SCC Timeline
1906 SCC formed as Salesbury St Peter’s Cricket Club
1919 Probable entry date to Blackburn Sunday School Cricket League
1921 Match against the ladies for the benefit of Wilpshire Nursing Association
1922 Construction of new (timber) pavilion
1926 Construction of Refreshments Hut
1926 2nd XI won Blackburn Sunday School Second Division title for third successive year
1926 Joined North East Lancashire Amateur Cricket League
1929 North East Lancashire Amateur Cricket League Division 1 Champions
1929 Four practice pitches created on ground adjacent to Common Land
1930 Placing of railings around wicket after each match commenced
1930 Clayton Cup Competition inaugurated
1931 Insufficient funds to pay groundsman’s fees; serious issue of Club morale raised
1933 Installation of railings on all sides of ground
1933 Motorised mower purchased
1933 Creation of Vice Presidents approved
1951 Tributes paid to Messrs G E Frankland and W Smith for “good work over a long period”
1951 Special tribute paid to Mr R S Jackson “without whose efforts the Club may well not have been re-established after the war”
1951 Club prepared to accept in special circumstances playing members from outside qualifying residential boundaries
1951 Some very talented Junior Members noted and Mr D J Dickinson was requested by the Committee to be a ‘representative’ of the Juniors
1951 A plan of the ground drainage system produced
1951 Revised Club Rules introduced
1952 Club 2nd XI leave Ribble Valley League and join 2nd Division of North East Lancashire League
1952 An offer of £200 to Huntroyde Estate for ground purchase rejected, as Huntroyde Estate required £500
1953 Tradition of Annual Club Dinner/Social Event established 1953
1953 Ground made available to Coronation Committee for Coronation Celebrations
1953 Junior cricket fixtures arranged; Junior membership of 30
1953 £210 cost of providing a water supply to the ground not affordable
1954 Fundraising Dance events no longer viable but Whist Drives continue
1954 Club 2nd XI struggling in North East Lancashire League and possibility of reverting to Ribble Valley League considered
1955 Annual fundraising Jumble Sales commence
1956 Roles of General Secretary and Treasurer were combined
1956 Match day fees introduced as an alternative to raising annual subscription
1956 Club Reserve Fund established specifically for future purchase of ground
1957 £20 of Premium Bonds invested in Ground Purchase Reserve Fund
1957 Both 1st and 2nd XI’s join Chorley and District League following recurring problems in North East Lancashire League
1958 Annual Dinner and Social Event - perhaps commenced a year or two previously
1958 Junior coaching commenced at Accrington Winter Cricket School
1958 Clayton Cup Competition discontinued
1959 Club Insurance Cover levels increased
1959 Club caps introduced
1959 Junior member ‘Club Caps’ awarded for notable achievements
1959 Sale of weekly football sweepstake tickets to raise funds for purchase of the ground commenced.
1960 £500 Premium Bonds Win
1961 Water supply to the ground established
1961 Clayton Cup Competition re-launched
1962 Ground (4.138 acres) finally purchased from Huntroyde Estate for £600
1963 Club participation in Mid Lancashire Sports Development Association Fundraising Weekly Draw scheme, raising significant annual profits for several years
1963 Eric Allen achieved First Division Best Bowling Average in Chorley and District League
1965 Club Single Wicket Competition launched
1966 Chorley and District League Runners-Up Brook Mill Cup
1966 Major drainage work carried out on ground
1967 Work began on creating ‘road’ across Common Land in readiness for delivery of materials for proposed new pavilion
1967 Ministry of Education Grant of £2 332 obtained for new pavilion
1968 Electricity Supply Cable laid across Common Land to ground
1968 New club house replacing old timber construction pavilion
1968 Chorley and District League Champions Balcarres Cup
1968 Lowest 2nd XI Opponents’ Score 19 All Out (v Roe Lee Mills)
1969 Lancashire County Council confirmed Club’s ‘Right of Way’ across Common Land for vehicles delivering materials for use on the ground, recorded in Register of Common Land
1969 George Greenwood won Chorley and District League Single Wicket Competition
1969 F. Ley Challenge Cup
1971 Committee approved proposal to apply for a Liquor Licence
