Haslingden Old and New...

Haslingden derives from Hazeldean or Valley of the Hazels. It lies 19 miles north of Manchester in the County of Lancashire. A area at one time noted in particular for its Stone, it also played a big part in the Woollen and then later Cotton Industries from the 18th and through the 19th and early to mid 20th Century... It is steeped in Local History and can also boast to have one of the most beautiful Natural Valleys around, where thousands come and visit annually

Thursday, 18 August 2016

HASLINGDEN SPORT - CRICKET

Haslingden Cricket Club, Bentgate

Below are a few photos of teams, players and other functions of varying times during the history of our Cricket Club. Haslingden must have had some of the best pro's in the Lancashire League, before my time the great George Headley, I remember when young, the great Vinko Mankad, and during my teens The great Clive Lloyd, and later still Denis Lillee. Also during my time I have good memories of fabulous local players like Ian Austin, Bryan Knowles and his sons, also John Ingham and the list could go on and on and on and hopefully before long we will be able to name them all!

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One of the earliest I can find is this but sadly as now undated!

Haslingden CC League Champions 1900 (Click over to enlarge)

Standing: C.T. Salkeld, W. Harris, G. Parker, E. Hargreaves (scorer), Sam Watson, A.G. Shaw, J. Usher (pro)

Seated: G.E. Bentley (Chairman), T. Rawlinson, T. Smith, W. Warburton (Captain),

J.W. Cowpe, J.P. Green, W. Brooks (Secretary)

Haslingden CC Team 1904 (Click over to enlarge)

photo kindly shared by Elaine Pollard

Haslingden CC Pavillion 1908

Haslingden CC 2nd Team c1911

Haslingden Cricket Club – (between 1919-1921)

Top Row: W.L. Halstead, H. Blackburn, Ald J. Law J.P., Councillor Tom Worsley, J.T. Witham, Ald H. Worsley J.P & C.C., Ald Baxter, D Bask, C. Muck

2^nd Row: R. Collinge, T Willock, W. Hargreaves, G.W. Hardman, J. Eastwood, The Mayor J.H. Anderton, R. Halstead, R. Bentley, E.E. Riley, J.E. Bastowe, W. Holt-Treasurer.

Front Row: A.E. Harman, E Catlow, A.E. Williams, J. Ashworth, G.H. Hindle, F.McWade, T. Lees (Scoror), A. Blackburn, A. Rhodes, W. Lees, W.H. Lonsdale (Secretary)

First Tea Rooms built in 1920 from a former army hut

Haslingden Cricket Club Team and Committee Members - Cup Winners 1920

Photo Shows Mr. Worsley stood behind the cup. Photo taken at Carter Place Hall

Haslingden Cricket Club Team - Cup Winners 1920

Fred Pickup with Lancs League Junior Championship Cup 1921

A mixed selection of Haslingden CC past players

Top left: Frank Edwards, Top right: E. Riley, Bottom left: Unknown, Bottom right: A. Blackburn

Haslingden Carnival c1923-1924

Back Row: John M. Willis, John Ratcliffe, Maurice Hugo.

Middle Row: George Lees, Joseph Collings,

Front Row: Alan Eccles, Frances McWade, John Bentley-Wood, Gilbert Rishton.

Haslingden Cricket Club team 1928

Picture taken at Bentgate. Captain is Ted Riley (Centre), 3^rd player from Left back row is Leslie Warburton, who played for Lancashire in a Test Trial. Tall man next to him is Albert Rhodes who played for Lancashire. Professional (Standing extreme right) is Frank Edwards, who was later coach at Eton College, slow left arm bowler

George Headley (Haslingden CC pro) presenting Daily Express bat to Leonard Pilkington

(Who later played for Haslingden) July 1934

Also pictured are Mr. Halstead (left) headmaster of Central Council School and Mr. Pickup (Sports Master).

Haslingden Cricket Club players and committee members
Photo: Kindly shared by Joyce Thorne

More Haslingden CC past players

Top left:J. Sampson, Top right: George Headley )(pro), bottom left: Percy Sharples, bottom right: W. Harris

Haslingden Cricket Ground - Bentgate

More past Haslingden CC players

Top Left: Ernest Catlow, W.H. Lonsdale (Secretary and J.E. Bastow - Photo taken at Carter Place to celebrate Haslingden scoring 314 for 5 against Rishton.

Top Right: Ikram Elahi (pro) 1962-64

Bottom left: J. Wellock with ball he took 6 wickets for 7 against Church c1920

Bottom right: Jack Briggs

Haslingden v Accrington at Bentgate c1956

Left to Right: Linden Dewhurst (Accrington Captain), Alan Pilkington (Haslingden), John Lawrence (Haslingden pro), Leslie Warburton (Haslingden player who had played for Lancashire), S.D. Dhanwade (Accrington pro), Jack Briggs (played for Lancashire in 1939), Jack Cronkshaw (Haslingden Captain.

