Today we delve back into the history books to reveal Prestwich CC’s successes and achievements in the Lancashire & Cheshire League from 1919 to 1993, prior to the formation of the Lancashire County League in 1994.
Big thanks to Bob Hinchliffe, who has collated the facts and figures.
1st XI League Runners-up 1975,1984
2nd XI Champions 1969, 1970
1st XI Walkden Cup Winners 1933, Runners-up 1964
2nd XI Hulme Trophy Winners 1984 (M.O.M. T.F. Birtwistle) Runners-up 1972, 1973, 1975
Saville Whittle Memorial Bowl (Aggregate Trophy for 1st & 2nd teams combined points) Runners-up 1969, 1970
Duncan Mee Trophy (Young clubman of the year) T.M. Orrell 1984, I. Warburton 1990
Six-a-side Trophy winners 1985
Indoor Six-a-side Trophy winners 1985
1st XI Batting average winners
(innings-not outs-runs-highest score-average):
1969 M. Rogers 14-3-374-80-34.00
1972 M. Rogers 21-6-537-104-42.47
1973 K. Morgan 21-7-657-100*-46.93
1979 G.P. Mooney 14-0-662-101-47.29
1982 B.A. Lorenzini 27-3-727-81-30.29
1993 D. Cross 14-6-413-62-51.63
2nd XI 1st Div Batting Average Winners:
1970 N.J. Heys 23-8-525-60*-35.00
1978 I.D. MacFarlane 10-3-304-86-43.43
2nd XI 2nd Div Batting Average winners:
1984 D.W. Morton 17-5-753-109*-62.75
1st XI Bowling average winners (8 ball overs)
(overs-maidens-runs conceded-wickets-average):
1964 S.C. Thompson 279.2-59-841-124-6.78
1969 R.I. Hinchliffe 232.5-51-674-86-7.84
1975 J. Hallam 133.5-32-370-44-8.41
2nd XI 1st Div Bowling average winners:
1962 G. Hardman 88.1-22-229-32-7.16
1969 N.J. Heys 83.5-22-267-34-7.85
(6 ball overs)
1985 J.P. Hodgkiss 122.2-38-293-37-7.92
1992 S.J. Ward 94-14-324-32-10.13
2nd XI 2nd Div Bowling average winners:
1983 D. Newton 204-56-482-51-9.45
1st XI 2nd Div Fielding Winners:
1992 S.R. Orrell 19 catches
2nd XI 1st Div Fielding Winners:
1990 S.J. Ward 14 catches
Highest individual score in a season:
1st Div 1st XI
1980 G.P. Mooney 141*
1985 T.M. Orrell 182*
1989 M.T. Whelan (pro) 163*
1990 M.T. Whelan (pro) 152*
1993 M.T. Whelan (pro) 160*
1st Div 2nd XI
1987 P.M. Hey 132
Highest Individual Run Aggregate in a season:
1st Div 1st XI
1968 P.F. Kerr 589
1972 M. Rogers 637
1973 K. Morgan 657
1980 G.P. Mooney 875
1982 B.A. Lorenzini 727
1985 T.M. Orrell 812
1986 P.C. Gethin 808
1st Div 2nd XI
1967 R.H. Barnacott 412
1970 N.J. Heys 525
2nd Div 2nd XI
1984 D.W. Morton 753
Most wickets in a season 1st Div 1st XI:
1962 S.C. Thompson 72
1964 S.C. Thompson 124
Player’s Player of Year 1st Div 2nd XI:
1988 R.I. Hinchliffe
Scorer of Year 1st Div 2nd XI
1989 Miss N. Wright