1971 Chorley and District League Champions Balcarres Cup
1971 Chorley and District League Division 2 Runners Up W G Griffiths Cup
1971 Lowest 2nd XI Opponents’ Score 19 All Out (v Withnel)
1972 Ministry of Environment Grant of £2 250 for new pavilion
1972 Formal establishment of Cricket Club Junior Section
1972 Chorley and District League Division 2 Champions Stanton Shield
1972 Haig National Village Cricket Competition match against Moore and Daresbury
1973 Chorley and District League Champions Balcarres Cup
1973 Lowest 1st XI Opponents’ Score 12 All Out (v New Longton)
1974 Proposed footpath diversion approved
1974 Major ground levelling, drainage and new cricket square project
1974 Match against Former Players to mark ‘opening of newly constructed ground
1974 Club Musical Concert in Memorial Hall
1975 ‘Fun Match’ against the Ladies
1975 Chorley and District League Runners Up Brook Mill Cup
1976 Sewer connection
1977 Lancashire Under 13 Finals (Old Trafford)
1977 Club Musical Concert in Memorial Hall
1978 Junior Cricket Ball Throwing Competition to raise funds
1979 ‘Social Area’ extension to pavilion
1979 Liquor Licence application approved
1979 Third Eleven created, playing in Ribblesdale League Third Division
1979 Jim Frankland appointed Chairman of Chorley and District League
1979 Michael appointed as SCC’s first Junior Cricket Manager
1980 John Wharton selected to play for England Under 15’s
1980 Chorley and District League Champions Balcarres Cup
1980 Lancashire Under 13 Finals (Old Trafford)
1980 St James’ Trophy
1981 Completion of breeze block construction Scorebox
1981 Chorley and District League Runners Up Brook Mill Cup
1981 North West England Under 13 Champions
1981 National Under 13 Finalists Sherborne
1981 Lancashire Under 13 Finals (Old Trafford)
1981 Lancashire Under 13 Champions
1981 Lancashire Colts League Under 13 Champions
1981 St James’ Trophy
1982 Chorley and District League Division 2 Champions Stanton Shield
1982 Nightingale Cup
1982 Lancashire Colts League Under 13 Champions
1983 Sight Screens Purchased from ROF Blackburn
1983 Lancashire Under 15 Finals (Old Trafford)
1983 St James’ Trophy
1984 The Brinscall Trophy
1984 Village Championship Group Finalists
1984 Under 13 Sherborne Trophy
1984 St James’ Trophy
1985 Chorley and District League Division 2 Champions Stanton Shield
1985 Nightingale Cup
1985 Lancashire Under 13 Finals (Old Trafford)
1985 Lancashire Colts League Under 13 Champions
1985 St James’ Trophy
1986 Chorley and District League Division 2 Champions Stanton Shield
1986 Nightingale Cup
1986 Chorley and District League 6-A-Side Winners
1986 Under 13 Sherborne Trophy
1987 Chorley and District League Division 2 Runners Up W G Griffiths Cup
1987 Lancashire Under 13 Finals (Old Trafford)
1987 St James’ Trophy
1988 Under 13 Sherborne Trophy
1988 St James’ Trophy
1989 Nightingale Cup
1989 Lancashire Under 13 Finals (Old Trafford)
1989 Lancashire Under 13 Champions
1989 Lancashire Colts League Under 13 Champions
1989 Under 13 Sherborne Trophy
1989 St James’ Trophy
1990 F. Ley Challenge Cup
1990 Lancashire Under 15 Finals (Old Trafford)
1990 Under 13 Sherborne Trophy
1991 Chorley and District League Runners Up Brook Mill Cup
1991 Chorley and District League Division 2 Runners Up W G Griffiths Cup
1991 The John Caddick Memorial Trophy (Run Rate)
1991 Lancashire Under 15 Finals (Old Trafford)
1991 Belvedere Shield (Under 15)
1991 Under 13 Sherborne Trophy
1992 Chorley and District League Champions Balcarres Cup
1992 F. Ley Challenge Cup
1992 Lowest Opponents’ Score 37 All Out (v BTR)
1993 Chorley and District League Champions Balcarres Cup
1994 Joined Ribblesdale Cricket League
1994 Arthur Shaw Trophy
1994 The Lawrenson Cup
1995 Ribblesdale League Division 1 Champions
1996 Lancashire Colts League Under11 Winners
1997 The Lawrenson Cup
1998 The Lawrenson Cup
1998 Ribblesdale League Division 1 Runners Up
1998 Lancashire Colts League Under 13 (Area) Champions
1998 Under 13 Sherborne Trophy
1999 Ribblesdale League Sportsmanship Trophy 2nd XI
2001 Ribblesdale League Division 1 Runners Up
2002 The Lawrenson Cup
2002 Ribblesdale League Division 1 Champions
2002 Ribblesdale League Sportsmanship Trophy 1st XI
2002 Village Championship Group Winners
2003 The Lawrenson Cup
2003 Ribblesdale League Division 1 Champions