Haslingden Cricket Club (early 1960s I think!)

Photo: Kindly shared by Joyce Thorne

Haslingden CC 2nd Eleven Joint Championship Lancashire Junior League Winners 1963

Haslingden Cricket Club Social Committee Members
thanks to Joyce Thorne for sharing this photo with us

Haslingden Cricket Club Official opening of the New Entwistle Pavilion - August 1969
Coun. Donald Valentine (Mayor) and Mrs. Valentine and John Entwistle

Presentation to T.D. Lees by W. Dawson for HCC Secretary for 27 years - 27th January 1976

Haslingden Cricket Club first eleven

Photo: Kindly shared to us by Peter Fisher

Haslingden Cricket Club Team

Back: Malcolm Grindrod, Jack Coupe, Michael Ingham, Stewart Molloy and Mr. Bob Willett (sponsor).

Front: Brian Knowles, Tony "Chalkie" White

Photo: Kindly shared by Peter Fisher.

Haslingden Cricket Club - Under 15s

Photo includes:Chris Councel, Ian Papworth, Russell Marcroft, David Jackson, John Entwistle, Glynn Hargreaves, Kevin James and Alan Massicks.

This is again showing Bob Wade Snr with Haslingden Cricket Club (1932)

Shown in the photo front row to the right hand and also shown in caricature (above)

(Cuttings kindly shared by his Grandson Raymond Clegg Jnr)

Bob Wade was the wicket keeper.He recalls stumping Learie Constantine only for the umpire to give him not out.Bob said he was 2 inches outside his crease.Learie turned to Bob

and said,’Aye I was out lad but they’ve all come to see me bat,not you keep wicket.’

Cutting for John Ingham turning professional from 1950

Kindly shared to us by Chris Kirby

Veteran Cricketer Goes Out in a Blaze of Glory - John Ingham - Borough News 20th Sept 1977

Kindly shared to us by Chris Kirby

Haslingden Cricket Club event for John Ingham

Photo shows: Rod Taylor, Mick Malone, John (front), David Craig and Club President Tony Holden

Haslingden Cricket Club with pro George Headley

Shows Bob Wade Snr as wicket keeper on front LH side

(Photo kindly shared to us by Raymond Clegg jnr)

Archived in both Wade/Clegg and Haslingden CC

Sylvia Blundell (nee Cropper who was the

CRICKET QUEEN in 1953/54.

Her prize at that time was £5 and awarded by H. Holland the pie man.

Photo kindly shared to us by her daughter Tracy

Haslingden Cricket Club

Photo kindly shared to us by Sheila Norris

Haslingden Cricket Club,

Photo: Kindly shared to us by Sheila Norris

Haslingden Cricket Club memorabilia kindly shared by Ann Shaw
to the winners of the Worsley Cup, Lancs Junior League Owen Hives Trophy

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A Haslingden Cricket Team

Haslingden Team Winners of Acc and Dist Cricket League 1960/61

to includes: Back: Perry, Bargh Metcalfe, Stott, Tattersall, Bargh

front: Haworth, Lewis, Jackson, Holden.

Photo: kindly contributed by Andrew Metcalfe

Haslingden C.W.S Cricket Team

Haslingden CWS Cricket Club Team

Winners of the Accrington and District Wednesday League - Season 1913

Haslingden Salem Methodist Cricket Team

Salem Methodist Cricket Team c1926

Kindly shared with us thanks to Jeff Stevens

George Street Mission Cricket Team

George Street Mission Cricket Team that played in the Haslingden Sunday School Cricket Leage

Photo: Kindly shared to us by Stephen Nuttall on 13th March 2017
Top Row from l to r: Fred Holden, Arthur Standley, Tom Watson, ?
Middle Row from l to r: ?, Jim Warburton, ?,?, Gilbert Eastwood.
Front Row from l to r: Jim Metcalfe, ?,?,?, Leonard Beech, Arthur Watson, Fred Greenwood

Stephen's wife Joan (nee Watson) is a descendant of one of the founder members (John Beech - her Great Grandfather)
of Haslingden Gospel Mission on George Street (otherwise known as George Street Mission.

Haslingden Secondary Modern School Cricket Teams

Haslingden Secondary Modern School Cricket Team c1962

Photo: Kindly shared with us thanks to Derek Haworth

Haslingden Secondary Modern School Cricket Team

Back: Ian Rishton (RIP), David Blomley, Ken Proctor, Geoff Parkinson, Stewart Molloy, Stephen Kay, Jack Southworth.

