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!colspan=2 style="background:#ccf"|<span style="color:black;">Norden Cricket Club</span>

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|League||<small>Lancashire League</small>

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|Ground||<small>Stag Park, Norden, Rochdale, Greater Manchester.</small>

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|Lanc. & Chesh. history||<small>1959 - 1980</small>

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|CLL history||<small>1981 - 2015</small>

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|PL history||<small>2016 - 2017</small>

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|LL history||<small>2018 -</small>

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250px|thumb|The club pavilion and playing field

Norden Cricket Club, known as Greenbooth Cricket Club until 1920, are an English cricket club.

They are currently branded Norden (J.W. Lees) CC as part of a sponsorship deal with a brewery and play their home fixtures at Stag Park, Norden, Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

They have an indirect link to Norden F.C., refounded in 2002 by a group of members of the cricket club.

History

Greenbooth Cricket Club was formed in 1875 with no permanent home. By 1876 matches were played in a field near a local mill, whose owner was later the club's president. A small pavilion was built.</blockquote>

The first XI won their league in both 1952 and 1953, and also in 1953 the second XI finished runners-up in their division. In 1957 both teams were League Champions and the club won the Aggregate Cup.

In 1959 Norden joined the Lancashire and Cheshire League, and the second team won their championship in 1966.

After joining the Lancashire and Cheshire League, Norden fared poorly against more experienced sides, most of which were long standing social and cricket clubs. It was suggested that to improve the social aspect of the club a licensed bar, last run by the club in 1905, should again be considered. In 1966 an extraordinary general meeting was held to discuss the proposal for a new bar, with a lack of support for the idea. A further meeting reversed this decision, although the decision was not unanimous. The club raised the extra four hundred pounds required for the bar installation by 26 of the club's members agreeing to pay ten years' subscription in advance. Following the opening of the bar the club's finances were improved, and in the winter of 1973 the bar was extended and modified, using voluntary labour and gifts to prevent the club bearing the entire cost.

From start of the 2018 season Norden moved to the Lancashire League.

List of professional players (incomplete)

  • George Hammond of Bury, paid 5 shillings per game. 1888