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1902 and the final ground
move to the present location at Church Meadow. Although at
this time only half of the meadow belonged to the club.
After working every night to produce and prepare a
reasonable wicket the team played 18 matches, winning 11, 3
were drawn and 4 lost – this included the first matches
against our town rivals Clitheroe, which were friendly
games.
In 1903 the team won their
first League Championship. This was the Blackburn & District
League Cup. During one game in that season the club
President took 8 wickets for 4 runs, the side being all out
for 7 runs.
Two years later the team took
part in the newly constructed North-East Lancashire Amateur
Cricket League and were runners up in the inaugural season.
In 1907 an application was
made to join the Ribblesdale League. The application was
successful and the team has been in the League since. The
dressing room, which was still at the old ground, was moved
and a new wing added to it. During a meeting held on
November 12th the lease for the remainder of the
field was handed over to the club. It was also decided at
the meeting that a Bowling Green be laid. Work was carried
out over the winter and the Green was officially opened in
1908.
A new pavilion was opened in
1919 and some tennis courts in 1922.
In 1922 Ribblesdale Wanderers
were the first winners of the Ramsbottom Cup. |