, Allan Border - 1978, Johann Louw - 2003, Shanan Stewart - 2007
- Amateur Bowlers with over 100 wickets in a season - Jonathan Brooks - 1916, J. Coulthurst - 1919
- Professional Bowlers with over 100 wickets in a season - W. Mitchell - 1902, F.G. Bull - 1907, Vic Norbury - 1912, 1913, Bill Merritt - 1934, 1935, Bruce Dooland - 1949, Fazal Mahmood - 1959, Bruce Strauss - 1960, Paul Reiffel - 1990, Claude Henderson - 1999
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