Stand Cricket Club

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The Stand Cricket Club (Stand CC) was established in 1853. The clubs first original ground was sited off Ringley Road to the left of the fourth fairway at Stand Golf Club.The club's present ground is situated between Hamilton Road and Higher Lane in Whitefield, Bury, Greater Manchester.^[1] The club were founder members of the North Western Cricket league, which became the Lancashire and Cheshire Cricket League. In 1992 they became a member of the Central Lancashire League. Between 1993 and 2004, Stand CC had limited success (highest position 4th 1995), but in 2005, they moved into the Lancashire County League (LCL) for the 2005 season. Since joining the LCL the club have won the Walkden Cup (2008), the Hulme Trophy (2009), the 2nd XI Last Six Competition (2010) and the 3rd XI League, and the Bryden Trophy (2006, 2007, 2008). The Stand Cricket Club were founder members of the Greater Manchester Cricket League in 2016, winning the Second Division as champions and the First Division Title in 2018.^[2]

In the 2019 season, the club ran three senior teams and five junior teams (U9s, U11s, U13s, U15s, and U18s).^[3]

First Class players have included Warren Hegg of Lancashire County Cricket Club and England, Norman McVicker of Warwickshire Cricket Club, Leicestershire Cricket Club, and Hugh Milling of Ireland.^[4]