2003 Dr Michael Foley awarded MBE for Services to Cricket and to Salesbury Cricket Club
2005 Ribblesdale League Division 1 Runners Up
2006 Ribblesdale League Division 1 Champions
2007 Lancashire Cricket Board Shield Winners
2007 The Lawrenson Cup
2007 Ribblesdale League Division 1 Runners Up
2007 Lancashire Colts League Under11 Section Winners
2008 Village Championship Group Winners
2009 Ribblesdale League Division 1 Champions
2009 Lancashire Colts League Under11 Joint Winners
2010 Ribblesdale League Division 2 Runners Up2010
2010 Appointment of first Professional Cricketer
2010 Lowest Under 18 XI Opponents’ Score 65 All Out (v Whalley)
2010 Jason Rawson breaks world record for longest bowler run-up
2011 Ribblesdale League Division 2 Runners Up
2011 Ribblesdale League Sportsmanship Trophy 1st XI
2012 Ribble Valley Winter Under 15 Indoor Competition Winners
2012 Ribblesdale League Under 9 Winners
2013 Ribblesdale League Twenty 20 Champions
2013 Birchill Cup Ribblesdale League Under 18’s Champions
2013 Lancashire Junior Cricket League Division 2 Under 15 Winners
2013 Lancashire Junior Cricket League Under 11 Division 3 Joint Winners
2013 Ribblesdale League Under 9 Winners
2013 Highest Under 18 Xi Score 191-4 (v Gt Harwood)
2014 Lancashire Junior Cricket League Division 2 Under 11 Runners Up
2014 Ribblesdale League Under 9 Winners
2014 Highest Salesbury 1st XI Score 438-7 (v Brinscall)
2015 The Lawrenson Cup
2015 Lancashire Junior Cricket League Division 2 Under 11 Runners Up
2016 Ribblesdale League Sportsmanship Trophy 2nd XI
2017 The Lawrenson Cup
2018 Ribblesdale Senior League Section B Winners
2018 Establishment of Salesbury Scarlets (Girls Playing Members Team)
2019 Ribblesdale League Division 1 Champions
2019 Ribblesdale League Twenty 20 Champions
2019 Lancashire Junior Cricket League Under 15 8-a side League Winners
2019 Lancashire Junior Cricket League Under 13 Division 2 West Winners
2019 Lancashire Junior Cricket League Under 11 Division 2 West Joint Winners
2020 Ribblesdale League Twenty 20 Runners Up
2021 Ribblesdale League Division 3 Champions
2021 Lancashire Junior Cricket League Under 11 Division 3 West Winners
2021 Highest 2nd XI Score 361-8 (v Stacksteads)
2021 Highest 3rd XI Score 316-4 (v Whalley)
Brief Summary of 1919 to 1936 Minutes Books
In the ‘twenties and thirties’ the Club made steady progress, thanks to the sterling efforts of several key members.
The Club played in the Blackburn Sunday School League under the name Salesbury St Peter’s Cricket Club. By 1922, if not earlier, the Club had enough players to be able to field a Second Eleven.
This period saw the construction of a Pavilion (1922) (assuming that one may not have existed previously), a Refreshment Hut (1926) and the installation of railings along ‘all four sides’ of the ground (1933).
On a number of occasions, members were exhorted to make an effort to support the relatively small group of loyal and dedicated members. This issue was discussed in 1931 as a serious matter of Club morale, there being at the time, insufficient funds to pay the groundsman’s fees.
It is apparent that quite frequently difficulties were experienced in respect of finding suitable people to serve as ‘groundsman’ on a remuneration basis.
The records of meetings indicate that the successful efforts of the ‘Entertainments Committee’ were crucial for the Club’s finances. Events included an annual New Year’s Eve Whist Drive and Dance, with evidence of strong support for this on at least one occasion, by the limit on ticket sales being set at 200 – with ‘no money taken on the door’.
A match against the ladies (1921) was played for the benefit of the Wilpshire Nursing Association.
Evidence exists of a growing interest in batting/bowling practice sessions, which on occasions apparently strayed onto the match-day wicket. At one time, this resulted in the groundsman being given authority to ban practice in the event of the ground being too wet.
Friday evening practice activities were limited to areas at least 50 yards from the match wicket zone. In 1929 four practice pitches were created on the ground adjacent to the Common Land.
In 1926 the 2nd XI won the Blackburn Sunday School Second Division Championship for the third consecutive season.
A policy of placing railings around the match-day wicket after each match was introduced in 1930.
