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Chorley Cricket Club is anEnglishcricket club based inChorley,Lancashire, playing their home matches at Windsor Park. The club's first team compete in theECBNorthern Premier Cricket League, while the Second, Third and Sunday development teams take part in the more locally basedPalace Shield along with all Junior teams from a large and healthy junior section.
The club gained prominence nationally in the 1990s when Chorley the final of the Abbot AleECB National Club Cricket Championship at Lords in 1994, 1995 and 1996. Chorley won the trophy beating Ealing in '94 and Clifton Bourton in '95 whilst losing to Walsall in the '96 final. The unbeaten run of 26 matches in the competition until the '96 final is probably unique. They were captained by the formidableRoland Horridge.
For the summer of 2025 the club pulled off a significant coup in signing South Africa test batsmanKeegan Petersen
Notable previous professionals who have played at Chorley include;
Jo Angel (Western Australia & Australia)
Josh Marquet (Tasmania)
Chris Hartley (Queensland Bulls & Aus A)
Friedel de Wet (Lions & South Africa),
Tom Smith (Lancashire County Cricket Club)
Siddhesh Lad (Mumbai cricket club, Goa)
Roshen Silva (Sri Lanka national cricket team)[1]
Notable individuals who have played cricket for Chorley Cricket Club include;Bill Beaumont,Paul Grayson (rugby union),Paul Mariner &James Sutherland (cricketer).
Honours for Chorley Cricket Club include:
League Champions: 1971 & 1980
Northern League T20 Cup Winners 2018 & 2022
Slater Cup Winners: 1967 & 2000
Matthew Brown Trophy Winners: 1981
Martini Rossi Trophy Winners: 1982 & 1983
Slalom Lager Trophy Winners: 1991
Vaux Bitter Cup Winners: 1995
2nd Division Champions: 1954
Latus Trophy Winners 1989
Blackledge Trophy Winners 1991
Lancashire Cup Winners: 1992
Abbot AleECB Cup National Club Championship Champions: 1994 & 1995- Runners-up: 1996
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