Front: Malcolm Grindrod, Walter Gregson, Jeff Heaton, Richard Kay, John Sagar

Photo: Kindly shared to us by Peter Fisher.

Haslingden St. Mary's Cricket Teams

St. Mary's R.C. Church Cricket Team

Haslingden St. Mary's Cricket Team c1930

Haslingden St. Mary's Cricket Team (date unknown)

Photo: Kindly shared by John Bedford

Haslingden St. Mary's Cricket Club Winners Medals H.S.S.C.L 1929
Photo: Kindly shared by John Bedford

Haslingden Tradesmen's Cricket Team

Haslingden Tradesmen's Cricket Team 1924

Newspaper cutting: Thanks to Joyce Thorne for sharing this with us

Porritt and Spencers Cricket Team

Porritts and Spencers Cricket Team at Prinny Hill

I also have this team listed as "Musbury Cricket Team"

Porritts and Spencers Cricket Team

Springhill Methodist Cricket Team

Springhill Methodist Cricket Team c1960s

I still have to include several "credits" to some of the photos kindly shared which hopefully will be added soon. Thank you.

Haslingden Sunday School Cricket League

Haslingden Sunday School Cricket League "B" Division Winners
Photo taken at Carter Place Hall
Photo: Kindly shared to us by Joyce Thorne

Haslingden Cricket Team - probably a Sunday School Team - Not sure where taken could be Victoria Park or could be around Carter Place Hall areas.

Photo: Kindly shared to us by Joyce Thorne

Haslingden Grammar School Cricket Team 1948

Congregational Church Cricket Team (below)

Thought to be the Congregational Church Cricket team on Laund Hey (Click over to enlarge)
Shows Umpires Micky Flannigan on left and John Taylor far right, also shows Frank Jackson 2nd from left on back row
and also George Gillam 2nd from left on 2nd Row.
(Photo: Kindly shared to us by Neil Jackson and John Bedford)

Durie and Miller Cricket Team.

Durie and Miller Cricket team for the "Workshops League"

- Midweek Cricket League Finals Day

Both the knockout semis and finals were held at Rawtenstall Cricket Club

Photo kindly shared by Peter Fisher

Rossendale Workshops Midweek Cricket League Team

Back Row: George Harlock, Bert Harlock, John Davies, Joe Harrison, Peter Fell.

Front Row: Keith Boast, Ian Rishton (RIP), Donald Shaughnessy, Richard Holden, Rupert Jackman

Photo kindly shared to us by Peter Fisher

Local Cricket Team

Thanks to Andrea Lysons

Request for Photos and Sending photos for the Blog

We are constantly struggling to find photos to fill the header on the front page and so your photos would be a absolute delight to receive and as long as they are yours and of historic value, we have no problem showing them on the blog, so many people get so much pleasure from these. The feedback has been quite remarkable. So please send your scans of the photos in so they can be put on the blog and subsequently filed within the blog, and can then be seen by the thousands who are watching on a regular basis. This way hopefully the photos will be preserved for not just us but also for the future generations of Hazeldeners, Haslingdonians, Ex pats and friends. Thank you.....

Also just as important as photos are memories or stories of the past and other snippetts of information which may give pleasure together with any posters, programmes and scans of memorabilia pertaining to Haslingden.

If at all possible can photos being submitted to the blog as jpeg images (or another image type file if preferred), and be sent to me in a "full" or at least "large" resolution size (eg: the original size which they are scanned at) and without any reductions in size, before sending through to me. If I have them in full resolution I can do far more with them especially when it comes to showing enlargements etc eg "click over the image to enlarge" etc.

Don't worry should this be a problem, I can still show them in smaller resolution sizes, because even small photos are better than no photo.

Thank you.

Bryan.

Preserve the past in words and pictures

Over the many years there must be lots of interesting facts and tales what have gone on within our Haslingden and Helmshore, some vintage, some old and some new....

And here in our blog we are trying to re-introduce some of this precious information and where possible also offer photographs...

As they say its probably only the tip of the iceberg, but its got to be worth "Passing it on or sharing it before it gets lost forever" ... Have you something you want to share? If so please let us know.

Description of the Arms of the Borough (shown above) - The Arms and Crest of which the following is a description, were assigned to the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Haslingden, by grant from the Herald's College, dated 25th March, 1892 and are therein described as follows: Quarterly Or and Argent on a fesse wavy Azure between a Lion rampant purpure, holding between the paws a Quatrefoil ermine, in the first quarter; six Eagles displayed three, two and one; Gules in the centre chief point a Rose of the last barbed and seeded proper, in the second; a Cog-wheel Sable, in the third; a Pick-axe in bend surmounting a spade in bend sinister, entwined by a Chain in arch all proper in the fourth; a Shuttle fesswise of the first tipped and furnished with thread pendant of the second and for the Crest, on a wreath of the colours upon a Mount a Rock thereon, a Moorcock holding in the beak a Sprig of Hazel, between two branches of Hazel fructed all proper.