A proposal (1923) to seek membership of the North East Lancashire League had been defeated, but in 1926 the Committee agreed to apply for membership of the North East Lancashire Cricket League on the understanding of continuation of enforcement of the previous practice that players should continue to have attended either the school or church in Salesbury. The application was successful.
In 1929 the 1st XI won the North East Lancashire League title.
The first records of the Clayton Cup Competition appear in 1930 involving the following teams: Mellor, Ramsgreave, Ribchester, Langho, Clayton-le-Dale, Salesbury, Balderstone, Nomads, Wilpshire.
In 1933 a decision was made to purchase of either a ‘Greens’ or ‘Ransome’ motor mower, and efforts made to obtain a roller and sightscreen.
The creation of Vice Presidents was agreed in 1933.
In the ‘twenties and thirties’ the Club made steady progress, thanks to the
sterling efforts of several key members.
The Club played in the Blackburn Sunday School League under the name
Salesbury St Peter’s Cricket Club.
This period saw the construction of a Pavilion (1922) (assuming that one may
not have existed previously), a Refreshment Hut (1926) and the installation of
railings along ‘all four sides’ of the ground (1933).
On a number of occasions members were exhorted to make an effort to
support the relatively small group of loyal and dedicated members. This issue
was discussed in 1931 as a serious matter of Club morale, there being at the
time, insufficient funds to pay the groundsman’s fees.
It is apparent that quite frequently difficulties were experienced in respect of
finding suitable people to serve as ‘groundsman’ on a remuneration basis.
The records of meetings indicate that the successful efforts of the
‘Entertainments Committee’ were crucial for the Club’s finances. Events
included an annual New Year’s Eve Whist Drive and Dance, with evidence of
strong support for this on at least one occasion, by the limit on ticket sales
being set at 200 – with ‘no money taken on the door’.
A match against the ladies (1921) was played for the benefit of the Wilpshire
Nursing Association.
Evidence exists of a growing interest in batting/bowling practice sessions,
which on occasions apparently strayed onto the match-day wicket. At one
time, this resulted in the groundsman being given authority to ban practice in
the event of the ground being too wet.
Friday evening practice activities were limited to areas at least 50 yards from
the match wicket zone. In 1929 four practice pitches were created on the
ground adjacent to the Common Land.
In 1926 the 2 nd XI won the Blackburn Sunday School Second Division
Championship for the third consecutive season.
A policy of placing of railings around the match-day wicket after each match
was introduced in 1930.
A proposal (1923) to seek membership of the North East Lancashire League
had been defeated but in 1926 the Committee agreed to apply for
membership of the North East Lancashire Cricket League on the understanding
of continuation of enforcement of the previous practice that players should
continue to attend either the school or the church. The application was
successful.
In 1929 the 1 st XI won the North East Lancashire League title.
The first records of the Clayton Cup Competition appear in 1930 involving the
following teams: Mellor, Ramsgreave, Ribchester, Langho, Clayton-le-Dale,
Salesbury, Balderstone Nomads, Wilpshire.
In 1933 a decision was made to purchase of either a ‘Greens’ or ‘Ransome’
motor mower, and efforts made to obtain a roller and sightscreen.
The creation of Vice Presidents was agreed in 1933.
CRICKET LEAGUES
1919 Probably the year of joining Blackburn Sunday School Cricket League
1926 Joined North East Lancashire League
1957 Joined Chorley and District League – both 1st XI and 2nd XI
1994 Joined Ribblesdale Cricket League
2023 Became a Founder Member of North West Cricket League through merger of Ribblesdale League and Bolton League
In 1993, the Club, in considering its future, decided that the time had come to leave the Chorley and District League, with the Ribblesdale League and the Palace Shield as the alternatives. The Chorley and District League was informed of the Club’s intentions and applications were submitted to both the Ribblesdale League and to the Palace Shield. The Ribblesdale League’s offer of admission in 1994 to its 1st, 2nd and 3rd Division Leagues was accepted by the Club and the application to the Palace Shield accordingly withdrawn.
The 1st XI won the 1st Division Championship in 1995, just one year after joining the League.
In 1993, the Club declined an invitation from the Ribblesdale League to enter a Junior team to a Junior League which they were trying to form, in the belief that the standard would be lower than that of the Chorley and District Junior League.
Participation in the Village Knock out Competition continued in 1994.
Potential playing member shortages foreseen in 1994, led to the placing of an advertisement in the Evening Telegraph for new players. In 1996, the Club had serious concerns about the possibility of not being able to field a 2nd XI, without the influx of new players, but in the end such a major setback did not occur.
After a very successful season in 2002, the Club’s request to join the Ribblesdale Senior League was rejected, but shortly afterwards entry gained.