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All Our Memories

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Crimble In The Early 80's

As part of our celebration of 100 years of cricket at Crimble we will be sharing some historic photographs from over the years. Not many will give a better perspective […]
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Crimble Memories – Lawson On Teammates & Opponents

In a further contribution from former Pro Geoff Lawson he takes a look back on the glory days of international overseas players, some of the great West Indians to play […]
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Crimble Memories – Lawson On Teammates

In a further contribution from former Pro Geoff Lawson he takes a look back on the glory days of international overseas players, some of the great West Indians to play […]
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Crimble Memories – Jimmy Porter

Another article that was done a few years ago but forms a perfect part of this series as club legend Jimmy Porter spoke to Scott McHugh in 2012 to look […]
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Crimble Memories – Keith Slater

The latest of the Memories series was actually sent over by Keith a few years ago but forms some of the oldest recollections we have and was well worth revisiting: […]
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Crimble Memories – Mikey Grogan

Mikey Grogan has played junior cricket at Heywood, progressed into the senior sides, played first team cricket and captained the 2nd XI. He has also become a junior coach and […]
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Hamish: Thanks For Being So Much Fun To Be Around.

Overseas amateur Hamish Paterson ended his first season with Heywood on a high, picking up 6-21 in that stunning final-day victory over Royton. He finished the season with 27 wickets […]
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Bruce Hara: Bury, Curries And Passionate John Farrar

Bruce Hara is the latest former pro/ player to contribute to our Crimble Memories section. In early 1999, I was introduced by an acquaintance to the Chairman of Heywood CC, […]
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Royce Blight: Great Times And Great Celebrations

It's little wonder Heywood was such a powerful club in the mid 2000s with the likes of Aussie amateur Royce Blight in our ranks. Royce undoubtedly ranks up there with […]
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When Andy Flower Learnt His Trade At Crimble …

Andy Flower was overseas amateur for Heywood in 1989 (with John Abrahams as pro) and later professional in 1992-1993. With Andy as pro, we beat Middleton in the famous 1993 […]
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Various Heywood Cricket Club Team Pictures

A few team pictures here from Heywood Cricket Club first, second and junior teams. I recognise a lot of them, including most of the (I think) 1983 Wood Cup final […]
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No Honour Among Former Heywood Pros (VIDEO)

In the battle of the pros, maybe this is why we would go for Curtly over Lawson. Watch and wince! (Thanks Marcus)
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Mark Wright's Pro XI - A Glimpse At A Lost Era

I have posted this reply to the Heywood CC Pro XI in case you haven't looked at the comments. It's from Mark Wright and it's brilliant. A glimpse into a […]
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McHugh Leads Firsts To Improbable Victory Over Radcliffe (1997)

A bit of self-indulgence. I've got some old cuttings from Vernon Connolly that I am putting online and the first one up is evidence that every now and again, I […]
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Caveney And Hall Haul Heywood To Successive Whittaker Cup Wins (1989)

Another from Vernon, and another with me in it. From the Whittaker Cup final 1989. The second win on the trot for that team. Not many if anyone still playing […]
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OUR PRESIDENT - Robert Alexander (Bob) Cross

On Friday 1st December the Club lost one of its longest standing servants. Robert Alexander (Bob) Cross had first come to Crimble in 1957 when a colleague in the RAF […]
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