Haslingden in its own right was incorporated as a Municipal Borough in the year 1891 and ran most of its affairs from the Municipal Offices, Bury Road (now Car Park) - see photo below. Sadly in 1974 it lost most of its former Independance by being swallowed up to form part of the (then) new Rossendale Borough Council...

The government of the place in 1825 was thus described: 'The district is formed into six divisions called posts or stations, and the executive consists of a constable and six churchwardens. Each churchwarden is charged with the care of a station and is made responsible for its good order.' The system appears to have been successful at the time. It was not till 1875 that a local board was formed. The district ruled by it was extended in 1883 so as to include parts of Haslingden, Henheads, Higher and Lower Booths in the parish of Whalley, and also Musbury and part of Tottington in Bury. In 1891 a charter of incorporation was granted, the council consisting of a mayor, six aldermen and eighteen councillors, chosen by six wards named Town, Acre, Syke, Helmshore, Holden and Grane. The borough area was consolidated into a single township, called Haslingden, in 1894.

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company's (later LMS) line from Clifton to Accrington did run northward through the township, having stations at Helmshore and at Haslingden, it was opened in August 1848.

Dr. Aikin, writing in 1795, says:—Haslingden has been greatly improved within the last twenty years, chiefly from the increase of the woollen manufacture, though much of the cotton trade has likewise been introduced within a few years, particularly the branch of making twist for warps, for which purpose alone several factories have been erected in its neighbourhood. . . . The people were (forty years since) chiefly employed by moneyed men at Rochdale; but now the trade is supported by capitals acquired on the spot by the industry and enterprising spirit of the manufacturers, who have erected inns for the entertainment of travellers, shops and handsome houses for their own residence. A square is lately planned here, and some capital houses are already built in it. . . . A number of mills for carding cotton and sheep's wool and spinning them into cotton twist and woollen yarn for the flannels made here, are erected upon the Swinnell. There is also a corn mill on the river, formerly belonging to the Holden family, now extinct.

Haslingden was one of the chapels existing when Whalley was bestowed on the monks of Stanlaw, and in 1296 it was found that its tithes were worth 5 marks and the altarage 4 marks; the chaplain had a stipend of 4 marks, and the chapel had an endowment of 1 oxgang of land. The church, which is now called St. James's, was rebuilt in the time of Henry VIII and again in 1780, after having fallen down. There was no regularly founded chantry, but in 1548 the names of two priests were recorded in the bishop's visitation list, and the same in 1554; later there was only one minister, the curate. His fixed income was £4 a year out of the rectory of Whalley. The Commonwealth Church Survey of 1650 fails to give any account of the income of Haslingden Chapel, but in 1717 it had £17 8s. 7¾d. a year, including £11 10s. out of the rectory, various fees and the Easter roll. There were six chapelwardens. In 1719 George Hargreaves and others gave £200 to augment the endowment, and with later increments the net value is now £368. The vicars of Whalley formerly presented the curates, but about 1848 the Hulme Trustees acquired the patronage. The benefice is styled a vicarage. In the 16th century the north chapel was acquired by the Rawstornes of New Hall in Tottington. The south chapel belonged to the Holdens of Holden. 'In 1857, during alterations, there were found in a cavity under the floor of the church where the altar anciently stood a skull and crossbones with traces of gilding upon them, and therefore believed to be the relics of St. James, the patron saint.' A large 'plague stone,' with two holes in it, was found in the churchyard. The entries in the registers begin about 1620, but are only fragmentary until 1653.
From: 'Townships: Haslingden', A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 6 (1911), pp. 427-433. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=53147

Haslingden On Film

St. Mary's Class of 1951 at a 1991 re-union - kindly sent in by John McGuire.

St. Marys Class of 1951 (1991 Re-Union)

Films kindly given to us by Bernard Rostron - Chairman of the Friends of the Higher Mill Museums - Three films which were filmed by the late Maurice Edmundson:

Green Valley and part of the Walking Day (St. Thomas)

Walking Day (St. Thomas and also Mayor's Sunday

Films kindly sent in by Dave Rothwell (copyright: D. Rothwell)

HGS Staff versus Pupils Hockey Match 3:48

1964 St James Sports Day 3:50

HGS Camp 1965 31secs

HGS Rag Day 12secs

A film by the BFI

Haslingden Peace Celebrations July 19th 1919

Check out DJ Drone on Haslingden Grane (You Tube)

Haslingden Carnival 1950s - Shows Willie Horam and Georgie Berry as the King and Queen.

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