Cricket
Oldham Cricket Club are based in the Watersheddings area of Oldham and proudly represent the town of Oldham. We play at Oldham Sports & Community Club.
We have teams in the First and Second divisions of the Central Lancashire League, along with Under 18s and Under 15s junior teams.
In 1892, we were one of the founder members of the CLL and have been in continuous membership since 1900.
Posted on June 19, 2011
For the first time in several years (possibly ever), Oldham Cricket Club will be fielding three teams on the same day. The unusual situation has come about because of a rare twist of fortune, where the First and Second team both managed to win their first round cup fixtures, whilst Unsworth’s 2nd team lost to [...]
Posted on May 25, 2011
OLDHAM and Royton have secured places in the quarter-finals of the John Willie Lees Wood Cup. Oldham performed a minor miracle to beat Ashton after being skittled for 106 at the Pollards, visiting pro Ben Johnson taking five for seven off 7.5 overs and Ronnie Cameron collecting four for 23. But Oldham roared back to [...]
Posted on April 28, 2011
Whether you’re a royalist or not, it looks like you’re in for another treat this weekend, with barely a cloud in sight, and top temperatures of 17°C. What better way to celebrate another glorious weekend of sunny weather than watching our 1st XI at home to Middleton on Saturday, followed by a delicious barbecue after [...]
Posted on April 14, 2011
With the warmest build-up to a season in recent memory, all the signs are good for a glorious Summer of cricket. Of course, no-one can yet be sure how the weather will hold out for the season, but the 5-day forecasts are predicting a good weekend ahead. Saturday’s match at home to Milnrow 3rd XI [...]
Posted on April 7, 2011
CRICKET: OLDHAM have signed locally-based Pakistani Kamran Hussein as their professional for the 2011 Lake Garage CLL season, which gets under way on Sunday, April 17. The 28-year-old moved to this country after marrying an English woman and now lives in Clarksfield. Having played most of his cricket in the Mirpur Association in Pakistan, the [...]